064 The Lord of the Rings - So Many Miniskirts

Morgan, Mason and Chelsea have a rotospective at Ralph Bakshi's 1978 The Lord of the Rings. Highlights ■ Nerdy Couch Discussion: Disney Horses! ■ Why are horses so sassy? Which are our favorites? ■ Non-canonical horses from Enchanted Stables. ■ Main Discussion: Lord of the Rings (1978). ■ A little backstory and bio of Ralph Bakshi. ■ Ralph Bakshi and Don Bluth are some of the only animation directors whose films are seen as their films, instead of the studios. ■ Bakshi's own thoughts on the film. ■ Character design and extreme use of rotoscoping. What is the true definition of rotoscoping? ■ It's hard to talk about this film without referencing Peter Jackson's The Lord of The Rings *cue music*. ■ How to tell someone in the Living Scriptures animated videos are evil...the schnoz! ■ Is one of the ringwraiths wearing a cowboy hat?! ■ It starts losing steam after Moria. The Two Towers sequence is muddy and doesn't hold our attention. ■ "The orcs are vanquished. Saruman is defeated and we saved Middle Early! Roll credits." ■ Would you want to see Bakshi finish and do The Return of the King? ■ We rate it! ■ Mail bag and bloopers! ■ Use the hashtags #AnimAddicts and #SoManyMiniskirts. ■ Coming Up: Dog movies! Balto, Up, All Dog's Go To Heaven Runtime:  Links ■ Watch The Lord of the Rings:  Blu-ray | DVD | Digital  ■ Ralph Bakshi's Last Days of Coney Island Kickstarter ■ Ralph Bakshi's website ■ A book about Ralph Bakshi: Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi ■ Buy Ralph Bakski cells on eBay ■ Pokemon Podcast Pillows! ■ Rotoscopers T-Shirt contest! ■ Pump-up Week articles: 20 Unforgettable Moments from Ralph Bakshi’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ Where To Find The Rotoscopers Questions, comments, suggestions? Send us an email at [email protected]. Send us a voicemail at rotoscopers.com/voicemail or call (406) 646-6575. Find us on the web: Rotoscopers.com, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Hypable & Animated Views. Support the show: Audible, Amazon, Donate. Where To Find The Hosts Mason Smith: This Animated Life Blog; Twitter Morgan Stradling: Twitter, Instagram Chelsea Robson: Twitter, Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices