Morgan, Mason and Chelsea have a rotospective at Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 The Lord of the Rings.
Highlights
■ Nerdy Couch Discussion: Disney Horses!
■ Why are horses so sassy? Which are our favorites?
■ Non-canonical horses from Enchanted Stables.
■ Main Discussion: Lord of the Rings (1978).
■ A little backstory and bio of Ralph Bakshi.
■ Ralph Bakshi and Don Bluth are some of the only animation directors whose films are seen as their films, instead of the studios.
■ Bakshi’s own thoughts on the film.
■ Character design and extreme use of rotoscoping. What is the true definition of rotoscoping?
■ It’s hard to talk about this film without referencing Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings *cue music*.
■ How to tell someone in the Living Scriptures animated videos are evil…the schnoz!
■ Is one of the ringwraiths wearing a cowboy hat?!
■ It starts losing steam after Moria. The Two Towers sequence is muddy and doesn’t hold our attention.
■ “The orcs are vanquished. Saruman is defeated and we saved Middle Early! Roll credits.”
■ Would you want to see Bakshi finish and do The Return of the King?
■ We rate it!
■ Mail bag and bloopers!
■ Use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #SoManyMiniskirts.
■ Coming Up: Dog movies!Balto, Up, All Dog’s Go To Heaven
Runtime: 1:34;47 136.5 MB
Links
■ Watch The Lord of the Rings: Blu-ray | DVD | Digital
■ Ralph Bakshi’s Last Days of Coney Island Kickstarter
■ Ralph Bakshi’s website
■ A book about Ralph Bakshi: Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi
■ Buy Ralph Bakski cells on eBay
■ Pokemon Podcast Pillows!
■ Rotoscopers T-Shirt contest!
■ Pump-up Week articles: 20 Unforgettable Moments from Ralph Bakshi’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’
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