WIZARDS (1977)

 

Let me just start out by saying, this is a weird film. Very much of the zeitgeist of the late 1970s, early 80s. It is a post-apocalyptic story about the struggle between nature / magic and science / technology. (You can probably guess which one is supposed to be the bad guy here.)

The story is actually pretty slim. The animation is rather uneven. When it's good, it's good. When it ain't, it just ain't. And yet . . . .

It's funny. The characters are well-rendered with personality. Again, the humor is fantastic ("They killed Fritz! They killed Fritz!") And however crudely it was made, it just fires the imagination in all sorts of really creative ways.

Grade: Because of its flaws, I can't really say I love it. But it is a movie that greatly occupies my imagination, and thus its influence gives it the edge. I do indeed like it and give it a B-.