Until now, the franchise has stayed within the bounds of the Disney Channel, and this third installment, directed by Kenny Ortega, cleaves to established guidelines.

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The Hobbit takes a couple of unexpected detours from the novel, though it cleaves closer to the source than Fellowship of the Ring did in most respects.

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Fans of it will ask why the new version, directed by Matt Reeves, had to be made at all, especially since it cleaves so tightly to the original.

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