Hehe.. thats the point of speed racer. Over exaggerated. If not exaggerated, how it would be the fastest car in the world?
The story quite ok actually. With up and down. Sometimes quite dull, sometimes got scenes that world never seen before. At the end, it will become a legendary movie anyway. At least for Speed Racer fan.

To my surprise the movie adaption of the popular anime SPEED RACER only receive a 35% rating at Rotten Tomatoes......

This is a bad sign, since the Wachowski brothers seems to be the perfect choice for this type of movie, Emile Hirsch is no bad actor either, he was praised for his role in In To The Wild and to prepare for the role, Hirsch watched every Speed Racer episode.

Should the people and I still watch it.....I think it will top the charts but may not be as big as TRANSFORMERS....

This post has been edited by fariz: May 11 2008, 08:43 PM

Sometimes cartoons should stay cartoons...

Was on my to-watch list of movies this year... then came the 'oh wow, fantastic!' fan quotes... then came the critics... then it all came tumbling down...

Too bad. I might just watch it some other time... I'm focused on Narnia, Indy, Batman, etc. etc.


Usually the worst movies for me are below 60%.... wow, this one is way below... I will find a reason to watch it and see how bad it is though...

This post has been edited by defaultname365: May 11 2008, 06:57 PM

eih wtf, dont listen to the critics ppl, just go to the cinema watch it, and judge it yourselves. its good i tell ya.

i definately will not going to watch this. i heard my friends talked about it many times, but once i saw the thriller, oh no... bye bye speed racer

Doubt if its 'that' good.... maybe fine, or OK, but not great...

Usually RottenTomatoes.com is a place where you get the idea of how good a film is... anything below 60% and I'm done with it...

Same goes for Rambo IV.... good lord

But I have to admit, Iron Man totally wins all films thus far this year !
In fact, it is the HIGHEST rated superhero film ever... take that Spider-Man 3 !!!

*cough*batman*cough*

but ya, srsly man, you gotta watch it and be the judge, fans love it, critics who are embroiled in their world of overly artistic films wouldnt understand flicks like speed racer. so ya man, go watch it and be the judge k

just go watch it.. ignore the critics

go watch it as a 6 years old.. seriously..

This post has been edited by fariz: May 11 2008, 08:44 PM

for those on the fence,maybe this'll change your mind, or give you a definite decision: first seven minutes

alot of talking

First few min, i watched it as an young adult.
After 30 min, i switched myself as a 6 years old boy, then can enjoy the movie.

LOL ... how did u do that? I mean, switching from young adult to 6 yrs old boy. WOW !!! You got super power?

to make a movie like Speed Racer, i don't think there is any other way than doing it like the cartoon. Its like Astro Boy (which a CGI feature is coming). How in the world is someone gonna make a live action and turn it serious. the Brothers could have make Camaro the new Mach 5. The WRL could be Indy RL or Japanese GT... it'll make it all look real but you know what... the whole world will be going after the Brothers blood.

I don't think there is no better way to make Speed Racer than what we got now. Its a cartoon yes... too much color yes... but what do you expect from a movie when main character name is Speed Racer...!!!

I felt that the first bit of the movie, where its a juxtaposition of Speed's race and the backstory of his brother was exquisitely executed.

just came from watching it! its damn good to me! but my fren who came with me said it sucks bad time he say he regret to watch "cartoon"

but i enjoyed the movie ! it is very interesting ! i like the exposions they look cool lol

i rate it 4/5 ! must watch

This post has been edited by Flizzardo: May 12 2008, 01:45 AM

sigh, kids who have grown into adults and have forgotten the past and are all srs and mature wont be able to appreciate this

For summer movies, you have to go with your gut. I think POTC3 was better than POTC2 despite it scoring lower on RT. Across the Universe also only scored around the 50s but its one of my favorite films of 2007. Incidentally, Across the Universe is one of those films which just get better and better the more you watch it, as its glowing DVD reviews (where its often based on the respective reviewers second viewing or more) would attest. Speed Racer will probably be a love it or hate it. Worth a gamble for one of the nice surprises this year. Its just bizzare that I don't think there is any way a critic could defend it and maintain respectable credibility.

Surely that title goes to Superman: The Movie with a score of 93%?

lulz, i streamed it online cos didnt have time to go cinema, bad quality, but was aewesome nonetheless

critics are the last people you should listen to when it comes to judging movies.

Dunno, I grew up watching Speed Racer, but yet.... I was truly disappointed. Maybe because of OTT CGI was never my favourite or maybe because I feel that film adaptations never live up to it hype. I just feel it suck. Bad time