The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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  1. roelani
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    Review only applies to the first episode as I haven’t seen the second yet.

    So far, this is a disaster. CGI is mostly good, with some very impressive landscape shots which I expect will get re-used as the season goes on. Casting is a mixed bag, but it hardly matters because the show seems to do its level best to prevent the audience from giving a single sh*t about any of its characters.    Review only applies to the first episode as I haven’t seen the second yet.

    So far, this is a disaster. CGI is mostly good, with some very impressive landscape shots which I expect will get re-used as the season goes on. Casting is a mixed bag, but it hardly matters because the show seems to do its level best to prevent the audience from giving a single sh*t about any of its characters. The pacing is atrocious, and destroys any hope of getting any sort of handle on the stakes. Too little time is spent on character-establishing scenes, and way too much of the audience’s time is wasted on inconsequential “remember this guy from the books?” nostalgia introductions that backfire immediately because of odd casting decisions and introducing new characters with little to no context to them.

    Why they insisted on front-loading their story by dumping all these nobodies on screen all at once is anyone’s guess, but it completely destroyed any investment I might have had in wanting to learn more. Galadriel’s character assassination is so complete that the only scene where she displays any sort of personality trait beyond “revenge-obsessed stubbornness” is unearned, because it relies on a relationship that happened off-screen, several hundred years before the events of the show.

    In short, whoever approved this screenplay likely doomed the show for a lot of folks. People are saying that episode 2 isn’t quite as horrendous, but now it’s feeling like a chore to have to sit back with this mess.

    It’s not a zero, obviously. A lot of painstaking work went into the effects and the sets. But when you have artists carefully sculpting fake wood statues that are then used as elven mausoleums carved into LIVING TREES, you know you just ruined all that work because it’s all pointless.

    This isn’t Tolkien.

    Edit: My score hasn't changed after watching episode 02 and I don't think I'll continue.

    Edit 2: I lowered it because it keeps getting stupider.    … Expand
  2. Ninkasi
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    Not sure what this is but is isn't LOTR. With the money involved Amazon should have created it's own brand new fantasy series. Obvious money grab riding on the coattails of Peter Jackson's excellent epics and the LOTR books. Dull all around. Dull acting. Dull music. Dull writing. Dull choreography.
  3. Mrkrabs228
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    We all knew what was coming. Big money, beautiful views and costumes… good things end here. “Nice work” Amazon
  4. Stah
    Sep 10, 2022
    3
    If I'd try to be short I'd say - 'do not waste your time!'. But such a sharp opinion requires some details, indeed.

    Let's be it. First of all: The storytelling is dull and chaotic. I.e., Gal is going to North 'several years', at least, - but returning from there by 'one moment' and nothing is in between. Oops! Acting and dialogues are rough, pathetic and without any meaning.    If I'd try to be short I'd say - 'do not waste your time!'. But such a sharp opinion requires some details, indeed.

    Let's be it.

    First of all: The storytelling is dull and chaotic. I.e., Gal is going to North 'several years', at least, - but returning from there by 'one moment' and nothing is in between. Oops!

    Acting and dialogues are rough, pathetic and without any meaning. Fighting cruel elvish children? Mutiny in elvish team? Gal, jumping from the ship and swimming back from the Far West gates and Light of Valinor? Are you kidding?

    Women as the 'acting force'... Let me not to explain that it cannot be in THAT world. It ruins one of milestones of story. Rare 'women with sword' in LOTR are just forced to take this role - and they hate it. Here we have, at least, three of them in a first episode at once. And they LOVE it.

    Then, again - I presume, creators do not know what is the 'race' word meaning. They ruined races of elves, dwarves and even those we call 'hobbits' to the 'modern requirements' (you know what I mean).

    What a saga without good fight? Here's some, in the first episode. And it looks ugly - i.e. troll ruins FIVE elves, but fiercy Gal is coming, camera shows 'zig-zag-zag', and boom! - troll is dead. Game over. Another one is epic fight between elves and orcs, and I don't even want to discuss about this. It's just a one big mess.

    Elves are perfect, we all know. But not here. Old elves. Ugly elves. Muscular elves. The only thing you can recognize the elf is his ear.

    I don't even want to remark about 'gipsy hobbits' or 'middle age men' (hey - it's Middle-Earth, not middle-age!). Full picture is total waste.

    I watched only first episode. I want to see body-positive dwarves - and then I'll drop the show to trashcan. Sorry, Professor! - and I'm glad you don't see it.    … Expand
  5. Metalcamper
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    Series is complete trash, cgi is horrible especially for 60M on episode, scenes are borring, dialogues are like 5year old wrote them, for now in first 3 episodes actually nothing happened.
    You are watching 8 stories happening at the same time and in none of them nothing happens...
    Music is bad at best and totally horrific at some poits it sounds like shi* flutted (youtube it). If i wouldnt    Series is complete trash, cgi is horrible especially for 60M on episode, scenes are borring, dialogues are like 5year old wrote them, for now in first 3 episodes actually nothing happened.
    You are watching 8 stories happening at the same time and in none of them nothing happens...
    Music is bad at best and totally horrific at some poits it sounds like shi* flutted (youtube it). If i wouldnt be watching it with my friends during coffie i would turn it off after 20 min or fall asleep. If it show would be called rings od prime and wouldnt be connected to tolkien i would give it 5, but since its Tolkiens work it deserves less than 0.    … Expand
  6. gapakos
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    If Tolkien considered things like the 'mom buy me an ice cream or I'll scream' look a virtue as the show-runners do, he probably didn't write The Lord of The Rings. He'd absolutely love this show!
  7. mocan
    Sep 13, 2022
    2
    It shows there is alot of interest and time invested in the series but the character development and narrative is poorly, they dont either represent the series or the writter intend and show to let the watcher identify the situations. Things like appearing a raft in the middle of the sea and getting rescued its ridiculous. It seems they put too much effort in showing a beautiful scenaryIt shows there is alot of interest and time invested in the series but the character development and narrative is poorly, they dont either represent the series or the writter intend and show to let the watcher identify the situations. Things like appearing a raft in the middle of the sea and getting rescued its ridiculous. It seems they put too much effort in showing a beautiful scenary but not dept of the story wich results on little interest in the story arc or loss of a character. After watching 3rd episode i lost all hope on the series.… Expand
  8. fbnaulin
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Bad fanfiction. Not Tolkien: Gil-Galad and Elrond, Lord of the Eldars, are here two clueless idiots.

    Lack of consistency: Galadriel climbing with chain mail in frozen waste, an elf speaks with a shady attitude on her just to say they need to camp. Later, she will be swimming in the ocean, just to find a man who she blame to be coward, after a huge monster destroyed his people (!), and    Bad fanfiction. Not Tolkien: Gil-Galad and Elrond, Lord of the Eldars, are here two clueless idiots.

    Lack of consistency: Galadriel climbing with chain mail in frozen waste, an elf speaks with a shady attitude on her just to say they need to camp. Later, she will be swimming in the ocean, just to find a man who she blame to be coward, after a huge monster destroyed his people (!), and they will talk about recovering a kingdom instead of urgent matters: how to survive the actual situation. This lack of danger, makes the character feel souless, I couldn't care less about Galadriel drowning.

    In the Men plot: elves doing guard for 70+ couldn't have any intel about the burned village in less than a day of travel. Harfoots plot: a meteor crash very near, but none except Nori will go to look. And so on. Dialog and action are so low standard, I couldn't believe how toothless, emotionless, and tiresome this thing is.    … Expand
  9. Starfree
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    The show couldn’t keep my concentration. 15 minutes felt like 2 hours and nothing happened. The show jumped around every 5 seconds. I stopped watch 30 minutes in, because you have a B plot where there is no conflict and the characters have no development. Then the A plot you spend 20 minutes learning how the pretty elf queen from Lord of the Rings is a **** Karen who literally leaves herThe show couldn’t keep my concentration. 15 minutes felt like 2 hours and nothing happened. The show jumped around every 5 seconds. I stopped watch 30 minutes in, because you have a B plot where there is no conflict and the characters have no development. Then the A plot you spend 20 minutes learning how the pretty elf queen from Lord of the Rings is a **** Karen who literally leaves her men in her dust to die.… Expand
  10. LothlorienElf
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    I don't even really know what to say to this. I gave it a shot, even though I wasn't too interested in it after the trailers and actually didn't even want to watch it at all in the first place. But I did. And this is what I think:
    After two hours I am still not interested in the characters. I can't even remember their names. I still don't feel like I am in Middle Earth, a place that a lot    I don't even really know what to say to this. I gave it a shot, even though I wasn't too interested in it after the trailers and actually didn't even want to watch it at all in the first place. But I did. And this is what I think:
    After two hours I am still not interested in the characters. I can't even remember their names. I still don't feel like I am in Middle Earth, a place that a lot of us call home, where we like to go after a stressful day.
    This here, this seems like watching a Version of "Game of Thrones/The Witcher", not a TV Show that has something to do with The Lord of the Rings. All I can really say is that nothing there caught my attention. And the supposed "Elves" in this TV Show are a disgrace, especially to Tolkien.    … Expand
  11. nictom
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    CGI: Amazing!
    Story adaptation: Horrible! Tolkien must be turning in his grave because of this...
  12. Hiltifinger
    Sep 9, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanted to give this show a fair chance, but holy Hobbit, what a mess!

    Where to start? Elves whose hairstyles are reminiscent of a poorly made Pop music video from the 80s and for whom actors have been cast who don't look like immortals at all. Plus: A one-dimensional main character who, miles away from the shores of Middle-earth, goes for a swim in the biggest plot hole since the penultimate episode of the final season of Game of Thones - and who, thousands of years later, still behaves like a defiant child whose self-made paper ship has just been sunk. For whom nothing is at stake at any time, because this very special elf is able to kill a troll in 30 seconds, which took Legolas and the Fellowship almost ten minutes in the mines of Moria. Infantile harfoots, whose scenes are sometimes reminiscent of a sitcom from the 50s, but where you wait in vain for the laughter to fade in in the background. And when two elves, without provisions, without horses and above all - without any presentable delegation, walk miles to get an audience with a dwarf prince, only for one of them (who, by the way, is the most important blacksmith in Middle-earth) to be allowed to make the long, arduous journey back...then, dear viewer you truly wonder whether this Is High Fantasy or a Brigand's Tale.

    Fortunately, it turns out that the diverse cast, which some "so-called trolls" have questioned in advance, cannot and will not have any influence at all on this review. How could it, given that we live in an age in which heated discussions are justifiably triggered when historical or fictional films are not cast with appropriately ethnically correct leading actors because people want to renounce the "white-whashing" of times past. It is anything but politically correct and respectful to miscast, for example, Scarlett Johannson in the live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime masterpiece "Ghost in the Shell" or John Wayne as Genghis Khan. Who would think of casting Disney's live-action adaptation of Mulan with Caucasian actors, like in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"? And just to make it absolutely clear: I think that's a good thing! But why do the opposite here? Especially when you know in advance that the majority of Tolkien fans seem to worship all his works as "history" with almost religious zeal.

    Leaving aside the pointlessness of such a discussion: not everyone will have the opportunity to see the first two episodes in the cinema on a big screen, so that at least some of the really great images can unfold their effect. And this despite the fact that the CGI effects are unfortunately clearly perceived as such and some things look like ultra-graphic settings in a computer game. But if, like most people, you can only watch the whole thing on a normal TV, then the sheer glamour of this big visually blown-up nothingness fades very quickly and you concentrate on what really makes a good TV series: A compelling script with main characters that you can and want to sympathise with. Unfortunately, the vast majority here is reduced to a moderately written soap opera full of clichés. And no - I don't expect the quality of the whole thing to improve significantly, at least not in the first season, but I sincerely hope for a more differentiated development of the main protagonists in the future - especially that of a certain person.

    In the end, all that remains for me is the realisation that this is probably more of a retelling of the fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes". Only this time, the majority of critics praise the sheer finesse and epic grandeur of the "outfit", whereas the majority of hardcore fans will put it more honestly:

    "The emperor isn't wearing anything at all!"    … Expand
  13. ThankMeLater
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    If the annoying invented or twisted characters (most prominently Kaladrie-L) making stupid decisions without consequences, teleporting from here to there and back while still managing to drag on forever, the almost cartoonish bad dialogue, an one-atom-thin storyline and other... uhm, qualities of this show don't convince you that it's not related in any recognizable shape or form toIf the annoying invented or twisted characters (most prominently Kaladrie-L) making stupid decisions without consequences, teleporting from here to there and back while still managing to drag on forever, the almost cartoonish bad dialogue, an one-atom-thin storyline and other... uhm, qualities of this show don't convince you that it's not related in any recognizable shape or form to Tolkien's work that you think you know and love (or if you never liked Tolkien to begin with) -- then by all means, you'll love it.

    Kind of funny how the not so favorable reviews talk about the show, and the few positive ones talk about the other reviewers.    … Expand
  14. bibi4
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    In the first minutes Elf-children are shown as being bullies...Elves, the epitome of purity & wisdom. That's just the 1st in a long series of Tolkien deconstruction exercises that make me wonder if the writers either never read Tolkien, or hate all his themes & philosophy.
    The script literally sounds like it was written by an AI.
    The characters are more projections of ideas than people    In the first minutes Elf-children are shown as being bullies...Elves, the epitome of purity & wisdom. That's just the 1st in a long series of Tolkien deconstruction exercises that make me wonder if the writers either never read Tolkien, or hate all his themes & philosophy.
    The script literally sounds like it was written by an AI.
    The characters are more projections of ideas than people you can care about.
    The armor and swords look like they are made of plastic.
    Everyone talks about the CGI and but that's all this show is: wallpaper.
    This is not Tolkien, this is that awful modern thing: "content".    … Expand
  15. ZubriQ
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Haha, this is so funny to see how admins fight the User Score bellow; they programmatically make the same Dislike Count as the Like, but with a little bit more high number (+2). The score tells by itself that the show sux.

    You probably won't find any rings here; it's too black over here, can't see anything.

    The score is totally deserved.
  16. Tjale
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Insult to Tolkien fandom.
    Except that one scene when Galadriel says "You're a wizard, Gandalf" and he answered " I'm a what?!?"... I almost cried.
    Not rating bombing, i genuinely dislike the show!
  17. Mooncitadel
    Sep 7, 2022
    2
    Very bad so far! The 2 first episodes are boring and I did not recognize Tolkien lore & universe. Actors are not memorable to say the least. The story is poorly written and uninteresting, the motivations of the characters are cliché and we don't care what will happen to them. I find it difficult to understand considering the monumental money invested in the series, how did we arrive atVery bad so far! The 2 first episodes are boring and I did not recognize Tolkien lore & universe. Actors are not memorable to say the least. The story is poorly written and uninteresting, the motivations of the characters are cliché and we don't care what will happen to them. I find it difficult to understand considering the monumental money invested in the series, how did we arrive at such a mediocre result?… Expand
  18. Huemraz
    Sep 7, 2022
    1
    Если Властелина Колец от Amazon не связывать с Властелином Колец, Толкиеном, кольцами, эльфами, орками, хоббитами, Сауроном и Средиземьем, то можно смотреть. В остальных случаях это ё***ный стыд.
  19. SlavaUkaine
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made” - J.R.R. Tolkien
  20. Tolfaramir
    Sep 12, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series could have been the most epic fantasy story ever told but it's not.

    Loosely based on the works of JRR Tolkien, a 3,500 year age has been compressed to a few years, with characters new and old that would never have crossed paths and some that are completely different. The story is not Tolkiens original work. Galadriel, the second most powerful elf only to Feanor, who is now portrayed as a warrior with all the toxic masculine attributes you don't want to see is on a random mission with "looks can be deceiving" Sauron. Elrond is playing a role he never was, traveling several hundreds of miles with no provisions or support except for Celebrimbor who he then turns back once reaching his destination. None of the factions make sense with mixed ethnicities in supposedly close nit off the map tribes who have hidden from the world for a thousand years. The elves don't look like elves, they're not tall or fair but short haired, mixed racial, human looking that you'd only recognise when they focus on the slightly pointed ears. For a fan, it's not Tolkien, for a casual viewer you're left with huge holes, no context, characters you dislike immediately and a very slow progression that's frankly pointless detours.    … Expand
  21. Psitivebomthis1
    Sep 14, 2022
    0
    USEFUL FOR INSOMNIA
    Forget everything you remember about the Lord of the Rings trilogy, this is nothing like it.
    Its the most boring load of twaddle i have seen in a long time. Very badly written with boring characters and mostly mediocre or bad actors. Most of the scenery appears to be CGI and there is a huge lack of any excitement or action. In my eyes this is a huge fail and cannot    USEFUL FOR INSOMNIA
    Forget everything you remember about the Lord of the Rings trilogy, this is nothing like it.
    Its the most boring load of twaddle i have seen in a long time.
    Very badly written with boring characters and mostly mediocre or bad actors.
    Most of the scenery appears to be CGI and there is a huge lack of any excitement or action.
    In my eyes this is a huge fail and cannot even be compared to the movies.    … Expand
  22. DexEngineer
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Unwatchable disaster, even when you forget about Tolkien's view of LOTR. Completely out of touch, empty, boring and worst of all... make you not care and feel nothing. Everybody knows now it was about activism, not good writing or good acting. Woke is destroying good cinema.
  23. McCorius
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    I never thought a company would spend a billion dollars just to say f$&@ you to a certain group of people but here we are.
  24. romelbaptista
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No le doy un cero solo por destruir el legado de Tolkien sino porque la serie es simplemente mala, actores horribles, terribles diálogos, mal guío, historia aburrida (más parece un fan fic) vestuarios y efectos tan sobrecargados que no parecen reales, ojalá cancelen esta basura ultraprogresista.… Expand
  25. PaddyIrish
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Just a quick note to those giving this faecal matter a score of 10.

    A score of 10 means the show was utterly flawless. Every aspect of what you watched and are now reviewing was totally perfect and could not be bettered in any way, by any person. EVER! The acting/actors, script, delivery, direction, score, backdrops, graphics/cgi - you honestly think they were all perfect. Now let    Just a quick note to those giving this faecal matter a score of 10.

    A score of 10 means the show was utterly flawless. Every aspect of what you watched and are now reviewing was totally perfect and could not be bettered in any way, by any person. EVER!

    The acting/actors, script, delivery, direction, score, backdrops, graphics/cgi - you honestly think they were all perfect.

    Now let us remind ourselves of the 10 movies commonly considered the best of all time;

    1. Shawshank Redemption - 9.3
    2 The Godfather - 9.2
    3 Schindlers List - 9.0
    4 One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest - 8.7
    5 Casablanca - 8.5
    6= Lawrence Of Arabia - 8.3
    6= Citizen Kane - 8.3
    8= Raging Bull - 8.2
    8= Gone With The Wind - 8.2
    10 - Wizard Of Oz - 8.1

    These are all timeless classics. You'll notice that they are all original and that no-one has copied, reimagined, imitated or otherwise bastardized any of them. (I mean, who would dare?).

    So in summary, by giving the aforementioned faecal matter a 10, you are suggesting said faeces is better than all of these works of art.

    Well, your opinion is your opinion and you’re entitled to it.

    For my part, I now know your level of standards – and they are waaaaaay below mine!

    P.s. I appreciate that a weekly serial and a movie are different beasts but the comparison/lesson/chastisement still stands up.    … Expand
  26. Ajeid
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Я не понимаю, почему отходят от канона. И почему везде пихают эту толерантность. Вы самые нетолерантные люди, прикрываетесь этим, а сами проявляйте неуважение к истории властелина колец, вставляете свои желания и как ВЫ это видите. А нужно делать так, как видел это автор. Первая трилогия была великолепна. А этот новые сериал хоть и красочный, но видно, что выставляете никому ненужнуюЯ не понимаю, почему отходят от канона. И почему везде пихают эту толерантность. Вы самые нетолерантные люди, прикрываетесь этим, а сами проявляйте неуважение к истории властелина колец, вставляете свои желания и как ВЫ это видите. А нужно делать так, как видел это автор. Первая трилогия была великолепна. А этот новые сериал хоть и красочный, но видно, что выставляете никому ненужную повестку. Бесит! Вы постоянно говорите об этом, чтобы получить популярность. Но настоящие толерантность люди они не будут видеть разницы в людях, не будут желать получить популярность от каких то блм или лгбт сообществ. Они будут делать так, как задумывал АВТОР.… Expand
  27. TorontoMatt4
    Sep 13, 2022
    1
    If Ed Wood had filmed Beowulf it would probably turn out better; at least it would have been endearingly hopeless, not just hopelessly bad.
  28. Small526
    Sep 13, 2022
    1
    Rings of Power is a boring series based on a scenario by elementary school students. The elves (indistinguishable from humans) with watchtowers scattered over a wide area and keen eyesight were suddenly all captured by the orcs and you didn't even bother to show it. And almost the entire show is filled with such illogical events. Pleasant only CGI (sometimes) and scenery.
  29. Picklerickyo
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Amazon is censoring IMDb and all the reviews under 6* are vanished. This has nothing to do with fighting review bombing — it’s corporate greed censoring the common folk like me to express free speech. Ugly company ran by an ugly man. Tolkien would turn in the grave to see on what hands his masterpiece got into.
  30. WokebackMtn
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    The writing, the acting, the creative license taken are basically an insult to the source material. Peter Jackson made Tolkien come to life. This show should be forgotten.
  31. Gouken128
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Wow...this was really hard to watch. I don't understand why they would do this.
  32. DaisyDuke
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Terribly boring, non-canonical fan fiction. Visuals and music are passable. Costumes, writing, dialogue, pacing, lore-keeping, and virtue signaling at its worst. Acting is vapid and passionless. It's a steaming pile of garbage with Tolkien's name slapped on top. A Soulless cash grab. A stain on Tolkiens name. This should have been aborted at conception. These show runners couldn’t writeTerribly boring, non-canonical fan fiction. Visuals and music are passable. Costumes, writing, dialogue, pacing, lore-keeping, and virtue signaling at its worst. Acting is vapid and passionless. It's a steaming pile of garbage with Tolkien's name slapped on top. A Soulless cash grab. A stain on Tolkiens name. This should have been aborted at conception. These show runners couldn’t write their way out of a high school critical thinking class. How dare they claim it’s their time to write this beloved ip. Amazon sucks.

    Also, it’s not review bombing to voice criticisms and displeasure with a show. In contrast, all you people positively reviewing this dumpster fire to counteract this supposed negative review bombing are taking part in your own review bombing. Bunch of hypocritical bootlickers. Get your tongues out of Bezos’ chocolate starfish.    … Expand
  33. FedeVarax
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    Il problema di questa serie non è il cast, neanche la becera infedeltà ai testi, ma il fatto che faccia proprio cagare come prodotto TV.
    In HoD hanno inserito attori neri ma la serie è perfettamente godibile, gli anelli del potere sembra stata girata per un target di 8 anni.
  34. Johnnywon
    Sep 11, 2022
    0
    This show seriously misses the point of Tolkiens aim in writing his lore and hence fails to deliver the visual representation of one of the finest story tellers to ever exist. It will soon be forgotten or remembered as the "apocrypha" amongst tolkiens avid readers. Its not even good fan fiction. And fyi as a black tolkien fan black people should feel insulted by their forcefull andThis show seriously misses the point of Tolkiens aim in writing his lore and hence fails to deliver the visual representation of one of the finest story tellers to ever exist. It will soon be forgotten or remembered as the "apocrypha" amongst tolkiens avid readers. Its not even good fan fiction. And fyi as a black tolkien fan black people should feel insulted by their forcefull and needless insertion to other cultures folklore. I can say this as a person i am from the only non colonized African nation which has its own vast and beautifully African folklore that can help black people connect with their cultural heritage and provide Hollywood with untapped interesting stories.… Expand
  35. Rubino
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    Not even the slightest related to the masterpiece Jackson has created and truly undeserving of the title :The Lord of the Rings.
  36. capt_morgan
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    Just boring beyond boring; super long shoots of faces and dragging drooling simpleton dialog covered up in old english.
  37. mari2k
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    1 Star for SFX. Everything else is garbage. No this is not Tolkien anymore... it has nothing to do with LOTR. Bad , boring, full of political correctness.
  38. Stevenlide
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    They spent a lot of money but the story is lacking. Doesn't even attempt to get the viewer interested outside of some cool special effects.
  39. leapeescape
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    There is no literary basis for any of this. The dialogue does not feel like Tolkein. All the $ in the world wont make this LOTR.
  40. Tonatiuh21
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    These two episodes are enough to check the bad things we all suspected, “Representation” characters so empty, forced “feminisms” in the back of Karendriel and no plot at all
  41. vonSpeck
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    im givin 3 for few scenery done right, everything else is terrible, no long hair for elves, no elendil or isildur, no real galadriel, nothing, we got lazy writing and terible script, sorry to see this done to Tolkien
  42. PaoloLobos
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    The rings of cringe, uncomfortable to watch. Nothing much happens in the first episode until the last five minutes, “It’s just miserable. There’s visual spectacle – but only achieved through copious amounts of high-quality CGI. Galadriel, seems to be the main character and changed his personality with elrond, who, like all male characters, is useless, cowardly or miserable. a story fullThe rings of cringe, uncomfortable to watch. Nothing much happens in the first episode until the last five minutes, “It’s just miserable. There’s visual spectacle – but only achieved through copious amounts of high-quality CGI. Galadriel, seems to be the main character and changed his personality with elrond, who, like all male characters, is useless, cowardly or miserable. a story full of forced indoctrination.… Expand
  43. Cracker1
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Maybe when I die the showrunners can use a ouija-board to ask me for my opinion.
  44. Geralt66
    Sep 16, 2022
    1
    Rings of Power to najgorszy serial w historii, jest to zniewaga dla Tolkiena, kiedy pierwszy raz usłyszałem o Rings of Power miałem duże nadzieje, że to będzie wierna adaptacja, ale to nie jest adaptacja i z twórczością Tolkiena ma niewiele wspólnego. Kocham książki Tolkiena i czuje się tak jakby showrunnerzy i ludzie z Amazon Studios nie czytali książek Tolkiena poza fragmentami z WładcyRings of Power to najgorszy serial w historii, jest to zniewaga dla Tolkiena, kiedy pierwszy raz usłyszałem o Rings of Power miałem duże nadzieje, że to będzie wierna adaptacja, ale to nie jest adaptacja i z twórczością Tolkiena ma niewiele wspólnego. Kocham książki Tolkiena i czuje się tak jakby showrunnerzy i ludzie z Amazon Studios nie czytali książek Tolkiena poza fragmentami z Władcy Pierścieni i Hobbita. Od kiedy pojawiła się informacja, że Amazon nie ma praw do Silmarilliona stało się pewne, że serial okaże się porażką i tak jest.… Expand
  45. Zoe9000
    Sep 14, 2022
    0
    Suddenly the review manipulation began here too, with lots of fake 10 ratings. As expected.
  46. Luno_RD3204
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Scenario found in a dumpster, mediocre fight scenes and Tolkien books used as paper to piss on - and they dare call that The Lord of the Rings?… Expand
  47. bingbongbing
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    An insulting anti-White abomination of perhaps the greatest literary universe of White culture. Get woke go broke.
  48. playmorecs
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    Even if you're treating this show a separate from originals movies, it's still very mediocre and just looks and feels like soap opera, horrible script and directors with practically zero experience really shows
  49. JD_Chambers
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This is not the Tolkien universe. This is a co-opted, revisionist, poorly written, woke nightmare that's come to ruin yet another one of your favorite franchises. Don't watch if you don't want to have your blood pressure raised
  50. dudutisuvax
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Série ruim!
    Muito difícil gostar de algo deturpado como esses primeiros episódios foram.
  51. Toodlescae
    Sep 7, 2022
    1
    Aside from destroying established lore, which is bad enough, the first 2 episodes are just boring examples of bad writing. Dialogue is awful, storylines are boring,most characters are extremely unlikeable and the costumes look like they were bought on Wish.

    The only bright spits were some of the music, some of the cinematography and the dwarf couple, Durin IV and Disa. They were funny and    Aside from destroying established lore, which is bad enough, the first 2 episodes are just boring examples of bad writing. Dialogue is awful, storylines are boring,most characters are extremely unlikeable and the costumes look like they were bought on Wish.

    The only bright spits were some of the music, some of the cinematography and the dwarf couple, Durin IV and Disa. They were funny and actually sounded like a real married couple.    … Expand
  52. DanielMonc
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Let this be a lesson to everyone in the entertainment industry that the pendulum has swung. We don't want your leftist garbage here.
  53. denkker
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Incredibly a horrendous adaptation. How can something so disgusting be made from something so sublime? Everything is a real disaster: the script, the performances, the photography, the soundtrack. It's all one misfortune after another. We are facing a garbage of monumental magnitudes, I never imagined that they could annihilate something so beautiful in such a grotesque way.
  54. Ghost67
    Sep 15, 2022
    1
    Do you hear that sound? That grumbling sound from the ground? That's Tolkien rolling in his grave. Amazon has sodomized LOTR. This is a disaster of EPIC PROPORTIONS. It's reaching parody level bad. This truly feels like an amateur production. A BAD amateur production. The only good thing about this travesty are some of the pure cringe moments this show has already produced (just look upDo you hear that sound? That grumbling sound from the ground? That's Tolkien rolling in his grave. Amazon has sodomized LOTR. This is a disaster of EPIC PROPORTIONS. It's reaching parody level bad. This truly feels like an amateur production. A BAD amateur production. The only good thing about this travesty are some of the pure cringe moments this show has already produced (just look up the Galadriel horse riding scene). You have everything bad about modern filmmaking from the forced politics to the over use of bad CGI crammed into a stinking pile of poo. For so much money thrown at it, it looks cheap, the costumes look cheap, the sets look cheap, I could easily spot the points where the real set clashes with greenscreen. None of the characters are interesting, nothing really happens. This is not LOTR, its complete fiction and directly contradicts the lore. The hobbits are in a whole league of their own and completely laughable. The plot is utterly boring, its a snoozefest, nothing really happens. Actors are shot at bad angles, you have unflattering closeups, and the infamous Galadriel horse riding scene. Truly a masterful work...of utter tragedy that would make Rian Johnson blush. Congratulations, Amazon. I strongly suspect the positive reviews are astroturfing by paid bots. Beware.… Expand
  55. mk3123
    Sep 15, 2022
    0
    CGI is good, everything else is just bad from characters to the writing to the pacing, etc etc
  56. Aare25
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Dla każdego fana Tolkiena ten film to policzek. A sam film to Amazońskie fan-fiction nie warte nic.
  57. Edward468
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Worst acting I have ever seen. Even Green lantern movie is better than **** garbage.
  58. rexyhm
    Sep 15, 2022
    0
    Just another adaptation that has no respect to its sources. Forced diversity just for the sake of diversity is just lame.
  59. Lady_Amalthea
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    Meh, I didn't care for it. The cast look awkward like they don't want to be there and the writing made me cringe. These actors and writers would likely have been much more comfortable making a drama show set in a modern city. Everything just felt wrong. Ugh.

    I wish I'd never watched this. I wish the Second Age I'd read of and imagined had never been polluted with this Hollywood trashing    Meh, I didn't care for it. The cast look awkward like they don't want to be there and the writing made me cringe. These actors and writers would likely have been much more comfortable making a drama show set in a modern city. Everything just felt wrong. Ugh.

    I wish I'd never watched this. I wish the Second Age I'd read of and imagined had never been polluted with this Hollywood trashing of Tolkien.    … Expand
  60. Tyetan
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Boring, badly written, woke, activism. Don't bother w/ this trash. Do yourself a favor if you really want to dive back into Middle Earth, just re-watch the Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
  61. LakisUchiha
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Abomination.
    Stop taking successful material and corrupting it in the name of profit.
    Make something original and push your woke agenda there so noone sane watches it.
  62. Tubey
    Sep 11, 2022
    3
    I'm not 'review bombing' this - it's a genuine score.

    The good - it looks incredible. The money spent is right there on the screen. The bad - the characters are wooden, the actors portraying them simply lack the ability/gravitas to do justice to the source material. The writing is stilted and overstuffed, trying to sound Tolkien but is a million miles off from feeling remotely    I'm not 'review bombing' this - it's a genuine score.

    The good - it looks incredible. The money spent is right there on the screen.

    The bad - the characters are wooden, the actors portraying them simply lack the ability/gravitas to do justice to the source material. The writing is stilted and overstuffed, trying to sound Tolkien but is a million miles off from feeling remotely authentic.

    As for the 'woke' controversy/diverse casting, it's... whatever. As a Tolkien fan, I don't exactly like the lore being trodden on, but if it was done well and resulted in a decent show then whatever, can overlook it. Unfortunately, it misses everything it aims for. It's not an outright disaster, but it's bland, mediocre. Dull. And in many ways that's even worse, as this isn't even in the 'so bad it's good' category to become a cult hit.

    It's going to do well short term, as people will be intrigued by the budget and expecting a lot given it's Lord of the Rings. But this is LOTR in name only, and I expect people to tune out very quickly.    … Expand
  63. Xenophobe
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    Everything is terrible in this piece of **** starting with the script and directing, ending with the selection of actors and their acting. A mediocre product from mediocre people...
  64. Salmimio
    Sep 11, 2022
    1
    This show is boringly bad. Acting is bad, story is bad, plot is bad and has no continuity. All the elves have short, styled hair, funny I did not see a single Supercuts or barber pole in any of the towns. The actor that plays Galadriel is mis-cast, she is wooden. On a side note, I noticed that all of the 10/10 votes appear to be bots they all have one of these words in the first sentence:This show is boringly bad. Acting is bad, story is bad, plot is bad and has no continuity. All the elves have short, styled hair, funny I did not see a single Supercuts or barber pole in any of the towns. The actor that plays Galadriel is mis-cast, she is wooden. On a side note, I noticed that all of the 10/10 votes appear to be bots they all have one of these words in the first sentence: childish, stupid, racist, hater, woke, bomber, bot, cry baby. I guess any opinion/rating other than a 10 makes you one the proceeding.… Expand
  65. Nel142
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Woke Trash … Expand
  66. michev
    Sep 9, 2022
    2
    Three episodes. All it took to reveal this as yet another adaptation, that is only faithful to the original lore in name. At first I was hoping, that they might be potentially showing us few separate timelines, but alas, my expectations were too high. Hope it flops so they can stop butchering Tolkien's work.
    Two stars for some of the visuals.
  67. Aesir1
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This is pure garbage. Even considering the series as a pure fanfiction (no respect for Tolkien whatsoever) it is a bad, annoying, nonsense product worh terrible writing and even more terrible acting. A pathetic attempt to steal Tolkien's universe.
  68. jameshowlett89
    Sep 11, 2022
    2
    well vast majority of Tolkien fan knew it was gonna end up like this but here we are regardless. now is it absolute zero worst show? absolutely not, in fact if this was not LOTR and just a generic fiction/fantasy show, it would be decent enough show but when you realize how badly they've butchered the source materials....sigh
    i can't look at a single elf and not laugh, they all look like    well vast majority of Tolkien fan knew it was gonna end up like this but here we are regardless. now is it absolute zero worst show? absolutely not, in fact if this was not LOTR and just a generic fiction/fantasy show, it would be decent enough show but when you realize how badly they've butchered the source materials....sigh
    i can't look at a single elf and not laugh, they all look like middle aged wanna be boy bad members with goofy haircuts, role swaps of Elrond from a battle master to a dweeb and Galadriel be the badass instead, not sure her powerful magic but brute force because modern kids are actually taught females are similar to males in feats of strength and combat and apparently that is their only worth, their other virtues don't matter? SMDH
    the good: beautiful visuals(better than the initial cgi we saw), out of the half dozens plots a few are interesting enough to follow and care about
    the cond: just read the rant above i guess, not faithful to it's lore, race swapped characters for sake of diversity when you could have just as easily had minority characters within human race, absolute made up creatures, elves that look ridiculous, too many plots mixed into first season, most are terrible and not interesting, i could go on but it's not worth the effort.    … Expand
  69. PHANTOMM
    Sep 9, 2022
    1
    Bad acting bad script. The characters are all butchered. Feels like a common fantasy series and it would be ok if that was the case but it’s Tolkien that we’re talking about. The dialogues pretend to be profound but are just lame pseudo philosophical. The characterization of the elves it’s just meh they don’t look elvish at all. Cool visuals tho. The hobbits should not exist in the secondBad acting bad script. The characters are all butchered. Feels like a common fantasy series and it would be ok if that was the case but it’s Tolkien that we’re talking about. The dialogues pretend to be profound but are just lame pseudo philosophical. The characterization of the elves it’s just meh they don’t look elvish at all. Cool visuals tho. The hobbits should not exist in the second age.… Expand
  70. ThaMoor88
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    I really don't want to take time to write 75 characters, on how this show already took hours from my life, and tell you how boring I found this piece of s****.
  71. Riteshroy
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    I have not read the books, but I am a huge fan of the original trilogy. And I also understand quality.

    This show is a **** abomination. It tries hard to be deep and philosophical but fails horribly. It's cringe beyond saving. Do you know why a ship floats and a stone cannot? Do you know why a bird flies and a cat cannot? Do you know why you can drink water but not a banana? What a    I have not read the books, but I am a huge fan of the original trilogy. And I also understand quality.

    This show is a **** abomination. It tries hard to be deep and philosophical but fails horribly. It's cringe beyond saving. Do you know why a ship floats and a stone cannot?

    Do you know why a bird flies and a cat cannot?

    Do you know why you can drink water but not a banana?


    What a **** joke...    … Expand
  72. Blueovalman
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's **** **** amazon prime. If you like Pee pee and also poo poo then this is definetly the brand new **** tier show for you!… Expand
  73. TheStafflynx
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    I really don’t like the direction they took this series. Changing much of the established lore along with adding unnecessary “original characters” makes for a product that barely resembles the source material.
    I feel the compression of the timeline was also inappropriate.
    Also what the hell is with the Harfoot accent, it’s almost a caricature Irish accent and borderline offensive.
  74. dajif31574
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    predictable and boring first. but most importantly it doesn't follow the actual lotr lore, with a few embarrassing anachronisms
  75. Liberty7171
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    What an absolute disappointment. It's clear the creators of this show think they can do better than Tolkien. They are sorely mistaken. This show lacks the grandeur, dialogue, and pedigree of Tolkien's story. This is generic fantasy with a LOTR paint job. The acting is wooden and the story is vapid. They managed to make Galadriel unlikable and annoying, which is something I thoughtWhat an absolute disappointment. It's clear the creators of this show think they can do better than Tolkien. They are sorely mistaken. This show lacks the grandeur, dialogue, and pedigree of Tolkien's story. This is generic fantasy with a LOTR paint job. The acting is wooden and the story is vapid. They managed to make Galadriel unlikable and annoying, which is something I thought impossible. The bottom line is this show barely has any connection to Lord of the rings, the movies or books. This is fan fiction plain and simple. Tolkien deserves better than this poor imitation.… Expand
  76. Greywing65
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Love, loyalty, loss and lust were the main themes of the magnus opus which is the Lord of the Rings. Amazon's atrocity has no such themes other then to destroy and cheapen Tolkien's mythos. The main character, Galadriel was by far the worst part of this series. An angry and heartless Mary Sue that can't see past her quest for vengeance. Two hours of my life wasted watching this garbage.
  77. Aodhan
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    If you don't like this you are a RACIST! That's all I wanted to say I have to make this 75 characters
  78. Broyax
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    Les effets spéciaux sont ma foi très réussis, de même que la direction artistique générale et on voit bien -également parmi les décors et costumes- qu’une grosse quantité de pognon a été injectée dans cette série ! Bref, en ce qui concerne le plumage, on a bel et bien l’impression de se retrouver dans la Terre du Milieu…

    Cependant, ce beau plumage montre quand même ses limites, car il    Les effets spéciaux sont ma foi très réussis, de même que la direction artistique générale et on voit bien -également parmi les décors et costumes- qu’une grosse quantité de pognon a été injectée dans cette série ! Bref, en ce qui concerne le plumage, on a bel et bien l’impression de se retrouver dans la Terre du Milieu…

    Cependant, ce beau plumage montre quand même ses limites, car il faut bien des acteurs et des actrices pour l’incarner -tout n’est pas qu’effets numériques !- or, quelle bizarrerie, quelle infamie woke que de constater l’africanisaton au forceps de toute la distribution ! on a même des elfes (de la forêt) noirs… mais également des naines noires et ainsi de suite… ils sont partout !

    Les wokistes ont donc encore frappé et nous imposent leur diversité qui n’a pas lieu d’être dans ce monde de fantasy hérité et inspiré des cultures européennes séculaires et caucasiennes. D’ailleurs, les wokistes oublient systématiquement d’inclure des Asiatiques et pourquoi me direz-vous ?… parce qu’ils sont -encore- trop clairs !

    Alors évidemment, les Hauts Elfes sont quand même blancs mais c’est franchement tout juste… Mais ce n’est pas le seul souci de cette série de merde, car l’histoire se traîne lamentablement, les comédiens et comédiennes jouent mal -mal dirigés sans doute- et les bavardages incessants sont vraiment assommants tandis que l’action -rare- se laisse aller au cut & move.

    Les épisodes sont trop longs et malgré leur nombre restreint (8 en tout), il ne se passe rien et/ou lorsqu’il arrive éventuellement quelque chose, on n’y croit pas une seconde ! l’incrédulité demeure en effet constante et se mêle de temps à autre à un ridicule involontaire mais bien réel. Bref, quelle grosse daube !    … Expand
  79. razorac
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Total disrespect for the lore. Crap writing. High-school type theatre acting and boring and ugly characters. It would even be bad for a generic fantasy show, even the musical score is bland. The only good thing I'd give it so far some of the CGI effects, at least some of the money went into that... but the rest... oh lord, is all off the mark.
  80. jd999
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Conflict in the Rings of Power is not in Mordor. It is not in Middle Earth. The conflict is in the actors representing the characters. "Good and Evil" in this series is the fight against whiteness and men, typified by flying in the face of Tolkein's intentions with a creation that is based on nothing Tolkein wrote. The whole point of the Rings of Power is to showcase Black Equity andConflict in the Rings of Power is not in Mordor. It is not in Middle Earth. The conflict is in the actors representing the characters. "Good and Evil" in this series is the fight against whiteness and men, typified by flying in the face of Tolkein's intentions with a creation that is based on nothing Tolkein wrote. The whole point of the Rings of Power is to showcase Black Equity and Feminism, cue reverential capitalization. The plot is filled with Destiny style Manichean talk about "the light and dark," which is to say there is none of Tolkein's Christian themes at work here. How could they find a place in this Woke citadel? This show is not a bout "fantasy" or The Lord of the Rings. They used Tolkein's project precisely so they could defecate on its white male corpse, which is to say Tolkein is not the point. Blacks and women are. Middle Earth is just a prop for racial and sexual equity.… Expand
  81. cjalmeida
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Série horrível, uma fanfic woke que estraga a obra de Tolkien horrivelmente.
  82. Davefoster
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    I'm sorry but I watched the first two episodes followed by the P. Jackson trilogy and the amazon show is inferior in every conceivable way. There is zero soul to this show. I could go on and break it down further but there is no point. If you like lotr just watch the movies again o or read the books.
  83. ErrantBelle
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    Setting aside the books, ignoring all the negativity leading up to this, forgetting the existence of the two trilogies, and attempting to be as objective as possible, this series is still a massive failure on several metrics.

    The largest and most glaring problem is that it is boring. There is nothing special about this show, there are no characters to emotionally invest in, and the    Setting aside the books, ignoring all the negativity leading up to this, forgetting the existence of the two trilogies, and attempting to be as objective as possible, this series is still a massive failure on several metrics.

    The largest and most glaring problem is that it is boring.

    There is nothing special about this show, there are no characters to emotionally invest in, and the construction of the storyline borders on the incoherent.
    It is clear after mere minutes, that the individuals entrusted with this project lacked the skill and maturity needed to realize a meaningful adaptation of Tolkien's work.

    Bezos has a lot of reasons to be angry about this slowly unfolding disaster and some his ire should be turned inward, as he has admitted to not asserting his own vision for the series.
    However, the thing I would be most enraged about, if I were him, is the production value he got for his money.

    Despite years of technological advances and a gargantuan budget, the aesthetic of The Ring of Power comes across as a sad attempt to copy Peter Jackson's art direction.

    Consequently, while a visually intricate film, you do not see the full investment made into creating this show up on the screen.

    Alas, while you can explore The Rings of Power apart from Tolkien in theory, the reality is it has to be considered in that context at some point.
    The unfortunate truth is this is so far removed from the source material that devoted fan have a myriad of valid reason to be angry about it.

    This series sincerely is an exceptionally offensive abuse of the rights Amazon purchased from the Tolkien estate.
    The writers, directors, and actors appear to think their task was to "fix" Tolkien.
    Considering he is one of the most successful authors in all of human history, that kind of hubris was doomed to fail and so it has... spectacularly.
    It therefore makes perfect sense that those who have profound love for the lore are going to genuinely hate this; realistically, how could they not?

    Is this the worst show ever made? No.
    Is it entertaining?
    No.
    What the Rings of Power actually is is an abysmally bad translation of Tolkien, developed by individuals whose egos apparently vastly outstrip their talents.
    Making matter much worse, they squandered a record setting budget creating an aesthetically pleasing cure for insomnia.    … Expand
  84. spoonin
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    Show is very bland like a teenage fantasy drama and the camera work feels like the whole show was shot with a cell phone camera.
  85. Alan077
    Sep 9, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A serie descaracterizou os personagens. A forma como os personagens são roterizados é muito ruim, não empolga assistir… Expand
  86. Catperson9
    Sep 10, 2022
    2
    Good CGI. Terrible script, casting and acting. Definitely NOT LOTR! What is up with Amazon scrubbing/hiding bad reviews? Everyone trying to say all the bad reviews are review bombing, but most I have read are pretty well thought out. If anything most of the 10’s read more like bots to me.
  87. keshka
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Terrible show. Boring and has nothing to do with Tolkiens world. I don't understand why do they have to push the political agenda into fantasy worlds.
  88. e1sky
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    I am very upset about this **** I can’t even imagine that someone can make something bad like that about Tolkien’s stories. It’s only about SJW and nothing about this wonderful world and characters.
  89. Lucen
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    I was willing to give this show a chance despite all the criticism. There have been examples of other fantasy shows with non-cannon diverse casting that turned out great. For example The Witcher. Unfortunately TRoP managed underperform even my lowest expectations.

    There are some good things about the show. The music and visuals are incredible. They also did a great job with the Dwarves.    I was willing to give this show a chance despite all the criticism. There have been examples of other fantasy shows with non-cannon diverse casting that turned out great. For example The Witcher. Unfortunately TRoP managed underperform even my lowest expectations.

    There are some good things about the show. The music and visuals are incredible. They also did a great job with the Dwarves.

    Sadly the negatives greatly outweigh the positives. Galadriel's character is a bit too heroic and almost feels like Indiana Jones. However, I expect her to change throughout the show as her character develops.

    However, the real deal breaker for me is the blatant and obtrusive allegory. Particularly the historic relationship between elves and humans being compared to whites and blacks in the USA. Some of the dialogue is so on the nose that I physically cringed while watching the show.

    Before anyone claims what I'm saying is racist please understand. I believe it is incredibly important to educate people about slavery in the USA and for them to understand that the impact of that era can still be felt today. However, this type of messaging has absolutely no place in LoTR and is a disgrace to Tolkien in my opinion.    … Expand
  90. Wildwitch
    Sep 3, 2022
    3
    The scenery is amazing. The music is ok. The acting is ok. The main character should be the monster of the show. She is rude, nasty, arrogant, mean, selfish,vicious and unlikable. The REAL Galadriel is a sorceress. NOT a warrior.

    I watched all of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings to refresh my memory. It was confirmed - these 2 episodes are fan fiction and NOT Lord of the Rings. We sat    The scenery is amazing. The music is ok. The acting is ok. The main character should be the monster of the show. She is rude, nasty, arrogant, mean, selfish,vicious and unlikable. The REAL Galadriel is a sorceress. NOT a warrior.

    I watched all of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings to refresh my memory. It was confirmed - these 2 episodes are fan fiction and NOT Lord of the Rings. We sat in a group of 4 viewers and discussed it afterwards. We all nearly fell asleep during these 2 long and boring episodes.

    She is a monster. She is not a hero. She was a sorceress. Not a warrior. It's OK to be feminine in 2022.

    We won't waste another minute of our time viewing this trash when there are MANY better shows to watch. Yes - Prime has some great shows and movies. THIS is not one of them.    … Expand
  91. Worrywort
    Sep 11, 2022
    2
    Here's my rapid-fire review: A few good actors here and there but most feel like they were hired off the street, or are miscast entirely. Galadriel is an emotionless Karen, acted with the passion of a dry potato. Some musical cues are nice but it mostly sounds like they just followed a manual, it is expensive-sounding but ultimately soulless and mostly uninspired. Visually it looks veryHere's my rapid-fire review: A few good actors here and there but most feel like they were hired off the street, or are miscast entirely. Galadriel is an emotionless Karen, acted with the passion of a dry potato. Some musical cues are nice but it mostly sounds like they just followed a manual, it is expensive-sounding but ultimately soulless and mostly uninspired. Visually it looks very expensive and is rich in color and light effects, but poor in actual cinematography and camera work - again they just followed a manual. Somehow they managed to make it look fancy and fake at the same time, cgi can't replicate all the tiny little imperfections and details and random texture of real life - and this show uses a LOT of cgi. Enough has already been said about the often embarrassing dialogue, by-the-numbers screenplay and general story that deviates completely from the source material. Half of the characters are pure fanfiction with mostly pointless and unimportant subplots which the show tries to make seem important and is all the worse for it, 'filler' is a drastic word to use but it seems appropriate here. One of my biggest problems is the language, or rather lack thereof; it's just plain straight-up modern day english. Where is the elevated old-english language that Tolkien wrote so beautifully? And why do they pronounce elvish+adunaic names and places in the most forced and unnatural way possible? It sounds like they practiced to make it sound practiced, especially the actor of Galadriel. The total dumbing down of the language is the biggest reason why this show feels empty to me, and in combination with soap opera-level acting it compounds that even further. TRoP largely feels fake and empty, because there is no true inspiration or artistic vision behind it. It is just very expensive confetti, that spits in the face of arguably the most loved and revered work of fantasy that has ever been created, and that is why I give this show a rating of 2/10.… Expand
  92. teebow
    Sep 9, 2022
    2
    Thought the writing acting and overall pace was very poor. Plus the characters are just not very convincing
  93. moler
    Sep 11, 2022
    0
    No vale ni como salva pantallas. Actores malos. Guión malo. Coincidencias con Tolkien son pura coincidencia. Cgi 5 min bien luego aburre igual que los diálogos hechos para gente de 7 años. El sonido se hace pesado
  94. entitet
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Creators of TRoP: Hey, Tolkien fans. We're simply gonna take your beloved inherently racist and sexist saga, change it and infuse it with our political ideologies.
    Tolkien fans: Why can't you just create something new, instead of bastardizing something established with your politics?
    Creators of TRoP: Shut up, racist white sexist incel! We're the GOOD people here and everyone who    Creators of TRoP: Hey, Tolkien fans. We're simply gonna take your beloved inherently racist and sexist saga, change it and infuse it with our political ideologies.
    Tolkien fans: Why can't you just create something new, instead of bastardizing something established with your politics?
    Creators of TRoP: Shut up, racist white sexist incel! We're the GOOD people here and everyone who criticize our will and actions are PURE EVIL!

    Honestly tho. Let them waste all those millions on this show. I simply don't understand the delusional logic of just using an established title, which mostly only appeal to passionate fans who don't like changes to well established lore.    … Expand
  95. PapaRoyal
    Sep 10, 2022
    1
    Reeeally should've taken a page out of Peter Jackson's book and made a show true to Tolkien not true to whatever whims blowing through Hollywood at the moment.
  96. loderunner
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Trashy fan-fiction. Hobbits are black. Elves are black. Watch at your own risk, this **** has nothing with original lotr atmosphere and aesthetics.
  97. Cufa
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Visualmente esta muy bien pero es algo que se espera por el alto presupuesto, luego nos encontramos con que el prologo es lo unico canon de todo lo que vimos. La trama es aburrida, actuaciones de malas a regulares, el guion infantil y con mensajes hasta en algunos puntos politicos no es lo que uno espera de una historia de Tolkien. Incluso si hicieramos de cuenta que la serie no esVisualmente esta muy bien pero es algo que se espera por el alto presupuesto, luego nos encontramos con que el prologo es lo unico canon de todo lo que vimos. La trama es aburrida, actuaciones de malas a regulares, el guion infantil y con mensajes hasta en algunos puntos politicos no es lo que uno espera de una historia de Tolkien. Incluso si hicieramos de cuenta que la serie no es "basada" en las obras de Tolkien podriamos decir que es mala, los elfos parecen hombres comunes, los hobbits no tienen relevancia alguna en la historia de esta absolutamente NUEVA fantasia que estan creando, el arco narrativo de Arondir parece mas interesado por estar con Bronwyn que por las amenazas a la Tierra Media. en fin, podria seguir asi con mas argumentos de porque la serie resultó ser un fracaso lamentablemente para nosotros, los fans reales.… Expand
  98. jjnoahjames
    Sep 10, 2022
    2
    3 ⭐ Nickelod--n show. if you take away the visuals you're leget with a 2 ⭐ show. Beyond rotten, unfortunately, fermented
  99. Skylar71
    Sep 10, 2022
    1
    As a fan of both Tolkien and the fantasy genre I wanted to give an honest opinion of the Rings of Power. I really wanted to like this show but I have to say this show is truly awful in every aspect.
    Dialogue – Whoever wrote the script for this show should never be allowed to write a script again. It was cringeworthy, amateurish and so bad and clichéd that it resembled something a school    As a fan of both Tolkien and the fantasy genre I wanted to give an honest opinion of the Rings of Power. I really wanted to like this show but I have to say this show is truly awful in every aspect.
    Dialogue – Whoever wrote the script for this show should never be allowed to write a script again. It was cringeworthy, amateurish and so bad and clichéd that it resembled something a school child would have written. I cannot believe that someone proof read this and thought it was good enough to use in a billion-dollar production. It was reminiscent of a bad Dungeons and Dragons game. Acting – Did they actually have auditions for this show, or did they go to the nearest amateur dramatic society. The acting in this show is subpar, wooden and I’ve honestly seen better acting from school productions. The delivery of lines is clumsy, awkward and unbelievable and dispels any reality they’re trying to create.
    CGI – In places it was ok but in other scenes it was awful. Decent background visuals don’t make a decent show.
    Politics – One thing that is certain to kill a show is the inclusion of identity politics. Personally, I want a show that allows me to escape the real world for awhile but I guess we now live in a world where amateurish activists make shows/movies and don’t care what works of literature or beloved characters they ruin in their rush to push a political agenda. Tolkien – I don’t know why Amazon would spend so much money in buying the rights to certain elements of Tolkien’s work and characters and then make this abomination of a show. Every aspect of what Tolkien wrote has been ignore and ruined by the rabid need of activists wanted to virtue signal. Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Star Trek, James Bond, Marvel, DC, Charlies Angels, Terminator, Ghostbusters, Men in Black, Mortal Kombat….how many more works of literature and pop culture will be ruined by these people. If you want to make a generic fantasy show then great but don’t use the name of Tolkien to push a show that has little to do with what Tolkien wrote.

    It's also obvious to me that a lot of the positive comments are bots and woke people trying to protect a show that is pushing their politics, if not it staggers me that people are so easily pleased with being fed substandard garbage like this.    … Expand
  100. wagnernasc
    Sep 15, 2022
    2
    Série fraca, mal consigo assistir. Tive que volta algumas vezes pois estava dormindo de tanto tedio. Não quero mas ver os outros episódios, só assisti 3
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Jo Livingstone
    Sep 16, 2022
    80
    Adar’s début drips with signifiers. ... When Adar informs Arondir in Episode 4 that he has been told many lies, some that “run so deep even the rocks and roads now believe them,” it is still a thrill. Tolkien succeeded in creating a mythic world, one that has now grown vast enough through acts of typological repetition and imitation to conquer television, too.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Chris Barsanti
    Sep 16, 2022
    63
    With war brewing and the forging of the rings seemingly still far off, the first half of The Rings of Power’s first season constitutes little more than stage-setting for the struggle to come. Given the lack of quests and central commanding figures, it often makes for less-than-gripping drama. However, given that there are four more seasons already planned, and potentially dozens of new characters to be introduced, the slow and throat-clearing build is possibly a good sign.
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 9, 2022
    90
    The Rings of Power is a reminder of what drew many of us to epic fantasy in the first place: wonder. ... This series set in an ancient realm displays one dazzling and painterly landscape after another. Power also doesn't skimp on action. [12 - 25 Sep 2022, p.10]
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