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The National | Dec 11, 2012 | 3:02

High Frame Rate Hobbit splits critics

Peter Jackson, known for translating Tolkien's world to film, is back in theatres with The Hobbit. But his latest movie is based on new technology -- High Frame Rate 3D -- that has divided early audiences of critics and insiders. Eli Glasner reports.

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