Speed Racer (2008)

Note Générale:

6,4/10   

Réalisateurs:

Andy Wachowski
Larry Wachowski

Scénaristes (WGA):

Andy Wachowski (written by) &
Larry Wachowski (written by) ...

Date de sortie:

9 mai 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Famille | Sport

Accroche:

Go

Intrigue:

The story begins with Speed Racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win The Crucible...

Plot Keywords:

Speed | Racer | Race | Racing | Mach 5

Récompenses:

8 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

An Interesting Transformation from Animation to Live Action!

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 11	1:30 PM	HBO
Fri. Nov. 20	8:30 AM	HBO

Ensemble

Emile Hirsch	...	Speed Racer
Nicholas Elia	...	Young Speed
Susan Sarandon	...	Mom Racer
Melissa Holroyd	...	Speed's Teacher
Ariel Winter	...	Young Trixie
Scott Porter	...	Rex
Gian Ganziano	...	Everyman Announcer
Peter Fernandez	...	Local Announcer
Harvey Friedman	...	Harold Ledermann Announcer
Sadao Ueda	...	Japanese Announcer
Valery Tscheplanowa	...	Russian Announcer
Sami Loris	...	Italian Announcer
Olivier Marlo	...	French Announcer
Sean McDonagh	...	Celtic Announcer
Kick Gurry	...	Sparky

Autre(s) titre(s):

Race Chasers (USA) (fake working title)
Speed Racer (Germany)
Speed Racer: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)

MPAA:

Rated PG for sequences of action, some violence and language.

Durée:

135 min

Pays:

USA | Australia | Allemagne

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Classification:

South Korea:12 | Ireland:PG | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | Germany:12 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:U | Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:PG (certificate #44193) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIA | Norway:11 | Sweden:7 | Brazil:10 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/6 | Taiwan:GP (original rating) | South Korea:Tous (DVD rating) | New Zealand:PG | Austria:10 | South Africa:10M (theatrical rating) | South Africa:13V (DVD rating) | Australia:PG

Lieux de tournage:

Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Société:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Anecdotes:

Milka Duno, who plays Kellie "Gearbox" Kalinkov, is an actual professional race car driver in the Indy Racing League.

Goofs:

Révélant des erreurs: During the second leg of the Casa Cristo 500, when Speed spins around to avoid Snake's oil spill, the back side of the Mach 5 goes off the side of the road. The effects and angle of the car are the same as if the car was completely on solid ground.

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Race Announcer: All drivers to your cars, please. All drivers to your cars.

Connexions:

Référencé sur "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: (#7.11)" (2008)

Bande son:

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered

An Interesting Transformation from Animation to Live Action!

Personally I have never been a fan of the original animated series, and I wasn't sure what to expect of this movie. After seeing the trailers I thought it looked kind of cheesy and over-done. After watching this I realized that the cheesy graphics, work to it's own advantage. This movie really caught a good look at Live action Speed Racer without losing the characteristics of the Cartoon. I didn't think even the Wachowski brothers could pull this off, but as usual, they did.

As far as the actors performances, Emile Hirsch did exceptional, but my eye was mostly on the brilliant performances by John Goodman, and new comer Paul Litt who plays Spritle, Speed's mischievous little brother. I recommend this for the family, don't wait for the DVD get to the theaters while this stunning cinematography is on the big screen!