Synopsis
Fantasy...beyond your imagination
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
1978 Directed by Ralph Bakshi
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
Christopher Guard William Squire Michael Scholes John Hurt Simon Chandler Dominic Guard Michael Graham Cox Anthony Daniels David Buck Norman Bird Peter Woodthorpe Fraser Kerr Philip Stone André Morell Annette Crosbie Michael Deacon John Westbrook Alan Tilvern Billy Barty Jerry Maren Chuck Hayward Mic Rodgers Mel Smith
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I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the animation style in this actually. EXCEPT for Sam’s character design 😭 Bakshi really said this man will be ugly 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
In a post Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings Trilogy world, this basically feels like the animated CliffsNotes for 'The Fellowship of the Ring' and 'The Two Towers'.
(I hope now that we have reached 2020, that CliffsNotes has not become a dated reference for students in literature class.)
"So all you had to do was say friend ... and enter ... Those were happier times..."
I fondly remember discovering this little gem at a Blockbuster on New Year's Eve in 1998, and watching it with my best friend who got me into reading Tolkien. He had already read all of LOTR by that point, and I had only read 'The Hobbit'. I remember asking him throughout at what point…
This still absolutely slaps. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I enjoyed this more than the animated Hobbit movie from 1977.
Middle-earth Ranked
Animated Movies Ranked
7.5/10
Fuera de Serie: The Glossy, Nightmarish, Epic Journey Into The Middle Earth
After hearing about the movie and watching the Nostalgia Critic episode about it, I finally had the chance to watch this adaptation of the literary classic written by JRR Tolkien.
First of all, I have a vitally critical question: what the fuck was that animation? It is true that many of the villains are supposed to look frightening, but this one goes a bit too far. As I have not read the books myself, I am unsure whether I should be traumatized, but in any case, that's what they managed to accomplish. Bakshi opted to opt for rotoscoping for the purpose of achieving a more effective animation of…
This. Was. So. Bad.
I'm not even comparing it to the live action movies, just in isolation, it is so frustrating. Half of the damn movie was rotoscoped, and it wasn't just rotoscope, it was bad rotoscope. I would rather have something like Scooby Doo where even though there's basically no movement and it's really crude, at least you can tell what the fuck is happening and what things are supposed to look like.
Oh, also, apparently Bakshi is salty that Peter Jackson didn't ask for his blessing to make his version, so I guess I'm also salty about Kathleen Kennedy not asking me for permission to make new Star Wars movies when my awful fanfiction I wrote in high…
A dark & serious tour de force of the first two books.
Its blend of rotoscoping, animation, puppetry and live footage create a unique vision of Middle Earth. Bakshi had to cut a lot out but refused to alter any of Tolkien's original material, unlike the Peter Jackson films where CGI is used pornographically and Gimli is reduced to being a grumpy comedic sidekick to Legolas (In the novel Gimli is of royal blood a descendant of Durin The Deathless and as brave and selfless as any other character)
It is an acquired taste with an abrupt ending due to budget constraints. However it is the truest adaption of Tolkien's work, brilliantly scored by Barry Lyndon composer Rosenman and featuring voice performances by which all others should be measured.
The fact that this probably should never have existed at all is further testament to this brilliant little adaptation that should satisfy any fantasy lover and be cherished by all Tolkien purists.
Still my favourite of the animated "trilogy".
Animated Movies Ranked
Middle-earth Ranked
7.5/10
The Virgin LOTR 1978
- Only two good musical themes, has an annoying brass section
- None of the human men wear pants, even though Tolkien was Christian
- Sam is a weirdo with an ugly face
- Awkward Helm's Deep battle since rotoscope animation doesn't lend itself well to action scenes
-All the Rohirrim men literally look like the exact same blonde man
- Important plot beats are treated like filler scenes
- Gandalf is always angry and being an asshole for no reason
VS.
The Chad LOTR 2001 - 2003
- Iconic score with a banging brass section
- Everyone is fully clothed, just as John Reuel (and God) intended
- Sam is the greatest friend…
I admit I have never read the book The Lord of the Rings....and my entire L.O.R. knowledge comes from the mind of Peter Jackson. So when watching the hand drawn Lord of the Rings from Ralph Bakshi...my mind repeatedly went back to Jackson's movies. The story is classic....the animation is interesting.....the pace of the movie seems like it is on steroids compared to Jackson's very laid back pace. This movie covers The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers...but ends after the fight at Helms Deep. Sadly Bakshi never got to finish the trilogy.
The movie is interesting but compared to the Jackson's movies it is like reading cliff notes. Cliff notes are fine....but to get the whole experience…