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	The Hobbit (film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The film was produced and directed by Arthur Rankin Jr.
		The film was first broadcast on NBC in the United States, on November 27th, 1977, and was tailored to children: the story was done in a very light-hearted style, and featured a lot of songs (some of which came from the book).
		While the film is quite faithful to the story, it is at its core still a child-oriented musical adaptation, and therefore not a perfect adaptation of Tolkien's novel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Hobbit_(1977_film) (1264 words)

	The New York Review of Books: The Hobbit Habit
		In truth, the hobbits, Bilbo, Frodo, and their playmates, are not altogether equal to the suddenly enlarged stage onto which they have been thrust.
		In the various wars preceding and accompanying this action, the hobbits are dauntless enough, and occasions are provided for them to appear modestly useful; but essentially their roles are the subordinate ones assigned in traditional adventure stories to high-spirited and venturesome boys.
		The hobbits are useful here in giving human dimensions and sensations to the story; they relish the landscapes and the homely physical pleasures to be found amid them.
	www.nybooks.com /articles/8321 (2473 words)

	Hobbit (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hobbits are a fictional race introduced by J. Tolkien in his novel The Hobbit.
		The Hobbit (1977 film), based on the novel
		Hobbit (computer), a Soviet home computer, based on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum architecture
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hobbit_(disambiguation) (121 words)

	The Lord of the Rings - The Lord of the Rings Wiki
		Later, a trilogy of films was directed by Peter Jackson and released to cinemas from 2001 to 2003, achieving critical acclaim from global audiences and 17 Oscars.
		The film was part one of what was originally to be a two-part adaptation of Tolkien's story, Part I ending after the battle of Helm's Deep, but before Sam, Frodo and Gollum traverse the Dead Marshes, and Part II picking up from where the first film left off.
		Peter Jackson's film adaptations garnered seventeen Oscars (four for The Fellowship of the Ring, two for The Two Towers, and eleven for The Return of the King); these cover many of the awards categories (in fact, The Return of the King won all of the eleven awards for which it was nominated, including Best Picture).
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	87.02.11: Glory Road: Epic Romance As An Allegory of 20th Century History; The World Through The Eyes Of J.R.R. Tolkien
		The Hobbit was published in 1937, as the stormclouds of fascism darkened Germany, Spain and Italy.
		A third important use for The Hobbit in the classroom is to demonstrate that authors are often borrowers and users of older source material.
		The Hobbit is a man as he really is (at least in Tolkien’s eyes) and humans are man as we like to think of ourselves.
	www.yale.edu /ynhti/curriculum/units/1987/2/87.02.11.x.html (3405 words)

	The Hobbit (1977)
		The film was made by Jules/Julie Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr, who had made a number of other animated and stop-motion animated works for children.
		Perhaps this was a desire to not make a film that was designed for a children's audience too violent - although the later Battle of the Five Armies is contrarily directed with quite a degree of violent turbulence.
		Certainly the film does pick up when it comes to the scenes where Bilbo confronts Gollum and they engage in the game of riddles and when Bilbo invisibly enters Smaug's lair, which are all conducted with a sufficient degree of drama.
	www.moria.co.nz /fantasy/hobbit.htm (863 words)

	Rankin/Bass Hobbit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Hobbit movie is available as one of the "Warner Brothers Classic Tales." The ISBN for the movie is 0-7907-2771-4.
		This is not true of The Hobbit, which is much closer to the original text.
		I like it because the animation is superb (what else would you expect from Bakshi?), and because it is true to Tolkien's work, both textually and in the personalities of the characters (unlike the R/B Return of the King).
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	1977 opened with a long tv
		It was developed from the original illustrated tales by Annete Tison and Talus Taylor and a lot of episodes were directed by Katsuhisa Yamada and Koichi Sasaki.
		In the course of 1977, Takashi Watanabe and Hidekazu Ohara were also assumed in role of inbetweeners.
		In spite of being a low-cost TV special, it was a successful follow up to THE HOBBIT on several different levels and it had nothing to envy to the famous Bakshi's movie as well.
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	The Hobbit (1977 film) - The Lord of the Rings Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The film was first broadcast on NBC in the United States, on November 27, 1977, and was tailored to children: the story was done in a very light-hearted style, and featured a lot of songs (most of which came from the book).
		Only four riddles are said in the film (there were ten in the book).
		The original content was at The Hobbit (1977 film).
	lotr.wikia.com /wiki/The_Hobbit_(1977_movie) (1255 words)

	Lord of the Rings News \| Hobbit movie background (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		All film, radio, stage, and television adaptations since that time appear to have been licensed from Tolkien Enterprises.
		It has been alleged that a script for The Hobbit has been circulating at MGM/UA but they are not moving forward with the project because they do not own production rights.
		It has been reported that Connery had at one point agreed to play the role, but the delays in getting the movie(s) underway apparently and his reluctance to stay in New Zealand for up to two years led to his withdrawal from the project(s).
	www.xenite.org /faqs/lotr_movie/hobbit_background.htm (734 words)

	Wikinfo \| The Hobbit
		The Hobbit (1937) is a fantasy novel written by J.
		The story, subtitled 'There and Back Again', follows the adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins as he travels across the lands of Middle-earth with a band of Dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf.
		Tolkien, a professor, later recalled that the book's writing began from a single senseless sentence ("In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit") scrawled on an exam paper he was grading (compare Lewis Carroll's composition of The Hunting of the Snark).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=The_Hobbit (1371 words)

	TV Weekend: 'The Hobbit'
		By JOHN J. f not yet a true classic, J. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is an extraordinary cult phenomenon, especially among students.
		Rankin and Bass Productions have now carefully translated "The Hobbit" into a 90-minute animated film that can be seen on NBC Sunday night at 8.
		As Bilbo Baggins leaves his hobbit hole in Middle Earth to accept Gandalf the Wizard's invitation to a "burglary" adventure, the film seems undecided on whether to be cute or disturbingly serious.
	www.nytimes.com /1977/11/25/books/tolkien-hobbittv.html (290 words)

	IMDb user comments for The Hobbit (1977) (TV) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Furthermore, since I happen to have been one of the first who actually saw the film when it was first broadcast in November 1977 on NBC, on the Sunday after Thanksgiving of that year, I figured you young whipper-snappers needed a lesson in learning how to appreciate a great adaptation of a good work.
		I find it insulting that our various negative reviewers were not deeply moved by the closing moments of the film, as a badly-injured Thorin dies, with Bilbo and Gandalf powerless to stop it.
		That "The Hobbit" was fiercely the latter, and apparently wore such burdens proudly on its shoulder, need not make a difference to any you young'uns reading this.
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	hobbit model skull (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		vessels falk contends that 'hobbit' image baffles researchers, as homo sapiens sapiens.
		'hobbit' brain supports species theory model of the brain.
		ancient skeleton -- nicknamed the "hobbit" -- found on, with its brain cavity highlighted a computer-generated model of.
	www.hobbit-skull-model.com (1163 words)

	Ziggy's Video Realm: Rankin/Bass Productions presents The Hobbit (1977) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To be sure, The Hobbit as told here is not quite the sweeping epic of either Tolkien the writer or Jackson the latter-day filmmaker; however, it is not meant to be.
		The Hobbit is not animation targeted for adults; rather, it is a film for all ages, and is in fact what most Disney movies wish they could be.
		Overall, though, The Hobbit certainly is an enjoyable, family oriented take of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic introduction to the world of Middle Earth, and it is also likely to be the only one we, the audience, are likely to see anytime soon.
	www.ziggysvideorealm.com /reviews/hobbit.html (1140 words)

	TheOneRing.net™ \| Features \| NewsRoom \| The Hobbit Movie: Been There, Coming Back Again? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Over the years I have had the great fortune of meeting many individuals involved in the LotR films and not a one of them has breathed so much as a whisper that The Hobbit is in the works.
		Others may say that the market for Tolkien films is saturated; the plot too lengthy and unwieldy for a decent script; or perhaps the rights too expensive.
		Copyrights and trademarks for the books, films, articles, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the fair use clause of the Copyright Law.
	www.theonering.net /features/newsroom/files/100103_hobbitmovie.html (1324 words)

	Hobbit movie - "The Hobbit" movie in live-action format Petition
		Peter Jackson it seems is pretty darn confident that a Hobbit movie cometh.
		The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit 1977 Essays, summaries, and cast info for Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies, television shows,
		The "The Hobbit" movie in live-action format Petition to New Line Cinema was created by The Tolkien Community and written by Sean Gervie.
	www.pagesfindout.com /psfo/hobbit-movie.html (494 words)

	The Hobbit (1977)
		The resulting film is worthwhile for kids and not too bad for parents.
		The Hobbit’s television debut was followed by Ralph Bakshi’s theatrically released The Lord of the Rings, which covered approximately half of Tolkien’s epic trilogy.
		Note: Avoid the DVD release of The Hobbit, notorious for omitting sound effects and other audio elements, and stick with VHS.
	www.decentfilms.com /sections/reviews/1982 (257 words)

	The CHUD.COM Message Boards - The Hobbit--movie speculation
		Make the film version of The Hobbit a direct translation, in which case the film will appear to have little in common with Jackson’s very gritty LOTR (the Gollum of The Hobbit is very different to the Gollum found in LOTR).
		I just wonder if some of the arguments against The Hobbit movie being made are a result of people's remembering that the cartoon was in no way in the same universe that we have now witnessed, and grown to love, in the LotR movies.
		There are many points in The Hobbit where a reader with some experience of Tolkien's later works can trace the evolution of the history begun there and expanded upon later in such titles as The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.
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	Hobbit DVD at Video Universe
		A particular hobbit, Bilbo Baggins (Orson Bean), is taken by surprise one morning when the mighty wizard Gandalf (John Huston) knocks at his door.
		Based on the beloved novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, THE HOBBIT is an animated classic that was brought to the TV screen in the late 1970s by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass.
		Long before Peter Jackson, The Hobbit was the first of Tolkien's works to be adapted to the screen.
	www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/movie/pid/2037747/a/Hobbit.htm (771 words)

	The Hobbit Character (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Broadway.com - There are those for whom Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings is something of a sacred text, and others, this critic included, for whom it has always been far too daunting a prospect.
		Beaufort Gazette - TORONTO (AP) - Boy, it's hard to tell the story of a Hobbit - not to mention an Elf, a Dwarf or any other resident of Middle-earth - on stage.
		Following are some suggestions to aid you in your quest to roleplay (and realize the comic potential of) your hobbit character.
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	The Hobbit heads out to stores - PlayStation 2 News at GameSpot
		Posted Nov 11, 2003 11:19 am PT With director Peter Jackson remaking King Kong soon, the film version of The Hobbit is at least five years away.
		While unrelated to Jackson's films--though its cartoonlike style is reminiscent of the eponymous 1977 animated film--The Hobbit does feature three of the same characters: Bilbo Baggins, Gollum, and Gandalf.
		Rated "E" for Everyone, the Hobbit will be available for the PC, Xbox, GameCube, and PlayStation 2 with an MSRP of $49.99.
	www.gamespot.com /ps2/action/hobbit/news.html?sid=6081761 (307 words)

	Hobbit movie - Lord of the Rings The Hobbit Animated Movie
		The Hobbit As most people know, JRR Tolkien wrote a book prior to Lots of people are DYING to see a movie for The Hobbit, me included.
		Articles about how the Hobbit could be turned into a movie and texts about people and places from the book.
		Eh, The Hobbit movie is something that I'll believe only when I see a trailer in theaters.
	internetask.com /itna/hobbit-movie.htm (473 words)

	Amazon.com: J.R.R. Tolkien Animated Films Set (The Hobbit/The Lord of the Rings/The Return of the King): DVD: Arthur ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Given the fact that all three films were made in the late 70s to the early 80s, one can understand the limited forms of technology that was available back then to make a movie or a television show.
		Both, The Hobbit and The Return of the King are pure anamation, while The Lord of the Rings is part anamation, part live action rotoscoping.
		Also, some key characters are missing from the films, Faramir from the last two films and Gimli and Legolas from The Return of the King.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005UM49?v=glance (2613 words)

	The Hobbit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is my second time watching the 1977 animated TV special of "The Hobbit" - and I will devote one afternoon out of my life to giving you, the loyal FunkDiggityFresh reader, a piece of cheap 1970's animation gold.
		A Hobbit hole means comfort, much like the vagina of a loose woman.
		The Trolls are just minding their own business when the idea of "hey, let's rob these defenseless nice fellows for burglaring practice!" What a horrible message to a kid in 1977 who's only conception of the world at large is baseball and the horrible reality of losing their old brother in Vietnam.
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	Amazon.com: The Hobbit (1977) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The vocal cast can't be improved upon: Orson Bean is perfect as Bilbo Baggins, the timorous hobbit who grows brave on his adventure with the wizard Gandalf (John Huston).
		Any fantasy fan worth his or her salt has read Tolkien's masterpiece, starting with "The Hobbit." Rankin-Bass does a passable movie adaptation, but I'm also doing a review of the DVD as well.
		Bilbo Baggins is a mild-mannered little hobbit living unobtrusively in Bag End, a conventional hobbit-hole in the comfortably boring Shire.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00000F1MF?v=glance (1676 words)

	The Dead Parrot Society: The Hobbit movie fan trailer
		New Zealand film director Peter Jackson, tipped to win an Oscar for his "The Lord of the Rings" epic, says he would like to make "The Hobbit" prequel to the trilogy and work with some of the same actors again.
		One of the key themes of the Hobbit was that it involved a middle aged personage changing the course of his life to go on an adventure.
		Ironically, The Hobbit was the movie Peter Jackson had originally intended to make and now seems pretty certain it will be made, (once the distribution rights are worked out) and I seriously doubt he would ever consider anyone other than Ian Holm to play Bilbo.
	deadparrots.net /archives/movies/0401the_hobbit_movie_fan_trailer.html (5249 words)

	The Hobbit \| Retro Junk
		Movie Plot:A Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins is whisk away on a journey by Gandalf the Wizard and a company of Dwarves.
		FOr those who wanna know more of this movie, search up 'The Hobbit', and then click on 'The Hobbit went to film'.
		So if you want to see a trailer to The Hobbit, just be patient and it will come.
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