tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post8683073423277934653..comments2024-03-19T14:50:46.819-07:00Comments on The Realm of Zhu: The Evil SorcererUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-16771167389267688492017-06-26T09:31:21.398-07:002017-06-26T09:31:21.398-07:00I first saw Bakshi's LotR on holiday on VHS. S...I first saw Bakshi's LotR on holiday on VHS. Should track down a vintage copy for my shelf. It is a broader, fuller cinematic experience than other adaptations, but falls foul of the increasingly conservative aesthetic tastes that later adaptations confirm to.<br /><br />Some Tékumel fans have pointed out the <a href="http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/carterlin/" rel="nofollow">Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-84444245679481960282017-06-25T07:31:57.765-07:002017-06-25T07:31:57.765-07:00Totally agree about Bakshi's Lord of the Rings...Totally agree about Bakshi's Lord of the Rings being a gateway drug - I distinctly remember watching it for the first time as a young child after an autumn walk along the canal path in none other than Buckland, the village where I grew up and where Tolkien's family lived when he was at Oxford writing and sending chapters home - hence the appearance of the name of the village in the first StuntCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07240581865528747965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-90610969969402680512017-05-24T12:53:20.484-07:002017-05-24T12:53:20.484-07:00Bakshi's visualisation of Gondor would have be...Bakshi's visualisation of Gondor would have been something to behold! <br /><br />I too first encountered the adaptation as a child (although I had already read the books) and was enthralled. The intro sequence and Peter Woodthorpe's Monkey performance as Gollum particularly stuck. Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-18445516418490044742017-05-24T12:25:32.163-07:002017-05-24T12:25:32.163-07:00The Rankin Bass adaptations didn't make it acr...The Rankin Bass adaptations didn't make it across the pond until quite recently, so didn't have the impact they seem to have had in the US.<br /><br /><i>Wizards</i> is wacky stuff, a stoner countercultural <i>Gamma World</i> and <i>40k</i>. If you prefer the more traditional Fantasy / Swords & Sorcery, the art and rotoscoping, definitely look up the Bakshi/Frazetta <i>Fire and Ice</Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-43325687725160178322017-05-24T08:52:23.489-07:002017-05-24T08:52:23.489-07:00I loved Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings as a ch...I loved Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings as a child. It was my "gateway drug" into swords and sorcery, myths and monsters. I remember particularly liking the 'Viking' depiction of Boromir and all the gory deaths!<br /><br />DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280915808252372028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-26080668038217329532017-05-23T07:23:14.316-07:002017-05-23T07:23:14.316-07:00Very interesting. I've always loved the Bakshi...Very interesting. I've always loved the Bakshi Lord of the Rings but never really got into Wizards et al. For me I liked the art and rotoscoping much better than the Rankin Bass Hobbit or Return of the King. I think I hated the signing most.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15428727065347379281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-15810770321110268572017-05-14T13:31:48.528-07:002017-05-14T13:31:48.528-07:00Ah the benefits and pitfalls of last minute editin...Ah the benefits and pitfalls of last minute editing, somehow Spidey just didn't want it played straight. Gratified the plot-twist paid off in some way! <br /><br />I've found Lin great fun, and would be intrigued to hear your thoughts on his work. I'll say I found the <i>Warrior of Worlds End</i> heady stuff, and potentially quite sickening if taken in too large a dose, so have Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-57668436168572639262017-05-11T08:12:09.841-07:002017-05-11T08:12:09.841-07:00Fascinating from beginning to end. I love the way ...Fascinating from beginning to end. I love the way you kept us in suspense about the origins of Ko-Tep and Razman - the reveal was worth it. <br />I've learned from you never to underestimate Bakshi influence on the visual style of D&D. And now you've lit a fire beneath me about Lin Carter... matthewjksullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126108200355039621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-20501793824719376902017-05-08T02:03:56.324-07:002017-05-08T02:03:56.324-07:00Ha! Cheers Linneman, glad you liked it.Ha! Cheers Linneman, glad you liked it.Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2385336331396124855.post-50824950998555068622017-05-05T13:05:36.293-07:002017-05-05T13:05:36.293-07:00Great post!!Great post!!Jonathan Linnemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04711517194240426383noreply@blogger.com