Unpopular Opinion

Well that is an unpopular opinion. I think I might watch the extended editions this weekend now that you brought it up. Cheers!

Now this is unpopular.

May god have mercy on your soul. LotR memes was one of the first communities to migrate over.

Now that's an unpopular opinion! I disagree, well done.

Compared to how they would get made even today, 20 years later, they’re incredibly well-made and somewhat faithful to the material, shield-surfing, dwarf-tossing, no musical numbers, and no Tom Bombadil aside. The actors involved knew they were working on something special and gave it their all, sometimes even their toe. They stand as the pinnacle of fantasy adventure movies, nothing made before or since can even hold a candle to them, except from maybe the 1983 epic masterpiece, Krull.

Wow I really hate this post.

Good job. Upvoted.

They are beautifully shot, well acted, travel porn movies.

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LOTR is great. It’s pretty much the template of every single fantasy story written since the 20th century.

The Peter Jackson films are probably the best adaptation of any novel ever made, but with as long as they are, they’re TikTok videos compared to the books in the universe. Know that if you ever read any of them (the Hobbit is a great and short start btw), those fantasy tropes you see are coming straight from the source. Those greedy dwarves obsessed with gold were invented by Tolkien’s creative (and somewhat antisemitic) brain.

…btw, I assume you’re referring to the original Peter Jackson films. Saying that you don’t like the Hobbit film trilogy is not an unpopular opinion at all. In that case, I think the films were longer than the book lol

Well, that is the point of this community after all

I hate LOTR! I've never heard anyone else say that. Thank you for making me feel less alone!

I made the mistake of reading the books before watching the movies. Say what you want about JRRT being a world building genius, the books are dull as shit. They are the most boring thing I've ever read. I was an avid reader at the time and ended up skipping large portions of the books to try to find any plot.

Of course that ruined any chance of me enjoying the movies. I tried watching Fellowship but I went into it with such a negative opinion after the books that it was unwatchable.

All the people of my generation (Millenials) absolutely love the ever loving shit out of LOTR but the new one, Gen Z, are more into Marvel and fast paced movies from what I've seen.

And that's fine. I will keep that epic and timeless masterpiece for myself 🤷‍♂️

In fact, I think I'm gonna get high and watch all 3 movies tomorrow to start my vacation properly. Thanks for the reminder!

Curious what you think of The Hobbit since I think those are dog shit.

Also, what about Harry Potter? I don't they've aged as well as LOTR.

Do you like the Rami cheese in Spider-man?

The books are much better than the movies. and even then you'll want to skip a few pages.

Are you my sister?

I agree, the wizards don't do anything.

I thought that once, but on rewatch my opinion changed. I love the trilogy, but it’s fine to dislike it.

From your comments, it seems like you may just not be in the target demographic for these kinds of films. It sounds like you're a teenager, and while there may be some teens who enjoy these films, they're definitely intended for adults. Also, you mentioned that you live in a non-english-speaking country. There's a lot of English films that manage to translate well to non-english-speaking audiences, but LOTR is unfortunately not one of them. The characters speak heavily in metaphor and idioms, most of which don't translate well. It's the same reason Western audiences often have difficulty with older Japanese media.

It's been my experience that LOTR is something you either like or dislike.

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Have to agree. I'm gen X and most of my gen loves 'em. I've always personally loved fantasy & science fiction. But both times I tried struggling my way through LotR it was like reading a dry, bland history textbook written my an academic in love with his own navel.

I also love Peter Jackson, but give me Brain Dead over any of the LotR films. They're pretty, but BORING.