FailurePiece Theater ep 10: Flowers for Chim-Chim - Speed Racer (2008)

<p>Another Monday, and another exploration of a cinematic disaster--in this case, one of the biggest box office bombs in history. The Wachowski-directed Speed Racer. Their first post-Matrix project, the siblings from Chi-town chose to adapt and update a beloved 60s anime, but in doing so might have put the wrong actor in the winner's circle and color timed things...a little hot. But, is Speed Racer the PG-rated, family-pleasing action film it was designed to be? Or is it just another last place finish from the notoriously hit-and-miss directors? Tune in and find out!</p>