Ralph's Bakshi's Wizards (1977)

[Ron Obvious]

Despite its anti-science and technology bias, I've always had a secret fondness for Ralph Bakshi's 1977 animated (and rotoscoped) movie Wizards, and especially its soundtrack. I found out a few days ago that the soundtrack, with its eclectic mix of seventies' funk and small, wistful tunes, was finally released on CD last year.

It came in the post this morning and I've finally been able to enjoy listening to it after all this time.

Made my day!

Shame he made such a mess of LOTR a few years later. Ugh!

[CBGLuthier]

1. I finally got the 2012 35th anniversary Blu Ray of it.

Watched it two weeks ago. Before I watched it I was already hearing some of the music in my head in anticipation.

[Ron Obvious]

3. The DVD was one of the first DVDs I bought...

I think it was around 1997 or thereabouts. I was able to rip it and took out the audio track, so I was somewhat able to make my own soundtrack, but it still had a lot of talking over the music left in of course.

I never got the story why the soundtrack wasn't released before. I know I wasn't the only one looking.

[Archae]

2. Too much rotoscoping...

But a good movie.

And the final "wizard's duel" was priceless.

[Ron Obvious]

4. I liked the rotoscoping...

Possibly because it was the first time I had encountered it. It didn't work for me in LOTR, but it was possibly the least of that turkey's problems.

[CBGLuthier]

5. I too liked the rotoscoping in Wizards. it looked good and saved expense.

They went too far with Fire and Ice when they filmed actors and rotoscoped them for the main characters. Looked as bad as it sounds. Been too long since I saw LOTR to remember if it used that technique too.

[lame54]

6. Love that movie