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PR: Speed Racer May 9, 2008


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ZeroRyoko1974



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:43 pm Reply with quote
so I wonder if this Speed Racer will be a drift racer and use bullet time stop motion effects Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:10 pm Reply with quote
So this'll be either a campy sarcastic throwback or a serious, updated version.

Either way I can't say I'm looking forward to this; not because I think "HOLLYWOOD WILL SCREW IT UP ARGH NERD RAGE" or anything, I just never really cared much for Speed Racer.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:26 pm Reply with quote
Zac: As long as it's not another Inspector Gadget or Transformers, I'm there. Cool
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:29 pm Reply with quote
There is NO drifting in Gran Prix racing. Take your drifting, and file it in your gas mask ( drifting smoke is also cancerous, and drifting should be banned everywhere. )

I hope they had the resources to capture some racing action to make it a great movie like Gran Prix

I'm mostly interested in the cast.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:46 pm Reply with quote
Press Release wrote:

“Speed Racer” is being written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, marking the brothers' first writing/directing collaboration since their groundbreaking “Matrix” movies. The film is being produced by Joel Silver under his Silver Pictures banner.


I thought their last writing/directing collaboration was V For Vendetta, wasn't it?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:59 pm Reply with quote
EngrishFan wrote:


I thought their last writing/directing collaboration was V For Vendetta, wasn't it?

They were producers on V for Vendetta; director was whoever the first unit guy was on The Matrix movies.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:49 am Reply with quote
I'm glad to see this. it seems like a lot of old tv shows are being made into movies. They should tottaly do a live action Rainbow Brite. Smile

Can't wait for trailers.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:18 pm Reply with quote
Ah, good. So they moved Speed Racer up to avoid direct competition with Indiana Jones 4. Smart move, as it would have gotten killed at the box office by Indy, had they both released the same weekend.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:44 pm Reply with quote
According to Anime News Service and Dark Horizons, one of the actors from High School Musical might be Speed. Rolling Eyes Here's some payback if he gets selected. Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:58 pm Reply with quote
britannicamoore wrote:
I'm glad to see this. it seems like a lot of old tv shows are being made into movies. They should tottaly do a live action Rainbow Brite. Smile
Oh god, tell me you're not being serious there. You've obviously never seen Rainbow Brite And The San Diego Zoo Adventure.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:32 pm Reply with quote
So it looks like the Wachowskis have also seen Utena...
Nabbed this off Dark Horizons, btw...
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:20 am Reply with quote
So an early review suggests the movie is a mess.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 12:58 pm Reply with quote
GATSU wrote:
So an early review suggests the movie is a mess.


Ain't it Cool, bastion of reliable and trustworthy workprint reviews

Edit: also that's a positive review Gatsu, he said he liked it. Are you just saying the opposite of the truth now to back you up in your endless negativity?
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:00 pm Reply with quote
Zac: The reviewer liked it, with some reservations.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 6:09 pm Reply with quote
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Zac: The reviewer liked it, with some reservations.


So please explain how that review indicates the film is a "mess".
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