Rings of Power Top Critic Reviews Call Out Series' Biggest Failures

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In this video review a couple of the top critics reviews of the Rings of Power and the brutal truth hidden within. Early Mainstream media reviews are in for Amazon’s take on Tolkien’s Middle Earth in their big budget series Rings of Power. And many potential viewers, ranging from those who are excited or concerned about the series are interested in these reviews so as to gauge whether the show is worthy of their investment of time and a subscription to Amazon Prime for its streaming service.. Prior to this, a lot of those who had been treated to special event previews of the first two episodes were under a review embargo from Amazon and there was only so much they could say. However they hardly put forth any critiques at all as most of the reviews said pretty much the same thing. Namely that the show was absolutely beautiful and grand in scale, painting the show as the answer to the prayers of Tolkien fans. Now the embargo has been lifted and though the first 2 episodes started out with a high 90’s rating on Rotten Tomatoes, as I investigated, I found that this score did not accurately convey the content of the reviews themselves.
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@cubablue602 Жыл бұрын

They actually made Galadriel unlikable. Remarkable achievement, congratulations!

@thecollector6746 Жыл бұрын

...because Galadriel wasn't the extremely arrogant, entitled, and ambitious character in her youth that she clearly was in the books ? It's almost as if you mouth breathing cretins weren't actually trying to kill this series before it started because it wasn't "faithful" to the "canon".

@thecollector6746 Жыл бұрын

@StupidHillBilly ...that's because you didn't actually read the books. She was arrogant, entitled, hard-headed, and desired to rule lands of her own in Middle Earth. What's "impressive" here is that you mouth breathers can't even be bothered to keep up with your BS reasons why you didn't like the show...before it even aired.

@LBrobie Жыл бұрын

yes, no doubt on purpose. it's part of their "reimagining" of Tolkien's work and the general ruination of "the past" and all the stories we've grown to love.

@richardrose2606 Жыл бұрын

The most important character in your show must have charisma. Amazon's Galadriel appearantly does not have charisma, she has dull-risma. Even an evil character with charisma can be very fun and entertaining.

@celozzip Жыл бұрын

how did you get to see it early?

@Raoh_Shaya Жыл бұрын

With the budget they had….can you imagine how amazing this could have been …just makes me sad 😢

@julesnestt Жыл бұрын

All that wasted potential. This could had been a marvelous series.

@killgriffinnow Жыл бұрын

The budget is the problem…Amazon is too afraid to actually make something original because they don’t want to lose l that money. It would be 10x better if they cut out 90% of the budget…

@DannyRSA Жыл бұрын

Did you time travel into the future and manage to watch season 1 already?

@gabeszdeep Жыл бұрын

@@DannyRSA This show was already dead when those 2 Showrunners put their Gay Ass Finger on it 😂

@Balandrus Жыл бұрын

@@DannyRSA Oh look, one of the brain dead shills. Don't think, just consoom product.

@splinteredmind4949 Жыл бұрын

"Cherish nuance." Wise words indeed.

@Nodux359 Жыл бұрын

One of the voices that could read a phone book to me and still sound interesting. Give that woman a cookie!

@Marcelo83uk Жыл бұрын

I love this comment... donating a full packet of assorted ones on behalf of us all :)

@annamiau8116 Жыл бұрын

definitely asmr (if there were content)

@decimated550 Жыл бұрын

you know this is a bot voice, right? open up any pdf with microsoft Edge, and you can have it read aloud to you in english with a accent either british, american, female, ghana, dominican kenyan, ecuadorian, etc. This is not a real woman talking. this allows any joe with a computer to make youtube content just by typing whatever he wants, then having the female voice chirp it out because more people like female voices. Repeat: you are not listening to a real person talking, it's a bot.

@poneill65 Жыл бұрын

I like the bit where Galadriel jumps overboard and starts swimming across an ocean the size of the Pacific. Especially impressive after just having traversed the continent separating the Northern wastes from Lindon in an eyeblink.

@alanbrito5239 Жыл бұрын

I love when legolas say "It's morbin time"

@cameronjones8641 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@jeffbrewer1580 Жыл бұрын

That's the most morbin thing I've heard all day

@davidcarson1959 Жыл бұрын

This channel got me through 3 weeks of my run in with Covid last year, and got me finely prepped for the premiere of the new Dune remake. Thank you.

@fourmilier. Жыл бұрын

Why couldn't they just make an original fantasy series and left Tolkien's world alone? Why the need to destroy the original work?

@celozzip Жыл бұрын

because white people like it

@k.t.1641 Жыл бұрын

The goal seems to be to destroy all popular and beloved works.

@admirekashiri6651 Жыл бұрын

They wanted to milk of an old established IP.

@Balandrus Жыл бұрын

Marxism cannot create, it can only subvert and corrupt.

@hattersmadness4701 Жыл бұрын

Coming up with your own original lore and story is hard, Much easier for them to just butcher someone else's work.

@theshadowduke Жыл бұрын

All they had to do is respect the source material. They failed miserably with a billion dollars.

@jeffbrewer1580 Жыл бұрын

Not much source material, it's a buch of disconnected stories spread over thousands of years

@twelve11 Жыл бұрын

The saddest part of this entire thing is the amount of money used to destroy Tolkein's legacy could literally finance dozens of original shows or several movies with the intended messages at the forefront of this series. Absolute shame.

@Theggman83 Жыл бұрын

What?! Amazon and the critics are being shady? 😑 And they call me toxic...

@fantasynerd8 Жыл бұрын

Everything I've seen from the promotion of this show screams "we hate Tolkien and his fans" while claiming to be faithful to the books. I feel I owe it to my own integrity to watch a bit of it to see for myself but I'm expecting a dumpster fire

@ShawsOwn Жыл бұрын

As someone who has a background in digital marketing, I suggest watching about 60-70% of the first episode on Amazon. Then stop and remove it from your watchlist. Then watch the rest with Captain Jack Sparrow. It would keep the marketing people from showing some executive the great numbers. "Rewriting Tolkien was super easy, barely an inconvenience."

@fantasynerd8 Жыл бұрын

@@ShawsOwn great advice. I don't want to encourage Amazon. I've heard of Jack Sparrow. I'm assuming it's website or VPN type service?

@VishnuZutaten Жыл бұрын

Watchnig gives them money. They will destroy more.

@ShawsOwn Жыл бұрын

@Franka *66 Really hope Ryan does a pitch meeting for this. "So then Galadriel did a back flip, snapped Sauron's neck, and saved the day."

@Eric-yo4qk Жыл бұрын

Whatever they've done with this show, why would it mean that they "hate" Tolkien or his fans? If you look at the literal definition of the word "hate", wouldn't you consider that it's kind of an overly strong word to use in this situation? The fact that people use the word "hate" so readily says more to me about the world we live in than anything else.

@gariongama Жыл бұрын

Balanced and concise. Points for staying objective especially when the IP is so beloved. The review side of KZfaq is often one extreme or the other really appreciating the objective takes.

@JohnFourtyTwo Жыл бұрын

I've never given credence to Rotten Tomatoes and similar critic reviews since it's a very small number of people involved which cannot come close to representing everyone. Too bad these couldn't be honest from the beginning but we all know they had to lie so they could keep their preferential status. Just under nine hours to go until this begins. If you have Amazon Prime, it's already included in your membership so you won't have to buy anything new. Great video as always and looking forward to your next one. 👍🤓🍪🥛😋✨🔥💥

@jdlr369 Жыл бұрын

The writing in Hollywood has been really bad for the last few years.

@mikiroony Жыл бұрын

I swear the intro sets you up for good things. And you never disappoint

@kineticstar Жыл бұрын

Many who received good scores and reviews deserve the opposite, and many of those that received bad reviews and score deserve praise. Would to give it to them Frodo Baggins?

@perceivedvelocity9914 Жыл бұрын

Professional reviewer's work for giant corporation's. The movie studio's are also owned by giant corporation's. It's not a shock that a lot of professional reviews sound like they were written by a marketing department. Only independent voices matter IMO.

@curtcoeurdelion Жыл бұрын

Even as a Prime subscriber and avid LOTR fan I’m not interested in watching a CW style abomination of Tolkiens work. Sorry Jeff!

@Kelkschiz Жыл бұрын

I am preparing myself mentally and emotionally for the event that one of my most beloved IPs will be used as a mere marketing tool.

@jimmyboy131 Жыл бұрын

Don't even let it bother you, friend. Whatever destruction they try to cause none of it affects what Tolkien wrote. Just enjoy the real stuff and ignore all the other non-sense.

@Kelkschiz Жыл бұрын

@@jimmyboy131 Very true, thank you :)

@richardrose2606 Жыл бұрын

The marketing campaign for this series has been an absolute disaster. Whoever is in charge of it should be fired immediately.

@necrosunderground Жыл бұрын

Over the years, I've stopped relying on Rotten Tomatoes, at least as far as the critic's reviews. User reviews tend to be more accurate, so I'd wait for those to start coming in before looking at them. As for the show itself, I'm giving this one a hard pass. I was initially cautiously optimistic when they first announced it, but the marketing, the cast interviews, the show runner interviews, etc., just put me off of this. I get that things will be changed for any adaptations (and Jackson's movies are no exception), but the way they've presented established characters shows an utter lack of respect for Tolkien's work. How can they say that they're sticking to the lore when, for instance, Celeborn is glaringly absent (he was with Galadriel since the First Age, yet where is he? And without Celeborn, how is there a Celebrian, and without Celebrian, who does Elrond marry and have Eladon, Elrohir, and most importantly, Arwen, and without her, who does Aragorn fall in love with, marry, and restore the Numenorian bloodline with? Is Galadriel's brother was killed "hunting the enemy", who was there to save Beren, and if that's the case, how is Elrond even here? Harfoots aren't Hobbits? But they're Hobbits. Just... no. Don't get me started. As always, Elaine, I appreciate your calm approach and reasonable approach. Great video, as always!

@Dr._Atom Жыл бұрын

Wait no more pal, user review: 45%

@necrosunderground Жыл бұрын

@@Dr._Atom 35% now. And just about all the positive reviews have nothing past the visuals to talk about

@lucycarr6065 Жыл бұрын

@@necrosunderground It's been review bombed by people upset about the black people.

@bry8636 Жыл бұрын

@@lucycarr6065 No, it’s been review bombed by woke warriors who know nothing about Tolkien. Those 10/10 reviews are given a pass while all negative reviews are being suspended and will ultimately never appear. Even with that manipulation, the audience score is a miserable 39%.

@lucycarr6065 Жыл бұрын

@@bry8636 People that use the word woke unironically are the type of people review bombing it. Sadly for them it's not stopping anyone from watching and enjoying the show.

@JessWLStuart Жыл бұрын

"... I encourage ... you to continue to cherish nuance." Such wisdom! Those are (unironically) words to live by, not just for Tolkien fans or fandom in general!

@hatuletoh Жыл бұрын

Anyone who goes to Rotten Tomatoes to find out if a show is any good deserves to watch Amazon's fantasy shows.

@ericl2495 Жыл бұрын

I only go to see what the corporate pressure and marketing is. More of an observation of corporate influence.

@jimhawks1557 Жыл бұрын

Short answer: all visuals, bad stories and bad chars. Grand visuals are no substitute for good writing. As "The Room" and "Plan 9 from Outer Space" proved, it can be so bad its actually entertaining. So, maybe it'll be "good" in the "The Room" way.

@speedisoftheessence Жыл бұрын

"You are tearing me apart, Galadriel!"

@patrickleitzen9752 Жыл бұрын

"oh hi Morgoth"

@techwizpc4484 Жыл бұрын

As bad as the Room is, that was a source of laughs. This one, I don't know.

@ZUGTFO Жыл бұрын

From a VO Perspective, your VO work is getting better and better each vid WELL DONE!

@tracyhughes8524 Жыл бұрын

I did watch the first two episodes and it was visually beautiful. I think for fans not really into Tolkien's world they might like it. For me, I had a hard time really caring about the characters. I wanted a show that actually focused on Tolkien's characters not a bunch of new ones. In trying to make Galadriel a more exciting character they have her going on made-up adventures that never happened. I didn't get that. If you wanted a story that focused on characters that went on amazing adventures, why not just make other Tolkien characters the main focus instead of making up adventures for Galadriel. They make her come off as unreasonable and guided by emotion. By the second age, we know that is not who she was. Overall, I was disappointed, but I knew what was coming so I should have been prepared.

@soothsayer1964 Жыл бұрын

I guess their omission of the kin-slaying and subsequent Doom of Mandos allows them to have Galadriel single-mindedly focussed on revenge, making that the reason she remained in Middle-Earth. We all know that's BS but it seems to be what they've gone for.

@nineomite Жыл бұрын

I went into the first LOTRs movie a lifelong book nerd and came out outraged - no Tom Bombadil, Sauron wasn't even wounded by Elendil and Gil-galad and Isildur just got lucky, Glorfindel just didn't exist apparently and was replaced by Arwen, just outrageous... now I've grown up a little I appreciate that it is a true masterpiece, and that licence sometimes needs to be taken. If those movies come out today, they get ripped to shreds months before they come out by angry nerds for all the canon inaccuracies. We all know that's a fact. Now, I'm not saying this show is those movies (I didn't mind the first two episodes but the first in particular was sloooow) at all, but I promise you opinions on how good it is will be 90% tribalism and only 10% the actual content of the show.

@HallieEva Жыл бұрын

It's like they should have gone big by getting the rights to the Silmarillion and going from there or just not made it.

@nineomite Жыл бұрын

@@HallieEva - getting the Silmarillion, that I can agree to... I'm not sure how realistic an option it is though. Making stuff like this though? I have no problem with it, it's basically fan fiction (no problem with that either) operating entirely in the significant gaps Tolkien left. Tolkien wrote such a masterpiece that people tend to get a little... totalitarian about it. There's more or less always something to be raging at if those are your standards, it's not good for a person (I speak from personal experience haha).

@soothsayer1964 Жыл бұрын

@@nineomite it is fairly well known among Tolkien nerds that the Doom of Mandos still lay upon Galadriel at the time of this show - compressed timeline or not, as indeed it still did at the start of LotR. Therefore it's a pretty massive departure to have her even offered a place on a ship to Aman in the first place - she would not have been able to pass through. Elrond would have been aware of her tragic status, as would Gil-Galad.

@OGPND Жыл бұрын

The truth in paragraph 8? Sounds like every legacy news article I've read in the last 20 years! It's amazing what you find when you read past the headlines :)

@SpiceAddicti0n Жыл бұрын

I haven’t even seen one shot from this series so far that would point to “beautiful/grand visuals.” Literally every shot just looks like over the top/colorful CGI

@LBrobie Жыл бұрын

agreed. i still remember sitting in a theater and seeing Rivendell and Lothlorien for the first time. now those were truly stunning works of masterful CGI.

@SpiceAddicti0n Жыл бұрын

@@LBrobie people have been fed CGI shit for so long they’re so desensitized

@celozzip Жыл бұрын

like lotr and the hobbit then

@olgil Жыл бұрын

Are you blind? The show clearly looks unbelievable. That's where all the effort seems to have gone. I still have hopes it'll be enjoyable as a family friendly fantasy epic, not looking for depth tbh.

@SpiceAddicti0n Жыл бұрын

@@olgil everything thus far looks like it was shot on a stage or is a CGI exterior

@umartdagnir Жыл бұрын

If even the sellout critics admit the series are bad, they must be truly awful. We'll see tomorrow.

@umartdagnir Жыл бұрын

Ok, it was not bad. Even enjoyable. This is why it helps to have low expectations. But when they have shown the map of the Middle-Earth of the Third Age while illustration the elf migration during the First Age, my reaction was a facepalm.

@Kevin_Street Жыл бұрын

That's a pretty good media analysis. It's interesting how so many reviewers seem to feel the need to be optimistic and look for the best in the series. Not all of them, though. It's like a map of which reviewers feel secure in their continued employment, and which reviewers do not. I'll watch the first two episodes, but my expectations are low. That may turn out to be a good thing if it surprises me.

@johnedgar7956 Жыл бұрын

Another great video, thank you ma'am! Sneaking in their HONEST thoughts in a Rotten Tomatoes review where the movie critic has been otherwise "ordered" to give it 5 out of 5 tomatoes or whatever sounds pretty subversive, ha ha. It sounds pretty easy to look past the fake "positive score" numbers & read between the lines instead. Maybe some of these critics are finally realizing that they aren't fooling anyone when they act like shills? For my part, I am NOT going to pollute my brain with this steaming pile of rancid manure by watching one minute of it and I'm begging friends & family to follow suit.

@TheRealOtakuJoe Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we live now in an age where only the article's headline and perhaps its first paragraph is read. Initially, it's quite telling when you have to continually point to stunning visual effects as a justification to giving it a high ratings. It's fairly standard MSM practice now to bury the negatives deep within the article. I do keep hearing that the first episode is quite the snooze fest. I will be watching it though and I am greatly looking forward to your review.

@macslate86 Жыл бұрын

Amazon seems to have caught on to those reviewers sneaky critiques, because all critics reviews have disappeared from rotten tomatoes. They've also erased all reviews below a 6/10 from imdb, which they apparently own. And they are still blocking all user reviews on amazon. Seems to me they are in full-on panic mode.

@Garian9 Жыл бұрын

"I'm shocked, SHOCKED! Well, not that shocked."

@Running-withscissors Жыл бұрын

Excellent points and always a calming voice. TY. Ill be watching at the Eat Garbage watch party tonight as they have pro and anti guys RoP and will be interested how it goes.

@DaveMoongazer Жыл бұрын

Just waiting for "House of The Dragon" to finish so I can watch it all in one take (and hope they don't do the same as they did on the last 2 seasons of GoT). Won't bother to see a millisecond of this so called adaptation of Tolkien's work.

@ROBOTSandPIXIES Жыл бұрын

It's bloody awful 😖

@thecollector6746 Жыл бұрын

Cry harder you pathetic Nazi. 96% on the 'mato-meter. LOLz...So how hard you and your idiot cohort are going to cry into your White Claws about how you worked so hard this entire year to kill this project and all you got for it was a 96% on RT ?

@Darkwintre Жыл бұрын

Where are the replies?

@barryvercueil2346 Жыл бұрын

I canceled my Amazon Prime account after The Wheel of time was released. I'm not renewing for this trash.

@TheCasualSubculturist Жыл бұрын

Even Nerdcookie couldn't hold themselves to crap on this show lol

@Prometheus_Williams Жыл бұрын

Absolutely no need for this show.

@danehutchins3845 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this video!

@joshmcneil1086 Жыл бұрын

Well said. Objectivity and honesty are key here. From either polarized perspective.

@kingssman2 Жыл бұрын

People were dreading House Of The Dragon after the Game of Thrones final season. However HOTD has surprised many critics and brought back Game of Thrones Fans.. We will see with Rings of Power.

@ArnoldTeras Жыл бұрын

How do people honestly admire this show? The 10 out of 10 ratings are fairly SHOCKING in the extreme...I just didn't like the Elrond and Galadriel portrayals, the Elves' weird and plastic and one-dimensional depiction, the confusing and unlikable story development with many random tangents and elements forced together. And how the heck did Galadriel hope to "defeat" Sauron, honestly, when nine of her elves were taken out by a single troll creature?? o_O

@CoinSlotKitty Жыл бұрын

Just goes to show a huge budget does not guarantee a good show

@torhagen Жыл бұрын

How the reviewers try to please Amazon even when failings are so very obvious

@Age_of_Apocalypse Жыл бұрын

Grace Randolph likes everything and she didn't like "Rings of Power" and qualified Galadriel of being a "Karen and a Mary-Sue" ...ouch! 😱

@palpaladin315 Жыл бұрын

The first sign something was amiss, is claims of "answering the prayers of Tolkien fans", whom are largely "literary fans". - Whom expect only deviations, as confined / defined by the canonical works, already established. I mean, you're talking about people whom have no trouble envisioning a whole world merely from print, afterall. So I took it to mean by "Tokien fans", they are referring to PJ's trilogy. Its not the same thing. The book, is like ripples on still water; rings and rings of escalating dramatic adventure. So, its always lamented that certain things are consistently omitted in any adaptation of Tokiens "Lord of the Rings", much less any of his other works. - The encounter with Old man Willow, Tom Bombadil and the Barrow downs, is important. Lord Glorfindel's discovery of the Elfstone and his search for Strider. The introduction of Elronds sons, Elladan and Elrohir, as well as Arwen. The meeting with the Pukel men - are just some things that have different reasons for being comprehensive and nuanced. Hollywood, chances of ever roping in "Tolkiens fans" are less likely to ever happen; unless they break with their traditions, not ours, or the authors. - This fixation on 'trilogies', is a perfect example. PJ should have done 4 films and dramatised the source. So then, even the most casual audience would be appraised properly.

@willard39 Жыл бұрын

Rotten Tomatoes is just a marketing platform so it's useless as an objective source. Metacritic is better and I've seen some dissenting views there. It's also only two episodes. Even Star Trek: Next Generation took two seasons to find its groove. I haven't watched yet, but I'll give it more than two episodes. I also read Ebert's review and didn't find it "scathing." I found it fair.

@Mediados Жыл бұрын

The fact that Rotten Tomatoes has a Critic/Audience difference of 40% tells you everything you need to know.

@MetaSynForYourSoul Жыл бұрын

I try to give a thing at least 1 season, if it's really bad I'll drop it halfway. So I'll hold out hope for a few episodes before final judgement.

@lonewolfxmohaa Жыл бұрын

I feel like almost all media in modern days pales in comparison to the 80-90s. For example; in the 2nd episode there was those in the dwarf crowd that were not in character and were acting like they was behind the camera at a sports event on tv. Everything in media now has to either play identity politics or push a message, they just do not have any passion in real art anymore. If you are going to have a "strong & independent" female lead for example....stop making them "perfect" and emotionless in every possible way. My god, its like character development is not even a thing anymore.

@GrimGalore Жыл бұрын

The reviews are in! "...a Mary Sue and a Karen" - Grace Randolf "You flicked too hard, dammit!" - Thor Odinson "Awesome and amazing... was the unintentional comedy" - The Fans "Everybody needs a tax write off" - Jeff Bezos "I can't wait for the memes" - Abraham Lincoln "That ratio though..." - DDayCobra

@killgriffinnow Жыл бұрын

“It’s MORBIN’ TIME!” - Morbius

@hamdinger7145 Жыл бұрын

Guylandrial wants to speak with the manager.

@mikestanmore2614 Жыл бұрын

This all lands at the feet of Simon Tolkien, who couldn't wait to sign the rights over to Amazon, and did it almost before the ink was dry on Christopher's death certificate. I hope Simon Tolkien will be remembered as the man who betrayed his grandfather's legacy.

@Barnes-ml9wg Жыл бұрын

I agree. It's disgusting

@ShawsOwn Жыл бұрын

We all know if Amazon truly cared about casting they would have asked Nerd Cookies to play Galadriel.

@zaheerakhtar559 Жыл бұрын

I'm dyslexic so I'm unable to read extensively as I would hope to, so these films and made for television adaptions are really my initial exposure to J R Tolkiens works and to learn that The Rings of Power aren't even a direct inspiration to J R Tolkiens written words seems like a bit of a con, but as I'm new to the genre I'm still hopeful that I'll grow to appreciate what Amazon have inadvertently created here as we see the story unfold...

@dronesclubhighjinks Жыл бұрын

Please watch the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson, which was released 2001-2003! It won MANY Academy Awards and deserved even more. It is a much, much better adaptation of the Lord of the Rings books than this show is an adaptation of “Tolkien.” Please also consider listening to the audiobooks! I find these very helpful for when I am unable to read, and it is also very relaxing! Enjoy!

@audreybailey5139 Жыл бұрын

Audiobooks, many can be found on KZfaq.

@elmarpodiebrad9570 Жыл бұрын

Galadriel became the female version of Super Legolas. I just watched it for 15 minutes and I will give it a try on my big television again in order to catch the atmosphere. HOTD felt completely to me, I could not stop watching it even on my tablet.

@MJC1891 Жыл бұрын

You do a great job. Thank you

@jaegerbomb269 Жыл бұрын

You know it's bad when even the shills can't defend this trash fire.

@gpalmerify Жыл бұрын

I have a small collection of scripture calligraphy in my home. If an artist approached me with his "modern day" versions touting how he was a Bible "super fan" and displayed his self written and illustrated masterwork, I would compare it to the original and note if it honored and REFLECTED (not projected a political vision) it. No matter how ornate the illustrated calligraphy, the text and resulting genius of the message must shine through. Even though I'm neglecting the spiritual and sacred aspect of the Holy Scriptures in my example, the artistic aspect here would be like painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa, then prying others to praise it as a worthy "modern day" representation.

@rednecksreact5549 Жыл бұрын

No one expects you to love we expect you to move on if you don't like it. Find something else to watch

@NovRen19 Жыл бұрын

By Canon Those that accept Rings of Power are corrupted Those that claim to be phans must have judgement! This show is heresy. we just released our KZfaq audio production on this matter. We called this heresy Jan 21, and declared it 25 March 22. Hope is kindled though, keep up the fight! "Exsurge Tolkien" is Novus Renaissances's Official Encyclical in defense of Professor J.R.R Tolkien's Legendary Middle Earth Mythology. It is one of the comprehensive responses against ROP Heresy.

@richardbaker183 Жыл бұрын

Anyone that listens to critics without making up their own mind is just as useless as they are.

@mrc4912 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like Amazon is trying to 'sell the sizzle, not the steak'....

@jackuber7358 Жыл бұрын

Once again, another excellent exposé. Good job of finding the meat hidden among all the distractions.

@almVancouver Жыл бұрын

Remember the beginning of Jackson's trilogy? He created something special to involve us. This Rings of Power series missed the mark here. There's nothing to grab us.

@RedTSquared Жыл бұрын

It's probably just me but.... I can't get over Elves with short cropped hair.....😖

@jasegalaxy74 Жыл бұрын

I miss Cate Blanchett 😢

@tropolite Жыл бұрын

What I found added to the mess that is Rings of Power, the Elves used 3 short lines of jaggy Elven language in both ep 1 and 2. The laboured dialogs were amateurish at best. There were some really cringe moments and even throwing away of ANY attempt to identify the Races according to lore. It seemed like they drafted a list of traits for each race then just as quick threw them in the trash. There seems to be an attempt to dazzle the viewers with the expensive cgi and rolling landscapes in particular hopefully joining this monsterpiece to the masterpiece of Jackson's dedication toward Tolkien's lore and beautiful crafting of Middle Earth and the races. The Rings of Power based on the two episodes released has no right or basis to use the "Lord of the Rings" moniker over the title of this, mess. It would fit better with the moniker of The Wheel of Time as it is simply junk at this stage.

@Guffman30 Жыл бұрын

I am apprehensive about this offering but I do like to gives things a fair shot to see if it will hold my interest. I’ll probably watch the first episode or two a couple of months down the road. This doesn’t scream “must watch” based on the flimsy ties to Tolkiens works though, which is a shame (but then, why pay $250M for access to only a dry appendix with no dialogue.?)

@PS4sos21 Жыл бұрын

There is a reason why the people who contributed to the 95% score are called shills.

@quentincollins1825 Жыл бұрын

Admittedly my opinion of this series is very harsh, but I appreciate you keeping yours polite. 🙂

@sunsin1592 Жыл бұрын

Note the fans' rating on Metacritic, which currently stands at 1.9/10. Most of the other sites, owned by Amazon, have actually censored and deleted negative reviews.

@cafeapaka7501 Жыл бұрын

Speaking about the reviews - I wonder if it would be best to look at independent reviews from critics not working for any corporate entity that would benefit from Amazon’s failure or success. I wonder how the reviews could affect Amazon’s future investments in episodic television streaming. How many corporations stand to gain either from this series failure or success?

@kathleenhensley5951 Жыл бұрын

So pretty but shallow. A lot like a lot of things being done by Disney, Hollywood generally, and most of modern Entertainment. NO real depth and gravitas. That is exactly what I love about the Lord of the Rings. I read it at 16, the first time, and now, at 71, I am still learning new things about Tolkien's lengendarium. A fan can drown in Tolkien lore.. the deeper you dive the more you realize you know next to nothing. I'm sad, disappointed, a little frustrated and angry, but mostly, now, just grief stricken. a Joan of arc style Galadriel, what I have heard about her 'tempest inside of her' personality .... the 'proto-hobbits not even existing that far back... I've heard quotes that sound like something a 15 yr old would write, not JRR Tolkien, who was a wonderful author of prose. He certainly knew how to turn a pretty phrase! This will probably be the last show made in my lifetime and its going to be pretty but hollow. I would rather it done on an empty stage with great actors and Tolkien's beautiful prose. I call this empty calories entertainment from what I heard today.

@VosperCDN Жыл бұрын

I'm not really interested in it, given all the chatter going on. It seems to be clear that the showrunners felt that they can out-Tolkien Tolkien, which is rarely something that turns out well (and recent'ish tv history has proven true, looking at the dumpster fire that was how GoT ended). Masters of their craft are that for a reason, and deserve more than having some hollywood writer turning their work into trash because they felt they had to improve on it.

@hellogoodbye4061 Жыл бұрын

Professional reviews bear little weight nowadays, in truth, there is no better push for a series than actual word of mouth and it seems doubtful that someone will say to their friends or co-workers "Did you catch that Lord of the Rings series on Amazon? It rocks!" The views for this series will continue to plummet with each passing episode. Kinda sad really, as something of this nature had so, so much potential.

@michaelh5564 Жыл бұрын

Well that was a critical hit on so many levels. Well put Ms. Cookies.

@richardmcgowan1651 Жыл бұрын

The common thing Ive heard is that Galadriel is just unlikable. From people that were able to watch screenings of it. Even from the trailer you could tell that. Im just lost as to why the writers wanted her to be like that in a show. Going to be on of those you can watch and have a good laugh at though. So that is a plus.

@decimated550 Жыл бұрын

she is not an impressive looking actress, mouselike front teeth, uneven face, beady eyes. She is not a compelling presence, and we viewers want to be hypnotized by larger than life actors.

@pirualado47 Жыл бұрын

show has been great so far. I'm hyped.

@pirualado47 Жыл бұрын

@@mandarinandthetenrings2201 for casual watchers who don't know every single detail in lotr's lore, i think it's going to be very good.

@marctemura2017 Жыл бұрын

All I have to say is Wow, I'm sorry nerd cookies but this show is amazing. 👍⭐😊❤

@overgrowndwarf1628 Жыл бұрын

All the reviews MUST hit two points, almost worded the same way: 1. Visually stunning. 2. Representation. Even those reviews with concerns about pacing, acting, script, direction and story still make sure to spend two paragraphs creaming over how "good" everything looks... and every one MUST spend at least as much content budget saying how "good" it is to see "representation" of modern, real-world demographics in LotR as they do actually critiquing it. That is why the "most honest" reviews all take 6+ paragraphs to explain what could be said in 2. Start with what you actually want to say, add in the 2 "visually stunnings," and then match your critical word count with an equal number of "diversity celebration" words. So you can see in some publications, the limits are firmly set - if you have 1000 words to fill the column, how much can you say about acting, when you have to match that with "first female dwarf?" Can you complain about pacing, when you then have to "balance" that with "strong female lead?" How deeply can you explore poor scripting when you have to write just as many words explaining that you just love the inclusion?

@andrealyass8018 Жыл бұрын

Are you seriously saying the high reviews have too many words? When I look at any critic site all of the written reviews user and critic are 7-10 while the average score is 6 which means most people just rated it and did not write anything, curious almost like most people went into the show hating it or just gave it a rating without watching it

@jamesoloughlin Жыл бұрын

Nuance?! This is the internet Nerd Cookies! (just playing)

@Stukkeman Жыл бұрын

High tension is apparently needing to build a forge for an unknown reason before a date for no known reason, and without evidence, declaring a lack of resources to build said forge in said timeframe, requiring an instantaneous walk across a vast distance to the home of the only option considered … dwarves. That’s legit drama that viewers are supposed to be invested in?

@boomerdell Жыл бұрын

Watched the first two episodes. So far, I like it. Early days, I know, but I’m interested in continuing.

@bigbenssearchhistory5875 Жыл бұрын

Even Entertainment Weekly torched them. That was surprising

@baronvonslapnuts Жыл бұрын

Like the narrative elegance of the Hobbit trilogy? lmao

@adriandj3141 Жыл бұрын

Sadly when it comes to female characters current Hollywood has only 1 mode: Aggressive feminist Karen.

@megatronjenkins2473 Жыл бұрын

I didn't need to watch this AT ALL, knowing it's crap, but I like your voice!

@Jayjay-qe6um Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your honest review and opinion.

@timber-rider Жыл бұрын

Hey there, thanks for your channel. You do a great job. So, grew up reading Tolkien, including the Silmarilion. I have returned and read all of those books as an adult. I just finished both episodes. I was not blow away, but also recognize they are trying to establish the Second Age universe. I don't particularly like their casting choices for Galadriel and Elrond, though I find them to be solid actors. Galadriel is like 6'3" and I believe her height plays a key role in shaping her personality not only as a warrior, but as a military/spiritual leader within elvendom. And, I don't like it when studios changes key aspects of a universe to fit modern sensibilities. Of course, studios are facing teens and tweens who are super idealistic, so I get it...but, dislike it. Leave that crap out of Tolkien. That being said, I am okay with them compressing timelines, creating characters not in the Silmarillion, etc. In the Hobbit and in LOTR I didn't not like new characters. Because the Hobbit and LOTR are novels and have carefully created characters. Don't mess with them. But, the Silmarillion is obviously more of a historical summary that is detailed at only particular key events. I guess I want this to succeed. My hope is that like a lot of great series the writers and actors learn/find their way to the right balance. With this Amazon series...if they do, we will get so much high dollar content. It would be really great I would've really enjoyed a prologue with the Creation Story including Illuvatar and the emergence of Morgoth and Manwe. This is the kind of stuff that could eventually be created once a First Age series were to come into being.

@timber-rider Жыл бұрын

@@mandarinandthetenrings2201 Did you read my whole comment? I was saying that I think it is okay for them to fill in...because the Silmarillion is not a novel. But, I'll be the first to admit I am no Tolkien expert. Apparently, you are?

@timber-rider Жыл бұрын

@@mandarinandthetenrings2201 But, I'll be the first to admit I am no Tolkien expert. Apparently, you are?

@timber-rider Жыл бұрын

@@Madame702 I hadn't thought of anything with Galadriel other than they should've casted a taller actress.

@ericl2495 Жыл бұрын

They’ve already removed negative reviews

@BrantK147 Жыл бұрын

I just finished watching the first two episodes... There were a couple of nice lines and moments. That's it... A lot of it was off. I can tell already this will be forgotten by next year. It makes me sad to say this but HOTD makes me way more excited.