Speed racing or dirty racing? But heck it was one hella of speedy ride!

Speed Racer

Sure was fun to watch. Speed Racer (Emile Hirsch)going wild on those high speed turns and spins and jumps and heck the CGI! Superb! Words just can’t describe how well the speed was presented in the movie. The blending was perfect that it really does put modern F1 races to shame. (Speaking of which, this is the Turkey weekend.)

Then again, if we do look deeper into the story, guess it’s a dirty game out there, no matter where. Fixes and foul play everywhere. Toughest survive. But I guess the moral of the story is “Good guys still win the day!”

As for the humour in the show, apart from the speed that was readily available, I must say they were of another splendid blend. Spritle (Paulie Litt) and Chim-Chim (Kenzie and Willy) were great fun to watch, Pops (John Goodman) was interesting in holding the family together, while Trixie (Christina Ricci) was just lovable.

The Mach 5 & 6 were damn good too! Definitely put modern F1 to shame! (Oops, did I just say that again?)

Perhaps the only regret I’ve right now, after catching it on the big screen is, the disconnection that I’ve from my childhood in regards to this wonderful series. Guess I was just too young then. But heck, when the credit rolled, all the voices from the cartoon series filled the hall. Could, definitely I swear, felt the nostalgic piece in me tingling.

But guess at the end of the day, “Why do you race?” seemed to be an appropriate tie-in to almost our daily life. A great 7.5 (prolly near 8.0) of 10.0 I’d give it!

PS: Think many people didn’t like it.

The Summer (of Superheroes) 2008 began with Iron Man. I was impressed, but not blown away.

Iron Man - 2008

Tony Stark was definitely a good character to follow. Witty at all time, genius at every other corner. Heck, he was even cool when facing predicament. A millionaire weapon maker who later became a prisoner of a terrorist group, only to build himself an Arch generator to keep himself alive, and finally built the first prototype for his escape. After escaping, he realised what the world needs and how he can help it. Thus, we’ve iron man!

Throughout the whole show, it was very enjoyable to watch the character, Iron Man, being built. Tony Stark was developed, not Iron Man. All the CGs were great and definitely an eye feasta. The details are so great, that at times, I really believe such a suit can exists.

The fight scenes (of course, this is a superhero movie, there’s definitely fight scenes) were great. Though I only really enjoyed the one against the two F-22. Not the finale against the bigger prototype. Think it was just too plain and straight brute force at the end. The F-22 chase scene on the other hand was very interesting and kept me surprise at almost all times. Heck, the phone calls were one heck of a laugh!

Thought having said so much, pardon me one thing though, my initial contact with Iron Man was through some crappy animated cartoon from the 80s/early 90s. That’s all I know. Guess there’s much to learn!

Maybe next time, we’d see War Machine. This time round, 7.5/10.0. Hope it’s a good start of Summer (of Superhero) 2008!

This is definitely one great summer to be looking forward to. Last year, we had Fantastic 4/Silver Surfer, X-Men, Spider-man , Superman, Ghost Rider, Harry Potter and Transformer. Arguably, only Transformer delivered for me. Kind of disappointing isn’t it, out of so many big names that is.

Anyway, being optimistic, I hope this summer, Summer (of Superheroes) 2008, will deliver! To start the list rolling, we’ve the following.

1. Iron Man
2. The Dark Knight
3. Hulk
4. Hancock
5. Indiana Jones
6. Hellboy 2
7. Speed Racer

Lets keep a close watch on these shall we?