It's a pretty decent 70's made-for-TV animation. With only 77 minutes it ha enough entertainment value, but obviously cuts out a LOT of stuff from the book. One scene is completely narrated over to save time. The dwarfs are just background as opposed to characters, they walk abou...( read more)
Brother Theodore, Cyril Ritchard, Don Messick
DVD Release Date: September 11, 2001
Stats: 1,624 reviews
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June 6, 2008
My first intorduction to the world of Tolkein as a child. Not bad way to start at all.
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October 4, 2007
Crack the dishes, smash the plates! That's what bilbo baggins hates! I'll stick to the book.
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August 7, 2007
Cute tale from the book its based on. Hope to see this made as a prequel to the rings mmade by peter Jackson.
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July 26, 2007
Haha, oh man. Those spiderwebs freaked me out though. Scared me second only to the beasts of incredible size and torture machine in "The Princess Bride."
Entertaining. Sufficient. I saw it years ago, but that's what I remember.
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