tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post1359806600240015396..comments2024-03-27T15:16:57.305-05:00Comments on F This Movie!: Take Two: Speed RacerPatrick Bromleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-48728943184829400932011-04-28T10:00:30.906-05:002011-04-28T10:00:30.906-05:00Haha, I apologize if my joke gave the impression t...Haha, I apologize if my joke gave the impression that I really meant you were objectively wrong because I agreed almost entirely with your review, except on a few points.<br /><br />One, I actually think the Wachowski's intention to make it a live-action cartoon was commendable. Like with V FOR VENDETTA, they're good at getting the core of the stories they adapt while changing up details(though they have trouble assessing the strengths of their own work, in the MATRIX sequels' case.)<br /><br />Plus, I've seen the few efforts to update the cartoon for a modern audience, like SPEED RACER: THE NEXT GENERATION. Believe me, this movie was a massive improvement, if still disappointing.<br /><br />I also REALLY dug the cast. I laughed when you mentioned Keanu Reeves circling the role... and cried when I heard he was actually cast in COWBOY BEBOP. But Hirsch was perfect since, to me, he's always played cartoons (ALPHA DOG, MILK, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.) And John Goodman has been my hero as of late thanks to TREME. He seemed to have fun with the role.Emeric Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071320554875808157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-82024345317745797752011-04-28T09:25:27.847-05:002011-04-28T09:25:27.847-05:00Thanks, Emeric. We here at F This Movie! aren'...Thanks, Emeric. We here at F This Movie! aren't afraid of anything, unless you count spiders. But we definitely aren't afraid to be wrong, because we do it ALL THE TIME.<br /><br />I wanted to have missed something in SPEED RACER the first time around, because there are people who swear it's great. Sadly, I still found it to be an overlong (there is NO WAY that movie should be 2:15, only 15 minutes shorter than INCEPTION) and boring mess.Patrick Bromleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771837625286775607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4217427319662074458.post-26229290674165498222011-04-27T00:49:48.841-05:002011-04-27T00:49:48.841-05:00This is a ballsy feature, since most critics have ...This is a ballsy feature, since most critics have too much stake in their past reviews to ever admit they're wrong. But you guys aren't afraid of being wrong...and when I say "wrong," I mean objectively wrong. <br /><br />Forget the flashy visuals; how could you not like a movie where a little boy and his monkey get stuffed in a car trunk? Sure, would it have been better if they got locked in and were forced to eat each other's limbs for survival (especially considering how annoying they are)? Duh! But, I take what I can get.<br /><br />Good re-review.Emeric Salzberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071320554875808157noreply@blogger.com