Speed Racer (Full Screen) PG

Speed Racer (Full Screen)
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DVD Details

  • Rated: PG
  • Run Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 16, 2008
  • Originally Released: 2008
  • Label: Warner Home Video

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User Ratings: 401,390
Rating: 2/4 -- Even the target audience of 10-year-olds might get jimmy legs sitting for a punishing 135 minutes as the Wachowski brothers projectile-vomit their cotton-candy dreams all over the big screen.
Rolling Stone
Oct 18, 2008
The action in Speed Racer is top notch in every sense, as though everything the Wachowskis worked on in the Matrix trilogy was simply a warm up. Full Review
Tor.com
Jan 8, 2019
Rating: 3.5/5 -- Given that Speed Racer itself is basically an elaborate commercial, the anti-corporate message inevitably rings hollow. Full Review
The Age (Australia)
Jun 13, 2008
Rating: 2/5 -- You have to be 12 to like it, and I have to say there is little or nothing here to remind us why we were all quite so excited about The Matrix. Full Review
Guardian
Oct 18, 2008
Rating: F -- A misstep of epic proportions -- an overbearing mix of candy-coated visuals and an incoherent plot. Full Review
Bowling Green Daily News
Oct 28, 2019
Twelve-year-old boys should be wowed, but for the rest of us, it will depend on your appetite for eye candy. Full Review
CNN.com
Oct 18, 2008
Rating: 2.5/4 -- A flawed experiment with a heart of gold. Full Review
The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
Jun 5, 2019

Product Description:

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 doe-eyed 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.

Written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, the masterminds behind the MATRIX films, SPEED RACER replaces the gritty techno patina of that blockbuster series with a polished, brightly hued virtual reality. Though the eye-popping visuals threaten to eclipse the acting, the fine cast gamely makes the most of their green-screen environment, particularly the likable Hirsch, who won acclaimed for his decidedly different INTO THE WILD role, and LOST's always-noble Fox. Adding to the movie's giddy mood are Paulie Litt and his chimp companion, who provide comic relief as Speed's playful younger brother, Spritle, and Chim Chim, respectively. While definitely a case of style over substance, SPEED RACER is a movie meticulously designed to appeal to families and kids, especially the Spritle-like young ones.

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  • Sales Rank: 115,653
  • UPC: 883929031467
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx)
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