Speed Racer (DVD, 2008, Full Frame)

Synopsis: Based on the 1960s Japanese manga derived animated TV series of the same name, SPEED RACER follows the adventures of the title character (Emile Hirsch), a young race car driver who sits behind the wheel of the lightning-fast Mach 5 vehicle. Aided by his family, which includes Pops Racer (John Goodman) and Mom Racer (Susan Sarandon), and his devoted girlfriend, Trixie (Christina Ricci), Speed racks up victory after victory, but still lives in the shadow of his late older brother, Rex (Scott Porter), who died in a race. When Speed garners the wrath of Royalton Industries, he must team up with the enigmatic Racer X (Matthew Fox) to defeat the ruthless corporation.

Now I am regretting not watching this movie on the big screen but I am also glad I got to watch the DVD because of the extra stuff. This was a great entertaining show for SPEED RACER Old School fans and now new comers. The younger generation who never really got to watch this show will definitely be completely entertained by this movie.

There were close to 100 episodes of SPEED RACER cartoons and the Wachowski Brothers (Creators of the MATRIX Movies) and their team put most of them together in a little over 2 hours movie. It was extremely well done and the show had everything including drama, comedy, romance and ACTION. Just when you think that it can’t get better then the movie surprises you and gets even BETTER. This movie is meant for all ages and I completely recommend buying it and playing it over and over again. You won’t regret your purchase.

All of the actors played their parts very well and they kept the movie going. The special features on the DVD will also keep you entertained and are extremely well done. I give this movie a 4.5 stars and I am sure that a lot of people will agree with my rating.

Now here is a little note for the Wachowski Brothers: Now that you have the Speed Racer experience why not go and make a movie about the Anime show called IGPX: IMMORTAL GRAND PRIX; I am sure that wouldn’t be a huge stretch and it would be possible using all of the experience learned on this Speed Racer Movie. BTW; great job on the movie.