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somunny:
I can't think of one cartoon series based, live-action movie that was worth a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---.  Of course, like everything, it all boils down to one's personal opinion.

Howard_Casto:
I think the main problem with this film is it looks like 70's anime, which in all honesty was pretty crappy and barely a step above astroboy from the 50's.  Of course if you were to change the visual style, then it wouldn't be speed racer anymore.  And then there's the fact that the show never had any plot.  Speed races, his dad yells at him, the little boy and monkey stow away in the trunk, racer X is his brother.... there I've saved you 7 bucks. 

somunny:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 12, 2008, 05:20:00 pm ---I think the main problem with this film is it looks like 70's anime, which in all honesty was pretty crappy and barely a step above astroboy from the 50's.  Of course if you were to change the visual style, then it wouldn't be speed racer anymore.  And then there's the fact that the show never had any plot.  Speed races, his dad yells at him, the little boy and monkey stow away in the trunk, racer X is his brother.... there I've saved you 7 bucks. 

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I completely agree.  Speed Racer is completely overrated in my opinion.  However, I do think there was some good anime from the 70's.  Starblazers had a pretty good ongoing plotline and Battle of the Planets (which I'm sure someone has in line for a live action movie adaptation) had some memorable episodes as far as I'm concerned.  Still, the animation for either of those shows doesn't hold up but, at this point, it's more about nostalgia anyway.

Ed_McCarron:

--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 12, 2008, 05:20:00 pm ---racer X is his brother....

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Racer X was Speed's brother?

Damn, that explains a lot.

Howard_Casto:

--- Quote from: somunny on January 12, 2008, 06:55:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on January 12, 2008, 05:20:00 pm ---I think the main problem with this film is it looks like 70's anime, which in all honesty was pretty crappy and barely a step above astroboy from the 50's.  Of course if you were to change the visual style, then it wouldn't be speed racer anymore.  And then there's the fact that the show never had any plot.  Speed races, his dad yells at him, the little boy and monkey stow away in the trunk, racer X is his brother.... there I've saved you 7 bucks. 

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I completely agree.  Speed Racer is completely overrated in my opinion.  However, I do think there was some good anime from the 70's.  Starblazers had a pretty good ongoing plotline and Battle of the Planets (which I'm sure someone has in line for a live action movie adaptation) had some memorable episodes as far as I'm concerned.  Still, the animation for either of those shows doesn't hold up but, at this point, it's more about nostalgia anyway.

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Battle of the Planets, smartly will have a cgi movie release sometime in 2009.  The creators of the film realized that the visual style wouldn't hold up to live action filming, so they intend to give the characters more realisim via hi-def cg, but maintain the over-all look of the show.  Also, because that show had a bit of a plot, they can get away with changing much more than they could on speedracer.  I doubt we are gonna see a little girl in a pink polyester dress and go-go boots wearing a duck helmet while flipping around and showing her grannie panties in the new film.  At least, dear god I hope we won't!

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