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Must See: Speed Racer International Movie Trailer
Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 13, 2008
Few directors have ever pushed the envelope of visual filmmaking quite like The Wachowski Brothers. In 1999, they showed the world bullet-time in The Matrix and continued to wow us all the way through the trilogy. Say what you want about the last two films, but there is no denying that they looked sweet.
The same can be said for their upcoming film Speed Racer, which will be thrust into theaters on May 9th after making its world premiere on opening night at the Tribeca Film Festival. You may not dig actor Emile Hirsch (and I do not), you may think that the film looks goofy and cartoony (as many people do) and you may think that The Wachowskis have lost their marbles (we question whether they had any to begin with), but one thing is for sure: Speed Racer is going to be unlike anything we’ve seen in a long time.
As evidence of this, I submit the newly release International trailer for your viewing pleasure:
Watch the trailer in High Definition at SpeedRacerTheMovie.com
Now, as far as summer blockbusters go, this one is probably up there on my “most anticipated” list, right below Iron Man and The Dark Knight. Not because I think that it is going to be an amazing movie, but because I am anxious to see the final product. I am anxious to see more of this ridiculously stylized film. Who knows, it may turn out to be an awesome ride. Then again, it may turn out to be a huge turd. Of all the big budget films that will be hitting theaters this summer, the fate of Speed Racer is the one that hangs in the balance. I think fans should be holding onto cautious optimism here, as The Wachowskis do have serious game.
I suppose we will see how it all turns out in just under a month.
Sound Off: What do you think, is Speed Racer going to rock our worlds, or will it crash and burn?
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5 Comments
April 13th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
wow i was not shure about this movie until i saw this trailer i figured it was going to feel like it was made for kids but it is looking to turn out to be a kick ass movie
April 13th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
Looks just perfect! The boys did a good job. I’m taking my whole family to see this film — been waiting for months.
~ I can’t wait to be 7 years old again !!!
GO SPEED GO!!
April 13th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
Interesting, how this and other sites are now hedging their bets on this film. After pretty much slamming this film when the first trailer appeared, now that they see that they may have been wrong, they’re positioning themselves not to look so bad if the film sweeps the box office.
Typical of online movie sites.
April 13th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
@Cufford
You had me wondering for a moment, so I went back and checked our archives, to see
what my reactions were to the first trailer. It led me back to a post made in December,
where I had this to say in my introductory paragraph:
“… while it is hard to say whether the film will be great after only one trailer, it is easy to
see how some will be getting excited about this one.”
I fail to see how that is “slamming” the film. In fact, I don’t remember slamming this film
at any point. I feel as if we have always approached it with cautious optimism. Trust me,
everyone in the online community wants this film to be great, as we do with every film,
but we can see where it could go either way. As well, I believe that those sentiments are
echoed above, where I am sticking to the message of “looks like it could be awesome,
but lets wait and see…”
That’s what I’ve been saying since the beginning. At least, as far as what I can see as I
read through our archives…
April 14th, 2008 at 11:37 am
I think I’m the only guy at FSR that has been trashing this film from the start. But that’s because it has Emile Hirsch and Matthew Fox, both acting vacuums. But then again, there’s Christina Ricci in high heel boots…
And even then, my attitude has always been “looks like it could suck, but let’s wait and see” to be a converse of Neil’s. Then again, there have been a lot of films I’ve seen over the years I was sure would suck and then I really liked, such as Alvin and the Chipmunks.
Still, I’m not gushing over anything Speed Racer just yet.