Speed Racer User Reviews

PG rating? SPOILERS AHEAD: I took my two granddaughters, ages 3 and 7, to see this film, and I'm sorry I did. A scene with a savage, bloody beating ends with a young driver about to be placed in a tank filled with voracious piranha fish. Then, when one of the bad guys is forced to block a bullet hole in the aquarium with his finger and the piranha gobble his finger, he screams and the water in the tank turns red, I walked out with my granddaughters and received free replacement tickets from the manager. I'll review films a little more carefully from now on before taking impressionable young children to see PG-rated so-called kid's movies.

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm

I took my 2 kids, 11 yo girl and 7 yo boy. The description said "Family Friendly" but this movie was NOT.The words "a*s" and "h*ll" were used more than once, there was a very violent scene where a man was beaten until he was bloody and another man had his finger eaten by piranah. When a character in the movie flipped off another, we walked out. I fully expected the movie to get better and it did NOT. I don't ever want to have to apologize to my kids again for taking them to the movies. NOT FOR KIDS.

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm

I went to see Speed Racer with a group ranging in age from 9 to 43, and we all had a great time with the tongue-in-cheek action this flick takes directly out of its anime predecessor. Plenty of laughs, don't let anybody tell you that this movie is "nothing like the cartoon", as one local critic put it. Almost every character in the movie can be traced back to the '60's counterpart, and the live actors in their roles are savvy enough to hit the personalities dead on their marks. None of this merits an Oscar, nor does any other part of the movie (except perhaps costumes). In fact, all the glitz and flash of the computer-generated surroundings actually attracts attention away from a decent story that is more character-driven than most anime, even the original. I believe this over-the-top animation around our motion-captured heroes fuels critics' revulsion. In short, this is the perfect movie to take the whole family out to start the summer blockbuster season, perhaps just the matinee. (4 of 5 stars)

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm

I have 3 boys- 2 8 yr. olds and a 5 yr. old who have been waiting for this movie....we got up and left after 70 minutes because the word a** was used 4 times, damn and hell were used and violence was physical and semi bloody and scary, and the young boy in the film flipped the bird to someone!!!! I was appalled- and furious!!! They have marketed this film to YOUNG kids all this time and there was NO reason for these scenes in the movie. A PG rating is simply inappropriate for this film....it's sad what is happening to our society...trying to raise good kids with good manners is next to impossible! Don't take kids at least under 10!

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm

WENT TO SEE THIS MOVIE WITH MY 7

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm

we felt this movie isnt good for kids example fighting, foul languange and guns very bad for little kids would not suggest taking young children to view movie

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm

watching this was the 135 minutes of my life! i was on the very edge of my the whole time! every time the races would get exciting i would find myself chanting go, speed ,go!!

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm

I went and saw it twice this weekend. Easily one of the most visually beautiful movies ever made. i don't think any movie before this one has given me more goosebump moments.It has a positive family message, beautifully paced and edited race sequences, it's faithful to the cartoon and the original characters, and just takes the audience on a wild, non stop ride.I enjoyed this far more than the underwhelming Ironman. I will probably see it a third time before it leaves theaters.

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm

Oh man I went to see this movie Friday, the day it came out, and I loved it! I went in thinking, "This is going to be a really cheezy immitation." But it wasn't! I was on the edge of my seat for the final race and the action was fantastic! I recommend this movie for anybody! I always seem to go against the critics. I'm glad I never listen to them cause this movie was amazingly cool!

06/02/2008, 12:02 pm