![]() While re-re-re-watching "Redline" I got reminded of a line out of Mel Brooks' "Spaceballs": "Let's go to. manage to romance the lovely Sonoshee McLaren even though she is his rival in the race?Īnd given his tendency to crash any vehicle he is in, will J.P. would love to participate but cannot as he earns his money by finishing second on purpose in all the semi-finals, forced into skewing the betting odds on behalf of a disgusting mobster.īut when the latest Redline race is revealed to be held on an extremely hazardous location (a warzone even), some scared racers drop out and J.P. Once every 5 years, the highly popular but illegal Redline race is held and racers from all over the galaxy gather to try and see who's best. However, should you just be interested in the BluRay quality all you have to do is skip to the part which says: "On to the Discs". Note: I will re-use bits and bobs from my earlier review here but there are a few added insights after having seen the film now, like, twenty times instead of just once. ![]() But will the Manga UK releases do the film justice? They sent me the retail version and the happy news is: oh hell yes! I had an exhilirating time in the cinema with this film but it is also infinitely rewatchable at home, and a marvel to behold on HD. "Redline" is one of my favorite films out of all I've seen this year and sure is worth owning on BluRay. Now for those with a big wallet this film was actually available already from Japan with English subtitles, but the first truly English-friendly version (meaning: with an English dub as well) will be released by Manga UK within a week in several editions, with even the most pimped version costing only a fraction of the Japanese disc. It's not often that I write two reviews for the same film almost within a month from each other, but for Takeshi Koike's "Redline" I will gladly make an exception. ![]() (And Manga UK is the first one out of the gate, followed by Madman with Anchor Bay closely trailing in third.)
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