Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 1.0
Why "dumb down" a children's story?
People have written reviews here that suggest that this movie should be viewed as a movie for "kids" and should take it's departure from the book with a grain of salt. However, JRR Tolkien initially wrote this novel for children, and NOT for mature adults. (That came later with The Lord of the Rings.)So why in the world would you take a story that was ORIGINALLY written for children and further "adapt" it for children again? Are they "adapting" for dumber children? I think Tolkien had a good idea of what children enjoy; Rankin/Bass' production, however, is just another example of what adults THINK children want to see. I would not recommend this for all but the very smallest of children.