Blockbusters I can't miss

I think it was amazing! One of the best movies of the summer so far if you can believe that! It was really funny, pretty action packed (for a cartoon), and it had Jackie Chan in it!! It might be a little intense at points for very young children, but for the most part it's cartoony violence. I love kung fu movies, so maybe I'm a little biased, but there's something in this movie for everyone, even if they don't get all the classic martial arts film style referneces. All the pandomonium is true, prepare for awesomeness, skadoosh!

Families are what the makers of Speed Racer meant to steer toward. Producer Joel Silver said of the film, "We're thrilled to have the chance to introduce Speed Racer to a new generation and very proud to make a family film that audiences of all ages can enjoy." Matthew Fox, who plays Racer X, added, "One of the first things [the Wachowskis] said to me about their goal with this project was that they wanted to make a movie their nieces and nephews could really enjoy."

Have they succeeded? In some significant ways, yes. Much of the racing action delivers smile-inducing thrills while remaining in cotton candy territory. And the Racers love for one another is refreshingly old-fashioned in an age when families (especially fathers) are often treated with cynicism and sarcasm. The film's anti-commercialism message is also well-placed.

So why assail nieces and nephews around the globe with a dozen or so profanities?especially with an abuse of Jesus' name? A severe face-bloodying beating isn't really family fare, is it? Or a digit-relieving piranha scene? How 'bout Spritle's obscene gesture and images of sensual racer girls? Does anybody remember all that stuff being in the TV show?

The Wachowskis, then, are to be commended for what they got right. But before you get all the way to the last lap on this one, it's worth remembering that you can take the Wachowskis out of The Matrix, but you can't completely take The Matrix out of the Wachowskis.