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User Comments for: The Lord of the Rings

AlfieSGD says...
3 months ago
After I was unable to enjoy “The Hobbit” by Rankin/Bass, “The Lord of the Rings” by Ralph Bakshi is a considerable improvement. However, the second attempt to bring Tolkien's Middle-earth to life in the form of an animated film is not a complete success either.

The movie packs far too much of the novel trilogy into one film, which causes pacing issues. At the same time, the conclusion of the story is missing. Some characters get far too little attention, and although the animation style (apart from the questionable character design) is quite appealing in places, I've never been a big fan of the rotoscoping process.

Overall, however, there's not much missing to make a truly good movie. As a trilogy, Bakshi's Vision could have been a real banger. Then again, we got that later in live action, so no big deal. There's also no question that Peter Jackson took a lot of inspiration here. Therefore, the importance of the movie should not be underestimated.
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