Trippy yet fascinating piece of animation history

| Oct 3, 2022

Even accounting for its messiness, Wizards possesses a genuine, idiosyncratic personality.

| Feb 27, 2022

What is at least galavanising and shocking in the context of Bakshi's earlier films seems more like an out-of-control tic here.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jun 19, 2020

There are moments of beauty, but it's a far cry from Fantasia.

| Oct 25, 2019

If Wizards is a failure, then it's a fascinating failure.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 6, 2019

Bakshi is direct in his imagery and his messaging: the drumbeat of war and the rush of new technology is killing us...Wizards is far more than a simple animated curiosity, but a surprisingly dark, dangerous, and compelling piece of fantasy.

| Jul 3, 2018

Bakshi's filmmaking is sloppy and slapdash at times, to be sure, but it is also uncompromising.

| Original Score: 55/100 | Jun 22, 2012

The story is kind of a mess, but Wizards goes beyond your standard sword and sorcery tale into some heavy surrealism.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 22, 2012

a unique film unlike anything else you'll see from this era

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 19, 2012

Story and characters leave much to be desired, but there's something wonderful about this refreshingly gritty, innovative animated feature.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 19, 2012

Its status as a low-budget cult film seems secure. I just don't think it's as good a film as it might have been with more restrained storytelling or art design.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Mar 15, 2012

Wizards is meant to be vast, but its smallest moments tend to be the most memorable.

| Oct 14, 2011

If some elements do date the film, there nevertheless is an artisan's touch to Bakshi's images that warrant his inclusion in any discussion of cinema's great visionaries.

| Jan 31, 2011

An effective mix of animation, stock footage, and rear projection.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 14, 2007

Ralph Bakshi's animated sword-and-sorcery tale is a long way from his best work, marred by cut-rate techniques and a shapeless screenplay.

| Nov 14, 2007

Moderate fun here and there.

| Jan 26, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 10, 2005

Mr. Bakshi's allegory is fairly obvious from the outset, but he and his animators are convincingly professional. They have devised a melange of animation and live footage that gives their feature mystical, slightly scary and, occasionally, comic tones.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 9, 2005

Ahead of its day when released Bakshi animation

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 19, 2004

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 4, 2004