Speed Racer (Widescreen Edition) (DVD)
I was watching Avatar this weekend and you know what? I had to turn that shit off. I liked it in the theatres alright. The 3-D was pretty amazing. But you know what? Visually it just doesn’t have a great point of view. The colors seemed flat to me. Right after I turned Avatar off I put Speed Racer on.
This movie is one of the most underrated flicks of the past decade. People hated it when it came out. Why? The movie is absolutely brilliant. Visually it is AMAZING. The Wachowski brothers are true visionaries. First of all, if you hated the movie then you weren’t a fan of the cartoon. This is a true homage to the original 1960′s anime. The edits, the acting, the casting were all mindblowingly faithful. The story was also excellent. It’s all about corporate control, sticking together as a family, doing what you love, rising above all obstacles.
Speed Racer is a movie I can watch time and time again and I see new things. I discover clever art direction and editing. That’s something I didn’t get from Avatar. Wachowskis keep doing what you do. This movie is in one of my top 10′s of all time. SERIOUSLY.
I wholeheartedly agree (and I never even watched/read the original series). No one I knew liked it. I thought it was great. The Wachowskis were definitely ahead of their time with this one. People are not ready for this kind of movie yet.