I was first exposed to Speed Racer in the early 90’s when it was aired on MTV very early in the mornings. And since then I have been hooked, at one point owning all 5 volumes of the series that Lions Gate have released on DVD. So when I heard that Larry & Andy Wachowski were finally bringing Speed Racer to the big screen I felt they were the perfect directors to do it, when I heard they were doing it as a family film with a “sorta pop-art asthetic to it” I gotta say I got a little more interested. Sadly Speed Racer failed to exceed expectations at the box office, mainly because it went against the juggernaut that was Iron Man. But now it is on DVD and Blu-Ray Disc for everyone to see, but did this film fail because of competition or was it just not that good? Read our review and find out.
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Well maybe much to Michael Bay’s dismay Hasbro, the toy maker of all things Transformers here stateside has let the title of the upcoming sequel to 2007’s mega hit Transformers, and it is Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. For those not familiar with the Transformers mythos the fallen refers to the 13 original Transformers created by Primus, the below item is from the Transformers wiki.
At the dawn of time, Primus created new life, the 13 original Transformers, to crew his planetary form into battle against his eternal nemesis Unicron. One of these 13, his original name now lost to the mists of time, turned against his siblings, his creator, and his universe, and betrayed them all.
…this guardian of entropy became obsessed with the darker side of chaos and death, and in the black place these urges led him, the betrayer found a new god, more suited to his nature. He turned against Primus and became the Fallen. Now he is a being of power, darkness, and absolute dedication to Unicron.
On July 8th Warner Premier will release Batman: Gotham Knight the animated film that will bridge the gap between Batman Begins and this summers The Dark Knight. Written by some of the top comic book writers and directed by the top names in Japanese Anime. They will be releasing the title in Single and Double Disc Editions as well as a Blu-Ray Release. As always we have your Blu-Ray specs and Special Features for you.
Technical Specs
• 1.85:1 1080p High Def Transfer
• English & Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital
Special Features
• Batman & Me: The Bob Kane Story - Documentary on Batman’s Creator
• A Mirror for the Bat - Featurette on Batmans unique Rogues Gallery
• Audio Commentary by: DC Comics Senior VP/Creative Affairs Gregory Noveck, Former Batman Editor Dennis O’Neal, and Voice of Batman Kevin Conroy
• Sneek Peek at the next DCU Animated Feature: Wonder Woman
• 4 Batman: The Animated Series Episodes hand picked by Bruce Timm - Heart of Ice, I Am The Night, Legends of the Dark Knight, and Over The Edge
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