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In the latest edition of "Movie Talk with Owen & Lisa," EW critics Owen Gleiberman and Lisa Schwarzbaum discuss "a small movie called The Hobbit." Back in the days of The Lord of the Rings, Lisa was the Tolkien devotee, and Owen the appreciative not-quite-a-fan. Have their perspectives changed with the latest cinematic return to Middle Earth? Watch their full discussion below.
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