Product Details

• Actors: Monty Cox, Shane McCamey, Linda Hoy, Omri Katz, Andy Muxlow
• Directors: Greg MacGillivray
• Writers: Greg MacGillivray, James Foster, Steven Henschel
• Producers: Greg MacGillivray, Bill Bennett, David Lester
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: June 29, 2004
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00022PZ1A
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #43,352 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
For anyone who craves the adrenaline rush of maximum velocity, Speed is a thrill ride custom-made for superior home-theater systems. Like any IMAX film, this popular 30-minute program suffers from home-theater reduction, but its crisp images and flawless audio (especially in DTS mode) provide adequate compensation as James Burke (lively host of the classic science/invention series Connections) narrates a brisk survey of speed, from the earliest push-pedal bicycle, to the Stanley Steamer, internal combustion engines (including a nod to pioneering hot-rodder Bill Vukovich), jets, rockets, and beyond. From Chuck Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier in 1947's Bell X-1, to the supersonic SR-71 "Blackbird" spy-plane, the Apollo missions, rocket-powered dragsters, and the Blue Angels precision-flight team, this MacGillivray-Freeman production delivers a breathtaking blaze of color, sound, and historical perspective, finally suggesting--with a "stargate" sequence reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey--that "the final frontier" of speed lies within the realm of imagination. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description
From the dawn of man to the distant future, see how the need to go faster has shaped our lives and motivated our progress in this dynamic visual and emotional IMAX experience. Fueled by imagination, mankind has forged on to break through new frontiers and expand human potential beyond what anyone ever thought possible. Daredevils, test pilots, racers, astronauts - all of these people have launched towards the infinite and brought us ever closer to realizing our dreams. Disc 2 includes the complete feature in Microsoft Windows Media High Definition, playable on your PC.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Definitive IMAX Experience, July 21, 2004

By	Anthony Lavado "Movies, Music, Computers, and... (Burlington, ON, Canada) - See all my reviews

Okay, let's face it. This film came out before my time. I wasn't around in 1982 to see this when it premiered in big screen theatres. I only managed to catch wind of it thanks to an old DOS Educational program from Knowledge Adventure that featured the film itself. But ever since I was little, this film has never failed to capture my imagination.

It is definitely a great experience for those who can manage to catch it on an IMAX big screen as I had the chance to in May, (In fact, I think the Ontario Place Cinesphere in Toronto is the only theatre in the world still showing this film!) but this film DEFINITELY lives up to its title.

It is a rather short lived film (as most IMAX films are, due to the limitations of the format, around 40 minutes) with this particular title weighing in at around 30 minutes. For the time that it does last, the movie takes you through a whirlwind of information about the history of speed, some of its various uses, and how the technology has progressed today. Tie it off with a nice 2001: A Space Odyssey like sequence about travelling faster than light, and you have yourself a not so detailed, but fun introduction to various forms of speed. The film bases its success widely on the variety of shots that it uses from aerial cameras with the Blue Angel Precision Flying Squadron, to the front of a rollercoaster.

An overall good film, but more suited to children around ages 8 and up.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well produced, fun experience, December 15, 2004

By	Sandra Starr (Parsippany, NJ) - See all my reviews

As with all the other HD IMAX titles, "Speed" is a fun ride. The WMV High Definition quality is excellent, the story is engaging, and the production quality is top notch.

3.0 out of 5 stars Its great to show off an HD TV, August 4, 2007

By	John Huthmaker "John H" (So Cal) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is an old movie. I certaintly wouldnt buy it as a standard watch film. It is cool though to show off an HD tv with the WMVHD format.