The Lord of the Rings (1978 ver) announced from WB

[DetroitSportsFan]

I've never seen this.

I guess the BD will be a good opportunity to see it for the first time.

[Spit_Fire]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I've never seen this.

I guess the BD will be a good opportunity to see it for the first time.

Never seen it either, LOL. Looks like WB is going all out on this one.

[MTRodaba2468]

Awesome. I'll check it out...

[Blu Titan]

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

I've never seen this.

I guess the BD will be a good opportunity to see it for the first time.

Same here. I am buying.

[Pondosinatra]

I wish they'd come out with Wizards on Blu as well!

[DaveFi]

Me? I loved this movie, and along with many of you think this is much better than the the live action footage, especially for the memorable trek through Moria. The Moria "Watcher in the Water" monster never fails to scare the shit out of me. Also the line about Aragorn "looking more fair and feeling foul" is better suited here, as Aragorn looks weathered and supposedly his true long lived life. Things that could not (or wouldn't be done) in live action, can be done in animation. I'm just sad Bakshi never got to complete his work.

Needless to say this is a must have for me.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by DaveFi

Also the line about Aragorn "looking more fair and feeling foul" is better suited here, as Aragorn looks weathered and supposedly his true long lived life.

Can't remember if "...While I seem fair and look foul?" was in the original Tolkien, but it was a perfect line I was waiting to hear in the Jackson version and didn't (and John Hurt sounds grizzled enough to be Aragorn, though not as noble-in-disguise as Viggo Mortensen)

And again, the scene between Galadriel and Frodo:
Bakshi's usual tastes for "bimbos" has the beneficial side effect of giving us a more gentle than commanding Galadriel (with 70's hair)...
Her momentary look of "ohh, poopie!" when Frodo offers her the Ring is key to her character (that Jackson and Cate Blanchett missed), but when she goes into her "temptation" speech, Bakshi and Beagle play it as her sadly laughing off the idea, as making rueful fun of herself for ever thinking otherwise--
When Peter Jackson played it as a cheap-thrills "Oo, neat FX!" CGI scene in his version, I sat there at the time thinking "...No. No, no, no, no. "

[Ernest Rister]

This is one of the worst high-profile animated films ever made. It is an embarassment to the animated medium.

Put that quote on a jacket.

And if you want to laugh your head off, aside from watching Aragorn trip on his own sword or the Balrog scene in the Bakshi "film", check this out:

http://flyingmoose.org/tolksarc/bakshi/bakshi.htm

[jonsmith369]

Originally Posted by Ernest Rister

This is one of the worst high-profile animated films ever made. It is an embarassment to the animated medium.

Put that quote on a jacket.

This movie is very very bad and yet somehow it is deemed worthy of getting the Blu treatment. If I promise to buy this movie will it increase the odds of some of the GOOD older non-Disney animated films coming to Blu-ray. I would really love to see The Secret of NIMH or The Land Before Time in High Def even though the original masters are probably in terrible shape, especially when compared to how well Disney took care of their classics from as far back as 70 years ago. Maybe they could outsource the restoration of these films to Disney.

[radagast]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Can't remember if "...While I seem fair and look foul?" was in the original Tolkien, but it was a perfect line I was waiting to hear in the Jackson version and didn't (and John Hurt sounds grizzled enough to be Aragorn, though not as noble-in-disguise as Viggo Mortensen)

Yes it is from Tolkien. It was in response to Frodo's reaction to Aragorn when Sam or one of the other hobbits expessed distrust for Aragorn.

[Grand Bob]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Can't remember if "...While I seem fair and look foul?" was in the original Tolkien, but it was a perfect line I was waiting to hear in the Jackson version and didn't (and John Hurt sounds grizzled enough to be Aragorn, though not as noble-in-disguise as Viggo Mortensen)
"

Although I liked the idea of Bakshi using that quote in his animated feature (and was surprised that Jackson didn't use it in his movie), I thought the animated Aragorn looked more like a North American Indian (?) than the Numenorean depiction of Aragorn ascribed by Tolkien. Certainly a major difference between both movies and Tolkien's idea of Aragorn was his height. From his papers:

"Aragorn, direct descendent of Elendil, and his son Isildur, both of whom had been seven feet tall, must nonetheless have been a very tall man, probably at least 6 ft. 6."

[DaveFi]

Originally Posted by Grand Bob

Although I liked the idea of Bakshi using that quote in his animated feature (and was surprised that Jackson didn't use it in his movie), I thought the animated Aragorn looked more like a North American Indian (?) than the Numenorean depiction of Aragorn ascribed by Tolkien. Certainly a major difference between both movies and Tolkien's idea of Aragorn was his height. From his papers:

"Aragorn, direct descendent of Elendil, and his son Isildur, both of whom had been seven feet tall, must nonetheless have been a very tall man, probably at least 6 ft. 6."

Also, you have to remember that Aragorn was in his 80s and lived a rough life, most of it in the outdoors- so I think his appearance was more faithfully depicted here than it was in the live action movies. The whole theme of the books was that it's what's inside that matters, not on the outside...

[Pondosinatra]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

I wish they'd come out with Wizards on Blu as well!

Really? No comment? Anyone seen this great film???

[P@t_Mtl]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Really? No comment? Anyone seen this great film???

I seen Fire & Ice but never saw Wizards

[madmojo]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Really? No comment? Anyone seen this great film???

Fritz! Fritz! They killed Fritz! Those lousy, stinkin, no good yellow fairies! Take that, and that!

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by madmojo

Fritz! Fritz! They killed Fritz! Those lousy, stinkin, no good yellow fairies! Take that, and that!

Oh, and I'm glad you changed your name, you sonuva--

[Show spoiler](pulls out gun)

(Definitely the crossover film between the 70's Crumb-wannabe Bakshi, and the 80's Fantasy Roto-geek Bakshi, but it was a learning experience for him...
And they're still paternity-suiting which came first, "Wizards" or "Elfquest".)

[RevolveR72]

Originally Posted by Pondosinatra

Really? No comment? Anyone seen this great film???

I remember seeing this around 17-18 years ago on VHS and being very let down by the quality of the animation. Bakshi to me is very hit or miss, unfortunately I think heavier on the misses part.

I terms of his movies that I have seen here's how I rate them...

1 - American Pop (if LOTR is coming to Blu, this is a no brainer)
2 - Fire & Ice
3 - LOTR
4 - Hey Good Lookin'
5 - Wizards

[radagast]

On Best Buy's site, they have Bakshi's version as FULLSCREEN:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/The+Lord...ings&lp=3&cp=1

Amazon says it's in 1:77 aspect ratio.

[DaveFi]

Originally Posted by radagast

On Best Buy's site, they have Bakshi's version as FULLSCREEN:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/The+Lord...ings&lp=3&cp=1

Amazon says it's in 1:77 aspect ratio.

Most likely their idea of "fullscreen" on HD means no black bars. The movie's OAR is 1.85:1, so 1.77 is close enough. Keep in mind, quite often Amazon and Bestbuy's tech specs are wrong.

[The Lizard King]

Originally Posted by RevolveR72

I remember seeing this around 17-18 years ago on VHS and being very let down by the quality of the animation. Bakshi to me is very hit or miss, unfortunately I think heavier on the misses part.

I terms of his movies that I have seen here's how I rate them...

1 - American Pop (if LOTR is coming to Blu, this is a no brainer)
2 - Fire & Ice
3 - LOTR
4 - Hey Good Lookin'
5 - Wizards

Hey Good Lookin' never even made it to DVD!

TLK