The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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  1. Cecily_Cambell
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This show has been ruined by extremely weak casting and many of the actors are unlikeable. The Harfoots were sooo boring I went to put the kettle on. Maybe one day someone will make a 'fan edit' that cuts out all the Lenny Henry scenes and black elf scenes that drag this show down, and I might watch it then, but for now I'm out.
  2. MorviCool
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Everything from the costumes and camera angles, to the dark-skinned elves is awful. Are you at all?
  3. RuMiK
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    Some of the effects and cgi looks nice and all but , plot characters really lacking, plots that don't exist, lines that try to sound wise and profound but are totally nonsense, some visuals/costumes don't fit the universe.
    How i wish it was good, sadly it isn't
  4. Andreycko
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    Why did you ruin my favorite movie? Some elves are not beautiful, it was boring to watch, I put 2 only because of the good graphics.
  5. PointOfViewGun
    Sep 5, 2022
    8
    As someone who have read every single Tolkien book out there I welcome this addition that shows us how things could have been at a completely different time than what we're used to from Jackson's movies. It's certainly beautifully made. It's a very promising start.
  6. DariusTowers
    Sep 5, 2022
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tengo algunas cosas para decir sobre la serie. Parto de la base de que todo lo que es efecto especial, fotografía, escenario y diseño de la indumentaria es genial. Pero es lo único bueno de la serie. La trama zafa, se siente como que las distintas tramas las unieron como pudieron y hay algún que otro agujero argumental, lo cual asumo que como son los primeros dos capítulos serán respondidos con el avance de la serie.
    El mejor arco argumental es el de Elrond y el enano, no le tenía fe, pero me sorprendió. En cuanto a Galadriel, es la clásica heroína cabeza dura, no piensa mucho las cosas, es obstinada y llega a un punto en que su actitud parece molesta. Con respecto a la parte del elfo y la humana, va bien y quiero saber para donde apunta.
    La trama de los "hobbits" es la más densa con la de Galadriel, la verdad no me interesa en lo absoluto, por lo que no voy a poner nada.
    En términos generales, más allá de todo lo que se viene diciendo de la serie y todo esto que estuvo pasando en los últimos días con IMDB, es regular. Yo le tenía fe por los avances y un poco me decepciono, aunque pudo haber sido peor.
    ¿Soy el único que tiene la sensación de que los Elfos de la serie no parecen Elfos?    … Expand
  7. keshka
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Terrible show. Boring and has nothing to do with Tolkiens world. I don't understand why do they have to push the political agenda into fantasy worlds.
  8. Stevethepopo
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Unimaginative plastic multinational slog. An offensive parody made by 4yo writers and with blatant and overall bad acting.
  9. PeaBeDoo
    Sep 5, 2022
    9
    I am thoroughly enjoying this adaptation. The sets and production value are outstanding and, so far, the various story/plot lines that are unfolding are even more interesting and engaging that I was expecting. The casting is not perfect, but still very good. Really enjoying the fleshing out of the backstory before The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings that is based on the appendices found inI am thoroughly enjoying this adaptation. The sets and production value are outstanding and, so far, the various story/plot lines that are unfolding are even more interesting and engaging that I was expecting. The casting is not perfect, but still very good. Really enjoying the fleshing out of the backstory before The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings that is based on the appendices found in The Return of the King. I feel the negative views written here are very unfair, or little more than negative trolling. Give several episodes a watch and decide for yourself.… Expand
  10. Jouny
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    The Rings of power has a lovely score and some breathtaking shots. Unfortunately, they don't come together to create a unified world, but leave us unsatisfied and left out, knowing that this could have been lord of the rings. What is left is a cheap feeling world devoid of plot, characters, or internal logic, with every character taking actions because they are doing these things, ratherThe Rings of power has a lovely score and some breathtaking shots. Unfortunately, they don't come together to create a unified world, but leave us unsatisfied and left out, knowing that this could have been lord of the rings. What is left is a cheap feeling world devoid of plot, characters, or internal logic, with every character taking actions because they are doing these things, rather than the plot demands. Nothing is character driven, or even plot driven. The characters happen to make random choices based on what occurs in their world without any cohesiveness or sanity. I wanted to judge this as its own show, but the emphatic and incorrect references to the legendariam make it impossible, and it further rips the world apart by failing to be internally consistent with its lore, and neglecting the practicality and sense of space which defines high fantasy. It fails as a Lord of the Rings show, it fails as a TV show, it fails to have a plot in the episodes, or a narrative arc nascent in the first 2 episodes, and it still fails to have characters, or even an enthralling world. Whoever wrote this doesn't understand what makes any narrative, from Gilgamesh to A Song of Ice and Fire, work. The audience should be offended that the producers thought this was compelling enough to make available as a work of fantasy.… Expand
  11. adryanmihai
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    A disgrace to Tolkien life work. Steer aways from this garbage woke nonsense. Cinematography is nice but aside that the first 2 episodes are shallow, boring and filled with bad dialogues and a cheesy script and a garbage plot. 2/10
  12. Discord96
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Nothing but a CGI fluff piece that adds nothing to the lore of Middle Earth, in fact, it corrupts what was written in order to make a generic fantasy to appeal to intersectional yanks who think they can warp a beloved replacement mythology for England and make it another piece to push modern-day politics

    Avoid like Isengard Edit: Also notice how all those who claim to be "fans of    Nothing but a CGI fluff piece that adds nothing to the lore of Middle Earth, in fact, it corrupts what was written in order to make a generic fantasy to appeal to intersectional yanks who think they can warp a beloved replacement mythology for England and make it another piece to push modern-day politics

    Avoid like Isengard

    Edit: Also notice how all those who claim to be "fans of Tolkien" are also the same ones slandering Tolkien fans in the reviews here by calling them bigots for not respecting what is established?    … Expand
  13. 1234qweasz
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Amateur screenplay, mediocre acting, awful direction, and fake/sterilized imagery.
  14. wilall138
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Awful WOKE CRAPOLOA!!! Quit hiring for diversity first off! Second Tolkien is rolling like a rotisserie in his grave after this rubbish
    Butchers his work! I think a roomful of chimps and one turtle wrote this
  15. LokiElis
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    It doesn't feel much like Tolkien's Middle Earth much like a CW vampire show!! The Elves are more like humans than Elves and nothing happens in the first episode. Might have to watch one more episode just to make sure but I really can't see this getting any better! Galadriel has turned into the an obnoxious woman that just wants to argue with everyone and not listen to advice. Not theIt doesn't feel much like Tolkien's Middle Earth much like a CW vampire show!! The Elves are more like humans than Elves and nothing happens in the first episode. Might have to watch one more episode just to make sure but I really can't see this getting any better! Galadriel has turned into the an obnoxious woman that just wants to argue with everyone and not listen to advice. Not the Galadriel Tolkien created. There numerous pointless scenes and the dialogue/writing seems CW bad!! Elrond seems to just be a very gay version of Tolkien's Elrond.. There is too much messing with characters to appeal to the very few but loudest rather than just making a really good show!!… Expand
  16. Matabufale
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Le doy un uno por el cariño que tengo ala saga verdadera acabo de ver el segundo capítulo i lo más seguro que no vea el tercero
  17. dc0315
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The writing is bland at best, nothing like what you get from Tolkiens work. The characters are all quite bland and Galadriel is a farcry from the Galadriel Tolkien created. Many characters are far away from the source material. It is an aesthetically beautiful series with no intrigue to draw you in.

    It is also VERY slow. Not a slow burn mind you but just SLOW.

    The fact that the whole fellowship almost died taking out a troll and in the 1st 10minutes Galadriel slays a Troll with barely cutting a sweat or even looking at it, totally stops you from really caring about this character. The whole 2 episodes are more about trying to make you go "WOOOOOW, slaaaay girl" and yet failing at that too, its just too easy and the characters are very one dimensional.

    Also, its not about being a racist, at all, but if you are using Tolkiens work and he never describes elves as being black or Harfoots being black, why create black characters of such race? For me, it took me out of the world i know. Its not like there weren't black fans of tolkiens work before this series, so why do this?

    Also, Harfoots didn't exist yet!

    Also, if you remove "LoTR" from the name, it's just another 2nd rate CW fantasy series, that got a huge budget to make it aesthetically beautiful yet with bland writing and boring 1 dimensional characters.Summary: Boring, slow & not Tolkien characters    … Expand
  18. danielperki
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dont like how they portrayed the characters and Galdriel feels arrogant. And Elrond was the commander of the elven forces not Galdriel.… Expand
  19. LakisUchiha
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Abomination.
    Stop taking successful material and corrupting it in the name of profit.
    Make something original and push your woke agenda there so noone sane watches it.
  20. Real-Galadriel
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bronwyn seems like the Joyce Byers of “Rings of Power.” She’s a single mom whose son finds a mysterious object, which leads to all kinds of trouble for the neighbors. I guess Arondir is the Sheriff Jim Hopper of the series. BTW, it’s impossible to get a fade haircut in Middle Earth because there are no electric razors. Amazon should have given its "Galadriel" a different name. She's nothing like the character in the books nor the Peter Jackson trilogy. Morfydd Clark's acting is as bland as Amber Heard's. The dialogue sounds like it was written by a child.
    "You don’t know what’s down there." — Bronwyn
    "That is the reason I must go." — Arondir    … Expand
  21. TlatoaniDaz
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    The story is a snore fest the casting of "Galadriel" is terrible and the lore is not Tolkien. It's simply not Tolkien.
  22. NickGreen90125
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Imagine, for a moment, that you'd never heard of JRR Tolkien, or Peter Jackson, or The Lord of the Rings. You just heard there's a great new fantasy series coming out that you have to watch. You switch on - are you disappointed?

    From the opening shots, you can see that these creators mean business. The designs, effects and cinematography are the best you've ever seen in a TV show, in    Imagine, for a moment, that you'd never heard of JRR Tolkien, or Peter Jackson, or The Lord of the Rings. You just heard there's a great new fantasy series coming out that you have to watch. You switch on - are you disappointed?

    From the opening shots, you can see that these creators mean business. The designs, effects and cinematography are the best you've ever seen in a TV show, in fact, better than in many movies. You meet characters, many of them - there isn't much time to get to know them, but the scripts and actors do a great job at nailing them down very efficiently, so by the end of the first hour they are growing clear in your head: the driven, obsessive, implacable Galadriel, the shrewd politician Elrond, the world-weary King Gil-Galad, the stolid soldier Arondir and his forbidden mortal crush Bronwyn, and her truculent, secretive son Theo. You meet the ramshackle, chaotic Harfoots and the feisty Nori who is always pushing boundaries and getting into scrapes; it feels like more than an hour must have passed, because already these people are starting to feel like old friends.

    Is it Tolkien? Yes and no. Yes in a good way - it's a new story grown in the same soil as the original books, based on Tolkien's barely-sketched synopsis of the Second Age of Middle Earth. And also No - but again, in a good way. It recognises that a story whose genesis began nearly a hundred years ago can be raised, developed and adapted to modern storytelling styles and methods. It doesn't have to stagnate, and be merely a literary relic - something that was written once, long ago. The Rings of Power returns Middle Earth to how it should be: a living, breathing, ever-growing and evolving land of myth.

    If you're a fan, watch it. If you've never got into Middle Earth before, still watch it. This might finally be your way in.    … Expand
  23. Jennerwein
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    Some beautiful landscape and scene pictures and the music is really nice, but after the first two episodes there is a big feeling of disappointment. The characters are weak portrayed, the dialogues are abysmal and pseudo-intellectual, not a glance of the beauty of language from Tolkiens works is in this show. Up until now, the plot is just shockingly dull.
  24. Heasly
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Far from cannon. There was absolutely no respect for the lore. Tolkien fans have every right to be upset.
  25. Cjoseph
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    Very bad casting, and not just the forced diversity. Elrond is boring and weak. Gil Galad is also boring. The Harfoot scenes are a joke - just silly.

    The elf/woman plot line just uninteresting. The dialogue between those two characters is exceptionally bad. Just flat.. no epicness . No character I find interesting or epic. The dialogue is the worst part. Pseudo profound to the point of    Very bad casting, and not just the forced diversity. Elrond is boring and weak. Gil Galad is also boring. The Harfoot scenes are a joke - just silly.

    The elf/woman plot line just uninteresting. The dialogue between those two characters is exceptionally bad.

    Just flat.. no epicness . No character I find interesting or epic.

    The dialogue is the worst part. Pseudo profound to the point of being cringe. No Ian mckellen to save the day.

    Not to mention the slaughtering of Tolkien's world.

    Even for casual non Tolkien funs this is boring.

    The visuals can be pretty but that's not nearly enough.

    The music is also surprisingly nothing to write home about    … Expand
  26. ZheakanRUS
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    Скучно, сюжет не очень, некоторые герои деревянные, графика только хорошая но слишком много ее (3 только за графику)
  27. megid0
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made"
    J. R. R. Tolkien
  28. JevvyReacts
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I started watching this and so far I've been cringing throughout. It looks pretty but it stinks of terrible writing already. The acting is like they're reading the script instead of actually acting, for the for the most part. The music is okay but doesn't do anything when there's terrible dialogue and **** characters. I think I don't want to continue watching this visceral and brutal disrespect for Tolkien, on his death anniversary no less. This was such a disappointment despite me lowering expectations, my expectations were exceeded by how bad this really was. I had to stay caffeinated to sit through the entire episode and for the most part just laughed out loud. Wait, is this a comedy or are they trying to disrespect Tolkien even more? The dialogue is so terrible they seem as if they are reading from a teleprompter instead of actually acting. What is this? A Shakespearean tragedy? Yes this show is definitely a tragedy, a billion dollar tragedy. Wow. I went in hoping it was going to be good but it really fell flat and completely went off-road from Tolkien lore. That took me out of the show as well but what took me out was the dialogue, most of all. The costumes already look terrible, especially the armour!! At one point it looked like paper plate armour on Guy-Galadriel. Some of the characters are insufferable already and it's the FIRST episode!! Galadriel is by far the most unlikable already, I couldn't help but facepalm and roll my eyes every time she blatantly insulted someone or did warrior things. It is completely off-character for her, she was already supposed to be the most powerful of the Noldor!! What does she have to prove?? It's frustrating! The haircuts in this show!! Is there a barber shop in Middle-Earth I didn't know about?? It just takes you out of the immersion of the story and your eyes would start wandering off elsewhere.

    (To everyone who thought this review was before the show came out, I have an Amazon subscription. I am working on a video essay covering all the reasons why this review is 2 stars.)    … Expand
  29. CancelPrime
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This show does not sound like, feel like or look like how you imagine Lord of the Rings. The 'elves' are old-faced and terrible. Why one of the characters has an 18th century style wig like this is some costume drama, I don't know.

    The dialogue is corny, not sounding Tolkien-esque at all, and the acting is wooden for the most part. Characters have such a range of different accents, even    This show does not sound like, feel like or look like how you imagine Lord of the Rings. The 'elves' are old-faced and terrible. Why one of the characters has an 18th century style wig like this is some costume drama, I don't know.

    The dialogue is corny, not sounding Tolkien-esque at all, and the acting is wooden for the most part. Characters have such a range of different accents, even those from the same community, that it really breaks the immersion.

    The show has no respect for Tolkien or his vision, messing up his timeline, cutting out plot points in a way that makes the whole thing make no sense and the people involved look stupid, focusing on characters that aren't in the lore or changing the character of existing ones entirely.

    The musical score is overused, filling every second of silence and trying to make it more epic than it is, not letting people take it in.

    The main character, Galadriel, is nothing like Cate Blanchett's perfect rendition of her, instead she is insufferable and even unlikeable. Her action scenes look like something out of a Marvel movie, which is out of place here (and yes, those Legolas superhero scenes were out of place as well, but not as offensive as he wasn't the main character by a long shot).

    Amazon pays no homage to Tolkien or even Peter Jackson's superb example of how to bring LOTR to the screen, instead says 'we can do it better', forcibly changes things like the aesthetic of the elves, relies far too heavily on CGI, and falls flat on its face.

    There is nothing redeeming here. Cast it into the fire.    … Expand
  30. vlajko
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    First two episode are pure and utter garbage! Its 1bil dollars disaster.
    Maybe in 3rd ep we will see Optimus Prime fights T1000, cant wait...
  31. Jordic
    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.
  32. AfricanWhitey
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Big tech like Amazon are pushing woke edutainment and the stuff is mostly poorly written and not very entertaining. Bizarre leftist agenda run amok. What a waste of time and money.… Expand
  33. chemdex
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    So nice to be back in Middle Earth! Beautiful pictures, great Soundtrack and good actors. And i really LOVE the slow pace the story develops. Enough time to get more than a small glance. I am looking forward for more!
  34. Aesir1
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    This is pure garbage. Even considering the series as a pure fanfiction (no respect for Tolkien whatsoever) it is a bad, annoying, nonsense product worh terrible writing and even more terrible acting. A pathetic attempt to steal Tolkien's universe.
  35. LordoftheBread
    Sep 5, 2022
    10
    I can't believe how much crap is thrown at this show over nothing. The cinematography is great, music is tyop notch, you can clearly see there's a ton of mnoney and talent involved and it is hella entertaining.
  36. Sephiroth89
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    Don't listen to haters and prejudice people that haven't even watch it or at least not with open mind that it can actually be good.
    Because that's what is it, it's really good. Amazing high budget scenes, perfect music scores. It's just a feast to immerse yourself in
  37. kath13
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    For the nice music and GCI I would give 3/10 had this show been made as a brand new fantasy. The dialogs are shallow, plot inconsistent with a lot of illogical scenes, characters unlikable, costumes bad, acting even worse. However this might change in the future, we have seen only 2 episodes so far. Maybe it would be an average or even decent fantasy, but.. Because the showrunners chooseFor the nice music and GCI I would give 3/10 had this show been made as a brand new fantasy. The dialogs are shallow, plot inconsistent with a lot of illogical scenes, characters unlikable, costumes bad, acting even worse. However this might change in the future, we have seen only 2 episodes so far. Maybe it would be an average or even decent fantasy, but.. Because the showrunners choose to hide behind the name Tolkien and LotR I have to review it as part of his world. This show took some names, places and characters and that's it. Most of the characters do not look like in the books, they definitely do not behave like they should based on the source material. The events are either completely made up or changed so heavily that not even Tolkien himself would recognize them. LotR Rings of Power is no adaptation of Tolkien's work, it is a very badly written fan fiction.… Expand
  38. luxton
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Another franchise utterly abused in the name of diversity and the LGBTQQIP2SAA community being “represented” equally. Forget good writing, acting, screenplay and a convincing fantasy world with races that clearly reflect the biome they inhabit, that is, dwarfs are pale skinned which makes sense as they’re mountain dwellers in the northern hemisphere, elves are also pale skinned due toAnother franchise utterly abused in the name of diversity and the LGBTQQIP2SAA community being “represented” equally. Forget good writing, acting, screenplay and a convincing fantasy world with races that clearly reflect the biome they inhabit, that is, dwarfs are pale skinned which makes sense as they’re mountain dwellers in the northern hemisphere, elves are also pale skinned due to being woodland folk. There’s a reason the books took such a long time to write, it’s called world building. This takes time and effort, and this insult of a series completely disregards everything that made Tolkien’s work so great! Nothing is convincing in this mess of an insulting season. I suppose the LGBTQQIP2SAA minority (less than 1%) will absolutely love it.… Expand
  39. Icebow76
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    Not the best thing I’ve ever seen, certainly not the worst either. It’s watchable. I would have left a 7 if only it had been just a new series with a different name… and didn’t clumsily alter the works of JRR Tolkien.
  40. svartdjup
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This show embodies all that is rotten about the recent film industry .
    The script sucks so badly that they should instantly fire whoever wrote it.
    The characters are shamefully inept and devoid of any identity and charisma. The dialogues, Christ, the dialogues... not even a twelve-year-old in full hormonal crisis would write these b.s. Not to mention Galadriel that they f***ing devastated    This show embodies all that is rotten about the recent film industry .
    The script sucks so badly that they should instantly fire whoever wrote it.
    The characters are shamefully inept and devoid of any identity and charisma. The dialogues, Christ, the dialogues... not even a twelve-year-old in full hormonal crisis would write these b.s.
    Not to mention Galadriel that they f***ing devastated with a lousy characterisation and with an incapable actress totally unsuitable for the role.
    The mere fact of putting the name of The Lord of the Rings on this abomination is a total lack of respect for Tolkien and the message he wanted to pass on.

    Amazon you should stop playing the victim and admit that you have produced s**t in the name of PC, of which you don't give a f**k about.
    By removing the negative reviews you have only proven yourself as the insecure crybaby you are. Pathetic.
    Peter Jackson's films are an adaptation too, but they were crafted with passion and fidelity that shine from every shot.
    You hypocrite have not only failed in every aspect, but have also stolen and perverted some elements from a trilogy that you boast to want to break away from.
    Congratulations, you are the product of a sick society that clearly deserves all this.    … Expand
  41. MayoDaen
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Being a fan of Tolkien for over a decade, I was quite excited when it was first announced that Amazon would be doing LoTR series, but my concerns start to rise when I saw the many trailers as well as the interviews with the showrunners that they admittedly said, they won't follow the Lore. So I was already skeptical eversince, but I decided to just watch it, and I just couldn't imagineBeing a fan of Tolkien for over a decade, I was quite excited when it was first announced that Amazon would be doing LoTR series, but my concerns start to rise when I saw the many trailers as well as the interviews with the showrunners that they admittedly said, they won't follow the Lore. So I was already skeptical eversince, but I decided to just watch it, and I just couldn't imagine how bad the show really is and the cast, the story , the dialogue are just not there, visually though it looks nice but that's not enough to make a show considered as a successful show. I wish Amazon with its massive budget didn't use a very famous name like Tolkien. They could've just go ahead creating their own fantasy lore. It is sad to see how the lore that Tolkien spent creating during his lifetime is being butchered to the ground. This is simply a generic fan fiction with grandiose CGI and massive budget. There is nothing Tolkien about it.… Expand
  42. Luisbaque
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    this show is unwatchable. Needs serious supervision to improve everything - poor writing, acting and fighting gear looks cheaply made..
  43. Brianv76
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    A massive failure. Forgot to use the script or dialogue from Tolkien. No plot. No nobility or likability in any character. Hopefully Amazon will cancel the awful show. One of the worst shows I’ve ever seen.
  44. doordebate
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eowyn showed fear. She wasn't the perfect fighter. She was feminine. Yet she still battled the Orcs despite her fear. That's what made her so admirable and gave her the amazing ''I am no man'' scene. It wouldn't have had any impact at all if she had instantly been a super duper perfect ninja with a constant scowl looking down her nose the whole time.… Expand
  45. Bluto1941
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Its looks nice, the clear deviation ftom Tolkien's lore the biggest issue is its just BORING. I actually feel asleep during the first episode. Ugh.
  46. BlueRed44
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    After watching the first episode I find myself wondering who this series was made for. It isn't for hardcore Tolkien fans because it destroys the lore. It can't be for casual Tolkien fans either because it's boring and soul-less. It isn't for fans of witty repartee, or fans of comedy, or those who want escapism because it fails to be engrossing. Perhaps there are people who want agendaAfter watching the first episode I find myself wondering who this series was made for. It isn't for hardcore Tolkien fans because it destroys the lore. It can't be for casual Tolkien fans either because it's boring and soul-less. It isn't for fans of witty repartee, or fans of comedy, or those who want escapism because it fails to be engrossing. Perhaps there are people who want agenda driven, boring stories with good visuals and decent music but I'm not aware that any exist… Expand
  47. Locke11110
    Sep 4, 2022
    5
    Incredibly well done. Great casting and great writing. Mostly faithful to the lore.
  48. Dpms
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Boring and not true to the original story, so it just makes it that much worse. I can't believe they wasted so much money to ruin a great story and produce complete dribble. Sad thing is this could have been great. Literally take any LOTR fan and give them an opportunity to make it and they would do a million times better than this disaster.
  49. NoelN
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    How did it come to this?

    This first two episodes were the worst pieces of tv or cinema i ever watched! Just another great franchise ruined through the continuing woke agenda that plagues the whole movie industrie. For example: in the first episode galadriel defeats a troll in like 10 seconds after 5 male elves had not a slimmer of chance. And of course there is a LOT of token casting    How did it come to this?

    This first two episodes were the worst pieces of tv or cinema i ever watched!
    Just another great franchise ruined through the continuing woke agenda that plagues
    the whole movie industrie. For example: in the first episode galadriel defeats a troll in like 10 seconds after 5 male elves had not a slimmer of chance.
    And of course there is a LOT of token casting like black elves black hobbits
    asian hobbits and black dwarves. The stupid thing is the southlanders are all white the ONLY people that have actually darker skin in the books! I guess they dont want all the people that were allied with morgoth to be black.
    The few good actors let the other actors seem even worse than they are, let me quote from an interwiew: "We are both offscreen activsts." Just look at the difference between critics score and audience score: at the moment it is 85% Critics to
    34% audience, that should tell you everything you need to know.
    Im just burnt out from all of this agenda and propaganda.

    I will now go back to reading the silmarillion once more, so
    Goodbye and Aurë entuluva    … Expand
  50. CHIEFMEGADETH1
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This show is without a doubt the most boring Fantasy show I have ever watched. WTF Amazon? If you didn't focus on Diversity and trying to redefine the powerful female characters. What you give us are the most cringe and boring dialogue and crappy stories.
    Got through half of the second episode and turned it off :(
    I'm not even going to watch it anymore. Time is precious to me. this is a    This show is without a doubt the most boring Fantasy show I have ever watched. WTF Amazon? If you didn't focus on Diversity and trying to redefine the powerful female characters. What you give us are the most cringe and boring dialogue and crappy stories.
    Got through half of the second episode and turned it off :(
    I'm not even going to watch it anymore.
    Time is precious to me. this is a waste of time IMO    … Expand
  51. GoGSWarriors
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    No freaking way is this a 2.4. I never change my own score to balance out obvoius review bombing but I had to this time. Realistically this is a 7/10 but I gave it a 10/10 because I don't want this show canceled because its pretty damn good so far! The show is a visual marvel without a doubt. The acting from some of the elves is kind of terrible but the overall production is top-notch. I'mNo freaking way is this a 2.4. I never change my own score to balance out obvoius review bombing but I had to this time. Realistically this is a 7/10 but I gave it a 10/10 because I don't want this show canceled because its pretty damn good so far! The show is a visual marvel without a doubt. The acting from some of the elves is kind of terrible but the overall production is top-notch. I'm not Tlkien fanboy so I'm basing my opinion of the show and my overall enjoyment as if this just a brand new IP I never knew about prior and with the mindset I really had fun with the first 2 episodes. There are a few interesting plot lines and mysterious elements that the writers are trying to explore and thus far they have grabbed my attention. I'll definitely keep watching!… Expand
  52. abhimanyumeta
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    The show's main hero – a young boy named Kaguya – is struggling to understand his newfound status as a teacher. He's no longer with the same company as his father, so it's up to Kaguya and his team of friends to fix his problems – only for him to find himself at odds with one of the most revered gods. As the series progresses, it gets to the core of the issue: how could Kaguya learn all ofThe show's main hero – a young boy named Kaguya – is struggling to understand his newfound status as a teacher. He's no longer with the same company as his father, so it's up to Kaguya and his team of friends to fix his problems – only for him to find himself at odds with one of the most revered gods. As the series progresses, it gets to the core of the issue: how could Kaguya learn all of the answers he needed, or not? In order to do that, our protagonist must learn from one teacher who's been making the same mistakes Kaguya made.

    The finale of the anime series will feature two seasons, the first featuring a five and a half hour single episode of the series – which will be released later this year. However, in addition to the previous four episodes, two episodes of the sixth season will also be released through the streaming service Sushi Shinkansen (which will follow the end of the five-episode season).[1]

    Plot & Sound Composer/Storyboard

    The anime series is scheduled for release this year for various platforms. If you want to watch the two episodes (shown below), there's also quite a few other video game related information from the series below.

    Final Crunch

    (Japanese title) Episode 3 is a 10-episode season that introduces characters from Game Boy Color as they try new things.    … Expand
  53. Gyger
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Remind me of Bridgerton which colliding current things with classic universe. I don't think it works for LOTR universe.
  54. Gabythedog
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Decepcionante . Guión nefasto . Galadriel es como capitana Marvel . Aburrida .
  55. Damion68
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    Great first two episodes this show looks incredible stunning visuals great acting, being a lord of the rings big time fan I appreciate with this show. It's gonna be an epic show.
  56. Sk12
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Trash, dont waste your time definetly not worth watching !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  57. KilkennyRose
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    The acting, dialog, costumes, the compression of time, characters being where they aren't supposed to be, and characters that are known and loved are now unrecognizable. The heart and soul are missing and that is Tolkien. This is an atrocity and needs to be tossed back into the chasm from whence it came.
  58. kamgeforce
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Golden turd. It is all we expected it to be, incredibly high production, visually stunning, woke as **** no soul, doesnt feel like Tolkien. Galadriel is a pouty boss **** soldier for some reason, not MC material, no desire to follow her a single season, let alone 5. Above average for a generic fantasy show solely for the production, but as a lotr show, its garbage.
  59. TrergFirestorm
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is no agenda, firmly and clearly!

    Literally from the first scenes, the series simply horrifies any fan of the series. Fantasy is a popular genre in large part because of its effective mix of hyperrealism and conventions/assumptions. But at the same time, many professional filmmakers believe that fantasy can only consist of assumptions (which is exactly what you can see in this series). The director and screenwriter seems to be working with fantasy for the first time and has no idea what this genre is about at all. Where the original introduced us to the world and the main characters for an hour, the Amazon series simply throws facts and events at us.

    The series literally begins with a bad boy leading a company of bullies and destroying Galadriel's paper ship. Literally in the first scene, we are shown how the bad boys mock the poor girl, EXACTLY THE SAME AS IN A THOUSAND MODERN FILMS. In the same way as in thousands of modern films, Galadriel immediately answers them, begins to play the boy. Literally in a millisecond, we are given as a fact the death of her brother, and a couple of minutes later they show how Galadrimary Sue solo scatters the Troll when her squad of men cannot oppose him. Similarly, on the way to point B, the men from the detachment are constantly whining, while the beautiful Galadriel with a steely character (at the 5th minute of the series where he came from is unclear) leads the detachment to the goal. Why we should empathize with the death of Galadriel's brother, whom we were shown for a minute, is decidedly incomprehensible. Empathy for Galadriel herself is based on the well-known spoiler that Sauron is eventually alive and working towards his goal, but the series builds this empathy extremely ineptly: namely, that Galadriel is right because he is right, and her squad, the king, Elrond are just fools and they don't understand anything. An absolutely brilliant dialogue between Elrond and Sue, in which the second one first manipulates the first one by going to fight Sauron alone, and then says that everyone should believe her because she feels in her heart. Gala then ineptly cosplays Arwen's scene from the original, forgetting that she had a coherent character arc...so the scene doesn't work again.

    With a branch of an elf and a girl, too, everything is bad. A couple of minutes pass and we are again poked with a fact: the girl and the elf love each other... Again, no reasons, process, feelings, lined up... Just accept it as a fact... At the same time, there is no chemistry between the actors... Branch in the first episode seems to be the most waste of time in the history of cinema: I especially liked the monologue of the mum of the muzzle, which literally quoted Bilbo from the original. What for? The question immediately arises that it would be possible to remove all these garbage and unwritten lines in order to at least build the dramaturgy of the Galadriel branch ... But of course, all these branches will somehow connect and do something important for the plot, only already on the first series to look at is insanely boring and uninteresting. The series is made up of clichés, tropes and bad acting... Looks like big-budget fanfiction, but definitely not one of the most anticipated series of the decade. This is extremely similar to the main failure in the history of cinema, after which we will not see good fantasy for a very long time ... It's a pity    … Expand
  60. eltioloco
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    This has nothing to do with LOTR or Tolkien...
    No tiene nada que ver con Tolkien...
  61. Five_Arregate
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. terrible writing, unlikeable main charecter, and totally off when it comes to accuracy in relation to the books.… Expand
  62. EverCore
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    I cant believe what I was just watching. I knew it was bound to be controversial and I wanted to give it a try, but thats unwatchable. If you want to watch anything "Lord of the Rings" related, you will not find it here. They have created a generic fantasy show, slapped some Names created by Professor Tolkien on it and called it "Lord of the Rings". Even if you take away their blatantI cant believe what I was just watching. I knew it was bound to be controversial and I wanted to give it a try, but thats unwatchable. If you want to watch anything "Lord of the Rings" related, you will not find it here. They have created a generic fantasy show, slapped some Names created by Professor Tolkien on it and called it "Lord of the Rings". Even if you take away their blatant piggybacking on more creative minds, this isnt worth watching. Its focus on controversial current year politics takes every bit of fantasy out of the script, their inaptitude to tell compelling stories denies all immersion, their disregard for character arcs ruins even the most unimportant original side character. It is not a Zero or a One, the visuals are sometimes stunning to behold. That is thanks to the visual effects artists, whose work is the only thing consistently great in modern Hollywood. If you must see for yourself, watch the first episode. But overall, there is sadly nothing in recent TV or cinema history I would recommend less.… Expand
  63. Franmart
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Falta de respeto al legado de J. R. R. Tolkien y propaganda política progre.
  64. bpzen
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Complete waste of time, watched 2 episodes will never return with truly awful writing, awful acting, and most of all its not following LOTR lore at all
  65. KorbenX9
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    Fantastic and very well done series.
  66. gargioni
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    This review is for the 2 first episodes only - which I've watched yesterday.
    On a base 0-10 - with comments.
    Story Writing: solid 2 (it is genuine not good) 40+ here. I've watched a ton of movies and TV series for now. You know when it is good, it is good. Definitely not the case here, some of the actors are great, but the lines are too off, some naïve mistakes. There is no cohesion    This review is for the 2 first episodes only - which I've watched yesterday.
    On a base 0-10 - with comments.

    Story Writing: solid 2 (it is genuine not good)
    40+ here. I've watched a ton of movies and TV series for now. You know when it is good, it is good. Definitely not the case here, some of the actors are great, but the lines are too off, some naïve mistakes. There is no cohesion direction and editing to make some scenes work, and most of the time you end up with a great pile of ketchup on top of a great potential amazing tasty pizza.

    Tolkien Lore: 1.
    Everyone here is correct. The disregard with some important things is there: Elfs with short hair, "not all" dwarfs have beard, armor choices, well known character aspirations are off, doesn't fit well here and there and it is very unfortunate because if those were fixed, a lot of backlash would have been prevented.

    Acting/Writing Main Story - Galadriel group: 2 (it is really not good)
    The actress does not perform good, the character is robotic and you got that feeling that something is off all the time. I have zero desire (yet) to know what comes next there.

    Acting/Writing Human Story - Elf, Lady, and others: 7
    The human/orc story is good. The actors involved in these scenes show good acting. It is not perfect, but it delivers. I'm interested in watching more.

    Acting/Writing Elf Story - Elrond, Durin group: 9
    The actors here are great. It would be perfect IF they added the beard on ALL dwarf ladies (multiple dwarf ladies are shown, no beard). Acting is good, story is good, editing is good, the Mines are interesting, the thing the Elfs want to create is captivating, the greedy way of the desire to build it is exciting to watch unfold.

    Acting/Writing Harfoots: 7
    I think the editing is very off. Some scenes are too long. The writing is too childish and sometimes it is you want to fast forward. The Wizard and the lady mistery is good. She is a good actress. The desire to explore, and see the world is done right. I want to see more of it. The downside is the writing for the villagers, the characters lines and decisions sometimes show disconnection.

    Editing: 3
    some scenes are too short, some are too long, it is not a good editing in general.
    There are many inconsistency with writing where decisions made by characters doesn't fit what they previously said a second ago. It seems rushed and very unpolished.

    Direction: 4
    Seemed rushed. There is no cohesion between music, writing, editing, story telling, pace. Most scenes are well made (some are bad) and the overall composition is not good.

    Music: 5
    The score is good. There is no theme to identify with (maybe the music will unfold later). The sound volume is sometimes too loud or too low for the scene. I would have given a higher score if the direction and editing was better.

    CGI VFX: 9 (it is good but not perfect)    … Expand
  67. lordofthetrolls
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    its really disjointed with some bad acting, its a shame because the story is a muddled mess with absolutely overbearing marketing campaign put me off emails from amazon even though i dont have prime anymore
    Visually its great it looks good most of the costumes and sets are nice but the casting and acting really throw it off, then theres the media and social blitz about how woke it is    its really disjointed with some bad acting, its a shame because the story is a muddled mess with absolutely overbearing marketing campaign put me off emails from amazon even though i dont have prime anymore
    Visually its great it looks good most of the costumes and sets are nice but the casting and acting really throw it off, then theres the media and social blitz about how woke it is which is greatly exagerated the whole controvosy is all manufactured for buzz which will predictably start to die down now that its actually out.
    i hope the show improves becuase amazon deleting user reviews on imdb is disgusting i was gonna leave it a 5/10 but the behaviour of the cast crew and amazon leave much to be desired    … Expand
  68. HamishIII
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Simply stated in the title of this review it’s not compelling whether the stories or characters - Best read the books or for a great adaption watch the Oscar winning LOTR trilogy esp the extended versions and enjoy the extras the care taken by PJ writing team crew and actors who honored Tolkien and kept their politics out of it. Bezos GOT attempt is expensive but not well written or executed ROP looks expensive in some shots but falls way short on plot characterization and dialogue, coming across as boring, cringe, and unintentionally funny at times - this is not even good fan fiction coming across as CW’ish like generic identity politics modern fantasy with all the tropes associated with post-modern ideology. And the SJW activist actors have not helped sell the show by their obsession with identity politics and obsessively discussing it in every interview. Thus revealing the message and corporate agenda Prime and the not-book showrunners and producers have made. Guyladriel is no book Galadriel or powerful ethereal movie Cate Blanchet but an angry elf vengeful and obsessed with finding Sauron Elf’s of Shanara others with short hair coming across as human Elrond is a book nerd and Politician - two travelers moving across the mountains are straight out of Monty Python, and the Holy Grail leading to the intro of the Willow Hobo Hobbits straight out of Cosplay looking disheshembled and dirt accept for perfect orthodontic & white teeth Galadriel is 6’ 4” Ethereal, commanding, powerful elegant but not in this show; she is out of the Matrix or Xena for single handily destroying a cave troll after it kills some of her men, who then subsequently quit their D&D quest to find Sauron because it’s getting too dark / and get rewarded for their mutiny by Gil-Gilad by getting to cross over “I should resent perversion of the characters (and do resent it, so far as it appears in this sketch) even more than the spoiling of the plot and scenery” Tolkien Letters 210… Expand
  69. DerpyMovie
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    I've watched LOTR and the Hobbit series, read the books multiple times. I just cannot get into watching these episodes. There is just no continuity, it jumps all over the place and you lose interest fast and literally do something else. I think it would have been better for Amazon to take that Billion and buy homes outright for needy families. I really wanted this series to work, but it isI've watched LOTR and the Hobbit series, read the books multiple times. I just cannot get into watching these episodes. There is just no continuity, it jumps all over the place and you lose interest fast and literally do something else. I think it would have been better for Amazon to take that Billion and buy homes outright for needy families. I really wanted this series to work, but it is like most woke productions. Has the veneer of quality, is only skin deep, hollow inside and isn't worth what you paid for.… Expand
  70. Chrogio
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    It's a fresh new modernized fantasy tale with only the cover of LOTR accompanied by a bunch of characters with known names but no semblance of the original ones.
  71. D112233
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Its a big shame especially because of the amount of money invested in this series. There are stunning effects but since there is a lack of actind/plot/real connection to the source. In one word it's boring.
  72. celtaheaven
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Soulless modern garbage. Also Amazon, just stop. You are a delivery computing company, nothing more than this.
  73. Lobok
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Anyone who defends this is scum. This show is so laughably bad, so terrible with special effects, cgi, writing and screenplay that it's on par with D&D's 2000 movie. It's low effort fanfiction and it shows very early on. There wasn't one single score that stood out, I actually don't believe Howard Shore personally composed a single song, they paid for the name alone. On it's own pedastal,Anyone who defends this is scum. This show is so laughably bad, so terrible with special effects, cgi, writing and screenplay that it's on par with D&D's 2000 movie. It's low effort fanfiction and it shows very early on. There wasn't one single score that stood out, I actually don't believe Howard Shore personally composed a single song, they paid for the name alone. On it's own pedastal, this series is trash, but the fact that it comes from such a pedigree of fantasy thats touched millions? Tolkien would be sickened, and frankly so am I.… Expand
  74. s33c33
    Sep 4, 2022
    7
    Regular viewer here. Not a Tolkien reader. It wasn't so bad but I guess if I were a reader I'd stick to the books if this was far from actual lore. I can also see the "woke" content but it's not as bad as other series. Maybe they should have branded this as something else if actual fans are this triggered.
  75. PrinceSid
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Gorgeous and Sonorous but a disgrace to Tolkein's legacy. The writers clearly hate Tolkein's work, and in their shear ******* hubris, they think they can improve upon his legendarium by shredding it into a billion pieces. The show is overflowing with current-year faddishness and the typical utter contempt for race, sex, class, and culture. I feel sorry for the artists who had to work soGorgeous and Sonorous but a disgrace to Tolkein's legacy. The writers clearly hate Tolkein's work, and in their shear ******* hubris, they think they can improve upon his legendarium by shredding it into a billion pieces. The show is overflowing with current-year faddishness and the typical utter contempt for race, sex, class, and culture. I feel sorry for the artists who had to work so hard to gild this rot. Wake up, Hollywood.… Expand
  76. BlueKura
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Lost all interest to watch the show because of the Amazon splash screen startup ad they added to the app.
  77. MMM3
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Soooo boring. They made it a kids' show. Too much cgi. Bad dialogue, story is told incoherently, the harfoots are ridiculous and gratuitous childishness. Poorly cast actors for the characters they're meant to be. Story and dialogue is too basic, predictable and innocent to maintain adult interest.
  78. Abraxxasbr
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    Magnífica. Vale ver se vc não for um bitolado como muitos aqui aparentam ser.
  79. Pemonster
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Awful acting, terrible pacing and complete disregard for Tolkien views. Another woke show made for the agenda sake.
  80. dldavi0428
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    The Rings of Power was boring. The first hour feels like two, and the second episode really does nothing to advance the plot. Come to think about it, I still don’t know what the plot is. It’s like they used every idea the writers came up with, so there is no clear focus. This show had nearly $1 billion budget, so they said “We can do whatever we want!” and they did. Plus every music youThe Rings of Power was boring. The first hour feels like two, and the second episode really does nothing to advance the plot. Come to think about it, I still don’t know what the plot is. It’s like they used every idea the writers came up with, so there is no clear focus. This show had nearly $1 billion budget, so they said “We can do whatever we want!” and they did. Plus every music you sounds like “The Rains of Castamere”.… Expand
  81. omiranha57
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made"

    J. R. R. Tolkien
  82. MrJPrime
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Imagine this board meeting. Remember when we did a bunch of stuff fans hated for the beloved ring of time? Let's do all that same stuff, but worse, for a more beloved property.
    It's obviously gotta be a political agenda cause on what planet would they think this is a good idea?
    Too bad cause the production quality is good. If they'd have given the FANS what they want they'd have had a slam dunk.
  83. MateoDiaz
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not even all the money in the world can fix this hot mess. Galadriel is a literal 5000 Y.O teenager. And they removed narvi from the story.… Expand
  84. Lord_Volta
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    I got bored and decided to do my homework instead.

    There are so many eye-rolling moments that you need to walk away to avoid a migraine. I'm not going to subject myself to this mess.

    Watch Jeremy Jahns' review if you want more details.
  85. MentosFreshner
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    The only reason why I don’t like this show because everyone has dumb heads in it.
  86. MrFlyby
    Sep 4, 2022
    4
    Spending 1 billion dollars to make a show that employs c list actors, inexperienced and unintelligent writers, only to bastardize the lore of the source material marks a new era in corporate invasion of popular culture .

    It’s not hard to understand. We liked LoTR because it was good. The acting was good, the writing was good, and it honored the source material. Same with GoT. but this    Spending 1 billion dollars to make a show that employs c list actors, inexperienced and unintelligent writers, only to bastardize the lore of the source material marks a new era in corporate invasion of popular culture .

    It’s not hard to understand. We liked LoTR because it was good. The acting was good, the writing was good, and it honored the source material.

    Same with GoT. but this show fails at almost everything it sets out to accomplish aside from making pretty cgi.    … Expand
  87. Naamtar
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Bad in every possible aspect: Script, plot, casting, music, cgi, comedy, clothes, action and adaptation. Everything is wrong in this series, dumb and boring. Souless product.
  88. Velocit
    Sep 4, 2022
    9
    If Peter Jackson's LOTR was a 10 and his Hobbit was a 6, I'd rate Rings of Power as an 8. The first 2 episodes were great, and not particularly 'woke'.
  89. Kataklyste
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    - Rock doesn't float because it looks down..
    oh Boy.. thats some serious writing there.. -.-
  90. ClassicLight
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This series is an absolute insult to the late J. R. R. Tolkien. He would be rolling in his grave if he saw this travesty himself. Any TRUE fan of his work knows this to be a fact. 100% cash grab, nothing more.
  91. Vincentvb76
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    It got 1 from me just because of its looks but the dialogue is so bad and tries too hard to sound intellectual by spouting word nonsense and what made me turn it off was hearing the fake hobbits with fake Irish accents, there is nothing worse as an Irish to hear English people doing bad Irish accents
  92. cruel_frames
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Good cinematography and CGI ruined by absolutely attrocious screenwriting and insufferable main character. You had it all in your hands Amazon, well crafter world and a myriad of great characters... how could you F this up?
  93. StazDBlood
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    They've ripped Tolkien legacy apart. Furthermore, they haven't even done a good fan fiction out of it. What a shame.
  94. Rbar
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Could only stomach the first 30 minutes then had to quit. Will not go back and watch this bastardization of classic works.
  95. Serto85
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Sad to say the rings of power has moved so far away from Tolkien's work and doesn't feel like the books or the movies. Plus the woke political nonsense shouldn't be rammed into tv shows. If they wanted to put diverse characters maybe stop being lazy and look at the world and lore like the easterlings or the southerners and bring well made characters into the lore of middle earth. A massiveSad to say the rings of power has moved so far away from Tolkien's work and doesn't feel like the books or the movies. Plus the woke political nonsense shouldn't be rammed into tv shows. If they wanted to put diverse characters maybe stop being lazy and look at the world and lore like the easterlings or the southerners and bring well made characters into the lore of middle earth. A massive opportunity for new interesting characters but instead decided to race swap and make characters like Galadriel and elrond completely out of character. Because a woman cannot be storing without a sword...… Expand
  96. LordMaster1980
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This show has nothing to do with J.R.R. Tolkien's work. It's an atrocious piece of television with tragically bad acting, poor writing and utter disrespect for the fandom. Sheer hubris.
  97. Chabster
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    I don't believe actors, they seem to play themselves. The plot is close to non existing.
  98. mathewmwthew
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Sadly this show suffers from a number of afflictions, some of more obvious are pacing, story and dialogue which are really one of the lowest quality procured on screens in the latest decade. Acting is a decent level below acceptable especially the main cast. That being said Sophia Nomvete should be pointed out as an actress who, in contrast to other stars, managed to deliver a warm andSadly this show suffers from a number of afflictions, some of more obvious are pacing, story and dialogue which are really one of the lowest quality procured on screens in the latest decade. Acting is a decent level below acceptable especially the main cast. That being said Sophia Nomvete should be pointed out as an actress who, in contrast to other stars, managed to deliver a warm and refreshing performance especially with half-assedly written lines she got.
    Why rating of 1? To be honest RoP deserves rating of around 3.5 however looking at the IP which was used as a stepping stone for marketing and reach, makes the viewer more painfully aware of how incompetent creators of this show were. The hate on dissapointed audience also doesn't help with optics.    … Expand
  99. Mojorisin7
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually nice, but the story is bad fan fiction very loosely based on Tolkien’s work with no regard for even the spirit of the books. Several lore breaking changes (hobbits and istari in the wrong age, zena warrior princess Galadriel, etc) and the worst are the changes against the spirit of the books. Galadriel bullied in Valinor, old man elves, boring new characters, etc. All for the agenda of making Galadriel something the protagonist of the 2nd Age due to identify politics and the belief that Tolkien’s work needs updating for a modern audience. The arrogance is jaw dropping.… Expand
  100. Rcuba
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Esto no es el señor de los anillos, me da pena en lo que se están convirtiendo las series de hoy en día con el tema de la inclusión...
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  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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