The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Amazon Prime Video - September 2, 2022

[jye4ever]

So 1 hour and 20 minutes per episode possible 25 minutes

 

[pixletwin]

You guys who love Tolkien but disliked The Hobbit trilogy really owe it to yourselves to check out the Cardinal Cut of the Hobbit.

Its superb.
*chef’s kiss*

 

[greygoose]

So 1 hour and 20 minutes per episode possible 25 minutes

This true? 1 hour plus episodes?

 

[JMT1979]

hobbits live hundreds of years

Are you sure? Bilbo celebrated his 111th birthday and it was a big deal as he looked so young, but then as soon as he gave up the ring, he started aging to what he should look like. I'm not an expert, just curious.

 

[ironwez20]

hobbits live hundreds of years

Do they tho? Cause I remember bilbo living a very long life but it was the ri g that made him live so long then he began aging immediately after it was gone. He then was old and kinda senile at what was about early hundreds?

 

[dobby59]

hobbits live hundreds of years

You are being optimistic with Hobbits life expectancy. According to the LOTR Wiki the average lifespan of a male hobbit is 100 years, with the oldest hobbit living to about 133 (Unless you count Gollum, but that math is too hard so we'll just say 133). The average life expectancy for a male human is only about 70 years.

 

[Candlelight]

gollum lived so long because he was in the pescatarian diet

 

[jye4ever]

This true? 1 hour plus episodes?

Not really no lol

 

[ZE_501]

i’ve read the books, there good. but the poems/songs almost kill them.

And Samwise bursting into tears every 3 pages.

 

[greygoose]

Not really no lol

 

[Asta]

So 1 hour and 20 minutes per episode possible 25 minutes

 

[Asta]

Not really no lol

 

[jye4ever]

Well definitive proof no but that is what is being leaked that each episode is north of 1hr 15 min.

 

[DakRen]

hobbits live hundreds of years

Not exactly. Look at how old Bilbo was at the end of ROTK once he was separated from the preservation effects of a ring of power (One Ring in this case).

 

[DeChino]

ah i guess i’m wrong they live a “somewhat” longer life. wasn’t thinking about the ring extending their life, i just thought of smeagol living so long. so that makes sense!

 

[Spartan Rex]

Someone made a few changes over at Reddit for the better I think:

 

[Sassafras]

Someone made a few changes over at Reddit for the better I think:

Better. Peter Jackson didn't shy away from giving female dwarves beards, which you can see in the marketplace in Unexpected Journey. Have no idea why elves would spend time getting cropped or short layered cuts either.

Will give this series a chance but some things already look uncomfortably modern.

 

[Candlelight]

Someone made a few changes over at Reddit for the better I think:

grrr.... grrr.... aahhh that DOES look better.
or more proper. the elf specially looks great. stupid amazon... this couple pics, the bearded lady,yeah that looks good.
now I'm mad. lol.
these pics do legit make me mad.... looks like it belongs in the original trilogy.

 

[Matt S]

I see that the usual Youtubers are s*****g over this already! Why? I mean, the 1 min trailer didn't blow me away, but I don't get the hate. Serious question.

 

[JMT1979]

I see that the usual Youtubers are s*****g over this already! Why? I mean, the 1 min trailer didn't blow me away, but I don't get the hate. Serious question.

Most of the hate I see on YouTube is because they are veering wildly from the lore and not staying true to original Tolkien. The other aspect is that they need to play to their audience base, but some of them are true Tolkien fans and know the lore.
I've read all the books, but hardly consider myself a hardcore fan, so I'll take their word for it.
I'm willing to give it a chance, but if they start adding modern themes into it, they'll lose me.