LOTR bloopers: This got Christopher Lee WORRIED during filming (funny)

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  • Опубліковано 28 бер 2024
  • The funny story of how while filming the Fellowship of the Rings, Saruman actor Christopher Lee started to get worried when director Peter Jackson wasn´t happy after a lot of takes... Wasn´t he happy with Sir Christopher Lee´s preformance?

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  • @portalina
    @portalina 3 місяці тому +12203

    lol, when he switched to quote Ian McKellen his impression is SPOT ON

    • @Holykraut
      @Holykraut 2 місяці тому +292

      Right? I checked the screen to see if Ian was in the interview 😂

    • @laurelsilberman5705
      @laurelsilberman5705 2 місяці тому +356

      I love when celebrities bust on spot-on impressions of peers, it’s so funny when they’re really good. And his was great.

    • @DawnDavidson
      @DawnDavidson 2 місяці тому +37

      Best part! 😂

    • @highground3609
      @highground3609 2 місяці тому +34

      1000% spot on!!!

    • @TraceVandal
      @TraceVandal 2 місяці тому +9

      Yep!

  • @WilliamMartin-ud4pr
    @WilliamMartin-ud4pr 3 місяці тому +7913

    Rest in peace Sir Christopher Lee, he’ll pass into legend since actors such as him really are rare.

    • @natl5692
      @natl5692 2 місяці тому +180

      I always forget he passed

    • @jakevex4198
      @jakevex4198 2 місяці тому +167

      Christopher Lee was just a rare man in general look up some of his history it'll surprise you

    • @TheKonkaman
      @TheKonkaman 2 місяці тому +106

      Not just an actor, real life war hero too

    • @Pippis78
      @Pippis78 Місяць тому +19

      I miss this man.

    • @Voidaken
      @Voidaken Місяць тому +8

      He's already there.

  • @TheJanstyler
    @TheJanstyler 2 місяці тому +4860

    Hearing Sir Christopher Lee's voice is always a treat. He was such an incredible actor.

    • @Matt-kq3ks
      @Matt-kq3ks Місяць тому +54

      I'd have loved an audiobook of him reading the LOTR books

    • @gumballthechewy
      @gumballthechewy Місяць тому +27

      @@Matt-kq3ks He narrates The Children of Húrin and it's amazing!

    • @ragmority
      @ragmority Місяць тому +4

      Did he dieded?

    • @PlatinumEagleStudios
      @PlatinumEagleStudios Місяць тому +7

      @@ragmority What does "dieded" mean kid? Is this your first time speaking little child? It's spelled "died", but you'll get it eventually. Keep up the good work kid. You're doing great

    • @Matt-kq3ks
      @Matt-kq3ks Місяць тому +39

      @@PlatinumEagleStudios If that is a kid, would you feel good about yourself? You're wound up too tight if you get upset at seeing incorrect grammar from people online.

  • @chrismoore58
    @chrismoore58 2 місяці тому +3838

    The best part was Christopher Lee doing an impression of Ian McKellen.

    • @petersilie304
      @petersilie304 2 місяці тому +45

      More like being worried that it may take "only" nine to twelve takes while Ian already had twenty-four takes at that time already. :D

    • @gwenallwood
      @gwenallwood Місяць тому +4

      Came here to say this!

    • @PortugalZeroworldcup
      @PortugalZeroworldcup Місяць тому +1

      Wow

    • @AlastairGames
      @AlastairGames 23 дні тому +1

      that was me! Glad you liked the impression

    • @PortugalZeroworldcup
      @PortugalZeroworldcup 22 дні тому +3

      ​@@AlastairGamesyou did Christopher Lee accent

  • @SailorSaturn1994
    @SailorSaturn1994 2 місяці тому +1772

    honestly the way the whole crew committed to the trilogy was something very special. it's a work of love from literally everyone, directors, actors, costume designers, set designers, foley artists, *everyone*

    • @LibertyGoblin
      @LibertyGoblin Місяць тому +76

      I am grateful for it. They made a masterpiece of a trilogy.

    • @paulnicholson5997
      @paulnicholson5997 Місяць тому +13

      Absolutely, when LOTR came out, it had been quite awhile since I'd seen a movie this amazing.

    • @kingsting12
      @kingsting12 Місяць тому +19

      I genuinely believe it should be considered one of the worlds seven wonders.

    • @maartenwinkelmans1032
      @maartenwinkelmans1032 Місяць тому +1

      @@LibertyGoblin Apart from the scene in RoTK, where they lob half a literal building into the orks.

    • @zebjensen4251
      @zebjensen4251 Місяць тому

      ​@@maartenwinkelmans1032oh come one that was one of my favorite parts 😅

  • @daffodilunderhill7066
    @daffodilunderhill7066 3 місяці тому +1458

    Peter Jackson knew Exactly how each scene should be. He had the whole thing in his head.

    • @Mexican_Jedi
      @Mexican_Jedi 2 місяці тому +79

      Especially the Ride at Pelennor Fields. That scene played out exactly as Jackson wanted and had thought out in his head.

    • @familydinner1
      @familydinner1 2 місяці тому +43

      Except the battle scenes! “We ran the computer program and had no idea how the battle would go!” 😂

    • @kenrickman6697
      @kenrickman6697 Місяць тому +12

      He needed to have it in his head, since he certainly didn’t follow what Tolkien wrote!

    • @DarkGhostHacker
      @DarkGhostHacker Місяць тому +15

      Now I know why the lines were the flawless. Peter Jackson as of now is my most respected and appreciated director.

    • @gaynzz6841
      @gaynzz6841 Місяць тому

      @@kenrickman6697 Ok nerd

  • @_zelatrix
    @_zelatrix Місяць тому +1056

    I bloody love Christopher Lee's voice

    • @WolfFireheart
      @WolfFireheart Місяць тому +20

      You should hear him singing in his metal band!

    • @robertnett9793
      @robertnett9793 Місяць тому +13

      The amazing part is, that he dubs his lines for German translations himself. Which not only treats us to his voice - but he has this eerie almost not-accent that works astonishingly with Saruman or Count Dooku. It has something noble to it but still that hint of danger. Very hard to describe.

    • @Zelmel
      @Zelmel Місяць тому

      @@WolfFireheart The albums he did about Charlemagne are rad as hell. He also did various collaborations with metal bands, which is just bonkers.

    • @E.V.A.N-COProductions
      @E.V.A.N-COProductions Місяць тому

      Yeah, you sure do love something else, don't you?

    • @Xethuron
      @Xethuron 28 днів тому

      ​@@robertnett9793Not correct.
      He only did the German dub for the animation fim "The Last Unicorn (1982)", which was amazing.

  • @DeHenric
    @DeHenric Місяць тому +603

    I love how when he quotes Ian McKellen he also nails McKellen's voice and pronunciation :') '"Ooh" he said, "you do not have to worry about thaaat."'

    • @bisto_qcj
      @bisto_qcj Місяць тому +45

      My thoughts exactly! That was a precise and perfect impression of a Gandalf "Oh!"

    • @anaussie213
      @anaussie213 22 дні тому +4

      They both speak dramatic RP so same accent, just had to change up the pitch and timbre.

  • @tims9723
    @tims9723 Місяць тому +483

    I wish more directors truly cared about their films as much as Peter Jackson cared about the LotR.

    • @guitarfan01
      @guitarfan01 Місяць тому +14

      I wish he had cared as much about the Hobbit... or had someone else make it.

    • @mamienovacuisine
      @mamienovacuisine Місяць тому +20

      ​@@guitarfan01I think I read somewhere that he didn't want to make it but was forced to do so

    • @SPM0717
      @SPM0717 Місяць тому +5

      ​@@mamienovacuisine And then was always behind schedule when he did.

    • @Wyatt98919
      @Wyatt98919 Місяць тому +23

      He was brought in last minute after the original director backed out. He gets more blame than he deserves for those movies. ​@guitarfan01

    • @Roenkatana
      @Roenkatana Місяць тому +2

      @@mamienovacuisine Yeah, he and MGM brought on Guillermo Del Toro to make it and he backed out at the last minute because MGM kept delaying the project due to financial issues.

  • @baptistic
    @baptistic 2 місяці тому +493

    No wonder that short garden conversation is so incredible...

  • @Catto0n
    @Catto0n 2 місяці тому +801

    I miss these times when the horse scenes were filmed with actual horses and not completely cgi or blue screened like they are today.

    • @disconext
      @disconext 2 місяці тому +29

      Yep, I'm just thinking that AI technology has become more advances, someday everyone can make a movie about his favorite books just by clicking the button on their PC.

    • @Catto0n
      @Catto0n 2 місяці тому +46

      @disconext yep, literally was watching bridgerton where the up close shots on horses are blue screened. 3 body problem on netlfix also used completely cgi horses and pretty much everything else. But you look at movies like lotr and game of thrones where none or very little of all that was used and they wonder why they did so good. It's because people want to see quality, even if it's outdated. I'm still a huge fan of using puppets instead of cgi in some cases. It's what made star wars what it is. Where would it be without

    • @jugemujugemugokounosurikirekai
      @jugemujugemugokounosurikirekai 2 місяці тому +5

      Shadow and bone use the real animals. The horse, the wolf, camel, etc

    • @jefffinkbonner9551
      @jefffinkbonner9551 2 місяці тому +16

      Where is the horse and the rider?

    • @k3v015Mk
      @k3v015Mk 2 місяці тому +9

      They might be filming less with real horses to prevent on set injuries. Still happens today. But you're right it looks better with the real deal.

  • @indominusrex343
    @indominusrex343 Місяць тому +122

    Every time I see Christopher Lee's face: "Twice the pride, double the fall!" 😂😅

    • @johnnytheyoungmaestro
      @johnnytheyoungmaestro Місяць тому +12

      I know, I see only Count Dooku! But Sir Christopher Lee was great in everything he did. :)

    • @indominusrex343
      @indominusrex343 Місяць тому +2

      @@calebmcurby8580 ik, was to fast with sending

    • @calebmcurby8580
      @calebmcurby8580 Місяць тому +2

      @@indominusrex343 so in your typing you had twice the pride? Lol

    • @dazaichan9970
      @dazaichan9970 Місяць тому +4

      It truly is a shame. I would have loved to have seen him in more scenes as count dooku. I know we ended up getting the Clone Wars cartoon series, but they just don't do him justice the way Christopher Lee speaks

    • @DistractedGlobeGuy
      @DistractedGlobeGuy Місяць тому +2

      _"Lollipopshhhhh..."_

  • @themadhanna
    @themadhanna 2 місяці тому +175

    Wow, this dude could've easily played a wizard in a movie; he sounded EXACTLY like Gandalf for a second!

    • @DementedCaver
      @DementedCaver 2 місяці тому +28

      Lee really really wanted to play Gandalf, but Jackson felt he would be a better bad guy.

    • @henrylivingstone2971
      @henrylivingstone2971 2 місяці тому +27

      I mean….he did play a wizard. Saruman was the white wizard, head of the white council.

    • @themadhanna
      @themadhanna 2 місяці тому +17

      @@henrylivingstone2971 haha you're so cute, I was being sarcastic.

    • @themadhanna
      @themadhanna 2 місяці тому +20

      @DementedCaver Tolkien actually told Lee that if his books were ever to be adapted into film, he wanted Lee to play Gandalf.

    • @shawnmcvey7789
      @shawnmcvey7789 Місяць тому +28

      ​@@themadhannaIt's a shame we never got to see him tackle a role like Dracula, or a master swordsman leading a galactic separatist movement in a space opera.

  • @spartansix2323
    @spartansix2323 Місяць тому +95

    One fun fact about the making of the movie. When Peter wasn’t sure about something or perhaps needed some guidance on the way something was to look he went to Christopher Lee as Lee had read everything Tolkien wrote and read the trilogy every year of his life from childhood and Peter considered him to be the on set expert.

    • @AlyssMa7rin
      @AlyssMa7rin Місяць тому +28

      While he did make a habit of reading the books, and dreamt to be Gandalf for many years, it's erroneous to say it was a childhood tradition.
      Christopher Lee was in his teens when the Hobbit was published, and the Fellowship of the Ring was not published until he was well into his 30s. However, he did briefly meet JRR Tolkien, an encounter that made him nearly unique on set, and his experience in the War, and as an actor were invaluable tools for Peter.

    • @ABurntMuffin
      @ABurntMuffin 13 днів тому +3

      he was also the only man on set who not only met but had a correspondence with the professor

  • @ognitron8191
    @ognitron8191 2 місяці тому +592

    you can see why Christopher Lee was so angry with Peter Jackson for cutting Saruman's scene from the end of The Ywo Towers, sequence must have taken ages to film only for it to not be put in the final movie

    • @Christian-Syndicate
      @Christian-Syndicate 2 місяці тому +184

      It's in the extended edition, which is superior to the normal one

    • @Eisenwulf666
      @Eisenwulf666 Місяць тому +91

      ​@@Christian-Syndicate of course, but it wasn't in the og cinematic cut. I think they now do the extended cut when some movie theatre does a marathon or LotR night or whatever, but when it came out, it wasn't in the movie. Which is a pity but it worked well anyway

    • @benjaminknotts745
      @benjaminknotts745 Місяць тому +29

      As fantastic as that scene is, it doesn’t really advance the story in terms of a Hollywood film meant for the casual movie goer. It’s not essential to the story. Im assuming that many people that saw it may not have seen the previous film and might have been a collaborative decision passed down by the studio. Thats the only thing I can think of

    • @DavidRay39
      @DavidRay39 Місяць тому +3

      "Ywo Towers"? 😂😂

    • @benjaminknotts745
      @benjaminknotts745 Місяць тому +17

      It was actually the beginning of Return of the King

  • @shespeex8413
    @shespeex8413 Місяць тому +88

    RIP Christopher Lee. Brilliant actor, amazing voiceover work.

  • @mag5235
    @mag5235 Місяць тому +176

    Good thing Kubrick wasn’t around to direct the trilogy.

    • @huskiefan8950
      @huskiefan8950 Місяць тому +8

      That was unnecessary. I love the shining 😂

    • @mag5235
      @mag5235 Місяць тому +41

      @@huskiefan8950 its because he’s notorious for having actors do like over 100 takes at times

    • @dismalfist
      @dismalfist Місяць тому +11

      He'd still be shooting it now.

    • @347Jimmy
      @347Jimmy Місяць тому +3

      ​@@mag5235 plus he goes all in when he's doing superimposition effects shots (I've heard he shot over 100 hours of film while making 2001)

    • @TatsuZZmage
      @TatsuZZmage Місяць тому +2

      And burning everything he didn't like

  • @mtrichie111
    @mtrichie111 Місяць тому +103

    2 irl white wizards just discussing life matters

    • @Mr.Loveless117
      @Mr.Loveless117 Місяць тому +2

      😨

    • @refugeehugsforfree4151
      @refugeehugsforfree4151 Місяць тому

      They will be black in twenty years "Yea actually Christpher Lee was a black actor, the white supremacists used AI to make him look white!"

  • @giovannifontanetto9604
    @giovannifontanetto9604 Місяць тому +50

    he immitates ian perfectly

  • @straightjacket308
    @straightjacket308 Місяць тому +147

    That really says how much Peter Jackson cared for what he was doing with Lord of the Rings. I wish he had that same kind of passion for the Hobbit.

    • @extrage3061
      @extrage3061 Місяць тому +61

      The Hobbit was different, read about it more. He didn't have any preparation time and the movie had to be out, it was the last momemt, he had no time to think or plan just go go go. As I said read about it more. Trust me it wasn't his fault.

    • @TheOmnipresentNerd
      @TheOmnipresentNerd Місяць тому +17

      @@extrage3061 Why don't people like the Hobbit movies? I love them and I read the book, they seem to be great adaptations as good as the original trilogy.

    • @DaxRaider
      @DaxRaider Місяць тому +16

      @@TheOmnipresentNerd ur kidding right ?

    • @heofnorenown
      @heofnorenown Місяць тому +26

      @@TheOmnipresentNerd to simplify, the one short book was stretched into 3 long movies, the plot was not faithful to the book (Azog died during the Battle of Azanulbizar, the unnecessary love triangle that existed solely to fill time and because blockbuster movies in the mid 2010s all had love triangles), the unrealistic action scenes (the barrel scene especially comes to mind), and the over reliance on CGI, especially in the last film.

    • @aotmn8399
      @aotmn8399 Місяць тому +12

      Many people place blame for that on the greedy studio rather than Jackson himself. He was up for one movie covering a short book. Maybe even two. But then they compelled him to make a third movie last minute.

  • @jessewoodall7253
    @jessewoodall7253 Місяць тому +16

    Between Peter Jackson's attention to detail, Christopher Lee's knowledge, and everyone's dedication, these movies truly are some of the best

  • @amberhoward7807
    @amberhoward7807 Місяць тому +49

    I love how he explains it that it's immodest and not him having an overinflated ego... But he then explains it very intricately about how Peter wanted his lines said...

  • @naterksmr
    @naterksmr Місяць тому +172

    This is a key component to why The Hobbit trilogy failed so spectacularly. They rushed Peter Jackson to just make them a profit as fast as possible and didn't let him do his magic. As is said in Toy Story 2: "You can't rush art."

    • @TheTrytix
      @TheTrytix Місяць тому +6

      Wait, the Hobbit movies failed? And spectacularly too? Last time I checked it was still held up in high regards. I mean, JUST because it wasn't as phenomenal as the lord of the rings, doesn't mean it failed. Hell the thing had a budget of 700-745 million and earned approximately 4 times that amount back on it's Box office. And if you call THAT a "spectacular failure" there has to be more to this story that I don't get, especially since this is the first time I have ever heard talk of the Hobbit being a failure in ANY capacity.

    • @dstreetz91
      @dstreetz91 Місяць тому +13

      @@TheTrytix It was more a failure in comparison to the LotR trilogy, which was basically perfect the way it turned out culminating in return of the king winning best picture and so many other awards. People will always be talking about PJ's LotR trilogy as a masterpiece even decades from now. The hobbit trilogy is not going to be remembered with such fondness.
      Box office success should not matter to the common people, it's only important to hollywood execs and such that want to make money just like any other business.

    • @TheTrytix
      @TheTrytix Місяць тому +1

      @@dstreetz91 I mean, yeah true. But the Hobbit trilogy was not bad movies. They were still very well made and told a good story. Sure they could never compare to the lord of the rings, because that trilogy was an absolute masterpiece, but that still doesn't mean the Hobbit trilogy was garbage. That's kinda the point I'm trying to convey.

    • @patu8010
      @patu8010 Місяць тому +2

      Hardcore Tolkien fans don't like The Hobbit movies but they certainly didn't fail spectacularly.

    • @AIHumanEquality
      @AIHumanEquality Місяць тому +3

      The Hobbit movies were fine. They just had a different tone since The Hobbit was originally a children's book unlike LOTR which was meant for adult audiences. That's probably the difference you noticed. Hobbit is more goofy and comedic but that's intentional because the original work was for children.

  • @imkabochan
    @imkabochan Місяць тому +42

    This is an interesting glimpse into the reality of the work of an actor
    I never really stopped to consider how many takes a scene would need until the director is satisfied
    Or even, if an actor is arrogant, they would be offended by being asked too many takes
    Makes me realize how complicated it is to juggle people's egos on a set

    • @PEDRELVIS
      @PEDRELVIS Місяць тому +5

      The last scene they shoot, it was with Elijah Wood, he asked so many times. But it was the last scene, so it had an emotional weight. But it's no easy job. At the Making Of, they usually woke up very early, in the cold, hours of make up sometimes and then go to set. And keep repeating inumerous times a scene. For Kubrick it was a scene per day. It's no fun at all, must be very exausting having to repeat the same thing over and over till perfection, every single scene.

    • @AIHumanEquality
      @AIHumanEquality Місяць тому +2

      If you have ego you have a large chance of failing as an actor cause you have to be able to work with others and put up with a lot of stress. There's a reason the majority of famous actors are friendly humble people.

  • @andrewthomas891
    @andrewthomas891 2 місяці тому +67

    Sir Christopher imitating Sir Ian is Sir Real! I know, there is no pardon for my pun! May Eru Illuvatar bless you and yours!❤

  • @LordWyatt
    @LordWyatt Місяць тому +62

    They delivered spectacularly. Today I realize we were spoiled as children. We saw such good films that we didn’t recognize bad films until we were tricked into liking them (referring to SW sequels specifically)

    • @fawful94
      @fawful94 Місяць тому +4

      And I disagree about the prequels. It's not that they suddenly became _good_ , it's that they're _not as bad_ as the sequels.

    • @demonwolf570
      @demonwolf570 Місяць тому

      @@fawful94 The Prequels aren't bad at all though. There's a plot hole every now and then but it's largely logical and makes sense. You can't say that for the Sequels.

    • @fawful94
      @fawful94 Місяць тому

      @@demonwolf570 that's what I'm getting at. It's not like they're excellent movies, but compared to the shitfest the sequels became... Yeah.

    • @bluesbest1
      @bluesbest1 Місяць тому

      The LotR and SW Prequel trilogies were lovely blends of CG and practicals. It's so nice when movies you adored as a kid still hold up 20 years later, even outside nostalgia.

  • @MrMGR1986
    @MrMGR1986 Місяць тому +15

    I mean when it comes to the LOTR trilogy, Peter absolutely nailed it.

  • @cilibiuanghel9480
    @cilibiuanghel9480 Місяць тому +25

    I could listen to Sir Cristopher Lee talk all day

    • @8elementallords
      @8elementallords Місяць тому +1

      He was one of those people who could simply read the phonebook aloud and make it absolutely riveting.

  • @tarzbaow
    @tarzbaow Місяць тому +8

    This is why LOTR will very hard to duplicate.
    You had to have immense talent, with no ego from legends such as Sir Christopher Lee and Sir Ian McKellen, packed with passion to all the members of the cast and crew.

  • @warkatwargaming2358
    @warkatwargaming2358 3 місяці тому +72

    Legends of Men...all of them

  • @monkyk1ng
    @monkyk1ng 3 місяці тому +221

    Peter Jackson is underappreciated tbh

    • @Ahmad_Itani
      @Ahmad_Itani 2 місяці тому +4

      He got an oscar btw

    • @rapth0r
      @rapth0r 2 місяці тому +13

      Laying off telling people is underappreciated when they made a trilogy that won 17 Oscars, including 3 personal Oscars for PJ is underappreciated.

    • @monkyk1ng
      @monkyk1ng 2 місяці тому +4

      @@rapth0r chill, I just dont think his name is thrown around as much whenever theres a conversation about the greatest directors all time which i think he deserves

    • @drewpetitties5168
      @drewpetitties5168 2 місяці тому +5

      ⁠@@monkyk1ngIt indeed is. This trilogy made him uber-famous and only of recent has Dune been lauded in the same breath. Everyone knows how good his script, cinematography, casting, artwork and faithfulness came through.

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 Місяць тому +1

      @@monkyk1ng We're chill, you're just wrong that Peter Jackson is underappreciated given all the accolades he won lol
      He's far from the greatest of the directors of all time. He directed a very good trilogy, but that's about it. His horror films are fun but nothing insanely good, nor is the botched production of the Hobbit films getting him positive attention. Those are the last films he's done, he's worked on documentaries since then.

  • @TenBear
    @TenBear Місяць тому +5

    RIP Christopher Lee not just a legendary actor but a legendary human being.

  • @jodanger37
    @jodanger37 Місяць тому +4

    Just listening to him talk is legendary. No man like him

  • @lake_cooper
    @lake_cooper Місяць тому +4

    What a voice. What a presence. What an artist. *RIP* Sir Christopher Lee 🙏🏻❤️

  • @exoboi6974
    @exoboi6974 Місяць тому +73

    Actors nowadays wining about not getting paid 3 billion.
    Christopher Lee: i don't mean to be immodest but I usually don't have that many takes.

    • @danielvandam
      @danielvandam Місяць тому +2

      Well he was in fact bragging though

    • @AIHumanEquality
      @AIHumanEquality Місяць тому +2

      Which actors? I haven't heard a single famous actor complain about not being paid enough.

    • @Zelmel
      @Zelmel Місяць тому

      @@AIHumanEquality Scarlett Johansson definitely did. Warranted or not, she literally sued Disney over pay for the Black Widow movie.

    • @jackfrost105
      @jackfrost105 Місяць тому

      Better to not pay 1 billion if the government really cares. Other thing is the debt (BIG NOPE)...not going in detail because we got monkies instead of real people.

    • @AIHumanEquality
      @AIHumanEquality Місяць тому +2

      @@Zelmel That wasn't about not getting paid enough. It was about Disney violating her contract by streaming her movie while it was still in cinema. She's not really a likeable person anyway so not really a good example anyway.

  • @LibertyGoblin
    @LibertyGoblin Місяць тому +4

    Rest in peace Christopher Lee.
    You were a large reason, that so many different movies were actually good.

  • @NewplayerXL
    @NewplayerXL Місяць тому +7

    Take 327:
    Mister Wood, I BEG you, just a normal smile

  • @patrik32
    @patrik32 3 місяці тому +65

    And...the result is amazing

  • @Darkman9000
    @Darkman9000 Місяць тому +3

    I imagine the reason Christopher Lee wasn't bothered was that he probably recalled how he himself got very passionate about the lines he provided for King Haggard in The Last Unicorn. The man actually brought his own copy of the original novel, with highlighted passages for lines that he personally felt shouldn't be omitted from the script. Which just goes to show what a masterful actor he was, pouring a lot of love and care into his roles that isn't seen enough these days.

    • @Xethuron
      @Xethuron 28 днів тому

      He did the German dub for King Haggard himself. Sounded absolutly amazing

  • @cgi2173
    @cgi2173 Місяць тому +30

    Where's the blooper?

  • @KissedByFire16
    @KissedByFire16 2 місяці тому +10

    I dont think there are films i love hearing about the BTS of more than the Lord of the Rings. Such a special trilogy

  • @youknowho4439
    @youknowho4439 Місяць тому +43

    And NO ONE asked Peter Jackson to make the Star Wars Sequels. Makes me sick.

    • @BootySweat4491
      @BootySweat4491 Місяць тому

      Probably would have had the same problem as with the Hobbit trilogy. The studio would have rushed him and they would turn out sloppy.
      That said, it still would have been better than what we got.

    • @ambuknight1567
      @ambuknight1567 Місяць тому +1

      That would been something

    • @mtrichie111
      @mtrichie111 Місяць тому +10

      That's Jackson's fault, he's not a trans black they/them

    • @elbolainas4174
      @elbolainas4174 Місяць тому +8

      Nah, Disney would have botchered it anyway like what happened to The Hobbit

    • @joeking6972
      @joeking6972 Місяць тому +3

      I don't get Jackson, though. After LOTR he never did anything that even came close to reaching a similar level of greatness.
      Disappointing, really.

  • @nicholasstensson9699
    @nicholasstensson9699 3 місяці тому +126

    If only WB didn’t own the franchise at the time and ruined the hobbit the way they did. We could’ve had 2 peak middle earth sagas

    • @spencertarver
      @spencertarver 2 місяці тому +7

      how was the hobbit ruined? genuine question

    • @nicholasstensson9699
      @nicholasstensson9699 2 місяці тому +50

      @@spencertarver
      1. 2 movies stretched out into 3 movies
      2. Constantly Shoehorning LOTR references
      3. Bilbo is sidelined for the 2nd and 3rd movie
      4. CGI overload and bloated action scenes
      5. So many pointless and unlikable characters
      6. Trying too hard to turn the hobbit into LOTR
      7. Little to no development for the dwarves aside from Thorin
      Don’t get me wrong the hobbit movies still have a lot of enjoyable moments. They’re nowhere near as bad as the Star Wars prequels, but there’s no denying that they were heavily butchered by the studio and a lack of time and care

    • @ngotemna8875
      @ngotemna8875 2 місяці тому +9

      ​@@nicholasstensson9699 Ugh the cgi is sooooooo bad

    • @spencertarver
      @spencertarver 2 місяці тому +4

      @@ngotemna8875 wdym? its amazing

    • @Criteon
      @Criteon 2 місяці тому +3

      Literally any criticism u give to the hobbit applies to the lord of the rings
      u think the hobbit is bloated take a look at the lotrs 3-4 hour movies, both trilogies like to take their time tho its easier to fall asleep to the lotr
      Yeah the hobbit has some bad cgi, but so does the lotr, the lotr doesn’t just have bad cgi its horrible at times and not to mention the obvious body doubles
      The lotr isn’t much better than the hobbit movies, both have pros and cons, the color grading and dynamic range is superior in the lotr but the hobbit has better cgi and a better score, if I have to rewatch one of them I’m going with the hobbit

  • @amanofnoreputation2164
    @amanofnoreputation2164 Місяць тому +12

    It does matter _enormously._ Sometimes I'll just be watching or listening to something where the actor says the line slightly differently from how I would imagine it and there's a voice at the back of my head which is like,
    "NOOOOOOO! You have to put the emphasis _this_ word, not _that_ word! It pratically changes the emotional context of the entire scene! -- What are you even doing!?"

    • @rustyhowe3907
      @rustyhowe3907 Місяць тому +3

      Yes! Without it we wind up with the hollow "wooden acting" as it's called where there's just words but no substance or meaning behind them.

    • @TomorrowWeLive
      @TomorrowWeLive Місяць тому +1

      ​@@rustyhowe3907*cough* the Star Wars prequels *cough*

    • @TomorrowWeLive
      @TomorrowWeLive Місяць тому +1

      Yeah. This is a real problem these days with period pieces. The classic Received Pronunciation has so completely died out that I've noticed even British actors can't do it properly and naturally anymore. Up to say the 2000s the Victorian era was sufficiently in living memory for enough people it could still be brought to life totally authentically on screen. There were working actors who had grown up around Victorians. But now our culture has so completely lost touch with our past it's impossible to convincingly recreate it in film (even when they're not deliberately trying to distort and destroy it through """diversity""").
      Which matters because well or otherwise cast minor roles contribute greatly to how a movie overall comes off.

    • @rustyhowe3907
      @rustyhowe3907 Місяць тому

      @@TomorrowWeLive Ah the pain of remembering enduring those flicks.
      You're also spot on when it comes to historical films too, if not the diversification ploys then the over the top antics of trying to be historically accurate.
      Trouble is actors are present in a script but not many get too involved with the character, they don't write, rework, practice and merge enough into the character to get the feel of what the person is about nor remain human about it if they stood for a cause historically (too much idealism portrayed which is detached from the history's societal reality and not enough intelligent thinking to navigate said society).

  • @sheibanineda2488
    @sheibanineda2488 26 днів тому +1

    Such a gentleman. His charisma, the distinctive voice, the elegance. RIP 🎉

  • @possummagic3571
    @possummagic3571 2 місяці тому +4

    Dude, you've got one of the BEST jawlines I've ever seen!

  • @volofant
    @volofant Місяць тому +17

    I think it's a good reason to have many takes so that you can avoid the phenomenon of the "looping running man" from Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness.

    • @wuketuke6601
      @wuketuke6601 Місяць тому +2

      what happened there? i havent seen the movie

    • @volofant
      @volofant Місяць тому +1

      @@wuketuke6601 One scene shows someone running past Strange. But the next camera angles show the same person running again.

    • @ordinator.
      @ordinator. Місяць тому +1

      Sounds kinda strange

  • @glenngriffon8032
    @glenngriffon8032 Місяць тому +1

    "No problem" he says. Total professional.

  • @mrksb924
    @mrksb924 Місяць тому +1

    The moment he switched to to quote Ian McKellen caught me off guard, that was amazing

  • @danielvandam
    @danielvandam Місяць тому +21

    Sir Lee loved patting himself on the back😂

    • @barrygeistwhite3474
      @barrygeistwhite3474 Місяць тому +11

      Maybe, but he's also right and has been doing this long enough that he can say that kind of thing and have the resume to back it up.

  • @CoCpurplecobras
    @CoCpurplecobras 3 місяці тому +22

    No remake, spin off or else. Will come to close to Peter’s Lord of the rings

  • @NomNomm6063
    @NomNomm6063 Місяць тому

    The attention to detail paid off. It’s one of my favourites.

  • @philipmateo3816
    @philipmateo3816 2 місяці тому +2

    It is a perfect movie and trilogy. Not a wasted second

  • @theboredguitarist
    @theboredguitarist 2 місяці тому +5

    And let's not forget that having that many takes is not just time, but also money...

  • @aiden3627
    @aiden3627 Місяць тому

    Everyone’s dedication,!love, and attention to detail is what made this trilogy a timeless classic.

  • @isileiliparis8626
    @isileiliparis8626 2 місяці тому +7

    I saw a panel with john noble and he talked about how he had to do lots of takes for a scene that wasn't kept in the film

  • @dlogic6781
    @dlogic6781 19 годин тому +1

    Give props to the fucking jacked dude pushing the camera cart 1000x a day. Dude is the real unsung hero.

  • @13Xerro
    @13Xerro Місяць тому +1

    His Ian Mckellen impression is on point.

  • @quetzocoal
    @quetzocoal 2 місяці тому +5

    They should make a movie if Christopher lees life

  • @AstraCrow
    @AstraCrow Місяць тому +2

    Thanks for actually linking the footage you used. It’s a small thing, but many UA-camrs forgo it in favor of faster uploads.

  • @zedddddful
    @zedddddful 2 місяці тому +1

    Proof is in the pudding as they say LOTR has aged impeccably truly spectacular trilogy of film and one we probably won't see again in our Lifetimes.

    • @Somnogenesis
      @Somnogenesis Місяць тому

      To nitpick, "the proof _of_ the pudding is in the eating" is the actual metaphor. That is, it doesn't matter how it looks or feels or seems to have come out - you don't know for real whether all the effort has paid off until you put it in your mouth, so to speak. But you're damn right, otherwise: they put all this effort in and it paid off in spades, because the results turned out to be spectacularly delicious :)

  • @TheStofers69
    @TheStofers69 19 годин тому

    Sir Christopher Lee was an amazing actor and human being you are still loved and missed by many!

  • @anjairis
    @anjairis 10 днів тому

    It's the "OH" key word that is the start of Ian impression and it's perfect! xD

  • @Owen2108
    @Owen2108 День тому +1

    Rest in Peace, Sir Christopher Lee. My late grandmother had the privilege of acting with him for a Hamlet play in the 90's. Her husband had to be his "butt double" for one of the scenes lol.

  • @icewolfwolfie173
    @icewolfwolfie173 Місяць тому +1

    Dude his normal talk sounds like saruman like 😂

  • @taxman3749
    @taxman3749 Місяць тому

    Man, what a class act. We'll never see his like again, what an absolute professional.

  • @Alresu
    @Alresu Місяць тому +1

    And then there is Orlando Bloom who was just allowed to do whatever in the background^^

  • @boredcryptek5513
    @boredcryptek5513 Місяць тому

    The fact that most people would just say what their friend said in their own voice but Christopher here just perfectly copies Ian McKellen's cadence and voice as nonchalantly as if it was natural is the hest part. I never even met him and I miss him.

  • @tiredtm634
    @tiredtm634 3 дні тому

    He nailed that impression so nonchalantly it's like he's swallowed sir Ian and absorbed all his traits or something magical like that

  • @DrDuckMD
    @DrDuckMD 2 дні тому

    Christopher Lee was a bad ass. Rest in peace. One of my favorite actors.

  • @Tolkienlady
    @Tolkienlady 23 дні тому

    The way Christopher Lee talked was so fabulously upper crust.

  • @datheoryof
    @datheoryof 18 днів тому

    I will never forget how heartily I cackle when watching the scene on Saroman spinning Gandolf on his neck during their fight. 😂😂😂

  • @Wbfuhn
    @Wbfuhn Місяць тому

    You never realize how many takes you may need to do until you've done them so many times and your looking and listening to the different takes until you choose the one that sounds best.

  • @zebjensen4251
    @zebjensen4251 Місяць тому

    I wish he was still around hes one person i would have loved and still would love to meet and talk about the technical aspects of delivery, lines, story telling abd such. He is a wonderful person and an amazing actor.

  • @narnia1233
    @narnia1233 26 днів тому

    That’s so sweet. The casting was so great in LOTRs. It’s kind of funny to me that Ian sounds to be very positive while Christopher is more skeptical-just, how fitting to the roles too. They’re both great.

  • @aragmarverilian8238
    @aragmarverilian8238 Місяць тому

    We went from passionate, creative drive, respect of the lore, and meticulous attention to detail... to "You have not seen what I've seen."

  • @Krylore
    @Krylore Місяць тому

    Christopher Lee was such an incredible person and S tier actor. Glad his legacy is immortal.

  • @nickcara97
    @nickcara97 2 дні тому

    “I had 24 takes the other day, and I only had two lines.”
    Inspiring levels of OCD.

  • @shawnleen2605
    @shawnleen2605 19 днів тому

    Rest in peace, Sir Christopher Lee....your life is legendary enough to have a movie of its own!!!!

  • @worldtraveler930
    @worldtraveler930 2 місяці тому +1

    Just remember that Sir Christopher Lee Actually Personally Knew Tolkien!!! 🤠👍

    • @Somnogenesis
      @Somnogenesis Місяць тому

      Well, he bumped into him as a pub once as a young man. I think he was too overawed to even hold much of a conversation though!

  • @Tatsumi_Kitagawa
    @Tatsumi_Kitagawa Місяць тому

    I love Christopher Lee's voice so much.

  • @gingeroverseer9302
    @gingeroverseer9302 Місяць тому +2

    And it shows in the film they speak very... well they enunciate words and phrases that make the movie so quotable. They stick in your mind like a melody. I feel like Peter Jackson might have written musical notes to get the sound he wanted but I also know they were sometimes writing scripts the night before. It wasn't a hurried production but it had to be perfect. Thr movies are marvellous

  • @americandefender1861
    @americandefender1861 Місяць тому

    His impression of Ian Mckellan was amazing! 😊

  • @nicholaslogo
    @nicholaslogo 8 днів тому

    Christopher's voice is like talking with bass boosted by default.

  • @elijahjohn4482
    @elijahjohn4482 7 днів тому

    And the scene turned out marvelous

  • @Mexican_Jedi
    @Mexican_Jedi Місяць тому

    I love how Sir Christopher Lee says that he doesn't usually get to take 10, and then says, "I'm not bragging, it just doesn't happen."

  • @Sly88Frye
    @Sly88Frye Місяць тому

    That really is a lot of attention to detail. And that's mighty impressive all three of those films were made around the same time and released just a year apart from each other considering these restrictions

  • @pt3391
    @pt3391 5 днів тому

    He basically said "A Wizzard doesn't need 11 takes. He says precisely what he means to."

  • @Silrk246813
    @Silrk246813 14 днів тому

    Art takes time. Passion. Improvement. Its also why its a timeless peice of art.

  • @M1niColic41
    @M1niColic41 Місяць тому +2

    I saw the sport and I fought it was star wars and I was like Count Dooku💀

  • @silenti1518
    @silenti1518 22 дні тому

    I love the detail where he added the sword falling out in that Rohan scene

  • @TheTbukafellaremix
    @TheTbukafellaremix 15 днів тому

    Your love of the half-ling’s leaf has clearly slowed your mind

  • @bobbyk9633
    @bobbyk9633 2 місяці тому +1

    I love the BTS for LotR.

  • @aknightofcamelot
    @aknightofcamelot 22 дні тому

    I love hearing him talk.

  • @amv062184
    @amv062184 2 дні тому

    Attention to detail is what makes an artist truely talented. An obsession to detail.. well, let’s just say that legends are born with an obsession like this.

  • @littlejimmy7402
    @littlejimmy7402 Місяць тому +1

    I have so much respect for so many of the old timey Hammer film actors. You can say some of those movies are goofy or whatever, but the commitment to roles that those guys showed was really pretty legendary. Vincent Price learned a script in German even though He'd be reading them in English, because the character was German and He would be speaking English in the role.

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 Місяць тому +1

      The best acting advice I ever received was that even if every single person involved in the production, from the director down to the catering crew, knows that it's absolute garbage you still give 100% because somebody in the audience is going to enjoy it.

    • @hypercube8735
      @hypercube8735 Місяць тому +1

      The audience can tell if you're taking your role seriously and having fun embodying the character, regardless of how bad the film might be.

  • @skeecats
    @skeecats Місяць тому +1

    "Do you know why a boat floats and a rock sinks?" modern writing Rings of Power, v.s the LOTR No contest.

    • @Anthyrion
      @Anthyrion Місяць тому +1

      You really can't compare Rings of Power to the Masterpiece the Triology was. Even the Hobbit movies were better then a show, that costs 1 Billion $ and still looks cheaper then a 20 year old production with a way smaller budget

  • @lati_da
    @lati_da 23 дні тому

    My favorite villain performer, he also voiced the evil king in the last unicorn

  • @thatiowan3581
    @thatiowan3581 10 днів тому

    He actually imitated Sir Ian's voice remarkably well

  • @theuntalentedone3527
    @theuntalentedone3527 Місяць тому

    When something not intended to be funny is freaking hilarious lol