Product: The Hobbit [VHS] (1977)
Rating: 4.0
fond memory
I first saw this movie on TV in 1978. It introduced me to the Hobbit and led me to read the book and all the Tolkein series. Orson Bean does a fine job as plump, placid Bilbo who would've spent his whole life in the Shire if he hadn't met some dwaves and a wizard. Gollum is still scary and repulsive after all these years. Yes, the film leaves some things out but this is a children's movie afterall. This is a good way to introduce your kids to Tolkein.