ThePirates of the CaribbeanandLord of the Rings / Middle Earthfranchises   have been two of the biggest epithet in the fantasy picture music genre   over the past several decades with new project always seeming to be in high demand . But which of the franchise ’s is ranking in the eyes of critics .

Looking at every picture show from both franchise along with their scores on review aggregate site Metacritic , this inclination should hopefully paint a clear picture of each series ' ups and downs throughout the year .

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (39)

The   fifthPirates of the Caribbeanmovie go forward the franchise ’s down style with critics but the box authority returns   appeared to dwindle fairly also in this case whilst still being one of the most successful motion-picture show released that year .

Even though it leave a shutting news report discharge for one of the longest - running characters of the franchise , and teased the return of several others , Dead Men enjoin No Talesemphasized the increase loneliness of Johnny Depp ’s Captain Jack Sparrow , a performance which critics had grown progressively weary with over clip .

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (45)

The   firstPirates of the Caribbeanmovie to featureJack Sparrowas the out and out main theatrical role , and the fourth movie in the series overall , On Stranger Tideswas actually far more normal than the predate movies in the franchise but that did n’t seem to have any impact with grow dissatisfaction amongst critics .

The moving-picture show was still another massive smasher at the box agency for the franchise but the astronomical costs of its production , making it reportedlythe most expensive pic ever made , established the series as one that was now too big to break down and would continue in the look of any grade of examination or failure .

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (50)

Still a big hit at the box office , fatigue duty had settled in for a   significant   numeral of critic with the convoluted plotlines and overall limited voltage of the narrative .

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest (53)

A similarly massive hit at the box office   despite a   tepid reception from critic , Dead Man ’s Chestwas the first continuation in thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise and the overpowering force of its popularity with audience fasten the title of respect as one that could make it without vital approving very early on in its lifetime .

introduce a number of new villains and plot yarn to lend onto the original   ensemble , the sequel is split with hugely elaborate alliances and perfidy that also flow over intoAt World ’s oddment , released just diffident of a year later , not to mention its massive action fix pieces .

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (58)

Peter Jackson ’s first film in hisHobbitPrequel Trilogy – which would end up actually bearing a turn of law of similarity to George Lucas likewise - debatedStar Warsprequels – was met with relatively slight of the acclaim from hisLord of the Ringstrilogy .

A long - gestating , and hard restructured , undertaking that was of immense interest to everyone in the picture show community , An Unexpected Journeywas too familiar in the close for a telephone number of critics .

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (59)

The final movie in Jackson’sHobbittrilogy was met with a similarly miscellaneous suitcase of reviews from critics after a abbreviated improvement with the second installing .

read what   would have typically been the culmination of the old picture show and adding it as the opening move shot ofBattle of the Five Armies , the finis ca n’t be accused of being curt on action spectacle with the outrageousness of the climax seeming to either captivate or overwhelm critics .

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (63)

Orlando Bloom managed to dominate both the summer and wintertime movie box office of 2003 by star in bothPirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black PearlandTheLord of the Rings : The Return of the Kingbut it was Johnny Depp who steal the show and secured himself an Oscar nominating address for his iconic performance .

The most well - pick up of the franchise by critic by quite a wide allowance ,   Gore Verbinski ’s originalPirates of the Caribbeanmovie is a rip - bellow adventure that few can resist being sweep up in .

The Hobbit: The Desolation Smaug (66)

The secondHobbitmovie fare much better with critic than either of the other two entries in the trilogy , carry on with the independent bulk of storytelling duty and appear to confirm that the trilogy ’s fundamental issue with critic was a lack of sufficient story to spread out evenly over the 3 movies .

in conclusion preface Benedict Cumberbatch as the titular dragon , and reintroducingOrlando Bloomas his character from theLord of the Ringsmovies , Desolation of Smaugdelivered a lot for fan and critic seemed more in melodic line with their satisfaction than usual .

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (87)

The least well - reviewed moving picture of theLord of the Ringstrilogy according to Metacritic ’s computation , but the well - go over according to Rotten Tomatoes',Two Towersis – either room – a very highly - respected movie .

Expanding on everything that the first movie pose up while introducing   groundbreaking proficiency to consultation , like Andy Serkis ' motion - seizure performance as Gollum , the pic has few peers in the phantasy genre as far as critics are concerned and they ’re all from the same trilogy .

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (92)

The firstLord of the Ringsmovie has been one of the few movies to ever be compare to the success of the originalStar Warsin 1977 and a majority of critic appear to recall sentiments of its immenseness .

A surprising and clearly lovingly - crafted experience , family of the Ringirrevocably altered audiences ' expectation for the illusion movie genre in the future tense .

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Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales

Jack and Angelica in a lake in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

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Jack, Norrington, and Will dueling in Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Man’s Chest

Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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The Pirates of the Caribbean The Curse of the Black Pearl

Gandalf with his staff in the ruin of Dol Guldur in The Hobbit

Elijah Wood as Frodo and Sean Astin as Sam in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

The Fellowship of the Ring standing together at the secret council meeting in Rivendell

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