Movie Trailer: Speed Racer

The Wachowski brothers (V for Vendetta, The Matrix) have been working hard with producer Joel Silver (The Reaping, House of Wax) to bring us the movie adaptation of old-school racing anime Speed Racer. Although I was never a fan of the show I had been looking forward to this movie, until today when I saw the trailer. Wasn't this movie released years ago with the name Hot Wheels on it? Yeah, I think my 10-year-old nephew has it. Everything looks so fake with lame, plastic, Saturday morning CG effects. If I want unrealistic action I'll watch the anime. I guess its targeted at kids, so I'll just have to deal with it. Speed Racer, um, races to theaters in May 9 2008.