wizards

this is an awesome film by my favorite animator, ralph bakshi. set in a fantasy world of magic, fairies and, of course, wizards, this movie follows the adventures of a typical D&D questing party on their way to beat the bad guy. what a surprise! along the way, they are waylaid by groups of mythical humanoids. the real deal is that the bad wizard sent out robot assassins to kill off all of the magical people in the world and one of these killers is captured by the good wizard and his buddies. the robot becomes their inept guide when the good wizard decides that his counterpart needs to be slain due to his warmongering.
I wouldn't trade the cartooning for a mile high stack of dragonball z, but there is a style of siluoette animation that is a real eyesore. it looks like film stock from old war movies was imposed on a smoky background in an effort to look psychedelic. it didn't work. the musical score sounds magical, with heart felt melodies for the heroes and upbeat marches, calls to battle and german nationalist music for the armies of evil. the voice casting fits the characters very well.
this is a definite must see, even if you have to pay for it!