Kaiser Posted December 16, 2007 Hollywood is at it once agian raping our childhood and now they have turned to a Speed Racer movie. Speed Racer will be directed by the Wachowski brothers. If anyone doesn't know who these directors are should be concidered lucky and fortunete. Seems interesting, but so far the only thing I like about the trailer is John Goodman playing as Pops. 0 Share this post Link to post
Vile Posted December 16, 2007 Meh, it's been long enough, seeing as the series came out in the late 60s. Colorful trailer. 0 Share this post Link to post
Udderdude Posted December 16, 2007 Looks like the usual disaster formula. Take cheezy, campy kids cartoon and make it into an OMG SERIOUS BUSINESS movie. It worked for The Grinch movie, right? (hint: no) 0 Share this post Link to post
VileSlay Posted December 16, 2007 yomoneyboat said:Heh, that Minesweeper thing was clever. and timeline. http://www.doomworld.com/vb/everything-else/41075-minesweeper/ but yeah, speedracer the movie. they describe speed's racing skills as "car-fu". WTF? the racing scenes in the trailer look like f-zero on crack, but I must say that the casting is pretty good. they all look like their cartoon counterparts. 0 Share this post Link to post
40oz Posted December 17, 2007 Power Rangers Mighty Max Beast Wars Goosebumps Tom & jerry Peanuts And theres like a million more superhero's that no one cares about that they didn't make movies for yet. When will this phase end? 0 Share this post Link to post
Coopersville Posted December 17, 2007 *happened to be listening to a cover of the Speed Racer theme when I stumbled across this* Looks good to me. 0 Share this post Link to post
Snarboo Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah, I totally ripped off Scuba, but it had to be posted. :p 0 Share this post Link to post
SyntherAugustus Posted December 17, 2007 You'd think somebody who made a successful trilogy of action movies would make something original. Oh well, it does look colorful and interesting. edit: fine they did make V, which was good. 0 Share this post Link to post
caco_killer Posted December 17, 2007 Snarboo said:(Youtube Vid) Yeah, I totally ripped off Scuba, but it had to be posted. :p Now that would be an awesome movie. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted December 17, 2007 I heard there actually IS a Pac-Man movie in the works. :C 0 Share this post Link to post
Ralphis Posted December 17, 2007 JohnnyRancid said:Power Rangers Mighty Max Beast Wars Goosebumps Tom & jerry Peanuts When will this phase end? What? There are a few power ranger movies 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted December 17, 2007 Yeah, I even remember watching the first one. :( 0 Share this post Link to post
VileSlay Posted December 18, 2007 Snarboo said:Yeah, I totally ripped off Scuba, but it had to be posted. :p "some kind of... pac-man." LMAO! 0 Share this post Link to post
Kid Airbag Posted December 18, 2007 BlackFish said:You'd think somebody who made a successful trilogy of action movies would make something original. Oh well, it does look colorful and interesting. edit: fine they did make V, which was good. Except V for Vendetta was based on a graphic novel and thus not original either. 0 Share this post Link to post
Texas Libra Posted December 18, 2007 That Pac-Man trailer is actually quite believable since nearly all video game movies have absolutely nothing to do with the games they're based on. 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted December 18, 2007 Kid Airbag said:Except V for Vendetta was based on a graphic novel and thus not original either. I finally got around to reading that. I liked Watchmen a WHOLE lot more. Still haven't seen the movie. 0 Share this post Link to post
deathbringer Posted December 18, 2007 "Mr Burns! so you were'nt shot after all! it was all a dream" "Yes, just a dream, it's actually 1965 and we're undercover detectives on the hot-rod circuit, now lets put the pedal to the metal!" "SPEEDWAY SQUAD - In colour!" 0 Share this post Link to post
GooberMan Posted December 19, 2007 JohnnyRancid said:Tom & jerry O RLY? JohnnyRancid said:Peanuts NO WAI! 0 Share this post Link to post
deathbringer Posted December 19, 2007 If you can't afford LSD just watch the Peanuts movie 0 Share this post Link to post
SYS Posted December 22, 2007 Danarchy said:I finally got around to reading that. I liked Watchmen a WHOLE lot more. Still haven't seen the movie. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/ They're still filming for it. The sets they have are really cool. The majority of it is filmed in a big warehouse lot in Burnaby. I worked in two scenes as a background monkey: VJDAY - The date for this scene got moved numerous times because a heavy windstorm destroyed the set. They ran out of navy uniforms so I just got dressed as a civilian from that era. Paid wardrobe fittings are fun. Andy Warhol's factory - This shoot was weird. An old empty office space in DT. Set was covered in tin foil with replica Warhol art. Tables had prop joints, and mirrors with babypowder to be passed off as cocaine on them. Also to highlight Warhol's sexuality they had a naked guy just randomly walk into the scene. There was a lower half of a mannequin painted silver shoved upside down in a toilet. On action they told me to pick it up and trip out on it. They also shot it all with a hand held camera which I heard at first was because it was preproduction. But now it was the look they were going for in the scene. Really wish I got picked for the Studio 54 scene. There were rumors about Billy Idol and Elton John being present. 0 Share this post Link to post
Technician Posted December 23, 2007 GooberMan said:O RLY? NO WAI! I think he meant it along the lines of a live action film like Garfield or Dennis the Menace. 0 Share this post Link to post
exp(x) Posted December 23, 2007 Kaiser said:the Wachowski brothers more like brother and sister 0 Share this post Link to post
Sharessa Posted December 23, 2007 POTGIESSER said:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/ I actually meant the V movie. Didn't know the Watchemen movie was still being made. VJDAY - The date for this scene got moved numerous times because a heavy windstorm destroyed the set. They ran out of navy uniforms so I just got dressed as a civilian from that era. Paid wardrobe fittings are fun. Andy Warhol's factory - This shoot was weird. An old empty office space in DT. Set was covered in tin foil with replica Warhol art. Tables had prop joints, and mirrors with babypowder to be passed off as cocaine on them. Also to highlight Warhol's sexuality they had a naked guy just randomly walk into the scene. There was a lower half of a mannequin painted silver shoved upside down in a toilet. On action they told me to pick it up and trip out on it. They also shot it all with a hand held camera which I heard at first was because it was preproduction. But now it was the look they were going for in the scene. Really wish I got picked for the Studio 54 scene. There were rumors about Billy Idol and Elton John being present. O_o Well the picture with the Nixon poster got me to thinking it might be pretty accurate to the original despite being way too connected with the 80s zeitgeist. Alternate history stuff is getting rather popular these days. On the other hand, I have no idea how the two scenes you described would fit into the story. Maybe the Andy Warhol one. I still agree with Terry Gilliam is that the only way Watchmen would truly work would be a miniseries without TV censorship. Shame he never picked it up...he'd be the perfect director for it. 0 Share this post Link to post
SYS Posted December 23, 2007 Danarchy said:On the other hand, I have no idea how the two scenes you described would fit into the story. Maybe the Andy Warhol one. Well with Vjday japan surrenders and it's time square in New York. There's the famous photograph of a Navy guy kissing a nurse. Well in this scenario, a real hot chick makes out with the nurse instead. Danarchy said:I still agree with Terry Gilliam is that the only way Watchmen would truly work would be a miniseries without TV censorship. Shame he never picked it up...he'd be the perfect director for it. Yeah it seems there's alot there to just cram it into 2hrs. I would've like to have seen Terry Gilliam do it as well. But hell, works is work. 0 Share this post Link to post