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The birth of anime in an innovative but flawed bit of genius
In the days before computers and anime, there was Hannah-Barbera, Warner Brothers, Disney … and Ralph Bakshi. Bakshi, among other things, the technique of overlaying animation on live movement that came to such brilliant fruition in Gollum (the recent Lord of the Rings). This technique isn't... Read full review »
Wizards: For Adults Only
I saw this film years and years ago...not to make myself sound *too* old or anything. Strangely enough, I have often seen it in video stores in the children's section. It's as if adults aren't supposed to watch cartoons...ever. I always try to point out the error of putting this film there, but I... Read full review »
Funny as ****
First of all, I know this movie sometimes gets a bad rep for it's lack of any specific animation technique, but anyone who watches an animated movie just to criticize it's style needs to get out more.
"Wizards", with it's rather dark and adult-oriented humor and it's rather alternative...
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This uniquely 1970s blend of swords sorcery science fiction kung-fu fascism and nuclear holocaust was director Ralph Bakshi's first venture into fantasy after his grim urban epics STREETFIGHT and HEAVY TRAFFIC. In a postapocalyptic future that appears as a blend of World War II Europe and J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth a pint-size wizard named Avatar Bob Holt sounding like Peter Falk must save the world from a band of fascist mutants controlled by his evil twin brother Blackwolf Steve Gravers who likes to confuse enemy armies by projecting films of Adolf Hitler speeches during attacks. Painted live-action footage of advancing Nazi armies contrasts with Saturday-morning-c artoon-style animation of fairies and elves as Avatar travels through various magical and radioactive realms on his quest. Aiding him are a sexually promiscuous fairy queen Jesse Wells a hot-blooded warrior elf Mark Hamill fresh from his role in STAR WARS and Peace David Proval a misunderstood robot rebelling against his Blackwolf- controlled programming. A bizarre and psychedelic meditation on magic vs. technology this cult film still finds an audience on college campuses and will prove quite rewarding to viewers in the right frame of mind.
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| Available Formats | VHS | |
| Directors | Ralph Bakshi | |
| UPC | 024543120261 | |
| Genre | Science-Fiction/Fantasy | |
| Subgenre | Epic • Big Battles • Witches And Wizards • Good Vs. Evil • Swords & Sorcery • Animated • Fantasy | |
| MPAA Rating | PG (MPAA) | |
| Release Date | 1977 | |
| Running Time | 1hr 21min | |
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| (04/21/1977, p.C22, A.H. Weiler): "...A fable, but one that is as contemporary as Hitler..." | ||
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