I enjoyed it and will watch it again! I went into it already invested in Rohan where it sounds like you didn't (or at least not as much), and I wasn't expecting it to be a big-budget epic.
This is almost exactly what I felt walking out of the movie! There were some great moments, I got goosebumps a couple times, but it felt like it was mostly borrowing valor from the original trilogy rather than trying to create something memorable of its own. It works as a serviceable return to Middle Earth, but not necessarily a memorable one. I do agree that animation is a great genre for fantasy and I hope they make more animated Middle Earth movies, and maybe they'll be able to take a few more risks now that they have one under their belt.
This is a more of a nitpick, but I was really underwhelmed with the voice acting. I thought Brian Cox was the only good actor in the movie. Hera was well written enough to be a good character, and she was a decent protagonist despite her voice acting when she could have been a great one because of it.
I watched this over the weekend and enjoyed it! I agree with your assessment that it lacks some emotional resonance, I wished we spent more time fleshing out what it was like to live in Rohan and why we should root for the characters fighting to protect it, but overall I enjoyed the story and the characters. I think Olwyn is my favorite character from the movie.
I liked it more than you did but I understand your reservations. I also agree with you that I hope this is the first of many animated takes of the Tolkienās legendarium. Thereās so much material there.
Not going to lie, my husband and I were underwhelmed by even the preview. I wanted to be excited about seeing it, but, no. Like you said, maybe when we can stream it.
I enjoyed it and will watch it again! I went into it already invested in Rohan where it sounds like you didn't (or at least not as much), and I wasn't expecting it to be a big-budget epic.
Yes! Lack of heart is the reason I haven't really enjoyed anything LOTR-related after the 2000 Jackson trilogy..
I had the opposite reaction. I was left speechless, and could've immediately watched it again. š¤£
This is almost exactly what I felt walking out of the movie! There were some great moments, I got goosebumps a couple times, but it felt like it was mostly borrowing valor from the original trilogy rather than trying to create something memorable of its own. It works as a serviceable return to Middle Earth, but not necessarily a memorable one. I do agree that animation is a great genre for fantasy and I hope they make more animated Middle Earth movies, and maybe they'll be able to take a few more risks now that they have one under their belt.
This is a more of a nitpick, but I was really underwhelmed with the voice acting. I thought Brian Cox was the only good actor in the movie. Hera was well written enough to be a good character, and she was a decent protagonist despite her voice acting when she could have been a great one because of it.
I watched this over the weekend and enjoyed it! I agree with your assessment that it lacks some emotional resonance, I wished we spent more time fleshing out what it was like to live in Rohan and why we should root for the characters fighting to protect it, but overall I enjoyed the story and the characters. I think Olwyn is my favorite character from the movie.
I liked it more than you did but I understand your reservations. I also agree with you that I hope this is the first of many animated takes of the Tolkienās legendarium. Thereās so much material there.
Not going to lie, my husband and I were underwhelmed by even the preview. I wanted to be excited about seeing it, but, no. Like you said, maybe when we can stream it.