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There have been very adult-oriented animated movies before; you only have to recall Ralph Bakshi’s “Fritz the Cat,” the X-rated 1972 picture based on Robert Crumb’s comic, which became a huge hit and inspired others of its kind (including a sequel).
Now that that’s behind us, here’s a more in-depth look at the most adult animated film to come along since the 1972 release “Fritz the Cat.”
Welcome to the “Sausage Party,” the most profane animated film since “Fritz the Cat,” the perverse product of that vanguard of vulgarity, Seth Rogen and his Lewd Crew of (mostly) Jews..
Such animated outrage isn't new; Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat broke the old X rating (now NC-17) barrier way back in 1972.
That's where Rogen and Goldberg's Sausage Party transcends other R-rated animated provocations (Fritz the Cat, Heavy Metal) to become something more.
Fritz the Cat was rated X. Sausage Party garnered an R. But, hey, we're talking apples and oranges.
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
Directed by Rupert Sanders
influenced by The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Visuals Themes
There isn’t a cohesive world here, as in The Lord of the Rings or Star Wars, both of which Huntsman desperately evokes: instead, there’s random bits of magic and landscapes that make no organic sense but are strung together because, hey, ya gots to have snowy mountains and swampy Pits of Despair and castles on the ocean all within easy walking distance of one another in a fantasy flick.
From the ambitious battle scenes to the grandiose monsters, Sanders is aiming for a scale of fantasy reminiscent of The Lord of the Rings.
English commercial director Rupert Sanders makes his feature debut with a splash, launching a fantasy-adventure franchise that probably isn’t as good as any of the things it references — the classic Walt Disney film, of course, but also “The Lord of the Rings,” the Narnia series, “Game of Thrones,” “Star Wars,” Shakespeare and countless other works besides — but comes close enough, I’d guess, to carve out its own niche and create its own fan base.
Taking its cue from Twilight, Red Riding Hood and The Lord of the Rings, Snow White and the Huntsman very, very much longs to be a dark fairy tale, the sort where the skies are always charcoal gray and the characters are forever uttering their dialogue with an air of heavy significance.
A full-force fairy tale that takes the Grimms' twisty yarn and adds heapings of The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, Joan of Arc, and Celtic myth, Snow White and the Huntsman - with Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth in the title roles - is not your grandmother's Disney cartoon.
There’s also a decent making-of featurette (“The Thing Evolves”) that briefly touches on the filmmakers' incredible attention to detail in maintaining the continuity between the prequel and the 1982 original, a short stunt featurette about using flamethrowers on the set (“Fire and Ice”), and a DVD and digital copy of the film.
9 (2009)
Directed by Shane Acker
influenced by The Lord of the Rings (1978), Fritz the Cat (1972)
Plot Themes
Aspects of the plot recall "The Lord of the Rings" (particularly, of course, with Frodo on board), the visuals feel quite Burtonesque (with much Henry Selick thrown in) and the creation of the dolls echoes the work of the puttering puppeteer from "Toy Story 2."
(Interestingly, Elijah Wood, who undertook one of the most classic big-screen quests of recent years in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, voices the lead doll.)
Although there are enough scares and thrills to tip the scales slightly onto the PG-13 side of the PG/PG-13 line, this is by no means "adult" animation - or at least it's not going to conjure up thoughts of Heavy Metal or Fritz the Cat.
Crumb was an unlikely hero of the '60s counter-culture, but strips like Fritz the Cat, Mr Natural and Keep on Truckin' made him the toast of Haight-Ashbury.
Director Terry Zwigoff, who walked off with the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary film at the Sundance Film Festival in January, has picked a controversial and easily exploitable subject in Robert Crumb, an underground cartoonist still best known for just a few '60s creations the "Keep on Truckin' " logo, the cover of the "Cheap Thrills" album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, the "Fritz the Cat" comics (though he had nothing to do with Ralph Bakshi's film version and doesn't hesitate to say how much he hates it) . . . .
Crumb, an unabashedly eccentric figure, achieved fame thanks to the creation of a few pivotal pop-culture items (including Fritz the Cat and the Keep on Truckin' guy), though his refusal to "sell out" has allowed him to keep a fairly low profile.
Whether your heart beats for space adventures like Star Wars or more grounded, yet equally magical, fantasy worlds like The Lord of the Rings, this is the story that came before them all.
Waking Life (2001)
Directed by Richard Linklater
influenced by The Lord of the Rings (1978), Wizards (1977), American Pop (1981)
Visuals
Each of the numerous animators on the project put their own imprint on the rotoscope technique use - that is, animating live action film, something developed by Ralph Bakshi years ago with "Wizards" and "The Lord of the Rings".
The first film to extensively employ the technique of rotoscoping live-action images into animation since Ralph Bakshi's 1978 The Lord of the Rings, the method behind Waking Life's madness is a good deal more than a tripped-out psychedelic nightmare.
Bakshi uses rotoscoping, that is, a process by which live-action footage is animated by artists (much like Richard Linklater’s recent film, Waking Life).
Each of the numerous animators on the project put their own imprint on the rotoscope technique use - that is, animating live action film, something developed by Ralph Bakshi years ago with "Wizards" and "The Lord of the Rings".
The result is akin to the revolutionary rotoscoping used by Ralph Bakshi in "American Pop" with thirty different styles instead of one.
The Worst Person in the World (2021)
Directed by Joachim Trier
influenced by Fritz the Cat (1972)
Visuals
He’s a 44-year-old underground comix artist (and apparently a big fan of Robert Crumb’s Fritz the Cat ).
Her life begins to take on some stability when she falls in love with fortysomething Aksel (Anders Danielsen Lie), the creator of a Fritz the Cat -style series of comic books.
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Directed by Carlos López Estrada
influenced by The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Plot
Yes the formula is a little familiar, reminiscent of both Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Lord of the Rings , but much like Moana, the fusion of creativity and a different cultural perspective breathes new life into the well-trodden structure.
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Directed by Michael Bay
influenced by The Lord of the Rings (1978)
…and in desperate need of a merciless editor (this isn't an epic like The Lord of the Rings, so there's no need for it to be over two hours).
Elements from such films as Ralph Bakshi's "Wizards," "The Iron Giant" and "Beauty and the Beast" are evident, as are the aforementioned Jules Verne adaptations to the screen.
The Croods (2013)
Directed by Chris Sanders
influenced by Fritz the Cat (1972), The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Visuals
This is strictly a toon tale for the whole family, meaning that anyone on the lookout for a comeback by Fritz the Cat creator Ralph Bakshi (MIA since 1997) will have to keep waiting and hoping.
It's enough to convince Grug to join up with Guy on the road to a mystical mountain straight out of Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings , though their final destination looks more like Cabo.
Not since 1992’s Cool World has animated characters-turned-real people been so convincing.
While it's true that there have been animated fantasy movies before, they have either been hampered by poor production values (Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings) or aimed at a less mature audience (Disney's The Black Cauldron).
One typically has to rotoscope images that rips this hard — be it in Heavy Metal , Fire and Ice or The Spine of Night — or try their hardest to resist studio temptation to make things more palatable.
After all, this film also features Michael Caine and Elijah Wood, both of whom have contributed to the haulings of major franchises with Batman and The Lord of the Rings, respectively.
Ralph Bakshi's "Cool World (1992)"…
Movies like THE APPLE, COOL WORLD, SOUTHLAND TALES, ZARDOZ, CLOUD ATLAS, ENTER THE VOID, CRUISING, and countless others have not quite stuck the landing but the underlying aspirations were clear.
The pair went on to hit glorious genre home runs with “Stargate” and “Independence Day,” and then struck out with “Godzilla” and “The Patriot.”
The pair went on to hit glorious genre home runs with “Stargate” and “Independence Day,” and then struck out with “Godzilla” and “The Patriot.”