Speed Racer: The Future of Movies

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Go Or No Go Speed Racer!
Published 5/9/2008 at movies filter
... The Good: Time's Richard Corliss: "'Speed Racer' announces the arrival of the virtual movie. If you watch the film overwhelmed by the assault of seductive visual information and wonder what you're seeing, here's the happy answer: the future of movies." [Actually that sounds kind of scary] ...

Weekend Boxoffice: Iron Man vs. Speed Racer
Published 5/9/2008 by Variety.com * at Thompson On Hollywood
... a half quadrant movie targeted at women and gay men. Here's Peter Bart on the subject of chick flicks.) The LAT analyzes Speed Racer's presumed boxoffice weakness: why does this movie have to be number one and be a blockbuster? Why can't it just open? Family movies tend to last longer in the marketplace. Just asking. It didn't land good reviews: 36% on the Tomatometer (Rotten). Looks like I like Speed Racer better than most, along with Richard Corliss, who says it's the future of movies. Fantasy Moguls has its own ...