Speed Racer - Sky Shooter w/ Trixie & Snake Oiler - Mattel (Hot Wheels) 2008
I actually enjoyed the live action 2008 Speed Racer movie. It generally got bad reviews and didn't make a lot of money at the box office, but I thought it was a fun trippy nostalgic spectacle. The cast was full of my favorites too. I always love Emile Hirsch. Matthew Fox was in the middle of his Lost fame (I was so addicted to that show). And John Goodman, Susan Sarandon, and Christina Ricci are always good for a supporting role (plus it was directed by the fan-favorite Wachowskis). Ricci played Speed's eye-in-the-sky girlfriend, Trixie. (Fun fact, a young Ariel Winter played Trixie in the flashback scenes). I discovered this toy line relatively recently - years after they disappeared from clearance bins - and it took forever to hunt her down at a decent price. I thought she would be a 2.5" figure, but in reality she is a pretty unique scale of 3" high. While not a terrific movie line by any means, these toys seem like a throwback to the kind of movie product on the toy shelves in the early 90s. I like it. Let's check her out below!
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Go Speed Racer Go - TRIXIE!
Speed Racer's Main Squeeze, Trixie, from ReSaurus 1999
I never would have thought I would be so enamoured by an awkwardly-dubbed Japanese cartoon about cars. But like most geeky guys I know, I caught an episode once in my adolescence and was instantly hooked. I think a key factor in appreciating the show is being old enough to realize how goofy and weird it is, but not so old that you overlook it completely. Speed Racer was bestowed with repetitive plots, laughably fast dialogues, and completely charming characters. Trixie was the girlfriend of the main character, Speed. The "M" on her shirt is the initial of her original Japanese counterpart's name, Michi (Likewise, the "G" on Speed's shirt is for his Japanese name, Go). Trixie was a feisty rich girl who could hold her own in a fight, and conveniently owned her own helicopter with which to follow Speed's races with an eagle-eye view to report all the predictable traps, fallen bridges, rockslides, and oil slicks. ReSaurus did a great job capturing the characters, although Trixie is a bit too pre-posed if you ask me. Let's check her out below!
I never would have thought I would be so enamoured by an awkwardly-dubbed Japanese cartoon about cars. But like most geeky guys I know, I caught an episode once in my adolescence and was instantly hooked. I think a key factor in appreciating the show is being old enough to realize how goofy and weird it is, but not so old that you overlook it completely. Speed Racer was bestowed with repetitive plots, laughably fast dialogues, and completely charming characters. Trixie was the girlfriend of the main character, Speed. The "M" on her shirt is the initial of her original Japanese counterpart's name, Michi (Likewise, the "G" on Speed's shirt is for his Japanese name, Go). Trixie was a feisty rich girl who could hold her own in a fight, and conveniently owned her own helicopter with which to follow Speed's races with an eagle-eye view to report all the predictable traps, fallen bridges, rockslides, and oil slicks. ReSaurus did a great job capturing the characters, although Trixie is a bit too pre-posed if you ask me. Let's check her out below!
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