World Famous Comics: Fire and Ice (2-Disc Limited Edition)
Fire and Ice (2-Disc Limited Edition)
Starring: Randy Norton, Cynthia Leake, Steve Sandor, Sean Hannon Directed By: Ralph Bakshi Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Original recording remastered, Widescreen, NTSC Number of Items: 2 Release Date: August 30, 2005 Running Time: 81 minutes Studio: Blue Underground Theatrical Release Date: August 26, 1983
Product Description: Studio: Wea-des Moines Video Release Date: 06/24/2008 Run time: 174 minutes Rating: Pg
Amazon.com: The mighty-muscled heroes and big-bottomed babes of fantasy artist Frank Frazetta inspired animator Ralph Bakshi (Fritz the Cat, Wizards) to create the swords-and-sorcery epic Fire and Ice. Bakshi uses a technique called rotoscoping, which uses live-action film of actors as the template for animation, allowing him to put realistic action into fantastic environments. The verisimilitude of movement in a cartoon can be startling, but that's about all Fire and Ice has to offer; the wafer-thin story, overwrought characters, and clumsy dialogue are vapid cliches. Of much greater interest are the extras in this two-disc set, including a making-of feature that demonstrates the painstaking process of rotoscoping; enthusiastic commentary from Bakshi, who's a jovial, down-to-earth guy with a thick Brooklyn accent; deliriously fatuous diary notes from one of the actors; and a feature-length documentary called Frazetta: Painting with Fire, which reveals the artist to be more intriguing than any of the barbarians he's famous for. The effusive praise of other fantasy artists and "Frazetta historians" occasionally veers into Spinal Tap territory, but it's fascinating watching Frazetta turn from a 1950s James-Dean-style tough guy into the king of fantasy art. Though his work is often dismissed as adolescent kitsch, the documentary persuasively argues that Frazetta deservedly dominates his corner of the art world. --Bret Fetzer
Fire and Ice DVD ^ Both copies of Fire and Ice I received were brand new and awesome! My boyfriend and my brother were both thrilled to see Bakshi's animation. Thanks!
Buy It For the Bonus Feature ^ Teegra the barely covered beauty is voluptuously, outrageously sexy, but the animation is embarrassingly primitive. Also, I can't believe that no one has pointed out the music's VERY distracting similarity to the "Hogan's Heroes" theme, with occasional touches of "Jaws."
The real reason to buy this set is to get the excellent -- even if a little too fawning -- documentary about Frank Frazetta. Fascinating stuff.
classic animation ^ Loved this movie since seeing it on vhs but now on blu-ray it gets even better. Good transfer but a little grainy and dirty here and there probably due to the film being so old that it collected dust and started to deteriorate over the years. Awesome characters, good plot and lots of action although there is quite a bit of scantily cladness of the main female character Teegra (voice talent of Cynthia Leake). Not the type of animated movie for the younger children but a most enjoyable movie for fans of Frank Frazetta's art or just mere fans of the movie itself. Well worth the watch and a good investment in a classic animation.
So easy, a Neanderthal can do it ^ If you enjoy animation (yes everything is not Japanimation), you will love this. The colors jump out at you and the sound will make you feel as though you were the one that just got run through. I recommend surround sound on this one. The subtle jungle sounds mixed with the score is a delite.
They don't make them like this anymore ^ I first watched this film when I was about 11 or 12 years old, and it still holds up. Beautiful animation and character design, classic fantasy story-telling. Looking at the current animated movie market flooded with cheap, crappy computer animation - makes me really miss good old cel animation. Please Mr. Bakshi, make us more!!!
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