Unfocused yet fair animation attempt by Ralph Bakshi to adapt the first two installments of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of The Rings" trilogy.
What Bakshi initially tried to do here by taking a big gamble in doing an adaptation of all three books into one movie - that he deserve some respect for that choice. Unfortunately, one of the problems with the movie is the script isn't clear where to go even it tries so hard to be faithful to its' original source, which is key.
As for the actors who supply their voices to the characters here, only Aragorn (John Hurt who seems right for the part) seems likable at best.
The other parts of the movie that did work reasonably well is the scenery and the appearence of the Ringwraiths and Orcs.
If there were two key moments that had to be redone - one is the battle at Helm's Deep and especially the stand that Gandalf makes a stand against the Balrog at the bridge of Khazad-dum, in which both scenes are rushed and lack the conviction.
This movie isn't an absolute mess nor Bakshi's fault.
What Bakshi initially tried to do here by taking a big gamble in doing an adaptation of all three books into one movie - that he deserve some respect for that choice. Unfortunately, one of the problems with the movie is the script isn't clear where to go even it tries so hard to be faithful to its' original source, which is key.
As for the actors who supply their voices to the characters here, only Aragorn (John Hurt who seems right for the part) seems likable at best.
The other parts of the movie that did work reasonably well is the scenery and the appearence of the Ringwraiths and Orcs.
If there were two key moments that had to be redone - one is the battle at Helm's Deep and especially the stand that Gandalf makes a stand against the Balrog at the bridge of Khazad-dum, in which both scenes are rushed and lack the conviction.
This movie isn't an absolute mess nor Bakshi's fault.