Zippanthropus wrote:WHY HAVE THE GODS FORSAKEN US? And while we're on the subject of being forsaken and woman in chainmail bikinis, does anyone remember that movie that came out either last year or the one before about King Arthur?
MShipley88 wrote:The Hobbit, by Rankin Bass, was a big influence on me. I happened to catch it on TV back in 1977. Imagine my shock when a stupid childrens' story turned out to be about dragon-slaying, war and darkness in the (demi-) human heart! I was impressed, to say the least. The Hobbit TV production led me to The Hobbit book and that led to LOTR and that led me...here. The Return of the King...the Rankin Bass conclusion to the stinker first effort at an animated LOTR...was also an excellent production. I own a copy of the Rankin Bass version of The Hobbit and I watch it from time to time...still pretty good after almost 30 years.Mark
killjoy32 wrote:MShipley88 wrote:The Hobbit, by Rankin Bass, was a big influence on me. I happened to catch it on TV back in 1977. Imagine my shock when a stupid childrens' story turned out to be about dragon-slaying, war and darkness in the (demi-) human heart! I was impressed, to say the least. The Hobbit TV production led me to The Hobbit book and that led to LOTR and that led me...here. The Return of the King...the Rankin Bass conclusion to the stinker first effort at an animated LOTR...was also an excellent production. I own a copy of the Rankin Bass version of The Hobbit and I watch it from time to time...still pretty good after almost 30 years.Mark has anyone ever seen Ralph Bakshi's "Fire & Ice" ? thats a great animated film, done pretty much in the same vein as he did the Lord of the Rings.very hard to get hold of too.Al
Kingofpain89 wrote:Zippanthropus wrote:WHY HAVE THE GODS FORSAKEN US? And while we're on the subject of being forsaken and woman in chainmail bikinis, does anyone remember that movie that came out either last year or the one before about King Arthur?http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0349683/Would you be referring to this one?
Marlith wrote:Not so hard anymore.....http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A2 ... ance&n=130
Deadlord39 wrote:Bakshi's Wizards was good.
And, the scene with Smaug's eyes, glaring about his lair as searchlight beams..
MShipley88 wrote:Kingofpain89 wrote:I also fondly remember the Rankin-Bass versions of The Hobbit and Return of the King. I could have done without the songs though. quote] Well, there you go.... One man's classic moment is another man's irritating pause in the action. I thought that the songs were an excellent way of telling about a journey and moving the story along. The songs made the show, man! Now, who can beat Roads Go Ever On, or Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees? Or, who hasn't loved We Don't Wanna Go to War Today from Return of the King? There's also, Down Down to Goblin Town, who doesn't love that one? Also, the voice acting for Gollum was really good. And, the scene with Smaug's eyes, glaring about his lair as searchlight beams...well, that really hooked me on the genre. It was some of Tolkien's best writing.Mark
Kingofpain89 wrote:I also fondly remember the Rankin-Bass versions of The Hobbit and Return of the King. I could have done without the songs though. quote] Well, there you go.... One man's classic moment is another man's irritating pause in the action. I thought that the songs were an excellent way of telling about a journey and moving the story along. The songs made the show, man! Now, who can beat Roads Go Ever On, or Fifteen Birds in Five Fir Trees? Or, who hasn't loved We Don't Wanna Go to War Today from Return of the King? There's also, Down Down to Goblin Town, who doesn't love that one? Also, the voice acting for Gollum was really good. And, the scene with Smaug's eyes, glaring about his lair as searchlight beams...well, that really hooked me on the genre. It was some of Tolkien's best writing.Mark
ExTSR wrote:Well as we say in my production room, 'where they're a whip, there's a way...'
bbarsh wrote:The Hobbit is excellent. And yes, I like the songs, too. They add color and a certain "feeling" to the movie. The Return of the King movie isn't as good, but still fun to watch. I still read The Hobbit about once every few years. I used to read every summer...that was some time ago, though.