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The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible... ancora | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Plot Keywords:
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5 nominations ancoraRecensioni degli utenti:
First Place Winner ancoraUS Showtimes:
(register to personalize)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Emile Hirsch | ... | Speed Racer |
 | Nicholas Elia | ... | Young Speed |
 | Christina Ricci | ... | Trixie |
 | John Goodman | ... | Pops Racer |
 | Melissa Holroyd | ... | Speed's Teacher |
 | Susan Sarandon | ... | Mom Racer |
 | Matthew Fox | ... | Racer X |
 | Ariel Winter | ... | Young Trixie |
 | Scott Porter | ... | Rex Racer |
 | Benno Fürmann | ... | Inspector Detector |
| Gian Ganziano | ... | Everyman Announcer |
 | Peter Fernandez | ... | Local Announcer |
 | Harvey Friedman | ... | Harold Ledermann Announcer |
 | Richard Roundtree | ... | Ben Burns |
| Sadao Ueda | ... | Japanese Announcer |
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Race Chasers (USA) (fake working title)Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
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Rated PG for sequences of action, some violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsDurata:
135 minNazionalità:
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IngleseColore:
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2.35 : 1 ancoraDivieti:
Norway:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #44193) | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Venezuela:PG-13 | South Korea:12 | Brazil:10 | Netherlands:6 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/6 | Malaysia:U | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Taiwan:GP (original rating) | Finland:K-11 | Hong Kong:IIA | Sweden:7MOVIEmeter: 
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According to producer Joel Silver, this movie is going to be largely or entirely shot in front of the green screen. ancoraErrori:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When first visiting the Racer family, Royalton says one line in German - "Pfannkuchen sind Liebchen" - and translates it to "pancakes are love." "Liebchen" is a very old fashioned German word for lover, the correct German sentence would have been "Pfannkuchen sind Liebe." ancoraCitazioni:
[first lines]Race Announcer: All drivers to your cars, please. All drivers to your cars.
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Citato in "Saturday Night Live: Shia LaBeouf/My Morning Jacket (#33.11)" (2008) ancoraColonna sonora:
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I must admit that I know, or knew rather, very little about the story or history of Speed Racer- and his TV series - and maybe that is why I enjoyed this movie so much. Although, this is still a different type of situation where one who was a big fan of the shows might be seriously critical of every little detail of the turned movie. I don't believe anyone who considers themselves truly knowledgeable about Tatsuo Yoshida's work can say that this was not represented well on the big screen. I'm now intrigued to go back and check out some episodes of Speed Racer.
That aside, as far as it being a movie and a work of art, I would give this movie high marks in both categories. For it being a movie, it was nice to see something so different as far as the approach to making it go. Also, having such an incredible cast makes it all the more intriguing. I don't see anyone else having portrayed any of these characters any better than the cast that was hired to do so.
On an artistic level, it is extremely hard to think of any other movie that comes close to being in the same league. I did not see The Matrix, but I would say that anyone who liked Sin City for its cinematography and graphic elements, would love Speed Racer. The use of bright photography that's added behind a green screen makes for a far more dramatic effect.
Take the artistic elements of this movie, and put it together with the amazing cast (both looks and talent) and throw it together with a very different but coherent plot, and you've got yourself an extremely enjoyable movie that is definitely worth seeing. And seeing at the theater no less! My hats off to The Wachowski Brothers, and the rest of the cast and crew for putting together something different for a change.
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