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Meteoro by CuervoJones	Mar 28th, 2008 08:26:49 AM
Dammit Janet!
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Please see my "FIRST" post back on 1/19/08 by Underoos Hero	Mar 28th, 2008 08:29:17 AM
Thanks
Try "print screen" then "MSpaint" for those tricky to capture im by OttopartS	Mar 28th, 2008 08:29:54 AM

Emile Hirsch was great in "Into the Wild" but by warp11	Mar 28th, 2008 08:30:39 AM
Seeing him in a film like this kinda seems like a step down. Yea, I know even the best actors do the big action films every once in awhile, but I would have liked to have seem him in something deeper and darker - possible sci fi.
this movie by Gungan Slayer	Mar 28th, 2008 08:31:14 AM
i still don't know what to think of it
The FIRST Matrix: One of the greatest sci-fi flicks by Nice Marmot	Mar 28th, 2008 08:32:06 AM
And apparently a one-hit wonder for the Wachowski Brothers.
I prefer "Notepad"... by Underoos Hero	Mar 28th, 2008 08:33:32 AM
...for the realy detailed photo manipulation work. Notepad is also great for cgi.
I've said it before.... by Sparhawk38	Mar 28th, 2008 08:35:09 AM
If you were a young kid when Speed Racer first aired in the US you really dug it. That and Jonny Quest were my favorite cartoons of my youth. Racer X was so cool and I couldn't wait for him to show up in episodes. I think this has a chance.
However... by Sparhawk38	Mar 28th, 2008 08:38:03 AM
I can definitely see how the movie might not work and why some TBers do not see the point. I am completely swayed by nostalgia.
This movie is FOR KIDS! by CuervoJones	Mar 28th, 2008 08:38:24 AM
Just relax.
Man, if this works... by Codename V	Mar 28th, 2008 08:50:06 AM
What a Blue Ray disc this will make!
Christina Ricci is not attractive. by Node32774	Mar 28th, 2008 08:51:03 AM
What happened between this and Black Snake Moan?
nah, she looks better in this! by RighteousBrother	Mar 28th, 2008 08:52:46 AM
I'm guessing you prefer blondes to brunettes?
This movie looks mega gay. by ingloriousjedi	Mar 28th, 2008 08:54:44 AM
gay as in in shit. I dont get it, how do the Wachowski Brothers not see how shit this looks? They must know. If it had an awseome story I could see that making up for the 'first year VFX assignment look'. But I have a feeling the Effects will be trying to make up for the shit story and crappy acting. Its a loose loose situation. Fuck Speed Racer.
page 5 of 15 by logicalnoise01	Mar 28th, 2008 08:54:55 AM
mmm, even after he breast reduction christina is still rocking it. I also noticed the mach 5 has all wheel steering(page 3 I think). Which tells me that the shots of all the cars drifting could just be teh cars driving sideways.
Ricci by Node32774	Mar 28th, 2008 08:58:30 AM
You kidding me? She looks anorexic. Positively sickly.
I'm a big fan of Christina Ricci, but... by rbatty024	Mar 28th, 2008 08:58:44 AM
she looked terrible in Black Snake Moan. She lost waaaaaay too much weight. It was hard to look at her. I, for one, don't find ribs sticking out of your body very attractive. From what I've seen of Speed Racer she looks healthier. She's one of the few genuinely talented actresses out there who refuses to pick conventional roles. In other words, she's the anti-Jessica Alba.
logicalnoise01, it's the Mach 6 NOT Mach 5 by tylerzero	Mar 28th, 2008 09:00:15 AM
From the trailers and photos, they build a new car specifically designed for the final race in the movie.
Stumped By the Haters by Baron Merlot	Mar 28th, 2008 09:03:36 AM
I find myself wondering if the haters are looking at the same pics/clips that I am. The W Bros. have done an amazing job of capturing the look of a 1960's animated series and translating it to film. The frenzied energy, the colors, the blurred background during fights...it's all there! Don't you see it? What are you looking for, a realistic look for Speed Racer?
Some of the best-looking pics so far by kevred	Mar 28th, 2008 09:04:14 AM
I'm thinking the success of this might come down to how much they capture the goofy/spacy fun vibe of the cartoon, more so than any story or action issues. Can ultra-high technology do it without it just being overbearing and grating? Who knows. It seems like it might require some kind of different acting style from everyone--almost like the kind of thing we used to see in films like Popeye. That won't be easy for a whole cast to manage. But they certainly look the part(s).
Christina Ricci is not attractive???? by slicer	Mar 28th, 2008 09:05:27 AM
You need to go rent Black Snake Moan!! She's wicked hot in that!
Madonna will only sing "Like A Virgin" for 30 million? by Mr Incredible	Mar 28th, 2008 09:06:28 AM
We've already seen these shots; get on with the movie already. I just thought the link to People's website featuring the hag was more interesting. Can't wait to hear her new album (not).
Christina Ricci and Ellen Page Lesbian sex scene in 3D... by ingloriousjedi	Mar 28th, 2008 09:09:22 AM
It's in the works..
Loved SR as a kid... by Etienne72772	Mar 28th, 2008 09:17:40 AM
I don't know if I would go see this today, if it weren't for my kids. But I can't wait to take them to it. My 4-year old is absolutely bananas for cars and racing.
I'd still do Ricci by Aethyrr	Mar 28th, 2008 09:17:57 AM
OK, hit
slicer by Node32774	Mar 28th, 2008 09:18:16 AM
Did you read all of my post, chief?
Never seen before by SpencerTrilby	Mar 28th, 2008 09:22:04 AM
Those pics are gorgeous for anyone with a knack for anything even remotely "eye candy" (ie: sexy gals, anime and fantasy/SF). I don't get the hate around here. I hated V for Vendetta and the Matrix sequels, but it was years ago. Move on.
Will look sick on blu-ray by BraneRobot	Mar 28th, 2008 09:26:13 AM

Chim Chim by The Amazing G	Mar 28th, 2008 09:28:27 AM
pwns your face
Time for the Same Conversation as the Last... by Aquatarkusman	Mar 28th, 2008 09:33:12 AM
.... 147 SR talkbacks. It looks awesome! It looks like shit! It looks like a Nintendo 64 game! Where the fuck is Sparky? WHO FUCKING CARES?
OK, I understand the "It's for Kids" defense . . . by Nice Marmot	Mar 28th, 2008 09:46:19 AM
But the "they've captured the cartoon" excuse is pure b.s. It looks nothing like the cartoon. Yeah, the cars and costumes look spot-on, but the settings and backgrounds look like someone's playing Sonic the Hedgehog on the Sega Genesis. TERRIBLE. This is the first time I've been on the pre-hater side of an AICN argument! SWEET!
I'm actually getting more interested in this day by day by Spandau Belly	Mar 28th, 2008 09:53:23 AM
It could be the real surprise of this summer.
Me, pot brownies, and this movie by PotSmokinAlien	Mar 28th, 2008 09:54:16 AM
90 minutes in heaven.
@PSA by milurs big fat mouth	Mar 28th, 2008 10:09:22 AM
Damn right.
oh, and two words for y'all by milurs big fat mouth	Mar 28th, 2008 10:10:11 AM
Mammoth Fucking Car!, all right maybe three words.
As I've gotten used to the visuals, I've become more interested. by rbatty024	Mar 28th, 2008 10:11:01 AM
I enjoyed V for Vendetta so I'm going to risk my $10 on this film. If this had come out immediately after the Matrix sequels I wouldn't have been nearly as optimistic.
looks by D o o d	Mar 28th, 2008 10:28:42 AM
shit
Nothing funnier... by maxwell's hammer	Mar 28th, 2008 10:30:33 AM
...than someone in an AICN talkback calling ANYONE unattractive, much less a hot little vixen like Christina Ricci.
Going for my birthday by Series7	Mar 28th, 2008 10:36:07 AM
Won't be half as awesome as TMNT was last year as my birthday movie (even though Speed Racer is actually getting released ON my birthday). Mainly because I really don't care about Speed Racer, does anyone REALLY care about Speed Racer? So there will be no pain if the movie sucks, at least its going to look cool, and it knowing Mr and Mrs. Wachowski they are all about special effects. Unlike M Bay who thought the best thing to do was make a people movie.
by the way	Mar 28th, 2008 10:39:28 AM
Is there anyone out there who hates the Matrix? ......Anyone? please hate the matrix w/ me. i'm so lonely
It might be the opposite by Frankenbastard	Mar 28th, 2008 10:39:43 AM
I think it might be the other way around. Speed screws up the Mach 6 (lame car)and has to use the trusty Mach 5 (cool car) to win the race. At least that’s the way it better be. At the end of the movie if we’re with left the new Mach 6 as Speeds new ride, the film will fail for me personally. It just won’t feel right singing “he’s busy revv’n up the powerful Mach 6!”. I’ll feel empty alone and cold inside. And Christina Ricci looks hot in this and in just about everything else she’s been in. Another thing I noticed was on one of the new toys that came out, a couple have protective “Ejection Bubbles” ™ Ejection bubbles = guys not blowing up in car crashes. I still can't wait to take my kid to see this, it should be fun.
By the Way... by rbatty024	Mar 28th, 2008 10:45:49 AM
I don't hate the original Matrix, but the last third of the film kind of sucked. They make a big deal about how powerful the agents are and then they decide to just storm the building? There should have been some sort of plan or more of a plot to the action than just "shoot stuff." It was as if the brothers had decided that since they made an involving and interesting film up to this point they could just coast on special effects for the third act. Pretty much what they decided to do with the sequels.
by the way by Frankenbastard	Mar 28th, 2008 10:48:32 AM
Bytheway, The Matrix was a good film with a decent story compared the other fantasy or Sci Fi films that were being turned out at the time and it should have ended with the first one. They told the complete story it had a definite conclusion. The other 2 were really bad because they were contrived and it was a piss poor backfill job of storytelling. Just the way Lucas did with Star Wars (or as it’s now called, A New Hope) and yes Empire and Jedi included. So yea the other 2 Matrix movies were senseless but the first one in my opinion was solid.
Ricci quote by maddox	Mar 28th, 2008 11:04:22 AM
Ricci: But for years and years, people have been saying to me, "Ooh, you look like anime, you should do a movie version of Speed Racer." Yes, I'm sure the 'it' crowd has been talking about a Speed Racer movie "for years and years". What a tool.
To Maxwell's Hammer by Baron Merlot	Mar 28th, 2008 11:06:43 AM
Damn right! No one here would turn away Christina Ricci...at least no one that liked girls.
um...Maddox by Frankenbastard	Mar 28th, 2008 11:12:11 AM
"I'm sure the 'it' crowd has been talking about a Speed Racer movie "for years and years"." Just to play devils advocate...they actually have. For at the very least 15 years.
A textbook Wait-for-DVD movie by Sithdan	Mar 28th, 2008 11:12:22 AM
No way in HELL am I paying my hard-earned cash for this at a theater. Wait-for-DVD it becomes. Indiana Jones, which will be the movie of the summer on the other hand, I'm first in line for that bad boy.
Actually, Ricci does kind of look like an anime character. by rbatty024	Mar 28th, 2008 11:26:17 AM
I think it's in the round head. I think the casting for this film is pretty great. Matthew Fox's line deliver in particular sound spot on.
Mach 6 in the third picture by Kraken	Mar 28th, 2008 11:29:53 AM
Even though they say it's the Mach 5 in the caption... it's clearly the Mach 6 (the giant 6 on the side gives it away just a bit). The only time I've seen a picture of the Mach 6 anywhere other than the toy.
Into the Wild by brianroberts101	Mar 28th, 2008 11:57:32 AM
Did anyone else think Into the Wild was an uneven, preachy, boring piece of shit, as well? I just knew I was gonna love that movie so I bought it the day it was released, then popped it into the DVD player...Ugh. Emile Hirsch's "acting" consisted of freaking out a lot and those scenes of him just "enjoying life" gave me the douche chills. I'm an environmentalist and I loved the cinematography, but this movie was the big hairy nutsack of the awards season. Plus Sean Penn can't direct his way out of a sack, let alone direct a major motion picture. You all know this is true. Bow before my knowledge. Amen.
a ahole's thoughts... by mr ahole ramirez	Mar 28th, 2008 12:00:19 PM
...1, um, I am very tired of seein white actors playin Japanese/Chinese chars...that Korean guy looks a lot better for Speed than Emile...2, make a sequal for Girl Next Door...love that movie...3, I would really like to see a Johnny Quest movie, I mean isnt that a good adaption for America? they can actually use a white actor wit blonde hair!...4, the TBer is right bout this lookin like a Sonic game...which brings me to 5, how bout a Sonic movie?...
mr ahole ramirez by Frankenbastard	Mar 28th, 2008 12:56:23 PM
mr ahole Ramirez and I’m tired of Japanese characters looking Caucasian in Anime but I’m not going to piss and moan about it. That’s like the whole retarded whining about the Akira film being played by honkeylips actors. Who cares, it’s based on a film where no one looked Japanese (unless they were) in the first place. If I’m not mistaken, wasn’t the leader of the clown gang out of place in that film or was he Samoan and if he was Samoan he’s still out of place. The only film where the rule should not be broken is Godzilla. Godzilla is and always will be Japanese. That and Majin, I mean it would be silly to see white guys in suits slamming a spike into the forehead of a Japanese god although they do it daily don’t they?
mr ahole by lex romero	Mar 28th, 2008 12:56:32 PM
The majority of the speed racer characters were drawn specifically in a western style though. It makes perfect sense for a western actor to be playing Speed.
"unbridled faggotry" by Laserhead	Mar 28th, 2008 12:58:25 PM
Just my initial take.
Lively, vibrant colors!!! Speed Racer is gonna own'd! by captboulder	Mar 28th, 2008 01:23:40 PM
I'm serious! This movie will be great!
Since we are talking about by Series7	Mar 28th, 2008 01:45:53 PM
Old asian cartoons. Can anyone name the cartoon that was being show on American TV around 89-91 time that had a theme song that sounded like Sting's Fragile? And like was set in the desert and had kids running on pyramids? I used to watch it when I was a kid and its been bugging me to death trying to figure out what the fuck it was!
Frankenbastard by maddox	Mar 28th, 2008 02:16:38 PM
I just got a chuckle at the mental image of Christina and Hoffmann sitting around a Blaspheme board room talking about anime... much less Speed Racer. It just struck me as a convenient comment to enforce the idea that she was predestined for the part to begin with. But I don't have the pleasure of hanging with the 'it' crowd. So how the hell would I know what they talk about right?
"intersperced" by SkinJob69	Mar 28th, 2008 02:16:55 PM
sigh AICN should be able to afford a spell check, I would think. A windows 98 version of word would work.
I CAN'T WAIT For This! GO SPEED RACER GO!!! by LaserPants	Mar 28th, 2008 02:41:24 PM
The more I see, the more I like. CAN'T WAIT!
This reminds me a little of Beatty's by skimn	Mar 28th, 2008 02:46:46 PM
Dick Tracy. A movie more concerned with the color scheme and art direction than the characters. How well has that aged?? Anyone ever clamor for a Dick Tracy 2?
Chim Chim is very attractive. by Kurzinski Valentine	Mar 28th, 2008 03:19:29 PM
I'd fuck the shit outta the fuckin' ape.
re: Frank/Lex or Lex/Frank... by mr ahole ramirez	Mar 28th, 2008 03:39:50 PM
...they dont look white to me...they look Asian (or at least Asian-esque)...and the chars in Akira also looked Asian...the skin color might not be completely correct (is there a real color for Asian skin? if so, never seen it in my Crayola box) but usually the chars have black hair...never seen a white guy wit black natural hair...unless theyre born goth...
here he comes, he's a speed racer by Napoleon Park	Mar 28th, 2008 04:02:43 PM
a devil behind a wheel, and he's gonna be doing somethin' and somethin's happ'nin' to him.
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys by The Brains	Mar 28th, 2008 04:36:18 PM
Emile Hirsch is in this, it's good.
To those who claim Ricci is unattractive: by slone13	Mar 28th, 2008 05:45:44 PM
Pull your head out of your asshole. Then get your eyes fixed.
maddox by Frankenbastard	Mar 28th, 2008 06:00:28 PM
Ha ha that is a funny image. My favorite old chestnut is when an actor in a super hero film says "I’ve always been a fan" Um...yea right.
mr ahole ramirez by Frankenbastard	Mar 28th, 2008 06:19:25 PM
“never seen a white guy with black natural hair” Not to be a dick (because I’m more of a bastard) but what island do you live on bub? The bottom line is this, when the Japanese make a live action version of any kind of anime it sucks. The story is always too fanboyish even for fanboys, the action is lifted form American movies and spit out 10 times as bad, tag lines and all. Name 5 decent (not even great) Japanese made Anime to live action films. Man, now that I think of it they even ruined Godzilla, Christ did you even see the last one? It was all dated and Matrix-ee and shit. Yes I can agree making something like 7 Samurai with a bunch of white dudes is way wrong but something anime like Patlabor, Speed Racer or Mobile Suit Gundam… please, any race could play that. Hell I’m not even sure how big racing was in Japan back in the 60’s, I know it is now. Depending on the style of Anime most of the characters look Caucasian in the stories. Now that I think of it they don’t call them Cauc-asians for nothing.
MONKEYS AND RACE-CARS! You CANNOT BEAT THIS! by TomBodet	Mar 28th, 2008 07:01:43 PM
UN-Less, you ALSO bring the Obligatory Japanese GIANT ROBOTS. Those, of course, make Everything Better. But I'll take the kid and the monkey just as they are.
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Mar 28th, 2008 07:56:10 PM
Damn you Michael Bay
re: Frank by mr ahole ramirez	Mar 28th, 2008 08:16:36 PM
...touche bout anime turned live films...never even watched one...I did see a bit of that Death Note live action movie while I was there last year, but you got me there on that point...I can forgive Speed Racer for bein Americanized, but NOT NO DAMN DRAGON BALL Z...Im sorry, but Im tired of white guys doin martial arts (that new Jet Li/Jackie Chan movie looks REALLY good until you see that white kid in it)...but like u said, cauc-asian, so touche again...
Well thats two gay blockbuster movies this year by metaluna	Mar 28th, 2008 08:48:38 PM
This pile of crap and that ABBA movie. I should say camp really. My guess is that gay people with taste would avoid them too.
You can zoom in on the pictures? by Orionsangels	Mar 28th, 2008 09:38:56 PM
wow technology these days i tell ya.
Ricci looked best in Prozac Nation by I Dunno	Mar 28th, 2008 09:48:08 PM
when she was naked and had some meat on her bones. She's still cute though.
mr ahole Dragonball by Frankenbastard	Mar 28th, 2008 10:05:48 PM
Man, I have to agree with you there. I don't think the film should be made at all. I can see your point about being sick white guys doing the old Kung Fu. It's always a hard pill to swallow. Rent a 70’s film called Karate Hands of Death it’s a real winner.
great animé/manga turned live action by half vader	Mar 28th, 2008 10:07:47 PM
Cutie Honey Mmmmm baybeh.
Is Speed Racer the Kill Bill of CGI animated films? by Napoleon Park	Mar 29th, 2008 04:12:16 AM
Speed Kills.
Cung Fu Kars by Underoos Hero	Mar 29th, 2008 10:43:54 AM

'first year VFX assignment look' by Johnno	Mar 29th, 2008 03:05:29 PM
HAHAHAAHA I love how some dickheads who don't know what they're talking about come in here and comment. What do you think? You think they just took it into photoshop or After Effects and threw some filters on and tweaked the Hue/Saturation? I love how ignorant people think, "It's all done on computers... so it must be easy..." You assholes do realize that they're trying to make it look like an animated toon by using composited still photographs in the background to give it that cartoon-ish vibe, correct? You idiots need to know when something is intentional and when something is badly done. ANd this isn't badly done and looks top notch! If you fucking bothered to read the captions under the pics they spell it out for you and I'm digging it a lot! And even then what they're doing here isn't some easy layer work. If you're hating the Effects work for anything other than 'the style's not doing anything for me' then you are an idiot, FACT!
This movie makes me want to join the Prozac Nation... by BurnHollywood	Mar 29th, 2008 08:25:28 PM
You know, I remember loving Speed Racer when it first hit American shores when I was a kid, and I still can't give a fuck about this. It was a cartoon; now it's a movie. CGI Chim-Chim. So fucking what? Jackson's King Kong redux.
Frankenbastard by one9deuce	Mar 29th, 2008 08:28:43 PM
You don't understand story or narrative if you believe that STAR WARS was the only necessary movie in the Original Trilogy. The STAR WARS TRILOGY is about a Galactic Civil War. The first movie begins with the Rebels having just won their first victory over the Empire and stealing the plans to the Death Star, and the first movie ends with the Rebels dealing the Empire a crippling blow by destroying the Death Star. It is a contained narrative and a brilliant one. But the story continued and ended as is should, with the Rebel Alliance ultimately defeating the Galactic Empire. I'll agree with you on one thing though: The Prequel Trilogy was certainly pointless. On topic, I am intrigued by SPEED RACER. It looks like a mess, but I watched THE MATRIX for the first time in a long time and that movie is ridiculously good. If they can create that kind of quality again..........
Looks good. by Mace Tofu	Mar 29th, 2008 10:54:29 PM
One thing I notice is the quality of the CGI goes up each time we see a new shot. The cars in the teaser were very cartoon like while these new shots look more like "real" cars. We should all remember we may of had a Julien Temple version of SR so be happy that didn't happen. All I wanted was some Ninjas and cars jumping on rainy mountain tops and it looks like I will get that and a lot more. I'm in.
"intersperced" by Jeff Albertson	Mar 30th, 2008 11:39:37 AM
In an article that consists of three sentences--is it too much to ask that you spell everything right? It's not like it would take you long to check.
"two gay blockbuster movies this year" by Jeff Albertson	Mar 30th, 2008 11:43:02 AM
You're forgetting The Dark Knight. I wish I could.
one9deuce by Frankenbastard	Mar 30th, 2008 12:54:04 PM
I understand story and narrative perfectly that’s why I was able to get all I need to know out of the crawl at the beginning of the movie (A New Hope). Yes, they did let Darth Vader live at the end which opened it up for a sequel but let’s face it money motivated Lucas to make any movies following the 77 Star Wars film. The guy makes things up as it suits him and that certainly doesn’t make for great story telling. Understand narrative?…please. It’s a kids fantasy film for Christ sakes, The Wiggles movie had better story and Narrative. At least they respect their target audience.
"You're forgetting The Dark Knight." by I am Batman	Mar 31st, 2008 01:51:27 AM
Yeah, right? Well, metaluna typed "blockbuster," and I really doubt the ABBA thing will qualify, so let's just say the two gay blockbusters will be RACER and KNIGHT. Yes, I know, everyone will attack us, Jeff, but once they see the scene - it's inevitable, after all - of close-up chain-mail being pulled on over Bale's stunt double's chest, followed by high-def cod-piece positioning - it's been in EVERY fucking Batman movie, including BEGINS (along with the crashing through the roof bit) - there will be no denying it. Robo-Bats is way-gay. "I won't kill you. But...I don't have to save you."
"may of had" by I am Batman	Mar 31st, 2008 01:55:06 AM
SPEED RACER fans are dummies, and their grammar proves it. Which Wachowski is the transvestite, again?
Frankenbastard by one9deuce	Apr 1st, 2008 03:40:58 AM
You probably won't end up seeing this, but I'll say it anyway: your answer to my post just makes you look even more ignorant. I kind of feel like I'm trying to explain calculus to a kindergartner. It doesn't matter if the story is about an American organized crime family (THE GODFATHER), the fall of the Old South (GONE WITH THE WIND) or a "kids fantasy movie" (STAR WARS), good narrative structure is good narrative structure. Period. If you don't understand that then you just aren't very smart I guess. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, you have lots of company.
To I AM BATMAN by max314	Apr 1st, 2008 05:41:03 AM
Neither Wachowski has had a sex change. It's been made up by the press to fill the void of the Wachowskis not wanting to talk to the press. Furthermore, even if Larry HAD had a sex change (which he hasn't), that is something PERSONAL, and has absolutely no bearing on the quality of their films. And your insulting Speed Racer fans en masse tells me that YOU are the one who needs to grow up.

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