The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Prime Video | Release Date: September 2, 2022
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GidskeSep 2, 2022
The only thing Tolkien about this, is the title. Should of just called it Dungeons & Dragons as it is a simple fantasy adventure lacking nuance or depth.
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tolik1220112Sep 2, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it's not interesting, and there is no canon, the characters are terrible, only the graphics are good… Expand
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The_Holy_GhostSep 3, 2022
Two hours/episodes in at the time of writing. I have given it two stars for the budget more than anything. It is nice to look at but offers no substance.

This is not lord of the rings / middle earth. Tolkien's work has been torn apart. HeTwo hours/episodes in at the time of writing. I have given it two stars for the budget more than anything. It is nice to look at but offers no substance.

This is not lord of the rings / middle earth. Tolkien's work has been torn apart. He would be ashamed of this creation. The characters are one dimensional caricatures with few to none redeeming qualities. Take Galadriel as an example. Horrible Karen of a character. Single minded. Unintelligent. Uncaring. Unwise. Shows no real emotion. Has a mind only for revenge. And all too flat in the role. Not even the need for revenge is portrayed convincingly. The exact opposite of the real character Tolkien wrote. They try to make her look good by making those around her perform worse physically. But it cannot save her character, and instead makes the entire race of elves look bad. As one of the leads in the show, her character exemplifies all that is wrong with this show. Unfortunately this trend is seen with nearly all characters shown so far. Don't even get me started with the dwarves or the "Harfoots". The show writers had a wealth of A-class writing to draw from. Decades of carefully written lore, world building and character design. They used none of it. Instead they give us this flat, unintelligent, travesty. Which dishonours the original works of the author, and offers nothing in return beyond its budget.… Expand
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cositaseriaSep 3, 2022
Visuals are amazing, the clothing and props (armours, weapons) are TERRIBLE, the characterization is TERRIBLE, music is kinda generic, its just another generic story with tolkines characters names in it, nothing special.
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LordRaterSep 3, 2022
Really really dull

Script: Full of sudo-wise quotes that don’t make sense 2/10 Costumes: Men: 7.5 Nothing stands out - looks decent Dwarves: 8 Harfoots: 1 If you can embroid, you can make clean edges to items of clothing. They shouldn’t allReally really dull

Script: Full of sudo-wise quotes that don’t make sense 2/10

Costumes:
Men: 7.5
Nothing stands out - looks decent Dwarves: 8
Harfoots: 1
If you can embroid, you can make clean edges to items of clothing. They shouldn’t all be torn and in rags.
Elves: 2 Doesn’t look like they read Tolkien’s description of them - their armour looks like plastic figurines.


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5 average - very expensive. I don’t feel it will have an enduring staying power. It looks too clean and uniform. We see hundreds of entirely identical elven ships. Most of the elves in amour look like a copy and past in a computer.
World doesn’t look lived in - has a stock footage quality for selling TVs Kinda documentary feeling in first episode - strange for a high fantasy.

Don’t recommend you watch.… Expand
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KnupRebycSep 7, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Possibly the worst dialog I've ever witnessed in a big budget show. Borderline nonsensical. Characters have absolutely no depth.… Expand
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Yomomma1118Oct 15, 2022
I initially praised this show....then I saw the rest of it. Awful. Disgrace to Tolkien's memory. Horribly written. Looks pretty and that is about it. I'd encourage EVERYONE not to waste their time with season 2. I won't be.
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KvotheJamesSep 4, 2022
The TV series starts from an infamous point of fidelity to the story. I don't think the story line will improve after this time. Also, the story is presented in a very bad way. Even for those who do not know the middle earth, there is aThe TV series starts from an infamous point of fidelity to the story. I don't think the story line will improve after this time. Also, the story is presented in a very bad way. Even for those who do not know the middle earth, there is a confusion that takes place on a boring and tiring level. Most of the actors could not devote themselves to the production and created a soulles environment. It looks more like fan-made mundane work than a cinematic piece. The music is not bad but the use of music in the series is very bland and amateurish. So much so that any thematic music was used for different event focuses. Unfortunately the only positive comment I can make about the series so far will be about the descriptions of middle-earth places...… Expand
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AsheraxxSep 4, 2022
1 start for the really beautiful views, landscapes and camera. And 1 star for the actors of arondir and the little hairfood girl. Everything else is garbage. The dialouges are cringe and all the actors exept the 2 I mentioned are totally1 start for the really beautiful views, landscapes and camera. And 1 star for the actors of arondir and the little hairfood girl. Everything else is garbage. The dialouges are cringe and all the actors exept the 2 I mentioned are totally overacting. Come on. Why do stones sink? They want to sound like Tolkien poetry but sound like idiots.… Expand
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HiltifingerSep 4, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wanted to give this show a chance, but holy Hobbit, what a mess! And since some trolls have destroyed the positive ratio of all most helpful negative reviews on Metacritic in just a few minutes, only one thing helps - to resubmit again! Where to start? Elves whose hairstyles are reminiscent of a poorly made Pop music video from the 80s and for whom actors have been cast who don't look like immortals at all. Plus: A one-dimensional main character who, miles away from the shores of Middle-earth, goes for a swim in the biggest plot hole since the penultimate episode of the final season of Game of Thones - and who, thousands of years later, still behaves like a defiant child whose self-made paper ship has just been sunk. For whom nothing is at stake at any time, because this very special elf is able to kill a troll in 30 seconds, which took Legolas and the Fellowship almost ten minutes in the mines of Moria. Infantile Harfoots, whose scenes are sometimes reminiscent of a sitcom from the 50s, but where you wait in vain for the laughter to fade in in the background. And when two elves, without provisions, without horses and above all - without any presentable delegation, walk miles to get an audience with a dwarf prince and one of them (who, by the way, is the most important blacksmith in Middle-earth) must simply turn around to make the long, arduous journey back...then, dear viewer you truly wonder whether this Is High Fantasy or a Brigand's Tale.

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

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

In the end, all that remains for me is the realisation that this is probably more of a retelling of the fairy tale "The Emperor's New Clothes". Only this time, the majority of critics praise the sheer finesse and epic grandeur of the "outfit", whereas the majority of hardcore fans will put it more honestly: "The emperor isn't wearing anything at all!"… Expand
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FootballJonesSep 4, 2022
This is like bad fan fiction. It’s criminal how the source material has been abandoned.
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Mayor308Sep 4, 2022
It’s interesting how any negative review gets characterized as being written by a troll or review bombing. I can assure you I am not a troll — in fact, I was genuinely excited and enthusiastic when the series was announced. Sadly, afterIt’s interesting how any negative review gets characterized as being written by a troll or review bombing. I can assure you I am not a troll — in fact, I was genuinely excited and enthusiastic when the series was announced. Sadly, after watching the first two episodes (which felt more like a slog or doing homework than coming along on a grand adventure) I can write my expectations are crushed. It’s all been said in the other reviews — beautiful scenery and expensive wardrobes can’t save basic, paint by numbers bad writing and plotting, cardboard thin and cliche characters, action sequences that unintentionally play as farce or comedy even, etc. Im done with it. I will not watch another episode unless by some miracle Amazon decides to replace each and every show runner, writer and producer who worked on this first season.… Expand
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Tar_MaironSep 4, 2022
Es aburrida. La Casa del Dragon en 20 minutos me tenia atrapado. A Los Anillos de Poder le he dado una oportunidad y después de dos capítulos no quiero volver a perder el tiempo con esta serie.
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JoshP83Sep 4, 2022
As appears to be the case with modern streaming services, they hope visuals and liberal casting in their TV and film will somehow cause everyone to come together, regardless the lore, true/original descriptions of people, places, events andAs appears to be the case with modern streaming services, they hope visuals and liberal casting in their TV and film will somehow cause everyone to come together, regardless the lore, true/original descriptions of people, places, events and racial groups, and regardless acting ability. So long as visuals and diverse casting is met, everything else can fall by the wayside. This move toward "inclusiveness" based on reality and co-opting someone's work to fit someone else's agenda is, and has always been, at the expense of fiction. Fiction is what it is because it doesn't need to fall in line with reality. Reality can influence fiction but exists apart from fiction, and fiction apart from reality. If this weren't the case, we'd be discussing non-fiction. Fiction is not non-fiction.

People often seek fiction to leave behind reality, even if only for a moment, because our real world problems are not what we want to focus on. We want to see another world's problems from another person's perspective, and come out of the fictional world with new insights.

What's beautiful about fiction is that events, people, and places in fictional worlds are unique to the creator. They might sometimes be based (in varying levels) on reality, but they're different from reality and different from one creator to another. Tolkien's world was based on medieval Europe, but is a place with all colors of skin, all levels of height and weight, all varieties of accents and speech, but a (general) separation of peoples for various reasons. They do come together to accomplish great things, but they are not normally intermingled together.

Forcing those things beyond the creator's vision muddies and sullies the story that was built up around those things, and will almost always invariably result in bad reviews by unpaid critics (your average viewer), especially those who were great fans of the original works. You can chalk it up to racism, sexism or some other -ism, but that's mostly fiction. The reality of the matter is that you co-opted someone else's vision to suit your own agenda, and people don't like that, regardless the social or political gang colors they wear. Diversity of actors, in terms of color, gender, or sexual identity is perfectly fine. Take stories that already include the diversity you're looking for, and build that world. Or create new ideas with the amount of diversity you're looking for, and build that world. This is only as difficult as creators want to make it. If it's "too hard" to build something new with the ideas you're looking for, that's on you. Not the story or the world that needs to be built. Build your own worlds, or use worlds that closely match what you're looking for in a story. Don't steal from others and pretend for, whatever reason, that it's "okay" or "this is what he would have wanted". You're mixing up fiction with reality and all you'll end up with is a broken, poorly reflective imitation of reality and truth, and if it's not true reality, it's fiction. Co-opting TV, film, and streaming services are living in fictional worlds while destroying other people's fictional worlds. And that's why you'll continue to see bad reviews on stories that ventured too far beyond the creator's vision. At least what DC and Marvel have is alternate realities, that have explored variations in timelines and people. These companies and creators did that. So it's easy to incorporate all the possibilities across universes. Tolkien's world does not have alternate universes, and this world of make-believe is not his vision anymore. It's become someone else's agenda.… Expand
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the_cornSep 5, 2022
The show is very pretty and has high production quality, the acting is decent and the music is good. The script is bad at times. The dialogues are inconsistent, some of them are good, some of them are extremely weird/nonsensical. The storyThe show is very pretty and has high production quality, the acting is decent and the music is good. The script is bad at times. The dialogues are inconsistent, some of them are good, some of them are extremely weird/nonsensical. The story has several logical flaws and only a few interesting arcs so far, but if you don't think about it too much you can live with that. Overall I'd say: you can clearly see they put a lot of money into this, but ultimately it feels a bit like Amazon itself, empty and soulless. Purely on the quality I'd give 4.5/10, but I have deducted two point because Amazon is actively censoring IMDB/Rotten Tomatoes reviews and ratings (I saw reviews and ratings disappearing with my own eyes). Don't believe any ratings you see on these sites, they are manipulated.… Expand
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joshuakdjaSep 5, 2022
I really wanted to like this show. My wedding ring is from the very makers of the One Ring in Peter Jackson's adaptations - I love the series that much. The pace of the show is rushed in important areas like character and world developmentI really wanted to like this show. My wedding ring is from the very makers of the One Ring in Peter Jackson's adaptations - I love the series that much. The pace of the show is rushed in important areas like character and world development while being laborious and long in areas where I felt like dozing off. Galadriel is an annoyance, which is a shame since she is supposed to be the main character. The first two episodes don't make me care about the characters, or the world, and that breaks my heart. The cinematography and CGI is beautiful, but it is overshadowed by terrible dialogue and lore inaccurate story lines. Amazon should have known better...… Expand
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Amar91Sep 5, 2022
Against my better judgement, I decided to give the first 2 episodes a chance. And folks, this show is worse than I expected. 1. Characters not true to the lore
2. Forcefully shoving the wokeness activism down our throats
3. Casting is reallyAgainst my better judgement, I decided to give the first 2 episodes a chance. And folks, this show is worse than I expected. 1. Characters not true to the lore
2. Forcefully shoving the wokeness activism down our throats
3. Casting is really poor, boring acting
4. 2 episodes in, nothing happened, it was an extremely dull buildup
5. The CGI of the locations were beautiful, but the setup in individual scenes looks really cheap… Expand
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rsmcxSep 6, 2022
Besides not being TOLKIEN it has a very weak plot. The elves have been mischaracterized and do not match the professor's descriptions.
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Mike_In_NHSep 6, 2022
The cinematography and filming locations are as stunning as the LOTR movies, and the CGI is top-notch. And.....that's about where the good news ends.
The first episode is terrible. Not only am I not interested in the characters, but it seemsThe cinematography and filming locations are as stunning as the LOTR movies, and the CGI is top-notch. And.....that's about where the good news ends.
The first episode is terrible. Not only am I not interested in the characters, but it seems to be a perversion of the characters that Tolkien introduced in his books. The plot is disjointed, hard-to follow and you keep waiting for something to happen. And nothing really ever does.....
The second episode is better, but again, I found myself not really caring about any of the characters. Why is it called the Rings of Power? We still don't know.
Dry, or overly smarmy acting, and a slow, plodding, hard-to-follow plot. Character development and the story itself seems secondary (or even tertiary) to the show's focus on landscape shots and CGI special effects. It's like the producers realized that the show wasn't making much sense, so "Hey, we need to throw in a magnificent landscape shot!" or "Let's add some more CGI here!" to distract the viewer from the bumbling plot and rather diffident character development.
I'll probably watch the next episode (or two), but something needs to happen pretty quickly.
It's not very good so far.… Expand
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RagnocaneSep 6, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I watched the first 3 episodes and I was really disappointed. The show was boring with poor dialogues, the costumes, wigs and make up wasn't the best. Galadriel one of the main protagonist of the story is really unbearable and hateful. The music were fine but not on the same level of the previous movies of the lord of the ring. The cgi is good part the warg in episode 3.… Expand
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Manuel2Sep 7, 2022
So I read about racism and anti-wokism as reasons for the bad ratings for the rings of power and legend has it that amazon bought critics and suppresses votes on imdb which is owned by amazon. Well, I can't prove that. What I saw is some niceSo I read about racism and anti-wokism as reasons for the bad ratings for the rings of power and legend has it that amazon bought critics and suppresses votes on imdb which is owned by amazon. Well, I can't prove that. What I saw is some nice CGI, some partly good music and a refreshing diversity even though one needs to mention that female dwarfs, black or white, indeed have beards. But then ... the dialogues, the dialogues are so ridiculous, so abysmal hideous that it pains the viewer and evokes Fremdscham in children-spectators. The characters are shallow, the elves are not distinctive at all, the acting is wooden and the language does not as most elements of the series reflect Tolkien's work. At one point a Harfoot wants to express that she can't communicate with fireflies and says: "I don't speak fireflies" - I'm not kidding you, that's what she said. It's horrible and an insult to intellect of any kind. There are in fact so many flaws that one watches with ones jaw dropped down. Old elves? Tired elves? Elves that move without any grace at all while speaking silly and sloppy english? Galadriel without wisdom and Elrond giving the impression of a clown. What a major sorry effort this is and a shame to be associated with JRR Tolkien. My friend's 12 year old daughter asked why the elves don't speak elvish at all :D… Expand
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Shibby14Sep 7, 2022
The effects are good, but the script and story are terrible. The series replaced the mystery and ephemeral elves and wizards with a teenage flick, with stupid drama by the cast as opposite to what Tolkien envisaged as you can imagine. If theyThe effects are good, but the script and story are terrible. The series replaced the mystery and ephemeral elves and wizards with a teenage flick, with stupid drama by the cast as opposite to what Tolkien envisaged as you can imagine. If they called this "Shannara Chronicles Season X" I would not be bothered to watch and review, but they called it LotR - drawing comparisons to the trilogy and the Tolkien books. This series is an insult to both.… Expand
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HillBillyJoeSep 7, 2022
Having to re-write this review cause meta-critic just let's the ticker spin when I submit my last one.. I hope they accept this one unless they are stopping the poor scores?

Anyway, yeah everything I feared could go wrong in this series,Having to re-write this review cause meta-critic just let's the ticker spin when I submit my last one.. I hope they accept this one unless they are stopping the poor scores?

Anyway, yeah everything I feared could go wrong in this series, just about is so far. I mean some of the scenery is nice, and a couple characters were decent. But the Elves in general (most everyone not a Dwarf) was insufferable, and bad depictions of fantasy in the Tolkien universe. Is this a late 80's european pop video? The pacing was horrible, soundtrack was poor, dialogue was outright laughable. If you going to spend this much time and money on a project, you better have PROVEN cast and crew to sell it. Not activists, not first timers, and definitely with this kind of money, you better have more rights to the brand to use proper names, races and lore timeline..

dumb dumb and more dumb..… Expand
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unknown_no_knowSep 9, 2022
Elves are people, but with elf ears. They are never many-many years old.

Another fantasy...
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beppe22Sep 9, 2022
Beautiful special effects, all the money spent is clearly visible. But everything else is terrible, starting from the story and the dialogues, they seem written by a small child. They should have spent a few more bucks and hired a good writerBeautiful special effects, all the money spent is clearly visible. But everything else is terrible, starting from the story and the dialogues, they seem written by a small child. They should have spent a few more bucks and hired a good writer to give solidity and coherence to the story. There is no character who has a minimum of charisma, elves look human, not to mention the hairstyles. And a real shame, what an opportunity thrown away, after this third episode I give up the series. Maybe next time they will try harder and give us viewers what we want, instead of forcing us to watch what they want.… Expand
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Dexter1553Sep 9, 2022
good visual effects from afar, but non-existent acting and a storyline Incomprehensible if you have no basis for Tolkien's novels. A ruined and forgettable adaptation and a betrayal of the original work.
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dcbob386Sep 9, 2022
I've watched the first 2 episodes. The world looks really good but that's about it. ALL the characters suck, the esthetics look like a high budget production but the actors make it feel like a low budget series you'd see late night on theI've watched the first 2 episodes. The world looks really good but that's about it. ALL the characters suck, the esthetics look like a high budget production but the actors make it feel like a low budget series you'd see late night on the sci-fi channel. I honestly don't care about the diversity but It is pretty cringe when its so obvious when its purposely placed to check a box or quota. And for the ppl saying its getting review bombed by users, NO. Its getting the opposite by the critics because of the diversity they don't want to say anything bad about it because of the main female lead (whos a pretty bad actress) and the ppl of color. The mainstream critics will not say a bad word about it because of that and that alone. Its a real shame.… Expand
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dbo_90Sep 9, 2022
I tried, I really tried to like what I have seen so far.
It just... hurts.
Even rewatching the episodes as a fantasy removed from anything Tolkien, it still hurts. I appreciate the choice of Lady Galadriel, as she resembles the Jacksons' oneI tried, I really tried to like what I have seen so far.
It just... hurts.
Even rewatching the episodes as a fantasy removed from anything Tolkien, it still hurts.
I appreciate the choice of Lady Galadriel, as she resembles the Jacksons' one in her visage (albeit if not in her behaviour). You can see the monetary value in its visuals (despite the characters appearing separated from their environment), but it is a soulless husk.

note: I hope I will have to change my review with the coming of new episodes, but I have my doubts...… Expand
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Brian57Sep 9, 2022
Great visuals and special effects (the orcs look fantastic unlike th hobbit) However, the story is quite dull and slow going. Forced diversity and colorblindness aside, the boring story and mediocre acting make getting immersed in the worldGreat visuals and special effects (the orcs look fantastic unlike th hobbit) However, the story is quite dull and slow going. Forced diversity and colorblindness aside, the boring story and mediocre acting make getting immersed in the world difficult. I’m pretty disappointed overall.… Expand
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nightfall1021Sep 11, 2022
If you removed everything that was "bad" or "could have been better" you'd have some nice scenery and a bit of music. Slow and boring, poor writing and direction. Just sad.
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Al19285Sep 11, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bland, boring, uninspired. Worst of all it's a disgrace to Tolkien's work. Tolkien is rolling in his grave… Expand
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Ev1lauronSep 11, 2022
Dropped after the second episode, the series does nothing for me. Absolute love Tolkien work, and that absolutely does not feel like Tolkien and middle earth.
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colemarisaSep 13, 2022
Nobody is review bombing this. Its just very disrespectful treatment of the original work. And a terrible tv show in its own right. The absurd Marty Stu black elf who is better and smarter then everyone. matched by a new mean, spiteful, andNobody is review bombing this. Its just very disrespectful treatment of the original work. And a terrible tv show in its own right. The absurd Marty Stu black elf who is better and smarter then everyone. matched by a new mean, spiteful, and arrogant Galadriel. Can you imagine? Galadriel was supposed to be so pure and kind and filled with light that enemies would kneel in her presence and swear to serve her. NOT this one. This Galdreil would never have turned down the ring of power. This one would have stolen the ring from Frodo and blamed Sam.… Expand
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tyrelSep 13, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No content in the world deserves 0, but 3, i think this series deserve 2 or at most.… Expand
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bgo2341Sep 13, 2022
Really, really disappointing. I've been a LOTR fan since the early 2000s and this is pretty pathetic work all around other than the stunning cinematography at times.

LOTR fans are hyper-sensitive to the lore, canon and stories put togetherReally, really disappointing. I've been a LOTR fan since the early 2000s and this is pretty pathetic work all around other than the stunning cinematography at times.

LOTR fans are hyper-sensitive to the lore, canon and stories put together by Tolkien. There are multiple instances where the lore is ignored, and the dialogue, stories, and even actions are just not believable or relatable.

The Harfoots narrative is extremely boring, the first interactions with the elves and orcs (in the house and in the pit) left me wanting more, and altogether I've left a lot of scenes being like "What were they even trying to do there?".

For example, in the pit fight, one of the elves throws a fit about the orcs making him cut down a tree. As a LOTR fan, I know that trees are sacred to the elves, but they didn't make that clear at all nor did they try to explain that in any way. So it just seemed like the guy loved the environment. It's good to see the people who put together GOT stay much more true to the lore, but unfortunately for the showrunners of LOTR the fan community won't put up with an overly CGI, unbelievable story that tries to use cinematography to make up for the blind spots. We want raw, real, action with deeply flawed yet inspiring characters to who we can relate to. This just isn't it.

Also if I see one more slow-motion cheesy scene of an elf flying in the air with their legs flailing in an attack I'm going to turn it off. BE ORIGINAL.… Expand
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dfc12344567Sep 14, 2022
looks good. doesnt respect lore (gandalf, hobbits 2.0, galdriel, etc. etc.), and when you remove lore from a fantasy piece (literally the greatest devotion of tolkien) nothing else is interesting. elves dont act like elves, its just humans wlooks good. doesnt respect lore (gandalf, hobbits 2.0, galdriel, etc. etc.), and when you remove lore from a fantasy piece (literally the greatest devotion of tolkien) nothing else is interesting. elves dont act like elves, its just humans w pointy ears.… Expand
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DawnshardSep 14, 2022
Beautiful production ruined by uninteresting characters and boring plot lines. Next time Amazon plans to spend half a billion dollars on a TV show, they should make sure they have an interesting story to tell first. People will watch lowBeautiful production ruined by uninteresting characters and boring plot lines. Next time Amazon plans to spend half a billion dollars on a TV show, they should make sure they have an interesting story to tell first. People will watch low budget movies and shows if they are compelling and interesting, but it's really hard to keep people around if all you have is flashy lights and no substance. Unfortunately Rings of Power has no substance.… Expand
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Artem_StepanovSep 15, 2022
Пустые диалоги, много сюжетных дыр, дурацкие сюжетные решения. Много абсурда в поведении главных героев, отвратный кастинг. Безликие не естественная игра .. и наконец. хочу узнать где там африка? как появились Темные гномы и Хобиты,Пустые диалоги, много сюжетных дыр, дурацкие сюжетные решения. Много абсурда в поведении главных героев, отвратный кастинг. Безликие не естественная игра .. и наконец. хочу узнать где там африка? как появились Темные гномы и Хобиты, мохноноги? Понимаю темный эльф, но он враг обычным должен быть. Ощущение что просто тырили деньги по карманам. Все таки не понятно почему нельзя просто снять как положено, улучшив, а не переиначив .… Expand
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TomasAnshelmSep 17, 2022
2/10 Its nothing like LotR. If it was NOT LotR, it would be MAYBE a 4/10 at best but its not, Its supposed to be LotR and as such it fails even harder cuz its even less what its supposed to be. Sometimes look fantastic, sometimes doesnt.
The2/10 Its nothing like LotR. If it was NOT LotR, it would be MAYBE a 4/10 at best but its not, Its supposed to be LotR and as such it fails even harder cuz its even less what its supposed to be. Sometimes look fantastic, sometimes doesnt.
The Dwarves were cool mostly Nori, this horrible annoyingly written, was kinda adorable all thanks to the actress.
Galadriel is just another feminist, self-insert power fantasy.

Its so stupid, she was originally one of the most powerful being in the entire universe but she wasnt a warrior, she was a Sorceress.
One that could annihilate you with a single glance.
Ironically the writers actually made her WEAKER thinking they made her a "strong independent woman"… Expand
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loddraySep 17, 2022
I'm disappointed to see what only lots of money and no craftsmanship can make to a great and timeless masterpiece: a shallow shell of modern artistry. An absurd pricey Big-mac in comparison to a wide-adored tenderloin. So sad...
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LeandroMackSep 22, 2022
Esse seriado é um desrespeito a toda obra de Tolkien, para falar a verdade o ocidente em geral foi tomado por um espirito de desrespeito, Wokes acham que tem alguma autoridade para falar da obra da vida de alguma pessoa, de alguma forma deEsse seriado é um desrespeito a toda obra de Tolkien, para falar a verdade o ocidente em geral foi tomado por um espirito de desrespeito, Wokes acham que tem alguma autoridade para falar da obra da vida de alguma pessoa, de alguma forma de sagrado, o máximo que conseguem é ofenderem todo contexto de toda obra que tocam, o ocidente está completamente decadente, e esse seriado vem demonstrar isso, nenhum Elfo, Numenoriano nada gera reverencia, pelo contrario, somente repulsa como os atos dos criadores dessa série.… Expand
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CalaBorn12Sep 20, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From the great halls of the Valar... we get a squandered IP that is only saved by its Music and sometimes visuals of the show.

How did it come to this? Bad writing, bad acting, and a disdain for meaningful character development leads to mick that the show is. It makes Galadriel an incompetent fool, all elvish men toxic and selfish, and any other characters meaningless.

Amazon would have done better to create a story about water than it does to give any personality to its characters… Expand
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iharyonSep 21, 2022
This show is boring. I'm more than 4 hours into the series now and nothing happened.
It's full of PJ's stolen moments/quotes, unnecessary book exposition, really bad written characters, lots of cringe moments. It's nor true to TolkiensThis show is boring. I'm more than 4 hours into the series now and nothing happened.
It's full of PJ's stolen moments/quotes, unnecessary book exposition, really bad written characters, lots of cringe moments. It's nor true to Tolkiens writings neither entertaining. Costumes and make up look cheap, music is generic, cgi is bad.
They will have a hard time finishing all 5 seasons of this without major changes.… Expand
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PossumChaserSep 23, 2022
After watching all five episodes, the amount of Strongwoman narrative is boring and the lack of courage, strength and conviction is appalling. It is a a combo of poor writing, "The Message" and a disdain for anything resembling strong,After watching all five episodes, the amount of Strongwoman narrative is boring and the lack of courage, strength and conviction is appalling. It is a a combo of poor writing, "The Message" and a disdain for anything resembling strong, intelligent, resourceful and honorable White men.… Expand
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UpolafSep 23, 2022
I didn't expect anything and yet was desapointed.
You can do woke stuff if you want, but pay attention to the story you want to tell.
Arcane was a masterpiece, a little woke but with an amazing story. ROP is not worth watching because of theI didn't expect anything and yet was desapointed.
You can do woke stuff if you want, but pay attention to the story you want to tell.
Arcane was a masterpiece, a little woke but with an amazing story.
ROP is not worth watching because of the flatness of its dialogue and story.

I made it until episode 4, 0:16min before saying "Stop, I will not waste my time", I will watch Game Of Throne instead.

I give it a 2/10 because the Visual Effect studio did a nice job on the few panoramic shots.… Expand
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JonnytoySep 25, 2022
Un costoso "fanfic" de la obra de Tolkien que casi nadie pidió, visualmente hermosa, con un soundtrack aceptable (es mucho mejor el que se usó en las películas), pero el guión es malo, la interacción entre los personajes aún no "cuaja", no meUn costoso "fanfic" de la obra de Tolkien que casi nadie pidió, visualmente hermosa, con un soundtrack aceptable (es mucho mejor el que se usó en las películas), pero el guión es malo, la interacción entre los personajes aún no "cuaja", no me pienso meter con el transfondo social por qué no viene al caso; cómo fan de la obra de Tolkien no me llamó la atención y no pienso verla más (cómo las últimas dos del Hobbit), pero tampoco le diré a los demás que no la vean, creo que le podrá gustar mucho a las personas que son fans del cine de fantasia.… Expand
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NekyabeastSep 26, 2022
6-10 for a random fantasy film, 2 out of 10 if you think this has anything to do with LotR.
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Limsanity733Sep 26, 2022
As Tolkien fan, I was excited to see Tolkien's work or some semblance of it come to life on screen. I am mindful that Amazon paid a lot of money to make this happen and given the current times and technicalities of what exactly they boughtAs Tolkien fan, I was excited to see Tolkien's work or some semblance of it come to life on screen. I am mindful that Amazon paid a lot of money to make this happen and given the current times and technicalities of what exactly they bought the rights to, I knew there would be deviation from canon (casting, non-canonical plotlines, etc) which I am fine with. I am also aware that Tolkien was a genius who spent decades shaping his world and lore and it would be quite unfair to expect writers of a TV series to match the quality work.

Yet, even with these caveats, I am completely perplexed to no end on how abysmal the writing for this series is given the reported cost per episode of about $60 million. It is so bad that no amount of fancy cgi and visual effects can mask this. I am left now wondering...where did all the money go? Is it that hard to spend a bit more on quality writing?

Here are some issues I have:
First, why would you cast a 5000+ year old Galadriel (one of the oldest elf still alive on Middle Earth at the time of the show) into the likes of a "tempestuous" teenage brat who has to be taught lessons on diplomacy from a 20-30 year old man...Really?

Second, there are simply too many storylines going on here for character development and for me to be invested in. I don't think the show so far would change at all if you dropped the Gandalf + Harfoot story line completely.

Third, I think the writers could have done much better by focusing on a few characters and explored the internal character struggles more in depth. For example, Elendil + Miriel's faithfulness in their belief in time of doubt and disavowment - why do they still cleave to the old ways? what sacrifices are they making to continue in their path? Another example could be SHOWING Halbrand's history in the Southlands and the horrible things he may have done more in depth first before meeting Galadriel instead of TELLING us. They try to do this with Elrond and Durin and Mithril but this whole plotline is not convincing to me. In contemplating some my points made above, I have to come to the conclusion that (1) such quality writing is not possible for TV. Games of Throne went to **** after they exhausted all of the source material; and (2) a faithful understanding and appreciation of the philosophy and spirit behind Tolkien's work which is Christian at its core is highly improbable in Hollywood today.… Expand
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RafaelbodeOct 16, 2022
Just throwing money at things dosen't makes them good... You need good writing and directing
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BushidoRyuOct 1, 2022
I've always been a Tolkien fan! I remember reading The Hobbit in grade school and the Lord of the Rings in middle school. I read The Silmarillion after watching the Lord of the Rings movies by Peter Jackson, I even enjoyed the Hobbit movies.I've always been a Tolkien fan! I remember reading The Hobbit in grade school and the Lord of the Rings in middle school. I read The Silmarillion after watching the Lord of the Rings movies by Peter Jackson, I even enjoyed the Hobbit movies. But "this is NOT TOLKIEN!" $1 billion dollars, and this is the best you could do? Galadriel was not a warrior, she was an Elven Queen of extraordinary beauty, with her timeless features and golden river of hair. She worked behind the scenes. Keep your political statements out of Tolkien's lore! I'm tired of my childhood memories being destroyed by woke political **** nowadays. I'm not bothering with this show! House of Dragons budget was less than this crap and they're doing better. Peter Jackson could do better for half the amount that was spent on this show. The writing is crap, the acting is crap, the sets are crap, the costumes are crap. Do better!… Expand
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Levi820Oct 3, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here is the positive I have to say:
The show definitely invested a lot of effort into making the environment look good; The scenes of the mountains, lakes, rivers, and landscape shots do look good. I enjoyed Robert Aramayo's performance, I think he's doing a good job. Lloyd Owen's performance is also enjoyable to watch. The Last positive thing I have to say is that they occasionally make this show feel like Middle-Earth.
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I have a lot of negative things to say about this show but i'll sum them up in two broad strokes: First, while the show has a good story on paper, they have executed it horribly so that the story doesn't make sense. Second, while the show has a handful (a very small handful) of positive moments, the negative ones far outnumber them and they take you out of the show, ruining what few good things the show had going for it. What do I mean by this? Well, for one thing the dialogue is particularly bad to the point that you have to backtrack to understand what is being talked about, removing you from the story. You end up asking yourself "why?" at different points rather than "wow". As the story on paper seems good, the writers went about executing it terribly. For example: In the sixth episode, it's not a bad idea to bring the tower down on the heads of the Orcs to stall them; this is a good idea on paper. However, an ancient elven tower that can be brought down by burning a single rope that held up a single piece of metal that was holding the whole tower together, is not a well executed idea. And the show has so many moments like these spread from the first episode to the last one that I find myself scratching my head and wondering "why?" more often than I find myself saying "that's cool".
Overall, I rated this show as a 2 because it has a couple good things going, but the negatives keep me from really enjoying it, taking me out of the story, thus getting a bad score.… Expand
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AteezFoxOct 4, 2022
Geci unalmas és kaka. Én aki direkt megnézte az összes filmet annak reményében lesz valami értelme hogy értsem a műsort. Megérte? HÁT NEM. A fele unalmas konkrétan egy lore tudó ismerősömet mi hogy működik ebben a világban. Az elmondásaGeci unalmas és kaka. Én aki direkt megnézte az összes filmet annak reményében lesz valami értelme hogy értsem a műsort. Megérte? HÁT NEM. A fele unalmas konkrétan egy lore tudó ismerősömet mi hogy működik ebben a világban. Az elmondása jobban hangzott mint maga az egész műsor. A főszereplő számomra meg annyira semmilyen hogy az csak na. Mindene meg van de baszik csinálni bármit is mert "nő" vagy tudja a kuki. A mellékszereplők is semmilyenek. Kár volt erre időt szánnom.… Expand
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KiltzombieOct 7, 2022
I wanted this to be good. I love Tolkien. This show is an insult to the lore and works of the professor. The show should not have been made. If you don't have the rights to the material then don't make it. This is obviously Amazon buying theI wanted this to be good. I love Tolkien. This show is an insult to the lore and works of the professor. The show should not have been made. If you don't have the rights to the material then don't make it. This is obviously Amazon buying the brand name and trying to profit. Lore aside it's kind of embarrassing for the most expensive show ever made.… Expand
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Fernando1997Oct 7, 2022
This show is badly written, badly acted and poorly thought out, PLS AMAZON, FIRE THE JD PAYNE AND PATRICK MCKAY, PLS!
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user1489Oct 8, 2022
Die Serie konnte mich leider nicht überzeugen. Besonders das Storytelling weist erhebliche Schwächen auf. Tolkiens Werke bergen erhebliches Potential, das leider nicht abgerufen wurde. Sehr schade, eine vertane Chance!
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AshslillianOct 9, 2022
The characters are all unlikable. Within 5 episodes, they couldn't create any depth to the show. In their attempt to make a strong female character, they turned Galadriel into a one dimensional Karen. They made Elrond into a weasel. EveryoneThe characters are all unlikable. Within 5 episodes, they couldn't create any depth to the show. In their attempt to make a strong female character, they turned Galadriel into a one dimensional Karen. They made Elrond into a weasel. Everyone else in the show is so poorly written, you can't make any connection with them. The pacing of the show is terrible. Even if you forget that they didn't make any use of the source material, it's extremely obvious that none of the budget went into the script. But that certainly didn't stop them from trying sprinkle in some not some witty one liners. The worst part is, we all know what they spent on this garbage.… Expand
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Argo2452Oct 10, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sono onestamente mortificato dal discreto numero di persone che difende questa serie semplicemente poggiandosi sul presunto razzismo dei detrattori. Lo chiarisco fin da subito: il colore della pelle degli attori non è nemmeno l'ultima delle motivazioni per cui a tale prodotto intendo dare uno splendido 2. Anzi, il famigerato elfo di colore, Arondir, non mi è nemmeno dispiaciuto in alcuni punti. Ma il problema rimane alla base: questa serie è sbagliata per il modo in cui è stata concepita.

Non è ammissibile giustificare una snaturazione e una sciatteria così insulse con l'adattamento transmediale. Nella serie il Legendarium Tolkieniano sembra solo una citazione, uno sfondo lontano a cui ogni tanto si rimanda ma che non costituisce la base delle vicende, come invece era nei film di Peter Jackson (nonostante le numerose differenze con le opere originali). Galadriel, per come è dipinta, non c'entra nulla con la Dama del Bosco d'Oro. La leggenda apocrifa sul mithril è priva di fondamento ed è un gravissimo errore nella reinterpretazione del Legendarium, dal momento che il potere degli Anelli non ha NULLA a che vedere con il mithril in sé. Pecca, questa, che potrebbe influenzare anche le prossime stagioni. Anche Tar Miriel non c'entra nulla con il personaggio originale e sia gli elfi che i nùmenoreani sono mal rappresentati (solo i nani si salvano; i proto hobbit sono stati inseriti forzatamente e non hanno nulla da raccontare, se non per meteorman, anche lui inserito a forza). Manca l'attenzione ai dettagli, la collocazione temporale delle vicende non ha nessun riscontro nel Legendarium, non si capisce nulla della datazione.

La serie è oggettivamente lenta e noiosa, al settimo episodio non è successo sostanzialmente niente di rilevante o che sia stato raccontato senza forzature e sospensioni dell'incredulità (inclusa la nascita di Mordor). Dialoghi e scene inutili, porcate nonsense, fanservice nelle scene d'azione. Alcuni punti sono stati palesemente copiati dalla trilogia di Peter Jackson senza curarsi del contesto e rendendo il tutto banale e ingiustificabile (l'esercito nùmenoreano che arriva nella proto-mordor con quattro barche e attraversa leghe e leghe di distanza come se nulla fosse, oppure il personaggio di Halbrand che viene riconosciuto Re delle Terre Meridionali senza una giustificazione); non a caso gli sceneggiatori sono stati definiti dei codardi, incapaci di proporre qualcosa di nuovo.

Sembra che i produttori non abbiano capito nulla di Tolkien, sottovalutandolo e credendo ingenuamente di avere a che fare con un franchise come Star Wars, Warhammer o Pokémon. Il Signore degli Anelli non è un brand industriale, questo dovrebbe essere ben chiaro. È un'opera letteraria, un classico della letteratura del '900 nonché uno dei più grandi capolavori della storia della letteratura. Tolkien non era un imprenditore ma un uomo di lettere, un filologo e un grande studioso. Trattare in questo modo la sua materia, con il solo scopo di ottenere soldi, equivale ad avere una visione assai limitata del mondo. Mi rammarico onestamente che persone del genere debbano vivere in modo così deprecabile la propria esistenza, costretti a fare merdacce per finalità di guadagno.

L'unico modo per questa serie di rimediare è cambiare completamente la propria impostazione, cosa che non mi aspetto di vedere. A tutti coloro che sostengono che le opere di Tolkien siano state deturpate, non disperate: questa serie verrà dimenticata presto.… Expand
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MORGOTH_1o1Oct 11, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Niente raga', all'inizio avevo molto hype per questa serie...Ma, mi son fermato al terzo epis., non c'e' lpho fatta piu' a continuare con una monnezza come questa...STATENE LONTANO (Credete a Morgoth, che di Terra di Mezzo, se ne intende)… Expand
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GreyRattOct 11, 2022
What amazes me the most is how much Amazon has invested in buying out reviewers, I cant understand the positive reviews otherwise. The show is the worst i have seen in years, the writing is painfully bad as if written by a small child. IWhat amazes me the most is how much Amazon has invested in buying out reviewers, I cant understand the positive reviews otherwise. The show is the worst i have seen in years, the writing is painfully bad as if written by a small child. I really dont mind the woman empowerment message they are trying to achieve or the black elves or dwarves, im really fine with this, this is not the issue with the show. A 7.1 score from critics is absolutely ridiculous, they must bought. At least we get to know which critics are sold outs.… Expand
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BigviewsOct 12, 2022
This show had potential, but.. I actually appreciate a diverse cast, but you can't substitute good writing with diversity. A good series or movie will have a diverse cast, and the viewers are so immersed that they don't even notice race orThis show had potential, but.. I actually appreciate a diverse cast, but you can't substitute good writing with diversity. A good series or movie will have a diverse cast, and the viewers are so immersed that they don't even notice race or gender. The rings of power rubs your face in it. The pacing is very slow, the characters have no depth, and to make the female characters stand out, they make them loud and insufferable. They basically gave all the females masculine personalities and the males feminine personalities. This makes all of the characters unrelatable and unlikable. There is a trans person in the cast, but they are not trying to look like they've transitioned? Instead, they have a shaved head, a mans face, with boobs in a wedding dress? I'm no expert but isn't trans supposed to be transitioning into the opposite sex? The writers are idiots who think they are being edgy by pushing norms to the extremes. Instead, they've upset the whole Tolkien fan-base by corrupting the lore with their political ideologies, and piss poor writing.… Expand
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GandalfExOct 14, 2022
Abysmal dialogs, write a good script first and the only after throw billions into production. Isn't it an obvious thought?
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jdbnhOct 14, 2022
While the cinematography, acting and story telling is well done; as a longtime Tolkien fan (and a fan of Peter Jackson's original LOTR trilogy), this "prequel-series" is very disappointing. The writers have taken so many liberties withWhile the cinematography, acting and story telling is well done; as a longtime Tolkien fan (and a fan of Peter Jackson's original LOTR trilogy), this "prequel-series" is very disappointing. The writers have taken so many liberties with Tolkien's Middle Earth history, you need to look at it as a completely different story unrelated in anyway to his writings. For example, this story takes place in the First Age, about 3,000+ years before the LOTR's Third Age. Galadriel stated that her husband Celeborn was dead, when at no time in any of the writings does Tolkien present that story line. There is a great deal of conjecture if the "Old Visitor" is Gandalf. Per Tolkien's writings, the wizards (Istari), 5 in total, do not arrive in Middle Earth until the Third Age; thus, neither Gandalf, Saruman, Radigast nor the other unamed wizards should even be considered in these stories.

Again, while it is enjoyable as such, it should be looked at as a completely separate story with similarly named characters to Tolkien's stories.… Expand
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Jeta27Oct 15, 2022
So bad….. the writing is terrible! The dialogue… so baaaad….. The acting baaad! Like what ?!? The only thing i liked: Visuals, dwarves, and …. Thats it. GG Amazon.
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DjsgomesOct 16, 2022
If you think, the movies were 11.2 hours full of interesting characters and development, epic battles and amazing acting. On 8 hours show you got 1 village battle that made no sense, 1 barbarian than no matter how manipulative and selfishIf you think, the movies were 11.2 hours full of interesting characters and development, epic battles and amazing acting. On 8 hours show you got 1 village battle that made no sense, 1 barbarian than no matter how manipulative and selfish always gets what it wants, always with the same expression, and a random guy falls from the sky
That's the all show sum up. I mean why hire bad writters don't they look at the resume of this people? Are they just friends of a producer?
The only good thing it's the photography and the dwarfs but even that has flaws. Please hire someone better someone that actually cares for the lore… Expand
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jdsjuniorOct 16, 2022
Unfortunataly, it was a pitiful show of an amazing story. They had everything to be awesome but, they have to screw up.
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Plato3Oct 17, 2022
It’s initially fun seeing younger versions of familiar characters, but the many plots meander along in non compelling directions. It turns downright silly and nonsensical by making characters unlikable and the plot lines seem trivial. It’sIt’s initially fun seeing younger versions of familiar characters, but the many plots meander along in non compelling directions. It turns downright silly and nonsensical by making characters unlikable and the plot lines seem trivial. It’s not that they create great characters to root against, but rather you just want it to hurry up to something that seems to matter. I think to enjoy it you have to come in with low expectations and just accept it isn’t really designed to tie into the Jackson movies or books, other than loosely drawing from them for general and altered references. In other spots it seems to contradict what we would expect with elves often being portrayed as short humans with little foresight, self-control, reasoning, or wisdom, then seemingly important moments really just being a matter of coincidence and chance. Overall uninteresting and anti-climatic with no fight scenes or high drama moments that make any lasting impact other for being silly.… Expand
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jaguaresFansOct 20, 2022
This is a honest review. I like the fact that there are people of color. I love that there are womens in leading roles. The effects are freaking amazing.
I hate the script. It doesn't have sense. It is just lazy as hell. They spent so muchThis is a honest review. I like the fact that there are people of color. I love that there are womens in leading roles. The effects are freaking amazing.
I hate the script. It doesn't have sense. It is just lazy as hell. They spent so much money on effects that they forgot to write an actual good story. It is so disappointing. It is not good. It is bad. It is a very bad and boring series.… Expand
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lvetOct 29, 2022
The good: Beautiful scenery and CGI
The bad:
- Mediocre acting (high school acting level)
- Inconsistent storytelling (annoying contradictions in the plot)
- Action scenes that are completely illogical
- Predictable all along
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TmarsicOct 30, 2022
Boring, bland, and shockingly inept with anticlimactic reveals of cheap misteries that are the only things driving the plot. The show is misconceived and broken on every single level - from approach to the story, down to execution
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TheAlchemist15Nov 12, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. THE ELVES ARE BORING!!!!!!!!! Guys, you have to understand that the hobbits made both the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit. THe adventure in these films are what made them so good. This show does not live up to the other stories at all.… Expand
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WspishkaDec 9, 2022
For me the spirit of MiddleEarth is lost. The cast of elfs is ugly))) And the screenplay is in logical and boring
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Grg43Dec 26, 2022
Ok... Let's forget Tolkien's world ! The show runner's are visibly most concerned with P. Jackson vision... Ok... Let's try to find some imagination... They probably took it from Xena's chronicles... Ok Let's try to find some good stories...Ok... Let's forget Tolkien's world ! The show runner's are visibly most concerned with P. Jackson vision... Ok... Let's try to find some imagination... They probably took it from Xena's chronicles... Ok Let's try to find some good stories... **** ! Stories are only for the ones who still believes in... Let's try logical... You're a fool ! Who cares about logic ! Nothing to save except except a quite good photography.… Expand
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ArtMesaDec 30, 2022
Bad acting, bad dialogue, poorly written story. Even the hobbits were poorly done. The special effects were decent. The only reason I am not giving it 1 start is that I liked the Orcs.
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Jason4418Mar 4, 2023
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Rings of Power was bad on so many levels. Without a doubt the most hated TV show of all time. Zero interest for the next season. 2 is a fair rating for this show. Most of the positive reviews are obviously fake and paid for. I hope no one else hate watches Season 2. There are a million better things to do with your time than watch this or other Hollywood garbage.
Some laughable highlights:
-Galadriel swims across and ocean
-Almost everyone survives a volcanic eruption
-Galadriel teaching Numenoreans how to fight
-Galadriel throws a group of soldiers into a jail cell -The Woke diversity in what is a story set in ancient Europe (I'm not white btw)… Expand
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DOHmetacritic10Sep 10, 2022
While I am not a person who adheres to some arbitrary Tolkien fan standard - for the books nor the previous films - there is plenty to dislike with this series absent any other consideration. I have not watched the original films in decades,While I am not a person who adheres to some arbitrary Tolkien fan standard - for the books nor the previous films - there is plenty to dislike with this series absent any other consideration. I have not watched the original films in decades, but I remember them as being emotionally impactful and very long.

I will say this about the source material; this is probably the most beloved thing to people who like it, ever. The most towering example of a massive work that enraptured billions of people that has ever existed. If somebody is into this kind of stuff, it is basically the bible. So. Setting out to callously mine this fabled work and thinking you could improve on it, or ignore it, was blunt stupidity.

This new thing. It looks cheap. Period. Something this dependent on special effects better make sure the effects are special. As an old Ray Harryhausen fan I am a person who will watch a product just to enjoy the effects work. Not in this case. Almost all the scenes appear flat and artificial, as though they were wrapped in a blooming plastic. Badly conceptualized and poorly executed, and frequently over lit. If I were told this show were produced by the CW I would believe it.

There is one standout actor in the entire cast. There is a lot of overt face-making, which is not good when you're attempting to suspend disbelief in a silly place like Middle Earth. Inexplicable pauses and eyebrow work do not get the job done (Morfydd Clark seems particularly out of her depth and frantic). I don't need star power at all but there aren't any performers in this show that land, with the exception of Lenny Henry. He is memorable from the moment he appears and the production knows it. Otherwise the actors are cast precisely to "type" and behave as placeholders, delivering shorthand dialog that doesn't stick. There are some sidebar characters who are more interesting that the main cast. Three episodes in and I don't care about anyone's outcome. At this point I am rooting for the Orcs. They are at least clearly motivated and interesting.

I'm bored. And that is the overall problem. There is no weight to any of this. It's the worst thing it could be - Frivolous. It's a rushed experience but among the deluge there is no information to care about. If someone asked what ROP is about I could honestly say I'm not sure. Orcs? Or something. It's as though the people making this had a big movie bowl and tossed things into it without understanding what they represent - hurling "elements" at the audience is not the same thing as constructing a believable place and therein weaving a compelling tale. Oddly their aversion to the old books and movies has not stopped the new project from telling an almost identical story.

One would guess that this group of people got together and had a meeting, and sat around throwing ideas around, and saying things like "Orcs! These guys like Orcs!" or "Swords, we have to get a lot of swords and battles with yelling!", and definitely "Game of Thrones had dragons, let's get dragons!" Film makers either know what they're doing with this kind of High Fantasy world building or they don't. They don't. Also, publicly crapping on the original and the bajillion people who love it was also not a fantastic idea. I suppose that sums it up. Lord of the Rings / Rings of Power has a lot of not fantastic ideas.… Expand
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WinterpsyMar 2, 2023
The riders of Numenor show up without hesitation right at the crucial moment, riding day and night, when the EPIC battle of those times are about to break out - namely the siege of mankind's last tavern in some **** village. And for someThe riders of Numenor show up without hesitation right at the crucial moment, riding day and night, when the EPIC battle of those times are about to break out - namely the siege of mankind's last tavern in some **** village. And for some reason this location was so important that the throng of the orcish hordes show up just to demolish this rundown place. Then kings and queens and the hores of their time join in a jolly merrymaking once the battle is over. Behold - the world (symbolized most likely by that tavern) is saved.

Also.

The thousands of years of elven master smith is taught about smithing and alloys by outsiders. The long lived elven Galandriel has't accumulated enough wisdom appearantly during her hundreds of years to handle diplomacy like a pro. Wonder what she's been doing instead. This show is terrible.… Expand
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thepestOct 14, 2022
I am at episode 6 right now. The whole thing is so bad that I even started rooting for Sauron's minions at this point. Though I know they won't win since they are portrayed by white males.
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GauzeriNNov 9, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Boring propaganda that takes a big stinky dunk on its source material just like Witcher did. I understand that things need to be adapted for modern audiences but to change the message of the original and butcher the mythology is unacceptable. Unrelatable characters, weird time jumps and plot holes litter the series. This is so far the biggest "TV" disappointment in years. This comes from some1 who consumes all fantasy and sci-fi good or bad. By episode 5 i fell a sleep and didn't even bother to continue. Whenever I tried to finish the season i just struggled eventually giving up completely. When I heard of episode 10 cliffhanger i wasn't even bothered instead i re watched łotr and hobbit and imagined what rings of power could be.… Expand
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namelessSep 8, 2022
I would have to agree with the consensus. My review is based on the first two, and that is all the time I can waste on this. For me it is a giant talk-fest, the lighting looks theatrical, not natural at all (breaks the 4th wall), and theI would have to agree with the consensus. My review is based on the first two, and that is all the time I can waste on this. For me it is a giant talk-fest, the lighting looks theatrical, not natural at all (breaks the 4th wall), and the makeup just looks stuck on. Ridiculous. I had to give it a 1 because they spent so much money on it. I can't imagine anyone who worked on this, putting it on their resume.… Expand
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reviewfrommewheSep 3, 2022
Oddly paced and boring. Visuals, which some say make it "worth it", were to me nothing special. Acting bad, writing bad. **** unattractive elves, emo Dwarves (you missed my wedding so break rocks Elrond!), dopey and filthy not-Hobbits eatingOddly paced and boring. Visuals, which some say make it "worth it", were to me nothing special. Acting bad, writing bad. **** unattractive elves, emo Dwarves (you missed my wedding so break rocks Elrond!), dopey and filthy not-Hobbits eating slugs. I am not sure what it is other than a waste of a billion dollars. It's certainly not Tolkien, or even good generic fantasy fiction.… Expand
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FlluSep 24, 2022
Looks very good. The music is fine, but it's used in the wrong moments, so it sounds bad. The writing is terrible, overall the show is very very boring. Acting is ok-ish mostly, the only exceptions are the actress who plays Galadriel - theLooks very good. The music is fine, but it's used in the wrong moments, so it sounds bad. The writing is terrible, overall the show is very very boring. Acting is ok-ish mostly, the only exceptions are the actress who plays Galadriel - the main character - and the guy who plays the main elf. They both have absolutely no facial expressions and they look constipated all the time. Like the girl from Twilight. Very very stupid fight choreographies. I gave it a 1 because good CG (it does not look "50 million dollars an episode" good CG btw) isn't everything. I'd rather have a good story and interesting characters and good acting any day.… Expand
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AthanasiosTSep 15, 2022
Definitely Not Tolkien. Galadriel is closer to Marvel's/DC's superheroes. The whole Middle Earth mythos is raped and killed. If it was named "The legendary adventures of Suzan" I would give it a 5/10. 1 point for special fx
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ozymandiaszaSep 2, 2022
Cultural theft by a corporation. The actor sold their souls, and the fan can see straight through it. Absolute trash series that spits on Tolkien.
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SoujiropSep 4, 2022
There are two big problems here. First it is not really a Tolkien story. Second, the elves (including Galadriel) are just humans with pointy ears... Showrunners didn't understand the very basics of the work they are supposedly trying toThere are two big problems here. First it is not really a Tolkien story. Second, the elves (including Galadriel) are just humans with pointy ears... Showrunners didn't understand the very basics of the work they are supposedly trying to adapt. As a fantasy series is OK I guess, at least pleasing to the eyes, but as a Tolkien work it just fails.… Expand
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DexEngineerOct 21, 2022
The creators of the show focused on incorporating modern politics into mastery storytelling of Tolkien, which made the show immidiatelly unattractive and irrelevant. It is hard to believe the billion dollar production contains bad acting andThe creators of the show focused on incorporating modern politics into mastery storytelling of Tolkien, which made the show immidiatelly unattractive and irrelevant. It is hard to believe the billion dollar production contains bad acting and low quality cinematics.… Expand
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WlladimirSep 10, 2022
"Tolkien is turning in his grave." Top G Elon Musk - Pretty much sums up my thoughts. Visually pleasing, that´s about it.
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inverguySep 7, 2022
I have seen a lot of hate for LOTR: The Rings of Power. I'm not the one to judge something just because other ppl say it. Well... after it came out, as I'm prime member I decided to give it a go. Truthful, in one of the first interviews fromI have seen a lot of hate for LOTR: The Rings of Power. I'm not the one to judge something just because other ppl say it. Well... after it came out, as I'm prime member I decided to give it a go. Truthful, in one of the first interviews from Amazon they (don’t remember at this point who) have said that they will stick to the book. Well, they forgot to mention that they did, to the one called script in which they have changed everything to match the atmosphere of the woke cancer that is spread across media. Now they get exactly the same reward as the computer games that tried to push this bc, unhappy majority. In return instead of accepting the feedback and acting accordingly they blame MAJORITY of ppl for not being woke enough. If not the savings I get on the parcels, just for this show I would cancel my subscription. Few years back I cancelled my ***flix account for shoving this bs down my throat. Now Amazon tries to do it even more often. I do hope this shows flops in a ways worth mentioning for the years to come.… Expand
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HJRodrigoSep 24, 2022
Great show to have playing in the background to take a nap or while doing homework/projects!!!
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SteyrausDec 31, 2022
This show ranges from mind numbingly boring to painfully cringe. I am no big Tolkin guy but the Peter Jackson films really had a magic to them where as this show feels like a low budget CW show with expensive effects tacked on...The CastingThis show ranges from mind numbingly boring to painfully cringe. I am no big Tolkin guy but the Peter Jackson films really had a magic to them where as this show feels like a low budget CW show with expensive effects tacked on...The Casting and acting is by far the worse of the already bad..The girl that plays Galadrirl is a short homly , unlikable Karen. Galadrial is supposed yo be tall and imposing while buetiful and comforting at the same time..Even the Elves are just like men from the slums, the Elves, the beings of magic with an efinity fir nature are just dull dudes..
Thus show is embaresing.… Expand
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erkhSep 5, 2022
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?"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!… Expand
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buzzlighterDec 29, 2022
Atrocious script, unbelievably stupid and contradictive. Poor acting, very bad directing. Gets a point for scenic shots, nice drone footage.
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OatieoSep 10, 2022
I felt it was really really boring. It might pick up but from what I've seen I don't think I'll stick around to see it. Galadriel is so angry and unwise, it just doesn't work for me.
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SubaqueousDreamSep 4, 2022
At the core of any production is the script. No amount of lipstick can amend a compromised story. Unfortunately, the same downfall to the last seasons in Game of Thrones is at play in the Rings of Power.

For any writer, this would be theAt the core of any production is the script. No amount of lipstick can amend a compromised story. Unfortunately, the same downfall to the last seasons in Game of Thrones is at play in the Rings of Power.

For any writer, this would be the most challenging task of their lives to stand in the ring with the Professor. It's painfully apparent that the production suffers from the Dunning-Kruger effect. The script is fraught with issues ranging from pacing, positioning, characterization, and pail attempts at sounding Tolkienian. Characters behave in ways that the plot demands but are unbelievable when you think about it. No sane person would attempt to swim across an entire ocean on their own!

The greatest flaw of this show is that it fails to be escapism. This is mostly the marketing's fault for being hyper-fixated on what should be the least important aspect of a fantasy journey. If RoP survives to future seasons, I can only hope that Amazon stops trying to lean on allegories to the modern-day as a crutch (and shield) for the subpar writing.… Expand
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raulpassos1808Sep 3, 2022
What you can see is that billions were spent on the series, but I saw a number of things that seem more amateurish than something that was extremely careful. Some of them:
- The ice stalactites, at the beginning, are very similar and don'tWhat you can see is that billions were spent on the series, but I saw a number of things that seem more amateurish than something that was extremely careful. Some of them:
- The ice stalactites, at the beginning, are very similar and don't look like they were generated by "nature".
- While the characters climb the mountain, they don't do any strength, neither in the arm nor in facial expressions. They look like they're on something with zero gravity.
- The scene where there is a big tree is visually beautiful, but the background looks disconnected and gives the impression that it is in a studio.
- When the "comet" falls, the fires around the crater don't look like they started organically. They look like they were placed and places almost lined up.
- When they are on the boat, an extremely bright light hits the characters' faces, however, the background appears to be from somewhere else, as it does not receive the same light. I can't focus on the story because this kind of failure causes me to scatter.
Worst of all, and it has been a flaw in many movies today, is the story change. I wanted to watch it to see Tolkien and not the interests of some big company behind the production.

It had everything to go right, however, they threw it all down the drain and destroyed, right away, what could be the best series of all time. They turned the series into one of the worst. Every dollar spent on its production was wasted.… Expand
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thehawkSep 9, 2022
Unwatchable junk. Written by a 10 year old? Disjointed. No protagonist. No goals, no objectives. Weak acting. Inability to stick to the original. Full of irrelevant scenes and stupid stuff. It's like a bad school play. My question is - whoUnwatchable junk. Written by a 10 year old? Disjointed. No protagonist. No goals, no objectives. Weak acting. Inability to stick to the original. Full of irrelevant scenes and stupid stuff. It's like a bad school play. My question is - who thought it was a good idea to make this crap?… Expand
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DextromeOct 2, 2022
Could've been an amazing show if only they focused on the story instead of pushing their woke narrative
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PsychoticrowSep 7, 2022
Cheap Game of Thrones knock off, using LoTR IP.

I'm grateful none of this will ever be considered Cannon. As it basically destroys every character and ever place and ever thing in the original works to make it more "game of thrones" feeling.
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RodrigotkSep 6, 2022
Evil cannot create anything new, it can only corrupt and ruin what the forces of good have invented or done.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
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zyzololSep 7, 2022
Don't waste your time.

Slow and Boring.
Mediocre Writing.
Unremarkable Acting.

AMAZON do what they do best --- destroy things people love.
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Razrback16Sep 2, 2022
The latest rendition of woke trash from Hollywood with race-swapping and feminism to boot, showing how awful the people are who created the show. It's a very pretty show aesthetically, but that's about it - awful characters, awful story, noThe latest rendition of woke trash from Hollywood with race-swapping and feminism to boot, showing how awful the people are who created the show. It's a very pretty show aesthetically, but that's about it - awful characters, awful story, no respect for Tolkien's lore or what he created.… Expand
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