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Hey!! It's The Mach 5 From SPEED RACER!! And It Looks Like...The Mach 5 From SPEED RACER!!

Sweet! by Abin Sur	Jun 19th, 2007 10:25:32 PM
Gimme the keys...
Although I'd still prefer if they brought... by Abin Sur	Jun 19th, 2007 10:26:47 PM
Tom Slick to the big screen...oh well.
cool wallpaper by Andillformthehead	Jun 19th, 2007 10:29:26 PM
yep.
Keanu by Andillformthehead	Jun 19th, 2007 10:30:35 PM
Would be optimal for $$$. Get somebody up and coming!!! "300"-esque!
Who Cares by The Taste	Jun 19th, 2007 10:31:52 PM
I am not excited about this.....never liked the cartoon.....
wallpaper, indeed by Sir Loin	Jun 19th, 2007 10:31:58 PM
Eye candy designed to make us drool months early. And it's working, eh?
Never saw the cartoon by The Artist FKA Vesuvio	Jun 19th, 2007 10:34:21 PM
But I believe I'm supposed to be excited by this so... YIPPIE-KAY-HAY mother-freakers.
I have a gut feeling about this flick. by Bronx Cheer	Jun 19th, 2007 10:35:09 PM
I suspect it's going to be something really huge. The Bros. went a little astray with the 2nd and 3rd Matrix flicks, but I loved BOUND, and THE MATRIX is still a terrific movie. SPEED RACER has many components that make me want to see the film: the car, Chim-Chim, and Pops. I freakin' love Pops.
THIS YEAR'S LITTLE MISS KNIGHT RIDER! by Pennsy	Jun 19th, 2007 10:36:00 PM
!!
Ack! by Silverglade	Jun 19th, 2007 10:36:53 PM
What happened to the shiny chrome rims we saw in the original pic? -.-
I'm liking this! by vettebro	Jun 19th, 2007 10:44:29 PM
Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Goooooo!
PIMP-desu MY RIDE-su! by Enter4None	Jun 19th, 2007 10:45:26 PM
Can we expect a "pimping" of the Match-V half and hour before the end of the movie? Damn you MTV!
The What? from Who?! by cerebulon	Jun 19th, 2007 10:45:42 PM
What's a speed racer? Where they hotwheels or something?
Shag-a-delic, baby, YEAH ! by Pound Sand	Jun 19th, 2007 10:47:45 PM
Looks a little like an Austin Powers reject design.
doesn't look like it's to the specs of by I87D	Jun 19th, 2007 10:47:54 PM
either NASCAR or IRL. oh well. at least he can still be the pace car.
TIME TO UN-PIMP ZE AUTO. by Pennsy	Jun 19th, 2007 10:51:30 PM
Germaannnn engineering in DA HOUSE! :D
YA. by Pennsy	Jun 19th, 2007 10:52:24 PM
forgot that last bit.
It's not practical at all!!!!!!!!!! by ludmir88	Jun 19th, 2007 11:04:14 PM
the same goes to the BATPOD OR wathever it's called!!!
As long as... by vettebro	Jun 19th, 2007 11:05:56 PM
the Mach V still has those big ass saw blades unfolding from the front of the car, I'm in. Wouldn't it be cool to see Racer X get cut in half by those things? ; )
As long as...Pt. 2 by vettebro	Jun 19th, 2007 11:12:45 PM
In bullet time photography too...Yeah, giant saw blades are cool...
It better have four fucking pogos to leap over ravines! by Uncle Stan	Jun 19th, 2007 11:32:57 PM
Or I'm going back to the latest episode of ACCORDING TO JIM.
This and the "Pussy Wagon" from Kill Bill by azzezino	Jun 19th, 2007 11:35:14 PM
I want to buy both.
Anyone else think this wouldn't look cool live action? by Doc_Strange	Jun 19th, 2007 11:37:20 PM
The design is total retro. I would keep the essence of the design but update it a little but not too much to take away from the original design. Right now it just looks like it belongs in a cartoon. Though I could be wrong.....
that background!!!! by mr. brownstone	Jun 19th, 2007 11:42:26 PM
is a window into the psychedelic look of the movie!!! Looks like they are going in the direction I was hoping for.
Doc_Strange by mr. brownstone	Jun 19th, 2007 11:44:25 PM
this movie is gonna be EXTREMELY stylized so I wouldn't worry it.
mach5 specs by mr. brownstone	Jun 19th, 2007 11:51:14 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=n6- 4if-ipK0
"OCP" logo by vettebro	Jun 19th, 2007 11:51:39 PM
Did anyone notice the "Omni Consumer Products" logo on the building in lower left corner of the background poster? Perhaps a nod to "Robocop"?
Dig on that OCP logo. Good find, vettebro. by Bronx Cheer	Jun 19th, 2007 11:56:34 PM
There's a nod to the Seattle Space Needle in the center as well. Love that background.
Anything else's new? by wadi77	Jun 20th, 2007 12:03:06 AM

I think I see the Luxor hotel too.. by vettebro	Jun 20th, 2007 12:03:47 AM
lol...
chim chim! by Admiral Kirk	Jun 20th, 2007 12:06:55 AM
bring on chim chim!
Mach V specs by vettebro	Jun 20th, 2007 12:08:39 AM
That's what could make this movie so cool. Not just what the car looks like, but what it can do. Again I say, BIG ASS SAW BLADES on a car are COOL...
too mach fivey? by luckylindy	Jun 20th, 2007 12:22:06 AM
or should it be too speed racery? whatever it looks fine
The cars a car by Napoleon Park	Jun 20th, 2007 12:23:45 AM
a pretty nice Mako Vette style prototype, but, eh, it's a car. What's exciting here is that candy colored Blade Runner meets Jetson's cityscape. What year is this thing supposed to be set in, 2064? Hard to get enthusiastic over what's faster, the Mach 5 or the new Batcycle when the Silver surfboard would leave them both in the dust. (I refuse to use the word that begins bat and ends in pod - how many songs does it hold, anyway?)
This car. Again? by Motoko Kusanagi	Jun 20th, 2007 12:29:33 AM
This aint no news.
I agree... by vettebro	Jun 20th, 2007 12:32:42 AM
It's the "Batcycle". "Batpod"... WTF? LOL!!!
Oh 'BaT Pod', I thought 'Bad Pod'... by PoweredUpPacman	Jun 20th, 2007 12:46:21 AM
...a miniscule white musicplayer with crappy headphones.
Speed Racer memories... by vettebro	Jun 20th, 2007 12:46:56 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch ?v=6Zgh97ken7Q&NR=1
Cityscape looks great though... by PoweredUpPacman	Jun 20th, 2007 12:48:20 AM
...but that's usually not the problem. Hell, the city in Judge Dredd looked great too: a lot of good that did...
Is that a "penguin" shaped building? by Mace Tofu	Jun 20th, 2007 01:10:25 AM
They just had to work one in lol.
Check it out... by vettebro	Jun 20th, 2007 01:16:08 AM
http://speedracerthemovie.warn erbros.com/cmp/ main.html
Dr. Jack from Lost is... by vettebro	Jun 20th, 2007 01:19:21 AM
Racer X
FUCK YEAH!! by sokitome	Jun 20th, 2007 01:32:06 AM
Thank God they're not fucking with the original Design.... All i can say is FUCKING SWEET!!!!
???!!!!! by Admiral Kirk	Jun 20th, 2007 01:38:40 AM
http://videoeta.com/news/2301
Y'all saw the pyramid of the All Seeing Eye right? by UltimaRex	Jun 20th, 2007 02:06:24 AM
Just checking.
Peter Jackson for JLA! by UltimaRex	Jun 20th, 2007 02:07:07 AM
Peter Jackson for JLA!
wasnt speed racer a kids show? by supercowbell 4 cant stop the cowbell	Jun 20th, 2007 02:50:24 AM
i havent seen it since i was like 8 but is this going to be a serious adptation (spelling) of it or what?
nice by Zach_Talks_Back	Jun 20th, 2007 02:55:32 AM
I hope the look of the film matches the awesomeness of the building designs in the background! their films are so dark that it would be great to see their take on a "lighter" world.
Shock news: director doesn't change original! by photoboy	Jun 20th, 2007 03:03:14 AM
Unlike certain hacks who've ruined certain TF movies by redesigning and changing everything...
What's up with the WalMart spinner hubcaps? by tylerzero	Jun 20th, 2007 03:40:18 AM
They look like crap compared to the chrome rims in the first pic that was released.
tylerzero - easy answer by Boondock Devil	Jun 20th, 2007 04:04:49 AM
The Mach 5 unfortunately had a stop in Detroit before making a stop for it's photo. Used to have a bitchin' stereo too.
K.I.T.T., I need ya! by knightrider	Jun 20th, 2007 04:15:16 AM

Looks a lot like my c3 corvette by inmate347	Jun 20th, 2007 04:21:59 AM
Maybe I ought to put a sticker on the side and claim to be the real speed racer.
FLAMES ON OPTIUMUS=NOT THIS FANGASM INDUCING BEAUT by Gotta Eat Mancats	Jun 20th, 2007 04:22:44 AM
where the fuck is second cousin of phartegod?
I hope AVP2 bombs. by Shermdawg	Jun 20th, 2007 05:06:50 AM
What brought that up? Well, I'll tell ya. I was watching this... http://youtube.com/watch?v=A1c okR6FrD0 And I realized ...hey... Ricci reminds me a little of Sigourney Weaver. And I thought a little bit more (I do that from time to time) and I was all like... Jim Cameron should pull a Singer and remake Alien 3 in like fifteen years and cast her as Ripley. It'd totally work.
Dr Jack, Wednesday, Louise and that damn car in 3D by mrbertiewooster	Jun 20th, 2007 05:17:20 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =sznsg7hRD3U
Uh - thats a MOCK UP - NOT A CAR!! by CaptGrogan	Jun 20th, 2007 05:24:15 AM
Geez - thats not even a car. The picture a few weeks ago was the car. This is a MOCK UP. The Rims are CLEARLY Plastic. The head rest is separate from the body and oh - WHERE ARE THE SEATS. This is the equivalent of a giant movie poster display a la the giant Silver Surfer mannquin at some theatres. Compare the two pics side by side. Theres no mirrors, the front fenders are completely different.
WHAT ABOUT CHIM CHIM! by supercowbell 4 cant stop the cowbell	Jun 20th, 2007 06:56:27 AM

This IS from the damn toy show. I can't see them by Bronx Cheer	Jun 20th, 2007 07:10:39 AM
taking an actual working car their. They've probably whipped up a dozen of these mock-ups for display.
we've all seen it by WolfmanNards	Jun 20th, 2007 07:39:07 AM
they showed this at the video conference that you guys didnt post.
I once stuck something like this up my ass .... by kinghenryVIII	Jun 20th, 2007 07:52:17 AM
OOOOPS. Wrong Talkback. Juuuuuust kidding. This looks sweet.
Why the plastic rims? by half vader	Jun 20th, 2007 08:12:24 AM
Because TBers complained the previous ones were TOO SILVER!
How many songs Napoleon? by half vader	Jun 20th, 2007 08:14:44 AM
2. Batdance, and Scan-da-lous!
So cool! by StrokerX	Jun 20th, 2007 08:18:10 AM
This is gonna be GREAT!
Niiiiiiiiiiiice. by uss cygnus	Jun 20th, 2007 08:27:41 AM
Thumbs up. Spot on. But will the acting and script be as good as this car? We can only hope...
I think this movie could end up being pretty cool by godzillasushi	Jun 20th, 2007 08:45:55 AM
I wouldn't mind seeing some high speed racing action through a deadly race course with that thing sliding all over the place.
Last week called... by Kid Z	Jun 20th, 2007 08:46:34 AM
... It wants it's Mach 5 scoop back!
If they're going all out to adapt this turd of a show.. by Nice Marmot	Jun 20th, 2007 09:28:10 AM
...can we at least get a G-Force movie? I'd rather be seeing a spot on Phoenix than that damn car.
I hope they do an overhead shot of car by Dazzler69	Jun 20th, 2007 09:32:15 AM
I always liked that view from the show.
You are getting a G-force/gatchaman movie Marmot by half vader	Jun 20th, 2007 09:45:29 AM
It's aminamated (in-joke) and it's being done by the guys who did the latest Turtles flick, as far as I can recall.
That background... by ingraman	Jun 20th, 2007 09:54:08 AM
Car looks great, but that background gets me REALLY excited.
I still don't get the love by Gatack	Jun 20th, 2007 10:09:28 AM
America has such a love for nostalgia which is ok but come on. Let it die. http://tinyurl.com/23fzv5
BUT WHAT ABOUT CHIM CHIM? by supercowbell 4 cant stop the cowbell	Jun 20th, 2007 10:18:47 AM
WHAT ABOUT CHIM CHIM?
CHIM CHIM by DeadPanWalking	Jun 20th, 2007 10:46:59 AM
I've heard it down to David Spade or Chris Kattan for the role of Chim Chim. Also, this looks great. I figured they'd update the Mach 5 to look like a hummer or put a Dodge emblem on it or maybe turn this property into a Nascar movie, but so far so good.
Shoulda Michael Bay'd it by zilched	Jun 20th, 2007 10:48:02 AM
It needs more flames and moving parts. Why go with the source material?
Or, we all saw it last year... by isispop	Jun 20th, 2007 10:58:13 AM
...at Comic Con '06. It was sittin right out there in the mid of the main floor.
Griping about Mattel at this point... by Anna Valerious	Jun 20th, 2007 11:29:30 AM
Some idiot at Mattel hasn't thought of releasing Ken as Speed Racer and Barbie as Trixie for this movie. I'm trying to contact them about this, as they shouldn't be focusing on only Hot Wheels and Tyco for movie tie-ins...girls like anime too, you know.
cool. does it... by foree forehead	Jun 20th, 2007 11:52:33 AM
...transform into a spiky, unrecognizable pile of crap??
No way a kid and monkey fit in that truck by Big Bad Clone	Jun 20th, 2007 02:21:19 PM
in every fucking race. Of course, it's great that Speed was always surprised when they popped out.
Shit, I meant trunk by Big Bad Clone	Jun 20th, 2007 02:36:40 PM
my bad
I would DEFINITELY push that whip... by C00L DUD3	Jun 20th, 2007 03:04:16 PM
...and I like that it resembles the animated original...too bad Batman couldn't follow suite...
Is this a new car? by Hairy Nutsack	Jun 20th, 2007 03:09:15 PM
I've seen a Mach 5 at conventions and carnivals for at least the last 10 years. Is this a new car or the one that's been tramping all over the country? Just saying they could have borrowed the other car to use as early publicity.
SWEET, this is a new car.... by Hairy Nutsack	Jun 20th, 2007 05:32:09 PM
http://tinyurl.com/25r59q There's a picture of the car I've been seeing for several years now. This was taken at ComiCon last year. Several notable differences.
I'm still wondering.. by Freefinger	Jun 20th, 2007 09:38:46 PM
... what the movie will be about.. For god's sake, some dude riding a really fast white car... Hasn't this been done before, and didn't work? I'm betting this is another no story movie to sell more toys than ever on a franchise that just ain't worth putting on the big screen. I mean "Driven" covered all the racing basic you can have in a racing movie didn't it? Young rookie, German Champion, Old dog returning, crashes galore, race on the street, egos flying around, tragic even... I mean what will Speed racer bring? The same, but with a monkey?.. IF they bring the damn monkey in the movie.. I mean COME ON! THE MONKEY?! REALLY?!!.. really hope not.. Do wee need another "Every Which Way But Loose" and "Any Which Way You Can" This will make a great dvd rental... Wachowski's or not..

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