Speed Racer - Episodes 1-11
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Movie Reviews of Speed Racer - Episodes 1-11
Movie Review: Speed Racer: Episodes 1-11
Summary: 5 Stars
I am not a collector, so I cannot give an expert opinion about this genre of media. I ordered this for my 5-year-old son out of a sense of nostalgia as well as a desire to find something for him to watch besides the vulgar trash that passes for "children's television" on channels like Cartoon Network. I could not be more pleased with this DVD! The DVD case cover ha an actual raised tire tread on it! My son loves watching it, and my husband and I enjoy reliving a little bit of childhood. I couldn't believe how low the price was.Movie Review: Let's Be Real!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a women who was a child in the sixties, and let me tell you we loved Speed Racer!!! I introduced this to my 7 year old son and 5 year old daughter, and they loved it. Those few of you who disect and criticize are forgetting how much fun these shows were. The rest of us remember!!! There is so much entertainment packed in these DVDs (we have the 1st and 2nd, and are waiting for the 3rd collection)! I personally find the graphics extremely impressive for the 1960s. Keep in perspective. Buy and ENJOY!!!Movie Review: He's a Demon On Wheels...
Summary: 5 Stars
Speed Racer, though a bit cheesy thanks to Chim-Chim and Spritle, is a top-notch classic series. No disrespect to those 2 characters though, it wouldnt be Speed Racer without them. Fans of the show can now own the first 11 episodes, which are great in setting up the rest of the series. How Speed is such a good racer, how Racer X came to be are some of the questions answered in these first episodes. The rubber tire packaging was a great touch and for what you are buying this is a great price. This is a series adults and kids alike will enjoy so I recommend picking it up. Who can resist the antics of the Racer family and Speed's great races? As far as extras there is nothing great here. There is a trailer for the 90's series, and it looks terrible. It is an abomination to animation. This series will seem even better after you see that so enjoy episodes 1-11 of Speed Racer, then buy Volume 2 with episodes 12-23. Episodes on this set are:
The Great Plan (1&2)
Challenge of the Masked Racer (1&2)
The Secret Engine (1&2)
The Race Against the Mammoth Car (1&2)
The Most Dangerous Race (1,2&3)
Movie Review: Adventure's Waitin' Just Aheaaaaaaaad!
Summary: 5 Stars
The eleven episodes of Speed Racer on this DVD are a surefire way to bring nostalgic parents and their wide-eyed children closer together. I just got this and my four-year-old has barely watched anything else since it went in the DVD player. I'm not the world's biggest Chim-Chim and Spritle fan, but my son can't get enough.
All I remember of the show from my childhood is the catchy refrain in the theme song and that I loved watching it. Personally, the problems people have had with the opening and closing titles being different aren't a big issue for me. And I'm not watching with a stopwatch, so time compression isn't a big deal either. The shows themselves are what I got the DVD for and as far as I'm concerned, they're great.
That's not to say the DVD is perfect. I've noticed an occasional audio "chirping" glitch here and there, but not enough to be a problem. My biggest problem is that your viewing choices are limited to "play all" or each episode individually, and that you can't chapter advance while "playing all." So if I want to watch the three-part "The Most Dangerous Race" I can sit through the first 8 episodes or after watching episode 9, I have to push "play" again for ep. 10 and then again for #11. Not the biggest of deals, but along with the fact that the episodes aren't broken into chapters, either (if you stop watching 2/3rds of the way through, be sure to set a bookmark, or be ready to fast-forward forever), it makes it difficult to watch the DVD the way you want to watch it.
The extras are nice, but nothing incredible (although the footage of the mid-90s remake makes you appreciate the original even more). A trivia section, explaining things like why Speed has a "G" on his shirt, or why cars change colors halfway through the big turn in the opening sequence, would have been nice. Granted, most of that is available on the Internet, but having it on the disk would have been better than pictures of a few items of Speed memorabilia with no context attached to them.
I know this review has been mostly drawing attention to the DVD's flaws, but I still stand by my 5-star rating. The individual episodes are wonderful. The stories, while occasionally hokey, are engaging and fun. The artwork and sound are great. And then there's that theme song ... whoa Nellie! Minor gripes aside, this is a great DVD for young and old. Don't miss it.
Movie Review: "Gimmie five-thousand clams and I'll steal the plans!"
Summary: 5 Stars
Speed Racer is 60's futurism at its best, and is as cool 'now' as it was back 'then'! These episodes offer a combination of fast, manic, campy, and 'cute' (hey, Spritle and Chim-chim pulled their own weight; even Sparky added character) - but most of all, they just burn "coolness" on all cylinders. I shouldn't fail to mention that the dubbing crew for this series was top notch (a few of their members also worked on Marine Boy - wish we could see THOSE remastered) and added to the shows appeal, along with excellent music. These episodes are imminently watchable and enjoyable - no matter what one's age. I've enjoyed delving into all manner of nostalgic re-releses over the years, but Speed Racer has been the best and most surprising by far! I can't wait for the next set to be released. Highly Recommended!