Breaking Bad's Star Trek scene, animated

To boldly go where no pie has gone before..



h/t George Takei

Here's a treat- Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings

This is the full movie from 1978. Bakshi intended to make The Lord of the Rings into two movies and this was the first part, which covers most of the events in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. But for a variety of reasons, the second movie was never made.

It uses some fascinating experimental animation techniques and features top notch voice talent, like John Hurt as  Aragorn and Anthony Daniels as Legolas.

Peter Jackson was obviously influenced by this Bakski version; the scene where the Ring Wraiths attack the hobbits in their beds in the Inn in his live action The Fellowship of the Ring is shot nearly identically to the animated film you can see here.

More info on the Bakshi Lord of the Rings

Some great CGI

Ghost of a Flea put up an incredible animated short called Rosa.



ROSA from Jesús Orellana on Vimeo.



It's a stand alone feature but is reminiscent of some of the outstanding animation that is being done for video games.

My all-time favorite game opening (so far) is from Onimusha 3. The opening sequence was directed by Hong Kong action-movie director and fight choreographer Donnie Yen.

NFB animation to get your weekend started

Some classics from the National Film Board of Canada..

The music from Ryan Larkin's Walking makes this groundbreaking work unforgettable:




EVOLUTION:




and to torture you.. The Cat Came Back (try to get the song out of your head for the rest of the day after you watch this!)

Classic cartoons: The Sweater - A great Canadien story