[vincesanity82]

From writers/directors/producers Larry and Andy Wachowski, the creators of the groundbreaking "The Matrix" trilogy, and producer Joel Silver comes the live-action, high-octane film "Speed Racer," which follows the adventures of the young race car driver Speed in his quest for glory in his thunderous Mach 5. "Speed Racer" marks the Wachowski brothers' first writing/directing collaboration since "The Matrix" movies -- Business Wire

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[Phils20]

I'm not sure about this. I would watch it on TV, but I'm not all that fired up to see it in a theater!

[bears9]

I might watch it, I saw the TV show once.

[SteelPhoenyx]

Its going to be crazy. Its going to be campy. I can't wait to see it!

I grew up watching Speed Racer. Now I have just shown my age.

[Bob Tanner]

I watched a bit of the trailer... I recognized John Goodman. I don't see it going down in history as one of the more acclaimed film epics.

It looks like something which might rank in there with such auto-oriented flicks as "Knight Rider" (which brought us the irrepressible David Hasselhoff), "Back to the Future #'s I, II. III. and IV, (I thought the Delorean had the best lines). And who can forget "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai in the 8th Dimension?" (very, very forgettable)

If it's the type of movie you enjoy, that's OK but it looks like something I'll take a pass on.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by SteelPhoenyx

Its going to be crazy. Its going to be campy. I can't wait to see it!

I grew up watching Speed Racer. Now I have just shown my age.

Originally in 1966 ... yes I guess you did !!!

[Lefty Noob]

Sounds good, except for the bit about the guys who made the Matrix doing it. Ugh.

[SteelPhoenyx]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Originally in 1966 ... yes I guess you did !!!

heh... well the cartoon is a couple years older than me at least!

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by SteelPhoenyx

heh... well the cartoon is a couple years older than me at least!

... and you're sticking to that story ??????

[SteelPhoenyx]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

... and you're sticking to that story ??????

You betcha!!

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by SteelPhoenyx

You betcha!!

Guess that makes me a bit more"cured" than you, although I never watched "Speed Racers".

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by bears9

I might watch it, I saw the TV show once.

Once!...

Heck, I would watch it everyday as an 8 yearold...long before cable...when you had little choice...Big Speed Racer fan...that and Prince Planet which was the other Japanese animated cartoon at the time...though I have never run across another person who remembers Prince Planet...

[SteelPhoenyx]

I had to Google Prince Planet to see if I remembered it. I remember the character (seeing the art somewhere), but I don't remember watching it.

It was Speed Racer and Kimba the White Lion for me.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

Once!...

Heck, I would watch it everyday as an 8 yearold...long before cable...when you had little choice...Big Speed Racer fan...that and Prince Planet which was the other Japanese animated cartoon at the time...though I have never run across another person who remembers Prince Planet...

I don't remember "Prince Planet." About the only Japanese films I remember are "Godzilla" and "Starman." (Starman was an oldie where you could see the wires holding him horizontal in front of a rolling screen.)

The rest... Hanna & Barbara's "Huckleberry Hound" was the first TV cartoon I remember (1958 or 1959) which wasn't either Warner Brothers or Disney created. I was never a cartoon kind of kid. I don't know why but it was a genre I never got into.

[LSC9901]

Bob .. .we were way to busy being kids who entertained ourselves. Sometimes it included mischievous deeds and then there were the times we had to mow the lawn ... by hand. We didn't even have a TV until I was 8-9 years old. My parents got it so we'd stay home. Then we only had three channels. Ahhhh the memories !!!