Categories: Entertainment

I’ve heard a rumour floating around, or rather read it, about the Wachowski Brothers’ latest project: a live action Speed Racer movie. Yes Speed, I’m just as surprised as you. It’s been pitched to Warner Brothers since 2004, and since then, no one has wanted to touch it with a 10 foot pole. Understandable, as this will be a difficult movie to translate to film. Leave it to the masterminds behind the Matrix to take up the challenge. I wonder if they’ll do it justice though. I hope they do, as Speed Racer was my favourite anime before I knew what anime was, and I’m not alone. Speed Racer has a strong following to this very day, so a lot of people will be mighty pissed if they mess this up. And knowing the Wachowski’s, they’ll add tons of skin, explosions and slo-mo scenes to the movie to make it more “realistic” and “action-packed.”

But Speed Racer’s appeal wasn’t about the action. Sure, the action made it interesting, but there are a lot of action-packed shows out there that haven’t lasted as long. The main draw of Speed Racer was the sheer campiness of it all. Lip-syncing so poor that even Ashley Simpson would agree, the fast dialogue (though I guess it’s appropriate), Speed being startled by just about everything, etc. And get this, Vince Vaughn wants to play “Racer X”. I don’t see it, but I guess if they can change Keanu Reeves from an airhead to an all-powerful saviour, I guess they can do the same for Vince. I hope the Wachowskis work their magic and make Speed Racer a winner at the box office, or they’ll live out the rest of their lives, dwelling on the glory days of The Matrix.