Hot Wheels: AcceleRacers - Ignition (2005 TV Movie) User Reviews

Aged Well.

[samueldutton · 9/10 · 22 September 2016]

I watched the first episode back in 2005 and I was just a kid back then.

Now I'm 16 years old, and feeling out of nostalgia I decided to find the movie and watched it again.

Ignition has a few problems but it has actually aged well with a huge fan-base backing Acceleracers, the World Race was all kid-friendly but Acceleracers has a gritty tone that attracts adults even if it was only made for children.

Taking place two years into the future, The World Race drivers have resorted to joining gangs to continue their passion for racing. Two of these gangs is the Teku and the Metal Manics.

There's a murder plot in the beginning with Nolo trying to ram Tork off the railing for revenge for the death of his brother Tone that Tork supposedly committed but Wild intervenes due to an ego he has, this results in Nolo's and Tork's cars crashing but Wild almost runs over Gig and crashes his car. The other former World Race leaders (winch they are split up in the two gangs) check to see they are OK. They speak to Gig who tells them that Dr. Tesla needs their help to fight the drones again but the drivers are dismayed because they didn't get what they asked for in World Race. Gig persuades them and they eventually accept. And a journey begins when Kadeem (a world race driver) goes missing in a race with Tesla appearing to hide something that brings a new threat to the table.

This film has a great soundtrack it really brings some good tension in some scenes.

Cons: There's usually an attempt at humour in the series with the character "Monkey" but it just looks unidiomatic due to having no style nor appetite. To be honest it's weird and distracting.

Loved it as a child

[savinainenpihla · 9/10 · 10 July 2021]

This was the only Hot Wheels movie we had, so me and my brother watched this on repeat. And only I remembered this existing because one of the songs randomly popped up in my head. Now that I'm older, I see that the animation has not aged all that well and I finally understood most of the plotpoints I was too young to understand years ago. Considering it's target audience this is pretty great, but I could see why older watchers would be bored during this.

I absolutely loved the series growing up

[Michael14375 · 10/10 · 18 May 2020]

The best part about this show is that it isn't just for kids, adults can enjoy it too. It has a really good storyline, it's funny and I'd definitely watch it again as an adult.

My Entire Childhood

[giovanni-90638 · 10/10 · 28 July 2018]

I grew up watching this and only this. Well, also Spongebob but that's not the point. The show takes place after the events of The World Race where the racers have split into two rival gangs; the Teku and the Metal Maniacs. Their rivalry stems from the two leaders' resentment for each other after the supposed murder of the former Teku leader. They are interrupted by GIG, the robotic assistant to Dr. Tezla, the man in charge of the acceledrome. The gangs head to the acceledrome and find out that races are still taking place through other dimensions, and being won by the main antagonizing force, the Racing Drones.

In the first race, a storm themed realm, they lose Kadeem, a returning character from World Race.

In the second world, a swamp realm, Nolo, the Teku leader wins, earning an accelecharger; a device that csn give a drivers car special abilities.

The episode ends, leaving a cliffhanger for the next episode.

All in all, for a kid's series, the show has a rather mature theme, making it so that parents might enjoy it with their kids instead of feeling forced to watch in unwillingly. It has great action, interesting characters, and a surprisingly decent plot.

On a final note, the Teku have cooler cars.

Very good

[radityanaaranza · 10/10 · 3 March 2021]

I watching this show at 2010 because i was baby when 2005 then i watch it again 2021 nostalgic and i now all the joke or the story line but at the end is confusing but still good