I'll be breef on this, for the sake of it. Upon airing the first episode, my curiosity led me to reading the first reviews. Trust me when i say this... They do not do this epic series any justice. As a huge LOTR movie fan, as an avid movie lover, this was one of those times that certain reviews brought doubt in to my mind. I was furious and absolutely reluctant in to giving it a go. However, knowing that I am a LOTR fan, and the fact that it is linked to the original film, i gave it a go.
It goes without saying that they've put every penny on the production of the series. It's vast, positively imposing and a feast for the eyes. The acting of the leading and supporting actors are top notch.
People nowadays have a tendency to expect shocking and thrilling scenes from the start, a short attention span kind of a mindset. An epic series like this, needs a build up. It's a vast fictional world with untapped possibilities.
The first episodes gave a view in to the world of elves, dwarfs and humans... It goes without saying, that it's a positively, 'interesting' slow burner. Episode 6 was the prime example of that. Had the series started off like episode 6, the rating's would have goon through the roof... As I've said, people have a short attention span nowadays...
So my advice to anyone reluctant in to seeing this amazing show is as following:
My rating: 8.5/10
I'm excited for more!
It goes without saying that they've put every penny on the production of the series. It's vast, positively imposing and a feast for the eyes. The acting of the leading and supporting actors are top notch.
People nowadays have a tendency to expect shocking and thrilling scenes from the start, a short attention span kind of a mindset. An epic series like this, needs a build up. It's a vast fictional world with untapped possibilities.
The first episodes gave a view in to the world of elves, dwarfs and humans... It goes without saying, that it's a positively, 'interesting' slow burner. Episode 6 was the prime example of that. Had the series started off like episode 6, the rating's would have goon through the roof... As I've said, people have a short attention span nowadays...
So my advice to anyone reluctant in to seeing this amazing show is as following:
- Ignore the unjust negative reviews
- give it a chance
- have patience...
My rating: 8.5/10
I'm excited for more!
