Anchor Bay is releasing, today, one of the best animated feature films of 2011 (second only to Rango) and then by only a razor margin. Redline is a racing science fiction action film, but really it is a spring board for the pure id-driven imagination – a collection of mayhem and nonsense that rivals Speed Racer for eyeball melting motion and colour. It was written by Funky Forest creator, Katsuhito Ishii, so zany is a good a descriptor as any and hand-animated over a whopping 3 year production cycle, and the quality and attention to detail shows. Below is my 2 minute critic segment from last years Toronto After Dark screening of the film.

You might want to pick this up on Bluray, immense re-watch value, and really excellent as background video for crazy drugged out living room ecstasy parties.