Blu-ray Review HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: Speed Racer (1 Viewer)

[Ron-P]

 

[Aaron Silverman]

 

[troy evans]

Now that's funny Bravo.

 

[Bleddyn Williams]

I rented this, as I decided to avoid a blind buy because of Warner not providing next-gen audio.

Was surprised by how much I loved the movie - so vivid, so much fun. Can't believe it didn't find more of an audience. My little girl is 4 1/2, and when I ran it for her, she loved it too.

Her birthday is next week, and she'll be finding the blu in her presents. I know I was boycotting this title, but family fun trumps principles!!!

 

[Patrick.C]

That scene was actually a nod to the original series. The big truck was the "Mammoth Car"

 

[Aaron Silverman]

Ah, cool. I used to watch a lot of anime but I never really watched much Speed Racer. I expect there are a lot of homages that I won't get. But as Bleddyn said, family fun trumps principles in this case!

BTW, by "a bit much" I was referring to the violence level, not the believeability (I knew to suspend my disbelief at the door for this one).

 

[PaulDA]

Even the whole "business intrigue" stuff that so many reviewers thought out of place was a common element of the original. The homages are too numerous to catch with one viewing.

 

[PaulDA]

Well, it finally arrived--will give this a spin as soon as I can ( a) because I thoroughly enjoyed it and b) to see how good (or not) the soundtrack quality is).

 

[Lance Rumbolt]

I'll be interested to know what you think!

 

[PaulDA]

Outstanding PQ and the sound was great. Of course, I've never considered DD/DTS as "disappointing" as delivery formats, so your mileage may vary. This will be in heavy rotation as I enjoyed it even better the second time around and it is a "kid film" that even "papa" likes.