Is it just me, or was Speed Racer ahead of its time?
A Total Film writer on why the 2008 movie leaves today's blockbusters in the dust...
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Summer 2008 saw two tentpole adaptations go head to head:Iron Manand Speed Racer, both of which unexpectedly shaped today’s cinematic landscape. Releasing a week after the MCU’s debut certainly didn’t do Speed Racer any favors; nevertheless, it’s the latter film that has arguably prevailed as the more prescient of the two.
Speed Racer wastes little time in plunging audiences into its death-defying neon circuits and rapid-fire storytelling. Indeed, the Wachowskis barely …
