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Cool and the Crazy 1994 1 and a half stars

    R, 85 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Jared Leto, Jennifer Blanc, Matthew Flint, John Hawkes, John Kapelos, Christine Harnos, Bradford Tatum, Tuesday Knight, Christian Frizzell

  Once high-school sweethearts, Michael (Jared Leto) and Roslyn (Alicia Silverstone) are now married and have a family. But life is not fun, so Joannie (Jennifer Blanc) talks the bored Roslyn into having an affair with a man of excitement. Speaking of boring... Made for TV.

Cool World 1992 1 and a half stars

    PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Kim Basinger, Gabriel Byrne, Brad Pitt, Michele Abrams, Janni Brenn-Lowen, William Frankfather, Greg Collins, Deirdre O'Connell, Maurice LaMarche

  Holli Would (Kim Basinger) is a sexy cartoon character who wants to become human. She decides that the best way to reach her goal is through seduction–of her creator (Gabriel Byrne).

Fire and Ice 1983 2 and a half stars

    PG, 81 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Randy Norton, William Ostrander, Steve Sandor, Maggie Roswell, Greg Wayne Elam, Susan Tyrrell, Leo Gordon, Elizabeth Lloyd Shaw, Cynthia Leake, Eileen O'Reill, Sean Hannon, Stephen Mendel, Micky Morton, Tamarah Park, Bill Yank

  Although this is an animated film, its message may be too strong for children. It is a pretty good tale of the war between Ice Peak and Fire Keep, which involves a kidnapping and rescue attempt.

Fritz the Cat 1972 2 stars

    X, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy / Drama
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Skip Hinnant, Rosetta LeNoire, John McCurry, Phil Seuling, Ralph Bakshi, Judy Engles, Charles Spidar

  This satirical attack on the 1960s lifestyle–an animated feature, loosely based on Robert Crumb's underground comic strip– earned its "X" rating.

The Lord of the Rings 1978 2 and a half stars

    PG, 135 min.
Genre: Animation / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Cast: Christopher Guard, John Hurt, Dominic Guard, Michael Scholes, William Squire, Andre Morell, Norman Bird, Annette Crosbie, Anthony Daniels, Simon Chandler, Michael Graham Cox, David Buck, Peter Woodthorpe, Fraser Kerr, Philip Stone

  The Hobbits and Middle Earth are the focus of this film–a combination of animation and live-action cinema–covering part of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy. The Hobbit Frodo (voice of Christopher Guard) is assigned the mission of destroying the all-powerful, magical ring that allows its users to rule the world. With warriors Gandelf (voice of William Squire), Aragorn (voice of John Hurt), and Boromin (voice of Michael Graham Cox) in tow, Frodo sets off on a difficult journey, eluding the evil Mordor's warriors, to take the ring to a place where it can be destroyed.

Movie Quick Pick

1. Cool and the Crazy (1994)
2. Cool World (1992)
3. Fire and Ice (1983)
4. Fritz the Cat (1972)
5. The Lord of the Rings (1978)

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