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Elvenblade does an Esther Williams in the sugary goodness that is SPEED RACER!!!

Sounds Good... by utz_world	Apr 20th, 2008 05:05:03 PM
...hope you're not a PLANT!
Plant by Bobo_Vision	Apr 20th, 2008 05:05:19 PM
I'm not saying the movie isn't good, it seems decent, but this seems like a Plant.
plant by dauphin534	Apr 20th, 2008 05:06:04 PM

wow by Jackie Boy	Apr 20th, 2008 05:08:58 PM
this review just made me want to see this thing.
It seems too sincere to be a plant in my opinion by Jackie Boy	Apr 20th, 2008 05:10:03 PM
Esp. in little touches like the minor beef about the Korean, etc.
Haha, I will watch just for the first speed-speak scene by terry1978	Apr 20th, 2008 05:16:05 PM
I hoped they would have at least one scene that pokes fun at or homages the run-on sentence dubbing.
OKAY! by travis-dane	Apr 20th, 2008 05:21:21 PM

Doctor Zoidberg, this isn't hillbilly racing. by greenstyle92	Apr 20th, 2008 05:24:50 PM
Like Nascar or shit. This is fucking awesome! Fuck Iron Man, Make Mine Speed Racer!
i dunno.. summer box office is getting crowded really fast by Mr_X	Apr 20th, 2008 05:27:46 PM
don't know anything really about speed racer. the film looks like complete sfx movie, and those tend to be shite. maybe it will appeal to the fast and furious crowd. honestly i cant see myself going to wtach it at the cinema
Ah, spring... by Harry Weinstein	Apr 20th, 2008 05:35:26 PM
...the bitter snap of winter has ended, the oppressive humid heat of the summer has yet to arrive, and across the country the hills and mountains spring back to life as the PLANTS receive their life-giving kiss of warm weather, sunlight, and just the right amount of Rain. Truly a marvelous time to be alive.
Article poster here... by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 05:38:44 PM
First off, I swear I am not a plant. Sorry if I come off that way, but I just really loved the movie. Secondly, I do have a minor complaint about how they handled the Racer X story, but I'm not sure I want to mention it as it is a big spoiler. Let's just say the conclusion is kind of cheap.
Sounds Insane, I'll See It by Saluki	Apr 20th, 2008 05:38:54 PM
On the IMAX even.
Was going to go anyway... by Gabba-UK	Apr 20th, 2008 05:39:00 PM
but one of the above was right. It seems too sincere to be a plant. Really looking forward to some hyper-kinetic racing action!!
Nah... not a plant by Razorback	Apr 20th, 2008 05:39:17 PM
I think he is just excited.
Go Planty Go!!!! by Stupendous Man	Apr 20th, 2008 05:40:07 PM
i hope this isnt a plant..cos dis movie looks like its gona be AWESOME! woohooo
...as well as Episode I's podrace... by RaveX	Apr 20th, 2008 05:43:13 PM
Danger, Will Robinson, DANGER!
The Episode I podrace was great by Razorback	Apr 20th, 2008 05:47:45 PM
Maybe not for Star Wars but for anything else.
Razorback by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 05:48:47 PM
Amen. Episode I was a mess but the podrace was something else entirely.
Is this what AVATAR will look like? by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Apr 20th, 2008 05:50:13 PM

Re: Moriarty's chat room orgasms by waggy	Apr 20th, 2008 05:51:22 PM
Um that's nice to hear about, but what do they have to do with Speed Racer? ;)
joeelliott by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 06:15:03 PM
Sorry to crush your spirit, but that's a scene from the first race where Speed is challenging the electronic "ghost" of Rex Racer, who set the course record for the track (think Mario Kart). Racer X isn't in the final race, but he kicks ass in the second race and he has a scene all to himself where he takes on a semi with an automatic rocket launcher. And yes, Chim Chim owns.
I have to see this by kungfuhustler84	Apr 20th, 2008 06:18:02 PM
on acid
It looks ridiculous. by El Fuego	Apr 20th, 2008 06:25:28 PM
I just don't know how much I'm going to go for it... the only moment I really dug in all the stuff I've seen so far is when Racer X bounces up to punch the guy who's in the middle of flipping over him. If the entire movie can deliver on that degree of insanity I think it could be a lot of fun. I just don't know how much else is going to be that cool.
The Chimp Stays in the Picture by Iowa Snot Client	Apr 20th, 2008 06:29:47 PM
V for Vroom
So did you like it? by WerePlatypus	Apr 20th, 2008 06:30:40 PM
well . . . jija?
El Fuego by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 06:36:15 PM
Don't worry, the action scenes are all that insane; I just don't know how to properly describe them because there are no precedents for what the hell I saw on that screen yesterday. Oh, and there's a shot of John Goodman tossing a ninja out the window of a Moroccan palace and then commenting "It's ridiculous what passes for a ninja these days."
gotham_night by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 06:39:14 PM
And 1930s-style gangsters, and man-eating piranhas too. Also Viking racers. I tell you, this movie has EVERYTHING.
Oh, and there's a shot of John Goodman by gotilk	Apr 20th, 2008 06:40:27 PM
tossing a ninja out the window of a Moroccan palace and then commenting "It's ridiculous what passes for a ninja these days." OK.. SOLD!!! Seriously, that's brilliant.
Iiiiiiinnnnnnn West Philidelphia, born and raised.. by BLEST	Apr 20th, 2008 06:41:38 PM
a Speed Racer PLANT was grown for days! :p I'm still going with suprise bomb of the summer. This film will make 45 mil opening weekend with kiddies and adults who check it out in IMAX 3D. Then will come Narnia the next week, followed by Indy IV the week after, and this big-budget candy-coated nonsense will be forgotten in the rush.
"...the wrongs on the racetrack that needed writing..." by Iron-kong	Apr 20th, 2008 06:51:45 PM
Why? Are there misspellings on the track?
This movie will flop by Dark Knight Lite	Apr 20th, 2008 06:51:53 PM
and find new life later as a stoner cult film.
BLEST by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 06:53:01 PM
Dude, I am NOT a plant. Also, I don't think Speed Racer is going to make that much. That's insane, Iron Man might even win that weekend based on holdovers from guys like me who will spend the May 2 weekend playing GTA 4. I do hope Indy does better than Narnia though.
Iron-kong by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 06:54:07 PM
So maybe I was a little hung-over when I wrote that. Sue me. :)
is there even doubt that this is a PLANT? by Cedar_Room	Apr 20th, 2008 06:59:03 PM
fuck me this is the shittiest attempt at real fan writing seen anywhere in eons. What a fucking PLANT. And if he isn't a PLANT, he's a giant douchebag.
I'd rather have my teeth removed with a hammer by Redundant23	Apr 20th, 2008 06:59:22 PM
... than see this hunk o'shit.
Great Review by Underoos Hero	Apr 20th, 2008 07:00:46 PM
Written more coherantly than any of these guys here on AICN. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the site but goddamn you guys need to learn how to write. Especially Harry. Anywhoo, I will definately be in the theater to see this one.
Cedar_Room by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 07:01:31 PM
You're being a giant douchebag. I loved the movie and want to talk about it. If my writing is over-the-top, it's because English isn't my first language. Got a problem with that?
Fuck Speed Racer... by rbatty024	Apr 20th, 2008 07:06:20 PM
what I'm waiting for is the Chim Chim spin off film. He can race that Orangutan that makes out with Clint Eastwood in Every Which Way But Loose.
not a plant-saw a WB presentation in Denver this weekend by darthbauer	Apr 20th, 2008 07:07:17 PM
At Starfest in Denver this weekend, Warner Brothers did a duo promo. 7 minutes of Get Smart (looks pretty funny) and a several minute presentation for Speed Racer. It looks amazing. I saw more than the trailer(s) out there. Thousands cheered when the lights went up. I think Warner Bros has a winner in Speed Racer. I'd say $200 mil domestically this summer which is solid with all the competition its getting. It's eye candy galore with a killer script. It'll do well. Anyhow just thought I'd chime in since WB was out in Denver doing a big promo for it at Starfest.
plant by disfigurehead	Apr 20th, 2008 07:12:28 PM

The movie looks too synthetic by Orionsangels	Apr 20th, 2008 07:17:05 PM

All Plantery Aside, I CAN"T WAIT TO SEE THIS!!!!!!!!! by LaserPants	Apr 20th, 2008 07:21:41 PM
Its the movie I've been dying to see since I was 5 years old. GO SPEED GO!!! VROOM!!!
GO SPEED GO. by Redfive!	Apr 20th, 2008 07:24:27 PM
This is a live action cartoon BASED on a cartoon.Sin City looks fake as hell {especially when MARV jumps from floor to floor after goldie gets killed} and yet it seems like everyones praising that till no end. I think SR looks awesome and the cast is amazing.GO SPEED GO.
NOT A PLANT by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 07:35:35 PM
What can I do to convince you guys I'm not a plant?
March of the Anime Film Adaptations by Larry Sellers	Apr 20th, 2008 07:42:15 PM
It begins now.
Too synthetic!!!! by Larry Sellers	Apr 20th, 2008 07:43:58 PM
Yeah it's not even close to the realism of the CAR-FUCKING-TOON.
I am SO there by SpencerTrilby	Apr 20th, 2008 07:57:24 PM
even if I hate Matrix and hardly watched the cartoon.
No, I don´t buy this... by MirageIII4ever	Apr 20th, 2008 08:00:30 PM
sell. The trailer gave me a headache. Shame, I was hoping filmakers to do more Michel Claytons but I guess today´s movies are a reflex of our days
I want to believe him, but I cant by johnyaztec	Apr 20th, 2008 08:15:09 PM
I want to believe this guy, I really do but Ive been burned by this site to many times already. I'm not sure if the healing can start yet
"LOVED THE FIRST TWO MATRIX FILMS." by alice 13	Apr 20th, 2008 08:16:16 PM
...
Will Watch... by Lashlarue	Apr 20th, 2008 08:20:42 PM
but only because I'm Bi-Curious.
Pondscum by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 08:23:34 PM
First off, I don't give a shit about Warner Bros. They're not as bad as Fox, but they butcher some of their best films' releases (Assassination of Jesse James as a recent example) and are no different from any other major studio to me. As a big fan of the original show from childhood, I would definitely have posted a bad review if the movie deserved it (I mentioned that I had mixed expectations more than once), but it wasn't. I mean, this had the potential to be as horrible as the 3rd Matrix movie, all glitz with no heart. You could even say that a part of me wanted to shit on the Wachowskis because of that film. But this one is honest-to-God awesome. I'm known among my friends for my hyperbole so just try to see through that. And I don't like it when movies turn out to be incoherent messes, but this one was very well-structured. If you have preconceived notions of what you want your films to look like, then this might be a mess for you. I'm not saying it's for everyone, but it's something new, and that's exciting to me. This isn't a shakicam-fest like 90% of the other action shite out there. This is the first real live-action cartoon.
Larry the cartoon never took place in a future world by Orionsangels	Apr 20th, 2008 08:29:47 PM
It was just a guy who loved car racing and they'd had impossible jumps, but other than that. The movie seems to take place on another planet. CGI the planet or Spykids 2 3D the planet. It kinda reminds me of Diabolik as well.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS GUY HAS A GIRLFRIEND!!!! by ludmir88	Apr 20th, 2008 08:43:45 PM
WARNING!! NERD MODE REQUIRED TO SURVIVE THIS SUMMER PLEASE.
Pondscum by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 08:47:41 PM
Fair enough. I'm guessing about 87% on the Tomatometer.
http://tinyurl.com/3mm9tb by ironic_name	Apr 20th, 2008 08:49:51 PM
http://tinyurl.com/3mm9tb
convinces him to take him with him by ironic_name	Apr 20th, 2008 08:51:44 PM

the latest in plant technology: feedback plant! by ironic_name	Apr 20th, 2008 08:54:51 PM
I'm a 'seeded' plant for indy7
INDIANA JONES AND THE ASSASSIN'S EYE: ROCKING YOU IN '12 by ironic_name	Apr 20th, 2008 08:58:30 PM

So fuckin there... by PotSmokinAlien	Apr 20th, 2008 09:05:23 PM
and i will be so fuckin stoned. Weed and IMAX is the greatest combo since the blowjob and the back seat. GAnd reat review, Elvenblade. I don't think you're a plant. Speaking of which, happy holiday, everyone.
I stopped reading after the 4th sentence... by RandySavage	Apr 20th, 2008 09:13:57 PM
If you loved Matrix Reloaded the your opinion your opinion is worthless to me.
Leave it to the AICN tbers to be complete jackasses. by mefrog	Apr 20th, 2008 09:19:05 PM
Not every good fucking review is a plant, morons.
"What can I do to prove I'm not a plant?" by Bobo_Vision	Apr 20th, 2008 09:19:53 PM
Tell us the non-plant code. Every who's not in the industry knows it.
WOW, SO OBVIOUSLY A PLANT!!! by Leafy McPlantsalot	Apr 20th, 2008 09:22:36 PM

The non-plant code by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 09:26:29 PM
http://tinyurl.com/3cmfdy Does I win?
My favorite plant... by DoctorBotanus	Apr 20th, 2008 09:30:27 PM
is the Gargoyle Vine! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Muah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
RE: I'd rather have my teeth removed with a hammer by hopewell1	Apr 20th, 2008 09:32:09 PM
Sir I call that bluff. And post it to Youtube please. Oh and "uneven" was the least of Matrix Revolution's problems.
Okay, you passed the test by Bobo_Vision	Apr 20th, 2008 09:33:52 PM
Well done.
Spridle and Chim Chims Candy Addiction by LaserPants	Apr 20th, 2008 09:46:37 PM
I hope this is explored in the film; Spridle and Chim Chims crippling candy addiction. They were always "accidentally" spilling secrets for candy treats like a buncha a junkies! GO TO CANDY REHAB BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!! I'm sure Inspector Detector has a pamphlet on CA (Candyholics Anonymous) branch near you.
Spridle and Chim Chims Candy Addiction by LaserPants	Apr 20th, 2008 09:46:48 PM
I hope this is explored in the film; Spridle and Chim Chims crippling candy addiction. They were always "accidentally" spilling secrets for candy treats like a buncha a junkies! GO TO CANDY REHAB BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!! I'm sure Inspector Detector has a pamphlet on CA (Candyholics Anonymous) branch near you.
The Adventures of Chim Chim Prequel/Sequel Trilogy by LaserPants	Apr 20th, 2008 09:55:57 PM
Greenlighted for 2010 release!!! BADOIOIOIOING!!!
Last night Chim Chim jerked me off with his feet.... by Kai_Mah'gra	Apr 20th, 2008 10:00:15 PM
......only a monkey can give you that kind of love and tenderness......what ?....what's that? Dave Chappelle is not in this? Oh okay then, wrong Chim Chim reference. (.....only the bright uns will get this joke)
PLAAA-AAAA-AAAAA-AAANT! by PirateEmery	Apr 20th, 2008 10:01:16 PM
I know you're not, elvenblade, but I couldn't help but post my initial reaction to your review. You will be vindicated once May 9th hits, but for the moment... PLAAAA-AAAAAAAA-AAAAAANT!!!
Not bad by kesoze4	Apr 20th, 2008 10:02:41 PM
Just saw this clip/trailer for the first time, something about it tells me Elvenblade might be onto something. http://www.apple.com/trailers/ wb/speedracer/featurette/large .html
Laserpants and Tom by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 10:16:06 PM
Worry not, Chim-chim and Spritle have tons of screen time. They become entangled in a candy orgy. Chim-chim tosses monkey shit at a bad guy's face. And I swear I am not making this up - Chim-chim and Spritle have a couple insane anime showdown moments where they start yelling gibberish while crazy animated effects occur in the background. There's tons more but I don't want to spoil the film.
gotham_night by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 10:24:41 PM
Well, he drives it during the end credits as part of a drug-induced music video (I totally have to see this high), but that's it.
You get upset about the Korean thing by half vader	Apr 20th, 2008 10:35:38 PM
--- but can't tell an Australian from a Brit? Hilarious. Dude, Australia is part of Asia y'know. And "All-American"??? I thought the whole international thing was part of what Speed Racer was about.
If that monkey shit thing is true by half vader	Apr 20th, 2008 10:39:07 PM
I take back my last post and will see this 5 times in the cinema at least.
The Matrix Trilogy OWNS your ASSES!!! by Johnno	Apr 20th, 2008 10:57:22 PM
That Ninja quote is golden! Dont' worry elvenblade, I'm sure the idiots who are calling you out are just edgy because their predictions of this movie sucking or bombing are in jeopardy! The only thing that's going to suck is actually being able to get IMAX tickets for this because those are always sold out for the entire first week...
half vader by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 10:59:08 PM
Of course it's an International thing. The original Speed Racer was inspired by American films to begin with. I only say it's All-American thematically - it's got a bit of a 'The Incredibles' feel to it in terms of how the Racer family supports one another. And Australia, UK... yeah, I guess I couldn't tell the difference. Big deal.
The only people that Asian people have beef with is..... by Kai_Mah'gra	Apr 20th, 2008 11:10:01 PM
......other Asian people. Like when you call a Korean person Chinese, I've done this; they'll flip out on you:- "HEY!!!!I AM KOREAN!! Do I look Chinese?"..........Yes mothafucka you do look Chinese to me, that's why I said it. To the untrained eye you all look Chinese. Some people say all black people look alike, and we don't get bent out of shape, we just call those people......Police. Just learn to live with it, that's all I can tell you". Okay that's the last of my topical Chappelle joke references - it just felt relevant in light of a Korean plan....I mean poster complaining 'bout it and all.
Sorry Elvenblade I didn't mean to imply you're a Korean plant... by Kai_Mah'gra	Apr 20th, 2008 11:14:19 PM
.....back there. You're most obviously not Korean. Definitely Chinese plant; I mean, anybody can tell. I Keeeeeed. I Keeeeeed.
Chappelle's best skit by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 11:27:49 PM
Was the Blackzilla one where he went to Japan and fucked a volcano. I miss that show. Also, I'm half Korean and I think the Korean-Chinese tension is hilarious. Korea was originally just a province of China long ago...
Holy shit by elvenblade	Apr 20th, 2008 11:31:48 PM
This is almost the top AICN post. lol?
Plant by goodwolf82	Apr 20th, 2008 11:45:59 PM
The perfect grammar, the pandering to LOTR and Staw Wars fans, and the overall professionalism betray it as a plant. But I still want to watch it.
Here's a history of elvenblade's posts by goodwolf82	Apr 20th, 2008 11:54:41 PM
www.google. com/search?q=aintitcool+OR+ain titcoolnews+elvenblade&hl=en&f ilter=0
Even in the Steamboy post, Elven blade compares it to... by goodwolf82	Apr 21st, 2008 12:01:45 AM
Even in his Steamboy post in 2005, he compared the movie to Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. But he's never appeared in the TB before now. So we either have a well-connected fantasy and anime nerd who knows how to write a professional film review, or we have ourselves a plant. BTW, someone mentioned earlier that Moriarty throws the word "orgasmic" into many of his reviews. Does anyone know if Moriarty is also a fantasy and anime nerd with high-up connections and an ability to write a professional film review?
Planty McPlaaaaant!!!! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 21st, 2008 12:08:49 AM
This sugar coated brainless kiddie crap can't be good. Plus, there's a fracking monkey in it.
PLANT? by BartholomewNeff	Apr 21st, 2008 12:26:13 AM
I guess for him not to of been a plant he would have had to hate the film?
goodwolf82 by elvenblade	Apr 21st, 2008 12:33:58 AM
Your theory is hilarious. I'm not nearly a good enough writer to even be compared to Mori! I am a film student who previously majored in English, and I use LotR and SW as examples because they are two of my favorite series, and they're both epic, like the two films I reviewed. I'm not well-connected, just lucky. The Steamboy event was public, and I just so happened to have a friend with an extra pass to Speed Racer.
I stopped reading after by Interficium	Apr 21st, 2008 12:42:07 AM
"Warner Bros. was awesome enough to host this screening" Rookie plant mistake #1: Suck off the studio in the second paragraph.
"Can't be good...plus there's a fracking monkey in it" by Big Dumb Ape	Apr 21st, 2008 01:09:20 AM
Motoko Kusanagi, you have it all backwards. It's because there IS a monkey in it that it will be brilliant. ATTENTION ALL: DO NOT UNDER ESTIMATE THE POWER OF THE CHIM-CHIM! NOTHING STANDS IN THE WAY OF A CLOTHED, CANDY-EATING, RACE CAR TRUNK-HIDING MONKEY!
Ah! Now I get it! The monkey fucking rocks! by Motoko Kusanagi	Apr 21st, 2008 01:47:17 AM
That's what it's all about? A speeding monkey flick? With a fat little fella as a human friend? Cool! Count me in!
I never yell "PLANT!" but man oh man, that was such a plant. by qualopec	Apr 21st, 2008 01:58:14 AM
Planty plant plant.
This doesn't seem like a plant to me by kungfuhustler84	Apr 21st, 2008 02:14:02 AM
He just sounds really into this movie. And who could blame him? Chim Chim, ninjas, a great cast, cracked out visuals, all of it sounds good to me. i dare some of you talkbackers to read a review that says something is good and not call it a plant. I DARE you. But that "Warner Brothers was awesome" shit is pretty suspicious. Still, I am defnitely going.
I love podrace in Episode I by CuervoJones	Apr 21st, 2008 02:14:47 AM
And the car chase in MAtrix Reloaded. But i think i won´t like Speedracer.
I know I'll love this film, but that scoop is such a PLANT! by Live.	Apr 21st, 2008 02:23:51 AM
I'm almost embarrassed how clumsily this obvious plant was done.
Can I just say... by elvenblade	Apr 21st, 2008 02:36:07 AM
FUCK WARNER BROS!!! I hate that dickshit that introduced the film! I hope you never fucking hire me! ....anyone else still think I'm a plant? :p
Orgasmic? by Deathpool	Apr 21st, 2008 03:07:09 AM
Seriously, Mr. Plant?
I agree 100% with this reviewer. by Psyclops	Apr 21st, 2008 03:48:44 AM
I saw SPEED RACER a few days ago and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The movie is campy and silly at times but that's mainly because it fully embraces it's cartoon origins. The film has real heart and while there's plenty of action and digital mayhem whenver Speed is burning rubber in the Mach 5, the movie is actually a very sweet story about family and love. I'm curious to see how audiences will react to this as it's very different from the traditional summer event films.
No diff between a plant and PREVIEW blowjob anyway by quantize	Apr 21st, 2008 03:50:47 AM
Harry has demonstrated how that works...those 'special' screenings..hard to really get the critical faculties working when you're high on 'special invite' geek juice King King was shit, and lets face it..nobody has sung it's praises convincingly like LOTR, Cloverfield was not so much genre redefining as the same cheap tricks JJ has been using in Lost repackaged.
King King..be Kong by quantize	Apr 21st, 2008 03:51:54 AM
obviously
Elvenblade - I AGREE by supermansal	Apr 21st, 2008 04:00:03 AM
Not sure if you'll see this, given that it's so far below on the talkbacks section but I COMPLETELY agree with you. I happen to have received an invite for the screening as well... It played last thursday at the Bridge Cinema Deluxe in the Howard Hughes Center. I wasnt with the press so my seats werent in the main section rather, I sat on the fourth row from the front. It was pretty close but it was still great seats. You're review was spot on and I have to agree with what you put in. I wasnt sure what to expect. I knew I wanted to see this movie but I had NO IDEA how BAD ASS it was going to turn out! it was a total thrill ride from frame number one! Warner Brothers has another hit on their hands and I only pray that people dont miss this on the big screen. Like I said before, I didnt have the press credentials so I wasnt able to go to the IMAX screen after the first viewing but I'm definitely going to pay to see the IMAX version and bringing more people to see it with me... If WB can keep giving us great movies like this I'll be happy to pay the full ticket price. All I kept thinking was how freaking amazing the movie will look on my 52' HDTV at home! SWEET!!!!!
supermansal by elvenblade	Apr 21st, 2008 04:15:22 AM
Thank you! That's the same theater I saw my screening at, only mine was on Saturday. As for the IMAX presentation, it was absolutely gorgeous and probably the optimal way to see the film. The audience emitted a collective 'awww' noise when the demo ended. I might go see it in IMAX if I can afford it and if there's decent seats left...
Yes 52'... ALSO! by supermansal	Apr 21st, 2008 04:19:00 AM
Yes I have ONE GIANT SCREEN! haha, 52" screen that is... anyhow, hey elvenblade dont be giving away too many details of the movie in the talkback. A huge part of why I liked it so much is because I didnt know what to expect around the corner... It's the little things that go a long way in a movie and you're blowing some good moments (I wont bother repeating). You cant convince the world to watch it. People will see it. Word of mouth goes very far. People are far more likely to see a movie from word of mouth. From people they know and trust. this movie is AMAZING but my opinions arent going to change what people think on this talkback. Anyhow, no more spoilers for the others!
Thanks by supermansal	Apr 21st, 2008 04:20:28 AM
This summer is going to kick ass for movies!
Fuck everyone. I'll be the first in line for this by random dude	Apr 21st, 2008 05:05:23 AM
Although I made my mind before this review, but damn this sound like the hottest thing ever.
Wachowskis by kwisatzhaderach	Apr 21st, 2008 05:31:29 AM
The Matrix Reloaded is the worst film i've ever seen in my life. The silence of the audience at the end of it was deafening.
Speed Racer Is A Dead Ringer For Elvis In Spinout by LaserPants	Apr 21st, 2008 05:52:58 AM
Their race cars even have a similar color scheme! I'm sure it was intentional. Also, thanks for the clarification elvenblade! This really sounds like its gonna be a ton of fun. I don't know if your typical sullen, rageaholic teenager is going to go for it (but they 'hate' everything, even whilst consuming it, so, whatevs), but kids and nostalgic adults are gonna go nuts for it. I'm already in line in my mind for the IMAX version.
No Way Is MATRX RELOADED Worse Than DOMINO by LaserPants	Apr 21st, 2008 05:55:13 AM
Now DOMINO is the worst movie I've ever seen in my entire life. The MATRIX sequels were a mess, but I enjoyed them. At least the set pieces were cool even if the story got a little muddy and up its own ass.
Chim-Chim by CuervoJones	Apr 21st, 2008 06:09:24 AM
The new Clyde or the new Jar Jar?
Does anyone know what camera they used? by Knuckleduster	Apr 21st, 2008 06:15:05 AM
Just curious. And too lazy to look it up.
Chim Chim Predates Both Clyde and Jar Jar by LaserPants	Apr 21st, 2008 06:17:18 AM
Your question makes no sense!!! REPHRASE!!!
"Speed Racer is orgasmic" by bobsullivan	Apr 21st, 2008 08:11:17 AM
Looks like somebody's been taking lessons at the Harry Knowles school of journalism.
Elevenblade bleeds chlorophyll... by Raymar	Apr 21st, 2008 09:17:32 AM
Or else is just too easily excited. "Oh my stars! A moving picture show!"
TRIFFID by Lost Jarv	Apr 21st, 2008 09:23:46 AM
That's right- you're a higher form of plant. It looks like you've been paying attention during the AvP fiasco- and are using a previously established ID to try to pretend you aren't a fucking marketing stooge. "Philibrick get yourself a latte- you've fooled the TB hordes"
saw it too by slutpuppy	Apr 21st, 2008 09:45:42 AM
if this guy's a plant he's got it right. i've actually never posted on here, but this movie seriously made me have to. i wouldn't go so far as orgasmic, because i wouldnt want to raise expectations too far, but this movie was pretty fucking sweet. editing that has never been done before, beautiful images and stellar performances. both compelling and kick-ass (though i couldve used a little less spritle). i know this movie will probably be crushed under the weight of a lot of the other big movies coming out in may and ealy june, but it shouldnt be - soup to nuts it'll definitely be the best constructed film of the summer.
I like monkeys! by Drunken Rage	Apr 21st, 2008 09:49:57 AM
But the trailers look ridiculous and I probably won't see this movie.
Let me rephrase that: by Drunken Rage	Apr 21st, 2008 09:50:53 AM
I LOVE monkeys, but there's no way in hell I'll see this.
Um, I don't think you got it, Elvenblade by half vader	Apr 21st, 2008 10:03:11 AM
The Australian/British "Whatever" thing is exactly why you're a hypocrite about the Asian thing. Is that clearer? So were you just monkeying around about Chim Chim hurling his shit? Or is it true? Because I soooooo want it to be true!
Re: Moriarity's chat room orgasms by jackofhearts29	Apr 21st, 2008 10:37:48 AM
Was wondering why the cleaning lady was crying on her way out of the chat room... that explains it
"There's something here... by DocPazuzu	Apr 21st, 2008 11:01:40 AM
...for the all-American crowd, for anime fans, for racing fans, for kids and adults, even for your girlfriend (I'm taking mine on opening day)" "the wrongs on the racetrack that needed writing" "And Speed… Oh God, Speed…" "First off, gotta say I love the site to pieces." puh-LAAAAANNNNT!!!!!!
Here's the thing. by Novaman5000	Apr 21st, 2008 11:21:57 AM
He says he'll spoil the film later, and then he doesn't. That reeks of plant to me. If I ever decided to do one of these advance reviews for this site, I'd spoil the fuck out of it, just so everyone would know i wasn't lying. That seems to be the only way prove you're not a plant these days.
There's other ways. by Lost Jarv	Apr 21st, 2008 11:34:03 AM
Not writing either marketing dreck or deliberate grammar/ spelling mistakes. Avoiding what they think are AICN catch-phrases (because they never get them right), not saying shit like "First off, gotta say I love the site to pieces." (note misspelling in attempt to be kewl.)Having an established ID, not a dead one only used to give a previously glowing review. Not turning up in the TB to defend your legitimacy only to disappear in a puff of sulpher after the film is released etc.
Esther Williams? Oh, I was thinking Esther Roll from Good Times by finky089	Apr 21st, 2008 12:56:58 PM
Dyno-MITE!
You lost me at... by HueyFreeman	Apr 21st, 2008 01:32:40 PM
"Orgasmic." I don't think this reviewer's a plant. I think he's a teenage horndog who hasn't had a woman, not counting the Playboys.
wow, this TB really died by finky089	Apr 21st, 2008 04:09:23 PM
almost as dead as a TB after an appearance by Braffed.
it's "teethies" by finky089	Apr 21st, 2008 05:41:50 PM

Hmm...post was deleted (at least on my comp) by BLEST	Apr 21st, 2008 07:59:17 PM
Here 'tis again: :p Even if it's not, and this guy and the other guy really like the film, it still looks crap. It's gonna be talked about and adverstised about and be the surprise bomb of the summer. Look at the timing: Iron Man is out May 2nd, big money. First "summer" film, lots of good buzz, people are gonna see it. Prediction: 95- 105 mil Some who don't will catch it on the 2nd weekend, and some will go as repeat business. This leaves the kiddies and grown geeks as the primary audience for Speed Racer on the May 9th weekend. I'm still going with 45 mil, maybe 55 mil tops. Then the very next weekend is Narnia: Prince Caspian. That's a kids film, a family (christian) film, fantasy/adventure that is a sequel to a movie that made over 200 mil. It will own that weekend. Prediction: 70-85 mil. Followed directly after by Indy IV, which everybody and their mother will go see. Prediction: 120-130 mil (possible record breaker) So you have the 3rd week after it's release that people may get around to Speed Racer if they didn't go that first weekend. And with repeat/delayed viewings for Iron Man, Narnia, and Indy IV also going on, Speed will only get like 25% of that weekend. My guess is that it'll just clear 100 mil domestic. Overseas however may be a different story....
oops, its in the other TB. Effin n00b. by BLEST	Apr 21st, 2008 08:06:37 PM

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