Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 1.0
Fantastic film, but a disappointing DVD!!
This was always one of my favorite films as a child, and stands the test of time even today. If you love Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, or just fantasy films in general, you will adore this picture. If you're a fan of animation, you will love what you find here--every unique scene looks like a fantasy watercolor masterpiece come-to-life. The voice acting is superb--some of the best actors of the day lended their voice talents to this sparkling gem of a movie.However, that being said, let me tell you how disappointed with the DVD I was. Having watched the original on TV many times, and later watching the VHS version over and over, I was treated with a sad surprise upon watching the DVD for the first time: in MANY scenes there is a glaring absence of the orignal sound-effects. If you never saw the orignal (non-DVD) version, you'd never know what you were missing. But let me tell you, without those sound-effects, a lot of the dramatic punch is lost from many of the best scenes. It's almost like someone just turned the sound off at the most dramatic moments!Warner Bros, you should be ashamed of yourselves, releasing this film for the first time on DVD in an incomplete state! Do right by this American classic film and those that love it, and redo the DVD--restore it back to it's original magnificence! This timeless film deserves better.