1. #521
    We don't have a dislike count anymore, but we have YT comments that all say the same thing.

    ...and it shall oft be repeated before this scourge finally descends upon us later this year.

  2. #522
    Quote Originally Posted by Biomega View Post
    We don't have a dislike count anymore, but we have YT comments that all say the same thing.

    ...and it shall oft be repeated before this scourge finally descends upon us later this year.
    I'm sure big tech and an army of so-called journalists got Amazon covered until then.

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    The contrast between this and the Peter Jackson movies in terms of pure visuals is so stark that it's actually astonishing.

    In the Lord of the Rings movies you don't need to see pointy ears to figure out that you're looking at an Elf. In this show on the other hand, even looking directly at Galadriel's ears in a close-up shot doesn't fully convince me that I'm actually looking at an Elf. What bad joke this is.

    There's absolutely nothing worthwhile about this overproduced, overfunded piece of garbage.
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  3. #523
    I predict that the comments section will be turned off, or thousands of comments will mysteriously vanish.

  4. #524
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    Still doesn't give me the Lord of the rings vibe, i can't put my finger on it, maybe because they are going full on CGI, and we knew lord of the rings as low budget?

    And everyone look human to me, looks more like game of thrones season 9

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerovar View Post
    In the Lord of the Rings movies you don't need to see pointy ears to figure out that you're looking at an Elf. In this show on the other hand, even looking directly at Galadriel's ears in a close-up shot doesn't fully convince me that I'm actually looking at an Elf. What bad joke this is.
    So it wasn't just me, all of the elves look like human cosplaying and only one dwarf i saw who rly gave the dwarf vibe

  5. #525
    Quote Originally Posted by Syegfryed View Post
    So it wasn't just me, all of the elves look like human cosplaying and only one dwarf i saw who rly gave the dwarf vibe
    Yeah "cosplay" is an apt description. It boggles my mind how a billion dollar TV production can look this cheap.
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  6. #526
    Quote Originally Posted by Nerovar View Post
    Yeah "cosplay" is an apt description. It boggles my mind how a billion dollar TV production can look this cheap.
    I blame the CW. They elevated this whole "people really just want to watch hot actors, who cares about clothes and effects" shtick to a new level. WoT was the same, they looked like a Beverly Hills 90210 LARP session.

  7. #527
    It looks pretty - but that is about all that it has going for it. I wouldn't say it looks cosplay, because a lot of cosplay looks far better than this. And, yeah, I agree that the elves don't look like elves unless you see the ears. Galadriel just looks like a human.

    I guess they are hoping the spectacle of the CGI while blind people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nerovar View Post
    Well, I certainly enjoyed the comments under that trailer more than the trailer itself. Wouldn't have recognized this as Lord of the Rings if it didn't say so in the title.
    Same. I thought it was Wheel of Time at first.
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  9. #529
    Quote Originally Posted by Vegas82 View Post
    Maybe people should stop blaming women and POC for shitty writing. The two are very different things and really have fuck all to do with each other. Unless you think white male characters are the only ones that can be written well… in which case, see my other comment you replied to.
    It's not that people blame women and POC. There are plenty of white men to blame. Look at Rian Johnson for one blatant example. They are blaming crappy writers for shoe-horning women and POC into roles where they don't fit.

    Like if someone said Wakanda should reflect the current population of the U.S. and had a mix of Hispanics & Asians while being majority white. You can say "skin color shouldn't matter", but it would have distracted me and taken me out of the movie. I wouldn't have liked it and it's not because I hate white people.

    If they replaced Snow White and the Evil Queen with a couple dudes, I would say it's a bad idea, and it's not because I hate men.

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  10. #530
    ESO cinematics will have better elves than this hundred million dollar thing lol

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  11. #531
    It looks a bit too clean, a sort of Hobbit+ - LOTR had that film grain and the world looked lived in, every little set piece had decades and centuries of grime (story) on it.

  12. #532
    Quote Originally Posted by Winter Blossom View Post
    I’m just seeing the same quote over and over, mostly in Russian…

    And the few that aren’t that, are just people bitching about SJW shit being added in and canceling their Prime because of it.

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    I’m not at all bothered by there being a black elf in the show. I can happily ignore the whole history of them being "fair skin" cause I just don’t give a fuck, tbh. What I take issue with, is that the actor, imo, doesn’t look like an elf. He just doesn’t look elegant and nimble, nor does he have the beautiful long hair… his features just don’t look correct for an elf.

    I don’t think they got the right looking actor for that role.
    I honestly don't think they cared enough to put in the effort to cast actors that fit their roles. When you get a blank check you cut as many corners as you can for your own cashout.

  13. #533
    YouTube comment section Is wonderful

  14. #534
    Amazon is probably happy YouTube stopped displaying dislike numbers.

    Currently it's at 3.3 million views and only 37k likes.
    Last edited by Corvus; 2022-02-14 at 07:14 AM.

  15. #535
    Dwarf women with no facial hair what so ever and a fucking elf with a buzzcut.... Really? I guess elf have magic to trim hair like modern razor and not just blades like everyone else. People didnt have faded buzzcut, because electric clippers arent a fucking thing in medieval time, fantasy or not. People cut their fucking hair with blades. Theres no electric grooming.

  16. #536
    Quote Originally Posted by Winter Blossom View Post
    I’m also bothered by the Dwarf Queen. Again, not because of the color of her skin—I don’t care about their skin color history—I just think she looks way too pretty to be a dwarf. We didn’t need to have a sexy dwarf just because sex sells.
    if i was the casting guy i would have got men to play the female dwarves.

  17. #537
    Quote Originally Posted by Corvus View Post
    Amazon is probably happy YouTube stopped displaying dislike numbers.

    Currently it's at 3.3 million views and only 37k likes.
    That's because YouTube both update likes and views at a strange rate.

    Only here on MMO-champ with all you crying kids (some of you in adult bodies) with your bigotry and hate seems to dislike this.

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  19. #539
    Quote Originally Posted by Corvus View Post
    Currently it's at 3.3 million views and only 37k likes.
    You can use this chrome extension to see the dislikes. Currently sitting at 9k dislikes.


  20. #540
    Quote Originally Posted by Askyl View Post
    That's because YouTube both update likes and views at a strange rate.

    Only here on MMO-champ with all you crying kids (some of you in adult bodies) with your bigotry and hate seems to dislike this.
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    Waiter: "Here you go, enjoy!"

    Customer: "What the hell? This coffee isn't black, it has nuts sprinkled on top"

    Askyl: "Who complains about free nuts? Stop crying you bigot!"

    There is an Established world, I didn't see a single comment in here saying black people should not be in the series, every comment is about why we can't have the people that are actually supposed to be black, be black, instead of people that aren't supposed to be. I see plenty of you guys crying racist though, even when all the people are very supportive of black actors as long as we follow established lore.
    Last edited by Sialina; 2022-02-14 at 07:58 AM.

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