The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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  1. Farhadriddel
    Sep 12, 2022
    9
    I think there is too much hate . Just enjoy the show . The cgi is amazing and acting isn't bad at all and actually it is good. Characters looks interesting so far and galadriel is great . Very good for the first 2 episodes .
  2. Djangofidelis
    Sep 12, 2022
    2
    Um desastre, muito mal feito tecnicamente. Quem viu a Roda do Tempo também feito pela Amazon vai reparar que tem os mesmos problemas, só que muito pior. Péssimo produto de entretenimento para os amantes dos livros e também para quem não conhece aquele universo. A propaganda e marketing foram enganosos, a qualidade visual é pior que os trailers e as musicas não encaixam com o clima e osUm desastre, muito mal feito tecnicamente. Quem viu a Roda do Tempo também feito pela Amazon vai reparar que tem os mesmos problemas, só que muito pior. Péssimo produto de entretenimento para os amantes dos livros e também para quem não conhece aquele universo. A propaganda e marketing foram enganosos, a qualidade visual é pior que os trailers e as musicas não encaixam com o clima e os cenários. Uma decepção total. A falsa diversidade é o menor dos problemas dessa serie tendo em conta as gritantes debilidade técnicas e amadoras, que vão desde erros de gravação, erros de edição, erros de direção, falta de um enredo e roteiro definido, diálogos sem sentido e medíocres, atores trocando subitamente de sotaque ( na versão inglesa ), transições de cenas completamente sem nexo e terrivelmente mal executadas. Se os 2 primeiros episódios foram essa tortura, os restantes 6 devem ser mais da mesma atrocidade. Ninguém merece perder tempo com essa aberração.… Expand
  3. Horsedog5
    Sep 12, 2022
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is super slow to develop. There are not a lot of actionable scenes. I am hoping that it will get better but so far I am an episode 3 and it is a struggle to keep going… Expand
  4. Savarunl
    Sep 12, 2022
    9
    Very enjoyable show so far. It looks amazing and some of the cast are really good (especially nori). Actually one of the best series in years.
  5. anon228922
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Considering the budget and hype about this show, so far it has been just plain boring.
  6. Sickboy0138
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    This is some of the most absolute boring stuff I've ever seen. They are ungodly promoters of "the message" . Bad diolauge,bad actors and actresses, and awful destruction of Tolkien's beautiful work. It's a shame shows are allowed to even be made like this. Go ahead and just keep reading Tolkien's books.
  7. sirveon
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    The characters and story are weak, the conversations could be written by a 10 year old. Amazon wonders why the show gets bad reviews and blames it on "review bombing". Ridiculous.
  8. zyzolol
    Sep 12, 2022
    2
    The series don't follow the Characters created by Tolkien other than the name, don't follow the timeline created by Tolkien and disrespect the Tolkien creation.

    If you have Tolkien books, you'll be disappointed. If you are Tolkien fan, you'll be disgusted. If you are a Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings fan, you'll be confused If Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is your first    The series don't follow the Characters created by Tolkien other than the name, don't follow the timeline created by Tolkien and disrespect the Tolkien creation.

    If you have Tolkien books, you'll be disappointed.

    If you are Tolkien fan, you'll be disgusted.

    If you are a Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings fan, you'll be confused

    If Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power is your first introduction to Middle-Earth, stop watching the series and go read those following books:
    J. R. R Tolkien, Lord of the Rings (including all Appendix)
    J. R. R Tolkien, (Edited by Christopher Tolkien) - Unfinished Tales (including Part II & The History of Galadriel and Celeborn and of Amroth King of Lorien).

    J. R. R Tolkien, (Edited by Christopher Tolkien) - The Silmarillion.

    And you will know why Ring of Power is so bad    … Expand
  9. Tolrein
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    I am a big fantasy reader and watched a ton of it as well. GOTR, LOTR, Eragon, Shannara, you name it, I've watched it. Therefore it is with an absolute unbiased ton that I state the following:

    What's good: CGI and visuals are stunning. What's wrong: The plot is horrible, the dialogues are amateurish, here's an example meant to be a deep speech: "Do you know why a stone sinks and a    I am a big fantasy reader and watched a ton of it as well. GOTR, LOTR, Eragon, Shannara, you name it, I've watched it. Therefore it is with an absolute unbiased ton that I state the following:

    What's good: CGI and visuals are stunning.

    What's wrong: The plot is horrible, the dialogues are amateurish, here's an example meant to be a deep speech: "Do you know why a stone sinks and a boat floats? Because the stone only watches down to the bottom and therefore it can only go that way, while a boat looks upward to the sky with it's sails and so it floats". Excuse me? I can't believe it was approved.
    The main character is basically mono-dimensional.
    What is worse is that that there is no point where "it clicks" and brings me inside its world (Like Avatar or example), it just feels boring, slow and full of unnecessary (but beautiful) CGI.
    A fantasy show or book HAS to immerse you inside its world, letting you forget about reality.
    This show simply doesn't. It doesn't really matter that it doesn't stick to Tolkien's original work, because as I said I approached it with ZERO expectations.
    However it doesn't tell you a new, exciting and wonderful adventure.    … Expand
  10. Cracker1
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Maybe when I die the showrunners can use a ouija-board to ask me for my opinion.
  11. Solonn
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    It's very funny to see how the negative reviews are downvoted hundreds of times in a very short time, and the positives are upvoted in equal amounts, even though only 600 people have rated the series itself positively.

    But of course only the negative reviews are reviewbombing, Amazon would never manipulate the ratings for their outrageously expensive series ;) That and the defamation    It's very funny to see how the negative reviews are downvoted hundreds of times in a very short time, and the positives are upvoted in equal amounts, even though only 600 people have rated the series itself positively.

    But of course only the negative reviews are reviewbombing, Amazon would never manipulate the ratings for their outrageously expensive series ;)

    That and the defamation of their own customers as racists and trolls is actually enough to boycott Rings of Power and Amazon.

    For the actual review:

    If you force diversity contrary to lore, it usually comes across as very artificial and immersion disturbing. But that's no reason for a series to be considered bad per se, as House of The Dragon shows.

    If you take one of the most important writers in world literature to sell his product, but then rewrite the story of this writer to the point beyond recognition, that is highly outrageous.
    On the one hand it's disrespectful to someone's life's work, on the other hand it's cheating on the viewers who expect something specific under this title.
    But even that doesn't have to be a guarantee that the series is bad.

    But with these terrible conditions, it doesn't stop there.

    First of all, many reviewers think that the series looks good. It's certainly a matter of taste, but I can't share this impression. The world looks extremely artificial. The original Lord of the Rings trilogy, as well as Harry Potter and Game of Thrones have created much more organic looking worlds. The look of Rings of Power doesn't create any immersion for me, I feel like I'm in the cinematic opening credits of a video game.
    And then there are the horrible costumes including Elvis hairstyle for the elves...who would think it was a good idea to depict Middle-earth in this way when Tolkien's work has been illustrated for over 70 years.
    But even bad costumes and cold backdrops cannot completely destroy a show.

    But Rings of Power also has extremely stereotyped characters. For example, Galadriel is the worst Mary Sue I have seen in ages, and of course she is the lonely heroine who is held down by everyone else, when on her own she could liberate all of Middle-earth if only she were let... who does that please written? A writing class to avoid the worst rookie mistakes might have been helpful

    Speaking of writing: where it really gets cringe here are the dialogues. A schoolchild could have written it. "You didn't see what I saw" "Yes I did" "No you didn't" ...

    "The evil here is so strong that the torches no longer warm us. This way."
    "How can you be so sure?!"
    "It's colder than anywhere else."

    "It's a miracle that the tree grows here with the little light." "Where there is love there is always light."

    Wow

    And then we have the tiny little problem that the series (so far) has no story.
    We see Galadriel's brother Finrod for 3 seconds, then it is told that he was killed and now Galadriel hunts Sauron, who will definitely show up at some point, even if nobody believes it for whatever reason... This must be enough.
    Again, for a modern video game, such a story start would be thin. For a film, let alone a series, this is simply insufficient.

    I can still remember a German video game series that was very popular in this country. The last part came out in 2006: Gothic 3. Since there were massive time bottlenecks and money problems during development, the game was never really finished. The starting quest of this unfinished game was "Find Xadras" (For he is apparently a traitor). And this quest then drove you all over the continent of the game world.
    At the time, players were upset about this lack of imagination. That was in 2006 in a video game, a small German studio that had massive development problems.

    Now here we are, 16 years later, the international giant amazon is producing the most expensive series ever made and the starting quest is: "Find Sauron" (Because he murdered your brother (so even simpler than in Gothic 3)).

    lol just lol

    The most positive thing I can say about the series is that it doesn't look as cheap as Xena. In relation to the budget, however, Rings of Power still looks very cheap. And Xena at least had more likeable characters.    … Expand
  12. PlanetGerald
    Sep 12, 2022
    10
    So good, I'm so excited and looking forward to viewing more episodes, best thing on tv right now.
  13. robert-omb
    Sep 12, 2022
    4
    Flimsy cardboard cutouts set in a diorama of superficial beauty. Inconsistent tone, inane dialogue, disregard for the source material, and an aura of soullessness. It's bewildering how something so expensive could feel so cheap. Stick with Peter Jackson or read the books.
  14. DianaDmitriyeva
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This is not Tolkien. This is not Lord of the Rings. Promoting modern politics where it is absolutely unnecessary has become the personal signature of all modern screenwriters. That's all.
  15. 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
  16. kikiheaven33
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Doesn't respect Tolkien's work and what he explicitly asked for in his letters, writing and dialogue is odd and uninspired (not to mention pseudo-intelligent), overused CGI which makes everything look like a video game, flat lighting in many scenes, cheap looking costumes that are far removed from established imagery (why are the outfits an odd mix of Roman and Greek??), unlikeableDoesn't respect Tolkien's work and what he explicitly asked for in his letters, writing and dialogue is odd and uninspired (not to mention pseudo-intelligent), overused CGI which makes everything look like a video game, flat lighting in many scenes, cheap looking costumes that are far removed from established imagery (why are the outfits an odd mix of Roman and Greek??), unlikeable characters, boring sub-plots that left the story feeling empty and pointless, ELVES WITH SHORT HAIR. Need I say more?… Expand
  17. ver0s
    Sep 11, 2022
    10
    Anyone who says that the series is not faithful to the original work and that defends progressive agendas is certainly unaware of Tolkien's masterpiece. Unfortunately we have a generation of young reactionaries led by mindless influencers.

    I recommend anyone with an interest in the silmarillion stories to watch the series to understand what some characters did to become iconic an era    Anyone who says that the series is not faithful to the original work and that defends progressive agendas is certainly unaware of Tolkien's masterpiece. Unfortunately we have a generation of young reactionaries led by mindless influencers.

    I recommend anyone with an interest in the silmarillion stories to watch the series to understand what some characters did to become iconic an era before the LOTR trilogy.

    @ica demais fi, achei brabo!    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. Grinderman
    Sep 11, 2022
    9
    Visually outstanding, good cast and thank goodness for better dialogue and less slapstick than in the now overrated films. I am happy
  22. azuljp
    Sep 11, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Una serie que no tiene nada que ver con las películas del señor de los anillos. Está repleta de progresismo y no es más que una herramienta de propaganda y adoctrinamiento de políticas de izquierda. Una serie feminista que aborrece y odia a los hombres.… Expand
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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.
  28. Digital_Malz
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    I can't say anything really positive about this disaster: the plot is a mess, the costumes are ridiculous (Roman Elves!), the acting is pure suffering (Morfydd Clark and Cordova have the same expressions all over the episodes), it's full of corny cringe lines, the action scenes look like Power Rangers, the music is "ok", and, despite the beautiful footage, the settings are generic andI can't say anything really positive about this disaster: the plot is a mess, the costumes are ridiculous (Roman Elves!), the acting is pure suffering (Morfydd Clark and Cordova have the same expressions all over the episodes), it's full of corny cringe lines, the action scenes look like Power Rangers, the music is "ok", and, despite the beautiful footage, the settings are generic and uninspiring. It has destroyed Tolkien's work.… Expand
  29. nictom
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    CGI: Amazing!
    Story adaptation: Horrible! Tolkien must be turning in his grave because of this...
  30. 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
  31. A_Yuki
    Sep 10, 2022
    2
    While the visual (environment) is great, the characters and dialogue are incredibly boring. The story is all over the place and to be honest, boring, uninspired. If it wasn't title "Lord of the Ring" nobody would have care. It's a cash grab. The movies by Peter Jacklson were amazing, storywise, characterwise while the Amazon LotR has neither of them. It's sad, Could have been good.

    The    While the visual (environment) is great, the characters and dialogue are incredibly boring. The story is all over the place and to be honest, boring, uninspired. If it wasn't title "Lord of the Ring" nobody would have care. It's a cash grab. The movies by Peter Jacklson were amazing, storywise, characterwise while the Amazon LotR has neither of them. It's sad, Could have been good.

    The pacing is slower than a turtle! The chaarcters are very forgettable, unlikable, etc.

    After episode 3, I'm done! It'ss the worst show out there!! It is a 1/5. (2/10)

    Compare to House of the Dragon, which is a very good show, Ring of Power is atrocious at best and that's sad. Stick with the Peter Jackson movies!

    "Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made" -JRR Tolkien    … Expand
  32. Anonanonamous
    Sep 10, 2022
    10
    Review bombing has turned into a bloody hobby. My goodness gracious people have the attention span of a rock these days.
    Stop **** looking and start watching. Shows decent as hell.
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. 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
  36. richter4
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    Amazon have actually put an indefinite ban on reviews for this thing.
    So, that alongside the organised efforts to downvote the bad reviews here on metacritic (which happened between wednesday and thursday*), and the deletion of the Imdb reviews under 6/10.
    And presumably had something to do with Youtube removing the dislike button after the adverts for the Bezos 'Rings' thing - for    Amazon have actually put an indefinite ban on reviews for this thing.
    So, that alongside the organised efforts to downvote the bad reviews here on metacritic (which happened between wednesday and thursday*), and the deletion of the Imdb reviews under 6/10.

    And presumably had something to do with Youtube removing the dislike button after the adverts for the Bezos 'Rings' thing - for which Youtube were paid a seven figure sum to give prominence in their algorithms - got three million dislikes (which, if left, would have countered the artificial prominence and accordingly reduced viewers for the adverts).

    Oddly - or not - none of the hundreds of news outlets that ran Amazon's version of the reason for the review-pause have followed up on their story, even as the ban looks set to encompass and pass the release of subsequent episodes of the thing...

    Oh, the review. Yes, it's crap.    … Expand
  37. Durathror
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    Didn't like it. It's badly written and the black elf actor ruins every scene he's in. This show spits at Tolkien's legacy.

    If you're a Twitter SJW, a Marxist, an Anglophobe, an Amazon shill or just someone who laps up woke content and doesn't care about quality you'll love this.
  38. 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
  39. jojojan
    Sep 10, 2022
    8
    Very beautiful scenes, good characters and interesting plot so far, would recommend.
  40. Tazer357
    Sep 10, 2022
    0
    This is easily the worst show in the history of Amazon Prime. Special effects are worthless garbage. The acting marginal at best. It is so far from Tolkien Canon it might as well be based on any book not written by Tolken. Tolkien might as well be going through the same woodchipper that Roddenberry ,Lucas and every other show that strays so far from the source material. Save your timeThis is easily the worst show in the history of Amazon Prime. Special effects are worthless garbage. The acting marginal at best. It is so far from Tolkien Canon it might as well be based on any book not written by Tolken. Tolkien might as well be going through the same woodchipper that Roddenberry ,Lucas and every other show that strays so far from the source material. Save your time and your money. Avoid this nightmare at all costs. Your intellect will thank you.… Expand
  41. 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...
  42. Pyter
    Sep 10, 2022
    2
    I used to giving this show 0 points now after watching 3 episodes I'm starting to like or at least tolerate southern elves and numenor visuals. I try stay positive so i give "2" because I care more about plot as nice visuals and CGI. Episodes are still too long and quite boring after half an hour. OF course I dont try see it as Tolkiens adaptation only random fantasy show with catchy names.
  43. remedeeh
    Sep 10, 2022
    9
    Good entertainment, visually stunning. The cast is great - exactly the way I'd want it to be for an entertainment product in 2022.
  44. Rufo
    Sep 9, 2022
    2
    Mega cursy. I made my honest effort to see the first two parts and just didn’t pass it.
  45. 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
  46. Buggiesdaddy
    Sep 9, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The changes to Galadriel and Elrond are a perversion of Tolkien!  Galadriel is a Mary Sue in every sense of the term.  She is the best at everything, no weaknesses, smarter than everyone around her and stronger than any man.  This "Warrior Galadriel" is a complete joke and totally unlikeable.  It took the entire Fellowship to take down the cave troll in the Mines of Moria and she takes down a snow troll singlehandily, Matrix Style in seconds.  Gandalf, Aragorn, Gimli, Boromir, Legolas and all the hobbits barely took down the cave troll.  Elrond is now a scholar and a politician and a Cuck as well.  Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings to create a mythology for England because most of England's mythology was lost due to all the times they were conquered.  It makes no sense for such a diverse casting set in this region and time frame.  And seeing it completely pulls you out of the story.  Tolkien was pretty damn specific when he described all the different races.  If you put some white guys in Wakanda tribes in Black Panther most people would be in a uproar.  Not to mention it would be absolutely ridiculous!  If this was a newly created fantasy show with no connection to Tolkien then I think most people wouldn't have a problem with it, but calling this The Lord of the Rings in the title is where Amazon is pissing off Tolkien fans.  Attacking us as "Toxic Fandom" is getting so old and played out.  "Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made”… Expand
  47. 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
  48. 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.
  49. jonesy10
    Sep 9, 2022
    3
    It ain't great at all. The writing and dialogue is shockingly bad. Wooden acting and all the current day tropes of man bad - woman good that Hollywood pumps into all their tv shows and films these days. Gets boring real quick. Found myself nodding off during the second episode before shaking my head awake to carry on. What a slog with each episode over an hour long. It seeks to destroyIt ain't great at all. The writing and dialogue is shockingly bad. Wooden acting and all the current day tropes of man bad - woman good that Hollywood pumps into all their tv shows and films these days. Gets boring real quick. Found myself nodding off during the second episode before shaking my head awake to carry on. What a slog with each episode over an hour long. It seeks to destroy Tolkien's magnificent novel Universe, but if you really are a gatekeeper for the great old books and Peter Jackson's legendary trilogy, the Amazon series won't put a dent into it, no matter how hard they try. By all means watch it, but you'll only watch it once never to return to this cheap looking expensive paid tv show. I'll say this, it does show me that TLOTR was meant to be a filmic experience on the big screen and not a weekly small screen affair - doesn't work even if it attempts to ape Game of Thrones, that started on the small screen and the world has had over a decade to get use to that show even if it was filmed cinematic for large screen battles. Amazon have the money to plow through their 5 season planned run, only the ratings will fall through the foundations at this rate. Terrible show, unlikeable characters.… Expand
  50. 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
  51. 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.
  52. gregwilson3468
    Sep 9, 2022
    1
    The acting is poor. The writing is terrible. I feel like the amount of money spent on this travesty of show should have better effects. The main thing missing from this Tolkien story is...Tolkien. This is a terrible show. Just watch something else.
  53. teebow
    Sep 9, 2022
    2
    Thought the writing acting and overall pace was very poor. Plus the characters are just not very convincing
  54. Maraud30
    Sep 9, 2022
    1
    I absolutely HATE IT. The cast is sexist and the main actress is terrible in my opinion.
  55. thalisonf10
    Sep 9, 2022
    10
    spectacular production, it has everything to be great in every aspect, each scenario shows the grandeur of this series.
  56. D-d-dont_shoot
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    I feel the cast did a really poor job here. Especially the hobbits. Who at Amazon looked at their storyline and thought it would be well received? And the writing... oh lord the writing.

    Two and a half episodes is enough for me. I'm out. How could Amazon foul this up so badly? Did they really look at the story of Numenor and say to themselves 'What this really needs is a big dose of    I feel the cast did a really poor job here. Especially the hobbits. Who at Amazon looked at their storyline and thought it would be well received? And the writing... oh lord the writing.

    Two and a half episodes is enough for me. I'm out. How could Amazon foul this up so badly? Did they really look at the story of Numenor and say to themselves 'What this really needs is a big dose of modern day identity politics, sraight from Twitter'? I mean... Words fail me...    … Expand
  57. EliaT
    Sep 9, 2022
    1
    El guion y los actores, son de lo peor que vi en mucho tiempo. Los diálogos repletos de frases hechas. Las historia son simplonas y sin gracia. Los actores no poseen una sola expresión facial y tienen el carisma de un árbol. a donde se fueron los mil millones, en la estética?? La serie se ve muy bien, pero no tiene nada que ver con El Señor de los Anillos. Y no hablemos de la puesta deEl guion y los actores, son de lo peor que vi en mucho tiempo. Los diálogos repletos de frases hechas. Las historia son simplonas y sin gracia. Los actores no poseen una sola expresión facial y tienen el carisma de un árbol. a donde se fueron los mil millones, en la estética?? La serie se ve muy bien, pero no tiene nada que ver con El Señor de los Anillos. Y no hablemos de la puesta de cámara y los cortes entre planos que es para aplaudir con las orejas. Madre mía. Donde esta el dinero, porque en guion, actores, vestuario y caracterización no esta.… Expand
  58. Phadrus
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    It simultaneously looked expensive and cheap at the same time. Weird. The characters were boring and forgettable. They made the mistake of telling about the action and not showing. Very sad.
  59. 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
  60. 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
  61. amirmr
    Sep 9, 2022
    10
    If you can accept anything new instead of comparing it with the Peter Jackson movies, It's a fantastic show to watch. I just love it!
  62. 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
  63. 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
  64. Airsick1972
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    Uninspired, boring work. Terrible dialogue, everything looks cheap, and the characters are not great. Stay away
  65. 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.
  66. 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
  67. Rewrty
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    Жалкая игра актёров, куча ляпов и бреда. 3 раза уснул пока досмотрел.
  68. Nel142
    Sep 9, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Woke Trash … Expand
  69. MarkBea
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Awful, bad acting, rubbish dialogue, stupid plot. Nothing like Tolkien's original work.
  70. 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.
  71. TheLee
    Sep 8, 2022
    5
    Visuals are top notch. Too many characters. Really hoping they pick it up in episode 3
  72. vgmkyle
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    WARNING: Amazon created 100-150 fake accounts to disagree with bad reviews. I've got proof that I will reveal SOON on my YouTube. Edit your review and repost and you will see what I mean. This isn't a review bomb; this is a legit zero. First the showrunners said this was better than the trilogy of Jackson movies, then they canceled people's reviews on another site after the fans politelyWARNING: Amazon created 100-150 fake accounts to disagree with bad reviews. I've got proof that I will reveal SOON on my YouTube. Edit your review and repost and you will see what I mean. This isn't a review bomb; this is a legit zero. First the showrunners said this was better than the trilogy of Jackson movies, then they canceled people's reviews on another site after the fans politely disagreed. For being the most expensive show ever made it absolutely fails to be more interesting than House of the Dragon and looks like a phony, fake cosplay. It's an absolute abomination to one of the best franchises of all time.… Expand
  73. 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
  74. NormalUtahn
    Sep 8, 2022
    1
    Garbage. Filthy, stinking, fly riddled, bloated carcass garbage. Disappointed beyond words by how awful this show has been. The script alone should never have seen the light of day. Throw this show in to the fires of Mount Doom, from whence it came. I can see Agent Smith standing over the lava screaming, "Cast it in to the fire! Destroy it! Bezos!!!!!"
  75. liveplay
    Sep 8, 2022
    10
    Honestly, one of the best fantasy shows ever. TROP is done more beautifully and with greater wisdom and awareness than Game of Thrones and many other iconic shows/movies based after books. I was surprised at it's depth and wonder if some of the bad reviews are because the writing is actually quite advanced/deep in places. It is not a fast food action movie. It is beautifully done and IHonestly, one of the best fantasy shows ever. TROP is done more beautifully and with greater wisdom and awareness than Game of Thrones and many other iconic shows/movies based after books. I was surprised at it's depth and wonder if some of the bad reviews are because the writing is actually quite advanced/deep in places. It is not a fast food action movie. It is beautifully done and I can't wait to see the rest of it. It's amazing how people are so attached to ideas of "how it should be" vs how it is.… Expand
  76. au10541
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    If you are a big fan of the original and love the original mythical world created by Tolkien then this is not a show for you. I loved the original and sad with this. This is woke nonsense
  77. Zheny
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The cinematography is great but I felt disconnected the whole time. It did not give me any excitement or that feeling that your going to be hooked on the show that your watching. The cast are off and acting is dry. I don't think I'll rewatch the same episode again and again.… Expand
  78. Azagoth666
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    Nothing but a bastardized work lord of the rings pandering to woke diversity and inclusion worth a rating of 0 it's bad writing all around.
  79. mejias
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    it's not about racism that people hated the rings of power; it's because they violated one basic rule of the middle earth universe with no reason but their thrashy political motives.
  80. Torsten89
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The writing is amateurish and that's being kind. "Why doesn't a stone float? Because it's always looking down" … Expand
  81. SirWalterScott
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    I thought it was a pretty shallow adaptation of the Second Age. Lots of mediocrity. The cast were meh. Lots of modern politics forced into the story. All in all it's a total failure imo.
  82. LelouchL
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    This is an extreme far left show with a cast of activists who can't act, showrunners who bend the knee to woke capitalism and who spit at Tolkien, and writers who are extremely poor at their chosen craft. This is pure leftist trash.
  83. skynetbauxi
    Sep 8, 2022
    1
    The writing of this series is so bad, which would be to be expected on some CW show, but it's an absolute insult on a show that is supposedly "based" on the works of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the greatest fiction writers of all time. Stupid, meaningless metaphors that don't make any sense. Broken canon and lore all over the place. Characters doing stupid things without any logicalThe writing of this series is so bad, which would be to be expected on some CW show, but it's an absolute insult on a show that is supposedly "based" on the works of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, one of the greatest fiction writers of all time. Stupid, meaningless metaphors that don't make any sense. Broken canon and lore all over the place. Characters doing stupid things without any logical explanation. Characters walking hundreds of miles, without any equipment, instead of riding horses. It's abysmal. I'm giving it a 1/10 for some pretty pictures.… Expand
  84. Thom21
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    Cgi turd. Rewritten story, sh*t acting, interpolation of irrelevant and incongruous issues into the source material. The music sounds like someone keyed 'sweeping orchestral' into an ai programme and it defecated out generic mush, and the 'sets' look like the result of a similar process. 

    Conceptual artists behind the costumes, architecture and landscapes produced crummy, poorly    Cgi turd. Rewritten story, sh*t acting, interpolation of irrelevant and incongruous issues into the source material. The music sounds like someone keyed 'sweeping orchestral' into an ai programme and it defecated out generic mush, and the 'sets' look like the result of a similar process. 

    Conceptual artists behind the costumes, architecture and landscapes produced crummy, poorly stylised crap.

    Gaudy and nonsensical. And everything else made to look similarly fake and artificially lit to accomodate the cgi. Including the actors, who already looked like a bunch of D&D larper tw*ts as it was. 

    Overall it strikes the same visual key as one of Johnny Depp's promos for his sausage-perfume. 'Essence of wetness', etc. Also share similar modes of storytelling.

    But who signed Lenny-f.ing-Henry !?! Did nobody tell them ? "Top of di mornin', mon !" - wtf...? 

    And what happened to the head on the Shorty-the-Elf Elrond character ? Was he stomped on ?    … Expand
  85. Wraithe
    Sep 8, 2022
    1
    It's 2022 and Hollywood, in this case Amazon has learned nothing about Tolkein. Peter Jackson's films were amazing, and then they put out a garbage tv show like this, with such a massive budget. The Plot is nonexistant after 2 full hours of watching this trash. Galadriel is warrior, and not a wizard? Yet somehow she has superpowers like super strength? Nearly all the male charactersIt's 2022 and Hollywood, in this case Amazon has learned nothing about Tolkein. Peter Jackson's films were amazing, and then they put out a garbage tv show like this, with such a massive budget. The Plot is nonexistant after 2 full hours of watching this trash. Galadriel is warrior, and not a wizard? Yet somehow she has superpowers like super strength? Nearly all the male characters are just unlikeable jerks or idiots. You've got to ask yourself how this ever got through the approval process to begin with.

    So incredibly disappointed.    … Expand
  86. OwenJones
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    The cast ruined this for me. Few of them looked like they belonged in the world. A handful were trash. It just goes to show that SJWs shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Tolkien's works, bacause they sully his memory with their woke filth.
  87. Merro
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is even to dumb to even explain. Only people without culture can enjoy this **** I hope in a better world not this bull****.… Expand
  88. Tuhkakasa
    Sep 8, 2022
    1
    They fired they Tolkien expert becourse he had other opinions. They should have insted fired everyone else insted of him.
    This is hollow and empty tale, only thing that is good is visuals.

    This is Amazons souless creature
  89. TheOuterDark
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    I didn't care for it. All that money spent and they ruin it with a cast of Z listers. The ugly old hobbit creature - you know who I mean - was easily the worst. They really phoned these performances in. Utter dross.
  90. ccpboy1
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    After watching episodes 1 and 2 of Rings of power I am very sad because it definitively had a lot of potential.......... but there are CORE PROBLEMS:

    Main problem: Actors interviews have ruined their characters even before the series started, almost everyone hates toxic activism, inclusion, representation, modern feminism, w0ke, lgtv and anything that comes with the "Politically    After watching episodes 1 and 2 of Rings of power I am very sad because it definitively had a lot of potential.......... but there are CORE PROBLEMS:

    Main problem: Actors interviews have ruined their characters even before the series started, almost everyone hates toxic activism, inclusion, representation, modern feminism, w0ke, lgtv and anything that comes with the "Politically Correctness" drama.

    Actors Interviews: talk about toxic activism, inclusion, representation, modern feminism, w0ke, lgtv and anything that comes with the "Politically Correctness" drama.

    1. Your main actor Galadriel is just terrible...... from the acting, dialogues, face expression, actions, etc...
    2. The elf Arondir ....... terrible acting, basically the same face expression, 0 empathy with the character.
    3. The main story has nothing to do with the books, everything was changed for worst.
    4. The female SAM and female Frodo....... I hope they have a real purpose in the series.....
    5. The only salvable characters in the series i think it was Elrond, Durin and his wife. Their acting and interaction was interesting and wholesome.    … Expand
  91. Citizenpete
    Sep 8, 2022
    2
    I wonder how to rate the series? I have been an avid Tolkien reader for over 25 years and was already frustrated after the prologue, since they had already completely abandoned the original. After that, there was really only fan fiction. After 20 minutes at the latest I would have liked to switch off, because this series is simply not for me, but my wife wanted to continue watching. WeI wonder how to rate the series? I have been an avid Tolkien reader for over 25 years and was already frustrated after the prologue, since they had already completely abandoned the original. After that, there was really only fan fiction. After 20 minutes at the latest I would have liked to switch off, because this series is simply not for me, but my wife wanted to continue watching. We finished the first two episodes and were both really bored. The dialogues are terrible, I wanted to fast forward.

    The main character I can only measure with the original. From one of the most graceful, feminine, good-natured, powerful characters and aura with authority, they made a permanently angry, narcissistic and condescending twen.

    So how do I assign the grade? As a fan of the Tolkien originals, 0 points, as the series is unwatchable for me. However, it would be unfair to those who are responsible for the wonderful landscape shots and Bear McCreary, even if it is not his best score.

    2/10.    … Expand
  92. leafs43
    Sep 8, 2022
    3
    Metacritic decided to delete my original review. So I am just going to do a new one.

    Rings of Power is a derivative story to appeal to the lowest common denominator whose casting is driven by corporate group think that believes in a commitment to diversity at the expense of excellence. Every female character is strong and independent. Every man is evil, ignorant or a coward. The    Metacritic decided to delete my original review. So I am just going to do a new one.

    Rings of Power is a derivative story to appeal to the lowest common denominator whose casting is driven by corporate group think that believes in a commitment to diversity at the expense of excellence.

    Every female character is strong and independent. Every man is evil, ignorant or a coward. The main character, Galadriel is a Mary Sue to end all Mary Sue's. and is not even based on the book version of herself and already has created continuity issues.    … Expand
  93. dunnyone
    Sep 8, 2022
    1
    Remember that warm feeling of happiness when you watched Lord of the Rings (over twenty years ago now!) in the theatre or on DVD? The costumes were epic, the special effects were very well done and the script really tugged at your heart, with brilliant acting to top it all off.

    This POS tv show has NONE of it. It's woke rubbish with zero star power and a lousy plot (so far). This    Remember that warm feeling of happiness when you watched Lord of the Rings (over twenty years ago now!) in the theatre or on DVD? The costumes were epic, the special effects were very well done and the script really tugged at your heart, with brilliant acting to top it all off.

    This POS tv show has NONE of it. It's woke rubbish with zero star power and a lousy plot (so far). This rubbish will be forgotten about over the years, but at least we still have the OG Lotr on streaming.    … Expand
  94. ckgamer
    Sep 2, 2022
    6
    its certainly better than what I expected without the sjw elements could be much better and get 8 instead of 7 I gave it 7 instead of 6 because of the very good cinematography and visuals ... like I said its better than what I expected though I'm anti sjw so I can only give it 7

    Well scew sjw and woke I’m giving it 6 anyway **** hate sjw terrorists
  95. Dav121
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    Transphobic rubbish. The lack of an Asian Trans character is the true betrayal of Tolkiens' vision. How amazon can justify this al-right stance is beyond me..
  96. Hairlesssheep
    Sep 8, 2022
    10
    The production quality is high and the first two episodes have been a fair prelude of what awaits.
  97. MikosEybrig
    Sep 8, 2022
    1
    It's a boring show with just one more Mary Sue as main character. As a Tolkien's adaptation is completly without soul and essence.
  98. FrankStounn
    Sep 8, 2022
    6
    Not so bad as I expected, but the plot is boring, the main actress is playing bad
  99. TBBTnick
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    I wanted to give it a chance, I really tried...but I was not able to finish the two episodes. Every character is just not interesting, the dialogs are so superficial and boring, and the pace of the move is way to slow, and nothing really happens. I really can't find anything positive aside from the CGI which sometimes seems a bit...too much.
  100. GI_Biochip
    Sep 8, 2022
    0
    We'd been warned that this was going to be garbage. I watched the first eppisode, and it's shockingly bad. The dialogue sounds like it's out of a cop movie, dreadful wire work, I could go on and on about how disappointing this is.
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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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