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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: Razor Digital Entertainment
Salesrank: 32949
Released: November 30, 2004 |
| Our Price: $9.41 |
| Used Price: $6.79 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
For the last half century, Frank Frazetta has dominated the world of Fantasy Art with his images of fierce warriors, helpless princesses, and fantastical creatures set in the most lavish landscapes.
Journey to a place where up until now, only the privileged have been, and witness the man behind the legend. See what hardships he overcame and choices he made that drastically changed the course of his career.
Painting With Fire tells of a fascinating life and what Frazetta's artwork means to future inspirations. Share an intimate moment with this artistic virtuoso as Frank Frazetta's extraordinary life story unfolds before your eyes.
Frazetta - Painting with Fire Reviews:
Almost Great 
2009-09-27 - This documentary is very slick in production, and features almost all of Frazetta's living contemporaries. How often are you going to see Al Williamson speak? Anyways, the creators of this doc could have done two things to help clarify the story:
1.)Hire a narrator. Instead, they use the often unintenionally hilarious comments of this goofy academic fanboy (can't remember his name)as a sort of unofficial narration. The often over-the-topness of his analysis of Frank's artwork only undermines anything else he has to say. Due to Frazetta's slurred speech, it can be tough to follow what he's saying, and a strong narration would have helped to direct the viewer through the events.
2.)Congratulations on knowing how to use Final Cut. Maybe they could have let off on the effects. The headings for each segment, which were always blazing away with digital effects and a Frazetta painting in the background, tend to come off comical when the subject of that section is light-hearted. There were a few points when I said to myself, "Come on, don't sink under your own weight." But at times, that's what they did.
But Frazetta's artwork is strong enough to overcome the errors of a couple of filmakers. If you're not a fan of Frazetta, it's okay, because if you're a fan of classic comics and animation you'll still get to see comments from your heroes to more than make up for it.
Painting With Fire; 2 Disc Collector's Edition DVD Set
2008-11-02 - A Must Have for Frazetta Aficionados', A warm glance at the things he cherishes, takes note of as well as a glimpse of the challenges and stuggles he has met. It means to be simple without affectation of questionable intellectualism. And does succeed I think. Yet it is clear that his gifts remain undimmed by the trials visited apoun his health and times' nagging insistence that passionate men ought surrender to the inevitable. "It follows suit nicely" That just being himself brings out the genius of the human spirit in defiant efforts and heart felt play. It owns a four star rating naturally, super-naturally. It will be for others to raise it higher if such is needed. You have my own words herein in my attempt to do justice to it. It what it is, something of Frazetta.
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2008-05-24 - Still cocky, Frazetta astounds us with his genius..along with an amazing group of fantasy illustrators. Some of the best. Worth watching, even if disappointed.
Not just for his fan following
2008-04-11 - This the anatomy of an artist's life. The effort was well done, though not perfect. It's hard to make retrospective documentaries of personalities that are popular. Too glowing and the work looks like it's catering to the subject. Too honest and the feature will not meet approval with those followers. The balancing act is well done in this feature because it lets the artist, his family and friends, and surprisingly his peers and colleagues, all, carve out the narrative that is the artist's life, past and present. My favorite parts are Frank visiting his old friends in Brooklyn.
What really makes this documentary stand out is the way it balances Frank Frazetta's life with his work, his art and it's impact on both the fans, family and even the illustration community. There's little doubt that Frank Frazetta and his work have had a lasting impact on the popular arts and publishing. His championing of artists' and illustrators' rights alone has made publishers recognize the affect art has on selling products from cars to books and the way art will always belong to the artist regardless of what it's used for.
I recommend this for anyone interested in the artistic process as well as the life of an artist.
A Bio, for older people to watch...but
2008-01-14 - This guy has done some amazing work with art. It has most all his artwork through the years, but if you want to sit through some long moments of "where he came from", then you will enjoy it. I have only seen it one time from my collection of art DVD's.Havn't wanted to sit throught it again.
Im not sure if a teen could sit through this DVD. Buy used.
