I just watched Speed Racer(2008). It's a masterpiece.

Wasn't it made by the Watchowskys?
- It was.
  
  I have yet to watch it. I'll suggest it to my girlfriend so we can watch it together this week.
- Unironically their greatest movie.

Did you also watch it after seeing https://youtu.be/vwh9ETdhrf4 ?
- 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.

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.
- So what you're saying is, we are number one.

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.

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.

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

I did not think it was a good movie. I thought it was an awesome ride and a great rendering of the source material.

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.

Did you watch that Patrick H Willems video essay as well? LOL
- 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.
  
  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.

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.
- 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).