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Fire and Ice

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Fire and Ice

PG

1983

1h 21m

Fantasy

Animation

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This fantastical animated movie by cult filmmaker Ralph Bakshi finds the villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, attacking the human race from their frigid fortress. Creating mass destruction with huge glaciers, Nekron and Juliana incur the wrath of Larn, a warrior whose entire village was destroyed by ice. When Nekron's underlings kidnap the beautiful Princess Teegra, Larn sets out to rescue her, assisted by the fierce and enigmatic Darkwolf.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

As an adaptation of Frank Frazetta’s art style it’s difficult to fault. As a pulp adventure it is suitably thrilling. As a genuinely good feature film? That’s a little more difficult to justify.

Rated: 6/10

Dec 5, 2024

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

I gave my copy away, that's how bad it is. Didn't want it in the house, and would've felt guilty taking money for it.

Rated: F

Dec 1, 2022

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Roger Birchall

Starburst

The film succeeds in capturing the brutally savage world of Frazetta's art, perfectly.

Aug 2, 2022

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...best remembered as a technical breakthrough rather than a great work of storytelling...

Rated: 3/5

Aug 1, 2021

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

This animated fantasy from Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta is just a half-step above garbage, despite some cool elements.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 6, 2020

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Diego Galán

El Pais (Spain)

A classic style, dressed up in irony. [Full Review in Spanish]

Sep 4, 2019

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Sarah G

It's a shame they didn't quite finish animating this one.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Tony K

A primitive plot is hidden behind a great rotoscoping.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/03/23

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Devon B

This film is basically Conan the Animation and although that does sound cool it's kind of boring to be honest. Nothing really happens that much throughout the film which is kind of a disappointment because I expected a better experience then what I got. With it's bad ass cover art you'd think things would be a little better but not really unfortunately. It's not a bad film but just boring.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

09/24/23

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Audience Member

Fire and Ice looks great, has solid performances, well-composed music, gripping battles and serves as paradise for people of all sexual orientations (especially if you're bisexual). There's some uncanny valley in the facial expressions every now and then but hey, that's rotoscoping for you. All in all, it's an underrated animated '80s gem, an entertaining Ralph Bakshi film and a movie that goes above and beyond being just a Conan ripoff with slightly higher fantasy...when you aren't busy jacking off to whoever gave you your first sexual awakening :p .

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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Audience Member

So many nearly naked people... Half-naked hero, half-naked princess, half-naked villan... And all those nearly naked people follow a plotline which, allthough epic, is based on numerous riddiculous developments. On the other hand, backgrounds are great, and action sequences are also worth watching. But other than that...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/23

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The plot is simple, but it's so cool and satisfying to see oldschool swords & sorcery action.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Synopsis

This fantastical animated movie by cult filmmaker Ralph Bakshi finds the villainous Nekron and his mother, Queen Juliana, attacking the human race from their frigid fortress. Creating mass destruction with huge glaciers, Nekron and Juliana incur the wrath of Larn, a warrior whose entire village was destroyed by ice. When Nekron's underlings kidnap the beautiful Princess Teegra, Larn sets out to rescue her, assisted by the fierce and enigmatic Darkwolf.

Director: Ralph Bakshi
Producer: Ralph Bakshi, Frank Frazetta
Screenwriter: Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG
Genre: Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 21m

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