Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 3.0
Very nice adaption, not a great transfer to DVD
This is a review of the DVD of "The Hobbit" which has "Movies on Parade" on the top of the case insert, "Package Design (c) 1997 Peter Pan Industries, Inc."The DVD itself:It plays and has no scratches. No features of any kind. I originally wrote, "I think I can best describe the video quality as a YouTube video (240 quality) of a much-faded print played on one of those old CRT monitors that need contrast and brightness up all the way to see it at all." I've since tried it on another DVD player and it didn't look nearly as bad. Perhaps it is encoded on a way that doesn't look good on players a few years old?The Feature:Really nice adaption, I think, which entertains well and leads you to the book rather than trying to replace it (need I name names?). Good cast, too. Character design isn't what my imagination would do, but is pretty interesting and nicely non-Disneyed.Disclaimer:I wrote this and get no money or anything else by writing or posting it. This is a review of the actual product, not a memory of a movie I've seen some time ago or of a Beta or VHS release of yesteryear.