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From: barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry)
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Subject: Re: SF-LOVERS Digest   V10 #106
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Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 15:16:07 EST
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> I saw the film WIZARDS again recently. Though admittedly it has a number
> of flaws, this is perhaps my favorite sf/fantasy movie, and it outdoes
> most of the mainstream movies I can think of too. Anyone else have
> any comment here?
  
	Yes. The rotoscoping in WIZARDS was very sloppy, much poorer
than LOTR. Also, the borrowed footage from Eisenstein was used to excess,
and detracted from the movie. Finally, the surprise ending was a total
cheat, which denied the only point the film seemed to be making. Despite
which, I still enjoyed some portions of the film. It's just too bad those
portions were not part of a decent movie.

> Does anyone know if Bakshi has been doing anything else lately?
> Outside of FRITZ THE CAT and WIZARDS, I don't think very much of his work;
> in particular I abominate the repulsive LORD OF THE RINGS (part 1)
> with the Amerind Strider and the roly-poly ents. I waited with a bunch
> of friends four hours for the first showing at the Ziegfield in New
> York, and can still feel disappointed and let down if I try....

	I seem to recall reading that Bakshi has abandoned film, and
gone over to painting or some other graphic art. As for LOTR, I liked
it quite a bit, except for the hideous music. If you think Bakshi's LOTR
was bad, try watching the Rankin/Bass Tolkien films (HOBBIT and RETURN
OF THE KING) without gagging. Bakshi is a genius by comparison.
	"Roly-poly ents", indeed; Bakshi made them skinny! Your memory
may be playing tricks on you.

-  From the Crow's Nest  -                      Kenn Barry
                                                NASA-Ames Research Center
                                                Moffett Field, CA
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