I just watched Speed Racer(2008). It's a masterpiece.
I just watched Speed Racer(2008). It's a masterpiece.
Seriously. Just watch it. It's so incredibly good.
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This is one of my absolute favorite Christina Ricci roles. Also, there’s something to be said that this is one of the rare cartoon to live action adaptations where the movie is more colorful than the source material.
If you want more like this, check out Redline.
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Wait Christini Ricci is in this? She was like one of my childhood crushes. Definitely gonna check it out.
I think I avoided it earlier because I didn't know what to expect from the movie. It was the Wachowskis and I was like, I don't want to ruin the Matrix pedestal I put them on. I think my friend said to me, "dude it's just speedracer, you shouldn't be having that high of expectations".
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Totally gorgeous movie that’s a great example of the Wachowskis just having fun with film. It feels like the Saturday morning cartoon it’s aiming to replicate. The low expectations thing is less about quality and more about story not being a central focus like their other works.
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You liked watching Casper, too?
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Wasn't it made by the Watchowskys?
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It was.
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I have yet to watch it. I'll suggest it to my girlfriend so we can watch it together this week.
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Unironically their greatest movie.
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I saw it once for whatever reaaon. What I remember is that it looks like lazy town but then someone pulls a real gun and starts blasting real bullet holes. Some goon also got his finger bitten off.
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So what you're saying is, we are number one.
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I remember enjoying it as far as spectacle. It was a great showcase for Blu-Ray as we transitioned away from DVD. Great-looking movie. It's also got a chimp literally throwing shit at somebody, so you know, swings and roundabouts.
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You're right. This movie rules
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Did you watch that Patrick H Willems video essay as well? LOL
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I did, yeah. I had heard before that the movie is enjoying some reappraisal, and Willems made some good points. So I gave it a go. And boy howdy, was I not disappointed.
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I'm still somewhere on the fence about it. Overall it's just a little too overstimulating for me lol. But the wachowskis inventiveness and storytelling skills should never be questioned. Patrick made a lot of good points. Not sure that I'm ready to agree with him just yet. But he does help shed a new light on things.
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Ratings aren't great but I will watch it just for you, babe. ❤️
Edit: it's so bad I don't know if I can finish it. Been trying for days now and I'm like 20-30 minutes in but it's just so boring I can't watch more than a few minutes at a time before my mind starts to drift. I get that it's like, not trying to be too good with the special effects, but... this isn't for me.
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From what I remember, it was visually overwhelming, while the story and dialogue were the opposite. Additionally, for how simplistic the story was, it seemed like they could have done it in less than it's 2hr 15min runtime...
But I dunno, maybe I'll give it another shot
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The races were like a child playing with toys and I loved it
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Did you also watch it after seeing https://youtu.be/vwh9ETdhrf4 ?
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Yup, I did. I had heard that it's enjoying some reappraisal, so the thumbnail caught my eye. The guy made some decent arguments, so I decided to give it a whirl. I was not disappointed.
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Bruh that was my childhood movie. It's one of my all time favorites. It's a shame it didn't see the success it deserved.
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I did not think it was a good movie. I thought it was an awesome ride and a great rendering of the source material.
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Yeah, I remember being surprised by this one.
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I knew going into it that the story had a high likelihood of not being the greatest. I also knew it was going to visually be a pretty movie. With my expectations thus set, I enjoyed it.
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This is a good summary of my experience of both Speed Racer and Jupiter Ascending (although the latter has Eddie Redmayne chewing scenery like it was going out of style).
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Fucking yes it is! I think it came out at the wrong time and was advertised to the wrong audience. Ricci and Goodman were gold in that film and the entire thing is a unique work of fun art.
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Amazing film. Saw it in the theater, loved it
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Yep, one of my favorite movies!
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It’s so good! I’ve got it on Blu Ray and I’ll give it a rip every now and then.
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This movie came out during the time of 'gritty live action' source material and instead decided that it wanted to be a live-action anime/cartoon.
If you watch it and expect it to be like a cartoon, it's a perfect film. If you want something 'deeper' than that, you're not going to enjoy it.
I love this film!
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