He played Pops in the version I saw. http://www.needcoffee.com/2008/09/27/speed-racer-2008-dvd-review/
On Jan 7, 10:18 am, Ed <[email protected]> wrote: > John Goodman was in Speed Race? You sure you're not thinking of > Beverly Hills Ninja 2: Big Brother is Here? > > E > > On Jan 7, 8:39 am, Widgett Walls <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Never thought I'd find myself agreeing with you, chief. But you're > > right. I don't think audiences knew what they had with Sky Captain. > > It was freaking brilliant. > > > Oh, and Speed Racer was a bomb because nothing about it looked > > appealing enough to coax people into paying $10+ to see it. Like most > > films today, unless you've got a 300 or Iron Man-level Wow Trailer > > (TM) that convinces people it's worthwhile to go, screw it--for the > > price of two tickets they'll own the DVD three months from now. Hell, > > I didn't give a damn about it until I watched the first ten minutes > > online and then realized it had potential. > > > Speed Racer deserves huge points for giving us John Goodman fighting a > > ninja. Which I didn't know I had been needing to see all my life > > until it happened, and a huge hole in my heart was then filled. > > > On Jan 7, 12:30 am, [email protected] wrote: > > > > Is freaking incredible!? Why wasn't it a big smash?? I loved it.? I took > > > it out from the library to get some costume ideas and I was blown away! > > > > I mean Paltrow sucks, but Paltrow sucks in everything, but Jude Law was > > > great (and he is not always) and Jolie is hardly in it but looks cool.? > > > The dialog was hilarious, the design was great.? Just fun, like a sci-fi > > > Mummy sorta.? Like a live-action Fleischer cartoon.? > > > > I read somewhere recently that Speed Racer was a bomb because they > > > marketed it to adults.? Maybe that happed here too (becuase I don't think > > > it did well).? It should have been advertised as a kid's movie, since > > > that's really what it is, but a great one.? > > > > I'm really late to the party here.? How did the rest of you recieve it?? > > > Or did you skip it?? I did, when it came out because I was burned out on > > > the stars.? I think this will be revisited in a few years and come back > > > as a matinee kids pic.? > > > > Super! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
