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Business Stationary Mart - Speed Racer - Episodes 12-23
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List Price: $14.98
Our Price: $8.04
Your Save: $ 6.94 ( 46% )
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Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Starring: Katsuji Mori, Michiko Nomura, Yoshiko Matsuo, Kinya Aikawa, Teiji Ômiya
Directed By: Hiroshi Sasagawa
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0012236121237
Format: Animated
Label: Lions Gate
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Lions Gate
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2004-05-18
Running Time: 300
Studio: Lions Gate
Theatrical Release Date: 1967-09-23
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Summary: Like Seeing A Long Lost Friend
Comment: I recently have seen the movie, so I thought I would re-visit the show and at Amazon prices, who could go wrong?
What fun these are to watch with an adult viewpoint! Now this was "serious" stuff when the show first came out but it's so campy it's cool now!
Brings back alot of memories, and painful sores from trying to jump my bike like the Mach 5!
A must for anyone old enough to remember this show from the 60's or someone looking for a fun show to watch.
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Summary: For a fan of the Speed Racer anime series
Comment: This is the second volume of episodes released for the original Speed Racer anime series. Ir contains twelve episodes, and has very little in the way of special features. It's obvious that the company who put this together did it "on the cheap"; however, fans of the Speed Racer anime series should have this is their collection. Since these releases are the only way to get the episodes on DVD, Speed Racer fans will have to purchase this item in order to have all the episodes.
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Summary: Memories to Share
Comment: I bought episodes 1-11 and 12-23 shortly after the recent movie premier to watch with my son. He thought it was pretty cool to watch a cartoon that his daddy used to watch when he was a little boy. I had not seen speed racer at least since the seventies. I forgot how campy and dark it was.
Completely enjoyable.
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Summary: Speed Racer Back in the day
Comment: I grew up with this Speed Racer. Love the action and the characters and the Mach five was the first sports car that we fell in love with as kids. You will love the action.
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Summary: More Speed
Comment: "I've never driven so fast in my life. This speed is taking me into another dimension. It's fantastic!" - Speed Racer
This is the second volume of a five volume series, and contains episodes 12 to 23 of the famous cartoon series of the sixties.
It starts off with "Race for Revenge (Part 1)" and "Race for Revenge (Part 2)". In these episodes, Speed works with Inspector Detector to track down a mysterious black car known as the X3. The main clue is the phrase "Melange still races", which leads them to a brother/sister team named Slash and Lilly Marker.
The next two episodes are titled "The Desperate Desert Race" (Parts 1 & 2). Characters named Kim Jugger and Ali Ben Schemer co-star, and things get hot for the Mach 5. Schemer is a trusted member of the Flathill rebel forces, until he "rebels against the rebels."
Next come "The Fire Race" (Parts 1 & 2), and the return of Racer X in a fast paced politically oriented thriller.
Quote from Racer X:
"I've risked my life to save your treasure. Now, you gentlemen must come to some agreement. Compromise. Open your borders to the world some of the time."
"The Girl Daredevil" (Parts 1 & 2) introduces the skilful Twinkle Banks, black panthers, a bad guy named Cornpone Brotch and a circus full of tricks.
`The Fastest Car on Earth" (Parts 1 & 2) follows, with the theft of a powerful engine named the GRX and a villainess named Oriana Flub.
The grand finale is "The Mach-5 vs. the Mach-5 (Parts 1 & 2) with Dr. Nightcall making a copy of the Mach 5 for the evil Professor Cumulus.
There aren't any extras listed, but each pair of episodes has links to some hidden information and clips.
Recommended for all new Speed racer fans with one comment - make sure you tell your kids that hiding in car trunks only works in cartoons, and they should never try it for themselves.
Amanda Richards, May 22, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:
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In this second set of adventures, Speed and his friends race against a madman's robot-controlled car in "Race for Revenge." Trixie gets jealous when Speed pays too much attention to the pretty title character in "The Girl Daredevil." In "The Desperate Desert Race," the gang is taken prisoner by rebel army leader Ali ben Schemer, a character who may offend Arab-American viewers. When Mach Go Go Go debuted in syndication in the U.S. as Speed Racer in 1967, the series had been extensively re-edited to excise much of the violence. These edits cause some continuity problems: in "Girl Daredevil," new tires appear on the Mach-5 between two scenes, and a villain steals the car, although it was out of gas minutes earlier. As the exploits of Speed, Trixie, Sparks, Spritle, and Chim Chim remain a touchstone for fans who grew up watching them, members of Gen-Y are unlikely to be troubled by these awkward moments. (Unrated, suitable for ages 6 and older: cartoon violence, tobacco use, minor ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
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