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Here he comes: Speed Racer trailer

December 7th, 2007
Author JK Parkin

59 Responses to “Here he comes: Speed Racer trailer”
  1. Jamie Says:

    aaaaagh my eyes

  2. Nick Says:

    This gets a big meh from the Shrug Department.

  3. Ubershep Says:

    Like all their movies, it seem well cast, looks nice, the action looks fun, and their dialog is atrocious.

  4. Aquaman Says:

    It looks like Charlie and The Chocolate Factory meets F-Zero

  5. rolando Says:

    I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

  6. mostlyhuman Says:

    I kind of enjoyed that despite myself.

  7. Todd Says:

    It’s like the mutant offspring of the Disney Channel and X-Box vomitted on the big screen.

  8. Xhumation Says:

    I liked it.
    looks just as chessy as the original cartoon

  9. Fanboy Menace Says:

    Looks crazy. Like a weird blend of futurism, Japanese pop culture, and video games. Interesting though so I’ll hold out till I see more.

  10. B|ackPanther Says:

    Looks…strange.

  11. Scott Christian Sava Says:

    Absolutely wonderful!

    A great blend of cheesy, cartoony, and cool!

  12. Mek Says:

    Aquaman: As a HUGE F-Zero fan… I got that vibe too when I saw this.

    It actually looks kinda cool, to be honest. It’s also pretty scary how John Goodman looks almost exactly like Pops in the cartoon too. =O

  13. Craig Says:

    First impressions: this is what a Uwe Boll movie would look and sound like if he was ever handed a real budget.

  14. Brian Knippenberg Says:

    Took some getting used to when I first watched the trailer, but I thought it was pretty sharp looking. A lot of fun!

  15. Charles Skaggs Says:

    Looks interesting. I was surprised to hear ALIAS soundtrack music 13 seconds in.

  16. Scott Iskow Says:

    So, will people like myself who did not grow up watching Speed Racer like this movie? Does the car turn into a robot or something?

  17. jimmy palmiotti Says:

    Did i just swallow a pound of candy? colorful, thats for sure. Kids will love it…in that scoobie doo way.

  18. Rob Schamberger Says:

    Awesometastic.

  19. Pete Hagen Says:

    Yeah. This just looks awesome. That’s it. I’m not looking for Speed Racer to change my world, just be a big dumb fun movie.

  20. Brandon Yates Says:

    yikes

  21. Johnny Varani Says:

    The kinetic energy of this trailer is fantastic. I am sure this movie will not dissapoint. I showed the trailer to my 8 year old boys and they flipped.
    Go, Speed, Go!!

  22. Johnny Varani Says:

    Oops. My fingers were too fast for my brain. Spelling correction on “disappoint”.
    Sorry.

  23. DaVeO Says:

    Bizarre. Yet, enticing. Needs a dialogue polish though.

  24. Jamal Igle Says:

    It’s what I expect , it looks like a movie version of the cartoon.

  25. Kevin T. Brown Says:

    That looks sooooooo bad…. but loads of fun. Not sure it’ll make money, but I’ll see it when it hits DVD.

  26. Dave Mulligan Says:

    It looks like a live-action cartoon.

    Should be fun for a trip to the movies, but not something I’d buy on DVD

  27. Roy Says:

    Torn between interest and throwing up.

  28. Derek Says:

    I wanna watch it. It has all the goofy speed racer stuff I loved.

  29. kalorama Says:

    Seems like a movie with a serious identity crisis. The visual design gives the impression of something loose and fun and over the top. But the tone of the performances gives the impression that the Wachowski’s are taking this thing way too seriously.

  30. Onestar Says:

    Oh, gods…

    Why does this remind me of the Warren Beatty/Madonna crapfest “Dick Tracy”?

  31. Ivan Says:

    in defense of Dick Tracy, as well as The Rocketeer, the former had some swell Madonna songs while the latter had excellent dialog i.e. “the son of a bitch will fly!”

    This Speed Racer movie reminds me of the Speed Racer animated series. Go figure.

  32. Tiger47 Says:

    Was that the score from Alias in the beginning? I can’t help it, but part of me did enjoy that trailer.

  33. dchart Says:

    Damn, that is an acid trip of a trailer! Kids don’t do drugs!

  34. Scavenger Says:

    I hope they un-cgi the effects on the race scenes some…make it look more real….but overall, interesting.

  35. Skyhawk Says:

    Freaky. If by some bizzare miracle it becomes a box office hit. I want the Motor Cycle Apaches or the Mammoth Car to be in the sequel.

  36. Roy Says:

    Oh, gods…

    Why does this remind me of the Warren Beatty/Madonna crapfest “Dick Tracy”?

    Comment by Onestar — December 7, 2007

    I didn’t think “Dick Tracy” was that bad.

    BTW, I want a two-disc SE of that baby.

  37. elvee Says:

    No wonder Doc Frankenstein is always late. This looks pretty cool.

  38. AdamYJ Says:

    I think it looks pretty cool. It has the feel of a tokusatsu adaptation of an anime.

  39. JP Says:

    Orgasmic!

  40. Staredcraft Says:

    Why is it people complain when a Live Action Adaptation is nothing like the cartoon but once one is made that is almost EXACTLY like it, they STILL complain?

  41. Dierna Says:

    I saw this during Entertainment Tonight last night and I have to say that despite what looks like horrible CGI the story of an evil Nascar type org trying to lure in Speed seems interesting. Not so sure about the Ninjas tho… but as everyone knows…everything’s better with monkeys. I read that the monkey actually bit one of the actors. No idea which one tho. *L*

  42. El Pitchfork Says:

    I’ll wait for the Racer X spin off.

  43. Jason "CodeGuy" Bryant Says:

    “Why is it people complain when a Live Action Adaptation is nothing like the cartoon but once one is made that is almost EXACTLY like it, they STILL complain?”

    Because those are different people. One group complains about one thing and the other group complains about the other thing.

    Remember, if a movie breaks all box office records and is seen by 100 million people in the US, that’s still 200 million who didn’t watch it. Everything has lots of people who don’t like it, so everything will get some amount of complaints.

  44. rype Says:

    People just like to complain. I like candy and this is so sweet my teeth hurt.

  45. Nick the Goldenage Freak Says:

    Wow, this look so cheesy but since it doesn’t actually seem to pretend to be anything else than pure cheese, I think it will be quite entertaining. You know, compared to upcoming movies like Hitman who actually tries to look dramatic and serious while the basic concept is just retarded. At least Speed Racer will completely embrace what it’s supposed to be!

  46. Fred Says:

    You are spot on, Nick. The Speed Racer trailer I saw worked because the Wachowskis realize that the original cartoon was undeniabliy cheesy, kid-oriented, and thus fun. Not every summer blockbuster has to be grim or trying to make a political statement.

    So, Speed Racer has a excellent chance of being a massive hit. It also doesn’t hurt that racing movies have been successful lately whether animation (Cars) or comedies (Talladega Nights).

  47. Sweeny Says:

    It looks cool, cheesy dialogue & all.

    And no one mentioned the fact that Racer X is wearing black S&M leather. Larry Watchowski & his leather fetish.. tsk tsk.

  48. Jason "CodeGuy" Bryant Says:

    No one mentioned it because it’s only a slight difference from what the charcter wore in the cartoon.

  49. chester cheese Says:

    I Love Cheese & I Love this movie, it’s flipp’in wicked! Fast paced action, I’m lov’in it, can’t wait Speed Racer Goooooooo!

  50. musclebound Says:

    This looks AWFUL. Those effects are really BAAAAAD!!

  51. mach go go go Says:

    Cool, a needed corrective to all the realistic ‘grim and gritty’ cgi! And— they’d better use the ALPHA TEAM’s cover of the theme as the Main Title…

  52. DavidH Says:

    Please doG, don’t let this be a f*ck-up!

  53. John.. Says:

    I think looks great…and the cheesy part im sure they made it to be like that to give it that cartoon look but same time realistic movie…looks like a fun movie to watch..

  54. Sarah Benton Says:

    Oh-my-god. I’m going to see this movie, hands down, even if it turns out to be bad. I hope they add the classic sound effect to the Auto Jacks, cuz that’d be awesome.

  55. Jack Spicer Says:

    Mmmmmm…Ricci.

    It’s possible that the visual effects and cgi haven’t been completed.

  56. Chris Says:

    I think I just had a seizure, this thing needs a warning label

  57. shades Says:

    what is the song at :30 and 1:17, I can’t find it anywhere, and I think this movie is going to be great. slightly cheezy, but I’ve seen much MUCH worse become box office hits.

  58. ChahkaKhan Says:

    Wow, that’ll be good time. What is up with Goodman’s moustache? I know the guy from the Toon had one but c’mon!

  59. Meep Says:

    Seems like a cute kids movie aimed at older children.

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