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WHY “SPEED RACER” IS WAY BETTER THAN YOU REMEMBER

“I’m sure you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed.” -Royalton (Roger Allam), “Speed Racer”

When the Wachowskis’ “Speed Racer” opened five years ago today… it didn’t. As a hyper-stylized live-action adaptation of the classic cartoon, it proved especially divisive to critics, and as a family-friendly follow-up to their “Matrix” trilogy, it failed to draw audiences as well, ending its domestic run with a gross just shy of $44 million. Even worldwide numbers couldn’t compensate for such a shortfall.

However, like any good underdog, “Speed Racer” has found its fair share of champions, and when presently greeted with the sterile spectacle of a Joseph Kosinski film or the garish visuals of a Baz Luhrmann outing, it’s actually quite easy to think that the Wachowski siblings were on the right track, so to speak. For some — hell, maybe even most — all three experiences are equally unwelcome in their aggressive luster. For me, “Racer” easily leads the pack, and not just for its shiny style…

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I love you, SPEED RACER.

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Went and saw Jurassic Park 3D this weekend (I have never seen it in theaters and it was a blast)

Thought of how different the movie could seem from another perspective.

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After a ginormous amount of work, the LA Weekly Theater Awards went off  smoothly last night. I had a total blast directing it. The designers and actors were game to try anything. It was an amazing and rare treat.

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