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« on: May 11, 2008, 03:55:33 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: May 11, 2008, 04:19:17 PM »
Did you like the Anime?
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« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2008, 04:25:55 PM »
Quote from: john.christian on May 11, 2008, 04:19:17 PM
Did you like the Anime?

Exactly. If you do, you'll be amazed! The movie is really cool!  Cool
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« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2008, 05:00:14 PM »
I'm goin for sure. My brother just saw it and is goin again.
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« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2008, 06:14:10 PM »
How's the story? I'm not into all the eye candy. Esp. since the eye candy DIDN'T exist in the original show.
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« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2008, 08:11:16 PM »
The story is great! There's comedy (Spritle is awesome). There's drama. There's nice action scenes... Dave, you gonna love it!
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« Reply #6 on: May 11, 2008, 08:30:52 PM »
yes, if you didn't I would lose all respect for you.
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« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2008, 09:31:17 PM »
Quote from: Christopher Carl on May 11, 2008, 08:30:52 PM
yes, if you didn't I would lose all respect for you.

Ditto
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« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2008, 11:14:25 PM »
took my mom, niece & nephew to see it last night.  all 4 of us  smiley27'd it

ps--even if you only like random, nearly nonstop greenscreen fun, you'll dig it
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« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2008, 11:44:38 PM »
It was very cartoony but I still enjoyed it. I like it for the good family dynamics within in the Racer family. I especially enjoyed the performance of Matthew Fox as Racer X; his performance was the most emotionally moving to me. I'm very glad Keanu Reeves turned down the role when it was first offered to him. Plus there's a funny LOST reference between Racer X and Taejo Togokhan; Matthew Fox also being the actor who plays Jack Shepherd on LOST. Smiley
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« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2008, 12:04:04 AM »
My friend devon kept on about how great it was, and he is a huuge anime buff. Usually when he approves a movie, then I know its good. I can't wait to see it.
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« Reply #11 on: May 12, 2008, 07:00:24 AM »
You need to know going in that it's got plenty of cheese, and a lot of the fighting and action are very campy.

Here's a good Spritle clip to give you an idea:  http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1808406004/video/7633142/

It's more video game than Anime to me, and reminds me of Tron that way (but it's not that good.)

It does have some good things in it though, as one of the main themes is art vs commerce.

Do you do what you do because you love it, or do what you do to make money?

Once money enters the equation, can it still be art?

That theme was probably my favorite thing about the movie.
 
Not being able to tell what was happening in the races, or who was winning...NOT my favorite thing.

If you're looking for a family movie where good triumphs over evil, this is "ok."
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« Reply #12 on: May 20, 2008, 04:13:05 PM »
People are talking about this again
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« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2008, 10:56:19 AM »
Quote from: Dave Richards on May 20, 2008, 09:35:48 AM
I'll say this. Speed Racer is eye-candy. But... come on... paying tribute to the original series? Don't think so.

You're right. It needed more fast-paced, run-on sentences delivered with stiff, dead-pan expressions.

Quote from: Dave Richards on May 20, 2008, 05:35:53 PM
yeah... the clip sealed it for me. I won't see it.

No offense, Dave, but you're awfully quick to critique a movie you've yet to see.
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« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2008, 11:33:13 AM »
I saw a few more. I have problems with the way the cars asploded among other things.
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