Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 3.0
That horrible warbling sound.
Based on my all time favorite book as a kid (and admittedly one of my faves as an adult), I have fond memories of this flick. There has always been one small problem with the movie, a problem that my nephews noticed after their recent first watching: that god-awful music. It's just plain BAD. It starts off as a mild distraction, but it can be almost irritating enough to make the movie unwatchable at times. Overall, it's much better than the similarly cursed "Return of the King" but not even in the same league as the flawed but ambitious Bakshi project "Lord of the Rings."Modern kids, like my nephews, may find the animation dated and the music unbearable, but us old guys nursing fond childhood memories may still get something out of it.