- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- Release Date: Sep 16 2008
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B001D25LXA
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #23,697 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
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Speed Racer (2008) [Blu-ray] [Blu-ray] [2008]
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Speed zooms to the big screen,
By Frances L. Arsenault "lover of literature" (Nanaimo, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Speed Racer (2008) (Widescreen) (DVD)
As I said (many times), I am a HUGE anime fan; especially anime from the 1960s (which I didn't know there was anime in the 1960s). Speed Racer is one of my favorite anime series, I had watched it when it was on TV; and after watching the trailer online, I was so psyched that there's going to be a live-action Speed Racer movie; I had recently bought the DVD, and after watching the movie, I thought it was awesome!In the film, the character of Speed Racer is the same as in the anime : An 18-year-old whose life and love has always been racing. Racing is "in his blood": his parents, Pops and Mom, run an independent business building race cars; though in the film, his older brother Rex Racer, is depicted as a record-setting racer, who was killed in Speed's childhood in the running of the Casa Cristo, an incredibly intense cross-country racing rally notorious for rough and foul play. And before his death, Rex was rejected by his father for his choice to run the Casa Cristo, and publicly defamed for appearing to cheat underhandedly in a race. Now, Speed Racer is quickly sweeping the racing world with his artistic skill, driving the Mach 5 (and later the Mach 6) of his father's design, but remains interested only in the art of the race and the well-being of his family. When Mr. Royalton, owner of conglomerate Royalton Industries, offers Speed an astoundingly luxurious lifestyle in exchange for signing to race with him, Speed is tempted but declines, knowing that his father would never wish Speed to sign with the very power-hungry corporations he so mistrusts. When Speed refuses Mr. Royalton's offer, Royalton reveals that top corporate interests, including Royalton himself, are fixing the races to gain profit, and then threatens Speed's career success and very life when he still does not agree to sign on. When Royalton later proves ready to make good on his threats, Speed teams up with his girlfriend Trixie, his one-time rival, the mysterious Racer X, and shifty racer Taejo Togokhan to enter the Casa Cristo 5000 - known as "The Crucible" - in part of a plot to uncover the treacheries of Royalton and save the Racer business; and that's all I'm tellin' you. Anything else I would like to say about this film, is that it is an excellent film,with thrilling action/adventure; though I am still SHOCKED by the negativity towards it.
3.0 out of 5 stars
gorgeous blu-ray eye candy,
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This review is from: Speed Racer (2008) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
The blu-ray version of Speed Racer is spectacular, with visuals that are vividly colourful and uniquely designed. Technically, the film is excessively stylized, which unfortunately amounts to over-kill as it detracts from the story. The fast paced action scenes can be exciting, but are contrasted by still conversation scenes (which abruptly slow the film's previous pacing), and overall, the uneven film is unnecessarily long (2 hr. 15min.). Additionally, in this set there is a digital copy, a dvd of the speed racer game, and bonus features on the blu-ray which include 3 lengthy and entertaining featurettes. I can highly recommend this blu-ray for anyone interested in the eye candy alone - it's gorgeous.
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