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Author Topic: Racing Stripes Jason Black Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1723 From: Myrtle Beach, SC, USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 01-14-2005 12:19 AM                        Brad will blow an artery...but I genuinely liked this film. Full of the standard cliches, as would have been expected. Also, totally unrealistic, as I expected, but something about it just worked. I guess I took the time to remove myself from my preconceieved thoughts and allowed myself to enjoy the film. I think that, while this won't do well in my area, it is a good family film. It does have good points about it as well. FOr example, hard work and dedication pays off, it doesn't matter what others think about you, etc... Kids see this stuff and it sticks with them, whereas with adults, well, we're already to involved in the latest, greatest high budget remake that's ready to grace the screen, to enjoy a film like this. All in all, I give it a 4/5 for what it is.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-14-2005 06:16 AM                     This movie sucked ass. There Jason, you happy now? Ok now that I have given Jason the giggles with my fake review, now it's time for the real review. Drumroll please... This movie sucked ass. Really, it did. Why Jason thinks it's some great kid's movie I have no idea. I certainly wouldn't torture my kids with this thing. Now I'm not a kid's movie hater. Ther are LOTS of great kid's movies like anything from Pixar, most every effort of Disney's, The Sandlot, etc. Even if I wanted to show a movie about talking animals, we have a good one known as Babe. But this thing? First off its sound mix, while nicely done, is way overpowering in the opening 2 minutes and in some of the racing scenes for kiddies and their overprotective mothers to not have a cow about. Then we have all of that really bad dialogue. Clearly Quentin Tarantino needed to do a rewrite on the script, because the dialogue was lame. Why were the animals talking to each other? No wait, more importantly, why were the animals blatantly talking to each other in front of humans? And why are all the humans too out to lunch to notice the friggin' animals were talking??? Of course let's not forget about how pathetically predictable the ENTIRE story was. (This was a dead giveaway the first time that donkey zebra striped thing slipped in his first race.) I've got a spoiler for you...the striped thing wins in the big climactic race!!! Yeah, uh huh, zzzzzzzzzzzz, like we didn't see that coming. Do I even need to tell you how the slow motion kicked in at the end and just how AMAZINGLY CLOSE the race was? No, I don't think I have to. And what makes a great kid's movie great? Why the sexual innuendos of course, and this one's got plenty of 'em! Still, even the sexual innuendos couldn't save this turd of a movie. I will however raise it's review rating based upon the sound mix being pretty good. 1.5 out of 5 stars They should've titled this movie Skid Marks.  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 01-16-2005 10:19 PM                     I agree with all of Jason's comments, a very good family film that even teaches a lesson. I caught EVERY cliche and there were a LOT. My little brother liked it alot and especially laughed at the two flies, Buzz & Scuzz. Hayden Penittere(sp?) will definately be a hottie in 3 years  |  IP: Logged Mike Amici Film Handler Posts: 11 From: park city, utah Registered: Jan 2005 posted 01-22-2005 04:33 PM                     I was able to pick up the entire plot of the movie when i built it up!  |  IP: Logged Jason M Miller Master Film Handler Posts: 284 From: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Registered: Jul 2004 posted 02-12-2005 01:25 AM                     I would have to agree with Jason and Richards remarks here, I actually went in there (a empty theater) to make fun of how crappy the movie was, and I actually liked it.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-12-2005 02:41 AM                  I'm tempted to say I liked it just to get on Jason's "good side" and piss off Brad... but: It stinks!  |  IP: Logged

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