GO Speed! GO!

"It's a kid's show, why are you even asking me?"

"Speed Racer ar... I don't think I can make it... Sorry!!"

"You... watching Speed Racer? Please la!"

"Isn't Ironman showing too? How about er... something else?"

With the above comments in mind, I guess it finally occurred to me that if I did not catch this movie before today ended, I'd most probably be waiting for the DVD release a couple of months down the road. So after a fruitless last minute request to M for company to watch Speed race on the big screens (FYI, M decided to play that insufferable WoW game instead of being a good sport and keep and old friend company), I decided to just cough out that S$6.50 (Golden Village member!!!) and be a kid all over again. 

The movie Speed Racer is basically an onscreen adaptation of the very successful Japanese anime Mach GoGoGo (マッハGoGoGo). I haven't read the anime at all though I vaguely remember seeing the white car and the fancy animations many years back. The movie reviews are all over the internet so I shan't bother with a review here. 

The movie was really well produced and the story-line pleasant and really wholesome. The Wachowski brothers were responsible for the script writing and the directing of the movie and it is evident from the reviews (including mine) that they have done a splendid job. The kaleidoscope of colours and the futuristic theme of the whole movie greatly appealed to me. The cinematography was beautiful too with the whole film itself a work of art. Family, Loyalty, Friendship and Passion are perhaps the best four words used to describe the overall theme of this movie. The great chemistry too between the casts certainly helped in making the movie a success in my opinion. I do understand that the movie hasn't been getting good reviews from press and the papers but I guess "one man's meat is another man's poison." Love it, Hate it, this movie is definitely going to be a cult classic :)

Kudos to Yik too for his performance in iTalentstar :) Cheers! 

"Every one of us has to find a reason to do this. You don't climb into a T-180 to be a driver. You do it because you're driven." 

- Racer X