Legolas with three of the most precise arrow shots in history before defying all laws of physics swinging onto a full speed horse. Just the coolest dude ever
For an elf its not defying the laws of anything because he’s lighter than a hobbit. That’s why he could walk on the surface of snow in Fellowship when the rest had to wade through it.
@@carkodI like it the way it is. Overdone but somehow makes sense visually (sometimes visual sense is very different from realism). I know it shouldn't look like this in real life, but it looks perfectly well in a movie - in my opinion of course :)
the shot of the riders going over the hill is so wonderful. I watch it many times. Strong, capable men rising to the call of duty. It doesn't matter what lies over that hill, they ride to face it. The sound of the hooves, the banners waving in the wind. So much packed into a few seconds.
Costumes will always beat CGI. That's why these movies will age so well and 'The Hobbit' movies won't. I don't blame Peter, though. I know he wanted more practical effects but the timeline was way too short.
@@joedotphp What are you talking about? They literally had actors sweat entire buckets because they put them in extremely hot goblin costumes. The Hobbit doubled down on costumes more than even Lord of the Rings, with the the Dwarven costumes at times being so heavy with all the gear that the actors could barely carry them.
Viggo Mortensen expertly riding his horse backwards as he looks toward the camera, before wheeling around and charging away was a tremendous piece of cinematography.
At 1:58 when Aragorn and Éowyn locked eyes, gets me every time. So much was conveyed without a single word. Éowyn’s unspoken admiration and longing for Aragorn, and his bittersweet awareness of her feelings, create a quiet but intense emotional exchange, and the way he rides off, with Éowyn watching him, is a visual masterpiece.
He marries her (spelling:-( in the end, not the eternal life elf, right? Anyways thought her dads reaction was kinda positive, he said no, but accepted not only her courage but also her capabilities (as he got weaker)
@@annedejong1040 No, Boromir's brother Faramir marries her. Aragorn marries Arwen the half elf who chooses to relinquish her immortality and become a mortal Human
A few things with this that I love: 1. All the stuff happening in the background; you can see riders that got knocked off their mounts fighting each other on foot, other fights going on (when Aragorn picks up a spear to save Gimli you see a man on a horse get tackled by a Warg and its rider and Warg, orc, and horse all go over the cliff), plus stuff in the aftermath (you can see wounded Men crawling, orcs finished off by riders, one wounded guy getting a drink from another Rohirrim) 2. Legolas's facial dialogue when Theoden says to leave the dead. Without saying a word Orlando Bloom really conveys that Legolas feels betrayed by Theoden that they won't search for Aragorn and that he REALLY wants to search for him himself. And Theoden's pause shows he understands that but that HIS people come first.
They REALLY knew how to portray battles in this trilogy. So much chaos that you don’t even notice everything that’s happening unless you actually watch the scene multiple times. These movies will truly never be beat in any categories.
Well Legolas has finally caught on to what death is; he didn't quite understand with Gandalf in Moria, he just started to comprehend with Boromir at Amon Hen but here with one of his best friends seemingly gone he understands & is devastated
I remember the Star Wars prequels doing a great job of conevying the first point you made, specifically the battle of geonosis, I used to watch it so many times just to watch the background fights.
I've seen the entire trilogy so many times, and every time I come back to one of the scenes I STILL get chills. Nothing related to Tolkien's universe since gives me that. Peter Jackson poured his heart and soul into these movies. It's consistent in every medium that the property that made someone's career is always going to be better than what comes after it. Once someone has money, the drive just isn't there anymore.
For me Fellowship is my fav out of the trilogy. Purely for the nostalgia of seeing it in the cinema and the feel. They’re all epic masterpieces, Fellowship hits different for me.
I live in Queenstown. From my living room I look directly across to this location. I can see the rock outcrop where Aragorn fell. It’s only about 1 km from my house. It’s so beautiful here.
2:33 I like how both teams try to hype themselves up moments before colliding. You can kind of see even the wargs in the front line in the background letting out one last “hype-haul/roar” to prepare themselves for the collision, presumably knowing it could be the last roar they ever make
It's why one of my favorite moments is in the first film during Moria when Aragorn yells in the middle of the fight just to pump himself up to slaughter two more orcs right after
I wouldn't go that far. It's hard as hell to capture the fantasy genre well in cinema, and PJ obviously did a good job. But it can be a little hokey at times, or fall flat. This scene in particular was unnecessary and inconsequential, for example. We know Aragorn lives to tell the tale, so why put the audience in suspense of his death? Even people who are unfamiliar with the books would have seen the trailer and wondered why Aragorn was to die before the scenes of him fighting in the rain (Helm's Deep). I'd go on but I'll surely get cooked by the fans if I do lol.
@@AguyR1401 What an absolute dogshit take. By the same logic we can skip the defence of Helm's Deep since we know the good guys will win. The Warg attack is a masterful battle scene conveying so many themes and emotions just prior to it. You are either a child or deeply sheltered if you do not understand that.
@@ramzcoldlampin5460 I know reading can be tough, but refer to my initial comment. I'll add to it and say that Orlando Bloom can't act, as evident by this very scene.
"Get me up there, im a rider! Ahhh!' I love that Gimli who has no skills at all in riding a horse, let alone charging into a battle on one, is brave enough to immediately order the Rohirrim soldiers to get him on the horse when Theoden orders the Riders into battle. Shows just how brave he really is, i doubt anyone would of blamed him if he stayed on foot but not our Gimli!!!
Yes the Legolas bit is awesome, but for me the best shot is the shaky camera panning from the Rohan banner to Aragorn turning his horse around to lock eyes with Éowyn, then a couple shots later into the riders cresting the hill. Beautiful cinema, combined with the music; absolute masterpiece! Goosebumps every time.
The entire sequence from 1:30 to 2:10 is one of my favorites in the entire trilogy and very underrated. It encapsulates so much of what makes the movies great in this 40 second span: the musical score from Shore, beautiful cinematography, and masterful acting that really nails the emotions and themes of hope, valor, fellowship, and duty in the face of darkness and in defense of the helpless.
Nice little touch that it's always Legolas that doesn't handle death well, he'd have a child's understanding of it as he's never had to worry about it or deal with it being close to him until now. For him "death" is a temporary and physical thing only, he knows where his spirit will go and that his body will reform sooner or later (since he's a great and honorable hero it'd be sooner). But now that he cares about humans, hobbits and a dwarf, he has to deal with real death, permanent and unknowable and he has no practice with it.
Yeah. Legolas looks confused after Gandalfs death in Moria. Like he is struggeling to process it. The ending of a life must be so uncomprehensible for an immortal being. When he watches Boromir dying, there is this blunt fascination but also pity in his eyes. Love this details in the movies. And good acting by Orlando by the way...
I will say, Orlando doesn’t get to do too much compared to some of the others, but he absolutely nailed his expressions. So many of his best moments are just pure facial acting from him, he sells the fact he’s a timeless immortal struggling to deal with mortal vulnerabilities really well
Whenever I watch the scenes of LoTR trilogy, I'm not just "watching" it. I'm living in that moment through my old memories. I love everything in the scenes of it. the sound, the scenary and characters. Truly the Greatest Of All Time.
Love how quickly Eowyn jumps into each role. Doesn’t panic, just holds Aragorn’s horse in the most ideal way for him. Gets ready herself for battle and then assumes command of civilians when ordered. Always reminds me of Aethelflaed the Lady of Mercia which Tolkien probably took some inspiration from.
@@OwenLikesGoatsdude, I watched all 5 seasons on Netflix (think it's 5) was kinda disappointed with the 6Kings Must Die movie even tho it was great to see Uhtred & friends again. But man the last season, the very last episode broke me. Spoilers here folks.... Just to see Uhtred of Babbenburg reclaim his birthright and they had a montages of having his father murdered by the Vikings and then raised by em and everything in btwn was so heart wrenching. I burst out I tears right in front of my girlfriend.
1) he didn’t, couldn’t lift the second warg, 2) they were still resting against the ground, leverage, not benching, makes it so less ‘weight’ needs to be pushed It didn’t crush him to death but he didn’t bench and couldn’t even remove one warg himself
The music, the costumes, the acting, the action, the special effects.. just a masterpiece. Nowadays they can’t make anything close to this good with 10x the money.
Legolas was already in shooting range and doing damage. Why did he have to charge to the front with the rest of the cavalry? It seems his bow could do more damage staying where he was.
I think about it now, & see how Theoden spoke to Eowyn. "Do this for me." when he sent her away. I wonder if Theoden was protecting Eowyn because he knew he'd die in this war & feared that Eomer would ride into battle & may die himself. Maybe he knew Eowyn was a strong leader & felt the need to protect her in order to make sure Rohan had someone capable enough to lead his people.
This is the only "maiden of Rohan that becomes a war hero" story we needed. It was cool and special. Now they're needlessly doing it AGAIN instead of giving us something unique. It makes what Eowyn did less significant.
@@nahor88Do you mean in Rings of Power? My issue with them trying to do that with Galadriel is the fact that she's one of the oldest living beings on Middle Earth. She doesn't fit the fiery, stubborn woman warrior type at all. Tolkien described her as tall, with a deep voice. She was incredibly cunning, too. I don't really get why they made her into such a generic character. I think having her be the shrewd tactician in a revenge plot could have been much more interesting - never getting her hands dirty herself, but manipulating others to do it for her (though even revenge itself seems like something she is beyond).
Legolas scenes will never get old. These movies did so much right, and so much to inspire the man I've become today. They really made Legolas out to be the ultimate warrior - the shot of him lone on the hill, lobbing up missiles is glorious, and then it's immediately topped with that incredible horse mounting on the run! Yeah, him and Gimli's characters were cut back significantly from the books - but I feel like the movies still managed to give them plenty to establish them as epic badasses!
Can you all stop acting as it the ROP wanted the to do the same thing of this trilogy; or as if the same number of favorable odds that this original movies have is something easier to recreate?
@@AlucardSlender Why wouldn't ROP want to do a fighting scene as good as this one? And what favorable odds are we talking about when ROP is the most expensive tv series in history and has all the technological advancements the original movies never had?
Some of my favorite moments in this scene; 1. Aragorn & Théoden riding side by side in the charge. 2. Legolas checks to make sure Gimili is alright after his unceremonious dismount. 3. The Three Hunters doing their best to cover each other in a chaotic situation. 4. After dispatching an opponent Théoden has the awareness to notice the Warg coming up behind him, turn & stab it in the mouth in such a way it'll be a killshot
I've never had a set of 3 movies give me consistent goosebumps the whole way through. What an unreal series.. Loved it when I was 10 and still love it at 24
4:27 For almost 20 years, I thought that Aragorn just grabbed that orc by the neck. I did not see dagger in his hand till today, and I have been watching this like 100 times 😮
This scene was a masterclass to ANY director. Heck, all of the films were. It's proof that costumes and practical effects will always be better than CGI. Old tech becomes more obvious with time. Good costumes and real effects are timeless.
@@leonardobraynen1524 No I am not crazy. Aragorn was a descendant of Elendil the Tall, who is also a descendant of Elros, the twin brother of Elrond (who was literally immortal and lived thousands of years). Elros chose to be mortal. So technically Aragorn is half human half elf. Blessed with long life and superb sword skills. And you know how badass elves were portrayed in the movies I didn’t understand your point.
am I the only one that thinks its funny that the sound the Warg makes as it goes off the cliff with Aragorn isn't a howl, or a snarl, but instead a throaty, "Woof!"
Before being a father I didn't understood the whole thing Those are not just soldiers charging against wargs, those are fathers and brothers, and they don't just charge for their king but to protect their family and they don't care about being alive, a lot just want to delay them so they can be safe.
First scene I saw of the Two Towers. I think it was part of some promo, which faded out just before the two forces clash together. God, I love these movies. Watch them once a year, just on principle and to remind me, that cinema can be like this.
I love the way the first reaction when the group is aware of the attack is to protect the women and children which in reality is what happen. Actually everything about this scene is class. Even the bit ot steel sticking the wargs skull together who "killed" Aragon is class.
2:22 My dad still hate that scene with Legolas 😅. He keeps saying it's impossible to swing your body that way! He dosn't understand it's a movie or that Legoas is an elf who can do things all others can't do 😉.
1:58 the scene and the music go so well. I really like the calvary riding the horse and the flag. In this film, I like Rohan more than Gondor because of the calvary
This whole sequence is vital to seeing the leader that Theoden is without Wormtongue around: A very effective warrior (4:00) who is perfectly willing to risk himself, and a guy who makes multiple difficult decisions (keeping Eowyn in reserve, leaving the dead behind). The Aragorn fake-death thing seems a bit unnecessary, because this is about seeing Theoden in action for the first time.
I notice when the battle subsides, Legolas and Gimli are first concerned where Aragorn is, and they don't believe the Orc until Legolas sees Arwen's necklace in his hand....then he knows its true.
what I liked especially about this scene is that they made the common Rohan soldiers look capable and fearless. A very big contrast to how weak and helpless they made the gondorian soldiers in ROTK
What I love about LOTR is the extras don't feel like NPCs. You see the Riders of Rohan killing Wargs as well as the heroes. It makes it more realistic.
Legolas with three of the most precise arrow shots in history before defying all laws of physics swinging onto a full speed horse. Just the coolest dude ever
For an elf its not defying the laws of anything because he’s lighter than a hobbit. That’s why he could walk on the surface of snow in Fellowship when the rest had to wade through it.
At least it's more logical than the gravity defying falling Stones walk/jump in The Hobbit lol
That looked very fake, he should have been swung the other side, that would look more natural.
@@carkodI like it the way it is. Overdone but somehow makes sense visually (sometimes visual sense is very different from realism). I know it shouldn't look like this in real life, but it looks perfectly well in a movie - in my opinion of course :)
What laws of physics? It's a movie based on fantasy. It's not a documentary. What laws of physics?
I'll never forget the audience reaction when Legolas hopped on the horse. Everybody was in a gasp of badassery
I looked at it just now. It is not physically possible.
@@bryanlim9817 Huh. Maybe elves are a magical race or something?
I wish I was there
@@bryanlim9817 It probably is if you're light enough like the elves and able to control momentum extremely well.
Yeah, that was my experience, as well.
That shot where Legolas is standing on the ridge line shooting away is memorable.
Iconic lobbing of long range missiles.
Always love it! Looooong range perfection.
Compare that to the cartoonesque betrayal of him in the 'barrel scene' in the Hobbit.
100 yards all day
He only shoots once or twice though , i remember it as he shot at least 10 before getting on the horse
the shot of the riders going over the hill is so wonderful. I watch it many times. Strong, capable men rising to the call of duty. It doesn't matter what lies over that hill, they ride to face it. The sound of the hooves, the banners waving in the wind. So much packed into a few seconds.
This. Absolutely.
And so few of them returned. It sucks doing the right thing, and people forget this.
I was literally thinking the same freaking thing! 🤟🏾🫡
And a lot of reactors do not show it in their yt videos. I dont know why it is really big factor in battle build up.
The masculine urge to join the Eorlingas cavalry charge, safeguarding the innocent with your King and comrades.
these orcs will always be 100x better than any cgi they can come up with
Costumes will always beat CGI. That's why these movies will age so well and 'The Hobbit' movies won't. I don't blame Peter, though. I know he wanted more practical effects but the timeline was way too short.
@@joedotphp What are you talking about? They literally had actors sweat entire buckets because they put them in extremely hot goblin costumes. The Hobbit doubled down on costumes more than even Lord of the Rings, with the the Dwarven costumes at times being so heavy with all the gear that the actors could barely carry them.
@@ricdeh1701the hobbit movies are absolute dumpster fire that should cease to exist, terrible trash
The difference between crappy CGI and glorious practical effects and makeup
@@slayerhuh404 the hobbit movies are dumpster fires
That shot of Aragorn turning his horse around in slow motion and nodding farewell to Eowyn!
Like yes who wouldn't fall for that man right? 😅
Him turning away is also him saying, "Sorry, but I'm not the right man for you."
electrifying iconic scene
It was at that moment she wanted some Aragorn.
little did he know that she was a Russian spy in Homeland.
"Bring your pretty face to my axe." Epic
Still one of my favorite Gimli quotes. Along with: "That still only counts as one!" 😂
I love that line so much!!
Don't know where that came from, Tolkien never wrote it!
I'm pretty sure he said "ass," not "axe." Might be wrong, though.
Viggo Mortensen expertly riding his horse backwards as he looks toward the camera, before wheeling around and charging away was a tremendous piece of cinematography.
At 1:58 when Aragorn and Éowyn locked eyes, gets me every time. So much was conveyed without a single word. Éowyn’s unspoken admiration and longing for Aragorn, and his bittersweet awareness of her feelings, create a quiet but intense emotional exchange, and the way he rides off, with Éowyn watching him, is a visual masterpiece.
He marries her (spelling:-( in the end, not the eternal life elf, right? Anyways thought her dads reaction was kinda positive, he said no, but accepted not only her courage but also her capabilities (as he got weaker)
@@annedejong1040 No, Boromir's brother Faramir marries her. Aragorn marries Arwen the half elf who chooses to relinquish her immortality and become a mortal Human
She was trying to steal Arwen's man, not cool.
Aragorn my hero, Aragorn my king
that horse control and the looking ... this scene is so well done by all
A few things with this that I love:
1. All the stuff happening in the background; you can see riders that got knocked off their mounts fighting each other on foot, other fights going on (when Aragorn picks up a spear to save Gimli you see a man on a horse get tackled by a Warg and its rider and Warg, orc, and horse all go over the cliff), plus stuff in the aftermath (you can see wounded Men crawling, orcs finished off by riders, one wounded guy getting a drink from another Rohirrim)
2. Legolas's facial dialogue when Theoden says to leave the dead. Without saying a word Orlando Bloom really conveys that Legolas feels betrayed by Theoden that they won't search for Aragorn and that he REALLY wants to search for him himself. And Theoden's pause shows he understands that but that HIS people come first.
They REALLY knew how to portray battles in this trilogy. So much chaos that you don’t even notice everything that’s happening unless you actually watch the scene multiple times. These movies will truly never be beat in any categories.
Well Legolas has finally caught on to what death is; he didn't quite understand with Gandalf in Moria, he just started to comprehend with Boromir at Amon Hen but here with one of his best friends seemingly gone he understands & is devastated
Absolutely the small details! I also noticed the poor horse standing sadly over its fallen rider at 5:44.
@@boomypowerEven sadder is rohirrim horses bond with their riders.
I remember the Star Wars prequels doing a great job of conevying the first point you made, specifically the battle of geonosis, I used to watch it so many times just to watch the background fights.
still the greatest trilogy ever made
I've seen the entire trilogy so many times, and every time I come back to one of the scenes I STILL get chills. Nothing related to Tolkien's universe since gives me that. Peter Jackson poured his heart and soul into these movies. It's consistent in every medium that the property that made someone's career is always going to be better than what comes after it. Once someone has money, the drive just isn't there anymore.
And the best trilogy too
For me Fellowship is my fav out of the trilogy. Purely for the nostalgia of seeing it in the cinema and the feel. They’re all epic masterpieces, Fellowship hits different for me.
@@johnk8581 The Godfather.
@@averageGoat_meh_eh_eh_ehyeah something about the scale of the fellowship just hits different
The way Gimli says that Aragorn fell is utterly heartbreaking. You could hear his spirit collapse in his voice
Easily the best acted line in the whole series.
"Master Gimli, you said Aragorn fell!"
"Well, my lady, he did. He fell. Off a cliff. What did you think I meant?"
@@GregJonson 🤣😂
I live in Queenstown. From my living room I look directly across to this location. I can see the rock outcrop where Aragorn fell.
It’s only about 1 km from my house. It’s so beautiful here.
Just mind the occasional plunging wargs and kings.
Nice girl
Watch out of the orcs
I envy you.
Is the meat still on the menu?
2:33 I like how both teams try to hype themselves up moments before colliding. You can kind of see even the wargs in the front line in the background letting out one last “hype-haul/roar” to prepare themselves for the collision, presumably knowing it could be the last roar they ever make
That's why Peter Jacksons LOTR is a masterpiece, my melon.
It's why one of my favorite moments is in the first film during Moria when Aragorn yells in the middle of the fight just to pump himself up to slaughter two more orcs right after
Every scene is a pure magic, this movie has no equal
I wouldn't go that far. It's hard as hell to capture the fantasy genre well in cinema, and PJ obviously did a good job. But it can be a little hokey at times, or fall flat. This scene in particular was unnecessary and inconsequential, for example. We know Aragorn lives to tell the tale, so why put the audience in suspense of his death? Even people who are unfamiliar with the books would have seen the trailer and wondered why Aragorn was to die before the scenes of him fighting in the rain (Helm's Deep). I'd go on but I'll surely get cooked by the fans if I do lol.
@@AguyR1401 What an absolute dogshit take. By the same logic we can skip the defence of Helm's Deep since we know the good guys will win.
The Warg attack is a masterful battle scene conveying so many themes and emotions just prior to it.
You are either a child or deeply sheltered if you do not understand that.
@@AguyR1401😂 tell me a scene that “falls flat”. Gtfo
@@ramzcoldlampin5460 I know reading can be tough, but refer to my initial comment. I'll add to it and say that Orlando Bloom can't act, as evident by this very scene.
"Get me up there, im a rider! Ahhh!' I love that Gimli who has no skills at all in riding a horse, let alone charging into a battle on one, is brave enough to immediately order the Rohirrim soldiers to get him on the horse when Theoden orders the Riders into battle. Shows just how brave he really is, i doubt anyone would of blamed him if he stayed on foot but not our Gimli!!!
RIP Bernard Hill he was the best actor to be King Théoden.
They finally gizza him a job
The King is dead. Long live the King!
@@rachelar oh you mean Legolas.
❤️✝️❤️✝️
@@saxonsoldier67 amen. RIP King Theoden. Mr Bernard Hill.
Yes the Legolas bit is awesome, but for me the best shot is the shaky camera panning from the Rohan banner to Aragorn turning his horse around to lock eyes with Éowyn, then a couple shots later into the riders cresting the hill. Beautiful cinema, combined with the music; absolute masterpiece! Goosebumps every time.
The entire sequence from 1:30 to 2:10 is one of my favorites in the entire trilogy and very underrated. It encapsulates so much of what makes the movies great in this 40 second span: the musical score from Shore, beautiful cinematography, and masterful acting that really nails the emotions and themes of hope, valor, fellowship, and duty in the face of darkness and in defense of the helpless.
Nice little touch that it's always Legolas that doesn't handle death well, he'd have a child's understanding of it as he's never had to worry about it or deal with it being close to him until now. For him "death" is a temporary and physical thing only, he knows where his spirit will go and that his body will reform sooner or later (since he's a great and honorable hero it'd be sooner). But now that he cares about humans, hobbits and a dwarf, he has to deal with real death, permanent and unknowable and he has no practice with it.
Yeah. Legolas looks confused after Gandalfs death in Moria. Like he is struggeling to process it. The ending of a life must be so uncomprehensible for an immortal being. When he watches Boromir dying, there is this blunt fascination but also pity in his eyes.
Love this details in the movies. And good acting by Orlando by the way...
I will say, Orlando doesn’t get to do too much compared to some of the others, but he absolutely nailed his expressions. So many of his best moments are just pure facial acting from him, he sells the fact he’s a timeless immortal struggling to deal with mortal vulnerabilities really well
Whenever I watch the scenes of LoTR trilogy, I'm not just "watching" it. I'm living in that moment through my old memories. I love everything in the scenes of it. the sound, the scenary and characters. Truly the Greatest Of All Time.
I agree with this 100%. I feel that way too. Beautiful memories
Read the Trilogy in 1969 as a college freshman. I remember throwing the paperback across the room when Gandalf was killed by the Balroc.
Love how quickly Eowyn jumps into each role. Doesn’t panic, just holds Aragorn’s horse in the most ideal way for him. Gets ready herself for battle and then assumes command of civilians when ordered. Always reminds me of Aethelflaed the Lady of Mercia which Tolkien probably took some inspiration from.
The kind of girl u wanna marry, yup.
@@djbenje4019 My lady follow that way. I'm lucky, I know that;)
Dude,
You just referenced *THE LAST KINGDOM!!!*
You're the best for that!!!!
@@leonardobraynen1524 Just British history. But Last Kingdom is amazing
@@OwenLikesGoatsdude,
I watched all 5 seasons on Netflix (think it's 5) was kinda disappointed with the 6Kings Must Die movie even tho it was great to see Uhtred & friends again.
But man the last season, the very last episode broke me. Spoilers here folks....
Just to see Uhtred of Babbenburg reclaim his birthright and they had a montages of having his father murdered by the Vikings and then raised by em and everything in btwn was so heart wrenching.
I burst out I tears right in front of my girlfriend.
1:25 the fact Legolas stands in the most front and 2:13 shoot enemies alone, and 2:23 the way he swings up to the horse, is so cool!!!
LOTR's are the only movies that give me goosebumps every time I watch them!
2:11 Legolas sniping the Warg riders as the cavalry comes over the hill... Isengard theme playing. Epic!
The music has always been so beautiful and memorable from this trilogy. From the Isengard theme to Rohan’s theme
Legolas shooting the arrows as the music begins and the horses approacing the hill has to be one of the greatest scenes ever
2:17 my fav shot in the trilogy. Chills everytime
1:57 this shot is so beautiful 😍
Loved that too ❤
ditto!
Very beautiful grandma indeed
@@meros5340 If Aragorn saw her he would've forgotten about Arwen and Eowyn.
We going to ignore the fact Gimli benched the full weight of 2 Wargs and an Orc
1) he didn’t, couldn’t lift the second warg, 2) they were still resting against the ground, leverage, not benching, makes it so less ‘weight’ needs to be pushed
It didn’t crush him to death but he didn’t bench and couldn’t even remove one warg himself
I've done that before
I used to bench 2 wargs and an orc in high-school
@@nickpadget me too
This comment has been on every clip of this scene uploaded for years 😂
I absolutely love the shot at 2:09 when they're riding uphill.
Costume design always looks incredible, especially with the orc/ goblin style here.
The music, the costumes, the acting, the action, the special effects.. just a masterpiece. Nowadays they can’t make anything close to this good with 10x the money.
Legolas just getting a few notches on his bow before his allies even get there.
Yup, nice the plan was for him to let them get some kills rather than kill them all, lol.
Try hard
He was buying time holding the front 🏹🏹🏹
Legolas was already in shooting range and doing damage. Why did he have to charge to the front with the rest of the cavalry? It seems his bow could do more damage staying where he was.
I think about it now, & see how Theoden spoke to Eowyn. "Do this for me." when he sent her away. I wonder if Theoden was protecting Eowyn because he knew he'd die in this war & feared that Eomer would ride into battle & may die himself. Maybe he knew Eowyn was a strong leader & felt the need to protect her in order to make sure Rohan had someone capable enough to lead his people.
This is the only "maiden of Rohan that becomes a war hero" story we needed. It was cool and special. Now they're needlessly doing it AGAIN instead of giving us something unique. It makes what Eowyn did less significant.
@@nahor88Do you mean in Rings of Power?
My issue with them trying to do that with Galadriel is the fact that she's one of the oldest living beings on Middle Earth. She doesn't fit the fiery, stubborn woman warrior type at all. Tolkien described her as tall, with a deep voice. She was incredibly cunning, too. I don't really get why they made her into such a generic character. I think having her be the shrewd tactician in a revenge plot could have been much more interesting - never getting her hands dirty herself, but manipulating others to do it for her (though even revenge itself seems like something she is beyond).
@@ApexGale No, I'm talking about the new animated movie featuring the daughter of Helm Hammerhand.
Theoden lost his son, and Eowyn was like a daughter to him. He didn't want to lose her too.
Well only eomer and eowyn were his kin and next in line. He had to protect her where he can.
Legolas scenes will never get old. These movies did so much right, and so much to inspire the man I've become today.
They really made Legolas out to be the ultimate warrior - the shot of him lone on the hill, lobbing up missiles is glorious, and then it's immediately topped with that incredible horse mounting on the run! Yeah, him and Gimli's characters were cut back significantly from the books - but I feel like the movies still managed to give them plenty to establish them as epic badasses!
The scene is so clear. No overuse of camera shake and lens flare.
I was so pissed in my childhood that I can not do badass things like Legolas 😂
2:57 Could watch it the entire day 😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I just bursted out laughing
First reply that I can agree with 😊
This fight scene was 10 times better than all the fight scenes in RoP Season 1 and 2 combined!
Can you all stop acting as it the ROP wanted the to do the same thing of this trilogy; or as if the same number of favorable odds that this original movies have is something easier to recreate?
@@AlucardSlender Why wouldn't ROP want to do a fighting scene as good as this one? And what favorable odds are we talking about when ROP is the most expensive tv series in history and has all the technological advancements the original movies never had?
Now that I will agree with!
At 1:47 it looks like the horse is talking instead of Gimli.
2:15 amazing touch to detail how the one Warg trips over the Orc and stumbles a bit.
no matter how many times I see Legolas do THAT move it always fascinates me
I always loved how gimili just gets in the worst comical situations out of the trio 😂
Почти четверть века спустя я всё ещё плачу, когда смотрю Властелина. Шедевр. Бесспорно.
What a sweet little piece of filmmaking right here. Jam-packed with badass.
Some of my favorite moments in this scene; 1. Aragorn & Théoden riding side by side in the charge. 2. Legolas checks to make sure Gimili is alright after his unceremonious dismount. 3. The Three Hunters doing their best to cover each other in a chaotic situation. 4. After dispatching an opponent Théoden has the awareness to notice the Warg coming up behind him, turn & stab it in the mouth in such a way it'll be a killshot
I've never had a set of 3 movies give me consistent goosebumps the whole way through. What an unreal series.. Loved it when I was 10 and still love it at 24
So badass Legolas arrowing some Orcs down, and that war theme in the back
Goosebumps everytime
I love the scene in which the ordinary folk of Rohan make it to Ball's Deep and seem so relieved.
Just eight minutes and forty-six seconds and it is far better than everything Amazon's Rings of Power produced and will ever produce.
FACTS !!!!
4:27 For almost 20 years, I thought that Aragorn just grabbed that orc by the neck. I did not see dagger in his hand till today, and I have been watching this like 100 times 😮
Rest in peace, Bernard Hill. There couldn't have been a better Theoden than you.
2:02 the most beautiful man i have ever seen
Me
This scene was a masterclass to ANY director. Heck, all of the films were. It's proof that costumes and practical effects will always be better than CGI. Old tech becomes more obvious with time. Good costumes and real effects are timeless.
Saw all 3 in theaters on their respective opening nights
What a time to be alive
The Legolas horse mounting doesn't look as janky as I thought back then. Looks pretty clean!
Coming in 2nd place only to Achilles, Aragorn's, spear throw was incredible.
Aragorn was basically the John Wick of the Middle Earth. He will carve Achilles into pieces considering he’s also Numenorian.
@@deeperthrill90 I agree 💯
@@deeperthrill90you on freeakin dope if you believe Aragorn can even breathe on Achilles!!!
Are you absolutely crazy????!
@@leonardobraynen1524 No I am not crazy. Aragorn was a descendant of Elendil the Tall, who is also a descendant of Elros, the twin brother of Elrond (who was literally immortal and lived thousands of years). Elros chose to be mortal.
So technically Aragorn is half human half elf. Blessed with long life and superb sword skills. And you know how badass elves were portrayed in the movies
I didn’t understand your point.
1:58 Aragorn looks like a dream saviour here.
I feel privileged to live in the era of Star Wars, LOTR movie franchises plus The Sopranos, Entourage TV Series.
Gotta be my most favorite movie sequence ever
Orlando bloom can play a great character. He is good. I like him as an elf and a pirate.
am I the only one that thinks its funny that the sound the Warg makes as it goes off the cliff with Aragorn isn't a howl, or a snarl, but instead a throaty, "Woof!"
2:12 I never noticed that after Legolas kills the Warg, its rider gets trampled by the next one
Whoa. Great find, never seen that in hundreds of rewatches of this scene!
Before being a father I didn't understood the whole thing
Those are not just soldiers charging against wargs, those are fathers and brothers, and they don't just charge for their king but to protect their family
and they don't care about being alive, a lot just want to delay them so they can be safe.
2:12 This could be the most impressive beginning and music of the series.
5:33 Legolas is usually so chill but when he thinks Aragorn's dead he turns into Alonzo Harris
King Theoden was a savage.
This movie is so good.!!there is no other movies like this ever..!!everything seem real
A scout doesn't attack. He sees and reports back
Maybe the Warg acted independently
A well disciplined scout, goblin boy couldn't help himself
Clearly you don't know orcs or goblins😅 nor their wargs
So eine Epische Szene 🎉🎉
So eine Musik und so welche Szenen habe ich bei Ringe der Macht vergebens gesucht wtf 😂😂
One of the best scenes in the whole trilogy.
Legolas have no right of looking this good, I mean he's still my favorite char but dude he's sooooooo coooollllll!
By best scene in the twin towers...
Kept watching over and over again
Damn, if they had a few more elves in company there wouldn’t be a need for anyone else.
1:54 when music kicks in… bro. Epic af
"He took a little tumble off the cliff" is my explanation to some one falling every time.
First scene I saw of the Two Towers. I think it was part of some promo, which faded out just before the two forces clash together.
God, I love these movies. Watch them once a year, just on principle and to remind me, that cinema can be like this.
I love the way the first reaction when the group is aware of the attack is to protect the women and children which in reality is what happen. Actually everything about this scene is class. Even the bit ot steel sticking the wargs skull together who "killed" Aragon is class.
This movie is one of the best movies of the of the year
times when people take things seriously.
2:22 My dad still hate that scene with Legolas 😅.
He keeps saying it's impossible to swing your body that way!
He dosn't understand it's a movie or that Legoas is an elf who can do things all others can't do 😉.
Wait till your dad learns about apache warriors
Have him rewatch the scene where Legolas is walking on top of snow while everyone else is trudging through it.
Cowboys still do that.
Let's just incur magic and say FU completely to Physics.
That's not Legolas doing cool stuff, it's a VFX team that made a mistake.
1:58 the scene and the music go so well. I really like the calvary riding the horse and the flag. In this film, I like Rohan more than Gondor because of the calvary
Every side character be like 3:24
3:38 like why!? 😂 just a quick sniff! 😂😂😂
This whole sequence is vital to seeing the leader that Theoden is without Wormtongue around: A very effective warrior (4:00) who is perfectly willing to risk himself, and a guy who makes multiple difficult decisions (keeping Eowyn in reserve, leaving the dead behind). The Aragorn fake-death thing seems a bit unnecessary, because this is about seeing Theoden in action for the first time.
My favourite characters in these movies where Legolas because he was wicked with the bow, and Gandalf because he was the man with a plan.
I notice when the battle subsides, Legolas and Gimli are first concerned where Aragorn is, and they don't believe the Orc until Legolas sees Arwen's necklace in his hand....then he knows its true.
These movies aged like fine wine.
what I liked especially about this scene is that they made the common Rohan soldiers look capable and fearless. A very big contrast to how weak and helpless they made the gondorian soldiers in ROTK
What I love about LOTR is the extras don't feel like NPCs. You see the Riders of Rohan killing Wargs as well as the heroes. It makes it more realistic.
One of my greatest scenes ever i can't ever get tired of watching it❤❤❤💯💯💯
Apparently Aragorn & Legolas's super fantastic & amazing in this scene.
تذكر لكل شيء ليس انفصال لانه في بعض الاحيان بغض النظر عن المسافة التي تقطعها يظل القبله دائما حيث تركته من اجمل القصص سيد الخواتم
Una de las mejores trilogías de peliculas epicas de tipo mediaval que e visto ❤❤❤❤❤
The music is soo good, masterpieces every movie
One of the best for the greatest movie ever made.
The men of the west saved the world we love from darkness ✊🏽 greatest story of our time. Fantasy died with man fighting for the age of men
I can never get tired of this scene
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same