Bragr
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I have a feeling it's gonna a terrible year for fantasy fans.
Casual clowns might have a good year though.
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Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, new teaser trailer
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Casual clowns might have a good year though.
Kev Kev
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the destruction of the two trees and the shadow of morgoth in the background. must be one of the case by case special exceptions they made. fucking awesome. cant wait to see what other exceptions they made. if they let them show morgoth, even a shadow of him, thats pretty huge and i imagine we might some other first age stuff that we arent expecting
ManaByte
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Annatar
This is Sauron, right? Hmmmm, gonna be a tall order, I sure hope this guy has a deep background in acting to pull off this character.
This is fucking hilarious. It's like they went back to the rejected ROTK design and removed everything that was good.
ManaByte
Member
Sauron when he was going by Annatar. Who tried to get into Lindon. but Gil-Galad didn’t like the look of him and refused him entrance.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
This guy handing out rings to take over the world.
This is fucking hilarious. It's like they went back to the rejected ROTK design and removed everything that was good.
Seems young for the role, unless he is replaced later on. Unless he just has some crazy creepy energy, we'll see.
ManaByte
Member
Too young to play an ageless character?
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Edgy Elf
This is fucking hilarious. It's like they went back to the rejected ROTK design and removed everything that was good.
Lady Jane
Banned
This is fucking hilarious. It's like they went back to the rejected ROTK design and removed everything that was good.
Oh so they're going the "angry and edgy ep. 2 Anakin route"? Great choice, Amazon. Just stellar
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Kev Kev
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i'd say sinister, even a little sick looking. which is perfect for annatar
im curious how his acting will be though. as far as i remember, annatar was very manipulative, weaseling his his way into positions of influence. itll be interesting to see how the actor handles it
ManaByte
Member
I’d say a lot of the shitposters don’t know about Annatar.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Oh, we know about Annatar. Shitposters? Okay, Shillposter.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
I think you make the sinister person very attractive And friendly. That way the deception isn’t realised because the character is well liked and trusted. Helpful and trustworthy but ultimately the means of their destruction.
Too young as an actor to carry the role. It's not some sort of edgelord snark to suggest that older, more experienced actors can carry a gravitas that younger actors just can't pull off, good grief.
Maybe this guy is a prodigy, the show certainly has the money to conduct a global search and this guy was THE BEST OPTION out of EVERY MAN ON THE PLANET. But to be SAURON, or at least an aspect of him, he needs to be AWESOME and this cat looks to be in his early 20's, not an age I normally associate with phenominal acting prowess.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
This guy forgot about Dre.
Hari Seldon
Member
It has been a loooong time since I have dug into LoTR lore, but IIRC wasn't Sauran more like a really affable dude that everyone liked? Like you are not going to take and use some magical ring from some dude who is 10/10 on the sus scale.
Kev Kev
Member
i believe there were always those who were suspect about him. he was like grima worm tongue in a way. thats why i think this character is going to be so interesting in this series.
whether he looks young or weak really doesnt matter, its how the actor sells it. and that remains to be seen. weve only seen a couple shots of him and hardly a sentence of dialogue
Kev Kev
Member
related unrelated...
im really trying to resist watching or reading any tolkien until this comes out, but the urge is strong lol. maybe ill watch the hobbit trilogy again. i havent watched them again since release. they could have been better but theres still a lot of good stuff in there.
or maybe ill finally start reading my 'the history of middle earth' collection
(i really need to do this, i bet theres so much good stuff in there, but holy shit its so much reading lol)
im really trying to resist watching or reading any tolkien until this comes out, but the urge is strong lol. maybe ill watch the hobbit trilogy again. i havent watched them again since release. they could have been better but theres still a lot of good stuff in there.
or maybe ill finally start reading my 'the history of middle earth' collection
(i really need to do this, i bet theres so much good stuff in there, but holy shit its so much reading lol)
Hari Seldon
Member
I have been watching the extended cut of The Hobbit trilogy. The first two movies seem significantly better than I remember when watching this cut. The last movie is still marvel shlock for the most of it.related unrelated...
im really trying to resist watching or reading any tolkien until this comes out, but the urge is strong lol. maybe ill watch the hobbit trilogy again. i havent watched them again since release. they could have been better but theres still a lot of good stuff in there.
or maybe ill finally start reading my 'the history of middle earth' collection
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
related unrelated...
im really trying to resist watching or reading any tolkien until this comes out, but the urge is strong lol. maybe ill watch the hobbit trilogy again. i havent watched them again since release. they could have been better but theres still a lot of good stuff in there.
or maybe ill finally start reading my 'the history of middle earth' collection
I would suggest against reading/watching Tolkien anything before this releases as you will only end up having a fantastic showcase of why this new adaptation will be utterly dreadful.
The problem is he looks evil, and any person with half a brain should be able to tell he's evil. He shouldn't look evil to people.
However, this might just be his true form and he appears different when around people, which would be fine.
Don't like how they made him look though, it's the age old pale dude with eyeliner look. Cause those guys always have to be evil. Spoken as an age old dude with eyeliner slightly tired of always being the cheap go to
So yeah, he looks like a cartoon character. Orcs look cool though.
Lady Bird
Matsuno's Goebbels
The trailer hasn't shown him interacting with other people yet, though.
Uuuhh.. Did you stop there or something? Already commented on that.
Kev Kev
Member
we havent seen enough yet.
What are you talking about?
Bragr
Banned
I also watched it recently, and it's so odd how I feel like all of the characters needed more screen time. I wish Bilbo was more of the main character, but I also wish they spent more time on some of the dwarfs, cause frankly, I can't even remember half of them. I also feel the leader Dwarf needed more screentime. It's weird, considering how long these movies are. They really really really needed to drop that elf/dwarf love story though, jesus.
In the LOTR Trilogy, however, I feel I got to know every character well, even the ones who died in the first movie. They really used every scene to its fullest, while The Hobbit had too many silly scenes and filler scenes.
Kev Kev
Member
what are you talking about?
strange headache
Banned
Exactly, they don't call him the Lord of Gifts for nothing.
Amazon screwed it up again with edgy Annatar. Dude looks like an outright wanker.
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If you have a problem, spell it out. I have no interest in these kinds of juvenile games.
Kev Kev
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youve seen like less than 3 seconds of him and theyve already "screwed it up". tf out of here with you guys and your hyperbole
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Trazyn the Infinite
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First impressions are everything. I think you should “tf out of here” with your mindless defense and dismissive attitude.
strange headache
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Kev Kev
Member
thats not a response you numb nuts
strange headache
Banned
A picture is worth a thousand words.
FunkMiller
Member
Still shaking my head that they chose to do this period of ME’s history, and not Morgoth. So, instead of the first Dark Lord, we’ve apparently got Sauron the stroppy teenager. I’m holding judgement until I’ve seen some of it, but my confidence levels are not high.
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Do you comprehend that it is possible to disagree with people without attacking them.
Kev Kev
Member
the music sounds great. must have been cool to see the orchestra live like that. im hoping they try and weave some of the lotr trilogy themes into this series.
"Bear McCreary with orchestra performs Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Theme for the San Diego Comic-Con Hall H crowd!"
ngl tho, i have always hated viloin players over exaggerating their movements when playing like that girl does. lol, just play the song we dont need the flashyness.
"Bear McCreary with orchestra performs Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Theme for the San Diego Comic-Con Hall H crowd!"
ngl tho, i have always hated viloin players over exaggerating their movements when playing like that girl does. lol, just play the song we dont need the flashyness.
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Bear mcreary is doing this? Oh, well the music should be good then.
Do they even have the rights to the lotr music though? I think I recognized a tiny bit in thr previous trailer.
Lady Bird
Matsuno's Goebbels
We have no idea how Annatar looks like when interacting with other people and trying to manipulate them. Of course he's going to look evil when no one is nearby for him to pretend to be a good guy. That's basic visual storytelling.
Some of you are the ones showing a dismissive and mindless attitude. You're taking frames out of context and misjudging them because you've already decided you're going to hate this.
When we get to see him in his manipulative act, we'll see if the actor does a good job or not.
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ManaByte
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New Line is producing the series with the Estate. That’s how they can use the movie Balrog.
You're obviously right, but you've gotta admit Amazon is inviting this kind of negativity from people who know the lore of this is how they first show him.
I'd be surprised and disappointed if there's no "slicker" version to him, personally.
digital_ghost
Member
Can't wait to watch this with my wife. She just watched the trilogy for the first time and loves it.
Lady Bird
Matsuno's Goebbels
I agree that early impressions were disappointing (expecially for the first teaser), but I found their last two trailers to be great. The production values, music, and plenty of high fantasy moments may make for a very enjoyable show, even if the storytelling is still a big question mark.
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Lady Bird
Matsuno's Goebbels
Actually, it seems this may not be Sauron at all, because, apparently, that's Bridie Sisson, a female actress.
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