Super Speedway: The Mach II Special Edition IMAX (2-Disc WMVHD Edition)
by Stephen Low
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Actor: Paul NewmanDirector: Stephen Low
Brand: Image Entertainment
Cinematographer: Andrew Kitzanuk
Editor: James Lahti
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 50 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-30
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Super Speedway: The Mach II Special Edition IMAX (2-Disc WMVHD Edition)
Movie Review: Give me VHS
Summary: 2 Stars
The documentary itself is fantastic. Just don't buy this particular disk set.
One disk is the regular Super Speedway from IMAX, but in NTSC. I took NTSC since the PAL version is out of production. When I played it on my DVD player, I was shocked to see how fuzzy 480 NTSC lines are compared to PAL's 576.
No matter, I thought, I bought the disk set for the HD version anyway. So I popped the disk in my PC thinking I can stream the WMV files through my media streamer at my home theater. Another shock as I realize that the WMV files are encrypted not with standard DRM, but with some proprietary technology.
Why even bother releasing this? The NTSC version is worse than a good VHS and if you want to see the HD version the whole family must crowd behind my tiny 22" Monitor and tinny PC speakers for 50 minutes.
One very disappointed racing fan.
Summary of Super Speedway: The Mach II Special Edition IMAX (2-Disc WMVHD Edition)
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life! Super Speedway puts you in the driver's seat of an Indy-type race car tearing up asphalt at speeds of over 230 miles per hour. Follow the excitement and drama of championship auto racing with narrator and celebrated actor Paul Newman and join racing star Michael Andretti and his legendary father Mario as they craft a state-of-the-art race car. Then follow the pulse-pounding action of Michael's high-speed quest for victory as he pushes the limits of the new car at the PPG CART World Series. So start your engines-- Super Speedway is about to begin!PLUS: Ever wonder "how did they do that?" "The Making of 'Super Speedway'" (47 min.) shot on High-Definition Video takes you behind the scenes.System Requirements:Running Time 96 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MISCELLANEOUS/SPECIAL INTEREST Rating: NR UPC: 014381324228 Manufacturer No: ID3242OWDVDOne of the best directors of IMAX films, Stephen Low (Titanica) has always been a race fan. After obtaining permission from CART, a governing body of Indy car racing and Newman/Haas racing (a Championship team co-owned by Paul Newman), Low found his stars for Super Speedway: the racing Andrettis, father Mario and son Michael. Mounting cameras fore and aft on the Andrettis' cars, IMAX offers a better vantage point than an ESPN camera, at a superior grade of clarity. Add to that the excellent sound and you can "feel" the bumps on the asphalt as the cars zoom in and out of corners. The large format can turn a pit stop into a dramatic 12 seconds as we see the driver's eyes dart away from his cockpit for a few brief seconds. We watch Michael Andretti on oval tracks and exciting road courses going over hills and sharp turns. There's even a spin--probably staged--from an angle we've never seen before.
Although true race conditions were impossible (the camera is just too bulky), Low sneakily edits his film to stretch the imagination. On race day, several Indy cars drove alongside the camera car hours before the main event, passing and drafting each other with crowds whizzing past them. When edited with footage of the race, it feels like the real thing. Low takes a few off-beat choices in setting up his story. The first image is the biggest chicken you've ever seen. The last shot is a '50s car (lovingly restored during the film) racing through perfect golden foliage on an autumn day. It gives his movie of modern technology a wonderful sense of nostalgia. --Doug Thomas
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