Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 1.0
Ugly Video, Missing Sound Effects and Skips: A Rip-off!
I hope this review gets posted in time to warn fans of the original release to AVOID this copy. My college-age sons and I have been Hobbit fans since their toddler days when watched our original VHS tape until they had it memorized (dialog, songs and sound effects) and our tape disintegrated.Seeing Peter Jackson's version made us remember the simple joys of watching the Rankin & Bass production together in our younger days.I purchased this VHS thinking that it was going to be like our tape of old, you know, with a watchable picture, clear sound, wonderful sound effects.This version is a mess. The picture was dark and murky. Several skips interrupted what could be seen. Worst of all, the wonderful sound effects that enriched the key scenes in the story are missing from this VHS tape.Pleas, DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY on this miserable copy!