Speed Racer
Ratings & Reviews Summary for Speed Racer
What Users are Saying:
- Holds interest
- Good for kids
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User Reviews for Speed Racer
05/15/2008 Posted by Ranelle65
Great movie for kids and adults who remember the cartoon. The movie had a great story line, good acting and great special effects. Not much fighting except during the driving scenes and a lot of the story was kept simple for young kids to follow. I would have liked more interaction between speed racer and his girl friend, but that's because I'm an adult. Some parts were goofy with the youngest brother and the monkey, but again that's more for young kids. Taking that into account, I definitely would recommend it for anyone who has kids. Thoroughly entertaining.
Pros: Entertaining, Special effects, action-packed
Cons: Certain parts of the movie were silly, and not enough romance
05/14/2008 Posted by Halliford
Enjoyed the film. It was very entertaining. Great to see Susan Sarandon and John Goodman teamed up. Emile Hirsch is absolutely adorable!!! I look to see more from this up an coming young actor! Great family film full of fast car excitement!
Pros: Bright and happy graphics
Cons: Simple plot
05/11/2008 Posted by alanis
The critics that call themselves professional got this one all wrong. This is a fun film for little kids, and old kids who remember the original series. From the words GO SPEED RACER this high-speed adventure is an immersion into the comic book personification ~ made dazzlingly real and fever-pitched in a way that honors both the genre and the subject! The casting is nearly rock-solid, the acting never seemed tired, or the scripts trite; it was pretty well spot on. The direction did have a touch of slack now and then relative to the pacing, however ~ this is a story about racing, about adrenalin, about heart-pumping non-stop high-energy precision driving, and the overheated competing egos, er... evils that have us guessing around each lap and passed the checkered flag. The villainy is devilish, the humor is perfectly aped, the romance is anticipated, and the urge to win is never greater! I laughed and cheered along with my audience; Marvel has done it again! GO SPEED RACER!
Pros: Dazzling special effects, good tension with well-placed humor, devious villains
Cons: Occasional slackness and odd cropping
05/09/2008 Posted by jockdeboer
This is just what I have been waiting for since I was a kid in the 70's. Great casting, I cannot even think of a better cast. They got the gist of the cartoon and transported it to the 00's. Simply the best movie I have seen in a while, although I maybe the wrong person to ask as I love Speed Racer! I cannot wait till the sequel comes out and I am surely going to see this one in an I-Max theater. I tried to see this at the Tribeca Film Festival, but both shows were sold out. Enjoy, fun for us old timers (42) and I sure would love it as a kid.
Pros: None
Cons: None
