According to the production notes (which were surprisingly good on the 'deluxe' edition, which was still only $20, so I figured what the hell) it was three and a half years in production, not five -- but, it definitely sounded like it had some of the same problems Disney's "Black Cauldron" had: over budget, way over deadline, constantly in flux, and a finished product that nobody was quite sure what to do with. The comparison to "Heavy Metal" is pretty apt, as it came out about the same time R&R would have, if it had actually come out. (It doesn't sound like it *ever* actually got a full theatrical release. Apparently, Nelvana was actually approached to do the animation for "Heavy Metal," too.)
The animation was muddier in my recollection than it actually is on the DVD, though, and the music and overall look aged better than you might expect -- the soundtrack isn't quite as stapled-to-the-'80s as "Heavy Metal" is, which I credit to having gotten a few rather quirky artists to do the songs. (The actual score has much more of the late-'70s synth-heavy sci-fi flashback feeling.)
If you want truly dated, the "Devil and Daniel Mouse" short that inspired "Rock & Rule" is pretty remarkable, and I don't mean that in a complimentary way. :)
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Date: 2005-08-08 16:35 (UTC)The animation was muddier in my recollection than it actually is on the DVD, though, and the music and overall look aged better than you might expect -- the soundtrack isn't quite as stapled-to-the-'80s as "Heavy Metal" is, which I credit to having gotten a few rather quirky artists to do the songs. (The actual score has much more of the late-'70s synth-heavy sci-fi flashback feeling.)
If you want truly dated, the "Devil and Daniel Mouse" short that inspired "Rock & Rule" is pretty remarkable, and I don't mean that in a complimentary way. :)