Forum - View topic[OT?] Speed's Mach 5 Revealed.
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Abarenbo Shogun
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http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-05-30-speed-racer_N.htm
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LeoKnight25
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Wooo...that looks sick. Man, I may have to rethink my stance on a Wachowski-directed Speed Racer film. They definitely got the car right. Damn, I want that car...think of all the lady's you could get with something like that lol.
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Mylene
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I like it. It still looks like the old one, but with that modern touch. While I don't know about the rest of the film, they've certainly done the right thing with regard to the car.
I'm just a little nervous because aren't they trying to make it rated G? (This is hearsay from an earlier post here, by the way.) Has there even been anything rated G in ages? The Land Before Time XX, maybe? Not that it's bad for something to be G...I'm just having a hard time envisioning it. |
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Craeyst Raygal
 Posts: 1383 Location: In the garage, beneath a 1970 MGB GT. |
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Mylene, why would a G-rating make you nervous? Speed Racer/Mach Go Go never contained anything that would rate controversy or even a raised eyebrow. It was a fun kids' anime. Hell, it was a fun kids' anime that became a pop culture icon for our parents!
Now here's my hope. Please get Racer X's Shooting Star right! |
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Mylene
Posts: 2792 Location: Indiana |
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Actually, I said that because I didn't think anything, including Disney, was getting G ratings anymore. A little research proved me wrong. Oh, and it was not a pop culture icon for my parents. My parents were well beyond the "cartoon" age when Speed Racer came out and still do not know what it is. I was the first person in my family to watch it, and that was in 1997. I know there's nothing objectionable in it, but a live action reincarnation in today's society is a different story anyway. |
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DragonsRevenge
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Uh yeah....The movie will be good because the car looks good. |
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LeoKnight25
Posts: 319 Location: Puyallup, WA |
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Wow...do I detect a hint of sarcasm in your post? Aside from your awfully witty response, why don't you share with us your opinion on the subject? I made the observation about the car looking really good, therefore if they get the car down they may get the movie itself down as well...I fail to see a problem here. And I still want that car. 
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DragonsRevenge
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I never really cared much for Speed Racer, and Live Action adaptations of Anime tend to be crap at the very best. I'm expecting the Wachowskys to turn Speed Racer into some sort of conspiracy theory or anarchist statement or whatever it is they're into. And the car seems to be faithfully recreated, unlike the new Batmobile, but again, that's hardly something to base an opinion of the movie on. And yes, considering the shape of the Mach 5 (and the name), I'm sure the ladies would love it. "Oh Speed, please drive it through my tunnel" they would say. Ha ha ha. |
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Iwatch2muchanime
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I saw that on Attack of the Show today, I thought it looked cool and hope it's not just a model or something that shows what it could look like in the film
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LeoKnight25
Posts: 319 Location: Puyallup, WA |
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I'm not a huge Speed Racer fan myself, and yeah I will agree that so far as I've seen live-action-anime-adaptations have been pretty crappy. But, really I'll give the flick a shot like I'd give anything else a shot. I was just generally surprised that they got the car looking so good, which gave me hope that the movie won't be so bad. The Wachowski's are decent directors, even if the Matrix was definitely over-hyped. It still had elements of a cool underlying story but I couldn't get past the over seriousness of the film series, and the fandom that came with it, with a bunch of wanna-be Neo's walking around thinking they're cool dressing in all black and spouting dumb one liners like "Free Your Mind" or "There is no spoon". This is the same reason that segments of anime fandom kinda throw me off but, my minor annoyance by such things shouldn't stop them from doing it I suppose. Anyway, getting back on topic, I'm just trying to have a positive outlook on the film, that's all. Just like I'm trying very hard to have a positive outlook on Transformers. hehe. I'm a big Transformers fan so that one's a bit more serious for me. And, yeah I'd be rolling down Ruston Way near my hometown (right on the waterfront) with the sun shining on Commencement Bay and holla at all the girlies walking by...*sigh* I`can only wish. LOL. |
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Abarenbo Shogun
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You know what would be cooler than the Mach 5? They do the really "bad dubbing" mouth movements synching to the actor's voices. |
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LydiaDianne
 Posts: 5634 Location: Southern California |
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While the car looks just plain HAWT!! I am disappointed in this:
A crane? WTF? It the darn thing flying then? And if they are worried about the safety of the actors, there are ways to drive safely but make it look like they are going at insane speeds. It's a movie about car racing for crying out loud! I'll probably go see this anyway! |
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DragonsRevenge
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That.... would be absolutely amazing . |
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