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Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by nathias »

lotsofpulp wrote: post #90
nathias wrote: post #69

the show deserves 3/4 at best, I haven't seen anything so expensive this bad, it's really weird that this much money can't buy quality in any of the aspects of the show

Because too much of the money goes to the intellectual property owner as rent. And also, prequel/sequel stuff that was not originally mapped out by the author is usually crap.

I don't think thats the case, its this forcing of current US politics into writing that doesn't have the skill to include it in a seamless way to be compatible with world building and storytelling. Also the CGI that's really the highest point for a lot of people seems really bad to me, everything looks so plastic ...

Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by fabian2k »

PeterisP wrote: post #116
isbvhodnvemrwvn wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't you think that 2 episodes is a bit too little to judge the entire series like that? The show covers A LOT more time than LOtR did, there's plenty of space for character development. Galadriel was not exactly likeable when she participated in the first kinslaying, or when she ran away from the war of wrath.

If 2 episodes is a bit too little to judge that a series is bad, then it is also a bit too little to judge that a series is good. If it's too early to review, then scrap all reviews including the good ones, and if reviews are expected, then selective deletion is just creating false advertising.

I would generally translate reviews based only on the first few episodes of a new series as "shows promise" or not. You really can't say more than that at this point.

Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by A4ET8a8uTh0 »

spywaregorilla wrote: post #122
MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #105

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Name a „woke“ movie with likable characters. One. Its a contradiction in terms - you cannot be a spiritual scold or schoolmarm and mold a set of likable characters from this essence.

Woke seems to purposefully imply a bungled attempt at progressive characters so it's kind of tautological. But if we just mean progressive, then Zootopia.

Interesting. I did not perceive Zootopia as progressive ( tbh, I don't remember much of it except for the DMV skit ). Could you elaborate on that interpretation?

Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by asib »

throw0101c wrote: post #98
isbvhodnvemrwvn wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't you think that 2 episodes is a bit too little to judge the entire series like that? The show covers A LOT more time than LOtR did, there's plenty of space for character development. Galadriel was not exactly likeable when she participated in the first kinslaying, or when she ran away from the war of wrath.

> The show covers A LOT more time than LOtR did, there's plenty of space for character development. The first two episodes of TRoP are 90 minutes each, for a total run time of three hours. Three hours is about the run time of the first LoTR movie (Fellowship): how much story were they able to tell in those three hours? Further, the other epic fantasy series, House of Dragons , also has released two episodes: how much…

I haven't watched the show yet, but is it not generally understood that plot and character development in television proceeds at a slower pace than in film? It's arguably one of the main reasons to chose one medium over the other. You cite House of Dragons, but I hardly think you can argue that the first two episodes of that show could make a movie.

Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by treeman79 »

farleykr wrote: post #61

My issue with the show has nothing to do with the “woke” stuff mentioned here. I don’t like it because none of the heroes are likable. All of them have some form of sticking it to the man and doing what they want as their story line. True heroes are self-sacrificial and reluctant. Contrast Galadriel who acts like a self righteous dickhead with Aragorn who was reluctant to accept his calling spent and three movies pro…

Perhaps sticking it to the man is what is now considered heroic. Self sacrifice is a foreign concept when your taught to love yourself first.

Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by timbit42 »

pseudo0 wrote: post #6

Interesting to contrast the IMDB rating with Rotten Tomatoes, not owned by Amazon, which currently has an audience rating of 38%. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_... In my opinion, Steam does the best job of handling this tricky problem by leaving all reviews up and transparently letting the user pick whether or not to include periods of "unusual activity".

Metacritic has 2.6 out of 10.

Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by afavour »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #105
farleykr wrote: post #61

My issue with the show has nothing to do with the “woke” stuff mentioned here. I don’t like it because none of the heroes are likable. All of them have some form of sticking it to the man and doing what they want as their story line. True heroes are self-sacrificial and reluctant. Contrast Galadriel who acts like a self righteous dickhead with Aragorn who was reluctant to accept his calling spent and three movies pro…

Name a „woke“ movie with likable characters. One. Its a contradiction in terms - you cannot be a spiritual scold or schoolmarm and mold a set of likable characters from this essence.

Wait we’ve gone from the show having diversity hiring to the entire thing being “woke” now? It’s so hard to keep up with the ginned up outrage.

Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by auggierose »

throw0101c wrote: post #98
isbvhodnvemrwvn wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't you think that 2 episodes is a bit too little to judge the entire series like that? The show covers A LOT more time than LOtR did, there's plenty of space for character development. Galadriel was not exactly likeable when she participated in the first kinslaying, or when she ran away from the war of wrath.

> The show covers A LOT more time than LOtR did, there's plenty of space for character development. The first two episodes of TRoP are 90 minutes each, for a total run time of three hours. Three hours is about the run time of the first LoTR movie (Fellowship): how much story were they able to tell in those three hours? Further, the other epic fantasy series, House of Dragons , also has released two episodes: how much…

Watched only the first episode of Dragons, but I am not convinced. What is the point of this show? We know that the real fight between dead and living is happening 200 years later. We know that all of the dragons will be dead at some point. The characters itself are pretty boring, compared to what Thrones had to offer. It is technically well made, but it is boring.

Re: IMDB deleted all negative user reviews for The Rings of Power

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Post by subsistence234 »

true_religion wrote: post #43
WastingMyTime89 wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have trouble making sense of your comment. I believe people would like the ratings of a show to reflect its quality and be somewhat informative. Brigading by a subpopulation with vastly different interest to the general public interferes with that and that legitimises removing their reviews as far as I’m concerned.

I'm not sure Tolkein fan's have a different interest than mine. I've never read the trilogy, and thus the only reason I'd invest time in watching this series this weekend is because I've heard it came from good source material. If it's not faithful to the source, then it's just on the same level as unknown author to me and I'll watch it when I find time... months from now, or maybe never.

>If it's not faithful to the source, then it's just on the same level as unknown author

Yeah, kinda pointless to buy IP, only to then hire producers that don't understand what made the source material good.

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