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Oh no you didn't show the helmet kicking scene, what is everyone going to comment about now?!?!?! 😁
“We’ll actually they’re called Fell beasts…” LMAO!
Fun fact, when actor Viggo Mortensen kicked that helmet and screamed his legs are computer generated because he's actually half octopus from the waist down.
That’s when Aragorn had just realized that they hadn’t taken the hobbits to Isengard.
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If Aragorn kicks an orc helmet, but no-one sees it, does VM still break his toe? Interesting philosophical question.
I live about an hour away from Mount Sunday, the location of Edoras. The surrounding panorama is so majestic! It's an extra-special place to me, as it was the last place my family had a picnic before my dad passed away from cancer. Coincidentally, it was my dear dad who accompanied me to the midnight premier screening of The Two Towers twenty years earlier. I couldn't persuade my friends to come with me, and I didn't want to go alone, so good old dad stepped up. He snored all the way through the Battle of Helms Deep lol. Only a dad could manage to sleep through that kind of noise; the cinema was literally shaking! !
Rest in peace, my kind, loving, wonderful dad.
It always makes me cry when Theoden says "No parent should have to bury their child"
Me too.
Same
RIP Theoden😢
At 24:47, the Golden Hall of Meduseld was real. The set in this shot was constructed in the middle of a remote nature preserve on the South Island of New Zealand. The deal was that the producers had to restore the site to its original condition after the filming. So all the vegetation was removed and maintained in greenhouses for the duration of filming. This set was used for the exterior shots; the interiors were shot on sound stages in Wellington. Afterwards, the buildings were demolished, the hill was replanted, and today there's no sign that anything was ever built there
"I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside." Badass AF.
hell yeah. especially when that enemy was a literally a demon made of fire and darkness.
Dang, 3 months between uploads of the first and second movie. That's a long time for people to wait.
Gandalf it´s one of the five Istari... sent to the middle earth by the Valar. With Saruman, it´s also Gandalf, Radagast and the two blue wizards. Saruman was the white because he was chosen as the leader of all them. When he turned to evil... they chose a new leader.... returning Gandalf as Gandalf the white.
Watching this today it hits hard because of Bernard Hill and seeing him cry as Theoden, is hard 😭😭❤❤❤💔💔
The voice actor for Treebeard is actually the same actor who plays Gimli...he does a great job voicing the Ent. Also the guy who plays Grima Wormtongue, who corrupts King Theoden is Brad Dourif...he is mostly known for voicing Chucky the doll in the Childs play series
Dourif is also well-known as the stuttering Billy Babbit in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."
For the voice of Tree Beard he used a wooden megaphone and some while inhaling instead of exhaling
Dourif was first known to me from the video game Myst 3: Exile
Dourif was also Piter De Vries in 1984 Dune.
Brad Dourif is one of the more prolific B-list actors in the biz. He's done a lot of different things, where you see him and are like "Hey, that's that guy from the thing!"
I know him as Ensign Lon Suder, a Betazoid sociopath who ends up saving the ship on Star Trek Voyager.
The part about the dead marshes includes Legolas’s Father; Thranduil, & Thranduil’s father Oropher, were to join the Last Alliance in from a different angle to achieve a certain war tactic but Oropher and others got waylayed by orcs & many corrupted men which lead to eventually Oropher dying there, this loss effected Legolas’s father so very deeply forevermore.
The bond between he and his son is the same bond Thranduil has with Legolas. And the braid he wears is to honour his grandfather. I believe after his death braids became less common. A sort of respect thing I believe. Both his father and Grandfather lived in Doriath(Elu Thingol’s domain[Elwë], which was heartbea of middle earth; Aside from Gondolin which held this mantle until it’s secret location was given up by a tortured elf who was the son of a very important mother who was the sister of the high king Turgon).
All on a landmass called Beleriand that sunk under the sea after a set of disastrous events that lead to many greater outcomes much later on in the legendarium. This here is a whole set of stories of which also includes a quite a bit of Galadriel too but moreso other characters during this era. Of Beren And Lùthien comes to mind and Children Of Hurin!! You’ll fall in love even more after the third movie. Then you can enter into the lore videos like Moviejoob and OmarioRPG have done reaction videos too. Amazing stuff.
One thing to add though is this scene resembles a lot from the other battle Tolkien was involved in called The Battle Of Somme. Look into it and tell me your thoughts.
I’ll add something here though: that clan of elves really didn’t like being under the command of anyone else so they went ahead without the order and let’s just say it didn’t end well. That and they weren’t fond of the Ñoldor… huge history there as to why that is. That and the Sindar subgroup of these clans were a tiny bit more isolationist.
But there are many amazing Sindar in the legendarium too Elrond and his two sons and daughter are connected to all of the main clans of men and elves through the union of his half elf father and full elf(quarter goddess) mother. Who essentially played a huge role in saving the world from the original dark lord Morgoth. Gained the Favour Of Valinor.
Which subsequently lead to Numenor being a gift from the sea to the men who helped. Becoming blessed. Their land existing within the light of Valinor as it was situated closely to The Undying Lands. (The same ancestry Aragorn has that Èowyn spoke of while they were travelling to Helm’s Deep! (Elrond’s Twin Brother became the first king of Númenor.
His name becoming Tar-Minyatur, and those faithful to Eru, the elves and the natural world all of this line carried Tar before their name! Ar for Aragorn is the word meaning Noble in his tongue called Adúnaic. That too is a fleshed out language Tolkien created too. Elvish languages also were placed into the official list of world languages too!
At 11:40, the Orc actors wore elaborate prosthetics made of foam latex that took several hours a day to put on. The prosthetics were good for about a week's wear before they were done. The pile of Orc carcasses is a pile of used Orc prosthetics. The Making Of videos that came with the DVD version of the movie are every bit as entertaining as the movie itself. A lot of this material is available on UA-cam (or was, the last time I looked)--highly recommended.
Many of the locations, like the black gate, were miniature sets that they scaled and green screened in. The "miniature" for Minis Tirith was so tall that even in a warehouse they had to tilt the model for certain camera angles
Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) purchased the two horses he rode in these films, one being Brego, the horse you just saw that he calmed and then told them to set free. He also purchased the horse Arwen rode in escaping the Nazgul and gifted it to the stuntwoman who actually rode the horse in that chase scene. He's bought other horses he worked with on other movies as well as he gets attached to them. Sadly, the two horses he bought for himself have passed on from old age. I just think it's wonderful he wants to give them a home when the films end and the horses go up for sale.
Edoras (where the king of rohan lives) was built for real on top of that beautiful hill. The great hall and the houses on top are real, The smaller ones at the bottom are CGI. It took months to be built, and was taken down after the shoot since it’s a protected national park. The craftsmanship in this movies is amazing. Even the swords were made by hand and the orcs making the weapons are real blacksmiths, melting real metal. That’s why everything looks so real.
By the way.. The voice of Treebeard are John-Rhys Davis voice. And he is the actor who played Gimli. His voice was so deep and on point that they didn't need to change it by the comput
In the extended editions they have a second disc that tells how they make the movie. It's almost as good as the movie itself. One of the things that they marveled at was New Zealand had so many places like Edoras where the location looked almost exact to the book. It was literally in a valley with a mound in the center just like the book.
The first time I saw this, during the first scene I thought Gandalf was so savage he wanted to kill the Balrog before the ground did lol.
I mean, you're not wrong! Angel vs demon, you'd expect them to give each other no quarter.
Hahaha he's hardcore!
@@rikk319Whooooa, I never thought of them that way!
Well, if you want something done right…
Loved this! No histrionics, just a couple of nice folks enjoying the best trilogy of all time!
And it's impressive not saying anything at all when you've already seen the films :)
Was this a re-upload, cuz I was getting serious déjà vu the whole time.
Eowyn is singing in Old English for the funeral! I love that.
Also, yes, that hilltop village was actually a full size construction for the movie. It no longer exists beca it was only built to be able to last for the shooting, but yes, it was very real.
pretty sure it is ....
The swamp that Frodo, Sam and Gollum pass through is the site of the original battle against Sauron, when Isildur cut the ring from his hand. Oh, and also, when Merry and Pippin eventually return to Hobbitton they and their descendants were the tallest of Hobbits. (after drinking Treebeard's water).
It's actually from an older battle. Maybe the battle of a thousand tears. I cannot remember
Have you noticed that Legolas walks on snow while the others don't?
I hope you two go back to the Fellowship and watched the extended version soon! The things you missed aren't 'too important' but they just 'add serious nuance's' to the show! Thank you for sharing! FYI: Éowyn and Éomer are of 'the kings line' besides being 'adopted' by Théoden their uncle. Their cousins (Théodred) horse "Brego" would be trained as a War Horse as is all of the horses of the Kings line as well as 'important peoples' horses too. There's a thing too - when "women of the court (albeit Éowyn is thee only one that we see and 'know about') offer their cup to you" this is like an offer of 'more than friendship' as you'll see in Théodens' response.
The fact the films themselves diverge from the source material but we still enjoy them, is a lot like the extended editions adding more to an already exceptional theatrical version. You really miss nothing but once you find yourself in this world, more is good.
At 24:20, the screen writers frequently took the words spoken by one character and put them into the mouth of a different character. For example, the opening words of FOTR, spoken over a dark screen before the title card comes up, are spoken by Galadriel; in the book, they were spoken near the end of the story by Treebeard! One of the strangest examples of this process are these words of Grima Wormtongue. In the book, they were spoken much later in the story by Aragorn to Eomer. In the context of the book, they aren't a bit creepy.
Éomer, the blondish horseman, was played by Carl Urban. What other famous movie did he play in and what was that characters name? It was: Leonard McCoy in the Star Trek reboot film series, Kirill in The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' Thor: Ragnarok (2017). I first thought I recognized him when i saw him here, but had to research to be sure. He's 51 now and has a very broad body of work. He was born and raised in New Zealand where The Lord of the Rings was filmed. Obviously, many of the othe actors have a much broader acting credits. Well done, eh?! 😊
I would like Brad Dourif (GRIMA) to be given the credit he deserves, everyone knows him and no one really recognizes him, he is Charles Lee Ray and the voice of Chucky, he always been in the Child's Play franchise, even his daughter has participated in in the films
Beginning Fun fact: “what has roots nobody sees? Is taller than trees? Up up it goes and where it stops nobody knows?”
...so lovely watching this again - with you this time - you're doing a wonderful job with your reaction, Jordan and Chandra... LotR is so epic, beautiful and deep - I can watch it again and again... 💖
Gandalf (Olórin) is the same species of being as the Balrogs/Sauron before twisted by Melkor[Morgoth]. They are all Maiar (primordial spirits) created by Eru’s Thought (extensions of Eru Îlluvatar himself whilst they had their own free will & individuality.
He essentially got the chance to experience and study other parts of himself through this.) among the other Ainur before the Years of the Lamps roughly 9,000+ years before arriving in Middle-earth; In Valinor he was known as Olórin.(Remember though he formally existed before the world existed and his form becoming Gandalf hadn’t happened yet. He was sent to Middle-earth in human form around the year 1000 of the Third Age.
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So his many forms had different ages in length of existing. He’s very cool right! Could he get any cooler!? 😎❤️ Another thing is when he arrived in middle earth he was disguised as an elf & lived among them whilst they were unknowing & he became to be known as Mithrandir to the Quendi/Eldar❤️ He could have very well dwelled with the elves far earlier just do to his curiosity & simple desire to explore and be around the firstborn (TheElves)
Gandalf The Grey/White
Estimated at 15,000 years old (following his quote "300 lives of men, I have walked this earth"), It says that Gandalf was the wisest of the Maiar besides Melian herself. There were a lot of Maiar that were considered really great and powerful. 300 lives of men, according to Tolkien, the average life span of a man is 70 years. So, 300 x 70 is 21000 years.
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However, there is a much longer answer. Like Sauron(former name is Mairon) & the other Istari (the order sent around the same time & of which he was appointed leader but he being who he is & a student of the Vala by the name Nienna & Lorien(Irmo).
Gandalf was one of the Maiar, an angelic spirit created by Eru at the beginning of time and therefor one of the many Ainur who sang the world into being & Eru just helped their creation take shape and basically stated “behold YOUR creation” & basically what happens in that world goes sort of preordained as by that song eons ago so really only the ages after Dagor Dagorath will truly be an age that isn’t full of strife; sadness; and longing.
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Also. These lamps are what were before even the two trees. These were Giant mountains but also like light houses but housing a great power but it may have also been where two special Maia lived that helped in the creation in the sun and moon after Melkor With eldrich terror Ungoliant killed the trees, so yea “Arien” is the Maia who basically exists with the sun and her brother and or lover of sorts is the one who wanders with and guides the moon. Of which that other Maia was “Tillion”
Galadriel herself not only witnessed this but as a student of Aulë and the other Valar she obviously had involvement in helping create the hallowed objects that housed the final flower of the silver tree Telperion that was the father of the moon and the mother of the sun was Laurëlin the golden tree and prior to the sun and moon they too used to wax and wane!
U should watch how they made Gollum, Andy Serkis did an awesome job with it 🙂
The actor who played gimli John Rhys-Davies also did the voice for treebeard!
I think the testament to the love of the Books & films is laid bare in the comments which are festooned with snippets of extra info and factets. I'll keep an eye out for your reaction to 'Return of the King'. Great reaction guys. ❤
You took out the part where Viggo broke his toes kicking the helmet!
I just found out that all the LOTR reactions are out. I am going on an adventure. Perfect Friday chill activity.
SOME NOTES ABOUT GANDALF:
At this point, Gandalf is approximately 307,000 years old.
Gandalf is one of the Wizards - the Istari order. Wizards in the Lord Of The Rings ARE NOT men.
The Istari (Wizards) are Maiar (singular Maia)
Maiar are effectively angels/demigods/lesser gods.
The Maiar are the children/servants of the major gods.
Gandalf's "parents" are Manwe, the God Of The Air and Wisdom, (the king of the major gods), and Varda, the Goddess/Queen Of The Stars.
The Istari Order were sent to Middle-Earth with the mission to wage war against Sauron.
- Saruman The White - whose job was to lead the war against Sauron.
- Gandalf The Grey - whose job was to guide and inspire the people of Middle-Earth.
- Radagast The Brown - whose job it is to watch over nature and the creatures of Middle-Earth.
- Alatar and Pallando The Blue - whose jobs it is to teach magic to the people of Middle-Earth.
(their colors denote their roles)
It's important to understand that Sauron isn't the first Dark Lord.
The original Dark Lord, Morgoth, was the most powerful of the major gods. The God Of Evil.
Morgoth was the brother of Manwe (Gandalf's "father").
Morgoth corrupted Maiar into his service, including Sauron himself and the Balrogs.
So, Gandalf is quite literally the same race as both Sauron and the Balrogs.
THAT'S why Gandalf feared Moria.
He knew he faced his dark equal.
A battle fairly literally between angel and demon.
It's also important to understand that Gandalf absolutely 100% DID die.
The Battle with the Balrog killed him.
Gandalf was resurrected by Eru Ilúvatar, the all-powerful supreme creator god, who created the universe and all the other gods.
Eru Ilúvatar didn't straight resurrect Gandalf either.
It's more like he was semi-reincarnated into a different life.
The Gandalf who died WAS Gandalf The Grey - the Grey denoting his role as inspiration and guide to the people of Middle-Earth.
The Gandalf who returned is Gandalf The White - quite literally resurrected into the role of Saruman, as the leader of the war against Sauron.
Saruman, in joining with Sauron, had quite literally betrayed his divine purpose and entire reason for existing. So he was fired, and when Gandalf died Saruman was replaced.
Gandalf literally had his purpose in life rewritten by the supreme god.
Like a massive software update to his core programming.
That's why Gandalf seems confused at first when they call him "Gandalf", and why he agrees that that WAS Gandalf The Grey, but HE is Gandalf The White.
He has trouble grasping his former identity, because it's not who HE is. At first it's just traces of a distant memory that he initially has to be reminded of before it starts coming back to him naturally.
The Gandalf we originally met was a warm, mischievous, grandfatherly guide. He's kinda gone.
The Gandalf who returned is far more commanding, fierce, warlike, a tactician. His role in the universe is now to lead a war against a dark god.
Gandalf is literally OLDER THAN THE UNIVERSE.
The Valar (the major gods) and the Maiar (the lesser gods) are collectively known as the Ainur (gods, I guess).
The Ainur are literally Eru Ilúvatar's very first creations.
Each of them is the living embodiment of Ilúvatar's different thoughts/concepts.
The universe was created through the song of creation, Ilúvatar created the universe, and the chorus of his Ainur shaped it with their music to reflect their different aspects. It is called the Music Of The Ainur.
The most powerful of the Ainur, the Valar named Melkor, instead sung a discordant song of destruction to destroy Ilúvatar's work, and Melkor's song began to gain some followers from among the Maiar.
Eventually Melkor would become the first Dark Lord Morgoth, and the Maiar who followed him would become his disciple Sauron, and the Balrogs.
So, Gandalf in not JUST literally older than the universe, but he took part in the song that created it.
To the best of my knowledge, the Music Of The Ainur took place approximately 307,000 years before The Lord Of The Rings.
People often call the Istari old, but they really look quite good for their actual ages.
Bogs release natural methane gases and are capable of self ignition (depending on environmental conditions). Just like how wet mulch piles can start smoldering if conditions are right
A translation of what Eowyn was singing:
An evil death has set forth the noble warrior
A song shall sing the sorrowing minstrels of Meduseld
That noble cousin who always held me dear
Now is held in darkness, enclosed
Evil- (and that is where the song is cut off)
The entire verse from the book is as follows:
Now dear Théodred lies in darkness,
most loyal of fighters.
The sound of the harp shall not wake the warrior;
nor shall the man hold a golden wine-cup,
nor good hawk swing through the hall,
nor the swift horse stamp in the courtyard.
An evil death has set forth the noble warrior
A song shall sing the sorrowing minstrels of Meduseld
That noble cousin, who always held me dear
Now is held in darkness, enclosed.
"What we need is a few good taters."
"What's taters, precious? What's taters, eh?"
"PO-TAY-TOES! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew... Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish."
Fun Fact: Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) is eighty-seven years old. He is a descendant of the Numenoreans, or a Dunedain, gifted with a long life of around 250 years. He is human, but like a different race of human. We meet another, dark and twisted Numenorean right before Aragorn lobes his head right off.
Nine Hours Very Old Fact: Bernard Hill would spend up to nine hours in make-up to become the aged Theoden. He wore contact lenses to give his eyes the milky look that very old people can have, but it wasn't sufficiently successful, so his eyes were later tinkered with digitally.
Building Gollum Fact: Andy Serkis said he based Gollum's desperation and cravings on the withdrawals of heroin addicts. Andy Serkis said that he based Gollum's voice on the sound of a cat coughing up a hairball. Andy Serkis's hobby of rock-climbing came in very handy for his mainly on-all-fours performance as Gollum.
I wonder what Jordan is planning that he will need to disguise himself by cutting off his handlebars?
is this a reupload? I swear I watched your reaction to this already
The dead marshes actually fit pretty closely to Tolkien's experiences in WWI, looking down on the battlefield etc.
Lord of the Rings artwork. You commented throughout this movie about how beautiful the scenery is, so i became curious and looked. And yes, it seems that there is a great deal of LOTR art for sale. Some are prints, some canvas, and some offer in a variety of scenery and posters. 😊
Wooo the next LOTR movie i'm loving being on this journey with you guys and so pleased you guys are doing the extended editions going forward so many amazing moments so many incredible quotes in this movie Gandalfs return as Gandalf the White,The battle of Helms Deep,The last march of the Ents,Sams speech at Osgiliath and so much more.Bernard Hill is perfect as Theoden R.I.P 😔as well as Eowyn and Eomer and Andy serkis playing Gollum in one of the most perfect and amazing performances of all time! I also love the growing relationship between the characters in this one especially Aragorn Legolas and Gimli..The soundtrack in this one is awesome too especially the Last march of the ents and Rohans suite.So many moments in this movie get me in the feels everytime 😢"I am Gandalf the White and i come back to you know at the turn of the tide" "Shadowfax he is the lord of all horses and he's been my friend through many dangers" I cannot jump the distance you'll have toss me! Ehh don't tell the Elf. Not a word'" "What are we fighting for Sam? That there's some good in this world Mr Frodo and its worth fighting for"Amazing reaction guys!😊
Aww what a pleasure😊 had very tough week and decided to relax watching your reaction sitting with a glass of wine on my balcony instead of going to a party❤
This is an awesome series! Thank y'all for reacting to these!
2:02 real mountains too 😲
Hi! Thank you for your beautiful reaction. Yesterday I watched the first movie and I was looking and searching part 2. And today: here we go.Thank you. I really like your calm and smart reacting.
Hail Theoden King
Rest in Peace ❤
When Aragorn kicks the helmet and yells, "Get to the choppa!" he was uninjured because he was in reality an advanced prototype made of mimetic polyalloy.
“What the hell does that mean?”
R.I.P Bernard Hill
28:10 Théoden's line here always hits so close to home for me as I had to bury my twin boys shortly after they were born.
In the book: It wasn't seasoning in that box. While Galadriel did give Sam an elven rope, her actual gift was that box. The box contained a seed from one of her massive Marlon trees (to plant in the Shire) and dirt from her garden for Sam to sprinkle in his garden (If he makes it home). The orc drink is just an orc Draught. It's a brady to give their legs a fiery strength to help them run long distances. The Hobbits had been running along side of them but were only picked up when they couldn't keep up. When the Orcs says, I smell Man flesh, it's actually Eormer's Eored they they are referring to. The Orcs didn't fight over eating the Hobbits, Merry had instigated a fight between the leaders of Mordor and Saruman's Orcs (Grishnákh and Ugluk) over who was really in charge and where the "Precious" should go.
I love it. Gollum is such a drama Queen! John Rhys-Davies, Gimli, also did the voice of Treebeard. John Rhys-Davies you might remember him in the first and 3rd Indiana Jones movies. He was Indies Arab/Egyption? Friend. He saved Indy from eating the poisoned date in the first movie.
Ironically, the added scene were the tree eats Merry and Pippin didn't happen at this point in the books. It happened much earlier in the "Tom Bombadil" story arch that was deleted because it didn't have much to do with the main story. Other than that story arch is where the Hobbits actually got their weapons in the first movie and not handed to them out of nowhere from Aragorn. Bombadil was a much loved character that was rightfully deleted from the movies. He was sort of a man-sized, gnome like, magical, nature loving, hippy that had a gorgeous, blond nature loving, hippy gf, Goldberry.
You know the guy, Karl Urban, who plays the young horse lord is also one of the stars in "The Boys." The Boys is sooooooo good. If you don't know about it, it's about superheroes that are........not your normal superheroes. They have their own Justice League that they VERY actively promote for profit and fame and a few other things. LOL. This show is definitely worth consideration to react to.
Looking forward to your reaction to part two, which is legendary on so many levels!!
Hope you two are having an great and awesome day ❤
Oh man, it’s been so long long since you watched the first LOTR! These movies are among the best in cinema history!
Looking forward to watching this!
I thought it was fun finding out John Rys Davis, who played Gimli did Treebeards voice.
this time the battle between the wizards was much more impressive, wasn't it? as for the edoras castle, about 90% of it was really built in a remote, isolated part of new zealand. it was used for exterior shots, and a warehouse. the interior scene of the building were filmed in a studio.
This isn't a re-upload? I could have sworn you did all three films already. 🤔
This IS a re-upload! UA-cam was being a butt with copyright stuff, so we had to re-edit a ton and then re-upload. And the next film is coming super soon! :)
@maplenutsreact Oh, okay. I was confused because most people put that in the title.
Anyway, I'll give it a re-thumbs-up. 😁
Bout TIME!!!! 😂
Another great reaction. I'm not sure if anyone mentioned it, TreeBeard is voiced by the actor that plays Gimli.
Half way through The Lord of the Rings film now.
FYI - John Rhys Davies, who plays Gimli, was also the voice of Treebeard.
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You need to watch the special features. As someone that loves this it really opens your eyes to what the creative process was, and the almost unprecendated attention to detail in every single thing that appears on screen.
At 19:45, the voice acting is supplied by John Rhys-Davies, who also plays Gimli. Treebeard was an enormous puppet operated by half a dozen people; Merry and Pippin sat on bicycle seats built into Treebeard's hands.
John Rhys-Davies is 80 now!
29:32 Remember the name of this horse, Brego.
Gandalf was "sent" back. Bilbo and Frodo were "meant" to have the Ring. There is an unseen hand at work. His name in Tolkiens theology is Eru Illuvatar, the One Father. And that is an encouraging thought.
I liked your comment about Gollum looking different when he argues with himself. He does look different and it's very subtle. As Smeagal, his pupils are much larger. As Gollum, they are small and piercing.
"It's light-hearted and fun..."
6:56 GARD... GARD... GARD GA-GARD
Didnt they already publish this? Am I in the twilight zone? I swear I already watched both parts of this, like a month ago.
Whoa, same. Thanks for saying it, I thought I was going crazy. They must've decided (or been forced by copyright) it worked better split in two.
@@Dylan_Platt Yeah, I was thinking it didn't preform as expected but a copyright issue is most likely!
You're right, we did publish this earlier, but then got hit real bad with copyright stuff :( So we had to re-edit a whole bunch and re-upload.
@@maplenutsreact Sorry to hear that! Glad you got it back up!
Deja vu
Gandalf is a Maia; a lesser angelic spirit from the same family as the Valar (The Powers, archangels essentially). Balrogs are _also_ Maiar, corrupted by Sauron's master Morgoth in the First Age to serve him. This means they're on an equal power footing, which is how Gandalf is able to fight it without getting squushed, as he isn't REALLY an old man, he's a powerful spirit in human form.
Additionally, he *did* die, and was resurrected by... Eru Iluvatar. God brought Gandalf back to complete his purpose, and this marks the second time that Eru has intervened directly in events on Arda (the first being when he cast Morgoth into the Void after his defeat by the armies of the Elves and Valar at the end of the First Age).
Rohan used to be known as Calenardhon, which was gifted to the Eotheod, ancestors of the Rohirrim who came from the north, in light of their service to the Steward of Gondor. This pushed out the wildmen who lived there into the western lands of Dunland; hence they became known as the Dunlendings, and they grew bitter over the loss of their homes to these perceived invaders (which is also why they're eager to pledge to Saruman, so they can take their lands back). The fortress of Helm's Deep was named for Helm Hammerhand, a King of Rohan whose rule was plagued by constant raids by the Dunlendings into his lands.
Wormtongue is actually a title that marks a knowledgable, cunning, and persuasive advisor; it comes from the same draconic characteristic, as dragons (also called 'worms' or 'wyrms') were known for having a power of voice that could beguile and enchant Men and Elves. Glaurung the Golden in the First Age used his voice to great and tragic effect in the tale of Turin Turambar. It sounds strange to us, but in that time having a way of speaking that could be as magically persuasive as a dragon's was prized by many rulers.
The Entwives left the Ents to go grow their own garden realm. Unfortunately, they picked a spot just north of the Black Gate and south of Dol Guldur in Mirkwood, and Sauron was having none of it. He sent a legion of Orcs there, murdered all of the Entwives and their children, burned the entire realm to the ground, and sowed the earth with salt so that nothing would ever grow there again. It is now known as the Brown Lands, and the Ents in Fangorn never had a clue that this transpired.
The actor that plays Ewoyen’s brother is Karl Urban. He is a great actor. He is in the movie Dredd as Judge Dredd. The actor that plays Grima is Brad Dourif who plays Chucky in the Child’s play franchise.
One of Brad Dourif's first films was One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.
you guys are so adorable i cant
Tree beard is based on Tolkiens friend CS Lewis.
Also, your mustache is fantastical!
May I just say... that is a handsome 'stache, sir.
Please find the appendices that Peter Jackson filmed showing how the films were created, including the locations and the sets, etc. Hours of content.
Fun reaction guys! It’s hard to rank these but it’s my “least favourite” of the films even though it’s a 10/10 and can watch it anytime. My question is where did Jordan get that awesome RB shirt?
At 27:38, the funeral of Theodred is one scene the movie does better than Tolkien's book. In the book, for once the action is happening faster than in the movie, and the death of Theodred is only mentioned in passing. Bernard Hill and Miranda Otto just kill this scene!
Was actually looking forward to someone being told at the appropriate time that Aragorn broke his toe. Disappointed to not get to see that.
the start did linda look like the paramount logo
At 13:26 you say, "It's so fun jumping from all these like totally different little stories..." Some reactors I've watched enjoy the back-and-forth; others are put off by it. Tolkien's book is structured quite differently. LOTR is written in six "books," of which T2T is Books 3 and 4. Book 3 follows the Three Dudes across Rohan and into the Battle of Helm's Deep, while Book 4 follows Frodo and Sam to Mordor. Peter Jackson & Co. obviously couldn't structure the film the same way--you'd have the main character absent for the first half of the movie!. The characters in the book sometimes wonder what the other characters are doing, but the reader misses entire plot developments for long stretches at a time. Tolkien knew what he was doing, but the experience is often very different from the movie.
Couple of the things I love about the Lord of the rings movies that game of thrones doesn't have is that there is no nudity no swearing no sex scenes as far as I know I don't think there's anything racial about it but I really never seen too much of game of thrones and The Hobbit and The Lord of the rings books were written by a Christian
@Shandra Since you are such a fan of lil plushy things, give „Critters“ a watch 🎉👍🏻👍🏻
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I'd die for seasoning (just ask my blood pressure :P )
Fyi, I always recommend people watch the theatrical edition of the first movie, for their first watch. It flows better and newbies are usually so inundated with new worldbuilding info that they're already on the edge of being lost. There isn't as much extended plot material in Fellowship as the other two, and after the first one viewers are generally eager for as much Middle Earth as they can get. My opinion is that you optimized your experience.
For whatever reason all the reaction channels seem set on watching the Extended Cuts of not just LOTR but every movie that has that kind of cut.
Meh. I find new viewers have an easier time understanding the films if they saw all of the extended editions. Everything from the nature of hobbits to the motivations and fears of Aragorn and his reflection, Boromir, as well as the simple fact that the elves are leaving, are all better explained in the extended cut
@@PickledShark Depends on the person, but most people who haven't read the books don't have enough attention and mindshare the first time through. They usually miss a good bit of the names and lore and backstory anyway. It isn't supposed to be a test.
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I guess that just hasn’t been my experience 🤷♂️
@@SixFootTurkey_ Yeah, but nobody watches theatrical cuts at home, anyway, not of LotR, except on cable maybe.
Aat 14:41 you say, "This bog is just on fire all the time?" The Dead Marshes are one of the movie's less successful scenes. Tolkien's original would have been impossible to film. For starters, Gollum would only move in total darkness, avoiding even moonlight. The fires are a not-very-successful attempt to portray the "will-o-the-wisp," an eerie, phosphorescent light sometimes reported from marshes, and interpreted as candles carried by the dead.
6:55 -- 🎶🎶🎶🎶 The Hobbits The Hobbits The Hobbits The Hobbits 🎶🎶🎶🎶
is it me or і have already seen this episode?
Alright, Let's do it!
EDIT - And also, if I may ask, are you guys planning to start dropping GoT (or any other shows) here after a few seasons? Ya know, for us regular UA-camrs? If not, I understand, just figured I would ask ;-)
A first time watching of The Two Towers and not a single comment about THAT event? What on middle-earth has become of this community??!
Is this a reupload? I could swear I saw this already
Is this a re-upload
I couldn't find the comment, so I'll do my job here. Did you know that Aragorn actually broke his toe when he kicked the helmet? That was a genuine scream, and Peter Jackson liked it so much he kept it. Now my work is done.
Dude, put a ring on that girl's finger.
One ring to rule them all?
Actually the first film is a perfect film without the extended scenes but the next two are soo much better as extended editions !! Enjoy ✌️
We can see why some of the extended scenes were cut from the theatrical version. They were entertaining, but they added nothing to the story.
@@Stogie2112 yep..they also kinda of ruin the shock of Bilbo’s disappearance during his speech.