The Hall of Fire

Frelga wrote:Saw the first one, liked it a lot. So did my son, which was a hit surprising. He's not that kind of nerd, usually. Husband complained about acting, but also had fun watching.

The acting was incredible across the board. Who did he complain about?


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I was a purist who was deeply disappointed in PJ’s interpretation of Tolkien across both trilogies, and I absolutely love this show so far. Particularly the first episode. There’s a lyricism to it that feels much more Tolkienian than PJ’s ham-handed melodrama. These showrunners definitely lean poetr...

Glad you liked it. I hope you have more to say! I think I’ll reserve a proper full review (ala my film reviews, which as you know are interminably long) for when season one is over! That way I can review a coherent full story, rather than puzzle over unfinished threads. In the meantime, if you’d li...

So far, I like this much more than PJ’s Middle Earth. These showrunners lean poetry over prose, and that feels very appropriate when adapting Tolkien. Looking forward to the 3rd episode next week.


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The reviews are very encouraging. Higher RT and Metacritic score than House of the Dragon, and I thought the first two episodes of that show were quite compelling. Especially pleased with the Metacritic score, which is much higher than I could have anticipated. Inviato dal mio iPhone utilizzando Tap...

Voronwë the Faithful wrote:

I have to admit, I really like what I’ve seen of the harfoot/ Stranger plotline, and thus far find them to feel more authentic than PJ’s largely cartoonish hobbits.


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Voronwë the Faithful wrote:

Beautiful.


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Can't you post any links? https://www.theonering.net/torwp/2022/08/23/114542-first-impressions-of-the-rings-of-power-as-social-media-embargo-lifts/ I've honestly not seen anything like this level of universal positivity after a fan screening in a long time. The House of the Dragon premiere received...

The social media reaction embargo (to first 2 eps) lifted after the NY premiere tonight, and they are extremely, shockingly positive. I have read about twenty and they are full of superlatives but also some detailed reasons why it’s great. All so far have loved it, including four reviewers I know wh...

I don't know. It is hard for me to imagine any of Jackson's dwarves snogging! It hard to imagine many women at all in Tolkien's middle earth, period. They are quite noticeably absent except for (mostly) those of renown or those on pedestals. One would think babies (male babies!) were dropped off by...

Visually the best trailer by far. Everything somehow looked much better this time - lighting more naturalistic, shot compositions artistically strong, etc. But what in the world were they thinking by attaching that song to it? Didn’t they just drop an official soundtrack? Inviato dal mio iPhone util...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTWZBDxnBiw Can't say I love that scene between Durin and Disa and Elrond, but maybe it will grow on me. It certainly is a different take on Dwarves then I ever expected to see. But I love Sophia Nomvete, a long-time theatre actor, talking about going to New York for...

I think we can rest assured that "Harfoot Life" is hobbit music (unique rhythm there, by the way). It's interesting how dwarfy it sounds; particularly when it reappears in "Nobody Goes Off Trail." And then there's the track title "Nori Brandyfoot" that combines a canon...

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Here it is on youtube for those without spotify: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqk_pBeerRo Listening now. Edit: I'm only on track 3, but that's enough for me to say I like it very much. It fits right in with the family of film scores I listen to on loop. Edit 2: This is fantastic. And I'm not jus...

Very much enjoying this. Particularly the dwarven tunes, the Númenor material, the evil stuff, and the final track which is hauntingly beautiful.

NAMPAT! is rousing on a new level. Makes me want to go carve up the inside of a mountain.


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Let me see what I can do. My patience is also a little thin, and I haven’t read all the spoilers, but I can do a bit more digging. ETA: Below is a Discord link to a summary of spoiler comments (and opinions) from two people who saw the first two episodes in Mexico City: https://cdn.discordapp.com/at...

I found the platform, but I only see a spoiler free discussion. Can you link to what you are talking about? It’s a little complicated, but here’s what you do. 1. Go to the “rules” thread. 2. Click on the [emoji102] in front of the New Spoiler Role text 3. Add it to your favorites Shortly after a mo...

What is "TORN Discord"? It’s a chatroom Platform they use for active discussion (it’s a zillion times more active than the traditional TORN messageboard - people write every couple seconds). If you join (need to create a free Discord account), and sign up for spoiler info, you’ll read…spo...