1 Week (Late!): Rankin Bass' "Return of the King"

I have to preface this post by apologizing for putting it up a day late, and qualifying that even though this blog is for fan production only, I'm making an exception today for "The Return of the King," produced by Rankin Bass in 1980.

First, let's take a look at the movie poster:

So there's a dragon... wierd
There are some random dwarves... what?
And two hobbits are riding a horse at the head of an army... ... ...

So it's not a particularly good movie, nor one that is particularly faithful to the book, but it has an absolutely wonderful soundtrack.  Absolutely wonderful.  It features songs like "Where there's a whip, there's a way" that anyone who's ever been to school/had a job can relate to.  Never mind that it's not one of the many wonderful songs that Tolkien wrote.  Nor is this catchy song about the Towers of the Teeth.

Unfortunately, the full movie is no longer available online.  Someone has been systematically taking down every illegally uploaded version of this movie as well as the Ralph Bakshi version of Lord of the Rings.  But I'm sure that you can find it on a torrent, if not at your local library.

Watch this movie if you enjoy some catchy tunes and a kitschy interpretation of the last couple scenes in Lord of the Rings... don't expect a good movie that is faithful to the book!