By David Wharton

Peter Jackson'strilogy is making its long-awaited appearance on Blu-ray April 6th , but if you're more of an old-school fan you'll also be able to pick up Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated take on Tolkien's classics that same day.The film made extensive use of rotoscoping and boasted a voice cast including John Hurt as Aragorn and Anthony Daniels as Legolas. It covers about half of the trilogy, which is kind of a bummer since Bakshi's intended sequel never materialized for various reasons. Warners is releasing theon both Blu-ray and DVD, with both versions sporting a remastered copy of the film. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like fans will get much in the way of extras, with only one featurette listed: "Ralph Bakshi -- Forging Through The Darkness: The Ralph Bakshi Vision for."