@@lawrencemanning All the properly animated scenes used rotoscope, but the ones that look very, very real, are not even animated, but they used some cheap filter effects, like, the equivalent of today's standard Instagram Video or something of the like, for scenes like the Balrog of Moria
@@johnnydavis5896 "Rings gone wild! Look at how shiny they are! Look at their round figures! See how they show off their alluring holes, just tempting you to put your finger through them! Rings gone wild, the DVD is now available from Mordor. 2 pieces of gold, order yours now!"
Yes, Bakshi's adapation actually remembers to note that there is a 17 year span between Bilbo's party and Gandalf's return. Doesn't really affect the plot that much but important to note that Gandalf was on a long journey hunting Gollum as well as staying in Minas Tirith to read the scrolls of lore.
Its actually wrong. In "the tale of years" in the appendix B its clearly stated that Gandalf visits Frodo multiplie times between 3004 and 3018. But yea in the movie it seems like a few weeks or so.
@@FreyofKtau It says it in the text of chapter 2, too, that Gandalf visits infrequently, and when he does return, it had been 9 years since Frodo had last seen him
I love how casually he flings it into the fire it's so funny. I remember how book Gandalf was very cautious with a mix of awe and fear. Ian McKellen was outright paranoid but this Gandalf? He's just like 'Hey look at this!'
I'm just reading the book for the first time, and Gandalf is basically like "Chuck it into the fire if you don't believe me." Frodo is the one who is hesitant Edit: Gandalf also wanted to confirm it was The One even though he was pretty certain at that point
Such an influence that he butchers it in some areas. Like Gandalf teleporting from Hobbiton to Gondor and back to Hobbiton again whereas here he disappears for 17 years.
To be fair, while men generally live to around 50-60 in Middle Earth (with the exception of the Dunedine and Numenorians, who are both taller AND more long-lived), hobbits generally live to be in the first half of their 100’s, sometimes even 150-160 years. 17 years to them is like 8-9 to us. Still awhile, but you’d recognize.
I agree. Once your better half claims you in marriage; all independence is lost, and your wife's words become law and commandments. "One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them".
+NYG4LIFE123 That's what rotoscoping does. Because the animators are relying on the footage they are tracing and not thinking like animators they tend to draw in subtleties that you would see in live action but not cartoon characters and as a result something doesn't look "right"
Personally I feel like this movie has some of the best animation ever 'because' they move so much. It's hyper realistic from a proprioceptive standpoint.
I once watched that movie while high on acid. And now thanks to this clip, I finally know for sure that it had no effect... this movie is dope all on its own.
isnt it a bad idea to watch TV after u take acid? My brothers friend tried to jump into a TV once after he took acid unfortunately it was ours He was not okay
@@mysticfire5850 It depends on the person. Personally I don't like a TV on or even music with lyrics because it can be too much sensory input, I wonder where the voices are coming from etc. Once though, I had taken these mushrooms (not acid) and I thought they must not be very potent because I didn't feel anything. *Except* when I came home and put the television on. It was the strangest scrambled mess, the only thing I can compare it to is when I was a kid and the original nintendo games were acting up and the screen went scrambled, you could see stuff happening but it didn't make any sense. But it was *only* the television screen.... nothing else. 🤷🏻♂️
Gandalf (2001): The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here. Gandalf (1978): Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul... (Also 500th comment, not important but I found it interesting)
I always liked the archetype of a wizard as a kind of madman obsessed with arcane, spooky stuff, slightly feared or treated as a crazy person, but also revered because of their power and wisdom. lol
Yes; and it's all too common a tale: animators make poor line producers (not good at budgets or deadlines). Watership Down and The Thief and the Cobbler are other examples of films with amazing and ambitious animation that ran out of budget and were released (or not) before they were fully realized.
After watching the Rankin/Bass LOTR animated movies from the 70s, I heard about this one. Found it a the local library. It was the mid-90s and my brother and I sat down to watch this movie. We loved it but were sad to see it ended before ROTK could be made. Before Peter Jackson, these movies (along with the books) were all we had, while our imagination had to fill in the gaps.
I'm fascinated by how fluid the animated characters move. It's almost as if they drew them over live people. Like motion capture before people had to wear the costumes so that a computer image can be superimposed over them.
My grandfather got me this movie right before Peter Jackson's dropped. It was amazing to see the visual similarities it was like I was anticipating scenes..then I find out last night this was a big influence on PJ' s LOTR trilogy. Nice.
@@Mellowcanuck33 In the movie he is too scared to touch it at all. Just making the point that Gandlaf is much more wary in the movie. Still a good scene and I like the animated version.
That's a good challenge! I read the whole Lord of the Rings aloud to my children, 5-8. It has a big and obscure vocabulary with many archaic Scottish words. But you're correct; the English is beautiful, full of captivating images and poetry. Enjoy it! It's worth the effort.
As a preschool kid this version did creep me out a little but not entirely though. The fantastic animation of the great Ralph Bakshi surely made it astonishing and nostalgic of its time. His style had such a wonderful perfection to it. I fell in love with it and I still do.
(2001) Gandalf: Frodo you cannot offer me this ring! Frodo: *I'm giving it to you!* Gandalf: DON'T! Tempt me Frodo! (1978) Gandalf: Give it to me Frodo Frodo: Give you the ring? Gandalf: For a moment only
Good as the animation is here and as much as I like this Frodo, I find the Jackson version of this scene much more impactful; in the Jackson version you get a much bigger feeling of "oh shit, this thing is an ABOMINATION" when Gandalf--a fucking demigod--is clearly scared to death of it to the point where he not only uses fireplace tongs just to avoid touching the thing, but freaks out just by Frodo trying to hand it to him. In this one, Gandalf seems more "crazy and weird" than genuinely fearful of the ring. I know that this one is closer to the books, but IMO that's one change Jackson made that was for the better.
This scene in the books is much closer to how Peter Jackson showed it. Though perhaps a bit more subdued, Gandalf's fear of the ring and its temptation in the movie is nothing compared to that in the books. In the book, he describes in great detail what happens to those who possess and use the ring. The only thing here that I really particularly found to be accurate to the books is the timeline, with this event taking place 17 years later, though I think it was 9 years after 8 years later in the book.
Actually in the book Gandalf was more and more afraid when Frodo asked him if he wanted it and that he was giving it to him, and Gandalf flatly refused XD
I'm glad Gandalf added It's been seventeen years since Bilbo left in this version. In Peter Jackson's version it seems as little as a few weeks or months have passed.
I've been poring through old cartoon clips here recorrecting my memories of scenes that seemed more exaggerated in my head than they really were, but this is the first one where my memory of Gandalf's flailing gesticulating was as ridiculous as I recalled lol
January 3rd, 2023. J.R.R. Tolkien's 131st birthday. Cheers to the Professor! May his memory and legacy endure! (Bilbo was 131 years old when he sailed away from the Grey Havens.)
I cannot understate how much I love this animation. I can't explain it. It has a particularly natural quality that at it's best (it's unfortunately inconsistent) looks way better than Disney in my opinion
After all these years, I remember Frodo's look at 1:12 and Gandalf's hand at 1:43 but I forgot his great dance sequence from 2:15 to 2:25. Despite the jabs, I loved this movie as a kid and seeing this clip brings back memories of a day when I faked being sick in the sixth grade so I could watch it on TV that afternoon.
I know a lot of people have ridiculed this version for the strange hand gestures Gandalf makes - but I always thought it really suits him. He's not a human after all.
Eeeeeeexactly. I had about two years from reading LOTR to getting my hands on a copy of a Silmarillion and then about six until first LOTR movie. And when you are a teenager, that is a FREAKING LOT.
Bruh, people talking about how Jackson made this scene better by making Gandalf afraid of the Ring while forgetting that that scene was in the first book too, give Tolkien a little credit
@@jediindyfan98 He didn't run out of money but the studio just wouldn't finance it . Not that the first one didn't make a profit , just not enough in the studio's eyes . Unlike Peter Jackson they didn't plan to shoot all the movies at once .
God it's so awkward. It reminds me of those really weird animated films that used to come on the day after Thanksgiving back in the day. There wasn't nothing else on TV but weird stuff like this.
By the way - In the books (and in Peter Jackson's trilogy) Gandalf never physically touches the ring. He wouldn't dare touch it as he feared infection from its evil influence.
I read all the books before this was even at the theaters. Heck it was on TV. Yes I'm that old and I've also seen all The new movies .To all of you who read this Just read the books it is a better way to experience the genius of Tolken.
It's the low image resolution and the low audio bandwidth, you instinctively feel it was made for a certain medium and they maximize the shit out of what was possible.
It’s great and bloodthirsty for an animation at that time - I was captivated as a kid. The voices are awesome. The film only does the first two books though
Why did they bring up the secret markings on the ring if they weren't going to show them? That was the whole point of flinging it into the fireplace. Again, I have to give the voice actors credit. They're doing their best with a really substandard production, and props to them for managing at least a little dignity out of it.
David McConville Gandalf's VA is pretty good, too. Even with the hammy, overacted animation and choppy script, he's giving Gandalf the likability and heroism we'd expect from the character. Not an easy feat in a movie this flawed.
One of the best scenes of any movie. Truly frightening. No overbearing, overproduced music- powered by the actor's perfect deliveries. this scene is about YOU. The ring is the infinite chaos of lies and illusions that Frodo, now a young adult hobbit, much like a young adult human begins to dabble in. It will corrupt and destroy you the longer you live in and with it.
A friend of mine who did some in-betweening work on the film said that a lot of the work was very rushed; she spoke particularly that 'Gandalf's eyes were all over the place'. It's not intentional.
I thought the change of Gandalf not even wanting to touch the ring in the movies was such a better decision. It shows that the ring is actually such a dangerous object in the wrong hands.
@@infernalone666 LMAO, in books elves whined and covered their ears like little bitches when Gandalf read that. Jackson's version was super subtle in comparison.
2:06 Damn Gandalf just throwing around the Black Speech in the middle of the Shire....
With added reverb too!
Based and Mordor pilled
My thoughts exactly
"never has that tongue been spoke here in the shire"
"i dont ask for your fogiveness, Frodo, because you're just a hobbit"
This Gandalf seems like he’s goes out of his way to scare the hobbits lol
This type of animation is comforting to watch. It’s like watching a cozy home movie inside a warm house
I agree
Many people make fun of this animation, but this style has some weird charm.
Reminds me of many other old cartoons
Rotoscoping was used for some of this movie, not sure about this scene though.
@@lawrencemanning All the properly animated scenes used rotoscope, but the ones that look very, very real, are not even animated, but they used some cheap filter effects, like, the equivalent of today's standard Instagram Video or something of the like, for scenes like the Balrog of Moria
And with Paul McCartney as hobbit.
I absolutely hate it. I makes me want to take a shower
1:44 it's crazy how Gandalf can maintain his finger so perfectly still for a few seconds
Well after all he is a wizard
anyone can do that
It's his steady-cam hand
Like a chicken head
"A wizard moves precisely when he means to!"
Gandalf (Peter Jackson): “Don’t tempt me, Frodo!”
Gandalf (cartoon): Give me that damn ring!
The ring would have gone wild tempting Gandalf.
😂🤣🤣
@@johnnydavis5896 "Rings gone wild! Look at how shiny they are! Look at their round figures! See how they show off their alluring holes, just tempting you to put your finger through them! Rings gone wild, the DVD is now available from Mordor. 2 pieces of gold, order yours now!"
@@johnnydavis5896 Lingerie and all...
He even spells the words of mordor. +-+)
Yes, Bakshi's adapation actually remembers to note that there is a 17 year span between Bilbo's party and Gandalf's return. Doesn't really affect the plot that much but important to note that Gandalf was on a long journey hunting Gollum as well as staying in Minas Tirith to read the scrolls of lore.
Yep he was smoking/drinking in the midlevel library lol
Its actually wrong. In "the tale of years" in the appendix B its clearly stated that Gandalf visits Frodo multiplie times between 3004 and 3018.
But yea in the movie it seems like a few weeks or so.
@@FreyofKtau It says it in the text of chapter 2, too, that Gandalf visits infrequently, and when he does return, it had been 9 years since Frodo had last seen him
@@BrettWMcCoy well technically Gandalf here only says "since Biblos Party" not "since we last meet" 😁 ... but it sounds weird.
Eh, I still prefer Sir Ian's delivery as Gandalf. Better than both this film and, excuse my impertinence, the original books.
Frodo’s reaction to Gandalf at the door was adorable
Indeed!!! So precious!!!!
Ikr!
That’s because 17 years elapsed since they last saw each other
Yeah 😅
@@mr.hawklingiii8739 still kinda strange for a 30 years ma.... oh yeah hes a hobbit xD
I love how casually he flings it into the fire it's so funny. I remember how book Gandalf was very cautious with a mix of awe and fear. Ian McKellen was outright paranoid but this Gandalf? He's just like 'Hey look at this!'
I'm just reading the book for the first time, and Gandalf is basically like "Chuck it into the fire if you don't believe me." Frodo is the one who is hesitant
Edit: Gandalf also wanted to confirm it was The One even though he was pretty certain at that point
@@Th3Downz Yes, but Gandalf in the book is also quite weary of the ring. Here is much more casual about it.
@@soul6733 This Gandalf had just been at Tom Bombadil's place and was still feeling the effects of the hospitality he'd gotten there...
@@alphax4785 Yeah, the, eh, hospitality. Hehe. Best weed east of Buckland.
@@eliteteamkiller319weed? Mate, where Tom is going you don’t need no weed. Shrooms
2:24 Gandalf's beard attempts to flee his body, so he gives it a big hug to remind it how much he loves all his facial hair.
Your comment wins on so many levels :)
your made my day!
LAVATORR do you he does the same for his crotch hair?
Oh ha ha you pointed out a flaw in the hand drawn animation. Now complain about the new star wars movies. Spoiled piglets.
@@thomasmacmanus9913 It's just a joke...
“Do you desire it so much already?” It’s been sitting in his house for 17 years???
that's still a blink of an eye compared to Gandalf's age.
@@st.blackops2cel61 Probably less to Gandalf. Probably the blink of an eye to Frodo though, since he’s in his thirties.
lol
@@michaelterrell5061
Frodo was 50 here or even older
@@MrKarlozz 49 if I’m not mistaking
The Shakespearean actor who portrayed Gandalf here... was epic, in voice and movement. Simply epic.
I've been saying the same for years!!!
Also, John Hurt as Aragorn, epic!
Hollywood has nothing on this!
i think everyone overacts in this film. which sometimes works
Peter Jackson himself has cited this movie as an important influence on his films.
KronnangDunn the nazgul/hobbits under the root scene are 1:1
hahah yeah, like Gandalf’s super creepy aesthetic.
Such an influence that he butchers it in some areas. Like Gandalf teleporting from Hobbiton to Gondor and back to Hobbiton again whereas here he disappears for 17 years.
@@colin-campbell He did in the books too. But would that make any fucking sense if you consider the movies as a whole?
@@K4inan
That's the magic of modern script writing - you're able to revise the script if needed.
17 years...imagine the last time seeing a good friend was back in 2003. You'd hardly recognize or remember him
So you'd forget someone like Gandalf?
He actually visits occasionally throughout the 17 years.
I have no idea what you are talking about. The 90ies feels like it were very recently. 😂
(born in 1977)
To be fair, while men generally live to around 50-60 in Middle Earth (with the exception of the Dunedine and Numenorians, who are both taller AND more long-lived), hobbits generally live to be in the first half of their 100’s, sometimes even 150-160 years. 17 years to them is like 8-9 to us. Still awhile, but you’d recognize.
Unless you were a baby 17 years ago you certainly would remember and recognise a friend from 17 years ago. Unless there’s something wrong upstairs.
Frodo: "Thanks for acting all looney when describing the ring, it really calmed my nerves."
_"One ring to rule them all..."_ - should be engraved into every wedding ring.
I agree. Once your better half claims you in marriage; all independence is lost, and your wife's words become law and commandments. "One ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them".
Lol! That’s why I’ve never been married. All wedding rings should be taken to mount Doom
@@ricardoacosta2456 Only if you pick the wrong one mate.
Amen
Actually my wedding ring was “The One Ring”.
I like Gandalf's little twirl. Really added to the gravity of the situation.
Good Grief will they just stand still! Gandalf looks like he's doing a dance routine.
NYG4LIFE123 XDD
+NYG4LIFE123 That's what rotoscoping does. Because the animators are relying on the footage they are tracing and not thinking like animators they tend to draw in subtleties that you would see in live action but not cartoon characters and as a result something doesn't look "right"
Right?! One video reviewer re-cut that twirl he does to the music of "America" from West Side Story.
Personally I feel like this movie has some of the best animation ever 'because' they move so much. It's hyper realistic from a proprioceptive standpoint.
I once watched that movie while high on acid. And now thanks to this clip, I finally know for sure that it had no effect... this movie is dope all on its own.
Émeric Houde This was made in the 70's after all
isnt it a bad idea to watch TV after u take acid?
My brothers friend tried to jump into a TV once after he took acid
unfortunately it was ours
He was not okay
@@mysticfire5850 It depends on the person. Personally I don't like a TV on or even music with lyrics because it can be too much sensory input, I wonder where the voices are coming from etc.
Once though, I had taken these mushrooms (not acid) and I thought they must not be very potent because I didn't feel anything. *Except* when I came home and put the television on. It was the strangest scrambled mess, the only thing I can compare it to is when I was a kid and the original nintendo games were acting up and the screen went scrambled, you could see stuff happening but it didn't make any sense.
But it was *only* the television screen.... nothing else. 🤷🏻♂️
I suspected it might be better when viewed on acid.
@@johnnydavis5896 I would not suggest it except if you're already used to psychedelics. As it has been said here, it can be quite overwhelming.
Gandalf (2001): The language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here.
Gandalf (1978): Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul...
(Also 500th comment, not important but I found it interesting)
filmed in 1999 tho
Tbh he did eventually say the language at the council of Elrond.
@@Cloofinder You can appreciate why he didn't dare curse the Shire by speaking it there.
Which is why I'm surprised he did in this version.
The 2001 Gandalf is Google
The 1978 Gandalf is Bing
This Gandalf would solo the LotR film trilogy if he could.
Frodo looks like a cross between a Cabbage Patch Kid and a Troll toy.
Yes, and both freak me out
If it were dropped on its head near a fire.
And Garbage Pail Kids...
Sam looked a cross between a cabbage patch kid and a troll doll damaged in a fire 😂
You know who he looks like?
He looks like Tucker Carlson.
I loved this kind of animation. Gandalf looming and pointing, walking towards Frodo with crazy eyes 👀 is scary AF though!
As it should be.
I kinda detested PJ's Galadriel cheesy negative effect "ALL SHALL LOVE ME AND DESPAIR" approach.
That Gandalf acts unnecessarily creepy.
He's not acting!
Devin Reese By creepy I meant weird and crazy.
xxlCortez it's not unnecessary... that ring is a watcher of an evil being
I always liked the archetype of a wizard as a kind of madman obsessed with arcane, spooky stuff, slightly feared or treated as a crazy person, but also revered because of their power and wisdom. lol
xxlCortez actually it's needed due to the nature of the ring.
1:43 gandalf's hand has lag
Hahahahaha
Hahaha!
Blasted ping!
Vile Fox it’s 1978.....
@@pfuzzle9700 The year or the ping?
1:42 Pull my finger, Frodo
1:47 I said: PULL MY FINGER!!
It's become a running joke in my family, how Gandalf (in this version) always points at people.
The best bits of this movie are magnificent. It's a pity Ralph Bakshi couldn't keep up the standard throughout and finish it off properly!
Yes; and it's all too common a tale: animators make poor line producers (not good at budgets or deadlines). Watership Down and The Thief and the Cobbler are other examples of films with amazing and ambitious animation that ran out of budget and were released (or not) before they were fully realized.
1:22 It seems Gandalf has smoked a lot of old toby.
High as a wight
Wizard Eyez 👁👁
the unreal player 1:31 derp face
(👁👁)
O
@@whynottalklikeapirat it's tobacco
After watching the Rankin/Bass LOTR animated movies from the 70s, I heard about this one. Found it a the local library. It was the mid-90s and my brother and I sat down to watch this movie. We loved it but were sad to see it ended before ROTK could be made. Before Peter Jackson, these movies (along with the books) were all we had, while our imagination had to fill in the gaps.
I'm fascinated by how fluid the animated characters move. It's almost as if they drew them over live people. Like motion capture before people had to wear the costumes so that a computer image can be superimposed over them.
there was lots of Rotoscoping involved
It's just like magic! I bet old Gandalf had a hand in this, I'm sure. Both hands, or my old Gaffer ain't the Gaffer.
That's just what they did..it was quite revolutionary back then.
Yep, it's called rotoscoping!
Almost like silent film acting which doesn’t really mesh with the usually grounded voiceover.
Frodo's happy little hop is so friggin' cute!!!
My grandfather got me this movie right before Peter Jackson's dropped. It was amazing to see the visual similarities it was like I was anticipating scenes..then I find out last night this was a big influence on PJ' s LOTR trilogy. Nice.
I ALWAYS enjoyed this version of this scene. The pacing. The danger. And how scared Gandalf was to be offered the ring.
Yes, but Gandalf actually touches and handles the ring himself. In the movie he won’t touch it as he uses a stick.
@@yogicfire I think that could be explained...that using the ring is a choice.
@@Mellowcanuck33 In the movie he is too scared to touch it at all. Just making the point that Gandlaf is much more wary in the movie. Still a good scene and I like the animated version.
I didn't expect the animations to be this GORGEOUS!!
Rotoscoping is stuff for the ages.
Hello, I am from Mexico, and I'm learning the English language beautiful, and I love to read and watch on the master Tolkien in its original language
That's a good challenge! I read the whole Lord of the Rings aloud to my children, 5-8. It has a big and obscure vocabulary with many archaic Scottish words. But you're correct; the English is beautiful, full of captivating images and poetry. Enjoy it! It's worth the effort.
Saludos compa :v
You've literally posted this on all of the older lord of the rings cartoons. Fuck off pawn
This film.....it scares me....
Darth Panzer sorry u think that. They use a different kind of animation, which I like a lot
this scared me when I was 5
When I was a kid, yes
It was kinda supposed to.....
As a preschool kid this version did creep me out a little but not entirely though. The fantastic animation of the great Ralph Bakshi surely made it astonishing and nostalgic of its time. His style had such a wonderful perfection to it. I fell in love with it and I still do.
Wow, this is amazing! Truthfully, I didn't expect the animation to look THIS good! Watching it IMMEDIATELY.
(2001) Gandalf: Frodo you cannot offer me this ring!
Frodo: *I'm giving it to you!*
Gandalf: DON'T! Tempt me Frodo!
(1978) Gandalf: Give it to me Frodo
Frodo: Give you the ring?
Gandalf: For a moment only
xD Thankyou for putting it into context!
This scene is closer to the novel than Jackson's.
Frodo's face at 1:13 is the same as Bilbo's in the 1999 version when he tries to take it from Frodo in Rivendell!
Martin Eriksson 1999?
2002 right?
Yes you're right💀😭😂😂
I love the way he says; 'the Dark Lord of Mordor!'
Ralph Bakshi, your animation style back in the 1970’s is just Haunting and Fantastic and it continues to look great to this day.
Good as the animation is here and as much as I like this Frodo, I find the Jackson version of this scene much more impactful; in the Jackson version you get a much bigger feeling of "oh shit, this thing is an ABOMINATION" when Gandalf--a fucking demigod--is clearly scared to death of it to the point where he not only uses fireplace tongs just to avoid touching the thing, but freaks out just by Frodo trying to hand it to him. In this one, Gandalf seems more "crazy and weird" than genuinely fearful of the ring. I know that this one is closer to the books, but IMO that's one change Jackson made that was for the better.
This scene in the books is much closer to how Peter Jackson showed it. Though perhaps a bit more subdued, Gandalf's fear of the ring and its temptation in the movie is nothing compared to that in the books. In the book, he describes in great detail what happens to those who possess and use the ring.
The only thing here that I really particularly found to be accurate to the books is the timeline, with this event taking place 17 years later, though I think it was 9 years after 8 years later in the book.
Gandalf is not a demigod, he is an angelic being. One of the Ainur.
@@theplotarmoredtitan5781 Semantics. My point remains.
Actually in the book Gandalf was more and more afraid when Frodo asked him if he wanted it and that he was giving it to him, and Gandalf flatly refused XD
@@Tufhhuyy he isn't afraid of the ring in the books but nice attempt to look like a armchair expert
1:39 Oh. Well than thank you SO much for bringing it into my house, then.
+Grim Snark your pic matches the snark so much :)
2:21 And always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!
I'm glad Gandalf added It's been seventeen years since Bilbo left in this version. In Peter Jackson's version it seems as little as a few weeks or months have passed.
I've been poring through old cartoon clips here recorrecting my memories of scenes that seemed more exaggerated in my head than they really were, but this is the first one where my memory of Gandalf's flailing gesticulating was as ridiculous as I recalled lol
This animation looks so warm and cozy. Really nice to look at. I might watch this movie.
The animation is superb, as good as anything today. Excellent
This version of Gandalf seems like he has some kind of mental illness
you fucking got one,you little shit
True
@@p.v.b533 Sheesh, calm down.
I really love how everyone's movement and facial expressions are so over the top.
I love how he just starts breakdancing while Describing the most evil object in the world
January 3rd, 2023. J.R.R. Tolkien's 131st birthday. Cheers to the Professor! May his memory and legacy endure!
(Bilbo was 131 years old when he sailed away from the Grey Havens.)
1:13 What were the animators thinking.
A panicked expression
Voice acting and dialogue ere superb!!
but they should have found a creepier voice for Gollum
The way Gandalf moves his hands totally makes me think of the witch in Snow White.
Same😂😂💀 Saruman even more😭
1:42 is amazing
I love how some of the comments on here are 14 years old now. Ah, 2008. Simpler times.
2:00 Magical sinking eye.
I don't care what anyone says, I love this adaptation to death
0:21
Always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom!
The point of throwing the ring in the fireplace was so they could see the markings, but they promptly don't even look for any. WTF?
Daniella Valadez it could be they wanted show how the ring didn’t get warm
one thing to remember is this was a low budget movie, so bakshi's arm was largely held behind his back the whole time.
I cannot understate how much I love this animation. I can't explain it. It has a particularly natural quality that at it's best (it's unfortunately inconsistent) looks way better than Disney in my opinion
Frodo's fucking face at 1:13 is too priceless.
"The letters are Elvish, of an ancient mode, but the language is that of Mordor, which I will not utter here."
SCE2AUX didn't even show the letterings here. It was the sole confirmation that it was the One, gandalf just assumed it was.
Even for the original book, Gandalf being gone for 17 years is ridiculous. It kills the momentum entirely.
I cant over how baby faced Frodo is
I wouldn't be able to take him seriously if he was pointing a knife at me
After all these years, I remember Frodo's look at 1:12 and Gandalf's hand at 1:43 but I forgot his great dance sequence from 2:15 to 2:25. Despite the jabs, I loved this movie as a kid and seeing this clip brings back memories of a day when I faked being sick in the sixth grade so I could watch it on TV that afternoon.
I love the "oh no you're gonna ruin the nice ring" part of this scene, as if a non-magical gold ring would melt in that fire
Love the U.K. accents in this, a deep voice and a subtle Welsh accent on Gandalf is just perfect.
No such thing as UK accents
wtf gandalf likes welshy boys?
I know a lot of people have ridiculed this version for the strange hand gestures Gandalf makes - but I always thought it really suits him. He's not a human after all.
The whole scene, especially Gandalf final moves, looks like a coreography. It's like the Dance of the Ring or something.
God, I will always love this film... Why? Because, back in the day, that's all we had. Signed, Generation X
Eeeeeeexactly.
I had about two years from reading LOTR to getting my hands on a copy of a Silmarillion and then about six until first LOTR movie.
And when you are a teenager, that is a FREAKING LOT.
Its crazy to me how gandalf casually holds the ring when in the peter jackson movies he was too afraid to even touch it
This Gandalf is helluva tough - and crazy
Bruh, people talking about how Jackson made this scene better by making Gandalf afraid of the Ring while forgetting that that scene was in the first book too, give Tolkien a little credit
It was. But in the book Gandalf was more weary of the ring, not completely casual about it.
"You look the same as ever, Frodo!"
"You look ... older, Gandalf."
"Fuck you Frodo. I was being polite you insolent little shit. Give me that ring."
I wish Ralph Bashki made a Return of the Kings movie :\
Racheal The Girl Robin he tried to but I think they ran out of money to make it
@@jediindyfan98 He didn't run out of money but the studio just wouldn't finance it . Not that the first one didn't make a profit , just not enough in the studio's eyes . Unlike Peter Jackson they didn't plan to shoot all the movies at once .
Shadowman820 still a missed opportunity to finish what they started.
@@jediindyfan98 yeah it's a real shame . You can bet Bakshi's Gandalf would not have had his staff broken by the Witchking .
@@Shadowman820 No, this Gandalf would have his staff stuck up his ass by the Witch-King.
God it's so awkward. It reminds me of those really weird animated films that used to come on the day after Thanksgiving back in the day. There wasn't nothing else on TV but weird stuff like this.
1:13 :O
XD
wait, do you desire it so much already?
Maruko Chan 99 no but why ruin it?
More like 0o0
because it is all together, EVIL. it will corrupt and destroy anyone who wears it
By the way - In the books (and in Peter Jackson's trilogy) Gandalf never physically touches the ring. He wouldn't dare touch it as he feared infection from its evil influence.
I LOVE this movie! But I can't take it seriously though.
Just look at Frodo's expression when Gandalf arrives.
hahaha! xD it cracks me up everytime.
Frodo 0:23 to 0:26 was absolutely adorable ☺️
Looks gay as fuck.
This clip alone looks a helluva lot better than what Amazon is shatting out right now. 😎👍
I read all the books before this was even at the theaters. Heck it was on TV. Yes I'm that old and I've also seen all The new movies .To all of you who read this Just read the books it is a better way to experience the genius of Tolken.
"because it is all together evil" after that his eyes made me laugh
I find it funny that Gandalf knows what it is, but twirls it between his fingers. What if it accidentally slipped onto hid finger?
It'd be really funny if at 1:39 he said something like " AND YOU HAD ME KEEP THE BLOODY THING IN MY POCKET FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS?!?!!"
The 2000s films were masterpieces but I gotta say this holds up pretty damn well
It's the low image resolution and the low audio bandwidth, you instinctively feel it was made for a certain medium and they maximize the shit out of what was possible.
Wow! It looks dark and creepy. The animation is good too.
The Animation is rotoscoped. It's an old technique by Max Fleischer.
Aura Dragon But you gotta admit, it's really good!
It’s great and bloodthirsty for an animation at that time - I was captivated as a kid. The voices are awesome. The film only does the first two books though
@@radical7663 why the only first two?
Haha, the facial expressions through out this whole thing are hilarious.
01:22 Gandalf's eyes: WE HAVE SEEN SOME SHIT, SON
I just realized this version of gandalf sounds like Ben Kenobi from the original star wars.
Dude literally what I’m thinking. Is it the same actor?
And who does Legolas sound like
Probably not an accident. Star Wars came out just a year before and certainly influenced the sci-fi/fantasy genre
@@zootsanchez Legolas in this movie was played by Anthony Daniels, 3PO's actor.
Why did they bring up the secret markings on the ring if they weren't going to show them? That was the whole point of flinging it into the fireplace.
Again, I have to give the voice actors credit. They're doing their best with a really substandard production, and props to them for managing at least a little dignity out of it.
David McConville Gandalf's VA is pretty good, too. Even with the hammy, overacted animation and choppy script, he's giving Gandalf the likability and heroism we'd expect from the character. Not an easy feat in a movie this flawed.
David McConville Voice acting and live-acting are two different kinds of acting. They're not really comparable.
It wasn't in the budget? It's a $4 million production budget.
Frodo is better by far.
theslayer Looks like someone can't handle criticism.
Gandalf is gonna need dentures after all that scenery he chewed at the end!
"And then I LOVED myself!!!!!"
Love this adaptation of the Lord of the Rings. The Gandalf's voice actor does a great job.
One of the best scenes of any movie. Truly frightening. No overbearing, overproduced music- powered by the actor's perfect deliveries. this scene is about YOU. The ring is the infinite chaos of lies and illusions that Frodo, now a young adult hobbit, much like a young adult human begins to dabble in. It will corrupt and destroy you the longer you live in and with it.
The rotoscoped actors are acting for a silent movie while the voice actors are acting for the stage. It sort of works in a quite unsettling way.
Gandalf looks high..
artisticBallistic in Lord Phillock's Lord of the Rings dub, he makes Gandalf a cocaine addict with the munchies
gandalfs always high
A friend of mine who did some in-betweening work on the film said that a lot of the work was very rushed; she spoke particularly that 'Gandalf's eyes were all over the place'. It's not intentional.
WOW, Gandalf´s eye´s are DOPE as hell, you must watch this while high!
I thought the change of Gandalf not even wanting to touch the ring in the movies was such a better decision. It shows that the ring is actually such a dangerous object in the wrong hands.
Even in the right hands, the Ring could still take you. That’s how dangerous it is.
"Bilbo's F***ing ring?" haha thought that's what he said
This version;
Gandalf: Ash. nazg. thrakatulûk…
Jackson’s version;
Gandalf: *ASHH NAZZGH, THRRRAKATULÛK* (as the whole of existence shakes unstably)
because jackson didn't comprehend subtlety
the black speech was something sauron came up with to have common tongue for those who served him. it didnt really catch on and most spoke common.
@@infernalone666 LMAO, in books elves whined and covered their ears like little bitches when Gandalf read that.
Jackson's version was super subtle in comparison.
@@tiaaaron3278 That is because they were afraid of SAURON’S SPEECH, YOU IDIOT!