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Lost Bakshi Lord of the Rings footage found
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Posted on 03/23/2014 7:48:58 AM PDT by Perdogg
If you remember the first film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, the 1978 animated version by Ralph Bakshithe legendary outsider director behind Fritz the Cat, Wizards, American Pop and Fire and Iceyoull recall the experience was a mixed bag.
The movie was a dark, moody, oversaturated vision of Tolkiens world, with stunning design and many memorable scenes. Bakshi used rotoscoping to trace live footage for animation, and posterization to give it a rough, hand-made look. Both techniques allowed many corners to be cut, but at the time, the films PR claimed Rings was the the first movie painting.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: americanpop; fireandice; fritzthecat; lordoftherings; ralphbakshi; wizards
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To: Perdogg
I saw Wizards at an impressionable age.
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posted on
03/23/2014 10:14:41 AM PDT
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PLMerite
To: Vaquero
>>would love to see a John Kricfalusi treatment of Rings that would be sick....
Your mind works in weird ways - I like it!
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posted on
03/23/2014 10:17:30 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: sportutegrl
The studio screwed him. They had their plans and they didn’t care what he wanted. It wasn’t just the battle scenes that were rotoscope over live action, that was the whole movie. Bakshi was very fond of that technique and used it a few times.
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posted on
03/23/2014 10:25:23 AM PDT
by
discostu
(Call it collect, call it direct, call it TODAY!)
To: Vaquero
Sam, You EEEDIOT!!! now that would be funny...
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posted on
03/23/2014 11:21:38 AM PDT
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: Turbo Pig
We watched “Fire and Ice” Friday night.
You’re right. It is truly spectacular.
And I really like Arnold Vosloo.
To: SunkenCiv
Wow! That was... back yard!
To: Perdogg
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posted on
03/23/2014 5:33:14 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Caligula / 0'Reid / 0'Pelosi)
To: PLMerite
They killed Fritz!
They killed Fritz!
Those lousy ...
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posted on
03/23/2014 5:41:05 PM PDT
by
BlueLancer
(Pachebel --- The original one-hit wonder.)
To: Perdogg
Had my 16 year old watch Wizards with me. He’s still scarred by the experience.
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posted on
03/23/2014 5:48:46 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(Who told you that you were naked? Genesis 3:11)
To: Perdogg
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posted on
03/23/2014 5:51:50 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(Who told you that you were naked? Genesis 3:11)
To: Perdogg
I remember being very disappointed with the Bakshi version. Haven’t watched it in so long that I don’t remember why.
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posted on
03/23/2014 6:18:59 PM PDT
by
Some Fat Guy in L.A.
(Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
To: sportutegrl
I saw the LOTR in the theaters as a child. It ended abruptly, in the middle of one of the great battle scenes. Then a message was displayed on screen to watch for the sequel, which never came. I had the feeling then and now that Bashki ran out of money and time, anyone could see the battle scenes were just live action with a bit of cartoon paint on them. But that ending, he didnt even try to wrap up a storyline. And where is that promised sequel?
The Rankin-Bass "Return of the King" was, apparently, the "sequel."
This actually fills in a huge hole in my childhood memories. I remember Rankin-Bass's The Hobbit and Return of the King very well. But looking back I've occasionally wondered why I couldn't recall seeing Fellowship of the Ring and Two Towers. Its because there weren't any. At least from Rankin-Bass.
To: PLMerite
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posted on
03/24/2014 12:07:35 AM PDT
by
Cheapskate
(Play loud and carry BIG sticks!)
To: sportutegrl
That is exactly what happened.
I've always thought of Bakshi's effort as a very flawed but very valiant effort. LOTR is not a very easy book to bring to the screen, certainly not with 1970's technology.
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posted on
03/24/2014 1:23:38 AM PDT
by
Vanders9
To: sportutegrl
I saw the LOTR in the theaters as a child. It ended abruptly, in the middle of one of the great battle scenes. Then a message was displayed on screen to watch for the sequel, which never came. I had the feeling then and now that Bashki ran out of money and time, anyone could see the battle scenes were just live action with a bit of cartoon paint on them. But that ending, he didnt even try to wrap up a storyline. And where is that promised sequel? Rankin & Bass did Return of the King (animated). I think there was a DVD release briefly. I saw it on television in the early 80s once.
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posted on
03/24/2014 7:48:07 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The Texas judge's decision was to pave the way for same sex divorce for two Massachusetts women.)
To: a fool in paradise
Thanks. Its not available on Netflix, but I put it in the saved queue.
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