Speed Racer (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray]

Speed Racer (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] | Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci | loved it

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	Speed Racer (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci Warner Home Video, 2008 average customer review:based on 178 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Blu-ray Speed Racer is phenomenal

First of all, this is a fantastic transfer to Blu-ray. The visual quality alone makes this film worth the money. Jaw dropping lucious visuals!

The story, though perhaps flawed with being too long and too much of "Speed's annoying younger brother, actually rises to "greatness levels" periodically throughout. Especially the last 20 minutes or so. I've seen it three times and every time I see it I like it more. The movie surprisingly has a lot of heart, and is even spiritually elevating...somewhat similarly to the ending of "The Matrix."

The positives more than outweight the negatives. Although probably more of a "guy film," my wife and daughter both liked it a lot.

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loved it

From the opening frame until the very last scene. Speed Racer kept me thrilled, excited and loving every minute of it. From the car crashes and different racers to the characters that play their roles very well including Speed, Trixie, Pops, his mom and Racer X. I loved the detail on the cars and the different weapons that each of them had.

Speed was motivated because of his brothers death. Whether or not that was his only focus. I don't know but i do know that he used that all of that anger, hate and everything to make himself and his family that much better. I loved the villians in the movie and a couple that you might not see as villians because of their ultimate aims. But when i was done watching the movie. I felt that everyone involved did a good job of faithfully recreating that same feel that I got. The first time i watched a Speed Racer cartoon show and yes the effects in the movie can be a little bothersome sometimes and the camera occasionally as well. The story is also quality as many things are explained and fleshed out and each character has a chance to shine throughout the whole movie.

Overall though i am glad that i bought the DVD and give it all the respect due (5 stars).

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A Misunderstood Work of Art Bordering on Genius

One of the definitive Blu-Ray experiences and a must-own for fans of the format. A fantastic example of the power of a director's vision and gift for visual narrative allowing a movie to rise above the sum of its parts. The convoluted plot, uneven active performances and unconvincing (or nonexistent) sense of danger in the racing scenes are not enough to break this movie. The masterful execution of the anime/comicbook format is breathtaking from the perspective of both a cinema buff and someone with an appreciation for the modernist use of color and pattern to evoke emotion. This movie is a triumph on so many fronts that it's a shame movie critics (the same movie critics who elevate many trite and lazily written movies to stratospheric heights) would attempt to push this movie into obscurity by dismissing it as a "CGI fanboy" movie.

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Exactly what I wanted to see

I know some people don't think of it as such a great movie, but I LOVED it. I think all of the actors did a really good job and played Speed Racer to be what it should have been. And it looks Great in Blu Ray

Loved It, but watch it twice!

I am glad I did NOT see this in the theater. Even on DVD it's "too much" for these old eyes on first viewing. This is a great movie - on hindsight- as groundbreaking as The Matrix (and rewatch Matrix, if you haven't seen it lately!)

The W Brothers outdid themselves on this one. Home Run! But it may take years for them to receive their kudos. The movie is faithful to the cartoon (I died when Speed jumped the pose in the second big race! "Oh no he didn't!"), but it is a New Thing altogether. It has it's own mythology and rules of physics. It moves too fast to catch the artistry of the cuts, wipes, 360-degree shots and performances on first viewing. You've got to see it twice (it makes sense when you understand "the rules"). The acting is good, story is top notch for type of movie. I enjoyed seeing Korean pop star, Rain, too. Unintelligible vocal accents are another reason to view it twice.

I was very satisfied. I don't often say that!

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