10 Supposedly Badass Film Moments (That Were Totally Underwhelming)

The Ring is the mother of all plot devices, the Maguffin of Maguffin's, and in the books, it is a pretty cool thing to have on you as Bilbo Baggins demonstrates, for any occasion.

Whether or not you're trying to sneak into the lair of a fire-breathing dragon, looking to impress your friends and scare the crap out of them around a campfire, or just trying to avoid some of your more irritating neighbours, The One Ring is a pretty dam cool piece of jewellery.

We actually see The Ring used first by Bilbo in TFOTR as he vanishes at his birthday party and skips up to his wonderful little hobbit hole to make good his disappearance. However, it isn't until his heir and nephew Frodo puts on The Ring for the first time, and we see from his perspective just what the world looks like when you're invisible and well... The result isn't as cool as anyone thought it might be.

With the world appearing in some weird shades of black and white, all regular sound from the material realm being drowned out by the sound of a howling gale, and the great eye of Sauron staring you right in the face, it is far less practical to slip the little band of gold on to your finger and roam around as you please, and as such, less impressive to watch.

It might have seemed like a cool approach to take for the filmmakers, but it limited the use of The Ring in the rest of the film series far too much, something which is no doubt underwhelming for any fans of the book who had looked forward to seeing it used onscreen.