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Fire and Ice (1983)

Animation | 81 minutes
2,96 92 votes

Genre: Animation / Fantasy

Duration: 81 minuten

Alternative title: Vuur en IJs

Country: United States

Directed by: Ralph Bakshi

Stars: Randy Norton, Cynthia Leake and Steve Sandor

IMDb score: 6,5 (14.874)

Releasedate: 25 March 1983

Fire and Ice plot

"The end of mankind as we know it."

The evil Queen Juliana and her son Nekron, ruler of the ice, are pushing giant glaciers, forcing people to flee south. Nekron sends a delegation to Firekeep, the realm of good King Jarol, to force his surrender. The delegation's true intention is to distract the king so that Nekron's warriors can kidnap Princess Teegra. However, on the trek to Nekron's Ice Palace, Teegra escapes and encounters Larn, the lone survivor of a village devastated by the advancing glaciers. He helps her to return to her Firekeep. When Teegra is captured again, Larn gets help from the mysterious Darkwolf and joins him in battle to stop Queen Juliana and her son.

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rcuppen79

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A delightful fantasy film in the style of Conan the Barbarian, but animated. Directed by Ralph Bakshi, who, just like with his previous films Wizards and The Lord of the Rings, makes use of Rotoscoping, where scenes are first filmed with real actors and then traced over. In Fire and Ice, this works out particularly well. The animation is excellent, and the backgrounds by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade are clearly inspired by the legendary fantasy artist Frank Frazetta, who was also involved in the film as a producer.

For the rather meager budget of 1.2 million dollars, the film looks stunningly good. The action scenes are skillfully filmed and are supported by the beautiful music of William Kraft.

The story is a bit thin, and the characters also lack depth. In the original script, it was revealed that Darkwolf was Nekron's father. Unfortunately, this was not incorporated into the film, which is a shame, as it would have given the final battle between the two a bit more weight..

The film initially flopped in theaters, but like many fantasy films from the 80s, it has now grown into a cult classic.

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clubsport

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I found the atmosphere this animation manages to create delightful and unique; it was a welcome change from the forced humor that always seems to have to be added to animation these days.

A nice, simple good vs. evil story with some magical elements combined with a prehistoric setting; I enjoyed it.

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Gerlof78

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I rewatched this one after a very long time as well, and it is and remains really cool. The story is wafer-thin, but the animation is a real treat, certainly for that time. I am a huge fan of Frank Frazetta's work and you can clearly see his style in this one. If you don't know this man, just Google him; The Death Dealer is one of his works, among others. Definitely recommended for those who love fantasy films, check it out

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