"Speed Racer"
I feel nothing but extreme indifference towards the Wachowski brothers' upcoming Speed Racer (Warner, 5.9). After seeing what a mess they made of the Matrix trilogy by the time they got to Revolutions (or as Anthony Zerbe calls it, Shot), I just can't get excited about anything they do. I even found V for Vendetta to be merely mediocre, even if they just produced it.
Every trailer or advertisement I have seen for Speed Racer gives off an overstuffed Happy Meal set CG flick vibe a la Spy Kids. I will see the film this weekend and review it for next week, but I'm not particularly happy about it. It looks like two hours of torture, and its 32% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes doesn't bode well.
I smell a bomb in the making, but I will reserve ultimate judgment until I have seen it for myself.
Every trailer or advertisement I have seen for Speed Racer gives off an overstuffed Happy Meal set CG flick vibe a la Spy Kids. I will see the film this weekend and review it for next week, but I'm not particularly happy about it. It looks like two hours of torture, and its 32% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes doesn't bode well.I smell a bomb in the making, but I will reserve ultimate judgment until I have seen it for myself.
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Two of my fav stars: Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci....
and all those pretty colours.
But, as you say, it could bomb, or it could be fun. Who knows. I won't until 20 June.