Speed Racer Details

wipeout the movie...

first things first...I had no expectations for this movie. The trailer made it look like a confusing, cheesy mess and the waskowski's runied the originality of the matrix with it's dire,dull sequels. So it was with a nagging 'what am i doing here?' that i walked into the imax early this morning to see it.

Some really hammy acting made that nagging grow louder but then the racing started and the pure visual assault of color and speed, especially on the imax screen,won me over...a little bit anyway.

You just can't ignore it, the racing is exhilirating and for the most part not totally confusing which is what i expected to be, there's also some fight sequences which are fun, exciting and original.

It's a kids movie, like whacky races on acid, with caricature charactes painted with a very unsubtle brush, but adults will like the way the tracks all look like wipeout courses and all the references to eighties manga and anime.

If you go expecting rubbish I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, and try to see it at imax if u can...you won't have time to question it if you do.

[Highly rated reviewer]

feel the need....for speed

After all the box office mauling this film got......it aint half bad....if you get over the annoying bits in the movie....The film is kinda an original style than most in movies - very cartoony and admit a little bit too aimed at the younger market, as its not very in depth and the story is basically basic. I think abit more added realsim would of added wonders to the movie, but heh - what you expect from a film based on Japanese Animation Series. I agree the computer special effects is probably over done to a degree where becomes confusing and cluttered. But if you like something bit different to the norm - give it a watch.