Atom User Reviews for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
I think it's a great movie, to give it a number, I'd say 8/10. I really like the art style of the anime and visuals, acting and sound design are great along with the musical score. It is too much on the girl boss type of movie, mostly because of a side character, but it wasn't obnoxious about it so it's not a bother. I think it's a good story to watch if one really likes the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit movies.
Honestly fairly positive entry into the LOTR universe. Did drag on a bit towards the end but overall a solid story
A tremendously well created, animated depiction of the War of Rohirrim! For all those that love animated features, please go view this feature!!
Really fun
Great movie. Cool Easter eggs also
A very entertaining and satisfying prequel story. Great voice acting too
I loved this movie
It’s a must see for all Tolkien fans!
Enjoyed it!
Good animation but I didn’t like the story.
Good animation but the plot of the movie is essentially an idiot plot.
I went in cautiously optimistic and went out feeling pleasantly surprised! I was worried that this was gonna be terrible but really it was quite enjoyable. Certainly flawed in numerous ways, but overall I enjoyed it quite a bit.
It was excellent. There was a good back and forth between the protagonists and antagonists. The villain was interesting. The music was fantastic. It was well animated. It was a little slow getting into it, but I enjoyed the movie as a whole.
Just okay. Mostly a bunch of nods to the LoTR movies that don't make much sense. Mary Sue of Rohan.
Metacritic
As much as The War of the Rohirrim tries its best to live up to the lofty standards set by the original movies, it only really shines when it manages to forget that it's a franchise movie at all.
It's a strong, engaging story that showcases some striking animation, and if I am to return to the wider world of Peter Jackson's Middle-earth, this seems to me an ideal way to go about it.
There was no chance of The War of the Rohirrim recapturing the magic of the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy. But Hèra's defiance in the face of the despair her enemies want her to feel has something of the trilogy's inspirational quality.