Flick Picks: The Hobbit
How can director Peter Jackson make three movies out of a book as short as The Hobbit? Ramin Setoodeh and Rolling Stone's Peter Travers review the first installment of the Lord of the Rings prequel, starring Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman.

How can director Peter Jackson make three movies out of a book as short as The Hobbit? Ramin Setoodeh and Rolling Stone's Peter Travers review the first installment of the Lord of the Rings prequel, starring Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman.
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