Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 5.0
Lovely animation and nice voices.
This movie is a really nice piece of work.Although it lacks one or two important parts from the book, it has never ceased to please me.The reason I think this is because it has a nice warm feeling to it.You could watch it anytime.Ever since I bought it I have watched it very often and never got bored.It is a nice animated feature about Bilbo the Hobbit, who goes on an adventure with a group of Dwarves and a powerful wizard named Gandalf the Grey.One thing I could find bad about it though, is that the interpretations of the graceful and beautiful Wood Elves of Mirkwood, make them look like evil Goblins.They are tall with scowls on their faces and have sharp fingers and toes and they dress in rags.And the Elven king has a spanish accent. And another thing,this fact did not bother me much, but Goblins are supposed to be short and skinny,and the Goblins in this are too short, and they are fat and huge-mouthed.All the other interpretations were very good, in particular Elrond, Bilbo, Gollum, and Gandalf.The spiders in Mirkwood are perfectly done.Two other flaws being the absence of Beorn, the huge shape-shifter, and that Gandalf and Bard the guardsman have very American accents.The animation in this is the lovely old style, done by the brilliant Rankin/Bass productions.Overall, an excellent movie to have, and watch.Also I recommend in animation; 'The Flight of Dragons' and'The Return of the King'.