As you know, there’s this Speed Racer movie that opens May 9. And thus far, I haven’t been all that thrilled with the prospect. So reader Devin Wolfe sent me links to an extended featurette and an international spot with tons of extra footage.

Well…

This isn’t for me and I know that. And I can pretty much guarantee that it’s going to make a shit ton of cashola. The Wachowski’s will somewhat redeem their lackluster performance with the Matrix sequels with a home run summer blockbuster.

To me, it looks like a shiny demo reel. I realize that the source material isn’t exactly award winning. It was a big deal here because at the time it was different, but it doesn’t hold up. I’m a big fan of the Fast and Furious series so this should be right up my alley. And I recognize how much work it takes to make shiny graphics like that. But I can’t get into this.

Chances are I’ll see this in the theater anyway. And if it comes out in 3D, that will probably be enough to fool my small brain into thinking it’s full of awesome sauce.

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