Lord Of The Rings Fans, You Must Watch War Of The Rohirrim

By Chris Snellgrove
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Lord of the Rings fans often seem hungrier than Hobbit for new content, but don’t always know what to do with it once they get it. For example, War of the Rohirrim It was in and out of most theaters faster than Swiftwind, and the film has been a box office bomb big enough to topple Helm’s Deep. I must be one of those Lord of the Rings fans who kept seeing it theatrically, but not that I’ve seen it on digital, I’m here to tell you War of the Rohirrim is the best new movie franchise in decades.

War of the Rohirrim

Set almost 183 years earlier Fellowship of the Ring, War of the Rohirrim focuses on a drama involving Helm Hammerhand and his family. A bitter rivalry with an ambitious Lord of Dunland forces this King of Rohan to take refuge in the Hornburg. His daughter, Héra, helps the Rohirrim fight back against impossible odds, and by the time it’s all over, you’ll have a newfound respect for why the Hornburg is later referred to as Helm’s Deep.

I didn’t look at this movie at first because I made plans to see it with some friends after Christmas, and that’s when I made the shocking discovery that it was no longer in my local theaters and that it had hit after only two weeks. During that time, the film only earned $15 million against its $30 million budget. For me, the message was clear: for whatever reason, Lord of the Rings fans had largely decided to skip ahead War of the Rohirrim.

Still, plans are plans, and I dutifully rented the film as soon as possible so I could watch it with my friends after Christmas. My expectations were severely tempered thanks to the fact that the film was a box office bomb, which meant I was blown away to find out how good it really was. The movie was better on every level than those unnecessary Hobbit movies, and considering that The Return of the King It came out in 2003, which does War of the Rohirrim the best LOTR movie in decades.

Lord Of The Rings Fans Rejoice

Lord of the Rings fans may find themselves equally surprised by the film’s aesthetic as well as its quality: the Japanese animation is absolutely stunning, and director Kenji Kamiyama (who worked on groundbreaking films like Akira before directing fan favorite productions such as the Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex TV series) imbues the film with a combination of stunning imagery and heart-pounding fight sequences. In addition, the voice works in War of the Rohirrim first class. Everyone did an excellent job, but I was particularly impressed Brian Cox as he brings to life the legendary figure of Helm Hammerhand.

The film also has plenty of familiar locations for Lord of the Rings fans to appreciate, ranging from Rohan to Isengard to Helm’s Deep. Admittedly some of this was a little too much fan service for my taste, but it was hard to complain thanks to the high quality of the art and animation. At the risk of sounding like a marketing ploy, this was truly Middle Earth as I had never seen it before, and the novelty of the animation and aesthetic helped me take War of the Rohirrims most obvious fan service in cam.

Although the productions are like apples and oranges, I’d be remiss if I didn’t compare this new film to Rings of Power. That live action Amazon The show has improved since its first season, and admittedly has impressive production value around it. But for this Lord of the Rings fan, the show is rarely exciting or compelling, which is why I loved how War of the Rohirrim kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.

It’s not too late to catch this movie in some theaters, and you can also rent a digital copy and check it out at home. Your mileage may vary, but I found it to be the best Lord of the Rings movie in decades…the kind of high-quality movie that fans have often wondered if we’d get again. In short, to anyone who often likes to quote Theoden and ask “where is the horse and the rider,” War of the Rohirrim is the beautiful, full-blooded solution you’ve been looking for.