The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings

Sorry dude, though I was glad to see fantasy was mainstream, and love the books, and I saw the first movie 3 times in the cinema, the second and third LOTR movies were good in places, but a bit crap in places. Too much video-game-cut-scene with ridiculous huge graphics crammed in everywhere, all the subtlety of the books gone. Never watched the hobbit movies, the silly mass-CGI battle scenes I saw on Youtube made no sense. Just one man's opinion... let's get a poll!

 

I would loved to have seen Guillermo Del Toro's version of the Hobbit. It was supposed to be far more of a Fairy Tale and only two films... I like the way he makes things look, realy and mythic at the same time.

 

The Ralph Bakshi animated version is still the best - too bad they only were able to make the first half!

 

Lord of the Rings was fantastic. They did mess up a few parts and went a bit over the top for some parts of the battle scenes, especially Legolas. And how the Battle of Pelennor Fields ending change wasn’t good and a bit of a Dues ex Machina.
The Hobbit movies had potential but had way too much added to them. Someone should do a fan cut and limit it to one 3 hour movie with only stuff from the books really included.

 

Wait is there a series coming on prime? I didnt even know!

 

Yes, they're doing a series on the second age, with the tale of Numenor and the first rise and fall of Sauron (does mentioning that last bit count as a spoiler?). It's apparently the most expensive series ever made, with a budget of $1 billion for 5 seasons or something like that.

 

Oh cool, I didn't even know! I can't wait to watch it, ty!