things are gonna change, i can feel it
A summary of my feelings leading up to this movie: i thought the trailer looked totally cool! Cheesy and insane and pleasantly flashy and essentially everything a live-action anime should be. I don't really have much attachment to Speed Racer because i never really watched it as a kid, although i have always liked the Mach 5. In any case, i thought this looked funny and neat, and then... all the reviews coming in yesterday and today have been TERRIBLE. Like it's the worst movie ever. So that was getting me down and i was worried it would maybe be Transformers redux where i thought it would be fun and ended up being unbearably awful.
BUT NO! IT WAS, IN FACT, PRETTY GREAT. So i'm confused, because i usually do not enjoy supposedly awful movies i don't think. Like, did nobody get it? It was the most deliberate over-the-top cheesiness in the world, and i love that shit because it's SO INTENTIONAL. I'm not sure exactly how to distinguish that from Transformers, but i guess that wasn't deliberate enough for me, the "humor" in that was so lowest common denominator and not in the "gee gosh shucks!" endearing way that Speed Racer was. I GUESS??!!?? Basically i had wanted Transformers to be cheesy in a great, cartoony 80s way and it wasn't, it was cheesy in a product of the 2000s pop culture way and it made me feel bad. (BUSH JOKE! ROBOT PEEING! HA HA HA!) ANYWAY. I also love how so many bad reviews have also said "oh man bring a barf bag, i'm so dizzy, fast-moving things!" and that was suuuuuuuch a non-issue. But i don't get how anyone could have felt sick at Cloverfield either. MOTION PICTURE AUDIENCES: UR DOIN IT WRONG. I really just can't stand that something being jittery or fast-paced is an excuse that it's bad. The hyperactive camera moves were perfect. Suck it up. I will concede that it was slow in parts and could have had some talky scenes cut down, but otherwise i was extremely entertained the whole time and feel depressed that it's getting shit-talked all over the place. It was only a bad movie if you HATE FUN.
EMILE HIRSCH WHY SO PRETTY. I still have not seen Into the Wild because even seeing the previews for that made me sad, i'm scared to watch it. :(
SCOOOOOOOOOTT PORTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DITTO: WHY SO PRETTY?!? I was LOLing at him being a younger Matthew Fox because HA HA WHAT, NOT EVEN CLOSE, so i am glad that was easily explained. STREET! HE'S STREET RACER, HAHAHAHAHAHHA.
Ahem.
MATTHEW FOX I WISH YOUR FACE HAD BEEN IN MORE THAN THREE MINUTES OF THE MOVIE. Even so, aww, Racer X, so sad. Also Matthew Fox with slightly longer hair, i heart you so much. SHIRTLESS NINJA <3 <3 <3 But the best part was when he finally took off his mask for Speed, at the end of their conversation when he smiled and walked away. OH PRETTY SMILES TIMES. :D :D :D
I LOLed when that Togokhan guy (RAAAAAAAAAAIN!!! oh Colbert.) said "don't tell me what i can't do". YEAH, LAST NIGHT'S LOST WAS PRETTY FUCKED UP, I AGREE.
Trixie getting to race was A+ awesome. Also Trixie and Speed karate kicking together! :D And bantering! And kissing in front of the flashbulbs, yaaaaaaay.
BEST CRAZY AWESOME PARTS: the entiiiiiiiire intro with flashbacks and racing and flashbacks; the WHOLE rally race plus brawl in the middle (TEAMWORK!!); and the Grand Prix, especially the finale. So basically all the parts that were intended to be crazy awesome were crazy awesome. Shiny cars and bright colors!!!!
I have such a soft spot for things where a) familial love trumps all, and b) bright-eyed idealists save the day hardcore with their bright-eyed idealism, so there's another reason why i liked this so much. LOVE WINS, BITCHES.
I like how basically every movie where i think "hey this soundtrack is pretty cool!" when the credits roll it's by friggin Michael Giacchino. LIKE EVERY TIME. And i always feel a little bit proud because of Alias back in the day, hell yeah. That guy is pretty good at music, you know! :D
God this movie was totally on the good kind of psychadelic crack, it made me happy. So pretty. Dear fandom: i wouldn't hate you if you decided to ship Speed and Racer X. I MEAN, UH, WHAT? ...But he doesn't look like Rex anymore, it's okay. O_o ............................ I'll just be over here. Uh. Sitting.
I am now 2 for 2 loving summer movies. I WANT TO SEE IRON MAN AGAIN, OH TONY/PEPPER. Indy better not suck, man, that old guy is getting outpaced pretty quick here.
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