Fire and Ice

Name: Fire and Ice
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Released: 1983

Ralph Bakshi

1983

Synopsis

In this animated tale, a tiny village is destroyed by a surging glacier, which serves as the deadly domain for the evil Ice Lord, Nekron. The only survivor is a young warrior, Larn, who vows to avenge this act of destruction. The evil continues, however, as Nekron's palace of ice heads straight towards Fire Keep, the great fortress ruled by the good King Jarol. When Jarol's beautiful daughter, Teegra, is abducted by Nekron's sub-human ape-like creatures, Larn begins a daring search for her. What results is a tense battle between good and evil, surrounded by the mystical elements of the ancient past.

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75
The Associated Press
Fire and Ice combines fairy tale with sword-and-sorcery for a visually impressive, often exciting feat of animation. [05 Sep 1983]
70
Variety
Ralph Bakshi's newest animation feature is interesting for two special reasons: (1) the production represents a clear design on Bakshi's part to capture a wider and younger audience and (2) the animation marks the film debut of America's leading exponent of heroic fantasy art, Frank Frazetta, who coproduced.
67
The A.V. Club
Surprisingly realistic for an animated film of the time, but it's also as visually stiff and staid as any cut-rate sword-and-sorcery film, and just as formula-bound.
60
IGN
The wafer-thin story and cookie-cutter characters are laughably standard. Then again, there is a part of me that enjoys the fact that the filmmakers didn't try to make this meaningful, they just want the audience to sit back and stare at this world (and Teegra's curves) in all of its Frazetta-inspired glory.
50
The New York Times
The backgrounds and characters, though ambitiously executed, aren't particularly compatible, because there's nothing in Mr. Frazetta's steep phallic landscapes that speaks to Mr. Bakshi's overly sleek cavemen.
40
Time Out
It may well satisfy a low IQ, pubescent (probably) male Iron Maiden fan, but the rest of us are poorly served.
25
TV Guide Magazine
The childish narrative, doubtless inspired by a spate of similar duds such as Conan the Barbarian, is marred by poor story continuity and terrible transitions.
20
Empire
Better avoided unless you're doing a study on vaguely titillating rubbish 80s animation.