Production Year: 1978 - Action/Adventure - Director: Ralph Bakshi - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Christopher Guard, William Squire, John Hurt, Annette Crosbie, Anthony Daniels more
Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered Middle-earth saga captures the dark mood of the books extraordinarily well. The film covers the first half of the... more
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ambitious failure. Severely truncated, this two-hour version tackles only about half the story, climaxing with the battle of Helm's Deep and leaving poor Frodo and S...
ambitious failure. Severely truncated, this two-hour version tackles only about half the story, climaxing with the battle of Helm's Deep and leaving poor Frodo and Sam...
door to a magical world with its fantastic creatures and spellbinding magic. This ambitious animated version of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy saga was the first time any...
Combine class, race, traits and experience to create your own unique character. Evolving world: Unique instancing technology allows every player to make their mark within the world. Save a Hobbit village, clear a Dwarven mine, purify an Elven glade the power is in your hands to change the fate of entire realms Choose your lineage: Follow in the footsteps of your favorite Tolkien hero. Choose one of Middle-earth's signature races of Human, Elves, Dwarves and Hobbits. Mark your own place in history Unlock the secrets of Middle-Earth: Working directly with Tolkien Enterprises, Turbine has crafted an experience directly from the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Classic characters: The faithful recreation of Middle-earth is populated with familiar friends and corrupt foes., Platforms: Windows XP
Production Year: 2004 - Action/Adventure - Director: Guillermo Del Toro - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, Karel Roden, Jeffrey Tambor
Production Year: 2004 - Action/Adventure - Director: Guillermo Del Toro - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair, Rupert Evans, Karel Roden, Jeffrey Tambor
Production Year: 1995 - Action/Adventure - Director: Michael Caton-Jones - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange, John Hurt, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Brian Cox
Advantages: Will still be enjoyable in 10 years time Disadvantages: Minimal extra features
The story follows on from Tolkein's childrens tale, The Hobbit, and it is all about a brave band of Hobbits (half-lings), a couple of men, an elf a dwarf and a wizard who set out to destroy a magical ring that belongs to a great evil (Sauron).
Not surprisingly, because the ring is magical the evil wants it back and sends forth army after army, and attracts many would be kings to its power in order for them to do its evil deeds and to try to retrieve ... ...film about 30 times on video prior to getting the DVD as a gift, so the plot and general feel of the film I already knew.
The quality of this film will undoubtedly stand the test of time, as animation tends to age better than 'proper' films, and still compares favourably with the new version. Unlike the new version, it does stick fairly regimentedly to the book, so if you own the new version, you will notice some subtle differences between the two. ...
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Advantages: Timeless classic Disadvantages: leaves you wanting more
LORD OF THE RINGS (1978 Animated version
LORD OF THE RINGS (1978 Animated)
The Lord of the rings is a classic timeless epic split into three books the first being the fellowship of the rings. The second is The Two Towers, and last The Return of the king, the film it self really only covers the first part but does go into the second a little where it was to be carried on but got cancelled for some reason unknown to ... ...film covers and not into the whole book as well as the connecting books like The Hobbit and the Lost Tales and The Silmarillion, as I could write ten of thousands of words and still not cover this masterpiece as I am and always have been totally hooked on all the works from John Robert Tolkien and his son Christopher Tolkien.
I will start with the animation style of the film before I go into the story element of it. Well this film was like Star ...
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The Lord of the rings is a classic timeless epic split into three books the first being the fellowship of the rings. The second is The Two Towers, and last The Return of the king, the film it self really only covers the first part but does go into the second a little where it was to be carried on but got cancelled for some reason unknown to me so I will stick with the elements that the film covers and not into the whole book as well as the connecting ... ...Silmarillion, as I could write ten of thousands of words and still not cover this masterpiece as I am and always have been totally hooked on all the works from John Robert Tolkien and his son Christopher Tolkien. I will start with the animation style of the film before I go into the story element of it. Well this film was like Star Wares well beyond its time for special effects use as its uses a hybrid animation and live action blended together to ...
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Advantages: Classic animation of a classic tale Disadvantages: Wish they had gone further .....
Everyone should know the story by now, but just in case you don't ......
The story follows on from the childrens tale, The Hobbit, and it is all about a brave band of Hobbits (half-lings), heroes and a wizard who set out to destroy a magical ring that belongs to a great evil.
Not surprisingly, because the ring is magical the evil wants it back and sends forth a army (and the odd magical creature) to try to retrieve it.
Now, to be honest, I had ... ...getting the DVD as a gift, so the plot and general feel of the film I already knew.
The quality of this film - which was ahead of its time when it was made - will stand the test of time, and compares favourably with the new version. Unlike the new version, it does stick fairly regimentedly to the book, so if you own the new version, you will notice some subtle differences between the two.
The film blends in animation and real life sequences - which ...
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Advantages: Entertaining Disadvantages: Seen the plot before
I watched the first of the trilogy this week on DVD.
I havn't read the book so I didn't and don't know what to expect next.
The film was certainly entertaining but the plot I've seen before in many guises starting long ago in greek mythology with such films as Jason and the Argonauts, Ulysses etc. More recently it reminded me of Star Wars particularly as Stephen Lee was a baddy in both who had been turned from good to the dark side in both films. ... ...I'm not so I won't.
The early part of the film is a little slow going as most are but the second half is non stop action and the journey through the caves reminded me of many a computer labyrinth game and possibly the best part of this first part.
I wasn't overimpressed with the lead actor but I thought the rest of the actors where very good.
On the whole I'd give it 8 out of 10 for entertainment value, possibly just a little too long.
I certainly ...
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Actor(s): Christopher Guard, William Squire, John Hurt, Annette Crosbie, Anthony Daniels
Director(s): Ralph Bakshi
Genre: Action & Adventure
Classification: Parental Guidance
Production Year: 1978
Running Time: 2 hours 7 minutes
Franchise Name: Lord Of The Rings
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: Magical full-length cartoon based on Tolkien's great fantasy saga. A fellowship of nine sets out to destroy an evil ring of power and are set upon by the dark Lord of Mordor and his evil servants.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 26/11/2001
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: D 037408
Barcode: 7321900374088
Narrator: John Hurt
Featured: Anthony Daniels
Producer: Saul Zaentz
Voice: John Hurt, Christopher Guard, Michael Scholes, William Squire, Anthony Daniels
Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's revered Middle-earth saga captures the dark mood of the books extraordinarily well. The film covers the first half of the trilogy--THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING and the earlier part of THE TWO TOWERS--as Frodo (voiced by Christopher Guard), the cousin of Bilbo Baggins from THE HOBBIT, is given the all-powerful ring sought by the evil Sauron of Mordor. So begins his adventure, as he must elude Mordor's black riders in an effort to prevent the ring from returning to its owner and thereby signaling the end of Middle-earth. Even with the mighty wizard Gandalf as his ally and faithful friends Merry, Sam, and Pippin by his side, Frodo is still up to his hobbit neck in peril. Bakshi took a big risk when deciding to direct the beloved Tolkien tale, but the resulting work effectively brings Middle-earth to the screen. Bakshi combines painted live-action footage with various styles of animation to create a very unusual collage-style texture for this film. Viewers should be warned that the story ends rather abruptly, leaving room for a sequel that was, unfortunately, never filmed. Still, for fans of fantasy, this moody, atmospheric version of the novels captures the shadowy hues of Tolkien's work in a way that is unique and worth discovering.
Technical information
Special Features: Interactive Menus, Scene Access
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 Wide Screen
Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround, Mono
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround English Mono French Italian
Animated: Animated
Professional reviews
Review: "...Bakshi attempts to go beyond the limits of movie animation as we know it....Visually compelling..." (New York Times, p.C21, 15/11/1978)
"...Bakshi has perfected some outstanding pen-and-ink effects while translating faithfully a portion of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy..." (Variety, 08/11/1978)
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