Review of The Lord of the Rings (1978) by Judith L. M — 26 Apr 2018

Saw this in a theater that was empty except for my Mom and me. I already had read the Hobbit and LOTR novels, and seen the Rankin-Bsss Hobbit on TV, so I had a very good idea of the story line. Finally, realizing that the movie plot line was incredibly tangled, I watched the film to see how the various scenes from the novels were illustrated.

Artistically, the film met my expectations as to variety, form, and color. I now have a copy of the remastered deluxe edition of the "original animated classic", and I want to see if maybe I can give Bakshi a few bonus points.

Still, the Rankin-Bass Hobbit, has the most charm and the least battle scenes, and is only 77 minutes long. To have to sit for nearly three hours for the Bakshi and Jackson versions is asking a theater-goer (or DVD viewer) an awful lot.