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December 7, 2012
At the Movies: ‘The Hobbit' suffers from story bloat
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
Judging part one of Peter Jackson's “The Lord of the Rings” prelude “The Hobbit” is a bit like reviewing a film after seeing only the first act.
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 Director: Peter Jackson Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Elijah Wood Rating: PG-13 Running time: 169 minutes : |
Yet here goes: “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” is stuffed with Hollywood's latest technology — 3-D, high-speed projection and Dolby's Atmos surround sound system. The result is some eye candy that truly dazzles and some that utterly distracts, at least in its test-run of 48 frames a second, double the projection rate that has been standard since silent-film days.
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