Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 5.0
The Hobbit is a materpiece of animation!
I first saw this on television when I was just beginning the second grade, and immediately found myself swept up in the adventures Bilbo and the dwarves were having with Gandalf. John Huston did a fine job in both the role of the narrator and Gandalf, too! Of course, I wouldn't reccommend this for the very young, because the goblins who capture the dwarves and Bilbo would be cause for nightmares, as would be the case with Smaug the dragon(STILL my favorite!)and the bloody battle scene toward the end. I don't have any children, of course, but I would still wait a few years until they're at the age where they know things like this are only imaginary, and that there isn't anything grand and glorious about war, either. Overall, I would encourage them to enjoy it for what it is-- an adventure with new friends!