The fight was in one of the trailers (for a couple seconds, at least). On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Widgett Walls <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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! > > >
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