Originally Posted By brotherdave Anybody planning on seeing this? I'm sure that we will as my ten year old son can't wait to see it. I grew up with the original cartoon when I was his age and loved it then. To be honest, I haven't seen a SR cartoon in years, so, I'm sure that I'll be very rusty with the characters and old 'plotlines' (there were plots to this show, weren't there?). I'm curious as to how they might pull it off, but, at least from the previews, it looks like they got the Mach 5 JUST RIGHT, at least in looks!
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer brotherdave, Like you I grew up with the 60's cartoon and just saw the preview for the new movie on TV a couple of nights ago. I am very intrigued and can't wait to see if they were able to keep the flavor of the original show. From what I saw, I think I'm going to like it.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb It looks like it'll be good eye candy on the big screen, but not much on DVD or cable.
Originally Posted By mapleservo I'm tempted to see it. I've never seen the original so I don't know how tight it fits to the original, but it looks like it could absolutely rock, or be really really bad. I've read it's going to be playing in IMAX 3-D as well. My head might explode! (Hopefully not my stomach!)
Originally Posted By jdub I'm nervous. Looks like some unfortunate casting decisions... but yeah, I'm interested in how they shot the whole thing against green screen.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 <<wondering how they are going to do the syncing of the voice and lip movement to match the fun part of the original cartoons
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer >><<wondering how they are going to do the syncing of the voice and lip movement to match the fun part of the original cartoons << ROFLMBO , I had forgotten about that! That would be so much fun if they did that in the movie. Just like all those Kung Fu flicks from the early 70's.
Originally Posted By hightp I'm looking forward to it, too. I watched Speed in the 60s and 70s and remember it to be a fun show. I've seen a few trailers, so far, and it sounds like they're using the same sound effects for the Mach 5's jumps.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss From the commercial promos I've seen on TV, I don't like the look of the movie.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I don't like the 'video game' look of the 'world', but, you've gotta admit. They NAILED the Mach 5! It looks almost perfect!!!
Originally Posted By jdub LOL, I dunno about THAT! But, with Spielberg working on a "Tintin" movie, and from what I was told this weekend, apparently an "Astro Boy" movie as well, and Stephen Chow working on a "Dragon Ball" movie, I'm thinking at some eventual point, "Speed Buggy" is definitely not out of the question!
Originally Posted By brotherdave LOL! The thought of a Speed Buggy live action film!!! They would HAVE to use the late, great Mel Blanc as the voice, though!!! They did it for Dino in the Flintstones movies... I'm still waiting for a live action Jetson's film...If done right, it might just be really cool to see! I love the "retro-60s" future look!!!
Originally Posted By Kala I love speed racer, not sure of the movie though I am curious. Will he ever know who racer X is? :0
Originally Posted By mapleservo I just read the review over at Digital Bits, and it sounded like a sure-shot! <a href="http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocentsa155.html#speedr" target="_blank">http://www.thedigitalbits.com/...l#speedr</a> Then I went over to Rotten Tomatoes... I think I'll see it anyway.
Originally Posted By mawnck Phew! The reviewers are really not impressed, are they. I find myself rethinking this weekend's plans.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I saw just about every "Speed Racer" episode ... growing up in the 70s ... So it comes with no surprise that I will see it. What concerns me though ... The guys who did the Matrix films are doing this, and the "feel" may go off in a whole new departure. Sort of like what Nora Ephran did with the movie Bewitched??? God I hope not! I didn't get the sense in the trailers that the film retains the "kitschy" 60s feel of the original cartoon. I have to recite that infamous line being used in the Disney Characters invade IASW topic: I guess I'll just have to WAIT AND SEE.
