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Date Posted: 01:17:10 05/13/08 Tue
Author: Rick
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Speed Racer the Movie: the fans vs. the critics...

The critics launched a negative campaign and gave the movie bad reviews before it was even released on May 9th. However, the fans loved the movie. A critic only serves himself and not the fans of the movie or anything for that matter. What do they know anyway?

The DVD and pay-per-view revenues this fall will kick up real good. I'd imagine a sequel will be made. The critics are famous for condemning family TV shows and movies. They are blind. The fans have the last word. The ones who truly care.

Rick

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[> Re: Speed Racer the Movie: the fans vs. the critics... -- Tim, 01:30:24 05/15/08 Thu [1]

Most of the critics are elitists who are out of touch with the average moviegoer. Unfortunately they do have some influence, and bad reviews can hurt a movie's box office or a television program's ratings, but not in every case. I hope Speed Racer continues to do well, despite being panned by snobby critics.

Tim

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[> Re: Speed Racer the Movie: the fans vs. the critics... -- Jason Keating, 19:03:34 05/21/08 Wed [1]

Kids have ate up Speed Racer at the movies, but parents seem to dislike bringing them to a film based on an old cartoon that they prolly didn't like all that well. I myself would have taken my kids, (if I had any) several times to see it. I enjoyed an know they would too. Critics loved "family" movies like Chronicles of Narnia and the like. I think Speed racer will destroyed internationally as well on DVD so I am not worried.

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[> [> Re: Speed Racer the Movie: the fans vs. the critics... -- Rick, 20:48:47 05/21/08 Wed [1]

Hi Jason,

Welcome and thanks for signing my guestbook. Yes, the film was a failure. It couldn't make back the $120 million they put into it. As far as a good story to enjoy, that's one thing. How the public sees it is another.

The little kids are the target audience. I mean, if you compare the childern of the 60's and 70's to the next generation of kids that are younger than we are, it's a substantial difference. I wouldn't think a 2008 film would be well regarded, where it could have been more in 1993. Back then, the original Speed Racer was revived on MTV and Cartoon Network. That was the right time.

It will be interesting to see if the new series on Nicktoons will be given a green light for a 2nd season or cancel it later this year. I don't watch network cable anymore nor go to movie theaters. I had my day. My home theater systems do great.

If you notice their strategy, the airtime I think is 7 pm, which is dinnertime for the kids at home. But there's so many other things on TV, they may not even bother with it. If it works, it could last for a few years at best. Ironically, the original Speed Racer is nowhere to be seen on the TV lineup.

Looking back, I am very grateful to have grown up with Speed as a child and blossom into adulthood. I loved independent TV stations. The variety of programming. I watched them more often than major networks.

This site I loved creating and those who have it bookmarked are blessed. It was time. See you back here again!

Rick

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[> Re: Speed Racer the Movie: the fans vs. the critics... -- Paul Christman (Elaborating on Rex/Racer X), 10:11:50 04/08/10 Thu [1]

I thought the movie was great! Didn't see it in the theatre but I got around to renting the
DVD last year. It was a treat to see Speed and Trixie as little kids, and the plot elaboration on Rex was a terrific storyline addition. The entire cast did a bang-up job of capturing all the nuance of each of the characters. I was particularly impressed with Christina Ricci's take on Trixie; with that famous Jackie Kennedy bob with the little bow on the side she was a virtual doppelganger for the fabulous proto-feminist character whom the wonderful Corrinne Orr breathed life into. I read somewhere that around '91 or '92 there were tentative plans to make a Speed movie starring Keanu Reeves but for some reason it never got off the drawing board. Does anybody know anything about this?

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[> [> Re: Speed Racer the Movie: the fans vs. the critics... -- Rick, 00:35:11 05/31/10 Mon [1]

The early 90's film got bogged down in developmental hell, so to speak. I know all the details as many do. Talk about a big waste of time to give the fans great expectations of a live-action film that never happened until 2008. That's Hollywood for you!

Rick

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