The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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  1. Tsoni07
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    so far very good, good actors and the story is convincing and interesting. !
  2. Leodafonseca
    Sep 5, 2022
    9
    Promising. First episodes had a lot of ground to cover, expect things to pick up as season goes.
  3. Nicknevets
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Absolute Disaster. From poor acting to poor choice in storytelling, it’s not worth your time and money.
  4. romelbaptista
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No le doy un cero solo por destruir el legado de Tolkien sino porque la serie es simplemente mala, actores horribles, terribles diálogos, mal guío, historia aburrida (más parece un fan fic) vestuarios y efectos tan sobrecargados que no parecen reales, ojalá cancelen esta basura ultraprogresista.… Expand
  5. HaronCobr
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Политика, феминизм, неуместно разукрасили. Про следование канону говорить неуместно ввиду его отсутствия.
  6. PlacidDragon
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    To keep it spoiler free..well.. nobody is ever likely to read this, so i'll just sum it up by the show being an absolute abomination, there is nothing Tolkien'esque about this.. nothing.. I'll give it an extra point for its effects, which are (mostly) very good, but everything else about the show.. the cast, the story, the dialogue (massive cringe) is catastrophically bad...
  7. Ranzgnom
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    It has nothing to do with LotR at all. I'm glad. Tolkien doesn't need to see his life's work ruined.
  8. 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
  9. SoulReaper13
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Don't listen to the brigade of toxic purists who have made a cottage industry out of hating and dismantling anything they think is "too woke." This show delivers on many levels. It's easily better than any of the Hobbit films. Amazing scenery, cinematography, score, visual effects, costume design, and world-building. The first couple episodes are laying the ground work for what isDon't listen to the brigade of toxic purists who have made a cottage industry out of hating and dismantling anything they think is "too woke." This show delivers on many levels. It's easily better than any of the Hobbit films. Amazing scenery, cinematography, score, visual effects, costume design, and world-building. The first couple episodes are laying the ground work for what is certainly going to be an epic adventure that captures the spirit of Tolkien. I enjoyed this rendition of Galadriel. She may seem angry and snappy at times but there are good reasons for her behavior. Every actor did an excellent job here. This is well worth watching and I can't wait to see the rest of the season.… Expand
  10. Jaimeaza
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    Photograph and bso are fantastic but the narrativo is boring , i hope Up tbe Level in next episodes
  11. KeithON1979
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Embarrassing & boring! What a farce! The writing is terrible and the acting is awful. I was praying this would turn out to something I could enjoy, I found myself cringing. This is not Galadriel from the books, it’s a joke!
  12. mastershay
    Sep 5, 2022
    4
    This makes the Lord of the Rings cartoons look like Gone with the Wind. Mediocre directors + mediocre writers + mediocre actors = mediocre show. Feels like it was written by kids in middle school. Why did they not hire veterans with proven track records? Also throw in the fad politics that permeates TV and movies these days for extra annoyance, along with characters that constantly makeThis makes the Lord of the Rings cartoons look like Gone with the Wind. Mediocre directors + mediocre writers + mediocre actors = mediocre show. Feels like it was written by kids in middle school. Why did they not hire veterans with proven track records? Also throw in the fad politics that permeates TV and movies these days for extra annoyance, along with characters that constantly make dumb decisions. All the money in the world means nothing if there's no soul. I want this to succeed and be good because I like LOTR, but so far it does not. Please upgrade the team for season 2, if it's not too late.… Expand
  13. DanielMonc
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Let this be a lesson to everyone in the entertainment industry that the pendulum has swung. We don't want your leftist garbage here.
  14. DanielMoncada
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    God awful. When will get back to entertainment just being entertainment instead of mixing a bunch of modern-day politics into it.
  15. 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
  16. weasel11889
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    A clear cut example of a soulless company taking a beloved IP and trying to squeeze some money out of it. Not worth your time.
  17. Adm2324
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    As a fan of the original source, I expected that the series would respect this very original source. This did not happen.
  18. 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
  19. 20comer70correr
    Sep 5, 2022
    5
    Review in Portuguese and English.
    Resenha em português e Inglês.
    Eu vi algumas coisas que não me agradam muito, eu vejo que progressismo está acima de tudo na série, eles querem enfiar as suas ideologias políticas nas nossas cabeças a todo custo. E, eu não duvido que o LGBTQHFGFGFGHW (todo ano há um novo tipo de sexo) apareça a qualquer momento. Todavia, em contraponto, eu gostei dos    Review in Portuguese and English.
    Resenha em português e Inglês.

    Eu vi algumas coisas que não me agradam muito, eu vejo que progressismo está acima de tudo na série, eles querem enfiar as suas ideologias políticas nas nossas cabeças a todo custo. E, eu não duvido que o LGBTQHFGFGFGHW (todo ano há um novo tipo de sexo) apareça a qualquer momento. Todavia, em contraponto, eu gostei dos gráficos e a nostalgia de ver o universo que eu gosto nas telas, mas disto apenas, por isso o meu 5; pois, se a minha avaliação dependesse de roteiro e fidelidade à obra original, eu avaliaria em 2.


    I saw some things that I don't like very much, I see that progressivism is above everything in the serie, they want to get their political ideologies in our heads at all costs. And, I do not doubt that the LGBTQHFGFGFGHW (every year there is a new type of sex) will appear at any moment. However, in contrast, I liked the graphics and the nostalgia of seeing the universe that I like on the screens, but I only liked that, that's why my 5; because, if my rating depended on the script and fidelity to the original work, I would rate it at 2.    … Expand
  20. ObjectiveKD
    Sep 5, 2022
    6
    Y'all hardcore haters need to be real: the show is not THAT bad. Now, it's definitely not perfect.

    Galadriel is an entire issue on her own, but no intellectually honest person can claim she's a true Mary Sue (it's like calling a cat a cheetah just because it has spots). There are pacing issues, which are somewhat alleviated in Ep. 2. The plot is slow so far, but we're only TWO episodes    Y'all hardcore haters need to be real: the show is not THAT bad. Now, it's definitely not perfect.

    Galadriel is an entire issue on her own, but no intellectually honest person can claim she's a true Mary Sue (it's like calling a cat a cheetah just because it has spots). There are pacing issues, which are somewhat alleviated in Ep. 2. The plot is slow so far, but we're only TWO episodes in. There is a lot of wasted screen time on awkward stares as well as pointless high-stakes situations.

    Again, this show has many issues. No show or movie is perfect. But those issues don't make it unwatchable or incapable of being improved.    … Expand
  21. Kyslar
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The scenery is amazing, with epic panoramic views and landscapes. Which is great....if I were at the Louvre. Pretty pictures, however, do not make a great tv show. Corny lines that try to be 'epic' but are just straight up foolish when you think about them; repeating story points or character behaviour patterns right after you literally showed them is poor writing skills; and making your main character utterly unlikeable in the first 2 episodes is a cardinal sin. Some acting is good, some is wooden as heck, so that is a wash. However, the biggest sin of the show is making your main character suicidal. Jumping out of a boat to swim across the sea is quite literally suicidal. This is not Marvel, we do not have super heroes in Middle Earth. Tolkien's statement that elves are immortal does not mean they can't be killed. They can be stabbed, they can be poisoned, they can drown, they can be run over by a cart and bleed out. So jumping into the ocean with no actual hope of survival is indeed suicidal, regardless if it was a 'spur of the moment' decision or not. Fans of Tolkien know Galadriel lives, characters who can break the 4th wall know they will live (but this isn't Deadpool, She-hulk, or Gwenpool); Galadriel the character does not know she lives. So then the writer has to use one of the weakest of writing forms, the '1 in a Million coincidence' of finding a raft in the middle of 100's of miles to save her. The actor herself should have refused to act out this part, it is completely insulting to the character she is playing.… Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. ClayLamm
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I have a deep hatred of how disrespectful this team has been to those who simply genuinely love the source material, just this arrogant flippant idea they are going to improve the source material and make it more relevant today by modernizing it. I repeat, the way Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and so forth, do not need to be modernized because they are written to be timeless. To say thisI have a deep hatred of how disrespectful this team has been to those who simply genuinely love the source material, just this arrogant flippant idea they are going to improve the source material and make it more relevant today by modernizing it. I repeat, the way Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and so forth, do not need to be modernized because they are written to be timeless. To say this even simpler, if you make a period piece it's jarring to shoehorn modern ideas into it because anyone who knows that ancient culture will be brought out of the suspension of disbelief. I could not be more disappointed, and for the record, my personal complaints have zero to do with diversity casting, it has to do with a shameless disregard for source material and a general hostility to those who do. Remember, Lord of the Rings was considered for ages an un-filmable series of books. Even Tolkien was against it, to be fair. Regardless, Peter Jackson did an admirable job, and was asked to give notes on this series, was sent a pilot script, sent notes, and in his own words, was ghosted. Pure hubris and the only answer I can conceive of is, Pride!… Expand
  25. ZingersBaobab
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    You would probably enjoy reading a teenager’s Tolkien fanfiction more than this travesty. They had the money, the IP and the chance to make something truly great but, yet again, the box tickers put story second and pushing The Message above all else and what results is dreadful, nonsensical guff that they should be ashamed of. Just avoid it.
  26. asm1991
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Feminism + men are like idiots and no good.... Amazon : bad . And the serie IS boring. Men deserve respect. Unsuscribe of Amazon here.
  27. PasiMetaAho
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    Story seemed a bit basic but it had very good visuals and soundtrack at least.
  28. AnderzL7
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In the span of two episodes this show already seams to have ruined all the characters from the original stories by making them into something they never were. They have added new meaningless shallow characters just to make the show politically correct or to make it «similar» to the characters in the original works (for example female sam&frodo). If you just wanted to make a story about a strong female warrior protagonist with all the nuances of the people of the world today you should have done so with a new IP, but don’t market it as something in J.R.R Tolkien’s universe because it obviously does not fit in and shows no respect for the source material.… Expand
  29. interlider
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I have two main criticisms against this show that make it unwatchable to me: firstly, they bought the name of the universe and its characters and then created their own characters with those names (therefore they butchered the story and lore of the IP they bought to begin with); secondly, they made it clear they wanted to make a political show and proceeded to step on the toes of theI have two main criticisms against this show that make it unwatchable to me: firstly, they bought the name of the universe and its characters and then created their own characters with those names (therefore they butchered the story and lore of the IP they bought to begin with); secondly, they made it clear they wanted to make a political show and proceeded to step on the toes of the community they bought into (from which I am a part of). The show itself is bland and deserves no praises; that, allied to the complete and utter disrespect the show runners had for their audience made it lose the few points it could've had. It's a Zero for me.… Expand
  30. DaisyDuke
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Terribly boring, non-canonical fan fiction. Visuals and music are passable. Costumes, writing, dialogue, pacing, lore-keeping, and virtue signaling at its worst. Acting is vapid and passionless. It's a steaming pile of garbage with Tolkien's name slapped on top. A Soulless cash grab. A stain on Tolkiens name. This should have been aborted at conception. These show runners couldn’t writeTerribly boring, non-canonical fan fiction. Visuals and music are passable. Costumes, writing, dialogue, pacing, lore-keeping, and virtue signaling at its worst. Acting is vapid and passionless. It's a steaming pile of garbage with Tolkien's name slapped on top. A Soulless cash grab. A stain on Tolkiens name. This should have been aborted at conception. These show runners couldn’t write their way out of a high school critical thinking class. How dare they claim it’s their time to write this beloved ip. Amazon sucks.

    Also, it’s not review bombing to voice criticisms and displeasure with a show. In contrast, all you people positively reviewing this dumpster fire to counteract this supposed negative review bombing are taking part in your own review bombing. Bunch of hypocritical bootlickers. Get your tongues out of Bezos’ chocolate starfish.    … Expand
  31. JD_Chambers
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This is not the Tolkien universe. This is a co-opted, revisionist, poorly written, woke nightmare that's come to ruin yet another one of your favorite franchises. Don't watch if you don't want to have your blood pressure raised
  32. Karma_police
    Sep 5, 2022
    4
    Woke of the Rings: Return of Mary Sue and the African Elves.

    This series reinterpret some things that should not be touched specially because there is already a cinematic representation of the books that people love, I know they might shield on the books, but even then some of the decisions they took are clearly ideological in the sense they probably have some kind of check list to fill    Woke of the Rings: Return of Mary Sue and the African Elves.

    This series reinterpret some things that should not be touched specially because there is already a cinematic representation of the books that people love, I know they might shield on the books, but even then some of the decisions they took are clearly ideological in the sense they probably have some kind of check list to fill with diversity and archetypes.

    I don't think it's worthless I actually had some fun watching, but most of the time I just feel this could have been a fan favorite representation of Tolkien's work, but as always with modern media, they just have to intentionally ruin what people love.    … Expand
  33. Iden
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Boring and nothing like LOR. just another PC matteral. Wish I never wasted my time watching the first episode.
  34. Slicknic89
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My favorite part was when Galadriel said, "Its Tolkien time," and then turned into an evil witch and ninja choped the baddy right in his privelidged patriarchy. This show is an inspiration to all struggling writers. If people have told you your script is sloppy piece of boring trash, just turn to this and say hey if they got a Billion Dollars, so can I.… Expand
  35. WayTooBad
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    the writers hate men so much yet they keep writing all the women manly AF, it doesn't make any sense. These condescending talentless hacks think they know better then Tolkien and think they are fixing whats not broken at all.
  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. Aryann
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Another woke and racist at the same time tv show that is insulting for every human being who can think on its own without brainwashing nonsense. Hope it will end with season one.
  38. R1ch1nxtc
    Sep 5, 2022
    9
    I've been reading Tolkien literature for over 40 years and have thoroughly enjoyed the first 2 episodes, admittedly some odd choices off dialog but otherwise great. Not sue what review bombing is supposed to achieve it comes across as zealotry about a fictional world, maybe the intention is to put off anyone else from attempting to make Middle Earth content.
  39. VonDraco
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I didn't seen Tolkien in this...nice scenes ...that's it. Galadriel is unlikable ,Elfs are missing masculinity.Tolkien lore (as well basic fantasy logic) went out of window.... so disappointing.For examp.: Swim across Belegaer ocean is even for elf impossible, you know whats the chance you find any-kind of vesssel on open sea ?!
  40. LittleDemon
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    A disgrace to Tolkien's legacy. Horribly wokified non-canon story writing and acting.

    The only positive point is the CGI, the looks of the created world Not the worst show in the world but its plain to see that the writers took the source material and are creating a story to pander for an agenda. It's almost to the point its just disrespectful. Every female character is strong and    A disgrace to Tolkien's legacy. Horribly wokified non-canon story writing and acting.

    The only positive point is the CGI, the looks of the created world

    Not the worst show in the world but its plain to see that the writers took the source material and are creating a story to pander for an agenda. It's almost to the point its just disrespectful. Every female character is strong and empowered. Every white man is dumb or evil. Randomly sprinkle in black people to make sure the show aligns with ESG scores. I doubt it will get any better.    … Expand
  41. 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
  42. ArcaneSoap
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    it should be illegal to put Tolkiens name into the credits.... just sad....
  43. gr1nch1234
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Great fantasy series. Probably one of the best. visually stunning, nice characters. Just love it and want more
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. OneEyedWilly
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Not in the spirit of Tolkien. A popular property hijacked by ideologs to push agenda.
  47. IvanFake
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    What is characteristic and what makes films so popular that we love and often review, such as P. Jackson's films, for example? The fact that the master and the whole team put into their canvas not only the work of their hands and brains, but also "gave their soul" to their creation, breathed into it the light that warms us even on the cloudiest days. In contrast to them, other "filmmakers"What is characteristic and what makes films so popular that we love and often review, such as P. Jackson's films, for example? The fact that the master and the whole team put into their canvas not only the work of their hands and brains, but also "gave their soul" to their creation, breathed into it the light that warms us even on the cloudiest days. In contrast to them, other "filmmakers" have no honor or conscience, for their God is only a "sounding coin", and can not "breathe" anything, as behind their souls is emptiness ... And they come out as from an assembly line - plastic dolls in which a priori can not be a soul.… Expand
  48. erkh
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Honestly the cringiest dialog and acting I have seen in a long time! Feels like a B-movie when it comes to casting, but has beautiful CGI.

    Story? I don't know. 2 episodes in and it just "forbidden love story" and "Who is the bad guy?" absolutely horrific.

    I gave it a shot, tried to watch it like a new unknown Fantasy series, but no. I'm done! AWFUL!
  49. 1infantry23
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Looks nice but jumbled story that has me bored to tears. Will stick with it a while but not hopeful for this one. In comparison HOTD has me hooked and I wasn’t expecting that
  50. Riteshroy
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    I have not read the books, but I am a huge fan of the original trilogy. And I also understand quality.

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

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

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

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


    What a **** joke...    … Expand
  51. 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!
  52. ThaMoor88
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    I really don't want to take time to write 75 characters, on how this show already took hours from my life, and tell you how boring I found this piece of s****.
  53. Ultio
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Looks amazing, great story and really well cast. Is it 100% accurate to Tolkien, no. Do I care, no.
  54. Nyonben
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    I like the show. It takes some stuff from the Simarilion and tries to create a new story. The production value is excellent I'm looking forward to new episodes.
  55. HunieKZ
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Lotr those who watch the movies those who read the books please don't watch. they will be disappointed like me....
  56. sapatech
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I hate everyone who make this film! All of you, you need to change your works
  57. 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.
  58. dat_doge
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    The truth is that I was looking forward to this series and after seeing the first episodes I was quite disappointed. My reasons for feeling this way are my personal opinion:
    The performances are mediocre.
    The script doesn't make much sense, at times it seems to have been written by an intern or someone who hasn't written a script before in his life. Visually it is beautiful but it does    The truth is that I was looking forward to this series and after seeing the first episodes I was quite disappointed. My reasons for feeling this way are my personal opinion:
    The performances are mediocre.
    The script doesn't make much sense, at times it seems to have been written by an intern or someone who hasn't written a script before in his life.
    Visually it is beautiful but it does not seem that they have spent more money than in Game of Thrones, but much much less. Maybe in future episodes we'll see that billion dollars they've spent.
    As for the story, it seems that it is not the original of the books but rather it is a story invented by them. This does not matter to me if the series is good and entertains me, but it is not the case because the simple concepts are explained ad nauseam, but the complicated concepts are never explained.
    At the end of the day it is a boring and soulless series. A missed opportunity to do something great, down the drain.    … Expand
  59. LastSithLord
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    first I really don't understand why Amazon gave a 1bi budget to 2 guys who are just amateurs at movie productions, with their names listed only on the JarJar Abrams's Star Trek movie (another disaster). I was already skeptical about this series when these two guys were announced as showrunners, and then we had the "we need to implement the modern world through Tolkien" and then they firedfirst I really don't understand why Amazon gave a 1bi budget to 2 guys who are just amateurs at movie productions, with their names listed only on the JarJar Abrams's Star Trek movie (another disaster). I was already skeptical about this series when these two guys were announced as showrunners, and then we had the "we need to implement the modern world through Tolkien" and then they fired the Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey for warning the creators that the story they were producing had nothing to do with what Tolkien had written. And then came the whole amazon's PR disaster with the 'super fans' and the cast all saying they want to "correct Tolkien", "modernize Tolkien". (Tolkien's work is timeless, it doesn't need politics or "modernization".). And then I realized, we don't have a group of creators and actors here, but just a bunch of activists that are very arrogant and narcissists when speaking about the world created by Tolkien, saying all the time that they want to "correct it", and also that they want to "see themselves" on it. That's just my opinion, but wouldn't it be better for Amazon to spend the budget buying mirrors for them? Seems that's all they wanted, with a 1bi budget, amazon could send a free mirror to anyone who has a Prime subscription. Another sign of disrespect was the release of this series on the day that Tolkien died. So I ask Amazon, "Why do you hate Tolkien this much?" Why give a 1bi dollar budget to a group of people who hate Tolkien? For whom was this series made? What was the purpose? From the two eps released, you can see how amateur and boring the writing and dialogue really is, characters are lifeless, don't have any charisma, they reduced Galadriel, from a very powerful being, close to a Goddess in the world of Tolkien, to just a character who complains about everything, is always angry and thinks she is nothing without a full body armor and sword. The elves are very uncharacterized, looking old and aged, and with their variety of short haircuts it was very difficult to see the difference between them and a simple human. Galadriel's fight against a cgi Troll was boring, it felt like she was fighting against air, the movements with he sword was too acrobatically, making the fight looking really fake, and her soldiers all looked dumb and useless. Is that kind of fight that you would expect from elves? And what about those hobbit prototype? The so called "harfoots", what are they supposed to be? They looked more like the lost boys from Peter Pan seen in the movie Hook than any characters written by Tolkien. Hobbits were more clean, not dirty with a salad on their heads. Characters dialogues are also boring, they all try to sound “epic”, “poetry” and “wise” and they fail on every phrase spoken.… Expand
  60. Allen1478
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    The pacing was very boring, and a lot of stuff didn't really make sense. It felt like just watching a bunch of scenes strung together with no overall plot. Plus the acting was all around pretty terrible except for a few ok performances. The CG was fine, but honestly not really breathtaking or mind blowing, it just looked like the saem type of stuff from every Marvel movie
  61. LordNerevar
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I was looking forward to this show so much and it's heartbereaking to see it ruined by its diversity hires. Woke identity politics befouls everything it touches.
  62. endr1
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It’s such a gigantic fiasco that is very hard even starting to enumerate all the wrongs things.

    There is zero respect for Tolkien’s lore. And I am not talking about all those woke elements, I didn’t actually mind them. I am talking about making an epic fantasy into a Shrek tv show. Most of the characters are totally miscasted, Galadriel especially has zero charm, zero talent. Numenor’s queen looks like a fat pig. All the others poor actors look like cheap cosplayers

    The plot is really miserable, blunt, stupid and boring. The scene where they show Faenor’s hammer, clean, new and shiny, and then they talk about the silmarilis is a precise example how random, superficial and barbaric this show is

    If you are around 10 years old, never heard of Tolkien and possibly never read a book in your life, you might find this show appreciable. For all the other I suggest you to ‘run you fools’    … Expand
  63. robdot
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    So far it’s excellent. Galadriel is a badass just like you would expect. I’m 63, a fan of the series all my life. Don’t miss it,it’s pretty cool.
  64. Mablung1
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This show is an insult to Tolkien´s life long work. They weren´t interested in telling is story, only to create some basic and generic story and stick Tolkien´s name in it as a label. Characters made by Tolkien are completely unrecognizable in this show, new characters with forced inclusion, massive compression in the chronology, the dialogues are so eye rolling and cheesy that one couldThis show is an insult to Tolkien´s life long work. They weren´t interested in telling is story, only to create some basic and generic story and stick Tolkien´s name in it as a label. Characters made by Tolkien are completely unrecognizable in this show, new characters with forced inclusion, massive compression in the chronology, the dialogues are so eye rolling and cheesy that one could put them in a quesadilla.
    The only thing l am looking forward to in this show is to watch those characters DIE as l know some have to because they die in the original source, though l don´t put it past them to disregard that as well. Absolutely aweful. This would kill tolkien if he wasn´t already dead    … Expand
  65. Gipsojo
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Amazing production value and imaginative set pieces make this the most engaging thing on TV right now. Much better than the new Game of Thrones series!
  66. ActualPerson
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well dad, you really f’d this up. Firstly I am not a bot. Nor am I a troll. Nor am I some alt-right guy who has a problem with diversity. Isn’t it sad that we have to start putting disclaimers in front of our opinions and reactions? Ok, off we go. Rings of Power. It looked amazing. It would seem that every one of those billion dollars was sunk into making it visually outstanding. They get a 9/10 for the art direction and special effects. I really enjoyed Arondir. He has an otherworldly quality making him brilliant casting as an elf. Sorry racists but he killed it. He gets an 8/10.

    If only the rest of the show came even close.

    I don’t use this word lightly, but I honestly hated it. Really, truly hated it. Rings of Power is probably the most disappointing and awful thing I have seen in recent memory.

    The writing is not just amateurish, it’s incompetent. The acting is reminiscent of what you see on daytime soap operas. The direction is lifeless. The casting is a dumpster fire, and how any of this was allowed to go beyond a pitch meeting boggles the mind. I understand that the pedigree of the showrunners includes a bad Star Trek film and turning a ride from Disneyland into a movie. It shows. These are the guys who shoehorned in the Not-Hobbits because they said it just didn’t feel right without Hobbits. Who cares that Tolkien said Hobbits were not a part of Middle-Earth at this point. What did he know anyway. He probably didn’t even use focus groups. (thats sarcasm by the way, the bit about focus groups)

    To me this indicates that they actually give zero f’s about the substance of Tolkien and more about creating a clever forgery to make a buck. Not-Frodo and Not-Sam are supposed to engender happy feelings I assume for anyone shallow enough to only need surface similarities to feel they’re watching LOTR. The poor actors cast as the Harfoots are really trying. But even the best actors can’t do much if all they’re given are grotesque parodies of other characters. Sadly, Not-Frodo and Not-Sam come across as insulting imitations. But 4/10 for the effort. And then there’s the elves. Oh Elves. Like I said above, at least Arondir was half-decent.

    Galadriel is brutal. Stinking brutal. The way the character is written, her lines, the actress’s one-dimensional performance. All of it. The character and the actress are absolutely awful. And this seems to be our main character. The bit where she swims across AN ENTIRE OCEAN. I laughed out loud when that happened. Then I cringed. Then laughed and cringed at once. But not in a good way. Whatever might have been salvaged from this show is lost due to the perfect storm of bad ideas, bad writing and bad acting that is the abortion of Galadriel. She is easily the worst of all the many, many mistakes this show has made. 0/10 and that’s being generous. Gil-Galad comes across as a bumbling idiot and poor Elrond is hapless, ineffectual, weak and pretty much everything opposite to how the character was written. 0/10

    Rings of Power is an insult to Tolkien and anyone who loves Tolkien. Sadly, Season 2 has already been greenlit so unfortunately this pile will continue. In a just world, every copy of this project would be destroyed. Burn the sets, the costumes, and pretend it just never happened. But, we live in a world where a mega-corporation can disfigure and ruin something as beloved as Tolkien either as a result of arrogance or a complete lack of understanding of the audience and source material. Again, I didn’t just dislike it. I really, truly hated it. It is heartbreaking to see something you love debased this badly. It’s also worth mentioning that the showrunners and Amazon accusing everyone who disliked this show of racism is vile. The actors of colour and the visuals were about the only things that didn’t suck. It says something about Prime, Amazon and the showrunners when their only response to people pointing out how bad the show is to call them racists. Apparently Bezos’ son said to him “dad, don’t f this up.” Well. Sorry dad. You really, really, really f’d this up.    … Expand
  67. antonio34
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Technically it's great, but story-wise it's embarrassing, they should have spent a little more on an experienced scriptwriter.
  68. aksti
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Do not trust stupid Tolkien purists. The show is well made and the story seems to be great on their own way.
  69. Shazamm
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made”
  70. event_horizon
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    The CGI is absolutely feature film quality. The main problem is that it seems like the entire budget was spent on an army of VFX artists with some external donations being made for the soundtrack. At least that would explain why both the writing and acting are what one would expect from a middle school drama club which lacks funding, guidance and motivation.
    Therefore, the audiovisual    The CGI is absolutely feature film quality. The main problem is that it seems like the entire budget was spent on an army of VFX artists with some external donations being made for the soundtrack. At least that would explain why both the writing and acting are what one would expect from a middle school drama club which lacks funding, guidance and motivation.
    Therefore, the audiovisual quality of the show stands out almost like a beacon of hope in contrast to the writing and acting. Neither of those potentially positive aspects of this show however are groundbreaking or even anything that could be considered special. The quality itself is good, but unfortunately it is also generic to the point where it could be from any fantasy film with a decent budget from the last ten years.
    From the trailers I have expected this to potentially be a decent show when taken out of the Tolkien universe. But unfortunately, even that seems to have been too high of an expectation. The plot points are mostly contrived and nonsensical, the dialogue reminds one of what is expected from a teenager who believes himself much more intellectual than he truly is. Sounding "deep" is of more importance than actually communicating anything of substance, while also failing at the former in a hilarious twist.
    The at times overwhelming dissonance between what is shown and what is told means that even if there was no original lore that is being blatantly ignored, it would still be a complete failure.    … Expand
  71. 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
  72. Xmks
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you love Lotr and love the hobbit and love Tolkien. You will hate this show.… Expand
  73. Joneslee
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    The show is epic! The dwarfs are very impressive! After watching two episodes, I feel really happy that we got this Lord of the Rings series. I understand that some fans may hate this way of changing many things from the books. I have seen lotr movies and Hobbit trilogy, but I have never read books. But for me, the show is absolutely good, and put a simile on my face. Besides, this programThe show is epic! The dwarfs are very impressive! After watching two episodes, I feel really happy that we got this Lord of the Rings series. I understand that some fans may hate this way of changing many things from the books. I have seen lotr movies and Hobbit trilogy, but I have never read books. But for me, the show is absolutely good, and put a simile on my face. Besides, this program is family-friendly, and it does not contain too many cruel scenes, so I can enjoy it with my family!… Expand
  74. vonSpeck
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    im givin 3 for few scenery done right, everything else is terrible, no long hair for elves, no elendil or isildur, no real galadriel, nothing, we got lazy writing and terible script, sorry to see this done to Tolkien
  75. U_J_Bold
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    Better than the movies IMO. Less pompous and not overly epic. More down to earth. This is exactly how I figured the books. Cannot be Tolkien cause he didn't write that story. Silmarillon is mostly informations and lore, not a story. Get over it.
  76. Greywing65
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Love, loyalty, loss and lust were the main themes of the magnus opus which is the Lord of the Rings. Amazon's atrocity has no such themes other then to destroy and cheapen Tolkien's mythos. The main character, Galadriel was by far the worst part of this series. An angry and heartless Mary Sue that can't see past her quest for vengeance. Two hours of my life wasted watching this garbage.
  77. Kiritsugu
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I thought this was very badly made. Instead of watching the second episode I did the ironing instead - much more fun. The African elf was a very poor performance imo.
  78. Liberty7171
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    What an absolute disappointment. It's clear the creators of this show think they can do better than Tolkien. They are sorely mistaken. This show lacks the grandeur, dialogue, and pedigree of Tolkien's story. This is generic fantasy with a LOTR paint job. The acting is wooden and the story is vapid. They managed to make Galadriel unlikable and annoying, which is something I thoughtWhat an absolute disappointment. It's clear the creators of this show think they can do better than Tolkien. They are sorely mistaken. This show lacks the grandeur, dialogue, and pedigree of Tolkien's story. This is generic fantasy with a LOTR paint job. The acting is wooden and the story is vapid. They managed to make Galadriel unlikable and annoying, which is something I thought impossible. The bottom line is this show barely has any connection to Lord of the rings, the movies or books. This is fan fiction plain and simple. Tolkien deserves better than this poor imitation.… Expand
  79. davidkendrick
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    J.R.R. Tolkien's or not Lord of the rings or not this tv show is pure trash
  80. MacLaFave
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I thought it was garbage. It's been ruined by modern politics and trashy casting decisions.
  81. scottweberpdx
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    I've only seen the first 2 episodes, obviously, but, so far, it's very good and has a lot of promise. The production values are as good, if not better, than most movies. The cinematography, score, costumes...all of it is top-notch and pretty stunning. The cast is solid, although it's too early to tell how much range anyone has yet. Same with the story...lots of threads, so too early toI've only seen the first 2 episodes, obviously, but, so far, it's very good and has a lot of promise. The production values are as good, if not better, than most movies. The cinematography, score, costumes...all of it is top-notch and pretty stunning. The cast is solid, although it's too early to tell how much range anyone has yet. Same with the story...lots of threads, so too early to judge. Overall, it pretty much nails the tone and atmosphere of Middle Earth...offering some beautiful moments...and laying the foundation for what is to come. The dedication of the cast and crew is pretty evident...I think a lot of them know this is the chance of a lifetime, and much like Peter Jackson & his crew, they are laying it all out there...with their hearts on their sleeves, so to speak.… Expand
  82. dashaaff
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    Don't let the review bombing losers put you off, 2 episodes in it's good quality fantasy LoTR fun. It might bend the lore a bit here and there, but no text is sacred, not even Tolkein.
  83. Mogey
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Boring characters that have no chemistry between each other and way to many close ups
  84. SaltyDolphin
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This show spits in the face of Tolkeins work and is nothing more than a cheap commodification of beloved literature. Do not expect any lore consistency, or any relation to works created by Tolkein save name only. It is void of any creativity or talent and has all the soul of manufactured ‘content’ for mass-production.
  85. bino1191
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made
  86. 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
  87. 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.
  88. PheASsant
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Классический прогрессивный сериал, никакого уважения к Толкину , первоисточник вертят как хотят. Говно
  89. No_step_on_snek
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Garbage show. Badly made with poor writing and overbrimming with liberal identity politics. The casting is 100% an example of white erasure in our own stories.
  90. xSniper
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Nem sou tão fã de senhor dos anéis mas assistindo aos episódios, claramente da pra ver que essa série não foi feita para os fãs. Mais uma decepção
  91. GrahamSteiner44
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    I watched this with my 13 year old son, who is a massive LOTR fan. We were obviously aware of the mixed publicity surrounding the content, and tried to keep an open mind on the experience. To say that we were disappointed, would be a massive understatement. The script is woefully bad, the acting really quite wooden and clunky, CGI massively overdone, to the point of being 'headacheI watched this with my 13 year old son, who is a massive LOTR fan. We were obviously aware of the mixed publicity surrounding the content, and tried to keep an open mind on the experience. To say that we were disappointed, would be a massive understatement. The script is woefully bad, the acting really quite wooden and clunky, CGI massively overdone, to the point of being 'headache inducing'. Although we both agreed, that watching the buffoon, 'Harfoot' Lenny Henry, trying to do an Afro-Irish accent was completely hilarious. I'm afraid that's us done with Rings Of Power, we won't be torturing ourselves with another dose.… Expand
  92. 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!
  93. KyleRittenHouse
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Amazon spent a lot of money on this show's effects but there's something about the casting that is pretty niggаrdlу I just can't put my finger on it. This show is far left Twitter drivel though. Avoid.
  94. BaronAsh
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    My first metacritic review: first read LOTR in 70's. I have read some of the reviews here of RoP, many negative. First my take then a general remark.
    My take: visuals are excellent, writing is poor. OK that it starts slow as long as some coherent narrative emerges with character-driven plots and journeys. If the dialogs don't improve I might lose interest. This was sub-par writing.    My first metacritic review: first read LOTR in 70's. I have read some of the reviews here of RoP, many negative. First my take then a general remark.
    My take: visuals are excellent, writing is poor. OK that it starts slow as long as some coherent narrative emerges with character-driven plots and journeys. If the dialogs don't improve I might lose interest. This was sub-par writing.
    Remark: the same sort of sub-par writing that happened with Jackson films which started off great in #1 (because they largely kept to the book), worse in #2 and worst in #3 during which latter they hardly kept to the original dialogues at all. I don't mind that film-makers need to make changes but when they do so and the result is uniformly much worse than the original, it shows the film-makers don't have a good feel for the original. For me the Jackson Trilogy was more bad than good. They didn't convey the evil of the Nazgul, nor the fear they generated, not even close. Aragorn rarely manifest any royal or kingly presence, most of the time he was unempt, unwashed, dirty-looking. That said, Gollum was maybe better than in the book and many scenes in the film and much of the acting was excellent. Just a lot of flaws and unnecessary rotten dialog.

    This Rings of Power is like moving on from where Jackson's poor dialog and editing left off. I fear the story is not going to have a core. Part of the appeal of LOTR is not just the fantasy aspect but that it depicts a world that is different from our modern world, a world with more depth and integrity shown both by the good and evil characters. It rings true somehow. The young screenwriters (much like with Game of Thrones final seasons) do not understand the depth and wisdom in the original work and continually undermined it it in LOTR and since here they are making up most of the scenes with character and dialogue, and given how the first two episodes went, I suspect they are not up to it.

    The music, costumes and settings were great. It's going to be worth watching. But they will have paid far too much for something whose writing is far too shallow.    … Expand
  95. porks2011
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    this is below a fanfic, it's a shame so much lost potential.
    It is so easy to do something good even with Tolkien's appendices, but to many experts the correct prediction, the screenwriters fall short of the grandeur of the professor's work.
  96. danrlaine
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Amazing comeback to Middle-earth. The second era being shown for the first time is something to behold. Story already known, but more in-depth. Spectacular visuals, top-notch performances. And an incredible soundtrack mark the triumphant return to the world created by J.R.R. Tolkien.
  97. Stach
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Blatant disrespect for the source material, poor incompetent storytelling, completely uninteresting characters, constant attempts to parasitize on the film trilogy with an inept attempts to add something of their own – so a rather beautiful image leaves indifferent. Simply, this is not Tolkien, as well as not worthwhile cinema.
  98. Trofeem
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    Отвратительная поделка, нагло паразитирующая на имени Профессора. Ставлю 2, только за более-менее хорошую графику
  99. Rocklnder
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Looks great, acting terrible, with no connection to Tolkien’s books except names of a few characters. Obviously, an attempt to make money on an established brand name. Don’t waste your time watching it.… Expand
  100. Steiner369
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Disaster of biblical proportions! If this continues (I've seen 2 episodes) I will stop watching. Galadriel (she's called that in the show but she is not really Galadriel) is such an OP character that I expect her to kill Sauron and destroy the one ring herself saving the fellowship unnecessary trip to Mount Doom. And she'll do it in season one. Season two will be her dealing with russian agression on Ukraine and finally season three she will bring world peace. Last two seasons she will be frolicking in the woods with her best gay friend Elrond.… Expand
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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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