GUILTY. A REVIEW.

I rented SPEED RACER.  First let me say that when it was first announced that the movie was going to be made by the Wachowski Brothers from THE MARTIX movies, I was excited.  Then I saw pictures of the Mach 5, and I was excited.  Then I saw the trailer, got excited for PARTS of it (the anime style), and not excited for other parts of it (when RACER X catches some dudes punch at 3 miles per hour).  Then reviews came in and they were all negative, so I stayed away from it at the theaters.

EXCELLENT.

LAME.

I TRIED to watch it in theaters, but it was definitely at the bottom of my list.  But now that I HAVE seen it I can say that I enjoyed it.  It wasn't great but it wasn't terrible and I can see why some people hated it.  If you were a fan of the original series (I wasn't), or a fan of anime (I'm not really a FAN, I just like Cowboy Bebop), then you'll enjoy this movie.  It is a literal translation from anime and it really is unlike something that has been seen before.  I didnt like ALL of it, sure its a bit goofy at times, but its instantaneous and goes away fast.  Its a VERY colorful movie but as my brother explained it to me, it NEEDS such sharp contrasting colors to differentiate elements on the screen, otherwise it would all be a dark blur.  And as it was put in the documentary, this film is derived from an anime.  Anime isn't about being literal, its about being emotional.  It's meant to take themes and exaggerate them to make the audience feel a certain way.  And thats what this movie does.  With spinning cars and bright colors.  Definitely check it out if you want to watch a fun movie that isn't so serious, in a sea of serious movies.  And if you can, watch it on blu-ray, it seriously feels like your eyes shit ice cream in your brain.