Super Speedway: The Mach II Special Edition IMAX (1998)

GOOD MOVIE - WMVHD IS POINTLESS

This is not exactly what I expected. All I wanted was a DVD with cars racing around to show off my home theater system. As it is, I bought the Large Format version. The WMVHD version makes little sense to me, unless you intend the watch the movie on a computer. WMVHD was never intended for anything but a computer. As far as I know WMVHD will look like a normal DVD on anything BUT a computer. At any rate, I found the DVD good, but more of a documentary on the Andretti family and on racing history. A lot of nostalgia I'm guessing. Even the song at the end of the DVD is some 1950's classic. So I'm going to give the DVD to my father, who I think will get more out of it than I did. I'll give it 5 stars anyway, as it's worth that for many folks I'm sure. If anyone wants to comment on WMVHD feel free. I think it's useless for a home theater, UNLESS you run your home theater through your PC. July 16, 2008

Give me VHS

The documentary itself is fantastic. Just don't buy this particular disk set.

One disk is the regular Super Speedway from IMAX, but in NTSC. I took NTSC since the PAL version is out of production. When I played it on my DVD player, I was shocked to see how fuzzy 480 NTSC lines are compared to PAL's 576.

No matter, I thought, I bought the disk set for the HD version anyway. So I popped the disk in my PC thinking I can stream the WMV files through my media streamer at my home theater. Another shock as I realize that the WMV files are encrypted not with standard DRM, but with some proprietary technology.

Why even bother releasing this? The NTSC version is worse than a good VHS and if you want to see the HD version the whole family must crowd behind my tiny 22" Monitor and tinny PC speakers for 50 minutes.

One very disappointed racing fan. July 26, 2007

Great behind the scenes documentary

This was a great documentary about what goes on behind the scenes in racing. The WVMHD looks great on my hi resolution computer monitor. Sound, action, and narration are all superb. Would recommend to anyone interested in knowing a little more about racing. Note: this film doesn't dig to deep into the technical side of car design or the underlying technologies, it merely scratches the surface. April 4, 2007

Monster sound effects

Want to put your home theater to the ultimate test? This is one magnificently produced DVD. None can match it's raw viceral sounds of the Indy cars on the track. Crank it up and the sounds will go around the room as the car races thru the road course. The Andretti men are classic and weave a good story of a car found in a barn then restore it and run it again. Simply amazing photography and sound effects. March 8, 2007

Super encircling.

Despite the fact that Mario proves to be a bad ultralight pilot, the rest of the DVD is very immersive, apart from the sentimental touch it's tried to be passed to the viewer.
What really gets the attention is the track an tech footage.
It's worth because of that. January 11, 2007

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