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Wizards [Blu-ray]

Mark Hamill (voice) (Actor), Jesse Welles (voice) (Actor), Ralph Bakshi (Director) Rated: Parental Guidance Format: Blu-ray

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Genre	Anime & Manga
Format	Anamorphic, Animated, Dolby, Import, Widescreen, Blu-ray, Multiple Formats
Contributor	Bob Holt (voice), Ralph Bakshi, Mark Hamill (voice), Jesse Welles (voice)
Language	English
Runtime	1 hour and 20 minutes

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An epic fantasy of peace and magic featuring the voice of Mark Hamill (Star Wars). One of the most ambitious and inventive films from legendary animator Ralph Bakshi, Wizards is a dazzling fantasy adventure. Set on a post-apocalyptic Earth where technology has been outlawed after nuclear disaster, the film follows the story of Avatar, the kindly, eccentric sorcerer-ruler of Montagar, a rainbow paradise inhabited by elves and fairies. Avatar's evil brother Blackwolf dominates Scortch, a bleak land of goblins and wraiths. When the power-hungry Blackwolf attacks Montagar, Avatar, accompanied only by a spirited young woman and a courageous elf, must enter the darkness of Scortch to save his world. Stunningly designed and thrillingly dramatised, this unforgettable cult classic is presented in a breathtaking new high-definition transfer.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.03 x 13.76 x 1.48 cm; 83.16 Grams
Manufacturer reference ‏ : ‎ 5060000700176
Director ‏ : ‎ Ralph Bakshi
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Animated, Dolby, Import, Widescreen, Blu-ray, Multiple Formats
Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 20 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ 24 May 2010
Actors ‏ : ‎ Mark Hamill (voice), Jesse Welles (voice), Bob Holt (voice)
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Unqualified (DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0)
Studio ‏ : ‎ Eureka Entertainment
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003FISFSI
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: 137,284 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)
- 3,924 in Anime (DVD & Blu-ray)
- 7,108 in Animation (DVD & Blu-ray)
- 37,413 in Blu-ray

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McGoose

Marmite film

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 May 2022

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This is a somewhat bizarre piece of film making. I sort of love it but I can also see some people would probably want to throw it in the bin. You certainly won't find anything similar being made these days. It's more of a period piece but if you like fantasy artwork and were born in 60s or 70s you'll probably love this.

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Darryn Walker

Blu-ray For £6 - It Doesn't Get Better Than This!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 22 July 2022

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Outstanding value for money and an absolutely brilliant animated film!

Highly recommended.

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Johnny 5 Eyes

A fascinating curio

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 13 August 2015

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Actually saw this at the cinema as a support feature to something or other when I was about ten. I absolutely loved it at the time and was curious to see it again as it's one of those forgotten cult movies that never seems to turn up on TV.
Ralph Baski's reputation has taken something of a kicking over the last few years as his animated Lord Of The Rings (which was highly thought off at the time) seemed to have been thrown into a very poor light by the Peter Jackson movies. However at a time when animation was extremely unfashionable (even Disney had more or less given up on it) he deserves credit for at least trying to persevere with the form and he certainly brings a great deal of imagination and style to this curious dystopian view of a post apocalyptic earth. Some of the themes (the evil rise of technology) are consistent with Lord Of The Rings and in a way this could be seen as a dry run for his adaption. Unfortunately like his ,LOTR he seems to have run out of cash so the end feels rather sudden and rushed apart from that though there is a great deal to enjoy here. The use of rotoscope (essentially tracing over real film footage to give the appearance of animation) is a controversial technique and while ti can look impressive in small doses is rather overused here.
Wizards really reminds us of a time when 'adult' animation was seem by some people (although to be fair not many) as a viable genre but I guess the costs of any apart from the most basic Saturday morning cartoon variety means that without mass market success it's just not a commercial goer and never has been.
It is shonky in places but utterly beguiling in others and if you have any interest in the history of cinematic animation or a fan of SF/Fantasy worlds I'd urge you to seek it out.

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Gary Vidmar

An effective Ralph Bakshi film true to the original release prints on Blu-Ray

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 15 August 2010

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Enjoyment of this hip, cartoon concoction from animator Ralph Bakshi is definitely linked to a nostalgia factor for those who may have originally seen it in theaters in 1977. The "groovy" conflict between elves and Nazi's is alternately stupid and funny, depending on one's sense of humor and tolerance for fantasy fare. The animation comes across as limited, due mostly to ambitions surpassing budget, but the backgrounds are wonderful, even if the characters are rather unimaginative. Still, the cranky old wizard versus the skeleton fascist is all very cute.
The blu-ray is very faithful to the original prints, and manipulation is minimal if not totally absent, so the high-definition transfer is first-rate. The original monaural magoptical soundtrack is presented in DTS-HD 2.0 (minus the alternate stereo boost present on the previous Fox dvd) and comes across cleanly and appropriately for the material. Bakshi provides a commentary track. Fans should really appreciate this EUREKA blu-ray release.

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Peter Bailey

Surreal and atmospheric animation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 January 2014

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I have loved this movie ever since I saw it on TV when I was a teenager back in the eighties, it still has charm to this day. The animation is a querky combination of styles, the storyline is a strange combination of tragic and the ridiculous. I can understand people either loving it or hating it; but for me it is still intriguing, captivating and a haunting epic tale of the age old fight between good and evil.

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Frank

Fun

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 18 July 2017

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It's a little dated now I suppose but I enjoyed the film. really if you're looking for a proper review I'm the wrong person to ask, for me it was partly a nostalgia thing buying this anyway.

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Dan

Weird film.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 12 May 2018

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A weird film I remember watching from my childhood. My wife had never seen it, she doesn't know what to make of it!

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Enrico Fontana

very professional

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 7 January 2019

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very professional

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