From: blank@nothing.com   
      
   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   
      
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