The Lord of the Rings
by Ralph Bakshi
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Actor: Christopher Guard, John Hurt, Michael Scholes, Simon Chandler, William SquireDirector: Ralph Bakshi
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: Timothy Galfas
Editor: Donald W. Ernst
Editor: Peter Kirby
Producer: Saul Zaentz
Writer: Chris Conkling
Writer: J.R.R. Tolkien
Writer: Peter S. Beagle
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Japanese (Subtitled); Georgian (Subtitled); Thai (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 132 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-11
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Lord of the Rings
Movie Review: In some ways, it's SUPERIOR to Jackson's re-write
Summary: 3 Stars
I can just see the rabid anti-Bakshi people out there picking up rocks to stone me with, after reading the title of my review. However, I am right. For all the problems with this version, Bakshi got most of the things right that Jackson screwed up. The scenery animation in some places gave me the "feel" of the books. Bakshi followed the story in places that Jackson did not. Examples: The reason why Merry and Pippin were on the quest with Sam and Frodo. They were fiercely loyal to Frodo and would not let Frodo face the danger alone. That charm was totally lost in Jackson's re-write of the story. Next, Bakshi had Bilbo at the council of Elrond, Jackson did not. Stupid choice on Jackson's part. Perhaps strangest of all, Jackson totally reversed the roles of Gandalf and Aragorn in the debate about going through Moria. What the **** was Jackson thinking there? Bakshi's portrayal of Lady Galadriel was more in line with the book than Jackson's perversion of her as an Elf-witch. At least in the battle scenes, Bakshi's version wasn't an extended commercial for LOTR video games. In short, if Bakshi had the money to use that Jackson had, and had made three movies, I am convinced it would have been better and closer to the books than Peter Jackson's alternate Middle Earth universe. I am actually afraid of what Jackson is going to do to the Hobbit when it becomes a movie.
Summary of The Lord of the Rings
Brilliantly animated tale of the enchanted land of middle earth and the brave band of hobbits heroes and wizards who set out to save it. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 06/01/2004 Run time: 133 minutes Rating: NrAlthough it was ultimately overshadowed by Peter Jackson's live-action Lord of the Rings trilogy, Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic is not without charms of its own. A target of derision from intolerant fans, this ambitious production is nevertheless a respectably loyal attempt to animate the first half of Tolkien's trilogy, beginning with the hobbit Frodo's inheritance of "the One Ring" of power from Bilbo Baggins, and ending with the wizard Gandalf's triumph over the evil army of orcs. While the dialogue is literate and superbly voiced by a prestigious cast (including John Hurt as Aragorn), Leonard Rosenman's accomplished score effectively matches the ominous atmosphere that Bakshi's animation creates and sustains. Bakshi's lamentable decision to combine traditional cel animation with "rotoscoped" (i.e., meticulously traced) live-action footage is jarringly distracting and aesthetically disastrous, but when judged by its narrative content, this Lord of the Rings deserves more credit than it typically receives. --Jeff Shannon
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