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01-26-2012, 09:35 AM
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At first I thought you were talking about that Ralph Bakshi abomination "LOTR" from 1978. Then I realized you were referring to the Rankin/Bass abomination.
Well... not really. The voices were excellent, but I could never get past the animation. Really, really disliked it. And Glenn Yarborough was a huge distraction, IMHO.
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01-26-2012, 09:55 AM
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09-01-2012, 08:49 PM
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Shade of Carn Dűm
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Quite a good one, the songs and portrayal of Gandalf the best IMO
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09-02-2012, 02:28 PM
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During the Big Barrow Downs Britain Moot, we watched this (and the Return of the King animation, which shall not be spoken of). The general feeling seems to have been that The Hobbit was the better of the two, despite the songs being a little cringe worthy and the faces being somewhat creepy.
It follows the book rather closely and there is a general sense of it being a work of someone who actually wanted to tell the story properly. Far more, I think, than this version... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-t9OULNKlc So, yeah... One thumb up for the animated Hobbit from me.
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09-02-2012, 03:51 PM
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As for the Rankin-Bass production, I liked the Goblin's songs, but couldn't stand the annoying vibrato of Glenn Yarborough. To make matters worse, they had him croon in the follow-up LotR cartoon. "Fr-o-o-o-d-o-o-o of the nine fingers!" Bah!
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09-05-2012, 08:40 AM
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Shade of Carn Dűm
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I love the voice for Gandalf & the songs. overall well made for the period it was done in.
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