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TV on DVD: Pie in the Sky - Series 1 (1994).Film Movement DVD Review: Under the Bombs (2007).Blu-ray Reviews: John Travolta Double-Feature- Sa.Blu-ray Review: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986).TV on DVD: Scooby-Doo Where Are You! - Volume 2.
Blu-ray Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Butto. DVD Review: Speed Racer: The Next Generation - Co. DVD Review: Disney Animation Collection - Classic. TV on DVD: Gavin & Stacey - Season One (2007). 
DVD Review: Galaxy Quest - Deluxe Edition (1999). New on DVD & Blu-ray for the Week of 5/17/09. SPEED RACER THE NEXT GENERATION MOVIE
Movie Review: Terminator Salvation (2009). TV on DVD: Penn & Teller: B.S.! - The Complete Si. Blu-ray Review: Taken (2009) - Extended Cut 2 Dis. Movie Review: The Brothers Bloom (2008). SPEED RACER THE NEXT GENERATION ARCHIVE
Warner Archive Collection DVD Review: Thousands Ch. Blu-ray Review: Major League (1989) - Wild Thing. TV on DVD: Two and a Half Men - The Complete Fift. Blu-ray Review: Wayne's World (1992) & Wayne's Wor. New on DVD & Blu-ray for the Week of 5/24/09. DVD Review: Disney Animation Collection- Classic. Blu-ray Review: 3 Days of the Condor (1975). Additionally, it makes me curious about the previous titles that have so far sold more than 250,000 DVDs. Moreover, it's an exciting and cool, worthwhile message-movie that luckily "speeds" right past anything too heavy-handed with in regards to the "green" topic by making young viewers feel as though they're trying to be proactive in solving some of the obstacles faced by the animated trio (or quartet if you count Chim-Chim) as they try and avoid the usage gas in crossing the finish line with creative ingenuity. Yes, the characters all feel a bit one-dimensional as their respective props kind of serve to differentiate them and provide them with a material based personality like Speed with his car, Connor with the Cyber Chimp, and Lucy with her camera but aside from some of the less than stellar animation during the walking and talking sequences- the movie comes alive with its hyped up, extremely colorful and eye-popping racing sequences that feel essentially video game level in comparison to some of the other more stationary scenes. However, to kids and indeed to a reviewer who's frankly getting a bit tired of the extremely important yet far too repetitive record that's been played on the subject that made the phrase “going green” get listed as one of the most annoyingly over-used ones in the country last year (along with “staycation,” “chillax,” and “my bad,”)- most importantly the DVD works because it's just so much fun. While admittedly the Radford character seems like an exaggerated and thinly disguised sinister version of the Virgin Mobile Mogul Sir Richard Branson that I'm not so sure would sit well with him- the ideas of going green, hybrid energy, and reducing emissions are extremely topical as the film uses the kid-friendly racing platform to gently inform viewers about global warming and eco-responsibility for their own carbon footprint. But when they get some hard evidence, the gang and their Mach 6 are thrown into jeopardy as they push onward towards the finish line. Soon caught between the intense rivalry and inflated egos of two of the wealthiest men on the planet, it isn't long before Speed, Lucy, Connor and even Chim-Chim realize that in addition to their diva-like behavior, there may be much more going on beneath the surface of their respective publicity stunts. And incidentally it's the exact same one that Zazic's after himself when the bragging Radford said he was so confident that his Eco-Car would finish first that if someone were to beat him, he would hand over the deed and ownership of Radford Automotive. 
Of course, while Speed's peers eagerly join up with Zazic when this particular carrot is dangled figuratively over the finish line, Speed's eyes are on a far bigger prize. Angered that the environmentalist tycoon has stolen the thunder away from the snake-like Zile Zazic- who had bribed journalists to help hype his newest gas guzzling monstrosity- Radford's arch-rival Zazic begins paying off racers to beat Radford with the lure that he'll offer them their own racing team. However, their plans are interrupted by the announcement that the extremely short, bearded, British self-involved ridiculously wealthy trillionaire Dickie Radford has created a high-tech Eco-Car that can run a three day race on a single tank of gas.Īnd while Speed is inspired (at least, that is, until he meets Radford and realizes he's a jerk), Radford's automotive rival is filled with intense hate.
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