Show #61: Baywatch Orcs

Bound in the darkness no more it's time to shed a little light on Ralph Bakshi's Lord Of The Rings!

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We live in an era of privilege where JRR Tolkien's fantasy saga has received the blockbuster film treatment so it may be a tad unfair to compare it against this 1978 effort from Ralph Bakshi of Fritz The Cat and Fire & Ice fame. That aside numerous problems exist in the way it handles its narrative and that's before we get to the visuals which certainly don't hold up with age. An ambitious effort for its time but which ultimately leaves you wanting.

THE SHORT VERSION

Seamless visuals (and is that John Belushi on the left?)

MC Saru The Man exits the stage

GO BALROGS!

Show #20: Off A Cliff And Into A Jagged Gorge

We journey into a dark place in our time of need and try to hold back the tide of relentless despair that is The Plague Dogs.

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Having a bad day? Not yet you aren't. At least not as bad as the poor mutts in this 1982 animated film from the director of Watership Down based on the novel by the author of the same. Should you be brave enough to venture a viewing you will find a beautifully crafted piece loaded with powerful imagery that will linger in the mind long after you're done watching.

THE SHORT VERSION

Poor little dudes

Oh God...

QUICKLY! THE ANTIDOTE!