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Amazon's $1-billion LOTR flop currently has a lower audience approval than Joseph R. Biden
Not the Bee ^ | 2 Sep 2022 | Joel Abbott

Posted on 09/02/2022 2:52:22 PM PDT by Rummyfan

If you aren't aware, the Tolkien fandom isn't happy with Amazon's new work of "art," the $1-billion-a-season "Rings of Power."

There are a lot of reasons why the show is being criticized so heavily – most of them having to do with post-modern, feminist, Marxist ideology that the showrunners are trying to impose on a franchise that is utterly opposed to such things – but I'll let you sift through those in-depth reviews for yourself.

As for right now, let's just glory in the fact that somehow, despite the beloved franchise having oodles of source material to work with, the creators of this hot garbage managed to get a worse initial rating than the current approval ratings of the most unliked President of the United States.

I love and hate to see it (cuz I want woke desecrations of art to fail but I really wanted this to be good).

You can ignore the critic rating. These days, it only serves as a benchmark of whether or not something is woke trash or just trash trash.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Politics; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: amazon; lotr; ringsofpower
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To: Rummyfan

I watched Episode One

On one hand it was very average. Lazy even.

On the other hand, it is not actual Tolkien but more of a reboot. And not a very good one.


21 posted on 09/02/2022 3:27:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: Sarcazmo

It’s weird to me that these companies keep doing this. The people that run them are not dumb.

https://cdn.mises.org/the_vampire_economy_20201022.pdf

Read the above about doing business in Germany in the late 30’s. You will understand.


22 posted on 09/02/2022 3:28:13 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: EEGator

LOL, looks like Velvet Jones goes to Middle Earth.


23 posted on 09/02/2022 3:31:07 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim ( )
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To: Rummyfan

“Are there black lesbian elves?!”

Scuttlebutt is that Elrond himself likes dudes. Also Galadriel has been described as Mary Sue meets Karen Von Menopause


24 posted on 09/02/2022 3:31:11 PM PDT by dsrtsage ( Complexity is just simple lacking imagination)
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To: Rummyfan
C'mon people, give it a chance.

From the stills I've seen, it looks incredible!

Tolkien would be honored.



25 posted on 09/02/2022 3:35:08 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: Rummyfan
It is not just fans who think it is a hot mess but ordinary people.

My mom, who has never picked up a fantasy book in her life, decided to watch because it was advertised so much.

Let's just say, she did not care for it and leave it at that.

26 posted on 09/02/2022 3:36:15 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: Rummyfan

An ad for this crap comes up on my Amazon app.

I just want to Shop and don’t want to be bothered by ads.

If Amazon continues this, they may lose me (and others) as customers.


27 posted on 09/02/2022 3:36:31 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.)
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To: Drew68

I know someone who watched some of it. It’s horrid. Anti-Christian, super woke.


28 posted on 09/02/2022 3:39:51 PM PDT by combat_boots
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To: Rummyfan

I don’t see any customer reviews for it on Amazon. When I bring it up on Amazon it says “be the first to review this item”.


29 posted on 09/02/2022 3:41:00 PM PDT by Roadrunner383 (;)
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To: Rummyfan

I saw it. It was fine. Nothing woke in my opinion.


30 posted on 09/02/2022 3:41:39 PM PDT by snork55 (theirs is not to wonder why, theirs is but to do or die... )
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To: Rummyfan

Lord of the Woke.

Liberals destroy EVERYTHING they touch.


31 posted on 09/02/2022 3:44:20 PM PDT by Altura Ct.
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To: Red in Blue PA
I've probably had Amazon Prime for ten years now.

In ten years, every Amazon Prime package has arrive in a plain cardboard package.

Just today, I received two packages from Amazon (I use them a lot) and both were in heavily-illustrated (and expensive) "Lawd Dem Rangz" packaging.

Amazon spent $750 million on this. They're pimping it out everywhere.

32 posted on 09/02/2022 3:44:54 PM PDT by Drew68 (Ron DeSantis for President 2024)
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To: combat_boots
Anti-Christian, super woke.

Not sure what your friend watched, but it was neither of those. Not true to Tolkien canon, definitely.

33 posted on 09/02/2022 3:44:57 PM PDT by AnglePark
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To: Rummyfan

I sign on to the Amazon app to research a purchase...and it immediately goes to a few second commercial for that garbage. Never seen a commercial like that before.

Must be hurting.

Good.


34 posted on 09/02/2022 3:45:27 PM PDT by moovova
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To: Rummyfan

People don’t like them messing with masterpieces.


35 posted on 09/02/2022 3:47:46 PM PDT by mware
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To: snork55

I agree — it was fine. Folks see what they want to see, or hear what they want to hear. You can definitely argue it breaks Tolkien canon, but that’s it (so far).


36 posted on 09/02/2022 3:49:28 PM PDT by AnglePark
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To: AnglePark

“An epic, fantasy adventure for modern feminism.”

There are 3 traditional levels for feminists, radical/modern completing the progression. Radical is not Christian.


37 posted on 09/02/2022 3:51:53 PM PDT by combat_boots
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To: PeterPrinciple

Thank you for this. I appreciate it.


38 posted on 09/02/2022 3:53:33 PM PDT by CatHerd (Whoever said "All's fair in love and war" probably never participated in either.)
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To: combat_boots

These are outside descriptives (opinions) of the character and/or story. No feminist ideals appear in the story, and if you can give me an example I’ll gladly consider it.


39 posted on 09/02/2022 4:01:10 PM PDT by AnglePark
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To: Rummyfan

Amazon is saying negative reviews are the result of a conspiracy and Amazon isn’t posting any customer reviews. I’m guessing Amazon will delete most of the negative reviews.


40 posted on 09/02/2022 4:03:24 PM PDT by Roadrunner383 (;)
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