The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Prime Video | Release Date: September 2, 2022
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DanielMoncadaSep 5, 2022
God awful. When will get back to entertainment just being entertainment instead of mixing a bunch of modern-day politics into it.
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macacaralhoSep 6, 2022
Boring, boring and horrible; waste of time. don´t watch... not worthy. not precious
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stoddgSep 6, 2022
Absolutely amazing scenes and visuals truly a marvel to behold. Unfortunately that's all there is here to see. The writing is done to try and sound like Tolkien but is hollow and meaningless dribble. The acting is sub-par and they couldn'tAbsolutely amazing scenes and visuals truly a marvel to behold. Unfortunately that's all there is here to see. The writing is done to try and sound like Tolkien but is hollow and meaningless dribble. The acting is sub-par and they couldn't even both to avoid teleporting characters around as even the show writers don't understand distances between places or how long it would take to travel. If you are capable of completely turning off your brain and letting the pretty visuals set in, this is the movie for you. If you want substance and actual good story you should look somewhere else.… Expand
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ENOFDSNSep 7, 2022
"Tolkien" seems to have been mistaken for "token". The selectively placed diversity cast, or "tokens", are totally out of place. It kills the immersion of the show. Its hard to feel like you are in a old fantasy world derived from English,"Tolkien" seems to have been mistaken for "token". The selectively placed diversity cast, or "tokens", are totally out of place. It kills the immersion of the show. Its hard to feel like you are in a old fantasy world derived from English, Nordic, and other European culture, lore, and mysticism. The acting and plot are also weak. Tolkien would be so disappointed.… Expand
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IdenSep 5, 2022
Slow, boring, bad acting and the list goes on. Kudos for Metacritic for showing negative reviews unlike other big sites that suppress and hide them.
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JrdpSep 8, 2022
Just trash to promote an ideology that goes against all the lore of Tolkien.
Just break all the coherence and logical of the fantasy world with absurd things that violates all the previous works that supposedly are the inspiration of theJust trash to promote an ideology that goes against all the lore of Tolkien.
Just break all the coherence and logical of the fantasy world with absurd things that violates all the previous works that supposedly are the inspiration of the series. If you want to make this thins just stop using a previous IP just to use the name and invent you own fantasy world.… Expand
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zugurudumbaSep 7, 2022
I stopped watching at black dwarves. That was just too much for me. Hope Bezos is happy.
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bultzSep 7, 2022
The dialogue is awful, the costumes are bland and cheap, the action is schizophrenic in its editing cuts and circus like floaty choreography. The writers don't seem to know what Elves are, Galadriel is a terrible leader that treats soldiersThe dialogue is awful, the costumes are bland and cheap, the action is schizophrenic in its editing cuts and circus like floaty choreography. The writers don't seem to know what Elves are, Galadriel is a terrible leader that treats soldiers under her command with total disdain. She has has an incredibly unoriginal set of character traits where she is rebellious, defiant, strong and independent while men dismiss her opinions bla bla bla. I'm expecting any more strong female leads introduced will have the exact same character traits. Please can someone come up with a new character type? These self inserts are not interesting, inspiring or relatable in any way.

It doesn't deserve any marks, no-one involved seems to care about fantasy and they probably laughed at nerds and geeks while growing up for loving something so silly and childish as wizards and magic. I say this because of the total lack of attention to the small details that make a world feel real. It's just so soulless and sterile as scene after scene of nothing comes and goes. And the worst thing is how the character tells the viewer how you are supposed to feel about them. All of their intentions and feelings are explained to you the viewer because you can't be trusted to figure it out for yourself… Expand
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rodionov_vlSep 7, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Go to hell with black elves, feminism and other completely scam. It's a holy work, and you've got your dirty hands in it. Poor Tolkien...… Expand
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mini-8Sep 7, 2022
It would be really good fantasy serie, but it has in name THE LORD OF THE RINGS and thanks to this this is the worst serie that i have ever watch, it completly ignore the lore (logically when Amazon has to bypass the rights to theIt would be really good fantasy serie, but it has in name THE LORD OF THE RINGS and thanks to this this is the worst serie that i have ever watch, it completly ignore the lore (logically when Amazon has to bypass the rights to the Silmarillion because it only has the rights to the Lord of the ring).… Expand
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smartinvestor30Sep 6, 2022
What an abomination, they just use whatever big IP they can and push their woke nonsense in it. It's sickening. There is no point in watching anything anymore.
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TimacekSep 5, 2022
An insult to Tolkien as a Tolkien life fan iam feeling very betrayed. In a crusade for a wokeness and other politics they have absolutely bastardized proffessors work. Be ashamed amazon, i wont pity you when the shi-storm will get you. youAn insult to Tolkien as a Tolkien life fan iam feeling very betrayed. In a crusade for a wokeness and other politics they have absolutely bastardized proffessors work. Be ashamed amazon, i wont pity you when the shi-storm will get you. you deserve it full stop. they could not even get the prolog right when it was the ungoliath what sucked the light from the trees and it would have been so epic scene. Shame on you amazon… Expand
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Marcus123Sep 6, 2022
Visuals and setting is great.. but thats all there is.. the cgi doesnt add anything to a empty world.

One example scene: I really laughed my ass off when Elrond and celebrimbor walked to Khazad-dûm like its a 2 min walk. man o man, whereVisuals and setting is great.. but thats all there is.. the cgi doesnt add anything to a empty world.

One example scene: I really laughed my ass off when Elrond and celebrimbor walked to Khazad-dûm like its a 2 min walk. man o man, where were the elfes that protect them, or some nice visual overall shots, or where is there food or whatsoever..

And almost the whole cast is misplaced.. i dont even want put any words to them.

Amazon just killed this world.… Expand
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KolenLetoSep 5, 2022
Absolute disappointment. What is more disgusting - is that Amazon is trying to silence everyone
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StriletksySep 5, 2022
It has nothing to do with Lord of The Rings or Tolkien. Poor story, dialogue, characters, and on top of that everything is covered in feminist agenda.
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Vonn_ReinerSep 6, 2022
Everything has already been said previously, this is one of the worst serie of whole time. I am extremely disappointed. Such a shame to Tolkien's masterpiece. Please make it stops soon thanks. Just don't watch it, there are much better thingsEverything has already been said previously, this is one of the worst serie of whole time. I am extremely disappointed. Such a shame to Tolkien's masterpiece. Please make it stops soon thanks. Just don't watch it, there are much better things on earth.… Expand
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ivanmvegaSep 5, 2022
This series is a joke, boring and tedious. The line of history is well clear and it feels like an erratic tale. You'll waste your time in this.
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electronicoffeeSep 6, 2022
Beautiful as hell but shallow as a puddle. This is a bastardization of Tolkeins work for the sake of virtue signaling, shoehorned diversity, and sacrificing art for equity. It's sad because these actors will never know if they were hired forBeautiful as hell but shallow as a puddle. This is a bastardization of Tolkeins work for the sake of virtue signaling, shoehorned diversity, and sacrificing art for equity. It's sad because these actors will never know if they were hired for merit or for their color/gendersex. This is a soulless creation based not on canon but a series of disjointed notes that would serve better for an mmorpg or a tabletop fantasy book setting. The acting from Gaslightdriel is absolutely horrible and she's the star of the show. This is basically THE GALADRIEL SHOW. Ugh. She's NOTHING like in the lore either; this is an absolute insult to her character's history, depth, and grace.… Expand
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kikiheaven33Sep 8, 2022
Doesn't respect Tolkien's work and what he explicitly asked for in his letters, writing and dialogue is odd and uninspired (not to mention pseudo-intelligent), overused CGI which makes everything look like a video game, flat lighting in manyDoesn't respect Tolkien's work and what he explicitly asked for in his letters, writing and dialogue is odd and uninspired (not to mention pseudo-intelligent), overused CGI which makes everything look like a video game, flat lighting in many scenes, cheap looking costumes that are far removed from established imagery (why are the outfits an odd mix of Roman and Greek??), unlikeable characters, boring sub-plots that left the story feeling empty and pointless, ELVES WITH SHORT HAIR. Need I say more?… Expand
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Zimbi91Sep 5, 2022
Many of the characters dont resemble the characters we know from the movies.

Black elves and dwarves? I mean come on. Does EVERYTHING have to be woke these days?? Whats wrong with elves and dwarves being all white like they're supposed toMany of the characters dont resemble the characters we know from the movies.

Black elves and dwarves? I mean come on. Does EVERYTHING have to be woke these days?? Whats wrong with elves and dwarves being all white like they're supposed to be? Elves are known to all be tall, white, long haired and beautiful while dwarves are known to be hairy, bearded, short and very stubborn but honest and loyal, but also all white.

Whats next?

Stick to the movies and books. Its also too boring somehow, not nearly enough epic battles and that gritty darkness and sense of dread and horror we are used to from the movies.
for example when the nazgul came for the first time, i was absolutely terrified.

dont ruin the show!… Expand
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svindalSep 5, 2022
Where to start? Oh, yes: NO Tolkien here. Bad acting, sexism, poor dialogue, full of left wing political ideologies, weak scripting: Eg. Durin is upset Elrond did not attend his wedding??? Seriously? Scenes look nice, but fighting and monsterWhere to start? Oh, yes: NO Tolkien here. Bad acting, sexism, poor dialogue, full of left wing political ideologies, weak scripting: Eg. Durin is upset Elrond did not attend his wedding??? Seriously? Scenes look nice, but fighting and monster CGIs are terrible...those orcs and trolls look like nothing Tolkien related.… Expand
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Vesterc9997Sep 5, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is a complete trashfire. Very poor story line, dislikable characters, nothing Tolkien like in the series and I watched both episodes. Tolkien is rolling in his grave. Just flush it down the toilet and restart.… Expand
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AndreyFilatovSep 7, 2022
I've wrote this review without watching that series because it's ultimately doesn't worth watching. According to authors, their actors, promotion campaign, photos and trailers - it has nothing to do with Tolkien. Since this series is writtenI've wrote this review without watching that series because it's ultimately doesn't worth watching. According to authors, their actors, promotion campaign, photos and trailers - it has nothing to do with Tolkien. Since this series is written by talentless apes - there's no way it's gonna be any good. And after Amazon's "we gonna block negative reviews for hours but a lot more actually" - i lost all hope for that series

But if you want to watch it and enjoy good CGI - noone stops you. But please - pirate it, don't give amazon any money… Expand
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DinjaSep 6, 2022
The Good: The scenery is for the most part beautiful as you would thing for the money involved. That is all.
The Bad: Literally everything else.
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ThereIsNoFutureSep 5, 2022
Degenerate woke trash, as expected. This abominable garbage is not even worth pirating.
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GhostbustersSep 5, 2022
Further proof that a massive budget means diddly squat when it comes to creating works of art. Prime, Netflix and Disney Plus could combine all their resources and they still wouldn't be able to produce a show as half as decent as a HBO show.Further proof that a massive budget means diddly squat when it comes to creating works of art. Prime, Netflix and Disney Plus could combine all their resources and they still wouldn't be able to produce a show as half as decent as a HBO show. And they never will. Their writing staff are simply too agenda-driven to write nuanced and intriguing characters.… Expand
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erevos187Sep 5, 2022
Oh my, from where to start? Most have been said by all others. Just to say how sad I feel with this opportunity that amazon throws it into the trash. PS thank you metacritic for keeping all reviews we are not trolls just people in love withOh my, from where to start? Most have been said by all others. Just to say how sad I feel with this opportunity that amazon throws it into the trash. PS thank you metacritic for keeping all reviews we are not trolls just people in love with Tolkien's work… Expand
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Mack_BolanSep 8, 2022
This tv show has some good scenery and cgi special effects, but there is nothing else of quality in the show at all. It has the usual modern woke agenda you often see in low quality tv shows and movies. It has poor casting, poor acting, poorThis tv show has some good scenery and cgi special effects, but there is nothing else of quality in the show at all. It has the usual modern woke agenda you often see in low quality tv shows and movies. It has poor casting, poor acting, poor direction, poor script writing, poor action scenes and an extremely poor story structure. Perhaps the biggest failure of all, is that it claims to be true to Tolkien's setting, but this could not be further from the truth, it completely and utterly fails in every way possible to be true to Tolkien's creation.… Expand
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webcaetanoSep 7, 2022
Gz, metacritic for beign the only site that don't have make up numbers. THIS **** IS GARBAGE
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HalvardSep 8, 2022
Identity politics ruin everything. And poor acting. No regards for timeline or lore. Terrible dialouge. Cheap costumes.
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TorontoMatt4Sep 7, 2022
Suffer from insomnia? This series could well be the cure for sleeplessness.
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ShivOutSep 8, 2022
Trash dumpster fire. TOLK don’t look bruh, boy gonna come down and die again after that mess, that’s tuff
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shanshansSep 4, 2022
This show is for the people who enjoy ,
Awful Casting
OP standalone character Woke XXXX and XXXXX
Destroying all classic IP and don't give a damn

It is a easy pass for me.
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DanielMoncSep 5, 2022
Let this be a lesson to every single entertainment producer from now on that the pendulum has swung. We will no longer let you poison our entertainment with your modern day political garbage. This series isn't even fanfiction, it's pureLet this be a lesson to every single entertainment producer from now on that the pendulum has swung. We will no longer let you poison our entertainment with your modern day political garbage. This series isn't even fanfiction, it's pure leftist propaganda. Die.… Expand
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MisterDoy1eSep 8, 2022
This is not the immersive story that I’ve come to know and love from this series. This is just horrible acting with some just ok CGI.
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StAceDSep 8, 2022
Boring trash. It is not The LOTR world. I can't believe in this univerce. Sorry mr. J.R.R.Tolkien, we lost everything. RIP.
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YouWereAMistakeSep 7, 2022
Focused more on representation and diversity than actual storytelling and respecting Tolkien's work. Boring and not worth a watch.
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PopoBawaSep 7, 2022
I loved LoTR, i liked The hobbit, but i hate Rings of Woke.
I'm cancelling my prime subscription, i'm done with this crap. Getting a HBO subscription instead.
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farrelldidiSep 8, 2022
Bad acting, terrible screenplay that seems to be written by a 4 year-old, they made a mess of Tolkien's lore while saying in interviews that they kept going back to the book... Yeah..right. Khazad-Dum looks good, dwarves look good and theirBad acting, terrible screenplay that seems to be written by a 4 year-old, they made a mess of Tolkien's lore while saying in interviews that they kept going back to the book... Yeah..right. Khazad-Dum looks good, dwarves look good and their actors are the best actors so far, a couple of decent shots, but these are the only good things i managed to find about this disaster of a tv-show.… Expand
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Ch3nt3Sep 5, 2022
To be honest the production of the serie is amazing, some movies would like to have this level of production, but men the script, it's just a piece of crap, the whole world move around and in the interest of the main character. Galadriel isTo be honest the production of the serie is amazing, some movies would like to have this level of production, but men the script, it's just a piece of crap, the whole world move around and in the interest of the main character. Galadriel is total unbearable and generates a total antipathy towards her, she is the fusion of two horrible personas defined as Mary Sue and Karen… Expand
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MortgageHedgeSep 5, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really one of the worst adaptations of any sort of existing lore of any kind available. Dialogs are nonsensical at times, and constantly describe what is on screen ["look a hole in the ground", "you don't know what's down there" ect]. Physics are consistently in question. Scenes draw my unintentional laughter. There's no real reason to watch this. House of the dragon is an infinite ly better watch… 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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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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Skipper81GerSep 7, 2022
how can there be mixed peoples and colorful elves in this series when they have disappeared again in the lord of the rings? was a genocide committed after the age of the series and the trilogy on the colorful mixed dwarves, elves and humans?
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306alex306Sep 5, 2022
So there you go, evil try corupt and claim another great art witch ther ideology.
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SwaquilinoSep 5, 2022
Absolutely terrible show. No inspiration, bad casting and acting. 1 star for the visuals Imdb is removing all reviews under 6 stars Because imdb is OWNED BY AMAZON!!!!!
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WitchcraftSep 6, 2022
Everything visual and auditory about the show is excellent. The CG, effects, sets and costumes are all great. The music and sound design, great. That's where the greatness ends. And now for the terrible... The story is uninteresting.Everything visual and auditory about the show is excellent. The CG, effects, sets and costumes are all great. The music and sound design, great. That's where the greatness ends. And now for the terrible... The story is uninteresting. The writing is cliche, bland and predictable. The acting is mediocre. The battle and fight choreography looks very staged and amateur. I didn't mind most of the modern day updates, like diversifying the skin colors, but the gender inequality and pro-girl-power plugs were so portrayed with such over-used scenarios and contexts that it felt un-original and lazily implemented.

Sadly, the only way to enjoy this show is with dubbing set to a language you don't understand, and by skipping half the action sequences.… Expand
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kepb1aSep 7, 2022
Boring a boring can be. A derivative snoozefest with lazy writing. Fake female Frodo (how unorignal) is called Nori Brandyfoot and fake Gandolph is called the Stranger. Morfydd Clark is miscast as Galadriel. Clark haz zero range, literally aBoring a boring can be. A derivative snoozefest with lazy writing. Fake female Frodo (how unorignal) is called Nori Brandyfoot and fake Gandolph is called the Stranger. Morfydd Clark is miscast as Galadriel. Clark haz zero range, literally a single facial expression (a scowl) for 2 entire episodes.… Expand
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emZee1994Sep 6, 2022
They tried so hard to make it "woke" that they didn't have any time to make it good. Don't bother. Tolkien would be ashamed
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LillyCDSep 5, 2022
Not worth calling it Lord of the Rings. It’s something else, it’s another universe. It lacks every single point that made LoTR what it is today.
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DersteirerSep 6, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As a fan of the books and the PJ movies, i really wanted this to be good, but it isn't.

This modernisation of Tolkien doesn't make sense at all, it's a story written a long time ago and was made to be a mythos for england and was inspired by norse mythology.

The acting really isn't anything special, kinda meh at best.

The visuals are good, which is to be expected with this kind of budget (bit to bright for my taste).

The actions of the characters don't make much sense in my head (like Galadriel jumping of the ship, which is basically suicide) and i don't even know why i should like any of them.
Heck, i still don't have any clue about like 90% of the Story, which viewers should have after a ton of trailers and two whole episodes.

Dialogues are kinda dumb and not very good.
(You haven't seen, yes i have, no you havent', yes i have,...)

The lorebreaking just makes me cry aswell.
You could just change a few names here and there and there wouldn't be any Tolkien related stuff left at all, it really is that far gone from the books.

Didn't enjoy it at all, was bored all the way through.

Big disappointment… Expand
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poiuytrewq1066Sep 8, 2022
If you are a Tolkien fan, this isnt for you, if you are a LOTR fan, this isnt for you, if you are a game of thrones fan, this isnt for you. The visuals are great (they should be for a billion dollar tv show) The acting is like a stage showIf you are a Tolkien fan, this isnt for you, if you are a LOTR fan, this isnt for you, if you are a game of thrones fan, this isnt for you. The visuals are great (they should be for a billion dollar tv show) The acting is like a stage show written by a bunch of students who read the books when they were at uni. Howard Shores music score was a massive part of Peter Jacksons films and made them resonate with the viewer. The music on this show is like 3/4 leauges below his. Morfydd Clark attacked fans before it was even released. Lenny Henry is unnecessary. The Hobbits/not hobbits have a blatant fake irish accent,borderline racist to the Irish, Galadriel is driven by revenge and can apparently swim 100s of miles in the sea. Travelling in general is with a snap of the fingers. ( think of Indiana Jones on the plane without the cross fade of him sleeping) IMDB is not allowing reviews below a 6 Amazon owns IMDB. ( Just saying) 1/10 purley for some of the visual shots… Expand
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ZamtarSep 4, 2022
There is absolutely no way this series deserves a 10 or a 100, so that is why it gets a 0 from me. We are dealing in extremes here and both myself and partner being very avid fans of the books and universe have chosen to memory hole this one.There is absolutely no way this series deserves a 10 or a 100, so that is why it gets a 0 from me. We are dealing in extremes here and both myself and partner being very avid fans of the books and universe have chosen to memory hole this one. I won't even be watching to see how bad the remainder of the series is, and we are considering boycotting amazon as a whole because this is very obviously a cash grab investment that has been pushed by investors to take elements of a superhero series to try and reach as wide a market as possible. To amazon the fans are nothing but a number on a financial spreadsheet. And they have been cast aside as an acceptable loss in pursuing higher returns.… Expand
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User66Sep 4, 2022
Terrible writing. I'll say it again terrible writing. Terrible story telling. People teleporting across middle earth like if it was nothing and so on... I really don't want to write 5,000 words so that is about it.
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curranickusSep 7, 2022
Garbage writing, it's a disgrace that not only have they trampled all over the lore - this is only LOTR 'themed' not actual LOTR, they don't even have an entertaining show with all the creative liberties they have taken. They've taken one ofGarbage writing, it's a disgrace that not only have they trampled all over the lore - this is only LOTR 'themed' not actual LOTR, they don't even have an entertaining show with all the creative liberties they have taken. They've taken one of the greatest high fantasy literary worlds and turned it into a tacky, b-rate dungeons & dragons-esque generic fantasy series with cringeworthy dialogue that looks and feels like it's been cast by a bunch of Los Angeles suburbanites. I'm not just disappointed this show is such a let down, I'm genuinely amazed at how such terrible writing made it on to the screen considering the significance of the intellectual property and size of budget with which it was made.… Expand
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BlackIsleSep 6, 2022
This is a reaction to a perceived "evil" of the Tolkien universe. The false masters of morality will revel in this nonsense.
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EmirgondSep 5, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My heart is bleeding...

From the beginning, the Amazon Rings of Power series wanted to put itself on a par with Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. Amazon does not live up to this claim, paid for with 1 billion dollars. Money is not everything. So I'll start with the positive aspects:

-With the money, tremendous and partly even coherent images were created. Valinor and Khazad-Dum look very good. One wishes for slower camera movements to absorb more details. And here we come to the limit of the short CGI sequences: They are just facades. (Khazad-Dum was a bit more detailed due to the longer scenes.) Still, it's no comparison to the companions' journey through Moria (Khazad-Dum) and Gandalf's arrival at Minas Tirith in the original Lord of the Rings films by Peter Jackson. -The images in the series are accompanied by good music. Sauron's theme sounds intimidating and threatening - great! At other points, however, the music falls short of expectations. An example: Everyone will still have the atmospheric sound of the Shire of the Jackson films by Howard Shore in their ears. The ancestors of the hobbits of the Amazon series have their own theme. It's quite cute, but it doesn't invite to dream like the masterpiece of Howard Shore.

-The acting of Disa and Durin in the presence of Elrond in the second episode was a bright spot. Unfortunately, the imposing images described at the beginning can't hide the negative aspects of the series.

Weak dialogues and partly very weak storytelling (our main character jumps off the boat in the middle of the ocean with no chance of rescue and of course she gets lucky when she meets the remains of a ship's crew). On the whole, I have to admit to myself that the presentation of the story around Galadriel (our main character) is so weak that I don't even know where to start. The actress can't do anything for the narration. In the films of Peter Jackson, Elves were rehearsed choreographies. Posture, elegance, and expressiveness. In two scenes that I personally noticed, the actress of Galadriel loses face. She plays a millennia-old, high-born Elf who has seen a lot... bad Quote incoming (you have not seen what i have seen) and she seems unfortunately simply - human. Driven by revenge for her brother without putting the greater good in the foreground.

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If you love Tolkien's books and appreciate Peter Jackson's first trilogy, then you probably won't have an easy time diving into Tolkien's world with Amazon's new series.… Expand
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EdsalvoSep 5, 2022
This is my review of The Rings of Power which I posted on Amazon that I'm sure will be deleted.

As a person who read all of Tolkien's books, who owns all of Peter Jackson's movies and watch them over and over, what have you done! All AmazonThis is my review of The Rings of Power which I posted on Amazon that I'm sure will be deleted.

As a person who read all of Tolkien's books, who owns all of Peter Jackson's movies and watch them over and over, what have you done! All Amazon had to do is to stay true to Tolkien's characters and story and you would have had a winner! Why did you spend 1.5 billion on this disaster.

Now as it's easy to blame the fans for your failure, but the truth is your writers blew it and you have no one else to blame but yourselves. How hard is it to listen to fans because it is the fans who pay and support your products and your company.

After watching both episodes, I spent last night telling fellow Tolkien fans to watch both episodes to judge for themselves, so I'm not surprised that you've had 25 million viewers because people just love to see a disaster in progress. Once word of mouth spreads it's all over for your views.

As a Prime member for decades, I'm no troll or bot so if this review gets deleted, I will not be surprised after all I see you've disabled your rating system.

Maybe it's time for your writers to read some William Goldman writing books.… Expand
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ElielvisSep 5, 2022
What can I say, she jumps into an ocean with no supplies and no water thinking she’ll be able to swim across an ocean to another continent. Or what about a journey w no supplies and no horses in dresses Elrond and groomer Kel take that looksWhat can I say, she jumps into an ocean with no supplies and no water thinking she’ll be able to swim across an ocean to another continent. Or what about a journey w no supplies and no horses in dresses Elrond and groomer Kel take that looks like it will take weeks only for groomer Kel to turn back alone and in a dress dejected like a scorned lover. Or what about not caring about any of the characters because they skipped thousands of years and didn’t even show the big bad battle properly in the beginning? It’s so superficial it’s insulting. Instead we get great lines like, ‘you haven’t seen what I’ve seen’
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SailnirSep 7, 2022
OOOOOOhhhh... Shiny. This show has some incredible CG landscapes and cities. That said, the very depiction of the characters and the actions that are credited as being valiant is an absolute inversion of the world Tolkien creates. GaladrielOOOOOOhhhh... Shiny. This show has some incredible CG landscapes and cities. That said, the very depiction of the characters and the actions that are credited as being valiant is an absolute inversion of the world Tolkien creates. Galadriel changes from honorable and wise, as she should be at thousands of years old, to impulsive, vengeful, and spiteful of authority. The Harfoots are shown as simpletons and the daughter is spiteful of their tradition and worries treating them with a similar lack of respect. Arondir abandons his post and defies his orders. His love interest, Bronwyn abandons her child to go on a potentially dangerous adventure. Every human is depicted as a bigot, every male as toxic, the world is darkness. It is very much the opposite of what Sam said, “There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for.”… Expand
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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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BLAGnobeSep 6, 2022
This show is a joke to anybody who is actually a fan of Tolkien's work. Shame on the Tolkien estate for greenlighting this uninspired and creatively bankrupt cash grab. I cancelled my Prime subscription immediately, because it's literally theThis show is a joke to anybody who is actually a fan of Tolkien's work. Shame on the Tolkien estate for greenlighting this uninspired and creatively bankrupt cash grab. I cancelled my Prime subscription immediately, because it's literally the only thing I can contribute to make my voice heard. This one really hurts to be honest.… Expand
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ValinorSep 6, 2022
The creators of this series have no respect for Tolkien and his legendarium. Amazon needs to be held responsible for this terrible abuse of intellectual property.
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AuthoritySep 3, 2022
First off, the anti-woke 0 & 1 star comments are off their rocker and are a distraction to the real criticisms of the show. The pushback against these reviews is valid.  
 
Now on to the review... It's boring.     The visuals and music areFirst off, the anti-woke 0 & 1 star comments are off their rocker and are a distraction to the real criticisms of the show. The pushback against these reviews is valid.  
 
Now on to the review... It's boring.  
 
The visuals and music are epic, especially for a TV show, but what is on screen doesn't match except at the most shallow level. The show does a bad job of setting up an overall context for what happens. There is little to drive the story forward except a general, "Yeah some people think something bad will happen sometime in the future". That's made even worse because most of the people in the show don't share, or act like they share, that view, and make a good case why they shouldn't.  
 
The show would have been better off if it had started by showing the growing threat, and given a reason why the main characters should know about it. That would have given a sense of urgency that was lacking in many scenes.  
 
Another thing the show should have done was to show more of the conflict that shaped the main characters. Many are deeply driven to act the way the do, but the audience has been given little reason to feel what those characters feel. Even when a reason is given for one character, it is undercut by the fact that reason happened so long ago. The result of all this is that the actions of the main characters feel like character flaws instead of a heroic drive.… Expand
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skepticckSep 6, 2022
Writing in this series is terrible, this script seems written by people who never read a book in their lives and were more interested in injecting themselves and their politics into the script instead of writing a good story, not that theyWriting in this series is terrible, this script seems written by people who never read a book in their lives and were more interested in injecting themselves and their politics into the script instead of writing a good story, not that they would even know how to. Scored 2 for the visuals because the rest is abysmal, the story and the acting are just bad.… Expand
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TzarockSep 4, 2022
It was bland and boring, bad writing, dialog and acting, complete and udder disregard for Tolkien and his world. Only thing alright about it is the music, the music is alright if not generic.
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AbonismippleSep 7, 2022
The only thing positive about this mess is the visual effects.

Bad dialog delivered poorly. Nonsensical story. Pacing issues. Zero resemblance to Tolkien's work. Obvious focus on identity politics. Nothing timeless or even human aboutThe only thing positive about this mess is the visual effects.

Bad dialog delivered poorly. Nonsensical story. Pacing issues. Zero resemblance to Tolkien's work. Obvious focus on identity politics. Nothing timeless or even human about it.

Could go on but it's really not necessary. Just a bad show.… Expand
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GarStaziSep 5, 2022
Awful acting and writing which don't reflect the show's ridiculous budget. Read the books instead.
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ak92Sep 7, 2022
Painfully bad. The dialogue writing is CW level. The acting is very wooden. The special effects are good, but most of the sets look fake. They totally miscast Elrond as well.
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SomeCriticSep 7, 2022
In the same way that Films Schools are able to point to Disney's Star Wars Trilogy as an example of how to trash a beloved franchise, we are now able to point to Amazon Prime's intersectional 'retelling' of JRR Tolkiens beloved stories andIn the same way that Films Schools are able to point to Disney's Star Wars Trilogy as an example of how to trash a beloved franchise, we are now able to point to Amazon Prime's intersectional 'retelling' of JRR Tolkiens beloved stories and say 'This is how you **** up another major franchise. It's obvious tokenism over Tolkienism, done in the pursuit of viewership, and has nothing to do with the LORE of The Rings. It is unbashedly dull and slow. The writing is generic and vanilla and the writers do not know how to show and not tell. Galadriel is both a Karen and a sulky Mary-Sue more concerned with her 'feelings' than how to be a beacon of hope to her people. Men are portrayed as either whiny beta cucks or 'patriarchal' oppressors. Just like the autistic kid at sports day, this show doesn't even get over the start line.… Expand
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RubemWOLFSep 7, 2022
Ao contrário do que dizem, o fracasso da série não tem nada a ver com Racismo; o principal problema é o roteiro que foi escrito baseado em um filme do Vandamme dos anos 80, onde o personagem só quer vingança. Atuações medíocres nãoAo contrário do que dizem, o fracasso da série não tem nada a ver com Racismo; o principal problema é o roteiro que foi escrito baseado em um filme do Vandamme dos anos 80, onde o personagem só quer vingança. Atuações medíocres não conseguiram convencer nem o fã mais apaixonado por qualquer coisa que carregue o nome do Senhor dos Aneis sem qualquer critério.

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wuecitySep 4, 2022
A black elve and a black hair foot actor... Cancel culture is on lotr. I would like to See a white Shaft.. ... Not a good show after 2 episodes
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JdanksSep 6, 2022
This is a shameful attempt of amazon to destroy one of the great cultural assets of western literature.
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Zakg77Sep 7, 2022
RoP is a trash bastardization of Tolkien with terrible characters, even worse writing, and modern political BS at the expense of canon. No matter how much money they put into spectacle or PR articles attacking fans, it will not make itRoP is a trash bastardization of Tolkien with terrible characters, even worse writing, and modern political BS at the expense of canon. No matter how much money they put into spectacle or PR articles attacking fans, it will not make it anything other than the most expensive fan fiction ever shat upon on TV screen.… Expand
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Asha_MiovaSep 4, 2022
The series is not about anything. So much to offend the universe, you still have to try and they did it perfectly. I wish the screenwriter and director of this **** to buy an original story in books and read it inside and out.
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anabellusSep 5, 2022
It is so bad it hurts, but actors have beautiful faces with good CGI, some average fancy dresses, and a a wonderful tree in the backround. All artifice. The script is some poetry that means nothing at all, just word salad, and the tory goesIt is so bad it hurts, but actors have beautiful faces with good CGI, some average fancy dresses, and a a wonderful tree in the backround. All artifice. The script is some poetry that means nothing at all, just word salad, and the tory goes nowhere except some cliches, like two handsome young man and woman alone in a boat. Well, a little more happens with the dwarfs but not enough to keep me interested. It is ok if you are folding clothes or doing other chores, just as a background.… Expand
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BorjooSep 7, 2022
Just woke. .
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SigonSep 7, 2022
They say that changing lore so that it can fit modern views, then what is the purpose of lore?
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Kuroneko87Sep 7, 2022
They made sure this dumpster fire has a higher critic score than House of the Dragon.

The corruption of libtards is beyond me.
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anarion321Sep 4, 2022
The show have good things, the most obvious, is a high budget production, good looks, feels nice to see big elves and dwarf cities in their prime. I enjoyed also the beauty of simple things, the manners of the language, talking about how toThe show have good things, the most obvious, is a high budget production, good looks, feels nice to see big elves and dwarf cities in their prime. I enjoyed also the beauty of simple things, the manners of the language, talking about how to enjoy things like light, feels, the use of methaphor....it's nice.

But there are to many bads in the show to give it a good grade, to put it in one word, sadly it's woke. Seems like the enemy all the time is society, the characters are settled in their little universes, elves, man, hobbits....the characters want to do things and the people close to them let them know that is not wanted, they must quit their dreams and join the fold, which they do not and they are righteous to do so, even when they're not. Galadriel may as well and up triumpht for pusuing the evil and not giving up, but she does not come relatable at all to me, she's just stuburn and entitled.

You can see also interacial relationships everywhere and mixed color people everywhere, and it just puts out of place, at least for me as a fan of the books. The world of Tolkien is vast, the regions of Middle Earth that wee see on the movies and in this TV show are really a small part of the world which would be the equivalent of Europe in our world, to the East and south there are plenty more regions in which other men live. I could get people from the East visiting and being there, but the show presents it like the settlements have mixed etnicities as a normal thing, and, again, it puts you off, does not feel natural.

I would feel the same if the show took place in the East for example (which I would welcome to see, a story of the blue mages for example), and suddlendly you see the cities filled with white people.

And seeing woman dwarves with no beard..... The story so far does not catch you anywhere. You can pass the time watching it and it's obviously selling you that something is going to happen, Sauron returning and all but I don't really care much for any of the storylines.

Laslty, if you know about the books, you'll see that the show is quite different, the map and events from the first age are wrong, the whole Sauron story is wrong (he was not haunted for example and considered to be good), the king of the elves was not so blind and careless, he was actually the one thinking a danger was coming, the elves did not need permission to go back to Valinor, they did not have elves watching people accross middle Earth, no things falling out of the sky, Mithril was already being discovered, the gate of Kazad dun did not exist yet, the one with dwarf friend was Celebrimbor.....Many many things that are wrong and they are like that because the showrunners chose to, and they also chose to use original characters instead of canon ones, which they are not in the show.

Honestly, there's nothing wrong about doing something new and original, but if you want to do that, do something entire new, don't take an already made story and change it to something else. It seems that you only do that to exploit the already stablished fame of that art and get an easy cash grab.… Expand
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SharkiieSep 4, 2022
We know women are the main client now of streaming, and that those clients prefer woke content. But seriously. We are going to have to say goodbye to all content? as every male depiction in modern content will be feminized, incompetent or evil.
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GeenanSep 7, 2022
This show isn't merely bad -- it is offensively bad, and therefore deserves the lowest possible score of 0.

The show deliberately subverts Tolkien's Middle-earth into something that reflects Amazon's own vision. Some of the changes wereThis show isn't merely bad -- it is offensively bad, and therefore deserves the lowest possible score of 0.

The show deliberately subverts Tolkien's Middle-earth into something that reflects Amazon's own vision. Some of the changes were made for obvious political reasons (race-swapping characters), but other changes have no rhyme or reason (why are the elves short haired?)

Elves are such a quintessential, memorable part of Tolkien's Middle-earth, but instead of the beautiful, long-haired elves described by Tolkien, this show gives us LARP elves that are ugly or old, with short hair and bad teeth.

I also need to highlight how cringey the dialog is: It is the worst sort of "As you know, Bob" expository dialog I've ever heard. In order to inform the viewer, characters are constantly talking about things that everyone in the room already knows. Even worse is the linguistic register, which sounds like some schoolkid trying (and failing) to write in a "Ye Olde" Tolkienesque style. Other problems include a main character who is an unlikeable jerk, slapstick comedy that feels out of place, and badly choreographed fight scenes with obvious wirework.

Other reviewers have commended the beautiful scenery and VFX of the show. I agree that the show looks good, but that does not change my 0 rating. I can easily find even more beautiful scenery and VFX -- without the horror of seeing Tolkien despoiled -- by watching a nature documentary or browsing fantasy paintings online.… Expand
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BirdieSep 7, 2022
I feared they’d destroy it by wokeness and nonsense. Rubbish! Plains and simple. Rubbish! Plains and simple. Rubbish! Plains and simple. Rubbish! Plains and simple. Rubbish! Plains and simple. Rubbish! Plains and simple.
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sleazy898Sep 9, 2022
I understand the "muh representeshun" because they have no culture of their own but at least they could have casted a good looking fairy.
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kozub91Sep 7, 2022
Толкин переворачивается в гробу
Толкин переворачивается в гробу
Толкин переворачивается в гробу
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Fl4kattackSep 8, 2022
This is so difficult because I really wanted this show to work, firstly a massive positive the shows settings visually stunning and it has vast amounts of potential. The show itself is very lazy writing, it has little to no feeling factorThis is so difficult because I really wanted this show to work, firstly a massive positive the shows settings visually stunning and it has vast amounts of potential. The show itself is very lazy writing, it has little to no feeling factor like lord of the rings, 2 of my favourite characters Elrond and Galadriel have been turned I to the most boring unlikeable characters on TV. Episode 3 needs to sort this crap out… Expand
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NothraesSep 7, 2022
It might, maybe, very maybe, have been an kinda meh generic fantasy show if they hadn't tried to market it as lord of the rings. The kind of show you'd watch when you've exhausted your supply of good shows, mildly entertaining shows and "wellIt might, maybe, very maybe, have been an kinda meh generic fantasy show if they hadn't tried to market it as lord of the rings. The kind of show you'd watch when you've exhausted your supply of good shows, mildly entertaining shows and "well I need some background noise" shows.… Expand
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SkekmalSep 6, 2022
Yet another poorly written modern day dumpster fire capitalising on the good will off a massive fandom and calling any detractors or critics of the serious ( people with a brain) racist or sexist, further diluting the already watery meaningYet another poorly written modern day dumpster fire capitalising on the good will off a massive fandom and calling any detractors or critics of the serious ( people with a brain) racist or sexist, further diluting the already watery meaning these words now have as they are thrown around by pathetic nothings who can only defend their awful “art” by calling such words.… Expand
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hrussSep 6, 2022
Bad characters, bad story, bad writing. Not holding true to the Middle Earth world.
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tremaultSep 5, 2022
I was going to wait before reviewing it, but Amazon is trying to manipulate review figures on their website so I'm reviewing with my current impression. This show is a pox on tolkien fans. It all feels completely wrong.
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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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shivvaidSep 6, 2022
Its Lord of the Rings, not queen of the Rings! Focus too much on Galadriel who can do basically do anything while all the male characters are pretty much incompetent. In the movies, she was at best a side character, nowhere to be seen nearIts Lord of the Rings, not queen of the Rings! Focus too much on Galadriel who can do basically do anything while all the male characters are pretty much incompetent. In the movies, she was at best a side character, nowhere to be seen near the battlefield when Helms Deep and Gandor were on the brink of annihilation. This has nothing to do with Tolkien's plot!… Expand
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The_YlemDec 23, 2022
Totalne rozczarowanie, zawód i smutek jak można było tak zmarnować taki potencjał. Płakać się chce jak bardzo zgwałcono świat Tolkiena
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makaraszSep 4, 2022
Expensive visuals. Great marketing. But that’s about it. Nothing exciting if you’re not a fan of Tolkien. Disappointing if you are… Watch “The Boys” instead.
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SantjagoSep 4, 2022
Exactly as bad as your thought watching the trailers. Bad acting, bad directing, bad storytelling, bad everythings except dwarfen beards.
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thesaidblackSep 4, 2022
Bueno no es lo que esperaba, realmente creo que los planos y los paisajes son muy bueno, pero el problema es la historia la cual a mi parecer no es muy buena y para colmo vomita inclusión forzada por todos lados. Aclaro que no soy un fan delBueno no es lo que esperaba, realmente creo que los planos y los paisajes son muy bueno, pero el problema es la historia la cual a mi parecer no es muy buena y para colmo vomita inclusión forzada por todos lados. Aclaro que no soy un fan del Señor de los anillos (ni siquiera e leído los libros), por lo cual yo aperaba encontrarme con algo similar a la trilogía de las pelicular que tanto disfrute de niño, pero desafortunadamente me tope con algo totalmente distinto que no cumplió mis expectativas de disfrutar de nuevo de este mundo, bueno una decepción mas!… Expand
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AesirthSep 4, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. kudos to the VFX artists, you guys should find jobs in other companies.
The nerve of amazon calling this Tolkien-inspired, cringe-forced diversity, awful acting, and flashy pointless anime combat, hope this does not succeed or the future of Loved Franchises is doomed.… Expand
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BraddishVSep 6, 2022
I really don't even know what to say. This doesn't resemble anything Tolkien would have envisioned. Bland, boring, one-dimensional characters. The main protagonist is exceptionally unlikable; even though it is "based" on one of the mostI really don't even know what to say. This doesn't resemble anything Tolkien would have envisioned. Bland, boring, one-dimensional characters. The main protagonist is exceptionally unlikable; even though it is "based" on one of the most beloved characters from the LOTR. This is a travesty of biblical proportions. 5 seasons of THIS? Who are the viewers going to be? Inmates and people in mental institutions? This rightly deserves a 0/10.… Expand
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HappyMappySep 6, 2022
It was terrible. "Why does the paper float but the rock sinks? Because the rock only sees down"
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GschmimoSep 7, 2022
There is little to like about this show so far, and that little is mostly contained within the landscape shots. Also there are some scenes of actual good acting in this show, but more on that later.
Now for the negatives:
1) The story isThere is little to like about this show so far, and that little is mostly contained within the landscape shots. Also there are some scenes of actual good acting in this show, but more on that later.
Now for the negatives:
1) The story is sometimes hard to follow due to some neglected plotpoints. Example: The elves consider returning to Valinor a great honor but it is never explained why they don't all go back at once (in the books its because they were banished but this goes unmentioned in the show).
2) The actors are really struggling with the script. A script which includes more pseudo-philosophical methaphors that don't work half the time instead of some genuine relatable dialog. I remember being captivated by the interactions of the Fellowship in the LOTR-movies but here its just boring and hollow...and the actors seem really uncomfortable saying those lines.
3) The character designs. Did you ever notice that in the PJ-movies each realm (Gondor, Rohan, Imladris, Lorien, Dwarfs, Haradrim, Easterlings) has a very distinct style of clothing and hair? Like the people of Rohan are tall with unkempt and brighter hair-colors and a brown-green color scheme and the gondorians are rather dark-haired with more silver-blue clothing. In this show all styles are mixed across elves and men and even withing those cultures which does not give a strong sense of identity to them.
4) Celebrimbor looks way older than Galadriel eventhough he is a lot younger. Weirdly enough some elves actually look rather old, despite the fact that they should possess some form of ageless beauty. The weird hairstyles do not help in that regard.
5) Just to emphasise this point again, the dialogue is just weird. Characters are saying lines instead of talking to each other. Also some appear to be braindead: e.g. Galadriel finds a clue to Sauron still being around and EVERYONE dismisses it. Even Gil-Galad who sanctioned her very mission to look for said clue just brushes it aside. People are complaining that Galadriel is unlikeable in this series, but I kinda can relate because every character she interacts with is just a douche for the sake of it.… Expand
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