The Hobbit (1977)

The Rankin/Bass adaptation of Tolkien’s classic children’s book moves the story along at a brisk pace but still finds time for some poems and easy-on-the-ear folk songs. There’s no Leonard Nimoy.
The animation is cheaply done in places, but the backgrounds are beautiful and when paired with the music they produce some excellent atmosphere.
Gandalf’s monobrow upstages everyone except Smaug.

2½ hairy toes out of 5