Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox
Hurtling down the track, careening around, over and through the competition, Speed Racer is a natural behind the wheel. Born to race cars, Speed is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 16, 2008
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November 1, 2008Truly one of the most exciting & most entertaining family-friendly action movies of 2008. Visually dazzling, surprisingly heartfelt, consistenly thrilling, & very funny. Great entertainment for all ages.
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April 7, 2009Jesus christ, let my eyes recover first haha this is really all thats bad with modern films today, imagination wise its very good and im sure the cartoon was very good (for kids), I never saw it, but it should have stayed a cartoon. This really is very poor stuff. Its totally cgi...( read more)
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March 16, 2009My thoughts about this film don't so much take the form of a cohesive film review as a series of comments and observations. Here they are:
#1) AUGH! My eyes!
#2) Matthew Fox can't fucking act. The Wachowski Brothers must have hired him because they couldn't get Keanu Reeves.
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February 27, 2009A dazzling array of lights and whirring sounds propels Speed Racer into a heightened level of sensation and immersion. The film is a blistering showcase of eye candy and adrenalised tempo where the cartoon world of high-octane racing crashes into reality - with a unique force. Th...( read more)
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October 28, 2009Not a very good film from the Wachowski brothers who brought the world one of the best films ever: The Matrix. The special effects are good but too much for one film. The plot is thin and characters even more so.
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Critic Reviews
October 18, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
May 9, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
For a movie about velocity, the excitement factor is low and the races feel like a drag. full review
May 9, 2008
Pete Hammond, Back Stage
With "The Matrix" the Wachowski Brothers created a sci fi action classic, with its two sequels they destroyed a franchise and now with Speed Racer they have destroyed another one right out the box. full review
May 9, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
It gave me a headache, a stomach ache and the less-defined unease that comes from witnessing a major change in the zeitgeist. Because the zeitgeist, judging from this movie, now embraces rattle-headed... full review
May 9, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
So bereft of intelligence, style and excitement that I can't figure out who in the world it's supposed to appeal to. full review
May 8, 2008
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
Speed Racer sets out to honor and refresh a youthful enthusiasm from the past and winds up smothering the fun in self-conscious grandiosity.
May 7, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
Over all, there's the drab, sinking feeling of Matrix 3 -- that the Wachowskis' lame, expensive imaginings have played out. full review
May 5, 2008
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker
I reckon the M.P.A.A. should use the advent of Speed Racer to revive an old ratings symbol: a big Roman X, meaning 'of no conceivable interest to anyone over the age of ten.' full review
May 5, 2008
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
It's an eyesore, a shambles, with incoherent action and ear-buckling dialogue. full review
Comments
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March 2, 2009Racer X (Matthew Fox) is turned out to be Speed Racer's (Emile Hirsch) older brother named Rex Racer didn't die but he is alive underwent plastic surgery as Racer X.
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October 19, 2008the fact of this movie existence made me loose faith in life. nothing could be so blatantly shit! its almost like the creators wanted it to be shit for a sick joke. jeez, this was as bad as Hell boy!!
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September 8, 2008Does Anybody Seem To Think of The Resemlince To This & ''The Fast & The Furious'' Movies?
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August 18, 2008Personally I don't have a stick up my ass.
I didn't like the final editing of this. It would of been great if it wasn't for some of the droopy dialogue and the stupid fade in/fade out of the characters wrecking the pure action at the end.
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June 12, 2008Go Speed Racer Go Speed Racer Go!!!!!
Bloody brilliant!!
Loved it! Loved it!
The only ones who hate it are the ones with a stick up their ass.
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May 23, 2008wondorous movie indeed! my folks & me were the first ones in line to see it in tencil town! ;)
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May 23, 2008Overall I really liked it. It stayed pretty true to the show without being overly imitative of it.
I gotta say, parts of it were really loud, Trixie wasn't like she used to be, and plot-wise it wasn't much to write home about, but once again, the whole picture, I liked. -
May 21, 2008
Just insane.
Perfect, really, could have not of been better. I love every second of it, very a dull moment. Emile Hirsch is a perfect, all around the perfect cast. Amazing effects!!
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May 18, 2008i think of myself as a true children movie and cartoon lover, so i thought this movie would be ok and that i would like it. But i was wrong. this movie really did not peak my interest. It was kind of boring. The only thing that kept my attention was the bright vibrant colors and the gorgeously amazing graphics. But having great graphics and cool cars don't do for me. I need more substance in the story line, and this movie lacked it severely. Another thing that annoyed me was the fact that they were over-empasizing racing to the point you wanted to throw something at the screen. I mean, dang! I get it! the family liked racing but calm the hell down! yeah! this movie really sucked. I couldn't wait for it to be over. I only went to see it because a friend wanted to.
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May 13, 2008Christina Ricci made this movie very hot, and very worth watching just to see how hot she was become.
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