![]() Instead, we get a ham-fisted introduction where Bilbo has a birthday and asks Frodo what happened to his 10th finger and, you know, that pesky ring. Since The Return of the King was a made-for-TV version aimed at the kiddies, they decided not to continue from the last scene of the previous movie. Lacking the bloodthirstiness of its predecessor (as well as any mention of Legolas and Gimli, because who needs those guys?), the only thing that Rankin and Bass carried forward was The Lord of the Rings’ inability to make coherent sense. Since Bakshi became a pariah in Tolkien circles, it fell upon The Hobbit makers Rankin and Bass to pick up the slack and conclude the tale. Then it ended.įantasy fans screamed and fell to the theater floors in horror, while their dates shook their heads and just walked out. As viewers waded through his incredibly bad adaption, they discovered that it only covered the first book and a chunk of The Two Towers. Two, Bakshi never quite advertised that it was really Two-Thirds of the Lord of the Rings. It was notable, I should note, for two outstanding reasons. ![]() Justin’s review: In 1978, Ralph Bakshi’s highly-anticipated animated version of The Lord of the Rings came to the big screen. “I have come but I do not choose to do now what I have come to do!”
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