Rock and Rule

Rock and Rule
by Clive A. Smith

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Actor: Catherine O'Hara, Don Francks, Maurice LaMarche, Samantha Langevin, Susan Roman
Director: Clive A. Smith
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 77 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: UNEARTHED

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Movie Review: MUST HAVE animation.
Summary: 5 Stars

Fully 2D animated Disney style at a time when there was very little in competition to Disney.

This story is engaging with one of the most intriguing villains: "MOK".

I met the animator that created MOK, when I was working at Disney animation, and he mentioned that where he went with MOK, he's never had that freedom to explore while working at Disney. MOK is totally insane and paranoid, his lip and face design is really delicious to behold, he moves with such fluid exaggerated menace.

Angel the lead heroine is delightful to watch too, she has spunk of a modern girl, and takes action, which I like.

This film was a masterpiece revelation of what could be done with full 2D animation that was not Disney, and it was done in the mid 80s. It still looks fresh with an exciting story, great 80s music, and beautiful designs animated by skilled 2D animators.

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Summary of Rock and Rule

In this acclaimed, animated rock and roll feature, Angel, a member of a punk rock band in the apocalyptic future, is kidnapped by Mok, a legendary super rocker. Obsessed with an evil experiment, Mok plans to use Angel s voice to summon a demon from another dimension. The rest of the bands follows Mok to Nuke York in an attempt to rescue her and then the ultimate battle of good vs. evil begins.

Although it featured songs by Debbie Harry, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Cheap Trick, and Earth, Wind & Fire, Rock and Rule (Canada, 1983) never received a general US release. Set in a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by mutants, the underdeveloped story centers on the rock star Mok and his efforts to summon a demon from another dimension. Only the voice of aspiring singer Angel can cross the dimensional barrier and free the monster. Mok pursues Angel through series of chases and concerts that produce complications involving her true love/singing partner Omar and his band. Clive Smith's direction is simply inept: the story plods along listlessly; the characters change motivation on a dime; the crude CG special effects are squandered in minor scenes, rather than used to punch up the climax.

Rock and Rule reflects the confusion of the animation industry in the early '80s. Yellow Submarine and Fritz the Cat had proved there was an audience for hip, edgy animated features. But nobody could make a good one, and a series of bombs caused animation to be labeled box-office poison. More than 20 years later, Rock and Rule holds a curiosity value for fans of old rock, but it's not a memorable film. (Rated PG: violence, grotesque imagery, brief nudity, alcohol, drug, and tobacco use) --Charles Solomon

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