It's a movie that is targeting the kids of the past generation, not us (whether they meant to or not). I never cared for Speed Racer and still don't. The only people who will go see it are people reminiscing or families looking for a movie that won't scare the munchkins.

I've turned into a huge anime geek and basically watch fan-subbed anime releases throughout the week. However, old anime like Speed Racer just doesn't tickle my fancy. I don't even care for Akira (which is one of the exaggerated/realism productions Tbat references).