Speed Racer - Episodes 1-11
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Katsuji Mori, Kinya Aikawa, Michiko Nomura, Teiji Ômiya, Yoshiko Matsuo Director: Hiroshi Sasagawa Brand: LION'S GATE ENTERTAINMENT DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Animated, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Limited Edition, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 300 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-04-22 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Lions Gate |
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Movie Reviews of Speed Racer - Episodes 1-11
Movie Review: A GREAT start on the entire Speed Racer collection!
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't tell you if every episode of Speed Racer will be released as a box set sometime in the future, but there is no reason to wait! This DVD is a GREAT start, and at a terrific price too. The first 11 episodes will do for now. (Hey - they could have given us just two or four episodes!)The picture quality looks great, very bright colors, and the audio is fine too. I didn't notice any soundtrack noise or picture scratches. There is a "play all episodes" features which allows you several uninterrupted hours of Speed, or you can just play individual episodes. I found the episode menu easy to use. It breaks down each complete episode on a separate page, two or three parts each, making it easy to select just the episode you want.
On the negative side, there are no USEFUL chapter markings. I don't know that you really need them for a short episode, but the chapters that do exist are fairly nonsensical. Some episodes have several chapters while others have none. It appears the chapters actually correspond to the bonus material. For example, track 1, chapter 4 is the same as track 3, (yet it is track 3 which is used for the bonus material.) I can't understand why the main episodes (on track 1) need these chapter markings. Perhaps those who understand such technical things can explain!
The bonus features are nice, but there is nothing that is particularly enlightening or new. You can see the Mach 5's control panel in action via clips from the episodes, but you're going to see that anyway when you watch the episode!
I would like to have seen the 1996 Volkswagen commercial - it is mentioned but not included on the disc. Likewise, biographies but no photos of the voice cast. I guess you can check out the official 30th Anniversary Guide by Elizabeth Moran if you really want all the details.
I give this DVD 5 stars for the episodes and fine quality. Buy it for the episodes, not the bonus materials.