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Rate Opinion: GameBabble Ep.6: Speed Racer The Movie The Game!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 2

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By rss@youtube.com (GELTONZ) Please Watch in High Quality (near impossible to see the game footage otherwise!) Woo! New editing software! New camera! Good times for all! Yes I review Speed Racer The Movie The Game on all consoles and yes the text at the bottom of the DS footage WAS necessary. It looks SO much better on a re...

Rate REVIEW REWIND: Our worst-reviewed films

Original at The Daily external link    Fri, Jan 30

 NY - Speed Racer (2008): Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch), a skilled car driver from a family of gearheads, is blackmailed into racing in The Crucible -- the annual ...

Rate Opinion: Speed Racer is a disappointing live action film adaptation of ...

Original at expotv.com external link    Sat, Jan 10

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This is a video review of Speed Racer. The Wachowski Bros. have made some good movies in the past; unfortunately this movie is not one of them ... www.expotv.com

Rate Opinion: Cranky Hanke and Justin Souther’s Best and Worst Picks for 2008

Original at Mountain Xpress external link    Wed, Dec 31

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guardian.co.uk  NC - Dec 31, 2008 Speed Racer. What started off as a guilty pleasure, I now completely embrace: The Wachowski Brothers’ Speed Racer. Appealing primarily to my inner ... Slumdog Millionaire' review: Maybe there's something to being ... Examiner.com all 110 news articles

Rate Mario Kart DS Review by TennyWennyVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at YouTube external link    Sun, Dec 7

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By rss@youtube.com (Tennyslave) Author: Tennyslave Keywords: TennyWenny Tenny Ten 10 review Mario Kart Ds by teddy teddies bear fun funny blue cool Doughboy InfestedHate Games PSP DS GBA MEgaman battle network Racer Race sonic falzar need for speed yu-gi-oh spiderman rachet and clank Added: December 7, 2008

Rate Speed Racer Reviews, Speed Racer Movie Review, Speed Racer Tv Show ...

Original at Platinum Thoughts external link    Mon, Nov 10

By platinum Either way, I’m glad Speed Racer had been reborn and will hopefully stick around for awhile in the form of the tv show. It seems that the movie will come and go, but the tv show is certainly one to watch and can make an impact for ...

Rate FatMixx » Blog Archive » 30 Second Review: Speed Racer

Original at FatMixx external link    Sat, Nov 8

By sujal If you’ve ever seen the original Speed Racer cartoons or even Pokemon, you know some of the exaggerated expressions (with lines around their faces) that are common to Japanese cartoons. Spritle, in particular, is perfectly played to the ...

Rate DVD Review: Speed Racer: The Next Generation - The Fast Track

Original at The Trades external link    Wed, Oct 1

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 OR - Speed Racer victories, young Speed soon finds himself not only outracing the pockets of nothingness, but the classic X3 and the Mammoth Car itself! ...

Rate Blu-ray Review: Speed Racer

Original at Blogcritics external link    Sun, Sep 28

 OH - For the uninitiated in the Speed Racer saga, directors The Wachowski Brothers do a simply amazing job of getting the audience up to, well, speed. ...

Rate DVD Verdict Review - Speed Racer (Blu-Ray)

Original at DVD Verdict external link    Wed, Sep 24

The best at that is Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch), who's taken after his late older brother, the one-time best in the world until an accident claimed his life. Now Speed is angling for the mantle of greatest ever and to get it he's going ...

Rate Speed Racer with Racer X Bobbleheads Set Photo and Review

Original at familycanal.com external link    Mon, Aug 18

By tristian5027 In this review of Speed Racer with Racer X Bobbleheads Set, I’m going to show you both the good and the bad. After all, what’sa review without some honesty, right? First, I have to tell you upfront that Speed Racer with Racer X ...

Rate Film review: Speed Racer

Original at Centretown external link    Sun, Jun 8

 Canada - Speed Racer is an adaptation of a Japanese manga/anime series called Mach GoGoGo, which tells the story of the aptly named Racer family as 18-year-old son ...

Rate COMICS REVIEW / Go Speed Racer, go! No, really. Just go - The Daily Yomiuri

Original at The Daily Yomiuri external link    Thu, May 22

COMICS REVIEW / Go Speed Racer, go! No, really. Just go  Japan - Meanwhile, Spritle, Speed's androgynous little sibling, and his pet monkey Chim-Chim find themselves the recipients of both child abuse (Speed throws them ...

Rate Opinion: Interpreting Speed Racer's Box Office Failure

Original at First Showing external link    Tue, May 20

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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....

Rate Opinion: Speed Racer - The making of the movie

Original at Confessions of Christina Ricci external link    Sat, May 17

By Jennifer This summer, audiences everywhere will get a chance to experience the ultimate high-octane ride with the release of Speed Racer, the revolutionary new live-action adventure from the Wachowski brothers, creators of The Matrix Trilogy. The film is based on the pioneering Japanese cart...

Rate Opinion: Fast-talking: Hirsch, Ricci share thoughts on `Speed Racer’

Original at Confessions of Christina Ricci external link    Sat, May 17

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...

Rate Movie Review: Speed Racer

Original at Blogcritics external link    Tue, May 13

By Mel Odom The live-action version of Speed Racer screamed onto movie screens this past weekend. The snarling, high-velocity, throaty roar of big engines gunning for the checkered flag brought fans, young and old, to the theater. But whether or not the movie is a success depends in large part on why y...

Rate Movie Review: Speed Racer

Original at Blogcritics external link    Mon, May 12

Speed Racer is NASCAR on steroids, full of excitement and non-stop speed. Based on the English adaptation of the Japanese anime, the Wachowskis manufacture ... Speed Racer Movie Review Hollyscoop Reviewed: Speed Racer Hollywood News

Rate Ken's Review: Speed Racer - A Wonderful Experience of Visual Overload

Original at First Showing external link    Sun, May 11

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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...

Rate Opinion: Speed Racer: GoGoGo!Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at grumpfactory (WordPress) external link    Sat, May 10

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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...

Rate Opinion: The New Speed Racer Movie Ain't Doing So Well At The Box Office...

Original at Moon Chase! A Sailor Moon external link    Sat, May 10

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...

Rate Review: 'Speed Racer' spins by screen at nauseating, wearing pace - Salt Lake Tribune

Original at origin.sltrib.com external link    Sat, May 10

Review: 'Speed Racer' spins by screen at nauseating, wearing pace Salt Lake Tribune, United States - Clunky 'Speed Racer' crashes into a wall San Jose Mercury News Color and Imagination Drive 'Speed Racer' Onto Big Screen Voice of America Speed Racer Rolling Stone

Rate Opinion: Sound Off: Speed Racer - What Did You Think?

Original at First Showing external link    Fri, May 9

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...

Rate Speed Racer Review - Anime Comes to Life at 400 MPH

Original at blogs.amctv.com external link    Fri, May 9

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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...

Rate Speed Racer is Rewardingly Weird, State-of-the-Art CGI Slapstick [Speed Racer Review]

Original at io9 external link    Thu, May 8

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By Annalee Newitz The plot of the flick couldn't be simpler. Nice kid Speed Racer wants nothing more than to compete in the big leagues of racing. His family runs Racer Motors, a tiny independent car design company that turns out beauties like the Mach 5 (and later, the ultra-awesome Mach 6). After he wins his fi...

Rate Review: Surreal Speed Racer Doses NASCAR With AnimeVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Wired News external link    Thu, May 8

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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...

Rate Speed Racer: The Next Generation: The Beginning (review) - Flick Filosopher

Original at Flick Filosopher external link    Thu, May 8

Speed Racer: The Next Generation: The Beginning (review)  NY - 411 Movies Interview: Peter Fernandez 411mania.com New Speed Racer and Avatar: Book 3 DVDs Roll Out Today Animation Magazine SPEED RACER: THE NEXT GENERATION Houston Chronicle

Rate Opinion: Joel Silver, Emile Hirsch drive 'Speed Racer' life - Newsday

Original at Newsday external link    Thu, May 8

Joel Silver, Emile Hirsch drive 'Speed Racer' life Like her cast mates, the draw for Ricci was working with the Wachowskis. "People had mentioned to me, 'Oh, you'd be a good Trixie,'" recalls the actress, ... Speed Racer' review Chicago Tribune Speed Racer RTE.ie

Rate Speed Racer Review - A Vibrantly Entertaining Live-Action Cartoon

Original at First Showing external link    Wed, May 7

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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...

Rate Review: Speed Racer

Original at Cinematical external link    Mon, May 5

By James Rocchi I don't know a lot about Speed Racer aside from what I've gleaned from the theme song over the years -- apparently, the young man's a demon on wheels -- so, in many ways, I'm the best possible audience for Larry and Andy Wachowski's new ...

Rate The Speed Racer Movie Review

Original at Giant Ideas external link    Sun, May 4

By Bryan Ward Emile Hirsch is fine as the lead character and does a good solid job of not ruining things. All of this might sound like faint praise, and I guess it is, but considering what Speed Racer could have easily been without them, ...

Rate Manga Review: Speed Racer vs. Speed Racer - Manga.about.com

Original at manga.about.com external link    Wed, Apr 30

Manga Review: Speed Racer vs. Speed Racer Manga.about.com, New York - Apr 30, 2008 Speed Racer: Mach GoGoGo Volumes 1 and 2 by Tatsuo Yoshida, from DMP Platinum / Digital Manga Publishing - This one's the classic car that's been lovingly ...

Rate Opinion: Underpromoted 'Speed Racer' Plans Public One-Night Stand With Korean Pop Icon

Original at Defamer external link    Fri, Apr 18

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By STV Speed Racer doesn't have enough going for it, evidently, for Warner Bros. to sell an April 25 sneak preview in Los Angeles on its own hotly anticipated merits. And its venue partners at the ImaginAsian Theater apparently could take or leave stars Emile Hirch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarand...

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