Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 4.0
Not Bad
Being a Tolkien fanantic I collect anything pertaining to him. This movie is one of the few attempts to portray Tolkien on the movie screen that did well. The Return of the King by Rankin/Bass was a horrible idea. They jumped from The Hobbit to the last book of The Lord of the Rings without filling in the middle. The movie was terrible as well. Fortunately for those who don't read the books,Ralph Bakshi's version of The Lord of the Rings fills in some of the story in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. However, with The Hobbit they did a fairly good job. I was impressed with how well they balanced out the feel of the story, which is important to Tolkien fans, and made it understandable for children and those who haven't read the book. I guess we'll have to wait for Peter Jacksons movie of The Lord of the Rings so we can see the books on screen played by live actors!!