Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 3.0
The movie is decent, but the book was lots better.
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is one of my all time favorite books. I hope you all get a chance to read it sometime, for pleasure or for a class. This animated movie is better than what I expected from a cartoon, but it's still slightly geared toward little kids. It's a good compliment to the book, but to truly appreciate the storyline, it doesnt' cut the mustard. It leaves out some very key episodes and characters that were some of my favorite in the book. Where are Elrond and Beorn?!? It's a good movie that I've watched several times, and I would purchase the Lord of the Rings movies by the same people too if I ever find out that they were made. But if you really want to enjoy the story for the awesome adventrue story it is, read the book first!