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  • The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (2001)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

    Has its moments of genius.

    Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
    Frodo Baggins and his friends must destroy a powerful, malevolent ring before it falls into the wrong hands.
  • The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King (2003)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

    The Return Of The King is too long and slow. It has about five endings.

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
    Final part of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth trilogy.
  • The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power - Season 1 (2022)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power - Season 1

    There is an absence of passion in the production which undermines everything else.

    Jennie Kermode · 2 out of 5
    A group of elves, dwarfs, humans and hobbits contend with events which could bring mass destruction to Middle Earth.
  • The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power - Season 2 (2024)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power - Season 2

    There is a complete absence of vision alongside a dearth of passion that eats away at one’s soul as one watches.

    Jennie Kermode · 1 out of 5
    The rings of power are forged as the dark lord Sauron prepares to try to take control of Middle Earth.
  • The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

    This is indeed the war of worlds

    Angus Wolfe Murray · 4.5 out of 5
    The second installment of J.R.Tolkien classic fantasy epic.
  • The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim (2024)
    Review preview for The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim

    To mix courtly and cavalry intrigue requires stable footing and the film is well poised.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm Hammerhand, the King of Rohan, and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg.

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