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J.R.R. Tolkien Animated Films Set (The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings/The Return of the King)

starring: Christopher Guard, William Squire, Orson Bean, John Huston, Brother Theodore
directed by: Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass, Ralph Bakshi

: J.R.R. Tolkien Animated Films Set (The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings/The Return of the King)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0085392633128
Format: Anamorphic, Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 11, 2001
Running Time: 308 minutes
Sales Rank: 4304
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 27, 1977



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Animated versions of three Tolkien classics: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Return of the King.

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The Hobbit
The J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy classic set in Middle-earth was adapted into this excellent 1978 animated feature first broadcast on television. Codirectors Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., working from a script by Romeo Muller, are faithful to Tolkien's story and for that alone they get big points. The vocal cast can't be improved upon: Orson Bean is perfect as Bilbo Baggins, the timorous hobbit who grows brave on his adventure with the wizard Gandalf (John Huston). Otto Preminger is the voice of Elvenking, Richard Boone is Smaug, Hans Conried is Thorin, and Brother Theodore is very effective as the weird Gollum. Terrific for kids and adults alike. --Tom Keogh

The Lord of the Rings
Although it was ultimately overshadowed by Peter Jackson's live-action Lord of the Rings trilogy, Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic is not without charms of its own. A target of derision from intolerant fans, this ambitious 1978 production is nevertheless a respectably loyal attempt to animate the first half of Tolkien's trilogy, beginning with the hobbit Frodo's inheritance of the One Ring of power from Bilbo Baggins, and ending with the wizard Gandalf's triumph over the evil army of Orcs. While the dialogue is literate and superbly voiced by a prestigious cast (including John Hurt as Aragorn), Leonard Roseman's accomplished score effectively matches the ominous atmosphere that Bakshi's animation creates and sustains. Bakshi's lamentable decision to combine traditional cel animation with 'rotoscoped' (i.e., meticulously traced) live-action footage is jarringly distracting and aesthetically disastrous, but when judged by its narrative content, this Lord of the Rings deserves more credit than it typically receives. --Jeff Shannon

The Return of the King
The creative team behind 1978's impressive animation feature based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit returns with this 1980 entry drawn from Tolkien's famous Lord of the Rings trilogy. It's good work all around, and not at all the kind of feature-length cartoon that reduces good books to treacle. Orson Bean returns as the voice of Bilbo Baggins as well as that of the trilogy's hero, Frodo. John Huston is commanding again as the voice of the wizard Gandalf, and also in the vocal cast are William Conrad, Paul Frees, and Roddy McDowall. --Tom Keogh



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - A truly nifty combination
This package of three titles brings together a Ralph Bakshi production with two by Rankin-Bass (who ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - JUST LOVE LORD OF THE RINGS IN ANY FORM..
I already had this boxed set but I have a son-in-law that wanted it as he has all the movies and figurines. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Classic trilogy
Great condition. After the live action movies, these cartoons may seem very different, but the story is still ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Entertaining anf true to the books
These are entertaining movies that remain fairly true to the books. The animation is a little odd, especially ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Great pack for the price!
I used to have all these on VHS, but I decided it was time to upgrade them to DVD. However, there seems to be ... Read More

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