Rock & Rule (1983)

I have to say this is a really good film to watch. The music just sounds so refreshing, especially if it was from the 1980's! I thought Angel was absolutely sexy, she really is so smart and so caring. This is rare for me to find any cartoon character who just blows me away by their talent and personality! Debbie Henry and Susan Roman were great actresses to play as her! The character Omar who is merely the band leader, was good too but somewhat a little undeveloped. However, it wasn't that noticeable since he wasn't on enough scenes so that didn't make me put off the movie at all! I didn't like the look of Mok and not because hes designed to be "scary". It wasn't that actually, it just looked like bad scribbling from the artist who drew him. If they gave his face a more realistic look, then that would've been better.It's a good movie, love the songs and I really liked the action involved in it. Fans of animation who haven't seen it, need to watch it. It's really really good 8/10!

I have always loved animation, and would watch anything animated regardless of how good or bad it is. I did like Rock & Rule. It is not one of my favourite animated movies like Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, The Secret of NIMH, Sleeping Beauty, Watership Down, Snow White, Prince of Egypt, Bambi, Pinocchio and The Iron Giant. But it is nowhere near one of the worst like Spiders Web: A Pig's Tale, Titanic: The Animated Movie, Legend of the Titanic, In Search of the Titanic, Space Thunder Kids, Secret of NIMH 2, Doogal, Ratatoing and Pokemon: The First Movie. Rock & Rule is problematic for me, with the exception of Mok the characters are not really all that interesting, Omar especially is very bland, and the story despite having a good premise is rather predictable and doesn't have much to it, for example we are aware of Mok's plan but we don't know why. The dialogue is a mixed bag, there are times where it is funny and with inspired quips but there are other points where it comes across as stilted. Conversely, the animation is great, the character designs are bizarre but quite unique and the backgrounds and colours are very atmospheric. The voice acting is good, and Mok is an interesting villain, the best character of the movie by default. I did enjoy the thrilling atmosphere conveyed during the songs. But the best part of Rock & Rule is easily the soundtrack, which is amazing. It has such a groove and takes you back to one of the most nostalgic eras. In conclusion, had room for improvement but a very interesting animated film. 7/10 Bethany Cox

Yes, I have seen both this movie and the other animation movie "Heavy Metal", but I have never seen either uncut. So I can not really say which I like more. I liked this one because the story was a bit easier to follow, but that could be because "Heavy Metal" is so cut up on the television cut that at times some of the stories are skipping from scene to a completely different scene. Then again "Rock and Rule" seems a bit to tame compared to "Heavy Metal", but once again that could be because the more graphic scenes were cut from the version of the film I saw. The story in this one has this sort of aging rocker using rock and roll to basically summon a demon that delights in killing and such. He does the summoning by using a girl singer that he basically kidnaps. About all there is to it, but it works well. The music as was the case in "Heavy Metal" was very good and rocked suffice to say. One day I wish to see both of these films uncut so then I can give a more accurate review to both and perhaps decide which if any is superior to the other.

Rock & Rule was this little gem from 1983 that you would call an underground masterpiece, combined with it's innovative animation techniques, use of early CG graphics (which STILL look good), and a brilliant soundtrack put together by some of the most legendary artists of that particular time period, it hit virtually every button necessary to become a classic.And to think this was the only cool movie Nelvana ever produced. But it earns points for the fact that it was not only a great animated film, but also because it was very different from all the cute fluffy stuff that was dominating the airwaves and took most of the spotlight, giving the entire medium a very crude reputation.Yes, it's such a shame the film didn't do that well at the box office when it first released in theaters, but in June 2005, it made a HUGE comeback, being released fully-remastered on DVD for the first time, proving that it stood the test of time much more steadily than it's fluffier counterparts.I mean, did the Care Bears, My Little Pony, or Rainbow Brite ever get such treatment when they were released on DVD? Hell no they didn't, they've been given the kiddie treatment, and will soon be back in the bargaining bin, while R&R can finally take the spotlight it so readily deserves.