ResetERA loves this movie so much so I gave it a watch, hoping it would be amazing. I could barely keep my eyes open. It was so remarkably bad. I don't understand how you guys love it so much.
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Why Speed Racer is one of the most visually innovative movies, period. (mobile warning/gifs)
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Cutting anything with Chim Chim would only hurt the movie.
Love that monkey.
I adore this movie.
I could watch the last couple of minutes of the movie... from when he restarts his car till the very end.
Exhilarating and emotional.
I could watch the last couple of minutes of the movie... from when he restarts his car till the very end.
Exhilarating and emotional.
The beginning and end are the best parts. If neither do nothing for you, it's not gonna happen.
Amazing OP for an amazing movie. I've seen the movie many times, but the last race always brings tears to my eyes.
I adore this movie from the bottom of my heart. It's the best anime adaptation we have ever had and likely will ever have, because instead of adapting the source anime to traditional Hollywood cinematography it went out of its way to adapt traditional Hollywood to anime. Like the OP says, it was so visually striking and like nothing else that came before it. The movie is as close to literally Speed Racer in live action as we'll ever get, which is an amazing feat that I doubt would be easily replicated.
Understandably, despite that, if you care nothing for Speed Racer you aren't likely to enjoy the movie either. But I love it and therefore love the movie.
God, what an amazing movie. I need to see it in 4k one day.
Understandably, despite that, if you care nothing for Speed Racer you aren't likely to enjoy the movie either. But I love it and therefore love the movie.
God, what an amazing movie. I need to see it in 4k one day.
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I don't know if you're joking or not:
T-180s are the Formula 1-type race track cars in the movie. The Mach 5 has more conventional wheels.
This is one of those rare instances where the OP is more entertaining than the movie itself. Though I'm not a fan of the film, bravo for putting all that work in for this thread. It was a highly enjoyable read and it's always cool to see someone else's perspective. Gives you a better idea and a reminder that we all see movies differently.
With that said, I would buy a 4k just for the visuals alone.
With that said, I would buy a 4k just for the visuals alone.
I thought about Scott Pilgrim immediately too. :)
And how I wish the Wachowskis did a live action Dragon Ball movie...
Fantastic OP. Thanks for that! A 4K version of this gorgeous piece of pop-art would be fantastic.
I've tried to watch this movie multiple times due to this community but those scenes sucks. I know it's a kids movie but it really makes it hard to get through.
I'll try again and just skip over those parts.
When I first watched this movie in the theater, I really was just kind of meh on it. But as the years have gone on and the older I've gotten the more I really appreciate it.
Nice OP. Your analysis is so good, and I'm not joking about this, that it makes me understand better why I dislike this movie. The very core of Speed Racer is taking original source material that was already derivative and unreal and cranking those qualities up past 11. I can appreciate the artistry that went into that, and I can see how some people would like it, but I sure don't.
Good post, but I still hate this movie. I saw it in the theater and hated it. Later after the GAF crew kept praising about it so much I bought it on blu ray from the $3 bin at Wal Mart and gave it a second chance, but nope, still hated it.
I understand what the brothers (siblings?) were going for, and I think the soundtrack is good and the cast did a nice job given the movie they were tasked with acting in, but it's just too busy and messy and garish for me. The way it's directed it interrupts every scene of meaning with short intercut mini scenes that frustrate me and takes me right out of any moment. It's live action mixed with CGI but completely unbelievable to me. As a film it just does not work for me, and trying to watch it is a headache inducing chore every time I give it a chance.
I'm glad some people can appreciate it, but for me it's just a terrible failure of a movie.
I understand what the brothers (siblings?) were going for, and I think the soundtrack is good and the cast did a nice job given the movie they were tasked with acting in, but it's just too busy and messy and garish for me. The way it's directed it interrupts every scene of meaning with short intercut mini scenes that frustrate me and takes me right out of any moment. It's live action mixed with CGI but completely unbelievable to me. As a film it just does not work for me, and trying to watch it is a headache inducing chore every time I give it a chance.
I'm glad some people can appreciate it, but for me it's just a terrible failure of a movie.
Some of the humor in the movie was straight up cringeworthy but it is for sure a pretty movie. Even the fight scenes looked cool.
Great OP! Didn't even think of the speed lines or the abstract anime backgrounds for reaction shots.
I swear it did, either that or it was just before I got glasses. I just remember it being horribly hard to watch in my crappy small town cinema. Years later I loved it though.
This film continues to grow on me. If I had just a passing interest in movies, this would seem just a weird film. But over the years I've grown to appreciate different artforms/cinematography/editing even more and this film is one of the most spectacular showcases of originality in film there is. You've written many of my own thoughts jett. Wonderful OP. Love FilmCritHulk's thoughts on the film too.
But Speed Racer puts its own spin on it and uses speed lines not just to accentuate motion, but also to transition from one scene to another, and more:
After contract negotiations go sour, villain Royalton, who has complete control over the results of motorsport racing, threatens Speed and his family with total ruin, accurately predicting that he won't even finish his upcoming race, which the film then seamlessly transitions to afterward. Here speed lines are actually used for more than just motion and scene transitions. As the scenery swirls around Royalton, this motion accelerates in tandem with the background morphing into speed lines and the increasingly aggressive tone in his speech, resulting in the dramatic tension in the scene being bumped up a notch.
When I first watched this movie, this was the transition that I noticed. When I watched the movie again, I saw the other transitions and how they carried you through the story, especially with the race at the beginning. The Wachowskis did it effortlessly and clearly. It's something I want to see again because it's goddamn beautiful.
The final race is just pure ecstasy and really captures the feeling of being in the "zone." And it's a feast for the eyes
Patrick Willems did a piece on Speed Racer's hyper reality
I loved this movies use of colors, I wish more movies went that route these days instead of the trend of Orange/Teal color grading and being all dark and dreary.
Just wish they'd have been able to do the movie at a higher resolution, just think what it could look like if they did it at like 4k or higher.
Just wish they'd have been able to do the movie at a higher resolution, just think what it could look like if they did it at like 4k or higher.
Thanks for reminding me to pick up the soundtrack vinyl from Mondo.
Hot damn do I love Craig Drake.
I still watch the first and last races from time to time. They just grab you.
Still waiting for a 4K release with the best audio quality they can muster. Still busy out the Blu Ray now and then.
Hot damn do I love Craig Drake.
I still watch the first and last races from time to time. They just grab you.
Still waiting for a 4K release with the best audio quality they can muster. Still busy out the Blu Ray now and then.
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By itself, Speed Racer's scene construction and editing might fly under casual viewers' appreciation. But it's not the only movie that does what it does. Ang Lee tried to do the same thing with his Hulk movie and it just doesn't have the flow or style that Speed Racer achieves. So not only does Speed Racer try to be distinct, it does it right.
I was going to say more comic and cartoon adaptations could learn to be as authentic as Speed Racer, but I would add to that that all movies could learn from Speed Racer.
I was going to say more comic and cartoon adaptations could learn to be as authentic as Speed Racer, but I would add to that that all movies could learn from Speed Racer.
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That's an awesome OP, thanks!
I definitely have to rewatch it on 4K sometimes, I watched it such a long time ago and didn't pay full attention
I definitely have to rewatch it on 4K sometimes, I watched it such a long time ago and didn't pay full attention
We really need more movies like it. More Hollywood producers should take notes and experiment with how they edit and shoot their movies. All the recent blockbusters are so creatively bankrupt when it comes to visuals :(
I haven't seen it since it was in theaters, but I remember very clearly loving the CGI but hating all the live action stuff, which looked really bad. There's such a disconnect between the two. You can see it in the pictures posted in the OP. The film's visual style is just not consistent. It has two visual styles, only one of which actually looks great.
Any single shot is visually interesting. Enduring the actual film is a futile exercise. It beats you into submission.
I like the Speed Racer anime. As a film, not so much. The rehashed content leaves you unsurprised, bored by the whole experience. I kept waiting for something novel to happen. Never did.
Conceptually, many of the scenes are compelling. But the use of green screen makes everything feel so weightless. It came off more Wacky Races than Speed Racer. Tatsunoko by way of Hanna-Barbera.
It's nice you guys like it. A well earned 40% fresh.
Was shot at just under 2k, but the HDR and more importantly the WCG will make it insane!
The upgrade I want more is the BD has lossy 5.1 audio.
Warner need up upgrade it to DTS-HD on UHD.
The first hyperbolic thread on ResetEra that I fully agree with. The movie is a masterclass in visual storytelling!
The prettiest film I keep falling asleep to.
Since I never got into Speed Racer, I never got its fan service.
Since I never got into Speed Racer, I never got its fan service.