Product Details

• Actors: Katsuji Mori, Corinne Orr, Peter Fernandez, Jack Grimes, Jack Curtis
• Directors: Hiroshi Sasagawa
• Writers: Peter Fernandez, Tadashi Hirose, Tatsuo Yoshida
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Lions Gate
• DVD Release Date: March 14, 2006
• Run Time: 184 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000E5N670
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,001 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Speed Racer, Vol. 4" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

• This is item 4 in The Speed Racer TV Series Series.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

SPEED RACER - VOLUME 4 (DVD MOVIE)

Customer Reviews

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35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This should have been the end of Speed Racer, January 25, 2006

By	joseph Corey "party favors columnist" (Raleigh, NC United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If the reports are correct, this volume should contain only 8 episodes of Speed Racer from the original series. This means you'll be seeing:

The Terrifying Gambler
The Secret Invaders (Part 1)
The Secret Invaders (Part 2)
Man Behind the Mask
The Car Destroyer
The Desperate Racer
The Dangerous Witness
Race the Laser Tank

So it appearsLionsgate will stretch this out one more year by since there's still the final 8 episodes left to be release. At least they're making up the lack of episodes (since Vol. 3 had 13 episodes) by including a Mach 5 car - which is a better gimmick than the theme song cover that had the battery die after six months.

As for the show, it's always amazing. Before my cousin shipped out to Iraq, we spent an afternoon watching Vol. 2. It was like we were back to being in elementary school - except we didn't need a fake ID to buy our beer. The limited animation techniques in the series don't detract from the story.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Die-Cast Mach 5 is a Nice Touch, March 31, 2006

By	N. Lim (Santa Clara, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The collectible die-cast Mach 5 is a definite improvement over the round tin case from volume 3. It is pretty durable and measures 3 3/8" long x 1 3/8" wide x 3/4"high. The only moving parts are the wheels/tires. It rolls forward very easily but has trouble rolling backwards. The interior is painted red (as it should be), and you can see the steering wheel, two seats, and stick shift. The steering wheel, however, has no buttons (too small). In addition to the headlights, you can also see the outlines of the two doors, trunk, homing bird hatch, and periscope hatch.

The height and width of the outer box matches the same dimensions of a standard DVD case but is almost 1 1/2" deep to accommodate the die-cast toy.

The DVD begins with four previews, which you can just skip (run times in minutes:seconds):
Ultimate Avengers The Movie 1:55
Dragons Metal Ages 1:47
Inspector Gadget's Biggest Caper Ever 1:13
Pinocchio 3000 1:59

All four are either 2D or 3D animation. Beyond the previews, I found no other DVD extras, which is why I gave it four stars instead of five.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing, May 23, 2006

By	David FERNANDEZ SABIO (Torrejón de Ardoz, Madrid Spain) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Only 8 episodes not in order as the Tv broadcasted,the last one compressed and fast paced.Only the die cast collectible makes the set worth.I hope Lions Gate learn the lesson and the last release of the series can be better.I'll be waiting.