For many, it can be hard to acknowledge any adaptation ofThe Lord of the Ringsapart from thePeter Jacksontrilogy.

For others, nothing will ever compare to the original works ofJ.R.R.

Tolkien(and understandably so).

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That was certainly Tolkien’s intent, and it comes across clearly here, singing and all.

What really happened to the Hobbits when they returned home to the Shire?

Tom Bombadil Made This Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ Even More Magical

Khraniteliis incredibly strange.

Goldberry (Regina Lialeikite) and Tom Bombadil (Sergei Parshin) feed the four Hobbits in the Soviet ‘Lord of the Rings’ adaptation ‘Khraniteli’

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The special effects are also pretty terrible, and much of the costuming feels out of place.

Unfortunately,Khraniteliends with a cliffhanger, like so many adaptations ofThe Lord of the Ringsbefore it.

After Frodo and Sam (Vladimir Matveev)leave the Fellowship behind, that’s it for this iteration.

Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins in front of the Two Towers and Sauron’s eye in The Lord of the Rings

We don’t know if Frodo makes it to Mordor or what becomes of the rest of the Fellowship.

Khraniteliis available for streaming for free on YouTube.

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