Speed Racer

[Mulli]

This movie looks like a monumental

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[Brian in Mesa]

First 7 minutes: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/speedracer.html?showVideo=1

Additional 4 minute clip: http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1586344&vid=231669

 

[Chris_Sanders]

This was visually masterful and a lot of fun. Definitely worth the price of admission.

 

[Rivercard]

Today's LA Times review just raked it over the coals. Bad bad review.

 

[Russ Smith]

This was visually masterful and a lot of fun. Definitely worth the price of admission.

Glad to hear that since I'm going to be forced to see it tomorrow. Taking my girlfriends niece, we wanted to see Nim's Island but she wants to see this instead. She's turning 11 I guess Nim's Island is too kiddy for her

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Today's LA Times review just raked it over the coals. Bad bad review.

As I generally despise virtually every "critically acclaimed movie" that makes it even better. Movie critics are a joke.

It's a family movie and a fun one. Very stylized. There were times when they melded cartoon and movie perfectly.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Glad to hear that since I'm going to be forced to see it tomorrow. Taking my girlfriends niece, we wanted to see Nim's Island but she wants to see this instead. She's turning 11 I guess Nim's Island is too kiddy for her

She will probably love it. It really is like watching a movie about Hot Wheels racing. I loved hot wheels on a kid. I am sure it appealed to me on that level

 

[abomb]

EW gave it a C.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

I think a lot of you who think this movie is crap would be pleasantly surprised...

I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! I would easily see it again... Mattel needs to get on this band wagon now. They would make a ton off all the car's and the tracks would be awesome... Felt like I was 10 again...

 

[Chaplin]

I think a lot of you who think this movie is crap would be pleasantly surprised...

I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! I would easily see it again... Mattel needs to get on this band wagon now. They would make a ton off all the car's and the tracks would be awesome... Felt like I was 10 again...

I agree. It's not deep and it's not philosophical. It's eye candy, and nobody has ever claimed it was more than that. And it succeeds brilliantly in doing exactly what it sets out to do. It's flashy, colorful and shallow. It's based on a cartoon, so I don't see what everyone is complaining about.

 

[Shane]

Unfortunatly Im being sucked into seeing this today! UGH This thing is over two hours in run time to boot!

 

[Chris_Sanders]

I think a lot of you who think this movie is crap would be pleasantly surprised...

I thoroughly enjoyed it!!! I would easily see it again... Mattel needs to get on this band wagon now. They would make a ton off all the car's and the tracks would be awesome... Felt like I was 10 again...

Yeah! Pure fun. It didn't do well in the box office even though word of mouth after the theater has been great.

 

[Dr. Jones]

This movie BOMBED this weekend. Almost $20 million less than the studio thought it would do. Furthermore, there are rumors that they over-inflated the sunday gate numbers to make it the #2 movie this weekend. If true, that's funny.

[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]The anime-inspired race movie edged into the No. 2 spot with $20.2 million, slightly ahead of the 20th Century Fox comedy "What Happens in Vegas," which debuted at $20 million. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"Our tracking was stalled toward the end," said Dan Fellman, president of Warner Bros. theatrical distribution of market surveys before the "Speed Racer" opening.

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Fellman added "Speed Racer" would have difficulty recouping its $120 million budget. [/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=arial,helvetica][SIZE=-1]"Unfortunately it didn't perform to our expectations," he said.[/SIZE][/FONT]

SUNDAY AM: Showing just how fiercely competitive the summer box office is right now, rival Hollywood movie studios are complaining to me they don't believe Warner Bros' domestic gross numbers released today claiming its disastrous Speed Racer came in 2nd behind Marvel's Iron Man in the weekend's Top 10 contest. All the other majors -- Fox, Sony, Paramount, Universal, Disney, and MGM -- have the anime actioner opening only 3rd. And they dispute WB's reporting that Speed Racer made $20.2 million for Fri-Sat-Sun because its projected Sunday number isn't seen as possible. "That's a very aggressive Sunday estimate to try and claim 2nd," one studio's top marketing and distribution mogul complained to me this morning, echoing the disbelief of most of his colleagues. "Warners is hoping moms want to go to Speed Racer for Mothers Day." (To give Warner Bros the benefit of the doubt, it's true that family pics do well on Mothers Day.) But all the other studios have Fox's romantic comedy What Happens In Vegas in 2nd place with $20 million, and Speed Racer only 3rd with $19.7 million. And the rival execs say that, since Speed Racer's gross was even softer than anyone thought, up only 18% on Saturday because of kiddie matinees compared to Friday, the Warner Bros film couldn't possibly get to $20 million for the weekend barring a box office miracle on Sunday. "Their estimate is utterly laughable!," a top exec at a rival major told me this AM. "That being said, from what I've heard, they are not trying to dress up the pig. They're resigned to it being a disaster... just not enough to stop them from fabricating a number to jump Fox for the #2 position." These kind of controversies don't develop often in Hollywood, but when they do, they can be ugly. That's because there is a certain code of honor among thieves, if you will -- a tacit agreement that every Hollywood studio will try to report weekend box office numbers as accurately as possible, even though there's a significant PR advantage to artifically moving a disappointing film up a slot in the Top 10 by inflating numbers. The irony is that these controversies get settled quickly, as soon as tomorrow when the actual theater by theater grosses for Sunday come in Monday and then determine the "actual" figures as opposed to the Sunday "estimates"...

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.c...t-warner-bros-hoped-overseas-take-dismal-too/

 

[Chaplin]

Well, I was certainly wrong about the amount of money it was going to make. It's a shame because it's fun movie but will forever be remembered as being a "flop". Sort of like Waterworld (although Waterworld made its money back).

 

[Zeno]

A lot of this movie was like watching a fast paced video racing game. The colors & visuals were pretty cool. Speed Racers little brother was HORRIBLE, he stole the scenes not because of what he did but just with how bad an actor he was. It was OK, not a bad movie but not a movie I'd ever want to see again.

 

[Shane]

This movie was was a colossal bore! My 13 year old enjoyed it. It is better than Cloverfield though.

 

[Rivercard]

... Mattel needs to get on this band wagon now. They would make a ton off all the car's and the tracks would be awesome... Felt like I was 10 again...

Mattel has a complete line of cars, tracks, radio control and more to support the Speed Racer movie. You can find them at any major retail outlet so please buy a lot of it. You can also buy Mattel Batman Dark Knight and Kung Fu Panda toy product while you're at it. Your purchase helps to pay my salary.

 

[PortlandCardFan]

Mattel has a complete line of cars, tracks, radio control and more to support the Speed Racer movie. You can find them at any major retail outlet so please buy a lot of it. You can also buy Mattel Batman Dark Knight and Kung Fu Panda toy product while you're at it. Your purchase helps to pay my salary.

I want old school Hot wheels.. The green cork screw turn was classic. There was a piece of the movie that reminded me of that very piece of track.

I bought the figure 8 fat track a few months ago. So, you're welcome!

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Well, I was certainly wrong about the amount of money it was going to make. It's a shame because it's fun movie but will forever be remembered as being a "flop". Sort of like Waterworld (although Waterworld made its money back).

I am firmly in the Waterworld is a good adventure movie camp. People get too caught up in "negative buzz" and come in with preconceived notions.

 

[PDXChris]

I am firmly in the Waterworld is a good adventure movie camp. People get too caught up in "negative buzz" and come in with preconceived notions.

I saw it the weekend it opened for the first showing and it sold out. Everyone came out smiling. I really enjoyed it and watch it when ever it is on.

 

[Linderbee]

I am firmly in the Waterworld is a good adventure movie camp. People get too caught up in "negative buzz" and come in with preconceived notions.

I liked Waterworld, too. Never understood the bad rap.

 

[Shane]

I am firmly in the Waterworld is a good adventure movie camp. People get too caught up in "negative buzz" and come in with preconceived notions.

Love Waterworld!

 

[Rivercard]

I liked Waterworld, too. Never understood the bad rap.

It was no "Dances With Wolves" that's for sure. Though it wasn't nearly as bad as "Ishtar", which it often gets compared to for it's "bomb-ness".

 

[FArting]

I saw it last night good movie.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Saw Speed Racer tonight. I liked it. I thought it was super fun. I liked how they combined the cartoon with a real movie. The colors were cool, too.

Plus, anything with Matthew Fox in it is good by me.

Regarding Water World, I have never seen it.