Speed / Speed 2

Starring:Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, Temuera Morrison, Brian McCardie, Christine Firkins, Michael G. Hagerty, Colleen Camp, Lois Chiles, Francis Guinan, Tamia, Jeremy Hotz, Enrique Murciano, Jessica Diz, Connie Ray, Patrika Darbo, Kimmy Robertson, Charles Parks, Susan Barnes, Bo Svenson
Director: Jan de Bont
Studio: Fox Home Entertainme
Product Type: DVD

Hot Wheels Acceleracers, Vol. 2 - The Speed of Silence

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Video game
Speed of Silence - Acceleracers
Rolling Hot
Exciting for kids as well as adults
Hot Wheels Accleleracers The speed of silence

Hot Wheels Acceleracers, Vol. 2 - The Speed of Silence
Starring: Dexter Bell , Michael Donovan (III) , Kathleen Barr , Andrew Francis , and Kirby Morrow
Director: William Gordon (III)
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
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ASIN: B0009JE7N8
Release Date: 2005-08-23

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Hot Wheels Acceleracers 2: The Speed of Silence is the follow-up to Hot Wheels Acceleracers: Ignition, in which Dr. Peter Tezla discovered technology that allows super-fast cars to enter "racing realms," i.e., other-dimensional environments where racers can drive along tracks found underwater, in a strange city, and elsewhere. Once again, two teams of human racers, the Teku and Metal Maniacs, launch into these realms, this time competing against one another to see who first reaches the Accele-Charger, which provides unique powers to vehicles. Dr. Tezla wants to unlock the secret of the Accele-Charger's power, in order to stave off the wicked Gelorum and her scary-looking Racing Drones in their quest to rule the world. It helps to know something about the Acceleracers saga before diving into Speed of Silence. But even without a thorough background, it's easy to enjoy the intertwining personal dramas among the Teku and Metal Maniacs, all set against the exotica and suspense of the Racing Realms, where even the bravest of the brave face death-defying race courses, car-eating sharks, and Gelorum's terrifying Drone Sweeper. The animation in Speed of Silence is impressively imaginative yet very precise about the details of Tezla's work, perceptions of the racing realms as seen from multiple angles, and myriad emotions captured on the characters' faces. The cars look great without over-hyping product tie-ins to Hot Wheels toys, and the soundtrack is surprisingly good. --Tom Keogh

Description

The drivers enter the Water Realm where former surfer Vert, racing in his own element, is determined to prove that he's still a champion. But after a devastating attack by the Racing Drones, he ends up being the first driver to fail. In the Metro Realm, the drivers have to find their way through an eerie deserted city choked with traffic. The racers are also introduced to a new weapon developed by the Racing Drones: a huge car-eating "Sweeper." We also get a glimpse of the mysterious fourth team, the Silencerz.

DVD Features:
DVD ROM exclusive web site
Featurette:Driving test
Music Video:"Anything But Down"
Other:Micro Episodes

Customer Reviews:

Video game.......2007-05-12

Great gift. It has brought a lot of entertainment for my grandson.

Speed of Silence - Acceleracers.......2007-01-16

My son loved this movie! It completed his collection of the Acceleracers. I even got hooked into watching all four movies.

Rolling Hot.......2007-01-10

For the kids who loved the original movie, this series is great! Mom checked, kid approved.

Exciting for kids as well as adults.......2007-01-04

My 5-year old loves the Acceleracers movies. Each one is a great continuation of the previous. He enjoys the different cars, realms, and races. My husband enjoys watching with him as well.

Hot Wheels Accleleracers The speed of silence.......2006-10-04

The movie is about racing.I like it because it's an action movie.The characters are TEKU,METALMAIAC,DRONES and SILENCERZ.It takes place in the ACCELADRONE and REALMS. I like it for three reasons. First, I like it because it's a racing movie. Second, I like it because it is an action movie. Third, I like it when the monster smashes the cars. I think my friends would like it because they likes Hot Wheels. I give it two wheels up!

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Classic Metallica. Better than some kind of monster.
best music video ever
A must for any Metallica Fan
Metallica Early On
Metallica - year and a half

Metallica: Year and A Half Parts 1 & 2
Starring: Jason Newsted , Bob Rock , Metallica , Christopher Guest , and Michael McKean
Director: Adam Dubin
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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Release Date: 1999-11-23

Description

Part 1 of A Year and a Half captures the band working in the studio on their Grammy-winning album Metallica and features the videos "Enter Sandman," "The Unforgiven" and "Nothing Else Matters." Part 2 covers the saga of Metallica on tour as it unfolds through concert performances, jam sessions and daily adventures in locker rooms, hotel rooms and arenas around the world.

Customer Reviews:

Classic Metallica. Better than some kind of monster........2007-01-06

Two documentaries one making the album, the other touring it, just as they were becoming the biggest metal band in the world. If you like Metallica you'll love this.

best music video ever.......2006-10-10

all the reviews point to "some kind of monster". good, but cant hold a candle to this. the making of, and tour of, one of the greatest albums ever. i'm not going to go on, just see it and feel it. hell you even have Spinal Tap jump in on vol.2 in regards to the "Black Album". Newsted's last great hurrah.

A must for any Metallica Fan.......2006-08-29

This DVD is a must for any true Metallica fan it rock's from start to finish!!!

Metallica Early On .......2005-08-05

Being a Metallica fan, I did rather enjoy this trinket of Metal Music History. The early 90's proved to be a crucial time for Metallica as documented in this movie. The turning point of Metallica's "Black Album" and the touring that followed helped the band to procure a seat (the number one seat) on the Rock/Metal charts.

Watching the production/recording of the album, the marriage of sonic producer Bob Rock helping out, and a bunch of roudy 20-something world-class rockers is pure entertainment. Their haughty self-importance is hard to take at times (see Lars), but definitely sheer entertainment. The live footage of the band across world venues is worth the price alone. It shows how much of a live band they really are. Also included are their videos from the album, which are nice to have sprinkled into the mix of the movie.

Although this movie is nothing to Some Kind Of Monster (their latest movie), it shows the old Metallica that grew right into the reputation of Alcoholica, women, drugs, touring, rock-n-roll life on the road extraordinaire. It is interesting to see them back then, the organic beginnings of the biggest Metal band of all time. During this movie they are poised to claim that throne, and don't even know it yet.

Very interesting to watch, just don't let your kids watch--not only will they see nudity/etc., they might get some crazy idea of becoming a rockstar.

Metallica - year and a half.......2005-07-20

Cool dvd which follows band over the period when they wrote the black album then toured

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Zoids, Vol. 2: The High Speed Battle
Starring: Zoids
Manufacturer: Viz Video
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ASIN: B0000APVE0
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Description

Zoids: incredible animal machines with unbelievable powers. Enter an exciting new universe where Zoids battle for supremacy. Join Blitz Team as they fight for domination over the other Zoids teams including the Zabers Team, Fluegel Team, and Champ Team. It's fierce competition where anything goes, where both legitimate warriors and for-hire mercenaries can join the action. Welcome to Zoids. Volume 2: The High Speed Battle Bit struggles to master Liger Zero. When battling Jack Cisco, Team Backdraft of the Desert Gang, Bit manages to use the Liger Zero by itself or with the custom high-speed Jager unit effectively. However, in close-combat against the Zaber Fangs, he has to add on the Schnieder unit! As if that wasn't difficult enough, a sudden tornado may turn a potential defeat into a life-threatening situation!

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Oh no!
Stuck In Neutral
not so speedy
Action & Comedy on the High Seas
AWESOME!!

Speed 2 - Cruise Control
Starring: Sandra Bullock , Jason Patric , Willem Dafoe , Temuera Morrison , and Brian McCardie
Director: Jan de Bont
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: 6305280738
Release Date: 1999-03-09

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Anybody seen Keanu? The action star of Speed opted out of this overbearing sequel, which finds costar Sandra Bullock in love with another guy (Jason Patric) and in trouble aboard a cruise ship under the control of a mad extortionist (Willem Dafoe). Speed director Jan de Bont is back at the helm for part 2, but even he seems to have forgotten that what made the first film work was the simplicity of its hook (the bomb, the bus that can't drive below 50 mph, the handful of sympathetic passengers, etc.). Speed 2 is all about hugeness: big ship, lots of places to get into trouble, and so on. Even with an eye-popping, endless finale of the vessel crashing into port (and causing mondo destruction), there is nothing about this movie that is remotely as involving as its predecessor. --Tom Keogh

Customer Reviews:

Oh no!.......2007-04-19

With a little more thought invested in the screenplay, 1997's "Speed 2" could have been another jewel in the crown of the series, instead of a death blow to the franchise. Keanu Reevves bowed out of this installment, so Officer Traven, Bullock's first boyfriend, is replaced by Alex Shaw (Jason Patric of "Rush" and "Sleepers"). Bullock's Annie thinks Alex is completely different than Traven, but finds out via an early crash course with Tim Conway (as her driving instructor) that Alex is also a cop on LAPD's "Suicide Squad." (She almost runs him over.)

To make up with one another, the two sign up for a cruise. Unfortunately Geiger (Willem Dafoe), a computer genius with a grudge, is on board, with plans of taking over the ship and crashing it into an oil tanker unless one of the passengers is able to define irony. Out of everyone here, it looks like Dafoe put the most effort into developing his character, like he's warming up to be Green Goblin.

Geiger has all sorts of resources at his disposal, like a bath of leaches to suck the copper poisoning from his veins, a remote controller for the ship's controls, and a nifty set of gadget golf-clubs. At one point he seems like he's even able to control the ship's crew with a "these aren't the droids you're looking for" Jedi (Sith?) mind trick. Maybe the filmmakers were just trying to show that he had planned so well that he knew exactly what they were going to command before they voiced it. This could've been a little clearer.

The only defense anyone seems to have are Annie and Alex, with Alex doing most of the fighting and Annie assisting and providing a few laughs.

The first hour of the film really held my interest for all the weird peripheral stuff going on: Bullock watching "Lolita" followed by a scene of a young deaf girl wearing pink glasses who keeps flirting with Jason Patric because he said "hello" to her in sign language. Later Patric has to rescue her from drowning in an elevator shaft. Reggae covers of popular songs pop up at eerie times, having little to do with the plot of the film. (This film, anyway.)

The second hour loses all focus and literally had me feeling seasick. Geiger is dispatched in the explosive fashion you'd expect given the budget and nature of the film, and all reasons for his commandeering the vessel disintegrate with him. Too bad, because he seemed to have a legitimate concern for the safety of future ship workers, and it would've been nice if the filmmakers had made Geiger less of a villain caricature, and more of a misguided soul who wanted to use the boat's destruction as a symbol to shake people out of apathy into action. Instead, Geiger's Syriana-ish demise is overshadowed by a finale of the ship crashing into a crowded pier with tourists dodging the craft in an awful slapstick montage that would've been more at home in "Airplane!" And I'm left sitting on my couch staring at the TV, mysteriously craving a Big Gulp.

Stuck In Neutral.......2007-01-31

Hollywood does seem to be the one place where they don't believe in the law of diminished returns, given how many sequels to first-rate blockbusters keep coming at us year after year after year. SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL is a case in point.

The original SPEED, released in 1994, was that rarest of jewels in Hollywood--an action blockbuster of considerable suspense, involving a bomb-laden bus that will blow up if its speed should fall under 50 miles per hour at any given point. Made for a relatively inexpensive $30 million, it grossed something on the order of $150 million and actually won Oscars for sound effects and film editing. But with all that success, did it necessarily warrant a sequel?

This time around, the disaster-prone Annie (Sandra Bullock) and her new fiancé Alex (Jason Patric), like her last boyfriend an LAPD officer with a penchant for dare-deviltry, are on a Caribbean cruise aboard the Seabourne Legend, when the ship gets sabotaged by a deranged ex-employee (Willem Dafoe). What ensues is considerable mayhem of the 'PG-13' variety, courtesy of original SPEED director Jan De Bont and screenwriters Randall McCormack and Jeff Nathanson. But apart from Bullock (who is as appealing here the second time), Patric, and Christine Firkins as a deaf girl whom Patric saves in an elevator shaft in the bowels of the ship, SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL is generally a film stuck in neutral, what I tend to call a curiously frustrating flick. It's not nearly as bad as its many detractors say, but it also isn't nearly up to the standards of the original either. Dafoe, who was so tremendous in PLATOON and CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, does something of a Dennis Hopper rerun as the villain with a grudge, but he's even more over the top than Hopper was in the first film, and that's supposed to be hard to accomplish.

The other problem SPEED 2 has is in its basic notion that a large ocean liner can go as fast as this one does, and that it could create a great deal of damage when it slams into a marina as it does here. It's all good and fun, but it's not believable; and some of the acting and the dialogue are unintentionally funny at times too: not very promising, to say the least. One of the film's better moments, prior to Dafoe starting his mayhem, is a sequence of Bullock in her ship's cabin watching Stanley Kubrick's 1962 classic LOLITA on video--a sly reference not only to Kubrick, but to the fact that Firkins' deaf girl character has more than a few Lolita characteristics about her.

The end result is a would-be $170 million blockbuster that just seems to sit there a lot of the time--a fairly routine Hollywood piece where the action is delivered, but the payoff is only so-so.

not so speedy.......2006-10-22

Really, the reason Speed 2: Cruise Control isn't a classic like the first one is because the speed storyline is not a bus, but a BOAT this time around. Do you really think a boat can go as fast as a bus? Even if a boat is fast, do you think that's more exciting than a bus avoiding danger in the city streets? I don't. What kind of amazing dangers can a boat avoid? OTHER boats? Ocean buoys?

A bus with a bomb underneath it is more rewarding to watch. Speed 2 feels more like a way to cash in on the original. I watched the movie twice and wasn't satisfied either time. It's an okay movie, though. But don't expect "speed".

Action & Comedy on the High Seas.......2006-08-08

"Welcome to paradise. And the name's Dante!"

So begins Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric's harrowing adventure about the Seaborne Legend. The beautiful ship, friendly passengers, and attentive crew would ordinarily make a splendid cruise. Unfortunately, among the passengers is a madman who is bent on ruining everyone's vacation.

Though it would appear this film is not universally well-loved, it is actually one of my favorite action moves. I enjoyed the main setting: a cruise ship. The passengers are very funny. Among them are a couple who are selling a new diet regimen called Fat Busters, where "fat is your friend" (so the body won't try to hoard fat, making weight loss difficult). Their fellow shipmates, surrounded by the cruise ship's banquet-like meal, heartily agree. And the deaf girl who signs is wonderful.

The villain is entertaining. (Admittedly, the story behind his motivation to destroy the ship may be rather contrived.)

The action moves from the ocean-liner, to speedboat, to personal water-craft, to a propeller aircraft, then finally to a tower high atop an oil tanker. (If you've ever wondered what it would look like to see an oil tanker blow up, your curiosity will be satisfied by what happens next.)

In all, this movie is a little like a trip to an amusement park. There is lots of action in this movie, and no small amount of comedy.

AWESOME!!.......2006-07-01

BEST MOVIE OF ALL TIMES!! IT HAS EVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR IN A MOVIE!! THAT CRUISE SHIP IS BEAUTIFUL, ITS AMAZING HOW WELL THEY DIRECTED THIS MOVIE, SO KEANU WASNT IN THIS MOVIE.......SO WHAT!?!!? THE MOVIE IS GREAT WITH OR WITHOUT HIM! BUY IT A+++++

Speed Collector Pack (Speed Five Star Collection / Speed 2 - Cruise Control)

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Speed pack
The BEST!
Depends on which one you want!
Best Action of the 90's.
What is it with the people?

Speed Collector Pack (Speed Five Star Collection / Speed 2 - Cruise Control)
Starring: Keanu Reeves , Dennis Hopper , Sandra Bullock , Joe Morton , and Jeff Daniels
Director: Jan de Bont
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
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ASIN: B000067J1A
Release Date: 2002-07-30

Description

*See individual titles

Customer Reviews:

Speed pack.......2007-05-13

This was the best way to buy two of my favorite movies - Speed & Speed 2 - Cruise control.

The BEST!.......2003-10-31

Speed is my favorite Sandra Bullock movie. She is just...phenominal in it. And Keanu Reeves...what a hunk!!
The way they put this film together was great: the stunts, the action, the suspense and thrill of it all! Jan DeBont needs to get back together with Sandra to do another action movie. That would be cool!! I CANNOT think of another movie that is better that Speed! It's definitely #1 on my list.

Depends on which one you want!.......2002-12-15

Let's face it, Speed(5 stars) is a wonderful Action movie, problably the best Action movie of the year, but Speed 2(3 stars) doesn't live up to the original as well as I thought it would. The movie would be so much better if Keanu Reeves reprised his role as Jack Traven. Dennis Hopper was a great villian in the original.

Best Action of the 90's........2001-12-28

Despite what some may say, these two films offer an endless supply of edge-of-your-seat action, some of the most amazing stunts, and very good special effects. THE ACTION FILMS OF THE 90's!

What is it with the people?.......2001-10-22

Ok, let me guess ... You saw Speed and thought it was a great movie? Or at least you heard it was great movie. Well, it is - bet ya! And now you heard people talking - Speed 2 is a terrible movie, the winner of the golden raspberry (the worst movie of the year). So, why buy it, especially when it is a set?

Ok, let me set it straight. Speed 2 isn't a bad movie - it just isn't as good as Speed 1. The story of Speed 2 is dumb (as in every other action movie - take Eraser, or M:I-2), but it makes a nice background for the action and nobody ever goes to see an action-flick for the story. And if we are honest than even Speed 1 didn't have that much of a great story - it isn't so much better than the stroy of the second movie.

What counts is action, and you get plenty of it here. It's the same class of action as in Speed, with a different playground. You get even the cute Sandra Bullock and a cute Jason Patrick (instead of Keanu Reeves). In addition you get a little bit of romance, 'cause the character of Jason Patrick wants to marry the character of Sandra Bullock ...

Ok, so, are missing anything for an action movie? I am not! Just 'cause Speed was such a surprise and a overaverage action-flick, was everybody expecting the same from Speed 2 ... And it was impossible to fulfill, or at least it didn't work out. So in this packet, we have a great action movies on DVD (Speed = 5 stars) and an average action movie (Speed 2 = 4 stars). And 'cause it's just the two normal DVDs you can buy separately in one box, the rating is 4 stars! Buy it, if you love Sandra Bullock/Jason Patrick and if you love good action!!!

Speed (IMAX) (2-Disc WMVHD Edition)
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EXCELENTE

Up to Speed with Windows Hi-Def and Imax

For those outside the STATES

Well produced, fun experience

A Definitive IMAX Experience

Speed (IMAX) (2-Disc WMVHD Edition)
Starring: Shaun Macgillivray , Stella Sylvester , Lee Brock (III) , James Burke (IV) , and Alex MacGillivray
Director: Greg MacGillivray
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
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ASIN: B00022PZ1A
Release Date: 2004-06-29

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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

Description

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:

EXCELENTE.......2007-03-23

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.

Up to Speed with Windows Hi-Def and Imax.......2007-02-04

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!)

For those outside the STATES.......2006-02-28

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.

Well produced, fun experience.......2004-12-16

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.

A Definitive IMAX Experience.......2004-07-21

Okay, let's face it. This film came out before my time. I wasn't around in 1982 to see this when it premiered in big screen theatres. I only managed to catch wind of it thanks to an old DOS Educational program from Knowledge Adventure that featured the film itself. But ever since I was little, this film has never failed to capture my imagination.

It is definitely a great experience for those who can manage to catch it on an IMAX big screen as I had the chance to in May, (In fact, I think the Ontario Place Cinesphere in Toronto is the only theatre in the world still showing this film!) but this film DEFINITELY lives up to its title.

It is a rather short lived film (as most IMAX films are, due to the limitations of the format, around 40 minutes) with this particular title weighing in at around 30 minutes. For the time that it does last, the movie takes you through a whirlwind of information about the history of speed, some of its various uses, and how the technology has progressed today. Tie it off with a nice 2001: A Space Odyssey like sequence about travelling faster than light, and you have yourself a not so detailed, but fun introduction to various forms of speed. The film bases its success widely on the variety of shots that it uses from aerial cameras with the Blue Angel Precision Flying Squadron, to the front of a rollercoaster.

An overall good film, but more suited to children around ages 8 and up.

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SCENT OF A GODDESS

Speed Grapher, Vol. 2
Starring: Mark Stoddard , and Maria Vu (II)
Director: Kunihisa Sugishima
Manufacturer: Funimation Prod
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ASIN: B000FQISL2
Release Date: 2006-08-22

Description

Alongside a tragic girl named Kagura, the supernaturally empowered Saiga flees from both enemies and inner demons. A single kiss has potentially delivered a crushing blow to the entire ruling class and the point of no return has been passed. Episodes: Whore of Diamonds Out of Focus The Big Picture Dentophobia

Customer Reviews:

SCENT OF A GODDESS.......2006-09-17

Kagura and Saiga are on the run from the Club whose prime objective is to get their "Goddess" back before its customers find somewhere else to get their rocks off. It wouldn't be Speed Grapher if their hiding place was normal, so it's no surprise that they try to find shelter in a drag queen club with Saiga taking up bartending and Kagura even doing a little cabaret singing. But Tsujido, the Club agent with an extraordinary olfactory sense is able to track them down, and he's not alone. With him is a Euphoria powered psychotic woman whose appetite for diamonds lets her turn herself into a LIVING diamond! Hibari Ginza, the sexy female rogue cop who likes to shoot people indiscriminately and then claim self-defense is also on the hunt for Saiga, but for more personal reasons. Not knowing that the Club is closing in, Saiga plans to visit a doctor friend of his to find out what has happened to his and Kagura's bodies that gives them such weird powers.

I liked this second volume of Speed Grapher a lot better than Volume 1, which just reeked of a plot rip-off of Eyes Wide Shut. Volume 2 found its own space to work in, even though the anime is still trying way too hard to be sexy. To me, the show isn't very erotic. Instead, it's creepy or just downright silly, what with all the "bring out the gimp" outfits which can get pretty campy at times. The animation also works against Speed Grapher, because the blocky movement and lack of flowing movement shoots down any sensuousness or sleekiness you could possibly have. The story is getting more interesting though, especially getting some background on Saiga, even though it still leads up to a battle with a Euphoria super-villain in the end. This is a show worth watching but fails to qualify as one worth owning.

Hot Wheels Acceleracers, Vol. 2 - The Speed of Silence (with car)

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Video game
Speed of Silence - Acceleracers
Rolling Hot
Exciting for kids as well as adults
Hot Wheels Accleleracers The speed of silence

Hot Wheels Acceleracers, Vol. 2 - The Speed of Silence (with car)
Starring: Dexter Bell , Michael Donovan (III) , Kathleen Barr , Andrew Francis , and Kirby Morrow
Director: William Gordon (III)
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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Hot Wheels Acceleracers

ASIN: B000A2XCP8
Release Date: 2006-11-14

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Customer Reviews:

Video game.......2007-05-12

Great gift. It has brought a lot of entertainment for my grandson.

Speed of Silence - Acceleracers.......2007-01-16

My son loved this movie! It completed his collection of the Acceleracers. I even got hooked into watching all four movies.

Rolling Hot.......2007-01-10

For the kids who loved the original movie, this series is great! Mom checked, kid approved.

Exciting for kids as well as adults.......2007-01-04

My 5-year old loves the Acceleracers movies. Each one is a great continuation of the previous. He enjoys the different cars, realms, and races. My husband enjoys watching with him as well.

Hot Wheels Accleleracers The speed of silence.......2006-10-04

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great dvd
Anthrax : "Alive 2 ; The DVD"
Can't Wait to See it
"NOT" what you may expect
sick show

Alive 2: The DVD
Starring: Anthrax
Manufacturer: Sanctuary
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000ADKTN0
Release Date: 2005-09-20

Customer Reviews:

great dvd.......2006-07-04

This DVD rocks! The best thing about it, besides the good camerawork with the Pasonic DVX 100's and the sound, is the EDITING. No quick cuts, no spinning, no headaches or nausea. Great creative job by whoever was behind this. And killer show. I was there..

Anthrax : "Alive 2 ; The DVD".......2006-03-13

This is a SICK SHOW. Anthrax gets back to their roots here, and lays down one incredible live show here. All of the old classics are performed, and they don't miss a beat. The original line-up, and one kick as set....

What are you waiting for?? This is a classic peice of Metal History, BUY IT ALREADY!!!!

Can't Wait to See it.......2006-01-27

I haven't actually seen this, but I did see Anthrax's Among The Living tour at a little joint in Wichita, and then 3 more Belladonna era shows after that. That's why I can't wait to see this DVD. However, Spitz is my favorite member, so I'm a little bummed to see a post that they don't show much of him. Anthrax isn't Anthrax if any of these guys aren't in the band. Dan Lilker is a great bass player, but he's not right for Anthrax. John Bush, whatever, that definitely wasn't the Anthrax that people who went through high school with Belladonna at the helm want to hear (kind of like Van Halen without DLR). All I can say is I've seen them 4 times and I'm really glad to see that this DVD is out. I know it's good.

"NOT" what you may expect.......2006-01-21

Yeah, it was really, really cool to experience this DVD! OK so the sound is great, visuals great, camerawork was competent but during the concert, they hardly ever showed SPITZ at all...and the little hercules went and got all JACKED up and didn't even get airtime. What's that about? The phobic closet Danny lover/haters? Bad choice not showing the DAN!! ALso, there were some points where Joey didn't really seem convinced of what he was saying as crowd talk filler. I believe from what I can see and hear of Joey for him to be a pretty nice and straight up guy. Maybe I might've remembered hearing something about that reunion tour not lasting or someone dropping out? I need clearance and closure on this. So, someone up top set me straight on this, I'm not going to their website. Buy the dvd.
Anthrax rock the living ace outtof the set. Some songs missing...whatever, I'm just glad about this event! I notice a lot of posters go on to "bitch" or "pee and moan" about details like picture quality and SUPERPAPHONIC STEREO DEREO SOUND and things like that not being up to their standars and for that reason...don't buy the product. Dude...you sound like my ex girlfriend..you know, it's not really too cool for "guys" to sound like chicks. OK? I assume most reviewers are guys like me. Maybe not. No money involved. Sounds good. Money to buy the dvd, maybe, huh? Oh yeah.

Charlie Benante seems like sort of a low key grudgedickens, but whatever. He's a bastage of a drummer! Bello struk me as being kind of annoying as hell too what, what, whatever. No one lays it down like Frank Bello. I used to rock these guys on my toshiba back in 89 with Among the living on paperroutes and anywhere else!!
Crazy too think that these guys were such a huge/almost bloodstream influence for so many cool people, like the fans!!
Buy this product even though I ended up contradicting myself about being a nitpickin' bitchnaz.

sick show.......2005-11-28

Let me just say that i was at this show and its great that they captured it almost entirely on this dvd perfectly. They left out the little Dime tribute thing they did and Got The Time but other then that this is it. It looks and sounds killer and Joey hasn't aged a day. A must have for any Anthrax or classic thrash fan.