The Hobbit (1977)

[Morthoron]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

It follows the book rather closely and there is a general sense of it being a work of someone who actually wanted to tell the story properly. Far more, I think, than this version...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-t9OULNKlc

Slag? And Dale looking practically Byzantine? Or perhaps it looked more like medieval Kiev or Muscovy, because Thorin (no longer a dwarf, I guess) certainly looked like a Boyar.

As for the Rankin-Bass production, I liked the Goblin's songs, but couldn't stand the annoying vibrato of Glenn Yarborough. To make matters worse, they had him croon in the follow-up LotR cartoon.

"Fr-o-o-o-d-o-o-o of the nine fingers!" Bah!