Product Details

• Actors: Kurt Csolak, Carter Jackson, Sahra Mellesse, Robbie Sublett, Michal Friedman
• Directors: Frank Rivera, John M. Holt, Matt Rodriguez
• Writers: Aaron Bergeron, Allan Neuwirth, Larry Schwarz, Susan Kim
• Producers: Amy Ackerman
• Format: AC-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: May 6, 2008
• Run Time: 66 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0014D5P8O
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,806 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic for kids and parents !, July 2, 2008

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**Mufi (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning (DVD)

Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning is great!
My son LOVES the TV show. That's what it is all about. Entertaining
kids. Good, clean fun with some socially redeeming value. I was a teen
when the original Speed Racer show hit American TV. I go into while
babysitting. It made a lot of sense to do a "next" generation.
We also appreciate how they do the animation style. Speed Racer anime
style. Highly recommend this DVD (and the TV show!)

13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a terrible, extremely low budget show, April 28, 2008

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M. Murphey - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning (DVD)

I watched the first episode of this show on Nick this weekend, and it was a flat-out embarrassment. The show looks like a homemade web cartoon...and honestly, that's an insult to some homemade web cartoons. The fact that a major Hollywood summer blockbuster is backed by an animated series that is this poor is just a shame.

I find it hard to believe that anyone could give this series a 5 star review. I'm sure there are some others who will enjoy it more than I did, but 5 stars is just out of the question with something this poorly done.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning ...., March 3, 2009

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blackaciddevil (in the USA somewhere.....) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning (DVD)

It's clear from the get-go that this show is geared more towards younger fans than how the original show was. Still, Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning is a fun romp that fans of the original will enjoy as well as those new to the series.

Speed Racer the Next Generation - The Beginning tells the story of Speed, an orphan who gets to join an elite racing academy to learn how to be a great racer. There, he meets Conor and Lucy as well as X whom he later learns is his brother. Spritle from the old tv series is headmaster of the academy in this show. But, the evil Zile Zazic is the series protagonist who is trying to get his hands on the Mach 6. Things get pretty interesting in this barely over an hour animated film.

While it probably won't appeal to original Speed Racer fans, it will appeal to the younger set. Honestly, though, I enjoyed it very much.