Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 3.0
Great show bad sound
I love the show, always have. Saw it when I was in elementary school many years ago on reel-to-reel. I also own the original tape I bought from a rental store that was getting rid of it. The picture quality of the DVD is awesome but the sound is bad. In many scenes, like when Bilbo fights the spiders or when he confronts Smog, certain background sounds are missing. In the VHS version as Bilbo stabs a spider there is a magic-like sound accompanying the swirl of light as the spider dies. But in the DVD there is only the swirl of light. Also, when Smog is diving on Lake Town his flame is suppose to have a sound as it hits. The only sound there is a light crackle in the backgorund. When the Eagles dive there is no sound on the DVD either but there is on the VHS. I guess I'm just saying, the sound transfer to DVD was messed up by whoever did it.