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Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Starring: Paul Newman
Directed By: Stephen Low

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Image Entertainment
EAN: 0014381324228
Format: Color
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2006-05-30
Running Time: 50
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1998

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Fasten your seatbelt and get ready for the ride of your life! Super Speedway puts you in the driver's seat of an Indy-type race car tearing up asphalt at speeds of over 230 miles per hour. Follow the excitement and drama of championship auto racing with narrator and celebrated actor Paul Newman, and join racing star Michael Andretti and his legendary father, Mario, as they craft a state-of-the-art race car. Then, follow the pulse-pounding action of Michael's high-speed quest for victory as he pushes the limits of the new car at the PPG CART World Series. So start your engines - Super Speedway is about to begin!

Ever wonder "how did they do that?" The Making of 'Super Speedway', shot on High-Definition Video, takes you behind the scenes, letting you explore the movie magic of making a groundbreaking documentary in the largest film format in the world. A revolutionary chapter selection menu gives you the option of jumping scene by scene from in front of the cameras to behind the lense.

Disc 2 includes the complete feature in Microsoft Windows Media High Definition, playable on your PC.

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Summary: Super Speedway DVD
Comment: As a life long racer I thoroughly enjoyed Super Speedway and am sure I will watch it many times in the future. If I ever get the chance to see it in IMAX I definitely will.

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Summary: GOOD MOVIE - WMVHD IS POINTLESS
Comment: 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.

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Summary: Give me VHS
Comment: 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.

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Summary: Great behind the scenes documentary
Comment: 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.

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Summary: Monster sound effects
Comment: 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.

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