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NEWS: 1st 8 Minutes of Live-Action Speed Racer Film Streamed




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narutoismybrother



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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:57 am Reply with quote
Gonna go see it tonight! Maybe in the IMAX Anime smile
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Proz512



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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:40 am Reply with quote
I saw a preview screening of it on Tuesday and loved it. It captures on what I can envision on what a two hour episode of Speed Racer would be like. It is hammed up pretty well and all the signature moves are in the movie.

The amount of fast flashy colors will be convulsing if you're not use to it but the fans of the series will love it. This might not go over well with the non-anime fans, thought, IMHO.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 10:11 am Reply with quote
Remember kids, if you pay for Speed Racer and don't torrent it, it's good for anime. Wink Besides, you don't really wanna see an old guy try on an iron leotard for two hours again, do you? Rolling Eyes

Anyway, I'm surprised WB hasn't advertised Speed Racer or Ex Machina with anime websites. Do they not want their target audience to be aware of these things?

Edit: Shouldn't it be today, not Friday? People will think it's next week.
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Chiaki777



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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:04 pm Reply with quote
Seeing this is like seeing my childhood raped. I'm sorry, but I can't say I'm liking what I see here.
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kokuryu



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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:04 pm Reply with quote
Bah, cant view the preview at all... Quicktime says it doesnt recognize it... Stupid Yahoo - they should have put up BT links for the videos so people could watch it.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:50 pm Reply with quote
Chiaki: Yeah, I retract my previous comment. If anime needs to be saved, it needs to be saved by people who know how to write.
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Jaice



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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:32 pm Reply with quote
the movie was great. i went in with low expectations but i think they did a great job with it. the art direction was phenomenal, and the stupid over-the-toppedness is on par with tengen toppa. the whole movie was ridiculous to a point that made it awesome. (think army of darkness)
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BleuVII



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PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 9:50 pm Reply with quote
Argh. WHY do I have to live an hour away from the closest movie theatre, and WHY do theatres in Japan charge $18 a ticket?!
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bglassbrook



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PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:57 pm Reply with quote
Jaice wrote:
the movie was great. i went in with low expectations but i think they did a great job with it. the art direction was phenomenal, and the stupid over-the-toppedness is on par with tengen toppa. the whole movie was ridiculous to a point that made it awesome. (think army of darkness)

No wonder I liked it.

Now if only we could just make sure the brothers' contract said "No trilogies based on commercial success."
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