LEGO Lord of the Rings Barad-Dur official reveal & thoughts! 5471 pieces $460 with Sauron! 10333

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[@UKnightedGames1234]

Can’t believe they’re still making Lego batman movie sets

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Is it too much to ask for affordable LOTR legos again that aren't brickheadz?

[@CalebDennis1]

Seconded

[@legotalkreviewplay3415]

Yes

[@Misterkill800]

yeah!

[@silvercenturion4214]

They first need to know how high the demand is. If these sets sell well then they will likely release cheaper/smaller sets. They also responded to someone asking a similar thing on a different social media and their response was that people should be looking out for them.

[@empatheticrambo4890]

Apparently the only way to do that is as a GWP?

[@henrymapleton]

3:24 Meats back on the menu! Its canon in the movie that orc know what a menu is, so its only fitting that they have a big restaurant space.

[@arghjayem]

05:30 I think really Sauron should’ve had the tall legs. I mean he’s supposed to be bigger than humans or Orcs or even his own mouth, but here he’s just as tall as anyone else! 🤔🤷

[@joevictor53]

Why are Lego so scared of giving us tall legs? I understand for the last 10 years because they'd not been used since Toy Story but we've had Avatar and Eggman using tall legs recently so why are they still using regular ones for figures like Sauron and Gru?

[@KristofferYiFredriksson]

I think the Orc kitchen is a family friendly replacemet for the torture chamber where Gollum ratted out the Shire.

[@tianfromthebrickworld8487]

JUNE FIRST??? LEGO DOES NOT WAIT FOR MY WALLET TO HEAL 😭

[@HYBRIDZHQ]

The built in gradient near the top of the tower is very pretty

[@jamesbarnes4792]

Looks great overall, but for this price tag they should have made new prints for Frodo and Sam so they would be accurate to this part of the movie.

[@gasonfeist7238]

1.) The build and interior is immaculate, even if I cannot see where all the bricks are going from the pics. The light needs a toggle to stay on. 2.) The Orcs and baddies look great. However, Gollum looks a bit off and less iconic than his 2010s LEGO version. Missed opportunity to use long Avatar legs and arms for Sauron. 3.) The heroes are lazy, inaccurate reuses that look nothing like Frodo and Sam from this point in the film. 4.) The Felbeast GWP is less than inspired. A few Nazgûl should've been in the set, if not the Fellbeast itself. (But better, of course.) 5.) Or LEGO could actually make smaller sets, like a proper Fellbeast with the Witch King, Éowyn, Pippin, and Théoden. The Brickheadz aren't doing it.

[@tluangiralte3069]

Sauron should have that avatar tall minifig legs...

[@codyconrad4151]

I want battle packs, gondor soldiers/rangers, Rohan, orcs, elf’s!!!! Bring it all on Lego I’m ready!

[@somethingawesome9547]

You can actually expand the height of the set. It’s designed to accommodate a second Barad-Dur purchase 😬

[@CalebDennis1]

This looks incredible, but why can't Lego make smaller desirable sets that don't cost more than half a month's rent? The GWP is nice, but I'm sure it will only be available for a week or less because they want to cause FOMO, which is gross.

[@toeguides]

it seems like everything about this is sort of B+ acceptable, but there are lots of missed opportunities to make it more deluxe given the price.

[@thecaptainslog9581]

Personally, I love it when reviews do more than just review the set, specifically, I would love if you would put it in perspective with some of the taller sets lego has made in that scale (ninjago city gardens/daily bugle/etc)

[@benjaminmaybury4238]

It is cool to see Gothmog in it. Certainly a surprise! As a good as he can be just using a regular minifig head.

[@Osprey2511]

I’m a little disappointed that the helmet and shoulder armor piece for Sauron is a single mold as we can’t use it for custom large-scale figure builds.

[@lordjeromo]

Im still saving for Rivendel 😭

[@ComicBoy750]

Yes! Lego finally made another Lego Batman movie set! All jokes aside though, I’m actually excited for that new Sauron minifigure & it’s nice to see an updated Gollum minifigure with a modern design for the eyes instead of those clone wars style eyes we got previously.

[@RGerrard12]

Shame its not a fully closed tower. I was hoping for something kinda like the Lego Motorised lighthouse where its fully enclosed but has sections you can remove to see the interior. Ah well I still can't wait to get this, it's honestly the one Lego set that I've always wanted lego to do ever since they first brought out the Lord of the rings theme.

[@voiceovershill7620]

Is it weird that I want to see it next to one of the large scale Disney castles😂

[@thelazygamer78]

VERY expensive! But I wants it! I needs it.

[@BLAZEREN101]

Man long gone are amazing LEGO sets at a decent price it's seriously sad. Even the Rivendell set in Australia is $800 and this will be the same. $1600 for 2 LEGO sets should make anyone disgusted and just makes even thinking about collecting these a massive financial mistake. I seriously wish that wasn't the case because i would love all these.

[@edoardom3677]

There are tons of amazing cheap sets for adult collectors too, but I agree, they have this obsession with massive minifig scale sets lately and at the end of the day, one has to make choices, we unfortunately can't have it all

[@joevictor53]

​@@edoardom3677yeah people exaggerate like this and make it seem like there are no decent priced great Lego sets. They still exist. It's just Lego has been slowly increasing the upper limits for their bigger sets. That's fine for some stuff but it's annoying when that line only has those few sets and nothing more affordable

[@henrydegroff4282]

Yup. And in 2012 the whole first lord of the rings wave was $372 usd.

[@subraxas]

Hello, Jang. Once you are reviewing this new set, could you please also compare it 'side-by-side' to the Tower of Orthanc? That would be lovely. Do you still own that set?

[@Misterkill800]

if i only could afford these big sets. to bad lego now makes expensive sets when it comes with castle related stuff

[@gilgalad6231]

Either we get brickheads or $400+ sets for LOTR. Don’t get me wrong, this is a day 1 purchase for me. But, Id like a bit of mid sized sets. Even if they don’t want to go playset size, $250 sets would be nice.

[@Jay-fs2nw]

I'm not sure if you have rivendell but it would be interesting to have a side by side comparison. Or even just a comparison for value etc. I love your reviews the most and your mindset during them jang

[@thegreatskinkpriest8104]

I have been picking up and extending shift specifically to justify purchasing this day 1. I’m utterly obsessed with both lord of the rings and Lego, and after the absolute triumph that was Rivendell, I’m beyond exited for this.

[@legendied382]

Thats nice yeah, i'd buy it but what about affordable sets? We want those too

[@thrillhouse4151]

That’s like $1400 for 3 LOTR/DnD sets from the last couple years, i can’t handle it, and if I don’t get em they’ll end up like $800 apiece, it’s not a good feeling. I can still expect every good deal to be missing the entirety of the minifigures when it comes to bricklink and stuff.

[@thomasgolds4585]

So glad to hear your thoughts!

[@noznosleep]

glad you will review this one Jang!

[@tomvannouv4991]

Great review! I remember when you could order dvd’s from a service through the mail for like $0.01 and they sent each LOTR movie, which I never opened to watch. I think I ending up gifting to a friend instead. Ha $400, wow, I would like to use this for a potential mortal kombat build!

[@darthjump]

Wow, a man like Jang only ever watched LOTR once. Kinda surprises me. I think they should have given us Frodo and Sam in Orc disguise since that was how they were closest to this place.

[@BigBaller226]

8:26 lol this is why Jang is the goat

[@christophlohnherr]

Tower looks great. But I‘m a little underwhelmed by the GWP, to be honest. It looks too basic for the rest of the line. I was hoping for a more fleshed out and more detailed build which also could have been done in the same size. Chance missed, unfortunately…

[@talarion997]

The brick built Eye is amazing, really good job. Had it been a sticker or print I would have been really disappointed. I don't have any LotR sets and frankly I don't think I will get it, but if I had to pick one it would be this over Rivendell. It's THE iconic thing out of the movies.

[@J3TF1RE]

I’ll be buying Sauron from Bricklink and that’s it in this one I think.

[@asd24817]

i think what this set is most similar to is the disney castle that came out last year. the height dimensions are near identical and they have a flat open back with a bunch of rooms. I feel like I don’t see how that set could be 5500 pieces but it looks pretty darn cool

[@skyborne80]

This thing could not have been minifig scale. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it would have had to have been three times higher, maybe more. Barad-dûr is immense!

[@waderoberts3701]

3:30 reminds me of when I built a police station MOC (or more of an alt built from the 1999 green window juniorized police station), and I put a pizza kitchen in the lobby. My brother said, "When you walk into a police station, you don't see a pizza. You see police stuff!" Of course, they could have just been eating pizza while working on a case.

[@LONDONBRIDGEBRICKS]

Great overview Jang, yes it has an extreme cost, but it looks like LEGO has designed it well - look forward to your review 👍

[@baba.4692]

I personally think sauron should have the big legs and arms like the avatar figures. He just doesnt look quite menecing enough

[@allonewordcaps]

Great video 😊

[@joshuahernandez8862]

I've been waiting soooo long, it's amazing

[@OnionTheBat]

Would've been an awesome play set for older kids who dig LOTR. As it stands, you could instead get a more detailed + cheaper replica instead if it's just for display.

[@AgentOrange88785]

I 100% thought this was going to be $500 plus. Hearing under 500 is cool

[@jakedaonlysnake]

seeing that the tower itself is made of modular sections, im sure we'll see some mocs to add a bit of height to the tower. Regardless im pretty pleased with it overall

[@thatsruffdog]

They showed in the later pictures that you can buy multiple and stack the modules. Now, rich or not, anyone who buys multiple just so you can make it taller is an idiot. BUUUUUT, I totally see myself buying the parts for the upper modules on bricklink to get an accurate height proportion.

[@igorkhovanskiy3283]

I would like to see comparison of the armor prints on the figures with the previous ones. Very keen to see if they’re unique

[@henrydesmarais7238]

THANKS JANG

[@Dragmire800]

It's ok but Rivendell was much better. Looks too small for €460. Also didn't need so many Orcs. At least the Gift with Purchase is missable

[@engilaru]

Might be worth rewatching the end of the third movie in preparation for the review. Also, if I remember right, a minifigure scaled Barad-dur would be ~45 meters tall.

[@owenmahan2854]

Part of me almost wants to transform this into The Dark Tower and make a moc out of it lol.

[@allonewordcaps]

The kitchen is weird. I hope it makes more sense when you build it. Maybe it fits in context of the story and I don’t remember it. Great Video as always. 😊

[@HansToyHut]

it is a lot shorter than I expected a $460 set to be. it better be as a tall as the Avengers Tower at that price lol

[@ThePlasticBaron]

i just started reading the lord the rings so was excited to see the set then i was the price

[@defenderprime8046]

I am not a LOTR fan, but this is way impressive! I can't wait to have a look at it!

[@vedranlucev1837]

Now if that thing could automatically turn towards and glare at Frodo at the push of a button, our minds would be well and truly blown.

[@neilrusling-je6zo]

looks great...but 450? Hmmmmn. Rest In Peace Theoden son of Thengel who died last week, no Fell beast or Nazgul were sighted at the time.

[@andybricks576]

Hey JANG, i missed most of the 1st time we had this theme, this tower could be about $1000nzd, lots of coin.

[@vodkavecz]

Nice looking set. Can't afford it. Too bad.

[@markbondi4556]

I’d buy this just for Sauron to add to the joker manor with the rest of the villains I’ve been tracking down. Kinda stoked.

[@MarcusBourget]

I dunno. The front looks great but the interior rooms looks pretty underwhelming for the price point and the gwp purchase looks awful. Theres some really nice touches with the colour gradients in the build but overall i cant get overly excited about it.

[@godlessdisco4266]

I’d love to hear lots about the size and comparing with other sets

[@leg0liver194]

Jang, this orc at 5:01 is Venkman at Saurons meeting. (I'll may send you an eye opener ^^)

[@ALMACENRELOCO]

I love the minifigures, very cute all. Very expensive too, XD

[@masonrudesheim9098]

I wish they kept the larger eyes and old arm style for Gollum. The new eyes for Gollum just don't look right being fully blue

[@spoonsrattling]

The fell beast is pretty nice but huge miss to not include the witch king of angmar

[@taqresu5865]

Here's an idea, what if you placed Heroica orcs on the exterior? They are closer to scale.

[@landonweldy5468]

Would sure love a LOTR set that's not 500 bucks

[@Casedilla73]

I hope they make a big updated collector’s edition Helm’s Deep

[@DeepfriedBeans4492]

I very much disagree that only people buying the tower want the nazgul bird thing. You’re right that they’d want the tower, but that doesn’t mean they’re gonna buy it.

[@pvcvalley]

tis mere pocket change 😂

[@legoman2313]

I would just like for some more lord of the rings sets that are not insanely priced over $400

[@ChloeAriT]

we finally have both towers

[@josephfontana5338]

The reason it's scaled as it is - we can buy one or two more sets and add the tower pieces to make it taller.

[@MTGBradomAT]

i still have my old black tower from Lego

[@squishyazalea9970]

crazy

[@thefilmrookie3099]

One set to rule them all!

[@mwidenst]

I wish, this does look like a great kit

[@Mr.AtheTriggerGalleon6310]

Is it just me who thinks Sauron should be taller? I think they should've used the Woody/Avatar legs and arms. In the books and movies,Saucony is like 7-8 feet tall. He towers over everyone. He is the Lord of the Rings with the One Ring to rule them all.

[@bengianturco7926]

I wonder what will the Fellbeast will look like and I hope it’s going to look good

[@CC-om7xd]

Go Jang go!

[@grumplysoapstudio7382]

Question. Since this will come with a free exclusive set opening week, if u buy this opening week, get the free exclusive set, and then return this one again, do u keep the free exclusive set?

[@bertbergers9171]

I have never returned a set of sets that i bought, so i don´t know if they maintain their rule, but there is a written rule for online buys that you have to return the whole order once you decide to return an order where GWP (the exclusive set, or Gift With Purchase) are involved.

[@chigginheadD]

looks great, too expensive for me, still wish we got a Minas Tirith

[@chigginheadD]

but that Sauron fig...

[@thesmoofers4994]

My precious!!

[@allonewordcaps]

I do think the add on will be really popular. I hope they come out with a similar product in an affordable set. But they won’t 😢

[@voydkid]

the Fell Beast is a must for me

[@JohnPaul-pw7hp]

That looks so cool! Definitely will not be getting it because that is so expensive 😂. Also the Sauron minifigure is amazing!

[@BrickLi]

You're a legend Jang! Finally someone who can pronounce the name correctly.

[@NooceneSounds]

This is a monster!

[@NotSoFinalProductions]

Apart from Sauron needing to taller, I'm oddly irritated by the lack of Nazgul,

[@starmovies5523]

Lord of the rings rewatch before this comes out?

[@MorganInForm]

How am I supposed to choose between this and Rivendell?

[@Matt..S]

Sauron really should have had those Avatar legs and arms.

[@mattp9457]

I really wish they made the main Rohan keep/fortress (I don't know the name) instead of Barad-Dur. I feel like they could have made that set in the $300 range and it would have complemented the Rivendell set a bit better than this one. Personally I do not want to pay $500 for a large all black castle, though I do understand its an important landmark in the series.

[@Vladimir_4757]

I'm disappointed Sauron didn't use the long avatar legs and arms. Guy is a behemoth so I don't know why they made him the same size as normal minifigs

[@tygovisser5626]

Not sure how i feel about gollum using skeleton arms instead of the original pieces now. They look a little stubby

[@eastonsaccount]

It’s beautiful

[@Thunder-Ghost]

It truly is