A fact from the books that always makes me laugh: Boromir means "precious jewel" and Faramir means "sufficient jewel". Denethor was an asshole even when naming his kids! That's some commitment to it.
(Not so) fun fact: Tolkien served in the first world war, and the lord of the rings story heavily pararrels his experiences. The excitement to leave home on an ”adventure” only to find yourself on hell on earth where only thing keeping you sane are the memories of that dull home you were so eager to leave. Then after coming back, the home never felt the same again.
You gotta watch the extended editions one day. A lot of the things you wanted were included in those, even more Saruman and John Noble's Denethor. Also slightly more Boromir.
Agreed. Extended Editions have 2 scenes I think should never have been cut: - Two Towers’ Osigiliath flashback. Gives unfamiliar viewers some understanding of the city's relevance, more Boromir and effectively sets up the family dynamic. - Saruman’s death scene. The theatrical explanation for his absence is just weak and unsatisfactory. Plus it gives hardcore fans another excuse to turn to their loved ones and give extended BTS trivia 🙃
@@thedoctor4327 Also it was kind of disrespectful to Christopher Lee that Peter Jackson didn't even tell him the scene was cut from the theatrical version until the night of the premiere
At 23:07, PJ&Co. have elected to omit a small but important scene here. Gollum has been defeated, and Frodo is on his way to the Sammath Naur, the Chambers of Fire, to destroy the Ring, while Sam is left to deal with Gollum, who is lying in the dust. But Sam, having been a Ring-bearer himself for a little while, finally takes pity on Gollum, and sends him off with a kick in the rear, before turning to follow Frodo. He doesn't see Gollum turn back and follow the hobbits with the light of madness in his eyes. After all is over, and Gollum and the Ring are gone, and Frodo and Sam are lying on a rocky crag waiting for death, Frodo says, "But do you remember Gandalf's words: 'Even Gollum may have something yet to do?' But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring. The Quest would have been in vain, even at the bitter end. So let us forgive him! For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over. I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam."
At 21:15, the movie doesn't show it much, but Sam carried the Ring a fair distance, enough for it to start working on him. In the book Sam sees himself as "Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age," overcoming Evil and turning Mordor into a giant garden. So it would have been tough for him to give it back to Frodo.
To this day it makes me so happy that you love Fringe like I do, and esp Walter 😍 I rewatched it with you on Patreon 💛 and that is the enormous talent of John Noble, we love him so damn much as Walter and we hate him so much here
Just for your information: people say it’s one continuous movie because it was filmed as such. Peter Jackson filmed it all and then sliced it into three parts
Rohirrim vs Oliphaunts (the mammoth like creatures) army references how it actually went down with cavalry of Alexander The Great vs war elephants of Darius III in the Battle of Granicus. And that battle Alexander won as well!
At 29:48, as great as these movies are, one of my principal criticisms of the movie adaptation is what they did to Denethor. I agree that John Noble was great--there's a reason why you see his face in closeup so many times. But he is playing Denethor the one-dimensional jerk, instead of Denethor the complicated ruler and father overcome by despair. In the book, Gandalf had to lead the defense of Minas Tirith because Denethor was so overcome by remorse for his treatment of Faramir that he would only sit beside his son's bed, hoping for some last word before his death.
At 28:49, in the book, Sam does wear the Ring several times (see my remarks at 21:15). He was wearing it when he heard the Orcs discussing what to do with Frodo's body.
Sometimes stories being lengthy is well worth it, & sometimes not....its the former, & not the latter, with this abject masterpiece....Great reaction, Jimmy, & thank you, sir.
I cherrish every minute of the conclusion, now that I am older. I remember being 13 in the cinema and all the grown men cried. I was like " what a bunch of loser!". God. What a loser I was lmao
The reason why the ending feels so long is because they cut out big storyline which in the books intercuts some of these resolutions with another climax (second nutting). When hobbits return to Shire, it is overtaken by Saruman and they need to organize an uprising. Without that storyline, the ending feels a bit too long with too many resolutions in a row and no drama.
Oh yeah, and the extended edition has more Saruman. I think the third movie's extended edition is the only one I'd generally make an argument for watching as a first-timer, because of that alone (I say that as someone who always watches the extended versions of all the movies).
As I've read the books (long ago), expected Saruman's sudden appearance with a gang of Orcs in the Shire. Imagine my shock at the nonchalant undisturbed Shire (since the full Isengard scene was not shown).🤔🤨😑
A fact from the books that always makes me laugh: Boromir means "precious jewel" and Faramir means "sufficient jewel". Denethor was an asshole even when naming his kids! That's some commitment to it.
The more you find out about Denethor, the more he sucks
"Samwell "The MVP" Gamgee"
You're Goddamn Right.
There was a Great Chemistry there.😅
Samwell “share the load” Gamgee
Bro carried Frodo and the entire franchise on his back, all the way to mount doom.
(Not so) fun fact: Tolkien served in the first world war, and the lord of the rings story heavily pararrels his experiences. The excitement to leave home on an ”adventure” only to find yourself on hell on earth where only thing keeping you sane are the memories of that dull home you were so eager to leave. Then after coming back, the home never felt the same again.
Sam is most people's favorite character. He's the GOAT. Certainly one of the best characters of all time. (book and movies)
You gotta watch the extended editions one day. A lot of the things you wanted were included in those, even more Saruman and John Noble's Denethor. Also slightly more Boromir.
Agreed. Extended Editions have 2 scenes I think should never have been cut:
- Two Towers’ Osigiliath flashback. Gives unfamiliar viewers some understanding of the city's relevance, more Boromir and effectively sets up the family dynamic.
- Saruman’s death scene. The theatrical explanation for his absence is just weak and unsatisfactory. Plus it gives hardcore fans another excuse to turn to their loved ones and give extended BTS trivia 🙃
@@thedoctor4327 Also it was kind of disrespectful to Christopher Lee that Peter Jackson didn't even tell him the scene was cut from the theatrical version until the night of the premiere
At 23:07, PJ&Co. have elected to omit a small but important scene here. Gollum has been defeated, and Frodo is on his way to the Sammath Naur, the Chambers of Fire, to destroy the Ring, while Sam is left to deal with Gollum, who is lying in the dust. But Sam, having been a Ring-bearer himself for a little while, finally takes pity on Gollum, and sends him off with a kick in the rear, before turning to follow Frodo. He doesn't see Gollum turn back and follow the hobbits with the light of madness in his eyes. After all is over, and Gollum and the Ring are gone, and Frodo and Sam are lying on a rocky crag waiting for death, Frodo says, "But do you remember Gandalf's words: 'Even Gollum may have something yet to do?' But for him, Sam, I could not have destroyed the Ring. The Quest would have been in vain, even at the bitter end. So let us forgive him! For the Quest is achieved, and now all is over. I am glad you are here with me. Here at the end of all things, Sam."
At 21:15, the movie doesn't show it much, but Sam carried the Ring a fair distance, enough for it to start working on him. In the book Sam sees himself as "Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age," overcoming Evil and turning Mordor into a giant garden. So it would have been tough for him to give it back to Frodo.
¨turning Mordor into a giant garden¨. Hah, forgot that line 🤣🤣
This movie is well known for having 3-5 separate endings at the end, but never have I heard it described so graphically 🤣🤣
Well, the book has about 57 endings, so Peter Jackson simplified as much as he could.
Samwise “the GOAT” Gamgee 👏👏👏😭😭😭 such a joy to watch you rediscover this series!
To this day it makes me so happy that you love Fringe like I do, and esp Walter 😍 I rewatched it with you on Patreon 💛 and that is the enormous talent of John Noble, we love him so damn much as Walter and we hate him so much here
SAME! Such an underrated series. It's still one of my favorites of all time
7:54, Prepare to feel bamboozled! Gothmog *and* the Witch King were voiced by Craig Parker. He played Haldir the elf General who died at Helm's Deep!
Just for your information: people say it’s one continuous movie because it was filmed as such. Peter Jackson filmed it all and then sliced it into three parts
Ha! Ha! I like the way you mumble angrily when Pippin said Boromir died saving them. It looks like you wanted to smack him on the back of his head.😂
Gollum scoring that crack rock at the end and doing his happy dance is awesome
Burst out laughing when you said Sam "fell for the ol' rope-a-dope."
Rohirrim vs Oliphaunts (the mammoth like creatures) army references how it actually went down with cavalry of Alexander The Great vs war elephants of Darius III in the Battle of Granicus. And that battle Alexander won as well!
At 29:48, as great as these movies are, one of my principal criticisms of the movie adaptation is what they did to Denethor. I agree that John Noble was great--there's a reason why you see his face in closeup so many times. But he is playing Denethor the one-dimensional jerk, instead of Denethor the complicated ruler and father overcome by despair. In the book, Gandalf had to lead the defense of Minas Tirith because Denethor was so overcome by remorse for his treatment of Faramir that he would only sit beside his son's bed, hoping for some last word before his death.
theoden was an awesome king for sure, a great man but also very human, similar to boromir
It's Samwise but I agree! lol Samwell is a Tarly.
At 28:49, in the book, Sam does wear the Ring several times (see my remarks at 21:15). He was wearing it when he heard the Orcs discussing what to do with Frodo's body.
What happened to Saruman was in the extended edition 😁
I had recently read that Peter Jackson modelled that lead orc after Harvey Weinstein.
Clicked "Like" on principle alone...!
Sometimes stories being lengthy is well worth it, & sometimes not....its the former, & not the latter, with this abject masterpiece....Great reaction, Jimmy, & thank you, sir.
Sam/Sean Astin went "FULL RUDY" at the end. hahaha
That guy ran a long, Long, LONG way to have been on FIRE 🔥
I cherrish every minute of the conclusion, now that I am older. I remember being 13 in the cinema and all the grown men cried. I was like " what a bunch of loser!". God. What a loser I was lmao
The reason why the ending feels so long is because they cut out big storyline which in the books intercuts some of these resolutions with another climax (second nutting). When hobbits return to Shire, it is overtaken by Saruman and they need to organize an uprising. Without that storyline, the ending feels a bit too long with too many resolutions in a row and no drama.
Gothmog, the orc leader was played by Lawrence Makoare, but that actor didn´t play in a Mortal Kombat movie.
But he was the orc leader with the bow who killed Boromir in Fellowship, as well as the Witch King (although not the voice of the Witch King).
@@danielsubelka4275 I know (and James Bond), but Jimmy specifically thought recognizing him from Mortal Kombat.
Awesome reaction of my favorite The Lord Of The Rings movie!!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊
31:38-31:53 LOL. I've never heard of the ending described that way before.
I had a good laugh about this too. It was perfectly described. Hats off to you Jimmy!
Oh yeah, and the extended edition has more Saruman. I think the third movie's extended edition is the only one I'd generally make an argument for watching as a first-timer, because of that alone (I say that as someone who always watches the extended versions of all the movies).
As I've read the books (long ago), expected Saruman's sudden appearance with a gang of Orcs in the Shire. Imagine my shock at the nonchalant undisturbed Shire (since the full Isengard scene was not shown).🤔🤨😑
“Oh it’s like a diddy thing” dawg wtf 😂
"I can't throw it in for you, but I can throw you!" 😂
2:35 - *"contradictory"
DEATH!!!!
Check out FIREFLY An excellent series with a movie at the end 😊
I think most people consider Sam the MVP
This video and these comments prove that Frodo is the least appreciated character in the whole story
30 minutes its not enough
Sam was my least favorite character of the entire series, could not stand the guy.
Shut up you fuckin weirdo.