The Hobbit Reveals Its Anti-Reading Agenda
It’s weird for The Hobbit movie to come out so strongly against sitting in one’s Hobbit hole and reading all the time in this first TV spot for the movie, given that The Hobbit is kind of a book and everything. Still, I guess if The Hobbit also wants people to eat the ludicrously named Hobbit-themed food nightmares they’re selling at Denny’s, telling them to get off their asses and get a little exercise is probably a smart move.
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