The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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  1. evilspeculator
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Unfortunately, even outside the uproar over virtue signaling and the breaking of canon, there is very little good and far too much bad in this show.

    The Good. Some of the CGI landscapes are epic. Particularly Khazad-dûm, the dwarf kingdom. The best part of the show was the portrayal of this place and the dwarves in general. Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows is one of the few believable    Unfortunately, even outside the uproar over virtue signaling and the breaking of canon, there is very little good and far too much bad in this show.

    The Good.

    Some of the CGI landscapes are epic. Particularly Khazad-dûm, the dwarf kingdom. The best part of the show was the portrayal of this place and the dwarves in general.

    Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows is one of the few believable and likable characters despite some terribly written lines.

    The Bad.

    As good as the CGI was, the implementation was poorly executed. The characters placed in front seem divorced from their surroundings. It breaks the illusion and leaves this feeling of fakeness.

    The music at times was off. Rising to a giant crescendo at odd times. Too loud at times. To comedic at times. There were some good parts but the bad ones kept dragging my attention away from the scene to listen to what was going on with the music.

    The just plain awful.

    The writing was terrible. Really terrible. Not only was the dialogue bad but the storyline, in general, hasn't budged and a quarter of the first season is gone. Why they put a billion-dollar investment into the hands of two talentless hacks with so little proven experience, is a great mystery.

    The acting is equally bad. They chose poorly by not supporting the cast with some proven talent.

    Nomvete as Disa was one of the worst. Terrible accent. Weird eye thing and just being overly dramatic in general.

    Morfydd Clark as Galadriel was the worst. The writers might have intended for her to be a tough female lead you sympathize with but she came across as completely unlikeable. I think it's a combination of poor writing and Clark's constant angry face. When she doesn't have angry face on she has stone face on. Missed some real opportune times to build some sympathy for her character by being strangely stone-faced during what should have been an emotional scene.

    Last, the portrayal of the harfoots was disgraceful. They wanted them in so bad, canon be damned, they shoehorned them in and completely blew it. Instead of coming across as heartwarming and endearing, they are clownish buffoons dressed like hobos. They should be known as hobofoots. The cherry on top is the awful Irish accent that they inexplicably have.

    The result of all this is Tolkien fans, and fantasy fans in general, everywhere being left with a giant case of blue balls. This really failed on so many levels. In the end, I didn't feel blown away and eagerly anticipating the next installment, I didn't even feel like I was back in Middle Earth.

    The "talent", and I use that term loosely, behind this clearly does not understand Tolkien's work. One of the key parts of which is the use of unlikely heroes. Simply compare superhero princes warrior Galadriel to Frodo Baggins.

    If they would have hired some real writers, brought in a few talented actors, and dropped all the forced attempts to "modernize" Tolkien's world, this would have been a home run. I mean Peter Jackson already gave them a blueprint to make this show a success. What a shame.    … Expand
  2. DoychTrendo
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    How to butcher a beloved author and franchise – first off you need to be a megacorporation and buy the rights for starting the production. Then release the production which is UTTERLY insulting to the fanbase, receive well deserved criticism then blame the fanbase of being racists and trolls. This is unwatchable. GaladRrRrRrRrRiel is written shockingly BAD – no hero’s journey, she just ISHow to butcher a beloved author and franchise – first off you need to be a megacorporation and buy the rights for starting the production. Then release the production which is UTTERLY insulting to the fanbase, receive well deserved criticism then blame the fanbase of being racists and trolls. This is unwatchable. GaladRrRrRrRrRiel is written shockingly BAD – no hero’s journey, she just IS powerful, perfect and amazing. Male characters are portrayed as weak, naïve and stupid. Writers tried so hard to be witty and “profound” that the dialogue is just beyond understandable. Only good thing is the CGI. Oh, Amazon, by the way, good job of silencing criticism and unfavorable reviews. Way to go 1984!… Expand
  3. Styx100
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This has no relation to LotR or Tolkien. This is generic fantasy, worse since it's based on identity politics, with a few name drops that are nothing like the characters whose names they use. Galadriel? She's a woman and that's where the similarities end. Beyond things like that, the backgrounds might be pretty, but look fake with characters in front of them and dialogue that tried toThis has no relation to LotR or Tolkien. This is generic fantasy, worse since it's based on identity politics, with a few name drops that are nothing like the characters whose names they use. Galadriel? She's a woman and that's where the similarities end. Beyond things like that, the backgrounds might be pretty, but look fake with characters in front of them and dialogue that tried to sound wise, but was mostly nonsense in the form of bad allegory. A rock looks down... What?!

    If you want a low end, darker, blonde (lol) Xena with identity politics, that's mostly talk and little action, this might work. But this uses the name "Lord of the Rings" and it's not. This makes up it's own lore, completely changes or makes up bad characters and is boring. Even taking LotR out of the equation, it's boring and that's the worst thing you can say about entertainment. I'm not even angry, I call it like I see it and "You shall not pass!"

    I agree with the people that complain about review bombing. Most of those 4 and 5 star reviews are fake, lol. Review bombing happens at both ends of the spectrum, but true review bombs tend to say almost the same thing over and over and tend to say little more than a short sentence. This is not that, nor was I rude like the name calling shills or fake "Galadriel" attacking people.

    Amazon refusing to let people rate and review this show on their site says it all. They've done everything to stop, censor or shame through lies, anyone who thinks this is less than the most perfect thing ever made... and they've failed, time and again, only making things worse for themselves. So, yeah, lowest rating since this is NOT LotR, but lies that it is.    … Expand
  4. Tsora
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Very dull and boring. I don’t care about the woke changes; I just wanted a good fantasy story. I didn’t get it.
  5. Shazamm
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made”
  6. Yogo32
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    It's very boring show. Characters are not interesting, only the dwarves from Khazad dum keep the production level. Dialogues and story? So dumb. Oh and main character, go Galadriel! She is terrible
  7. IJustWorkHere
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    I expected to be disappointed and I was, so I guess I'll give it an extra point for meeting my expectations.
  8. Viomaniac
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    For the Dwarvens they get one star. They are almost nailed to the core. But the rest... where to start. Main Character is a Karen hunting the manager... or the total failed elves. I dont care if they are people of colour. Why does not one elve looks and act like a elve? Not one minute of Tolkien there... i had no hope for the show but it even is worse then i could imagine!
  9. Withywindle_Elf
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Badly made woke trash. If you hate Tolkien and white people you'll love it.
  10. busiek
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    I just watched 2 epizods with my friends, so "I've seen my share"...

    PROS: CGI (mostly) and music. CONS: break Tolkien's lore, bad writing, brain-dead dialogs and "pseudo- intelectuall" gibberish, bad acting, unlikeble charakters, creepy Hobbits, cheap costiums (plastic armors and printed fabrics) and no reason to watch it... Elfs look like humans with pointed ears, they are old and    I just watched 2 epizods with my friends, so "I've seen my share"...

    PROS: CGI (mostly) and music.

    CONS: break Tolkien's lore, bad writing, brain-dead dialogs and "pseudo- intelectuall" gibberish, bad acting, unlikeble charakters, creepy Hobbits, cheap costiums (plastic armors and printed fabrics) and no reason to watch it... Elfs look like humans with pointed ears, they are old and tired...

    0/10 for "based on Tolkien's work", 2/10 for generic fantasy...

    No more!!!    … Expand
  11. BeatsMeanzHighs
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Giving this a 1 merely for some of the work of the VFX artists. Otherwise a horrendous piece desecration of a beloved decades old fantasy world. Tolkien's Galadriel has nothing to do with the atrocious insufferable depiction given by the actress. The writing is what you'd expect from people who think that Tolkien needs to be "fixed". If you love Tolkien then spare yourself any pain andGiving this a 1 merely for some of the work of the VFX artists. Otherwise a horrendous piece desecration of a beloved decades old fantasy world. Tolkien's Galadriel has nothing to do with the atrocious insufferable depiction given by the actress. The writing is what you'd expect from people who think that Tolkien needs to be "fixed". If you love Tolkien then spare yourself any pain and avoid this dumpster fire.… Expand
  12. Bullstomp
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I tried to watch with an open mind but woah, this sucks. Galadriel is such an unlikable, overpowered character. The pacing is agonizingly slow and the acting is meh at best. The story is not engaging at all and not a single character provokes an emotional investment.

    The cinematography was good for the most part and the only reason I gave any score to this dumpster fire.    … Expand
  13. davygravy93
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    For the life of me I just cant figure out who this was made for. Pretty funny that amazon blocked reviews, I guess they put too much money into it so they think you aren't allowed to hate it? lol
  14. Telsatall
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    I will update my few view as the season progresses. I was hoping this was going to be a good show but so far with the first two episodes, I am very disappointed. It feels hollow, the writing is bad, it was assembled poorly and it isn’t compelling whatsoever. On top of this, Amazon is censoring the honest ratings both on IMDB and on Amazon itself. It was actually very hard to keep watching.
  15. Obiwank
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Other review sites deleting any reviews under 5 and manipulating. Hope metacritic doesn’t do the same.
  16. randomonthenet
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Amazon's failure to listen has led to this, whatever it is. The disrespect shown to Tolkien's decades of work has cemented why when you have access to the source material you don't deviate from the path. If you wanted a GOT Bezos then maybe create your own setting and do whatever you want with that. The worste of it is that 2nd September 1973 is the date Professor JRR Tolkien passed.Amazon's failure to listen has led to this, whatever it is. The disrespect shown to Tolkien's decades of work has cemented why when you have access to the source material you don't deviate from the path. If you wanted a GOT Bezos then maybe create your own setting and do whatever you want with that. The worste of it is that 2nd September 1973 is the date Professor JRR Tolkien passed. Did amazon choose this date to honor his memory or plop on it from a bigger height?… Expand
  17. Pouyanar
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Just terrible. What the showrunners did to Tolkien's work is equivalent to walking into the Louvre and "Improving" the Mona Lisa with spray paint and a blowtorch. If you insist on making a bland, generic, poorly written and acted fantasy series - create your own IP and do not use works so beloved.
  18. Jakeryanoc
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    The only people we can praise for working on this project is those whom spent so long on the stunning visual effects. However....the DIALOGUE is awful, the time crunching is confusing, the characters chosen are just as confusing, and it does not feel or sound like LOTR. Elves have super clean fades, perms, and the Elrond protrayed looks more like the younger version of Celebrimbor. InsteadThe only people we can praise for working on this project is those whom spent so long on the stunning visual effects. However....the DIALOGUE is awful, the time crunching is confusing, the characters chosen are just as confusing, and it does not feel or sound like LOTR. Elves have super clean fades, perms, and the Elrond protrayed looks more like the younger version of Celebrimbor. Instead of bringing different races from actual distant lands, which is actually canon.... they have now officially made it seem like all dwarves, elves, hobbits (sorry HaRFoOtS) and humans of color, are what... extinct during the time period of the hobbit and ROTK ??? Maybe on vacation?? Do the world a favor when handling this tv series. Cast it into the fire! Destroy it!… Expand
  19. Gorthaur
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    As a huge Tolkien fan and lover of the original lotr trilogy I wanted nothing more than to enjoy this show. Unfortunately, it is even worse than I had feared. I knew changes would need to be made to the story seeing as how Amazon only has the rights to ~5% of the source material regarding the second age, but this show is abysmal. Characters are completely misrepresented and unlikable.As a huge Tolkien fan and lover of the original lotr trilogy I wanted nothing more than to enjoy this show. Unfortunately, it is even worse than I had feared. I knew changes would need to be made to the story seeing as how Amazon only has the rights to ~5% of the source material regarding the second age, but this show is abysmal. Characters are completely misrepresented and unlikable. Dialogue is forced, cheesy, and bland. Storylines are nonsensical and leave you wondering why you should even care what happens. It was a chore to watch the first two episodes. There were some good visuals, but that isn’t nearly enough to justify $1 billion and squandering the potential for a show based on one of the greatest literary achievements in history. I have no idea who this show is aimed towards, but it’s the equivalent of watching a high-school drama class performance.… Expand
  20. Papanik
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    The lore go out of the window here this is crap, bravo Amazon you waste over a billion dollars so John Ronald Reuel Tolkien can roll in his grave
  21. Fahhq
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    This was a joke, right? But really can we get a good show? I tapped out halfway thru the 2nd episode
  22. Aomatveev
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Terrible.

    Really very bad, the script is incredibly stupid. the graphics look cheap, the actors are poorly chosen, dark-skinned elves and dwarves, why? how soon will we see same-sex families of the Middle-earth family?
  23. Necrophagia
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    they killed Tolkien. it was impossible to write such a bad script, but they wrote it. everything is bad except for the visual effects. disgustingly ugly elves, dialogues for morons. not interesting to watch for a minute.
  24. Alexkhill1
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    The characters are not even close to what we saw in the movies. In the first 20 minutes, they try to show us the same number of whites and blacks .... tolerance goes off scale!
  25. kaypro2
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    I tried to watch both episodes, but the dialogue and scene situations just got to bad for me to continue to the end of episode 2. The focus on Girl Boss Galadriel was awful as was the writing that the actor had to work with. The lore that Tolkien created was bastardized to the point of no recognition. The scene with Elrond and the dwarf was painful. No dwarf would cry in his soup if ElrondI tried to watch both episodes, but the dialogue and scene situations just got to bad for me to continue to the end of episode 2. The focus on Girl Boss Galadriel was awful as was the writing that the actor had to work with. The lore that Tolkien created was bastardized to the point of no recognition. The scene with Elrond and the dwarf was painful. No dwarf would cry in his soup if Elrond did not go to his wedding. I’m sorry, but this was pathetic fan fiction mixed liberally with Amazon woke inspirations.… Expand
  26. LucyTolkien
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not Tolkien at all. The actors cannot play, the dialogues are terrible and fight scenes looks theatrical and fake. When it comes to visuals they are good but some of them are too much and sometimes cgi looks really fake. There is also no logic in this show e.g. Galadriel jumps off the ship and swims many miles in the direction of Middle-Earth in just a dress. Like what? I undesrtand elves are strong but this is too much. The next absurd scene is when she breaks wall of ice with her hand or when she is in the battlefield in a dress and collects helmets. This is absurd. And I do not want to talk about her personality because she is very rude and selfish in everything what she does. The other absurd is the big worm or sth that attacks out of nowhere, eats some people and stops attacking. Male characters are bad, hobbits scenes are stupid and do not make sense. There is of course modern agenda like Galadriel is bullied by elves, racism from men towards elves or homosexual undertones. Why are they putting such themes in the Tolkien I am asking … Expand
  27. Arbusto
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Can we not bring "politics" into a fantasy series? I mean. Can we just watch a movie/series and not care who gets to "slay the dragon?
  28. Unicron666
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    An absolute travesty. The only mark I gave it is for the effects which are middling at best. This has nothing to do with Tolkien, it is like a modern American take on what they think Tolkien is suoppsed to be. Needless to say they missed the mark by a massive degree
  29. ZeldasChampion
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    First off. I don't get why race appears to be getting brought up as an issue as there were black people in the Tolkien books like the Harfoots and certain elves.

    With that being said and from what I have seen, they're taking way too many liberties with the book's history. I came in this hoping to see a thorough representation of the lore established both in the main books and the    First off. I don't get why race appears to be getting brought up as an issue as there were black people in the Tolkien books like the Harfoots and certain elves.

    With that being said and from what I have seen, they're taking way too many liberties with the book's history. I came in this hoping to see a thorough representation of the lore established both in the main books and the Silmarillion. Instead, I am getting some loose interpretation with the writers saying this show is "not for purest". Well, then I guess this show is not for a "purest" fan like me.    … Expand
  30. halfelfpaladin
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    We had the epic chance to finally see Tolkien's Second Age on screen. I am a huge fan of the professor's work, I have read his books multiple times When the show was announced I couldn't be more happier.

    Finally, the show is here, he first two episodes that is, and we can watch it. I have seen the episodes and sadly the hope that I had very fast turned in to dread. The Good, The Bad    We had the epic chance to finally see Tolkien's Second Age on screen. I am a huge fan of the professor's work, I have read his books multiple times When the show was announced I couldn't be more happier.

    Finally, the show is here, he first two episodes that is, and we can watch it. I have seen the episodes and sadly the hope that I had very fast turned in to dread.

    The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...

    The Good

    The visuals are really beautiful, every landscape shot is true pleasure for the eyes. The music is epic and strong. Durin IV is the best character. And that is it.

    The Bad

    It seems like the show was written by unexperienced high schoolers. The dialog is horrible, the way the characters act is blend, boring and at times illogical. There are scenes that are even stupid and hard to believe that characters would behave like that, even their motives seem really off. The writers have tried to make the dialog as something deep and with bigger meaning, but they have utterly failed to do so, instead it sounds stupid, rushed and superficial. The costimography is simply horrible. I have seen cosplayers making bar better props than those in the show, both in quality and design.

    The Ugly

    This sadly is anything but going back to Middle-Earth. A complete and total desecration of Tolkien's work. Some of the characters are so changed they are brought to the point of being unrecognizable. Sadly, one of my favorite characters in the books, Galadriel has been reduced to a miserable soldier fully driven by revenge, with no regard for the lives of those around her. Her reasoning is deeply flat and irrational, her actions make her seem even more bland. The show deviates so much from Tolkien's work that this simply is not Middle-Earth. The worst thing is that even we we remove all nomenclature that connects the show to the professor, it is still a bad show, badly written. It feels like the showrunners have no respect for the audience and are offering a shallow plot and even more shallow characters, expecting that the audience will just gobble up the low quality product. The disrespect for Tolkien is also very evident, considering how they butchered the professor's writings and lore.

    It saddens me deeply to see the professor's work desecrated like this. His stories deserve better. This show is anything but Tolkien, this is anything but Middle-Earth, and those characters are nothing compared to their original source material characters. Bad in so many ways.    … Expand
  31. JackOLantern81
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you want to have “Lord of the Ring” in the title, then show some respect to the OG story. Otherwise you can just create your own story.… Expand
  32. Kurina
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Go woke go broke. Tolkien must turn in his tomb, it's a shame that some greedy company can take some masterpiece and change it into turd.
  33. vortexander
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    simplemente mierda progre elfos negros hobbits negros enanas negras sin barba el señor de los anillos version alliexpress una total mierda. creo haber visto un elfo con el pelo largo todos pelo corto rapado a los lados recien salido de la barber seguramente la mitad seran gays y la otra mitad no binario por un momento pense que era de netflix
  34. Cristian_costa
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A produção e efeitos são maravilhosos, mas é uma história com personagens vazios e sem nexo nenhum com Tolkien e seu legendário.… Expand
  35. FurryRobots
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Incredible waste of $1B budget. A poor attempt at social engineering using a beloved literary icon as a shield to hide it's intent. If your going to do this at least be more subtle... and above all do not bore your intended victims.
    The only reason this review get's a 1 is because the CGI and camera work were well done.. and those that provided that work shouldn't be punished for the    Incredible waste of $1B budget. A poor attempt at social engineering using a beloved literary icon as a shield to hide it's intent. If your going to do this at least be more subtle... and above all do not bore your intended victims.
    The only reason this review get's a 1 is because the CGI and camera work were well done.. and those that provided that work shouldn't be punished for the failings of the showrunners. The rest of the production.. from script to acting, directing and editing would have caused the creation of the word 'cringe' had it not already existed before. The showrunners should be embarrassed at their mismanagement of a once in a lifetime budget like this work had. Hopefully a failure like this will help birth a new found spirit of desire for entertainment for entertainment purposes instead of subversion of out of favor people.    … Expand
  36. Bwolf1713
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Without respect of the lore, we reject to the core. Absolute abomination and a sacrificial offering to the woke oligarchs of todays modern Hollywood.
  37. lloyder
    Sep 7, 2022
    1
    This program does not justify the increase in the price of the Amazon subscription. poor story. Disastrous actors with a lack of charisma. Characters taken from a children's story. Plot full of topics. A totally forgettable series after seeing it. A shame to miss the opportunity to develop a dark fantasy story, which is what Tolkien really wanted to convey in his books.
  38. Emerson1979
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Horrível, desnecessário, sonolento, sem impacto e outros adjetivos para a série que ninguém pediu para ser produzida!
  39. Dovahbomser89
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Absolute Garbage. Avoid ! Terrible and childish dialogue. Characters / actors have no chemistry. Dull script. Wooden acting.
    Boring scenes that drag on. Galadriel is insufferable and unlikeable, not good when the character is the protagonist. This series made hobbits (harefoots) annoying. Elven male warriors were always phenomenal fighters - Look at Thranduil, Legolas, Elrond, Haldir etc.    Absolute Garbage. Avoid ! Terrible and childish dialogue. Characters / actors have no chemistry. Dull script. Wooden acting.
    Boring scenes that drag on. Galadriel is insufferable and unlikeable, not good when the character is the protagonist. This series made hobbits (harefoots) annoying. Elven male warriors were always phenomenal fighters - Look at Thranduil, Legolas, Elrond, Haldir etc. The elven males in this series are weak and pathetic.

    It is not only a disgrace to Tolkien's legacy but for all those people who have grown up and taken refuge in his wonderful world. This nothing to do with Tolkien at all.
    How can Jeff Bezos spend a billion on this and not fire the whole production crew is beyond belief. This is a generic fantasy show with good effects. That is all it is.

    This show has nothing engaging to offer and you will never want to see another episode of this atrocious show.
    If you want an Entertaining , Engaging and Wonderful Fantasy respectful of Tolkien's world & lore ,watch Perter Jackson's trilogy instead of this Utter Garbage.    … Expand
  40. CrudManAdz
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Opening troll scene a waste of displaying elfish combat efficiency as an elite unit who have survived for centuries on the hunt etc … measly snow troll kills a few and no team work. Galadriel simply does solo sword jump stupidity. Overly dramatic moments at times. Let it build before just constant emotional music and pauses. Just cringe.
  41. anonusername678
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt.

    "Melkor spent his spirit in envy and hate, until at last he could make nothing save in mockery of the thought of others, and all their work he destroyed if he could." - J. R. R. Tolkein
  42. ramm1x
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nothing to say to this crab show and horrible Galadriel story and the most shi*y acting I ever see… Expand
  43. jke2500
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    There is nothing Tolkien here. Some place names and character names but the characters that bear the Tolkien names are not the characters Tolkien created. I would give this less than a star if I could.

    "Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made" J. R. R. Tolkien “I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always    There is nothing Tolkien here. Some place names and character names but the characters that bear the Tolkien names are not the characters Tolkien created. I would give this less than a star if I could.

    "Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made" J. R. R. Tolkien

    “I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history – true or feigned– with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers." J.R.R. Tolkien P. S. I love the part where we meet Whiskey Jack for the first time. He tells Galadriel "We're Bridgeburners First in Last Out." So epic.    … Expand
  44. Isidar
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Es un aburrimiento total... Que lástima de dinero tirado a la basura. Me alegro
  45. V0X_Populi
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Дорогой и пустой блокбастер который ушёл очень далеко от Толкина и трилогии.
  46. SanderV815
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    Lets start with the positive:
    Rings of power has amazing landscape scenes, and the elven cities look fairly good as well.
    Unfortunately, this pales in comparison with it's problems. Let's start with the main problems. The dialogue is about as bad as it can get. This is very noticeable in parts where the writers try to be deep and pseudo-philosophical. The characters act like petulant    Lets start with the positive:
    Rings of power has amazing landscape scenes, and the elven cities look fairly good as well.

    Unfortunately, this pales in comparison with it's problems. Let's start with the main problems. The dialogue is about as bad as it can get. This is very noticeable in parts where the writers try to be deep and pseudo-philosophical. The characters act like petulant (and dumb) children, especially Galadriel and Durin. The lore is also clearly ignored, I don't want to include spoilers, but there's a lot of things that are not just minor deviations or additions to Tolkiens work, but major and problematic contradictions to the events of the second age.
    The fight scenes are marvel superhero level of unbelievable.
    Remember seeing Legolas riding that shield down the stairs at helmsdeep and thinking "that's a bit ridiculous". This is that times ten.
    The Harfoot scenes are entirely unnecessary and boring.

    While I think the show mostly looks as good as you expect from a high budget show, there are some places where the props and cgi looks very fake. This is mostly the case with the very cheap and plastic looking elven plate armor, as well some clearly styrofoam or plastic parts in khazad-dûm. In general, the swords, armor, clothes, etc, also look a lot less believable. It's all a bit generic fantasy looking. Visually It's all more on the level of the Hobbit movies then LOTR.    … Expand
  47. Imhonest
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    I can't believe the amount of money they have spent on this ... I mean if you look at the numbers is not even funny. who greenlight this ffs ?

    This show is not about entertainment but about political agenda and "the message",
  48. StockportBlue
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    What could've been a great show has been ruined by this incessant need to make everything a box ticking exercise for woke quotas. It's an insult to J. R. R. Tolkien's legacy.
  49. Blokin
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    I wonder how many “10 score” bots can Amazon afford to artificially pump up the overwhelmingly negative opinion of the actual public, after burning a billion on this dumpster fire…

    Dialogues are comically cringy, casting abysmal, costumes nonsensical, acting amateurish, choreography primitive. The fresh haircuts are especially off-putting. Best part is the visuals, but they’re just “meh”,    I wonder how many “10 score” bots can Amazon afford to artificially pump up the overwhelmingly negative opinion of the actual public, after burning a billion on this dumpster fire…

    Dialogues are comically cringy, casting abysmal, costumes nonsensical, acting amateurish, choreography primitive. The fresh haircuts are especially off-putting. Best part is the visuals, but they’re just “meh”, and again, a BILLION dollars…
    They made literally no effort to make a good show. They don’t actually deserve anything higher than 0, I just didn’t want to appear too bitter.    … Expand
  50. xGudNitex
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Horrible take on the Tolkien universe. The writing and character design is terrible. Cinematography and sound are good enough to deserve some recognition. However, they are not enough to overcome the boring and poorly acted script.
  51. bustermuster
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Garbage, watched the first two and they are too slow and the acting is awful. What happened to all the races the elves no longer look like elves and every one just looks like a human. the story is poor and forced diversity for sake of it give it a rest.
  52. Gojeonpa
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    The only thing remotely good in this series is the first 7,5 minutes of the first episode, the rest of the show was a complete bore. Meh visuals, awful CGI, ridiculous character interpretations, too many made up storylines. The only other positvie qualities were in my opinion the new characters, but only because you can't butcher the interpretation of a new character as you can an alreadyThe only thing remotely good in this series is the first 7,5 minutes of the first episode, the rest of the show was a complete bore. Meh visuals, awful CGI, ridiculous character interpretations, too many made up storylines. The only other positvie qualities were in my opinion the new characters, but only because you can't butcher the interpretation of a new character as you can an already established character. The only people who in their right mind can rate this higher than 6 have a): Never read anything the professor has written, or b): Have something personal to gain by pandering to the shows agenda.… Expand
  53. luxton
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Another franchise utterly abused in the name of diversity and the LGBTQQIP2SAA community being “represented” equally. Forget good writing, acting, screenplay and a convincing fantasy world with races that clearly reflect the biome they inhabit, that is, dwarfs are pale skinned which makes sense as they’re mountain dwellers in the northern hemisphere, elves are also pale skinned due toAnother franchise utterly abused in the name of diversity and the LGBTQQIP2SAA community being “represented” equally. Forget good writing, acting, screenplay and a convincing fantasy world with races that clearly reflect the biome they inhabit, that is, dwarfs are pale skinned which makes sense as they’re mountain dwellers in the northern hemisphere, elves are also pale skinned due to being woodland folk. There’s a reason the books took such a long time to write, it’s called world building. This takes time and effort, and this insult of a series completely disregards everything that made Tolkien’s work so great! Nothing is convincing in this mess of an insulting season. I suppose the LGBTQQIP2SAA minority (less than 1%) will absolutely love it.… Expand
  54. DOGS9
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    The series is absolutely terrible especially the actors , its like watching a middle school play not middle earth.
  55. confushis
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Holy Moley, what was that??? I have been more entertained watching TeleTubbies.
  56. lightvsdarkness
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Desecration of a timeless classic in order to propagate crazy modern ideology done by braindead people.
  57. InfiniteGnosis
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Frodo did I ever mention the time I fought a snow troll? We had spent weeks scaling icy mountains and the rest of my team had frostbite even though elves barely feel the cold and can walk on snow. When we arrived at the top they wanted to immediately climb back down again. Our elf eyes saw nothing until a moment later we saw a huge palace that was clearly visible.

    On making our way inside we found a red symbol, resembling the sign of the Crimson King from Stephen King's Dark Tower series, haha yes Frodo, I stopped reading after book 4 too. An Ice Troll attacked without warning and threw my elite elf team against the walls like dolls while I watched expressionlessly for several seconds. I executed sword jump slash (Triangle Triangle Square Cross, Right Left Right) and killed it instantly, after another couple of stabs because I forgot to finish with another Triangle.

    My team was so impressed they mutinied and insisted I be court-martialed and returned to Valinor immediately once we had spent months climbing back down. Fortunately all were uninjured and fully capable of making the trip. They were all good friends.    … Expand
  58. Geodatan
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    This show accomplishes two things:
    1-Hate the main character. Galadriel, an important character in Tolkien's work and well loved, in this show she is a hateful, narcissistic, selfish, vindictive, unpleasant character, who does not like to be contradicted, and who has to get away with it. It also doesn't help to masculinize Galadriel.
    2-Laziness, this series makes you lazy to continue    This show accomplishes two things:
    1-Hate the main character. Galadriel, an important character in Tolkien's work and well loved, in this show she is a hateful, narcissistic, selfish, vindictive, unpleasant character, who does not like to be contradicted, and who has to get away with it. It also doesn't help to masculinize Galadriel.
    2-Laziness, this series makes you lazy to continue watching it. It doesn't have a quality soundtrack, it's very random and boring. There is no character that stands out.
    The script deserves a rewrite from top to bottom. It has boring dialogues.
    The story is not canon. This never happened in the original work. So this series either you take it as an attack on the original work, or you take it as a joke since nothing that happens in this series really happened in the original work.

    The bad milk of the showruners and the studio is criminal. Premiering the series on the anniversary of Tolkien's death is not a random decision. Do you want to rewrite the original work?
    It is also bad milk to make viewers believe that the work is by Tolkien by putting it in the title. "The Lord of the Rings. The Rings of Power" when this story has nothing to do with the play The Lord of the Rings.

    There are ways to make a prequel, and The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power gets them all wrong. It takes six or seven things that everyone remembers from the famous movie trilogy, adds a water tank, makes no one have fun, provokes mysteries that aren't mysteries, and sends the best character on a pointless detour. The latter is the super elf Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) who spends the premiere telling people to worry about Sauron. In response, the people tell him not to worry about Sauron.    … Expand
  59. CornishGary
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Let us never forget the backbone behind this hate was Amazon's creation of the famous influencer videos. I suspect they were seeking to cancel this sort of reaction. As a review of the work Amazon never understood the material, Tolkien created a world alongside ours with a rich tapestry of fine details which is recreated by its readers. 99% of said anger is over how far off they are offLet us never forget the backbone behind this hate was Amazon's creation of the famous influencer videos. I suspect they were seeking to cancel this sort of reaction. As a review of the work Amazon never understood the material, Tolkien created a world alongside ours with a rich tapestry of fine details which is recreated by its readers. 99% of said anger is over how far off they are off even getting the basics right; they thought nothing of changing lore’s to fit a woke agenda. The world is already formed in everyone’s head and it’s not politically correct, it’s what surrounded Tolkien. I am unsure why they needed to use Tolkien, this version has none of Tolkien’s art, never forget his world was a much different place with women unable to undertake superhero tasks. Yes, the world has moved on but Tolkien has not. CGI is not what was required but what Tolkien sought story building. Amazon is guilty of Cultural vandalism and a complete failure to understand what they working with.… Expand
  60. RudolfAlencar
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Beautiful photography, but very little inspired by Tolkien's works, with weak characters and a forced protagonist, it looked like I was watching Naru from the movie Prey.
    The arrogant lines of the producers was another point to give a low grade.
  61. Kuroneko87
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    They just deleted a bunch of negative reviews. AGAIN.
    Terrible show, go watch House of the dragon instead.

    They made sure this dumpsterfire has a higher score than House of the dragon.
    Ofcourse they did...
  62. Asgalurch
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wanted to give it a 2/10 then I remembered the "rock don't float because looks down and ship focus on light" writing..

    If you came for an adaptation of the professors work you should look otherwise. Probably in the books the writers forgot to read.

    The show looks stunning... mostly. Some times even a billion dollars cannot hide CGI and actors looking like they are a PNG in front of another PNG. Overall though the visuals are okay. I liked Telperion and Laurelin for the 2 seconds they were in the show... followed by me nearly fainting because there was no mention of Ungoliant.... but hey what do I know... just a fan of another franchise that is about to be ruined by a billion dollar corp that thinks they could do better than someone with actual knowledge on worldbuilding, ethnics and philosophy....

    Nearly none of the characters Tolkien wrote about are where they are supposed to be/are who they are supposed to be. In contrast of being a wise eldar princess that wants a kingdom of her own to rule in middle earth, Galadriel is "ThE WaRrIoR oF ThE WaStes" and a commander => this is not lore accurate... the writers must have gone back to the wrong books... Also she should look way older than Elrond and not same or even younger than him... She is his mother in law ffs...
    Elrond is not a politician... He actually was a commander of Gil-Galads armies, unlike Galadriel. And yes he was a diplomat too but this is definetely not Elrond Half-Elven who has also eldar blood in his veins and is most definetely one of the lordiest elven lords out there... He is the son of Earendil ffs... The elves love and adore him... but nah he is not invited to the council cause he is a mudblood...

    Next time don't call it Lord of the Rings... in contrast to other fandoms we actually act as one because J.R.R Tolkiens work is bigger than just Peter Jacksons movies... It is awhole Mythos and not something that should be tampered with... The original writings will still be remembered in a hundred years from now .... This show.. not so much    … Expand
  63. eJay222
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    The most boring, didn't even finish the first episode, and of course some of the characters in this universe that shouldn't be there I don't particularly like either.
  64. PheASsant
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Классический прогрессивный сериал, никакого уважения к Толкину , первоисточник вертят как хотят. Говно
  65. Mogey
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Boring characters that have no chemistry between each other and way to many close ups
  66. noxti
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    I wanted to give this show a fair chance because it is based on middle earth, however the writing is terrible, the casting doesn't make sense, liberal propaganda is everywhere, Galadriel really doesn't project any strength or warrior spirit.

    And sorry, call me Rcist if you like, but black elves and hobbits don't make any sense, elves are monolithic by nature and hobbits are all from a    I wanted to give this show a fair chance because it is based on middle earth, however the writing is terrible, the casting doesn't make sense, liberal propaganda is everywhere, Galadriel really doesn't project any strength or warrior spirit.

    And sorry, call me Rcist if you like, but black elves and hobbits don't make any sense, elves are monolithic by nature and hobbits are all from a small region.    … Expand
  67. Rubenh
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Such a disapppointing departure from the riveting lore steeped in historical context to forefully accommodate today's norms and preferences without purposefully serving the narrative, which is wafer-thin throughout the first two episodes by the way.
  68. Rodrigotk
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    A true attack on Tolkien's epic narratives! Horrible!

    "Evil cannot create anything new, it can only corrupt and ruin what the forces of good have invented or done.” - ::: J.R.R. Tolkien :::
  69. wilall138
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Awful WOKE CRAPOLOA!!! Quit hiring for diversity first off! Second Tolkien is rolling like a rotisserie in his grave after this rubbish
    Butchers his work! I think a roomful of chimps and one turtle wrote this
  70. Lostsoulsbeach
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    After a short while I thought Amazon hi-jacked some original names and aborted history themes of Middle Earth that Tolkien wrote of pre-Sauron. I watch both eps and came away with that I saw WOKE-crap with Progressive Puking everywhere, on everything.
  71. MoKSho
    Sep 7, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s sad but its everything I expected it to be. The best parts are the Dwarves, Khazad Dum looks beautiful and Disa is lovely. Arondir makes a solid Elf. Sadly this isn’t Tolkien Lore. As is the bastardized version of the character of Galadriel. Abysmal. Annoying af. As are the Harfoots and the arc surrounding "Superman". The conversations are dull. Sometimes the show looks beautiful but that’s not enough to make up.… Expand
  72. iamvaro
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    The show has very bad acting and hideous writing . A disgrace to Tolkien's legacy.
  73. haroldojr
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    A disrespect for the legacy left by J. R. R. Tolkien.
    I will not submit to this sealing, my money will not contribute to this aberration.
  74. JoA1973
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    For those who feel criticism of this show is racist/sexist, go look at the rating for the GOT prequel series. This show is horribly written and the acting is atrocious. There is no defense of it. I'm not a rabid Tolkien fan nor have I read the original material. I'm simply a consumer of science fiction/fantasy stories and I can tell you this show blows. Such a massive opportunity wasted.
  75. aksu
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    The two episodes are very poorly written and has a lock of technical problems in terms of narrative, plot and character development. It's very odd to see a billion budget mainstream serie with such bad techniques.

    Despite visuals, the use of patternized armors and weapons make some scenes very boring. The landscape and cities are gorgeous, but the series does't show nothing from a    The two episodes are very poorly written and has a lock of technical problems in terms of narrative, plot and character development. It's very odd to see a billion budget mainstream serie with such bad techniques.

    Despite visuals, the use of patternized armors and weapons make some scenes very boring.

    The landscape and cities are gorgeous, but the series does't show nothing from a closer point of view, we see only static images from a far take.

    I really didin't like the "short hair" elf thing, but why almost all male elven characters must have shor hair? It makes no sense.

    The main character, Galadriel, she is very anoying and lack development, the character doesn't fit the role of Galadriel fro J. R. R. Tolkien, but ok, it's just an adaptation.

    Now, talking about the whole adaptation thing. The serie is a very bad Tolkien adaptation.
    If the series didn't carry the Tolkien name, it wouldnt be more than a mediocre show.    … Expand
  76. SAN4ES_86
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    Просто ужасно и не достоверно. Если есть желающие добавить в кино все тенденции современного мира в лице цветных, лгбт и прочего ТАК создайте свое что то новое. Не лезьте туда, кто вас никто не просит, не надо менять и идти в разрез с книгой.Просто ужасно и не достоверно. Если есть желающие добавить в кино все тенденции современного мира в лице цветных, лгбт и прочего ТАК создайте свое что то новое. Не лезьте туда, кто вас никто не просит, не надо менять и идти в разрез с книгой.
  77. m_ramone
    Sep 7, 2022
    0
    I don't think a review is necessary. Anyone who is a real fan of LOTR and Tolkien's work knows that ROP has nothing to do with these things.
  78. Anastasia_V
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    This is mega awful! The only thing worse than Anne Boleyn (2021) so far. But it doesn't need to be taken seriously either.
    And here is a complete mixing of the author's original vision of this magical world (Tolkien's book) with crap. I think Tolkien hasn't stopped spinning in his coffin since the release of this creepy film adaptation. Although the truth is it's not an adaptation of the    This is mega awful! The only thing worse than Anne Boleyn (2021) so far. But it doesn't need to be taken seriously either.
    And here is a complete mixing of the author's original vision of this magical world (Tolkien's book) with crap. I think Tolkien hasn't stopped spinning in his coffin since the release of this creepy film adaptation. Although the truth is it's not an adaptation of the book, it's some kind of fanfic. A creepy, clownish fanfic with a political agenda. Guys, it's not even funny anymore. It's sad - what's going on with movies and TV series these days.
    STOP!    … Expand
  79. jhariss
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    They can call it "Lord of the Ring" and try to ride the success of Tolkien's coattails, but this is NOT a Tolkien world, but a twisted "woke" version that is disgusting for destroying middle earth as we know it. Don't waste your time watching this insult of a series to all Tolkien fans.
  80. Oatieo
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    I found it to be very slow. I wanted more action. Galadriel is so angry, she seemed almost ethereal in the PJ movies but here she seems angry and not at all otherworldly. Really liked the dwarves though. Also the elves just felt like humans. I enjoyed house of the dragon a lot more.
  81. MacLaFave
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I thought it was garbage. It's been ruined by modern politics and trashy casting decisions.
  82. Frosty1979
    Sep 23, 2022
    0
    This show is not just bad, but an insult to Tolkien. Nobody of the known characters behave like they should. All the newly created ones feel out of place. The writing is abysmal and nonsensical for the most parts, e.g. " What is the difference between a boat and rock? One looks down and one looks up!". Seriously?

    One remark concerning review bombing. The only true review bombing has    This show is not just bad, but an insult to Tolkien. Nobody of the known characters behave like they should. All the newly created ones feel out of place. The writing is abysmal and nonsensical for the most parts, e.g. " What is the difference between a boat and rock? One looks down and one looks up!". Seriously?

    One remark concerning review bombing. The only true review bombing has been happened in the last couple of days by people who actually upvote this abomination for political reasons, since in their ignorance they believe Amazon's cheap marketing strategy that all critics are just racists.

    Edit: Half way through the season it gets even worse. Honestly it's even worse than Disney Star Wars. Reduced rating to a 0.    … Expand
  83. FilmFan1789
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Wow! i didn't think it was possible for a billion dollar venture to have really bad scripting/screenplay. Enter Amazon's Rings show. The writing is clunky at best, disgustingly mediocre at worst. The script sounds like a fifth grader trying really hard to sound smart by using unnecessarily long sentences and big words. All the actors were actually decent in their performances, but evenWow! i didn't think it was possible for a billion dollar venture to have really bad scripting/screenplay. Enter Amazon's Rings show. The writing is clunky at best, disgustingly mediocre at worst. The script sounds like a fifth grader trying really hard to sound smart by using unnecessarily long sentences and big words. All the actors were actually decent in their performances, but even actors have limitations. You can only do so much with a bad script. Not their fault. Blame this show's failure on the writers and producers. i was extremely bored watching the first episode, so i will Not be watching the succeeding ones. i have better uses for my time.… Expand
  84. Plzgoodgames
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Empty shell, visuals were great but cringe characters and too much deviation from source material for me
  85. Perseus69
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Shameless woke attempt at forcing pointless diversity down your throat using a worldwide beloved author and IP. Luckily the abysmal quality of this show will convince people that they can't just ignore the problem posed by the woke virus to contemporary western culture. How did it come this?
  86. Jonase
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Horrível, a série não tem nada a ver com o livro, os 2 primeiros episódios são intediante.
  87. auderion
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Fatal, un horror, demuestra que por mucho dinero que le pongas, no importa si te cargas lo esencial.

    No quiero hacer spoiler, pero comienza con escenas que van en contra del contexto que definió tokien en su obra, y continua escena tras escena haciendo cosas raras, cambiando personajas, inventandose roles que tenía otro personaje, metiendo a razas en una época en la que no deberían    Fatal, un horror, demuestra que por mucho dinero que le pongas, no importa si te cargas lo esencial.

    No quiero hacer spoiler, pero comienza con escenas que van en contra del contexto que definió tokien en su obra, y continua escena tras escena haciendo cosas raras, cambiando personajas, inventandose roles que tenía otro personaje, metiendo a razas en una época en la que no deberían estar ahí aún... Se han cargado la linea temporal por donde les han dado la gana, han hecho una absoluta basura, una falta de repeto total a la obra original, debería darles verguenza.
    y gran parte sospecho que ha sido por intentar vender ideología barata subliminal en una obra que nada tiene que ver con toda esa bazofia, desde cambios de roles absurdos que consiguen lo contrario a lo que quieren hacer, destruir estéticas ya definidas, asignar personalidades y actitudes que no concuerdan con la historia original...

    En definitiva, es dificil fastidiarlo todo más, lo único que tengo en mi mano para quejarme ante esta mierda que habeís hecho es cancelar mi suscripción al prime de amazon, porque tiene tela....    … Expand
  88. petrch1990
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    The streaming series formula. Find a franchise everyone knows and loves. Apply a formulaic, generic, Netflix style script (the love interest, the cliffhangers, the nasty white guy, the sex and gore). Throw in a politically correct, "diverse" cast, ensuring women are in fiesty, warrior-type roles, token black actors are front and centre in the marketing material (don't bother with actors ofThe streaming series formula. Find a franchise everyone knows and loves. Apply a formulaic, generic, Netflix style script (the love interest, the cliffhangers, the nasty white guy, the sex and gore). Throw in a politically correct, "diverse" cast, ensuring women are in fiesty, warrior-type roles, token black actors are front and centre in the marketing material (don't bother with actors of Chinese descent, they don't get so many woke points). Throw in some CGI to paste over the unimaginative script writing. Get someone to do a Hans Zimmer style soundtrack. Make some money, hollow out someone's legacy, whine that people are "racist" if they don't appreciate their nordic cultural and artistic history being "reimagined" through the lens of multiculturalism and inclusion. It's not so much terrible or infuriating as just boring and predictable.… Expand
  89. Sagan75
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very good visuals, bad script, so far from the Tolkien vision of his own world.… Expand
  90. LongTimMovieFan
    Sep 17, 2022
    3
    This is simply bad direction. There are simply too many horizontal flaws. The sets look unreal, the dialogue is flat and punch lines delivered badly, acting bad, filmwork bad, it's just generally not good. And the score is intrusive. Watch Braveheart if you want to hear a score add to the story, not interrupt it. But, it could have been great, that's why it is the director's fault.This is simply bad direction. There are simply too many horizontal flaws. The sets look unreal, the dialogue is flat and punch lines delivered badly, acting bad, filmwork bad, it's just generally not good. And the score is intrusive. Watch Braveheart if you want to hear a score add to the story, not interrupt it. But, it could have been great, that's why it is the director's fault. If "it feels like a Hallmark television show production" makes sense to you, that's sort of it. Digital imaging is clear, but so clear that it feels unreal. Some of the sets look so contrived and fake, it's unbelievable at that budget. In two episodes, there were only a couple of scenes that I forgot that I'm watching something... I had to force myself to finish watching it. Perhaps it will grab me if I watch the additional episodes. I started to ignore the interruptive musical score by the end, which was good.

    UPDATE: I watched S1:E3, and it actually got harder to watch, so I lowered from a 6 to 3. It's just bad.    … Expand
  91. Vincentvb76
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    It got 1 from me just because of its looks but the dialogue is so bad and tries too hard to sound intellectual by spouting word nonsense and what made me turn it off was hearing the fake hobbits with fake Irish accents, there is nothing worse as an Irish to hear English people doing bad Irish accents
  92. Maciejon
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    What they did to Galadriel is an absolute scandal and they generally butchered Tolkien's world. i Had high hopes when i heard about it but what i've seen is some dumb action powerfantasy with terrible writing not resembling LOTR at all
  93. Kott
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    “It felt only natural to us that an adaptation of Tolkien’s work would reflect what the world actually looks like.”
    - Lindsey Weber, E.P. Amazon's LOTR Series, Vanity Fair (Feb. 2022)
    "There are certainly themes Tolkien felt were important. We made a promise to ourselves at the beginning of the process that we weren't going to put any of our own politics, our own messages or our own    “It felt only natural to us that an adaptation of Tolkien’s work would reflect what the world actually looks like.”
    - Lindsey Weber, E.P. Amazon's LOTR Series, Vanity Fair (Feb. 2022)

    "There are certainly themes Tolkien felt were important. We made a promise to ourselves at the beginning of the process that we weren't going to put any of our own politics, our own messages or our own themes into these movies. What we were trying to do was to analyse what was important to Tolkien and to try to honour that. In a way, were trying to make these films for him, not for ourselves."
    - Peter Jackson, Interview with GreenCine (Dec. 2002)    … Expand
  94. Cecily_Cambell
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This show has been ruined by extremely weak casting and many of the actors are unlikeable. The Harfoots were sooo boring I went to put the kettle on. Maybe one day someone will make a 'fan edit' that cuts out all the Lenny Henry scenes and black elf scenes that drag this show down, and I might watch it then, but for now I'm out.
  95. Timacek
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    An insult to Tolkien as a Tolkien life fan iam feeling very betrayed. In a crusade for a wokeness and other politics they have absolutely bastardized proffessors work. Be ashamed amazon, i wont pity you when the shi-storm will get you. you deserve it full stop. they could not even get the prolog right when it was the ungoliath what sucked the light from the trees and it would have been soAn insult to Tolkien as a Tolkien life fan iam feeling very betrayed. In a crusade for a wokeness and other politics they have absolutely bastardized proffessors work. Be ashamed amazon, i wont pity you when the shi-storm will get you. you deserve it full stop. they could not even get the prolog right when it was the ungoliath what sucked the light from the trees and it would have been so epic scene. Shame on you amazon… Expand
  96. macro_zorki
    Sep 7, 2022
    2
    No spoilers: I watched the first two shows with my brother. he was indifferent to it, i thought it was boring and i was happy when it was finally over. I hoped that it woud be a good show, but they failed at the basic narrating skills. And i think most of the characters are anoying and the story isnt thought trough properly. the effects look good, but the others do much better with muchNo spoilers: I watched the first two shows with my brother. he was indifferent to it, i thought it was boring and i was happy when it was finally over. I hoped that it woud be a good show, but they failed at the basic narrating skills. And i think most of the characters are anoying and the story isnt thought trough properly. the effects look good, but the others do much better with much less money. I dont think i will continue watching.… Expand
  97. klymovskyi
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Those who made this series just hate Tolkien, his books and the original trilogy created by Peter Jackson. "Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made".
  98. Cd92
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    More of this woke progressive **** They've absolutely butchered this, shouldn't even be associated with the lord of the rings.
  99. KingOropher
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Big disappointment. Bad acting and writing. Dialogue is terrible. Crappy action sequences. New characters are laughable.… Expand
  100. MagnusB
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Esta serie no tiene alma, es genérica...esta serie vistosa y con mucho presupuesto fué hecha para distorsionar el esfuerzo de un genio! Que duró 60 años creando y perfeccionando su obra, para que unos progresistas vengan a meter su agenda cochina! vacía.
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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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