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 - Speed Racer Back in the dayI grew up with this Speed Racer. Love the action and the characters and the Mach five was the first sports car that we fell in love with as kids. You will love the action. Rating:  - More Speed"I've never driven so fast in my life. This speed is taking me into another dimension. It's fantastic!" - Speed Racer This is the second volume of a five volume series, and contains episodes 12 to 23 of the famous cartoon series of the sixties. It starts off with "Race for Revenge (Part 1)" and "Race for Revenge (Part 2)". In these episodes, Speed works with Inspector Detector to track down a mysterious black car known as the X3. The main clue is the phrase "Melange still races", which leads them to a brother/sister team named Slash and Lilly Marker. The next two episodes are titled "The Desperate Desert Race" (Parts 1 & 2). Characters named Kim Jugger and Ali Ben Schemer co-star, and things get hot for the Mach 5. Schemer is a trusted member of the Flathill rebel forces, until he "rebels against the rebels." Next come "The Fire Race" (Parts 1 & 2), and the return of Racer X in a fast paced politically oriented thriller. Quote from Racer X: "I've risked my life to save your treasure. Now, you gentlemen must come to some agreement. Compromise. Open your borders to the world some of the time." "The Girl Daredevil" (Parts 1 & 2) introduces the skilful Twinkle Banks, black panthers, a bad guy named Cornpone Brotch and a circus full of tricks. `The Fastest Car on Earth" (Parts 1 & 2) follows, with the theft of a powerful engine named the GRX and a villainess named Oriana Flub. The grand finale is "The Mach-5 vs. the Mach-5 (Parts 1 & 2) with Dr. Nightcall making a copy of the Mach 5 for the evil Professor Cumulus. There aren't any extras listed, but each pair of episodes has links to some hidden information and clips. Recommended for all new Speed racer fans with one comment - make sure you tell your kids that hiding in car trunks only works in cartoons, and they should never try it for themselves. Amanda Richards, May 22, 2008 Rating: - WonderfulI am happy with this set. Too bad they didn't put them all in one set instead of breaking it up. Rating: - He's off and flying as he guns his car around the track.....The second installment of this enigmatic race car driver continues his exploits in classical Japanese animation. The slipcover to the DVD box has a pretty cool feature- push down on a specific point, and the headlights to the Mach 5 light up and the theme song plays! Pretty neat!! The continuing episodes are as follows: Race For Revenge (part 1) Race For Revenge (part 2) The Desperate Desert Race (part 1) The Desperate Desert Race (part 2) The Fire Race (part 1) The Fire Race (part 2) The Girl Daredevil (part 1) The Girl Daredevil (part 2) The Fastest Car on Earth (part 1) The Fastest Car on Earth (part 2) The Mach-5 vs The Mach-5 (part 1) The Mach-5 Vs The Mach-5 (part 2) So, the ongoing exploits of Speed Racer continue! On to volume 3!! Rating: - Speed RacerWith the new movie coming out in May, I thought it was time to renew my love of Speed Racer. This dvd brought back all the great memories as a child.
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