Comments on: The Return of the King (1980) http://www.blackgate.com/2009/01/20/the-return-of-the-king-1980/ Adventures in Fantasy Literature Thu, 17 May 2012 03:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Black Gate » Blog Archive » The Hobbit: The 1977 Animated Television Movie http://www.blackgate.com/2009/01/20/the-return-of-the-king-1980/comment-page-1/#comment-6805 Black Gate » Blog Archive » The Hobbit: The 1977 Animated Television Movie Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:17:50 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=1323#comment-6805 [...] few years ago, in my early posting days on Black Gate, I wrote a lengthy overview of Rankin/Bass’s strange but oddly likable animated television movie of The Return of the King. I [...] [...] few years ago, in my early posting days on Black Gate, I wrote a lengthy overview of Rankin/Bass’s strange but oddly likable animated television movie of The Return of the King. I [...]

]]> By: Managing Editor Howard Andrew Jones http://www.blackgate.com/2009/01/20/the-return-of-the-king-1980/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Managing Editor Howard Andrew Jones Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:43:02 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=1323#comment-450 Great analysis. This one always affected me about the same way, but I'd never managed to put my thoughts together on it. As a kid, the image of the Lord of the Nazgul, with his crown and burning eyes, was especially striking, and is forever etched in my memory. Great analysis. This one always affected me about the same way, but I’d never managed to put my thoughts together on it. As a kid, the image of the Lord of the Nazgul, with his crown and burning eyes, was especially striking, and is forever etched in my memory.

]]> By: NewGuyDave http://www.blackgate.com/2009/01/20/the-return-of-the-king-1980/comment-page-1/#comment-396 NewGuyDave Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:10:57 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=1323#comment-396 Fantastic review. It gave me goosebumps several times. I can almost hear the orcs singing "Where there's a Whip" and feel them marching past. I always thought the orcs looked more like hairless cats than frightening creatures, but with the music and animation, there were still some scary parts. Thanks for helping me re-live this. Fantastic review. It gave me goosebumps several times. I can almost hear the orcs singing “Where there’s a Whip” and feel them marching past.

I always thought the orcs looked more like hairless cats than frightening creatures, but with the music and animation, there were still some scary parts.

Thanks for helping me re-live this.

]]> By: John R. Fultz http://www.blackgate.com/2009/01/20/the-return-of-the-king-1980/comment-page-1/#comment-393 John R. Fultz Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:33:25 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=1323#comment-393 This animated version of RETURN OF THE KING was absolutely captivating to my 10-year-old self! Forevermore I would think of THESE goblins as the absolute model whenever I heard the word "goblin." How could there be any other look to a goblin than this? And the big battle at the end...wow...this, plus the Bakshi movie, were what motivated me to read LoTR for the first time at the age of 11. (I had already read THE HOBBIT at 8 or 9.) Yep, THOSE are goblins. Real goblins. This animated version of RETURN OF THE KING was absolutely captivating to my 10-year-old self! Forevermore I would think of THESE goblins as the absolute model whenever I heard the word “goblin.” How could there be any other look to a goblin than this? And the big battle at the end…wow…this, plus the Bakshi movie, were what motivated me to read LoTR for the first time at the age of 11. (I had already read THE HOBBIT at 8 or 9.)
Yep, THOSE are goblins. Real goblins.

]]> By: wordBoy http://www.blackgate.com/2009/01/20/the-return-of-the-king-1980/comment-page-1/#comment-392 wordBoy Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:48:59 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=1323#comment-392 Ditto - great review - gotta find these movies now. And come to think of it, they'll make a decent movie-fest for LOTR fans. Ditto - great review - gotta find these movies now. And come to think of it, they’ll make a decent movie-fest for LOTR fans.

]]> By: Bill Ward http://www.blackgate.com/2009/01/20/the-return-of-the-king-1980/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Bill Ward Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:21:14 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=1323#comment-391 Love this review Ryan -- I have to track these movies down now. Love this review Ryan — I have to track these movies down now.

]]> By: Where There’s a Whip . . . — BillWardWriter.com http://www.blackgate.com/2009/01/20/the-return-of-the-king-1980/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Where There’s a Whip . . . — BillWardWriter.com Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:20:27 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=1323#comment-390 [...] at Black Gate, and today turned out to be an unexpected treat courtesy of genre guru Ryan Harvey. His excellent and informed review of the film version of The Return of the King should not be missed — and that’s the 1980, animated, musical version of The Return of [...] [...] at Black Gate, and today turned out to be an unexpected treat courtesy of genre guru Ryan Harvey. His excellent and informed review of the film version of The Return of the King should not be missed — and that’s the 1980, animated, musical version of The Return of [...]

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