Re: [OT] Rest-of-2008 films...

POD {Ò¿Ó} wrote:

> I think it's like Batman, you can lampoon it,,,KERPOW!!!   BAM!!! or you

> could treat it with respect.  I think if it was done with sincerity, it 
> wouldn't be cheeeeezzzzeeeyy.  I feel that many actors just take the 
> piss in front of a green screen, or simply just can't act.  I'm no 
> comicbook person, I've made clear before, but I respect that people love

> them.  However, Speed Racer looks a bit Judge Dread, it's such a big 
> bombast world with larger than life characters, and so many people t 
> seem to think that because of that, you have to camp up any adaptation.
> 
> Hellboy does it so very well, I mean how rediculous is the character of 
> Hellboy??  How ripe an excuse to rip the piss, but no, it was taken 
> seriously, and because of that, the character gains credibility.
> 
> However I think Speed Racer has just been camped up and has cartoonesque

> cgi. It really looks like the Wachowski boys only ever had one good film

> in them...

But what would be the point of a serious and gritty Speed Racer? It's 
not like they're turning the cartoon into something it's not. I don't 
see what's wrong with keeping it fun and silly. It doesn't indicate a 
lack of respect.

LH