Release Date: May 9th 2008


Emile Hirsch @ Speed



Read the rest:
Official Website --> http://speedracerthemovie.warnerbros.com/
Another sauce --> http://www.ww.cinematical.com/2007/06/05/s...by-warner-bros/
Original source --> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0811080/

And of course, the latest released pic, the MACH 5
(ROFL they made the car, to really LOOK like the car)

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Added on June 22, 2007, 8:32 pmFull list of casts:

* Emile Hirsch as Speed Racer
* John Goodman as Pops Racer, Speed's father
* Susan Sarandon as Mom Racer, Speed's mother
* Christina Ricci as Trixie, Speed's girlfriend
* Scott Porter as Rex Racer, Speed's older brother
* Matthew Fox as Racer X, Speed's rival
* Hiroyuki Sanada as Mr. Mushi, a businessman
* Rain as Taejo Togokhan,a rookie racer
* Richard Roundtree as Ben Burns
* Benno F�rmann as Inspector Detector
* Roger Allam as Royalton, the corrupt owner of Royalton Industries
* Kick Gurry as Sparky, Speed's mechanic
* Paulie Litt as Spritle, Speed's younger brother
* A chimpanzee as Chim Chim, Speed's pet
* Melvil Poupaud as a race commentator

Trailer:


This post has been edited by firedauz: May 9 2008, 07:42 PM

Fastest car in the world filmed in slow motion.

Haha.

*Matrix reference*

Expect the Wachowskis to throw every cool things they made for Matrix into this movie

Source: http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2...eed-racer_N.htm

i hope this will be a simple speed racer movie . i mean if using time bullet to make this movie pretty kinda ruin it i think . better it to be just normal . maybe use another concept besides the bullet time thingy ..

Guys, the actor 4 tis movie not Rain menh???

Rain rain go away
Wayne wayne go away

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Added on June 23, 2007, 10:24 pmIsn't the guy from Girl Next Door? I sort of seen him naked Ghey mode

This post has been edited by kobe8byrant: Jun 23 2007, 10:24 PM

yes,he played the main character in TGND.
no,it wasnt him naked..it was a stunt double..IIRC,he was 17 when the movie was made-him being naked would be against the law

found that out in the trivia section of the dvd

This post has been edited by Mgsrulz: Jun 23 2007, 11:38 PM

17 could be naked but cannot be in direct contact with a naked girl.

which was why the lap dance (best moment in the film ), that scumbag required a pillow in between his d*** and the girls' arse in the dry humping scene.

Mach 5 Go was so popular in Japan that many racing team, including one team in Japan GT painted their team colour in this colour scheme.

some more info of the original anime
マッハ Go Go Go


rumours that the car physics for the CGI will be given to Image Space Incorporated, maker of the racing game rFactor

This post has been edited by linkinstreet: Jun 24 2007, 04:08 PM

go speed racer, go speed racer, go speed racer GO..

i wonder if Racer X will look like Racer X in the movie..

Car looks fantastic btw

As highlighted by narutokun83 in http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/586908 , here's the trailer

It's true that Rain got join in this film...

LoL... no wonder he looks so familiar.. it's Rain..

"Rain as Taejo Togokhan,a rookie racer"

Korean acting as a Japanese.

To them, all Asians look the same

Can't they call Takeshi whatever his name is?

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Added on December 9, 2007, 5:36 pmok, saw the trailer.

*eyeswideopen* mode and it ain't good to be in that mode. *jaw dropping mode*

This post has been edited by kobe8byrant: Dec 9 2007, 05:36 PM

Lol, its the dude from Girl Next Door... Lucky feck... first he gets Elisha Cuthbert, then a Z4... now a Mach 5. Shoot me

It's a curse he'll have to face. Once he's touched Cuthbert, nothing will feel the same and he'll die of depression.

haha i hope this pwns fnf big time

haha highest expectation among all the summer movie next year

this movie is targetting which group age? 10 - 12 years old ?!?!? lol!

Gonna be a really fakai movie (f*** + sakai)

superb trailer..

http://movies.aol.com/movie/speed-racer-2008/28066/main

tis is definately adult or kids movie.....not only for kids.

go speed racer~~~
go speed racer~~~

go speed racer goooo~~~

this is what i remembered

I'm glad Wachowsky played true to the original Mach 5 design. It'll be a friggin retard to remodel this legendary car. Thank god it wasn't Bryan Singer or worse, Joel Schumacher. Really hate those producers who think they know what is best for fanboys. Okay, okay....I can forgive Michael Bay for Transformer.

Depend on how u look in this movie lor.
Is not a kid movie. Hey even cartoon from Disney or Pixar...adult also watch la.

To keep the original of the movie i think this speed racer will be a great movie. must watch it.

Check it out....it was since 1966.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_racer

This post has been edited by jehutyz: Jan 24 2008, 11:51 PM

Looks nice ! I am kinda happy with rain in it .. >.<

can't wait for the movie
hope it can b matrix so cool

this is movie is best enjoyed with ecstacy. the vibrant colors would feel awesome..

Official Trailer came out



Wachowski Bros are doing their awesome stuff again

Looks like one hell of a psychedelic movie. Let's hope the trailer isn't all there is to this movie.

Groovy baby yeah!!

anyone else feels Matthew Fox's Racer X sounded kinda corny?

Just the word to describe it: Psychedelic.

I am sorry but I couldn't help laughing my ass off. Don't get me wrong, I am interested in watching this but this reminds me of the whole Anakin Skywalker pod-race sequence in the Phantom Menace

Wow..Din expect that..

rain's in this movie....unexpected but hey...u gotta hav time's most influential person in this classic movie man...

rain is coming down through the rooftop....boom! lands in the mach 5...lol

Is he gonna speak Japanese or English?

LOL 9th of March, it is just a couple of days before my birthday X-D. Then perhaps I will just wait until my bd only to watch the movie :-P

man...i forgot what is that track in the first teaser and the theatrical trailers...all i know the tracks are by BT

anyways it looks AWESOME!!


p.s checked the music-Go by Andy Hunter and Race Wars by BT

This post has been edited by vivienne85: Mar 27 2008, 03:59 PM

This year, Hollywood is going to bring you back to Ameretardized anime era with a vengeance. Get ready for the big suck.

hope the CG effect is better than what seen in youtube

It was rly funny to know who is Racer X in this movie

wow...matthew fox again

very neon-ny. hey! i can see CHIMP CHIMP. this movie will rock! let that mach 5 thunder the road. you got the power speed racer let it show!

this is cartoon with real people... or izzit people in cartoon???

keepin my mind clear... fr the trailer its too much cartoon to my liking but mayb there's a few surprise that i'll like.

i guess its ppl in virtual reality...
isn't emile hirsch look a bit like young leo di caprio? except not blonde

IMHO, Leo's face abit pointy, Emile is blocky

watch the preview .. cool..

Warner Bros. Pictures has released two extended Speed Racer sneak peeks today.

Domestic version: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/speedracer/featurette/
International version: http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/pop....php?cl=7388373

btw

you can't call them Wachowski Bros anymore. the correct term should be Wachowski Siblings. i think larry is now a woman!

why do i need to watch this film?...

Bcoz of the director that bring Matrix ;p yeah...

ya...one of the bro changed his sex last yr

McD had came out with the Speed Racer Movie's lines of toys

More here --> http://toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=1&itemid=12815

hey that's so cool! wonder if our McD will have them too...

wow i thought u're jokin there but it seems to be true. His Her new name is Lana, wtf

I saw Hot Wheels toy cars and they had a Mach 5 and a Mach 6... Racer X also had 2 car designs... Maybe both versions of each car will be in the movie?

Sauce: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=44448



In summary: if this first movie goes well, the Wachowski Bros are gonna make the sequel

The movie is a 50/50 for me.

oh shiat...any movie with Rain will be screw up

From what I've seen and read so far, I'm pretty hyped-up for this movie... heck, I'm even more excited over this than Iron Man (even though I grew up watching them both). The CGi is so surreal, it's like you're in another world. After all, watching a movie is all about escaping reality right? This is going to be one heck of a rollercoaster ride...

A couple of trailers I stumbled upon...

ShoWest Trailer


International Trailer

I manage to catch the movie yesterday (sneak preview) and boy I must say, this movie is goood...

There is a review up on my blog. Check it out if you wanna know more. No spoilers there though ( as far as I know )

Out already. Gonna watch it after work..

Ok, here's my take on it.

Now, I went in expecting the worst. I hated the trailer for one, and was ready to walk out of the theater with the worst spent 8 bucks of the day. However, I had the feeling that if this works, it was going to be pretty darn good. If not, its going to be absolutely rubbish. The good news, its done by the Wachowskis. Therefore, there was a chance they could make it work. And make it work they did. Its good. Its darn good. And its so unconventional and hyperkinetic that there was no way anyone can make a good trailer out of it. The scenes just don't work in trailer form. Its cheesy, but in a good and imaginative way. It looks like the future seen through the glasses of an LSD intoxicated dude in the 60s and rendered by Pixar. Its Roger Rabbit but with 3D cartoons instead. Yes, its garish, absolutely over the top, thoroughly gaudy and is probably the most excessive thing on film, ever. But it has the spirit and heart to pull it off. The story is pretty rudimentary but I feel it has an edge of sincerity. Enough to get the audience rooting for the movie (unless you are some high minded snob trying to intellectualize everything). The Giacchino score is great fun and uses the original Speed Racer theme to great effect (and in many variations too!). Definitely a fun movie, if totally unorthodox. Admittedly, its going to be a love it or hate it thing. It was clear from the outset that conventional critics were going to hate it. Yes, its not memorable, I won't defend it to the death and I'll probably find it 45mins too long on a repeat viewing, but its fun, sincere, cheery and light. There are far worse ways to spend a lazy hot summer afternoon these days. For me, I love it. ***1/2 out of ****

Burga - who plays lots of videogames, is not an anime fan in general, was a bit of a childhood Speed Racer fan, does not have ADD and believes his inner 5 year old is still very much alive.

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: May 8 2008, 09:13 PM

So how's the film.... its The Wachowski Brothers...

they tend to do the most bizarre stuff in films.

Its either an 88% score on Rotten Tomatoes or a 30% score for 'Speed Racer'...

Is the film worth it? Or just a cheesy film with ridiculous special effects?

Its candy. Big colorful sweet candy. And a lot of it. Its up to you to decide whether you want or still need some candy these days.

Burga - now craving for the Giacchinno score to tide him over till Indy IV arrives...

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: May 8 2008, 05:42 PM

dang, i was supposed to watch this with my friends today but I declined because this movie was supposed to suck!! how the hell did it manage to be good lol.

Im in the state of watching OR not watching this movie. Awaiting for more reviews BUT so far, all the reviews are good!

Believe it or not, I will NOT watch this movie in cinemas.

It's looks so gorgeous in the trailers, I will wait and watch it for the first time on BLU-RAY!

I don't know whether to watch or not cuz Rain is there..any movie with Rain gonna be screw up big time

Actually its the worst reviewed movie on RT.com so far this year. But hey, like i said, it was never going to be a critics darling. But it does have something...I'd roll the dice and watch it.

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Added on May 8, 2008, 8:56 pmI didn't recognize him (i'm not big on Asian pop culture), and I thought he was just the token Asian dude until I saw his name in the credits.

This post has been edited by BurgaFlippinMan: May 8 2008, 08:56 PM

Watched already just now. The most colorful movie I have ever seen, just like the original cartoon. Wachowski brothers once again bringing something new to movie visual effects.

But, just one thing that really distracted me; Racer X. His voice was so familiar, I tried to remember where I heard his voice before. Until he revealed his face.

Watched the movie adi... and man, i have to say... this movie rox, despite the colourful and childish cartoonish style of the movie...
overall the action, the drama, the CGI, the graphics is just outstanding... and it's funny too...
i like most of Speed Racer is obviously the racing scene... damn it's so cool~
Mach 5... 800 horsepower... roller-coaster racing tracks , not to mention Rain is in this movie...

if i hav the chance, i'll go for second round anytime~

u check the poster outside the cinema aledi knw Racer X is matthew fox la...

I never saw the poster also, not even the trailer. Complete info shutdown on this movie. I should have done the same with Iron Man, coz all the good stuff is inside the trailer. LoL.

I caught it yesterday too... I must say I seriously enjoyed it. don;t listen to critical reviewers, this movie was never meant to please them, it was meant to be ENJOYED, so go endulge yourself in the colorful goodness of Speed Racer. And my God, like 90% of the stuff in the anime is in it!



Loads of surprise laughs, over-the-top dialog (it's done on purpose like the cartoon!) and wonderful action, and yeah, AWESOMELY fast racing. Rain has a surprisingly big role, but I believe Racer X was recreated really well... I think I'm going to watch again to fully absorb it~

Oh, and by the way, Trixie is a guy's dream girlfriend~

Wow greate review,im gonna catch this movie soon!

no offence, but my rating is 1/10.

maybe i just dont like candy anymore

same goes to me..like what squall and raptorclans said, this movie is superb ##big time..
i'd give it 10/10 if i could but u know how that varies from person to person..
talking about rain, i didnt see him playing so much rtole in the movie..not that much dialouge 'articulated' by him..so for those of you who hated him so much, i can say that he is not the reason for you to miss the movie...
p/s: seriously guys, this is a MUST WATCH movie...summore its value for money since the movie will play for around 2hours plus...

The problem is everytime this movie gets exciting, the director quickly jumps to a slow boring scene.. like wet blanket

Bullet time is as olde as time

This post has been edited by Polaris: May 9 2008, 05:19 PM

Now I wish they will make Cyber Formula GPX in movie as well .....

i just dont get it... is this movie that bad? why izzit so many ppl criticise it?

oh well... maybe u guys just can't stand the fact that this is from a very very almost-ancient cartoon and make such a great come back...
no matter, at least it's worth my RM8 and my time spent inside the silver-screen watching Speed Racer

hhmm ... no imax ?

this movie is good if you are a fan of the series back then.

i grew up to this movie so to me, this movie was awesome!!!!!!.....

just watched this movie, f***en awesome, the driving scenes especially,

downloaded the first 7 minutes online,and...err...i'll just wait for the DVD..

well folks....u dont need to be a fan of this comic back then..

jst open ur arms and go in with expectating a fun, colorful, action family film..

3 words..

excellent...excellent...excellent..

i'll be heading to cinema for my 2nd round soon.

The graphic of this movie look like animation more than movie.

Speed Racer is in the same vain as d*** Tracy. Its set in a cartoon world. the color, the action.... everything. I guess if one can accept Sin City, Speed Racer should be OK except its smack load with colors. I wouldn't call this a live action Speed Racer but real people in cartoon and its a great one.

From the trailer, i was afraid this one may be too "cartoon" to my liking but i am surprise. Take away all those "cartoon" i may not like it at all. the fight scene in the mountain was great.

BTW, Racer X is so demn cool...!!!

how's Mr. Rain's acting?

its one of those movie that u either like it or u super hate it....

i think its ok though but honestly i almost felt asleep at some part of the movie....

i din know its fully a animated backdrop movie...... the colors in the movie was at a time too much and too bright that it makes me goes

overall i'll say its a 3/5 movie.... u might wanna catch this if u have oledi watched Ironman......

This post has been edited by maximus85: May 11 2008, 12:01 AM

was ok i guess, didnt realise that the guy was rain until the end XD


omg the explosion were f***ing awesome, colors popping out everywhere, its like watching the fast and the furious while ur on lsd XD

Is it good?

Hmm.. Thinking that I must watch this film since I'm an avid fan of Speed Racer. Especially Racer X.

critics bomb this movie. but what do they know about pop corn flicks eh? the critics blasted Rambo 4 but i damn like that gore fest

will watch this movie tomorrow! woo pee dee dooo

what i can say is, it's a very cheesy flick. but it was deliberately made cheesy, and it's a mixture of a very good amount of cheese factor.

critics my friend, sometimes are people that watched to many movies that they can't see what the real life about then they keep mitching about the film being not realistic and emotional, psychological suffering enough when all they can do is just step out of the theater into reality coz they don't see the sufferings of the cruel real world with their own eyes outside the cinema after all those times watching movies that were made for people that had real life and as a mean for them to escape reality.

I'm probably gonna enjoy this movie when I catch it later. ooooh looks at all the colors . Me love cheese.

Hehe..Rain is the

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Added on May 11, 2008, 1:04 pm~too many colors made me dizzy..

This post has been edited by themanwithnoname: May 11 2008, 01:08 PM

Regarding Rain..




I came into the cinema with the expectations so low that I guess I will be blasting the movie on my way home (go there because friend force me to take them there).


But in the end.. I really love the movies man. The style (like when the commentator is talking.. 360 degree going over the screen ), the fighting scene (especially on the mountain and also the one where Speed's father tackle that 'non-jo' wannabe ninja ). And ofcourse.. the raacing scene is really fantastic. I came out of the cinema.. a satisfied man.


Sure.. some part especially in the beginning where Speed talks to his family and so on.. makes me yawn man. But I overlooked it and don't mind too much about it.. since the other part of the movie have patch the weakness in it.

I like this movie.. I think I'll be watching it again.

This post has been edited by Satria-Craze: May 11 2008, 01:57 PM

I'm glad I read the reviews (which were bad ones) because I went in and totally enjoyed the movie.

It's corny, it's colorful (obviously), it's shallow but fun, entertaining and creative.