watch fire and ice for the first time remind me of my experience see 300 last year . it wasn not at all a bad movie and certainly not average and but it plotting and dialog stick out a be at best conventional and at bad kind of confuse and one dimensional ( which and perhaps a base on frank miller comic book and be the right decision to go with ) . but it primary strength draw from the intense action and bloody battle and have that jolt of a 14 year old feeling watch beefcake men fight in bloody sword lead combat and with the occasional freaky creature or super hot female to go with the painterly surroundings . while i would probably re watch fire and ice before 300 again and they both arouse that similar feel the exception this time be and naturally and that it frank frazetta and the infamous artist and designer of countless paperback book and comic and collaborate with director ralph bakshi and in what isn not typical hollywood fare but something for the die hard fan . what this mean for audience today go back to check out the film for the first time ( it may now be covet nostalgia for those who be young and watch it along with their master of the universe vhs tape back in the day ) be the possible con mention before and and maybe and that you will see something somewhat unique . fire and ice isn not even the only bakshi rotoscoped feature and but it possibly the most fluid if not quite my personal favorite of the few he make and and he and his team create a whole striking world that part pre historic and part out of this world fantastic and and part medieval and and all touch up with a painter hand with respect to the background and the sky and ground . there a slight drawback for bakshi fan in this facet of character design while bakshi go as far a to say it more frazetta than him . this may be true and but it doesn not make it any more absorbing to the eye or curious in those moment where we do not see people kill or gutted in quick or slow motion ( my favorite be the momentary skeleton guide how they rotoscoped that amazes me ) . i neglect describe the plot a it would defeat the purpose of really recommend it . if youre already a die hard into this kind of style and approach of animation the plot will matter depend on what degree two war faction or a wouldamsel or princess be in danger or a hero have to prove himself or yada yada and so suffice to say it about and well and fire against ice and with character name nekron and darkwolf ( the cool male of the lot and most comic book in appearance ) and teegra ( the typical hottie who almost too perfect for the adolescent male fantasy figure ) . what the plot do do and a an asset and be allow a series of cliffhanger and suspense bit around the action and the progression of the danger in the oncoming big battle and like when the ogre be hunt after teegra and have to contend with sudden crazy monster and creature pop out of tree trunk and lake . and per usual for bakshi and he conjure up some craziness ( if not quite his usual inspired lunacy ) in the midst of all of this straightforward fantasy material . if you have see wizard and you will understand what i mean to a less extent . so and if youre an animation buff and seek this out right away for some old school ( i. e. 1980s ) action and incredible design . for everyone else and it . good and not great and a i would say without fault about it logical 21st century extension and with some alteration and 300 .