Review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) by Michael Phillips for Chicago Tribune — 13 Dec 2012
Extracting three generously proportioned films from Tolkien's books made sense. But turning the relatively slim 1937 volume 'The Hobbit' into a trilogy, peddling seven or eight hours of cine-mythology, suggests a better deal for the producers than for audiences.
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This review of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) was written by Michael Phillips and published by Chicago Tribune on 13 Dec 2012.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has generally received positive reviews.
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