Before Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning trilogy, Ralph Bakshi adapted JRR Tolkien's fantasy epic with this rotoscope animated feature.
Where to watch The Lord of the Rings (1978)
49 %45 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
64 %474,531 reviewsAudience score rating
"Falls far short of the charm and sweep of the original story."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"The film is visually compelling even when murk overtakes the narrative."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Bakshi's version, using animation and live-action tracings, is uniformly excellent, sticking closely to the original text and visually echoing many of Tolkien's own drawings."
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Time Out
Time Out"Quite simply, those who do not know the characters of Middle Earth going in will not know them coming out."
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Variety
Variety"The film is flat, dull, and sloppy."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"Lacking a firm center in Frodo's story, the film plays itself out as a bewildering parade of elves, dwarves, ores, trolls and talking trees."
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Time Magazine
Time MagazineThe Lord of the Rings (1978) | Details
- Rating
- PG,
- Runtime
- 132
- Genre
- Adventure, Fantasy
- Country of origin
- Spain, UK, USA
