I've always liked this. Maybe not as much as the Hobbit, but it was still good. Sure, certain effects are a bit dodgy, mainly the rotoscoping of the Orcs and Gollum.

Matt Stilwell wrote: I also wish that they'd used the entire poster art instead of just in a little circle.The fact that they distinctly mention the O-sleeve in the ad there leads me to wish that it'll be "windowed" like Iron Man with the full poster underneath.

Kinda doubt it, but it'd be nice.

I am thirty... something. When I was a young lad, there was Rankin-Bass's "Hobbit" and "Return of the King", and this "Lord of the Rings".

Since Peter Jackson was did not show up until about 20 years later, this was part of the definitive Tolkien screen experience for most kids. Although I often wished Rankin-Bass had done the entire saga instead, this is still classic for me.

Collectively the animated works led me to reading the Hobbit as a child and later the Lord of the Rings as a teen, and truly made the eventual Jackson trilogy even more exciting as an adult.

A must-own for me!

I hope that Return Of The King and The Hobbit get remastered versions, too.

I also wish that they'd used the entire poster art instead of just in a little circle.

I watched most of this at a friends house one day, not good from what I can remember. Cheap someday, I may pick it up. I can't imagine much money was spent on restoration on this. So I'm not expecting much from the transfer.

Corny hilarious cartoon and Peter Jacksons version is an instant classic.

Sweet! I still only have the old VHS of this and always have been meaning to get it on DVD. Hopefully The Hobbit isn't far behind? Sorry, I'm in the mood, I'm watching the DVD of 'Flight of Dragons' as I am typing this

I've been wanting to see this for years. My parents have always been Lord of the Rings fans, but the hated this, so we never got to see it as kids. Then I finally saw Bakshi's Fire & Ice (and I saw Cool World as a kid) and I've been stoked to see this ever since.

Never actually saw this. Probably wont since Jacksons version is out now.

This is a hard movie sometimes to watch, but I have to admit, his rendition of Sam is hilarious.  

I don't really care for this all that much. While it stays more faithful to the book, obviously Jackson did a far better job.