#bakshi

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J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings |  Ralph Bakshi 1978

[cptjingo]

(This is new information that I recently came across)

The Balrog from the 1978 Lord of the Rings as we know in the final film as the tall, bulky lion-man with butterfly wings is actually a REVISED version of their initial plan for the creature, which consisted of the same technique used for the Orcs, Ringwraiths and the Rohirrim of transferring the live action footage to painted cel, then painting the eyes/fangs over it.

They might/might have not completely shot the sequence when I guess they decided they weren't satisfied with the results and reckoned it was a better idea to make something actually animated, so the new lionhead Balrog body/head/flaming sword was overlayed over the original since they most likely wanted to keep the wings, in a misguided/rushed attempt to salvage, or improve, the original.

It's subtle but you can still tell that the animated torso/head is just an overlay. Ralph Bakshi never acknowledged this, nor has he sold that many Balrog cels, nor do I know anyone that owns one that can confirm that there is in fact, an alternate Balrog underneath.

And this cel is from one of his scenes not in the movie.

[stimmerrficial]

★ Ralph Bakshi - Wizards (1977)

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i don't care if animaters hate ralph bakshi for his rotoscope usage because i LIKE IT!

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[jrrtolkiennerd]

A 1978 Lord of the Rings Thanksgiving Day Parade float. Commissioned to promote the animated Bakshi film, it definitely matches the design aesthetic.

[peachyxxpuffs]

brad bakshi is pure evil. and i love him so much for it. 

bUT NAH FR DUDE LIKE ACTUALLY WHY IS HE SO FINE? AND BABYGIRL(Y)?? I THOUGHT I WAS ON MY OWN ABT THIS BUT IT SEEMS LIKE SOME OF YALL AGREE??? ugh can’t get enough of this man fr. AND OH MAN THE JANITOR OUTFIT ISTG-

[us-go-home]

Fire and Ice (1983) dir. Ralph Bakshi

[captain-harpo]

Yooo how was the ralph bakshi wizards movie? That clip is one of my absolute favorites on tumblr

I liked it overall! It was very heavy-handed, but I liked the paradox they set up with the use of technology at the beginning vs the end. I also liked the layering of real footage with the animation, both the unedited propaganda and the rotoscoped theatrical battles. On the propaganda, I liked that the "enemy" were not really interested in fighting until they saw it, and that it was the "ultimate weapon." The artwork was also lovely, they changed styles depending on where they were and I think drew on German Expressionism for Blackwolf's camp. And the voice acting was really fun, too.

I read on Wikipedia that Bakshi said the movie was about the creation of the state of Israel and the rise of fascism, which at first I assumed was about the violence of the state of Israel but thinking over it again that was probably. The wrong interpretation of what he said. So watch out for that. There's also the standard issues with things in the fantasy genre, namely racism and sexism. People with British accents are trustworthy and that kind of thing.

All that said I got the DVD from my local library and am planning on watching again with the director's commentary. At the very least I'm looking forward to hearing more about the art lmao

[confrontthefamiliar]

Noah showed me American Pop last night. First he wanted to show me Friday which I wasn’t excited about because I thought of it as a joke movie which I’m not a fan of. But he said I needed to be introduced to more street culture so I agreed. But then he started talking about American Pop and I thought he was talking about Cool World but it was the same director after all: Ralph Bakshi. Baskshi was born in Israel back when it was still Palestine. The Israel-Palestine conflict has been popping off this week again and I asked Noah what he thought and he said it didn’t matter what he thought he wasn’t going to do anything about it. I like Noah because he is real with me and he sees me and nothing gets in the way of what’s going on between us. We’re using each other to heal and we sometimes think that’s a bad thing but mostly it’s good. In the movie there’s a girl that falls in love with the dishwasher and that’s what brought me here to Truckee. And then the same guy tries to bring her with him to California from Kansas and that’s what Noah did with his ex. Noah says Truckee brings broken people and I see it more and more as a wilderness camp for the broken. It’s like these people could off themselves they’re so broken but they live in such a beautiful place it’s hard to actually go through with it when you step outside every day and see the wild. I’m figuring out if I want to stay another year. I’m rundown and it sounds kind of nice.

[dispatchdcu]

Fire and Ice #1 Review

Fire and Ice #1 Review #fireandice #comics #news #art #info #NCBD #previews #reviews #Amazon #dynamiteentertainment #dynamitecomics

Writer: Bill Willingham Artist: Leonardo Manco Letters:  Taylor Esposito Publisher:  Dynamite Entertainment Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 2nd, 2023 Fire and Ice #1 is a prequel to the Fire and Ice animated film from 1983.  The film was directed and produced by Ralph Bakshi, written by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, with designs by the great Frank Frazetta.   And like most Frank Frazetta work,…

[supersexyloungechair]

What ‘bout Bakshi’ stunning LOTR animation? The live action uses uninspired and stereotypical designs matched with CGI. Bakshi uses amazing rotoscoping and traditional cell animation to create a far more stunning and interesting feature. But no all anyone can talk about is the bloody live action. Its bad enough bloody GW uses movie designs though they’ve gone to shit ages ago so that’s hardly a surprise.

Did anyone tell Ford (bonus doodle)

[cptjingo]

EXCLUSIVE high-quality photo of this other early-Balrog cel. (The guy that has it on his site only had it really low-res so I just e-mailed him and he was kind enough to supply his entire collection)

Among the archive was also this one, a cel of Frodo reading the ring inscription, which isn't in the movie.

[soundart2009]

American Pop 1981  Ralph Bakshi

[mithrandirl]

THE LORD OF THE RINGS (1978) dir. Ralph Bakshi THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2001 - 2003) dir. Peter Jackson

[chaneilkular]

CHANEIL KULAR as Anwar Bakshi Sex Education 2x06

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Fire and Ice (1983) dir. Ralph Bakshi

[herbgerblin]

fuck it. ralph bakshi gandalf big naturals

ID: six screenshots from Ralph Bakshi's "The Lord of the Rings," featuring the wizard gandalf. His beard has been shortened to reveal large breasts, complimented by a teal-colored dress with a low neckline. From the first to fifth image, in order, he is shown talking with Frodo Baggins, descending a staircase, holding the One Ring, smiling neutrally, and wielding a sword and his staff. In the last image, he is throwing off his grey robes, revealing a white robe over a lacey bralette and long white skirt. End ID.