A great novel handled reasonably well, but with some truly bizarre animation decisions. The hobbit looks like a creepy old man rather than a loveable midget.

A real classic. This ranks up, in my opinion, with the live action Lord of the Rings movies, though it is, admittedly, for a different crowd.

It's not that bad, to be honest.

A charming, if not particularly inspired, animated movie by Rankin & Bass (certainly MUCH better than their follow-up Return of the King). Certainly worth watching - and definitely pick it up now before Peter Jackson comes along and ruins this version for all of us forever. :P

40 for childhood memories. Pretty terribly animated, and the songs are enough to drive you insane.

One of the most attention grabbing, wish-fulfilling, dreamlike and greatly animated films of the west ever done. An awful shine close to the book, too.

The attempts at making it kid-friendly are overzealous and unnecessary, to the point where even my 7-year-old sheltered self felt condescended to by its studious avoidance of onscreen violence. The design is dated but charming and the animation is good, or at least good enough. Voice acting gets the job done but again seems a little cutesy. A considerable and not entirely unsuccessful effort but not remotely definitive.

What can you really expect from a animated TV movie from 1977? The animation for the time wasn't too bad, but they made the plot so simplistic compared to the book it's almost laughable. It's only an hour and 17 minutes and since they try to at least mention roughly 75% of the book almost everything is one-dimensional or glossed over. The one exception is the scene between Bilbo and Gollum which I thought was very well done.

I was very fond of this as a child. I think that if I saw this tomorrow as a child I would feel the same way.

Like most works by the Rankin/Bass duo, it's enjoyable for the most part, even if it's sometimes incredibly dated and cheesy.

one of the best animated films with some of the best animated film music ever.

The scene with Gollum is unforgettable and hilarious. Could have been longer, and the music is very dated but understandably so. If you liked this, check out Bass and Rankin's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows... very, very good animation that is rarely considered. It's not even on DVD, but is by far the best animated edition of the classic tale.

Decent, but nothing special.

The animation was kind of cheesy and so was the music, but I am a fan of kitsch and I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, the pacing feels rushed in comparison to the book and it doesn't work quite as well as a movie.

I watched this movie until the tape broke as a kid; the only movie to have that distinction.

funny in a horribly corny way

Seemed to cover everything. Animation was ok.

I love it! Great adaptation.

decent animated flick

Some of the songs suck, but this is a perfectly acceptable retelling of The Hobbit for a young audience.

...fun...sexy time

Great music and a great tale make The Hobbit a forgotten classic animated movie.