I am still singing the theme song in my head, over and over.

I could not wait until lunchtime today to sneak out and see the movie. I found a theater nearby with a midnight (12:01am) showing, so I was there.

First stop - snack bar, to get hopped-up on junior mints and an extra jumbo Pibb Xtra. I haven’t been up this late by choice since I cannot remember.

“How was the movie?” you ask?

Wellllll…………

(SPOILER ALERT! DO NOT CONTINUE READING IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MOVIE. GO SEE IT AND THEN RETURN HERE TO READ MY REVIEW!)

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Rotten Tomatoes says “Consensus: Overloaded with headache-inducing effects, without a coherent script. The Wachowski Brothers have overloaded Speed Racer with headache-inducing special effects, and neglected to develop a coherent storyline.” Accordingly, it has a 34% on their “T-Meter”.

I’ll admit that I was turned off by the heavy technicolor CGI in the preview I saw, but I am withholding judgement until David sees it and reports back. I figure if the Gear Diary car critic says it’s a must-see, then I might.

Here are the first seven minutes of Speed Racer; are you going to see it tomorrow?

[warning - you may have to watch a quick commercial before things get started]

Link: Rotten Tomatoes
Link: Speed Racer
Source: Just Jared