Customer Reviews
Go Speed Racer! 
2007-03-21
I love going back to my Speed Racer days! It is so much fun showing my own little guys. I am not a critic but, there's no doubt that these collections are great! I have two others and I enjoy them all.
Great Collection 
2007-02-24
A must have for the Speed Racer fan. A new cartoon for kids and a definate blast from the past for grown ups. Speed Racer was wayyyyyyyy ahead of it's time! Great episodes. Definately appreciate the details more as an adult!
Mark Twain meets Ninja Theater in the;The Royal Racer. 2006-08-31
This episode mixes the plot of "Prince & the Pauper" with ninja spies and Formula racing! Sprital nearly causes an international incident when he trades places with Prince Jam, a young Asian prince who some how looks exactly like Sprital. The real prince gets spanked by Pops,teased by Trixie and is subjected to all the problems Speed's little brother deals with dailey. Sprital, as the prince, is targeted for assassination by a would be usurper to the throne. He gets to fight ninjas along side his brother and actually gets a chance to participate in a real,genuine car race, and a Formula One race at that. As one might expect, any episode that focuses on Sprital rates high on the laugh-meter. This is one of the funniest Speed installments ever. It's also got plenty of action and interesting animated backgrounds. Essential viewing for any Speed-o-phile.
go speed go!!!!! 2006-05-03
as a man who grew up on speed racer i'm glad to see taht the third instalment of the shows is out,but i take one star away for the package which makes it hard to store. other wise this is one fine set and my kids are loving speed as much as i did.
Speed RULES!!! --- but WHERE ARE THE JAPANESE EXTRAS?! 
2005-09-15
Speed Racer was my favorite cartoon growing up. I would pass up an after school KickBall game to watch Speed and the Coolest Car on Earth. I always laughed myself onto the floor watching Spritle's tears spraying out like a fountain. These cartoons were crude ... but they had a unique character and spirit that made refined art, sound, and production irrelevant. In fact the mismatched mouth movements (seemingly due to more than translation) and coarse animation only added to it's unique charm. I've waited a long time for a collection like this.
HOWEVER, I agree with other reviewers in that Lion's Gate should include the ORIGINAL JAPANESE theme song, and it would be GREAT to have a whole episode in Japanese as it aired in Japan. That would make this a much better collection.
Also, they should put forth some effort to improve the video quality. I have a VHS tape that provides better image quality. It's as if they are not using original masters.
Speed Rules! 2008-07-15
Another great season and release from the classic Speed Racer series. A Must Have for Speed Racer fans!
Excitement, Fun, and good role models for Girls and Boys 2008-05-16
Speed Racer was one of my fav cartoons as a little girl, and so I naturally bought the series for my own 6 year old daughter. Need I tell you she loves it?
These are exciting stories, terrific animation, and I feel I should say that it offers good role models for women. Many of the women in Speed Racer are daredevils themselves, and Trixie always stood up tall in her role as well. Speed Racer does have somewhat of a violent undertone (that my mother hated), but I feel it's no worse than any other cartoon violence you have seen anywhere else. It doesn't seem at all gratuitous, either, but is used to carry the story.
I loved the names of the characters, too. In the first episode of this Vol. (#24), we meet Prince Jam, Prince Sac-Charin, and further references to sugary sweets in the names. I think this adds to the charm and also makes Speed Racer equally fun for the adult viewer.
My favorite episode of all times is on this Vol. - Man on the Lam. It starts out with a man escaping from prison, and then meeting a blind little girl. A few twists and a surprise ending are in this story. Holds up well over time! I think if you grew up on Speed Racer, you will enjoy watching this again, and introducing it to your own kids, either boys or girls.
He's jammin' down the pedal like he's never comin' back..... 2008-05-09
Speed is back! In volume 3, Speed's exploits keep him in the driver's seat, laying waste to his competition! Supporting him, and keeping the Mach 5 in top racing form, is Pops Racer, Trixie, Sparky, Spritle and Chim-Chim (where do they get these names!). Villains abound, as Speed races the Mach 5 to defeat evil plans!
The 13 Thrilling episodes are:
The Royal Racer (part 1)
The Royal Racer (part 2)
The Car Hater
The Race Against Time (part 1)
The Race Against Time (part 2)
The Snake Track
The Man on the Lam
Gang of Assassins (part 1)
Gang of Assassins (part 2)
The Race for Life
The Supersonic Car
Crash in the Jungle (part 1)
Crash in the Jungle (part 2)
Speed has his hands full! Well, it's on to volume 4, as Speed takes the Mach 5 to the winner's circle, once again!
speed racer dvd review 2008-05-03
It was nice to see the original cartoon shows once again after many, many, years.
Speed Racer is the man. 2007-10-29
I love the Speed Racer series. I don't have the attention span to go into a thesis on why I think so. Sorry. Buy these and you will not regret it.
