yeah it was awful, wasn't it? I wonder why people keep trying to catch lightning in a bottle twice with a property like that. Speed Racer isn't memorable and fun because it was *good*, per se. Rather, it was goofy-looking, with characters whose bodies didn't move a lot, but whose mouths did, hilarious hyper-fast English actors dubbed over the Japanes dialogue, a catchy them song. How do you recreate that and make it seem fresh and exciting to a generation of kids raised with access to everything from CGI toons to DVD rentals?
-------------- Original message -------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 5/18/08 1:25:31 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I still love the classic old Speed Racer cartoon. I have about five > videotapes, for ten eps total. They're still great, still funny. Of course, > I've > only seen the Americanized, dubbed, cleaned up version. Never seen the > original > anime with its greater violence and blood. > There was a newer Speed Racer cartoon back in the 90s, I believe. It sucked. > This new 'toon, with Speed's son at a racing academy? Might be even worse. > It does. Saw 3 eps of it on Nicktoons. -GTW ************** Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new twists on family favorites at AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
