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Rankin Bass Hobbit: is there a 'fixed' DVD?

frodolives Lorien Jan 11 2013, 3:55pm Views: 698 Rankin Bass Hobbit: is there a 'fixed' DVD? As many of you know, when the RB version of The Hobbit was released on DVD, it was missing several sound effects. Is there a corrected version available yet?

TheRealBeren Rivendell Jan 11 2013, 3:59pm Views: 380 cave troll I don't know..

Aragalen the Green Gondor Jan 11 2013, 4:03pm Views: 377 What was missing? I have the DVD but not sure where sound effects would be missing. Guess I'll have to watch it again. " Well well!", said a voice. "Just look! Bilbo the hobbit on a pony, my dear! Isn't it delicious!" "Most astonishing wonderful!"

frodolives Lorien Jan 11 2013, 4:05pm Views: 389 A couple examples: - when Bilbo kills the spiders, there was a sound effect as the spiders "spiraled away" - when arrows hit Smaug, there was a sound of them bouncing off. Check it out; maybe yours is fixed!

Aragalen the Green Gondor Jan 11 2013, 4:30pm Views: 328 Apparently not. I remember the spider's "spiraling away" sound from watching it on TV (years ago!), but it is not on my DVD; neither is the arrows hitting Smaug. I bought my DVD from a video store that went out of business a few years ago, as well as RB's Return of the King (video) and Bakshi's Lord of the Rings (DVD)--for just a few dollars each. I actually like RB's Hobbit, except some of the voices! Every time I hear Bard I think of Dr. Quest, and Paul Frees voice was too familiar. On the other hand I did like Gandalf's voice, and loved Theodore as Gollum!! " Well well!", said a voice. "Just look! Bilbo the hobbit on a pony, my dear! Isn't it delicious!" "Most astonishing wonderful!"

elevorn Lorien Jan 11 2013, 5:00pm Views: 308 is there... anywhere but youtube that has a digital veriosn of these movies that you can purchase to keep. Not interested in renting, want to have a copy on my laptop of all three. "clever hobbits to climb so high!" Check out my writing www.jdstudios.wordpress.com

frodolives Lorien Jan 11 2013, 5:02pm Views: 296 Yes You can own it via iTunes download for $15.

Mooseboy018 Grey Havens Jan 11 2013, 6:21pm Views: 261 I always wondered what happened to those sound effects. At least the dvd didn't have the same problem at the last VHS release. The music towards the end of the movie got so loud that you could barely here some of the dialogue. Especially during Thorin's final scene.

QuackingTroll Valinor Jan 11 2013, 7:52pm Views: 237 I'm sure we'll see within the next year The rights to R/B The Hobbit are in Warner Bros. hands so they'll obviously want to cash in while The Hobbit's popular. You'd think they'd have brought out a version by now, but they're probably just working on the up-scaling and special features. Make it worth buying. Or maybe they're waiting for the DVD release of the movie so people get the cartoon and movie confused in shops. We'll see

ghost_matt Rivendell Jan 12 2013, 12:07am Views: 215 There's also a couple parts where Smaug is breathing fire and you can't hear the sound effect. Also, right before the goblins come when they're crossing the Misty Mountains, you can't hear the door open and the horse cry and music come a few seconds later. Yeah I watched it like 100 times when I was in middle school.....