But then, it is twenty years old. I recall watching it not long after it came out and recently managed to get hold of a copy to revisit my youth.
Well......I can see why I liked it, back then. I still like it now, though a more cynical eye now spots things I ignored then.
The animation is simplistic with no shading, just block colours for the characters and the backgrounds are often very simply done. The rotoscoping is pretty neatly done, though.
Despite these shortcomings the thing that really lets Fire and Ice down is the script. It just lacks any real imagination which, considering it's a fantasy film, is a real shame. The story is simple and extremely predictable. Place names likewise make little sense and are more than a little juvenile. For instance, the evil Ice King lives in erm...Ice Peak, whilst his opposite, the Fire King, lives in er...Fire Keep. Real imaginative stuff.
The version I saw recently had a few odd jumps in the story, which could have been smoothed out with a little more care in the editing room. But otherwise the film is enjoyable enough for a rainy day.
Well......I can see why I liked it, back then. I still like it now, though a more cynical eye now spots things I ignored then.
The animation is simplistic with no shading, just block colours for the characters and the backgrounds are often very simply done. The rotoscoping is pretty neatly done, though.
Despite these shortcomings the thing that really lets Fire and Ice down is the script. It just lacks any real imagination which, considering it's a fantasy film, is a real shame. The story is simple and extremely predictable. Place names likewise make little sense and are more than a little juvenile. For instance, the evil Ice King lives in erm...Ice Peak, whilst his opposite, the Fire King, lives in er...Fire Keep. Real imaginative stuff.
The version I saw recently had a few odd jumps in the story, which could have been smoothed out with a little more care in the editing room. But otherwise the film is enjoyable enough for a rainy day.