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Speed (IMAX) (2-Disc WMVHD Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381239522
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
MPN: D2395D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 29, 2004
Running Time: 30 minutes
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
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Editorial Review:
For anyone who craves the adrenaline rush of maximum velocity, Speed is a thrill ride custom-made for superior home-theater systems. Like any IMAX film, this popular 30-minute program suffers from home-theater reduction, but its crisp images and flawless audio (especially in DTS mode) provide adequate compensation as James Burke (lively host of the classic science/invention series Connections) narrates a brisk survey of speed, from the earliest push-pedal bicycle, to the Stanley Steamer, internal combustion engines (including a nod to pioneering hot-rodder Bill Vukovich), jets, rockets, and beyond. From Chuck Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier in 1947's Bell X-1, to the supersonic SR-71 "Blackbird" spy-plane, the Apollo missions, rocket-powered dragsters, and the Blue Angels precision-flight team, this MacGillivray-Freeman production delivers a breathtaking blaze of color, sound, and historical perspective, finally suggesting--with a "stargate" sequence reminiscent of 2001: A Space Odyssey--that "the final frontier" of speed lies within the realm of imagination. --Jeff Shannon
From the dawn of man to the distant future, see how the need to go faster has shaped our lives and motivated our progress in this dynamic visual and emotional IMAX experience. Fueled by imagination, mankind has forged on to break through new frontiers and expand human potential beyond what anyone ever thought possible. Daredevils, test pilots, racers, astronauts - all of these people have launched towards the infinite and brought us ever closer to realizing our dreams. Disc 2 includes the complete feature in Microsoft Windows Media High Definition, playable on your PC.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Its great to show off an HD TV
This is an old movie. I certaintly wouldnt buy it as a standard watch film. It is cool though to show off an HD tv with the WMVHD format.
Rating:  - EXCELENTE
IN FACT THIS DVD SHOWS IN A BRILLIANT WAY THE EVOLUTION OF THE TECHNOLOGY THAT SURROUNDS THE WILL OF THE MAN IN SEARCH OF BETTER MARKS OF SPEED IN ALL THE POSSIBLE AND IMAGINABLE MODALITIES. IN MY OPINION THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MOMENTS OF THE HUMANITY.
Rating: - Up to Speed with Windows Hi-Def and Imax
This short film is superb as an introduction to the joys of High Definition Video. With a big plasma screen and a good "home-cinema"
set-up comprising multiple speakers, you get even better than the
standard "IMAX Experience", since most basic Imax theaters do
not screen the "High-Def" versions of Imax films (good, but short of HD
standards!)
Rating: - For those outside the STATES
Superb product. Can be viewed on a PC outside Region 1. A good sampler if wanting to know more about HD TV. I believe this comment applies to all the other IMAX derived WMVHD discs. Also worth watching on the DVD version if you can view Region 1 NTSC DVD's. A pretty good deal even allowing for postage from the States.
Rating: - Well produced, fun experience
As with all the other HD IMAX titles, "Speed" is a fun ride. The WMV High Definition quality is excellent, the story is engaging, and the production quality is top notch.
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