Speed Racer

By Mark Wilson So when Dish Network announced premium 1080p VOD that they compared to Blu-ray quality, we were more than a little skeptical. Sound & Vision was as well, which is exactly why they sat down with a Dish and Blu-ray version of Speed Racer to compare:

International News: Wachowskis film to be available on demand -- The Wachowskis' "Speed Racer" will be available on demand on J:Com, Japan's biggest cabler, on Nov. 19, the same day as its DVD release in the country.

 Australia - For a 21st century comparison, one might have to turn to the recent work of David Lynch, or perhaps to the Wachowski brothers' Speed Racer.

By The Playlist But look at what Emile Hirsch did with "Speed Racer." Thank god that movie came and went and the fall never came back on him cause that could have been a huge personal blemish and tarneshing career move. 'Dark Knight' is one thing - a ...

 OK - But bringing Larry and Andy Wachowski’s take on the 1960s anime series “Speed Racer” to the big screen turned out to be an intense ride. ...

 NY - Oct 8, 2008 TOKYO, October 8: Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), Japan’s largest MSO, will launch the Wachowski brothers’ recent Warner Bros. feature Speed Racer on ...

By Polarboy Let me begin by saying that I was never a fan of the Speed Racer anime TV series. In fact I was never interested in this movie from the beginning thus the decision to let it pass in cinemas. But having watched the movie I can now ...

By Paul I’ve never seen the Speed Racer cartoons as a kid. In fact, when I first heard of the movie I was more intrigued by the writing/directing team of the Wachowski brothers. A kid’s movie to be done by the creators of The Matrix and V for ...

The live-action movie may not have generated much heat, but the Nicktoons Network series "Speed Racer the Next Generation" is doing well, and today's release, "The Fast Track" from Lionsgate, is the second movie to spin out of the show. The new Speed and his friends Conor, Lucy and X get cau...

 MI - Lionsgate also is releasing "Speed Racer: The Complete Classic Collection" today in a cool Mach 5-shaped package. "The Adventures of Food Boy" (Gaiam): ...

By Tall Writer Yes, the movie was bad, but give this affordable game a chance. It has strong, high speed gameplay featuring worldwide stunt racing (a.k.a. “car fu”), which presents most of the challenges if players want to be rewarded with large bonuses and win races (at speeds up to 400 MPH). Most of the actio...

By Kenna McHugh Is the current economic crisis getting you down? Well turn that frown upside down because it’s time for a cartoon from The Minisode Network. When you examine it closely, the latest Casper minisode is a lot like our county’s current financial disaster! Just imagine that Big Bill Billionai...

By R.J. Carter The adventures of the son of Speed Racer continue, as he and his friends race the Mach 6 on virtual tracks at the Racing Academy.

 OK - Sep 25, 2008 Emile Hirsch stars as Speed Racer, whose skills on the track have conglomerate-sponsored race teams scrambling to sign him. When Speed decides to stick with ...

 GA - Andy and Larry Wachowski are the brother pair that brought the three Matrix movies and V for Vendetta to the big screen. They chose to once again step ...

 WA - Sep 22, 2008 In the comfort of my living room, devoid of all the bells, whistles and an obnoxious preview audience directors Larry and Andy Wachowski's labor of love was ...

 CA - Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a young man determined to follow in the footsteps of his idolized late elder brother Rex, who died in a fiery crash on the ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Charlie) Rain may be the most famous person I've ever interviewed, and all I really know about him is from The Colbert Report. The superstar of K-Pop had a dance-off with Colbert after he beat the satirical pundit on a list of most influential people. Now he's becoming a movie star with a part in Speed Ra...

 OR - by RJ Carter As cartoon-to-live-action adaptations go, "Speed Racer" does better than most, and also has greater missteps than most. The Wachowski brothers ...

By R.J. Carter With an overdependence on flash and style, and language that the original Speed would never use, this Wachowski brothers effort is a pretty to look at but otherwised botched live action adaptation of a classic cartoon series.

 - The story of their big screen Speed Racer will be familiar to anyone whose seen the original 1960s cartoon. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) is a wunderkind ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Charlie) For both of us this was our first Hollywood movie, even with so many big-name stars on location like Susan Sarandon, John Goodman and Christina Ricci, there were no assistants. Everyone served themselves during meals, even shooting scenes on the streets required no bodyguards. Sometime...

By noreply@blogger.com (Charlie) Speed Racer in theatres in China on August 10th, Rain wanted to come to Beijing to watch Liu Xiang "Speed Racer" starring China actress, Yu Nan and popular Korean star Rain will be in theatres in China on August 10th. Before the opening, Rain will come to China to attend promotion activities....

 CA - Helmers Larry and Andy Wachowski attended, along with stars Emile Hirsch and Hiroyuki Sanada. Warner will open the pic wide Saturday in Japan. ...

By Charlie Jane Anders Speed Racer: The Next Generation seems to be showing new episodes again on NickToons, even though TV Guide says it's a rerun. I'm pretty sure this episode, "The Fast Track part 2," has never aired before. Strange events at the Redwood Rally startle Speed, and he begins to suspect that someon...

By Alex Billington I think the problem is exactly that. The studios know that they've got to sell the movie, and if it's too hard to actually get people to see it based on buzz (as was the case with The Happening), they then show some of the really good parts that might convince people to go. Unfortunately those sce...

By Alex Billington Unfortunately, I think the best way to say it is that Speed Racer isn't meant for everyone. But they wanted to try and make it for everyone. And that's where they ran into problems. When there is so much to juggle and so many audiences to please, it sometimes becomes just too challenging of a task....

By Jennifer The Racer family also includes Speed’s little brother, Spritle (Paulie Litt), and Spritle’s pet chimpanzee, best friend and partner in mischief, Chim-Chim (the chimpanzee Willie). Their extended family encompasses two close friends and compatriots, Trixie (Christina Ricci), who...

By Jennifer “Speed Racer” stars Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci are better known for smaller independent movies than summer blockbusters. With the Wachowskis reteaming with “Matrix” producer Joel Silver, “Speed Racer” also stars John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, Matthew Fox and a pet chimpanzee t...

By Jennifer From writer/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking The Matrix trilogy, and producer Joel Silver, comes the live-action, high-octane family adventure Speed Racer, starring Emile Hirsch and Christina Ricci.

By John Scalzi So, the question, which the Wachowskis might ruefully ask, is: Why does a $20 million opening spell disaster for Speed Racer today when its equivalent was absolutely fantastic for Star Wars, back in the day? Movies are still the same strips of images on film stock in 2008 as they were in 197...

By Nick Nadel I..Am...Week Three of Scifi Power Ranking! As if there was any doubt, Iron Mania continues to sweep the rankings. But with new photos and rumors of possible alien twists, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull makes a surprise showing on the list. (George Lucas, can't you keep prepost...

By noreply@blogger.com (Charlie) Get ready for color! Speed Racer the new film from the Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix, V for Vendetta), hits you with bright colors from the first second--not of the film, but during the studio cards. The Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures logos are animated in front of a kaleidosco...

By Ken Evans Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch) races for one thing, the love of the sport. He has made his way to the top and has become the hottest name in racing. Not wanting to race for any corporate sponsor, he decides to stay with his dad Pops (John Goodman) and keep it all within the family. Unfortunately, Roya...

By John Mora Speed Racer. Speed RACER. SPEED RACER!!!! Speed Racer was adapted from the Japanese manga Mach GoGoGo. (To fully appreciate the pun in the title, you need to understand that "go" is the number "5" in Mach 5, the Japanese protagonist's name and the English command "go.") It was adapted by the le...

By sailordees(noreply@blogger.com) This being said, this is only the first in many American adaptations of anime titles to live-action movies to come. Next up is Dragon Ball, and we've seen a lot of pictures from the set of this film and our expectations are continuously getting lowered. These blogs (link 1, link 2) are doing a v...

By noreply@blogger.com (Charlie) Q: Regarding SPEED RACER, was the original Japanese MACH GO GO GO anime series popular in Korea? Q: Tell us about your character, Taejo Togokahn.Friend or foe? Taejo (Rain) throws a punch at Speed (Emile Hirsch) but isintercepted by Racer X (Matthew Fox).

By radiondn First of all, if you're a longtime Speed Racer fan like me, odds are you're reading this already having seen this movie. Granted this version of the 60's Japanese animated TV series comes over three decades or so after I really would have appreciated seeing it, but now that it's here, I have t...

By Steve Mason It may be popular to pile on the Wachowskis and Speed Racer, but I am a fan of the movie, and I know I am not alone. It is a completely original work, as we have come to expect from these true film auteurs, and, although I agree that it is on the long side, it is consistently entertaining. I am not a fil...

By Alex Billington Discover More: Discussion, Hype, Opinions Now that you've seen it, what did you think? We're now officially two weeks into the summer and that means the competition is really heating up. The Wachowski Brothers are back for the first time since finishing The Matrix Revolutions in 2003. Thi...

By LISA KATAYAMA The characters in the original Speed Racer are not atypical of Japanese anime. In fact, you see the repetition of these same types of characters to this day—the adventurous, disobedient young male hero, the feminine-yet-sassy girlfriend, the wise but slightly goofy father, and the unb...

By Clayton Neuman In a way, Speed Racer is both a natural follow-up to and the antithesis of The Matrix. While the latter revels in the goth darkness, the former is blindingly colorful. Speed Racer is not just based on anime -- it is anime, and neither a more realistic cartoon nor a more caricatured live-action...

By Annalee Newitz The hype about Speed Racer has been fairly negative, and I can only guess that's because people still have a bad taste in their mouths from The Matrix Revolutions, the most recent film directed by Speed Racer helmers the Wachowskis. In addition, I think there's been a lot of skepticism abou...

By Jenna Wortham Looks like Speed Racer won't be the only box office let-down this month. See also: Kingdom of Crystal Skull Trailer Hits the WebFirst Iron Man Reviews Trickle InReview: Surreal Speed Racer Does NASCAR With AnimeHollywood 'Turning Japanese' With Anime

By Hugh Hart See also: First Look: Speed Racer Zips in Candy-Colored World'Go Speed Racer Go' Video Shows Mach 5 in ActionBehind-the-Scenes Look Unveils Speed RacerWachowskis Take Speed Racer on a Weird TripSpeed Racer Sneak Peek Reveals More Trippy Visuals You have never seen car races like the o...

By Alex Billington In comparison, Speed Racer isn't as finely crafted as either Iron Man or The Matrix, but it has a distinctive style and that's where the Wachowski's always shine. Emile Hirsch does a formidable job as Speed, considering almost everything in the film was CGI. Matthew Fox was underutilized a...

By Charlie Jane Anders Speed Racer: Here's a featurette that IGN Movies posted, showcasing Matthew Fox's Racer X character from Speed Racer, including a few snippets of footage we haven't seen before. It looks as demented as everything else I've seen from the film. [IGN Movies] X-Files 2: Iron Man:

By Charlie Jane Anders Speed Racer: The Next Generation (2008). A new animated series airing on NickToons and then coming out almost immediately on DVD, this series looks like it'll consist of three 30-minute episodes squished into 90-minute TV movies. Like Speed Racer Lives, this is all about the son of the ori...

By Steve Mason There is every reason for Warner Bros. to be concerned about the Wachowski Brothers’s treatment of the classic cartoon Speed Racer. I am hearing that Un-Aided Awareness is at only 5 percent, though it has a Total Aware of 77 percent. Definite Interest, however, is at a mere 29 percent, and tha...

By Mike Fahey The film will feature other characters that fans of the show will remember, including Speed's family and his mysterious arch-rival, Racer X. The new high-octane actioner will combine the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting-edge storytelling that have become the benchma...