When Gandalf’s hand freezes at 0:26 but the rest of him keeps moving 😬

He has combined all 3 pipes

I think Gandalf was high off his ass on pipeweed during this scene.

It wouldn't kill Gandalf to actually blink a few tines. O.O

"Your love of the halflings' leaf has clearly slowed your mind."

Gandalf's pupils at 0:12 hinting at exactly why he's so... off in this scene

That stare that Gandalf does is something you never want to see from someone in real life.

I just wanna take a moment and appreciate Frodo's animations in the first few seconds. Very accurate movement.

"You are the one who has the ring now" Gandalf said, calmly.

They say Gandalf pointing at him and Frodo walking backwards is how he got to Mordor.

The eyes ...i fear those eyes.

0:31 when you go to the store and one of your grandmas friends recognizes you

Frodo's voice in this is how I imagined it while reading the book 40+ years ago. Very innocent and child-like. He grew up in a sheltered place, having no idea of the horrors of the world. Suddenly he is cast into the worst of it. It's no wonder he emerged so damaged he couldn't remain in the Shire. He lost everything he was to destroy the ring. Tolkien wanted to express this, and did so very well. It represented those of his generation who went off to war. Those who did come home were never the same afterwards. They had seen the horrors of brutal Warfare, and never forget what they saw. They lived with it, some better than others, to the end of their days. Few spoke of it. That's probably for the best. Most people would not have believed them. They couldn't imagine how awful it was. In truth, they didn't want to know. They just thought they did. When these Veterans did speak, they would find people avoiding them, fearing them. They learned quickly not to talk about it with anyone except other Vets. Having suffered the same hardships, they helped each other through the bad times. It's no wonder most remained friends for the rest of their lives.

0:32 this should be a meme

Frodo: I can take the ring to Mordor! I'm not afraid! Yoda: You will be.... you will be.

0:25 when the school bully just finds out youre good at maths

Gandalf doing a staring competition with forces we can’t see

I love that Frodo's first concern when he hears about the ring is what it might have done to his uncle. It's very sweet.

Oh Gandalf, how much pipeweed you did this time?

This movie scared the shit out of me when I was 7. I’m 24 now and it still does.

0:31 “I want you! For Rohan’s army”

Those eyes that stare into your soul...

0:26 his hand freezes while the rest of him keeps moving...

0:16 I like that he sounds as if he is fascinated by Sauron. You are still on the good side Gandalf, aren't you?

Cartoon animation like these freaked me out cus of how realistically they move

A wizard is never too stoned, nor is he stoned enough, he is PRECISELY as stoned as he means to.

"THE FINGAH!" "Not the fingah!" I'll forever regret not saving that video.

I actually love that in this version, Gandalf has a few moments where he gets to be ominous and spooky. Like for all his moments of warmth and charm, he's still an ancient, magical being with a lot of weighing on his shoulders, including the knowledge and memory of horrifying things that cause him to come across a good deal darker and more somber. He kind of reminds me of the Fourth and Seventh Doctors from Doctor Who in that way.

"did you put the ring In the Goblet of Fire?" Gandalf said calmly

I really want to watch these movies. Not even for a laugh, I’m genuinely impressed by the animation.

0:15 that’s not Gandalf, that’s Emperor Palpatine

Like most people I do prefer the Peter Jackson Gandalf, but there's something about the Ralph Bakshi Gandalf's uncanniness that I love. It makes him feel more mysterious.

Okay, but can we talk about how this at 0:21 is the cutest reaction ever?

You know something isn’t right when you get scared by Gandalf’s bulging eyes but get turned on by anime characters with big bulging eyes twice the size of his

I was on acid when I watched this movie for the first time, and then for years, I wondered if I had hallucinated this scene.

Lol he reminds me of Mr Burns in that episode where he gets high in the woods and everything thinks he's an alien.

"You are the one who needs a haircut now". 😱

0:12 Man, Gandalf's eyes went from he was on speed to being dilated!

I love how Gandalf's face gets much wider while turning xD

My favorite thing ever about this scene has always been the hand lag at 0:26 . . . (and then how he just awkwardly keeps pointing and getting closer to Frodo)

I need to learn how to point at someone, and keep my hand PERFECTLY still, while I move.

Legend has it Gandalf is still staring and pointing at Frodo to this day

His love for the halfling's leaf....

I'm so glad I didn't watch this movie as a kid it would have scarred me for life

This animation is so insanely smooth.

I remember that. Smoked too much with Bilbo that day

Gandalf's super-weird timing and movements remind me of extremely senile old people. Like he could snap at any random moment.

0:26 His body moves, but his hand stands still. That's creepy...

Those eyes though

I love this part, the way he points and his eyes, iconic. I wouldn’t change one second of this.

It’s the quiet approach while pointing, without blinking that gets me…

0:15 when my friend shows up in the middle of the night high as a kite

The way he pronounces Sauron hurts my soul

Legend has Gandalf is still pointing his finger

I love this movie. Love it. I wish that someone would get permission to make the sequel that never was, in the exact same style. No joke. Theres something so cool about the way it was animated over real people.

frodo: what do you mean Gandalf? gandalf: ( 0 ) _ ( 0 )

Even if he didn't have the ring, Gandalf made it so by sheer force of will. No man points like that unless he's telling the absolute truth. A man that points like that is certain of what is and what isn't and the universe bends to make it so.

0:25 gendlf like a that soldier in paper at wwi "We need you God save the king"

Animated Gandalf will always be my favorite. He's so bat shit 😂

Frodo was drawn so cute here and then theres gandalf who was creepier than the orcs😂

Hol'up can we talk about how 0:21 is so well animated.

I can't believe I forgot about this. I was obsessed with this movies as a kid.

His hand straight up phased into the second dimension for a moment.

"He was a cunning warrior before he turned to evil" Alec Gunness is that you

He looks like the winter warlock.

I love this fucking rotoscoping. It's so cheesy, it fills my heart with joy

You know, this movie is actually pretty good. It has really cool, smooth animation and makes some of the characters feel very ominous. But it absolutely destroys me everytime they pronounce "Sauron" as "soron"

Frodo: Gandalf how high are you? Gandalf: Yes!!

Thank you this is one of my favorite moments in this film

This movie tries to follow the book's description of the characters' reaction of eveything and using 50s-60s disney style acting, which made more than half of the movie silly as fuck. PJ's had a more natural and realistic feel.

This movie felt like a fever dream as a kid

damn, Soran the dark lord of Modo

“And now... you will die.”

It's not just the fact this animation is rotoscoped it's how the live actions actors emote and move like a highschool stage play that just made every scene so uncanny. Most of Bakshi's work just grates my soul.

0:21 That reaction 💀💀

The first time I watched this was in a high school freshman class. This was the first part of the movie where nearly all the students laughed pretty hard.

"You stoled my fried chicken! I hate you for life!"

He’s not creepy. He’s just really high.

The way his hand stays still but the rest of his body moves XD

I love the animated lord of the rings movie watching it brings instant nostalgia

0:12 His eyes omg, that was some fine tobacco Gandalf!

Uncle Gandalf: I want you. Frodo: Okay, I'm going to join the army now.

Gandalf before he gets to Bag End: Man these edibles ain't shit.

The look on his face, the the movements of his hands he definitely ate Mario’s shrooms.

It's not Gandalf that's creepy. He's trying to warn Frodo that he has the most powerful, dangerous and evil thing in their world in his possession.

A wizard knows nothing of personal space,Frodo Baggins.. nor does he intend to! I'll get as close as I want to!

The scene where he makes Sam flinch is one of the funniest things Iv ever seen.

Me: breaths My whole family council we need to warn you about the results of you have breathed wrong. Their warning and criticism be like:

This was my first exposure to Lord of the Rings in the early 90s. I always thought it was so cool but was confused about the sequel, return of the king, just coming out of nowhere and being Hella confusing

Gandalf: Man, these brownies ain't sh-

this animation still rocks 45 years later

All of the scenes with closeups of their faces look like a Joel Haver animation

"Who is more foolish, the fool or the fool who follows him?"

Gandalf has seen not just some shit, but every shit everywhere in every timeline all at once

I love that they kept that Animation error in

The animation is like Rotoscopia, but on drugs

Clearly Frodo's animator gave a little bit more love than Gandalf lmao

Gandalf: Srry didn’t mean to creep you out.

Sir Ian McKellen did a great job capturing this feeling towards the journey. "You HAVE to do it, or we're all FUCKED!!!"

why does frodo remind me of han solo