First time watching Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring EXTENDED VERSION movie reaction Part 1

[@BaddMedicine]

Lets have some fun here! What is the best meme you have seen from LOTR? Who is your favorite character? Full reaction on Patreon: www.patreon.com/baddmedicine Part 2 of Fellowship: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqmsoaCqes-MaKc

[@joerivera6011]

Loved it guys!😃👍🏼 My son was a new born when this came in 01' i finally saw it in late 02' a year 3 months later when my daughter was a new born lol 😆 great reaction!😃👍🏼

[@BaddMedicine]

😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘 thank you Joe! More to come!

[@HateMachinist]

@@BaddMedicine The best meme from first movie is easily in the next half, when The Lady Galadriel of Lorien explain what women are upset about: "Things that were, Things that are, And some things that have not yet come to pass." When it comes to favourite character, there can only be Sam. When you finish the 3rd movie, you will know why. I swear Tolkien must have put every redeeming quality of his entire WW1 unit into him.

[@calipidgious]

Sam is my favorite. A more ride or die friend could not be found in the universe!

[@whenraindropsfall]

“You have no power here”

[@TheJstroud24]

Just a fun fact, Tolkien and CS Lewis (author of Narnia) were roommates at one point. They literally shaped the way fantasy fiction is made, we really owe them so sooooooo much ❤️

[@carlalussini]

I'm pretty sure there are fanfics/notepads about that "and History will say, they were roommates" 😅 I haven't heard og gossip about it, but you can't tell me Sam isn't Frodo's twink lover. All the other relationships yes, great examples of male friendship. But Sam and Frodo?? And how everyone here (both actors and the director) chose to play it up like it is in these movies, it must be a known hidden fact about him between fans and queer history buffs. I remember seeing something about him being in love (but not reciprocated by) a friend in his youth.... Maybe it was CS Lewis! I'm def looking up videos about it after the seeing the reaction to part 2.

[@malachai1381]

@@carlalussini Yeah no, there is nothing like that between Frodo and Sam. This kind of revisionist self insertion is the kind of thing Tolkien spoke against, and one of the worst bastard children of post-modernism, in the form of "Death of the Author". I mean no disrespect, but authors intent matters.

[@DM-nw5lu]

Malachai 13 The author is dead. Who cares what his intention was? I don't. Let people interpret the literature how they want. Sam calls Frodo beautiful and mentions his love for him multiple times in the book. I doubt it was meant to be read as "gay" since Tolkien was a Catholic but that shouldn't stop people from reading it however they want.

[@annabanana7659]

@@carlalussini I mean, sure? If you want to look at their relationship like that, fanfics are a thing. But one of the things I do appreciate with Tolkien's books and the films was that men can still foster friendship with 'soft' interactions. Aragorn's not afraid to give hugs, be vulnerable in front of his friends and even kissed Boromir's forehead as a sign of farewell. Men had been encouraged to be stoic while girls are okay giving each other hugs and hold hands with friends so seeing men can act so openly with their feelings, romantic or not, is a breath of fresh air. Personally, I would think Sam and Frodo's relationship is more of a platonic soul mate's and brotherly relationship rather than romantic love; not to mention how much Sam's smitten with Rosie Cotton especially in the books. And yes, Tolkien and Lewis *were* real life besties and they would even poke fun of each other's stories as Lewis found Tolkien's too long and complicated and the latter would find Lewis' too simplistic and was surprised it was popular with others.

[@Bjjbhcoa86]

@@DM-nw5lu I'm sorry but if you don't care about the author at all, why do you consume their work?? This post-truth era is baffling lmao

[@glennjanot8128]

9:41 That scene made me sure that Bilbo Baggins is actually the strongest character in the story. He's the only person in all of the history of the Ring up to that point who gave it up willingly.

[@BaddMedicine]

Big moment for sure when it comes to the ring.

[@grafinlady6524]

never thought of it that way wow...

[@aronorenda]

He also didn't get corrupt and disfigured like Gollum

[@glennjanot8128]

@@aronorenda Yes, but to be fair, when Gollum, or Smeagol, laid eyes on the ring for the first time (it was found by cousin Deagol), he immediately fell to its corruption while Bilbo did not. It's likely that after Bilbo had returned home from Mount Erebor, he put the ring away and out of his mind for a few decades. And also, after Gollum/Smeagul got the ring, he had it for 471(!) years. So, Bilbo could have been become disfigured at some point as well, if he had given in to the ring and kept it for hundreds of years.

[@akhnatenpage4854]

Gandalf was offered it multiple times and always turned it down.

[@lelmdrWHO]

How are you four the perfect mix of people to watch this!? The fan, the one excited for the ride, the skeptic, and the one who knows ever meme and has a lot of second hand knowledge and is just excited to see it all come together 😂😂😂

[@BaddMedicine]

🤣 actually never thought of it that way. Great eye on that! 🤘

[@cooperryan6382]

we have the fellowship of the lotr reactions

[@Angloking333]

An American doctor fan who's also into supernatural? Mind if I propose a friendship between us? 😹😹

[@RichardWalkerBD]

Something to keep in mind about the ring, that goes over a lot of people's heads, is that it's essentially cursed. Like Gandalf said, "I would use this ring for the desire to do good, but through me it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine." It brings out the worst in people by twisting their thoughts and desires - men are easily susceptible to this because they desire power. So, when you see Boromir or anyone else acting up around the ring, it's usually because the ring is "poisoning their minds" That's why Frodo was chosen to be the ring bearer. Hobbits are a peaceful people with no real desires beyond good food, drink, and company. They're naturally resistant to the ring, but not immune.

[@RichardWalkerBD]

Also, think of the ring as a vessel that contains a portion of Sauron's spirit. That's why it has a mind of it's own, because it's a physical representation of Sauron's mind.

[@BaddMedicine]

I think Mason Quinn may have made mention to it. Not sure if it made the cut. He is a big fan of these movies. Either way, great call out! 🤙

[@RichardWalkerBD]

@@BaddMedicine I got ahead of myself and posted before watching it all - you're right, he did Loving the reaction so far and I'm so HYPED!

[@BaddMedicine]

All good! Couldn't remember if it was there. Thank you and thanks for watching! 🤘

[@sailiealquadacil1284]

Frodo wasn't chosen, he essentially did it because someone had to. However, he was certainly the best person available for the task, since he never desired power. He just wanted to go back home. The moral of the story is that you don't have to be powerful, skilled or wise to make a great impact on the world.

[@thomasharris4942]

The impact of professor Tolkien's book on our culture and media cannot be overstated. That one person had such an immense influence is mind bending. Cheers, lads! Great reaction! Hope y'all enjoy the rest of this ride!

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you and thanks for watching!

[@TallisKeeton]

the guy knew about 30 languages of our world - including many dead languages (like Latin, Old Norse, Old English and Old Gothic) - and he worked for over 50 years - all his life on this huge world (Arda) in which Middle-Earth (Nordic Mid-gard) is only one continent. He started developing it about 1910 and written some first charachters of elves and some basic poetries during I WW (1914-18). The last changes in his writings were done at the and of 60s. Though it was not LOTR as most people seemed to think today - that he wrote it in the trenches of I WW. No, he just wrote there some few poetries about elves and elven lands from the 1th Age of Arda. LOTR is set in 3 Age. Tolkien created many languages although only 3 or 4 (elven sindarin, elven quenya, a human language of Numenor - adunaic and maybe dwarven khuzdul) are developed enough to be used beside the books. There are Tolkien fans who are esp interested in his languages and even learn to use them - to write poetry in them, or to speak on conventions. One of such Tolkien linguists - David Salo was Jackson's consultant who had translated all lines from screenplay and from songs for the movies that actors used. And also the bulk of choir music we hear in soundtrack was sung in elven language (and orcish and dwarven also) and Salo's translated it too. Most of what the choir sings in the movies "background music" is actualy either books verses or screenplay's lines translated into elvish. BTW languages I've seen on Amazon bookstore a book about languages of Tolkien and there was 14 languages mentioned in the title :)

[@dmidkif]

I’d also argue that the impact of the LOTR movies on modern cinema cannot be overstated.

[@redsnorlax1945]

He is more impactful than Goerge Lucas and Stan Lee combined and gets half the credit...matter of fact I'd bet Lucas and Lee read Tolkien as kids

[@georgechapman9688]

The idea of "the party" in fantasy fiction came from here

[@marieclaudeb.2366]

One does not simply walk into Mordor… best line ever..will still be famous 50 years from now

[@BaddMedicine]

Totally agree!

[@BalbazaktheGreat]

They seem like they're having fun - it's always cool to see people who are new to the genre enjoying this sort of stuff for the first time.

[@BaddMedicine]

We definitely got hooked! More to come! 🤘

[@kylepakiry2941]

I love Mason Quinn's facial expressions throughout this whole reaction video, it's like he's just so happy that you guys are watching this movie for the first time . It's awesome, it's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏻‍♂️

[@BaddMedicine]

😁😁😁🤙🤙🤙

[@grizzleyattack6242]

Fun fact the Lord of the Rings movies have the most Oscar awards in a movie franchise

[@BaddMedicine]

Didn't know that. Interesting.

[@TallisKeeton]

@@BaddMedicine Its one of 3 movies with the most awards in Oscar's history - LOTR : Return of the king got 11 awards, Ben Hur 11 awards, and Titanic 13 awards. LOTR : FOTR got 13 nominations and only 6 awards. I dont remember how many got TTT but it was the least awarded of the trilogy. But beside oscars the trilogy is one of the most awarded movie ever with over 250 awards around the world for ROTK only.

[@JD-lp5rw]

ROTK also has the most academy awards of any film ever in history.

[@verityg1990]

Came for Pirates of the Caribbean, stayed for Harry Potter and now LOTR. You guys really are my new comfort channel - thank you.

[@BaddMedicine]

No no.... Thank you! We appreciate it!🤙

[@kellypierce81]

Quite simply the 3 greatest films ever in my opinion! 20 years on and I still get goosebumps every time I watch and the score is just exquisite!!!

[@BaddMedicine]

The score of this is great! And we can see why you still get the goosebumps. It was epic!

[@D25Bev]

As someone that wasn't into fantasy or had read the books, I had to almost be dragged to the cinema for this when i was 11. Turned out to be the best cinema experience of my life & waiting a year between each film was just crazy. Still, without a doubt, the best films ever made & the biggest inspiration that got me into film production.

[@Seraphim4190]

I was 22 and it was the best cinematic experience of my life, too. Totally blew me away and kept me on the edge of my seat, especially the balrog! (I was a big fan of the original Star Wars trilogy and the prequels were coming out around the same time and they couldn't hold a candle to LOTR.) I hated waiting a whole year for the next one!

[@FukyurTvest]

I waited almost 30 year's for the Jurassic Park series to end, and almost 36 year's for top gun 2

[@kinagrill]

I was like, 11 as well at the time of the movie's release and I was taken to see the movie in the cinema as well, along with the second AND the third. I loved every single experience of it.

[@BostonAmy]

Same here. My boyfriend at the time dragged me to go see this after I had worked a 12 hour shift three days in a row. It was a 10pm showing. I told him I was gonna sleep. 3 minutes in, I was ENTHRALLED!

[@TimedRevolver]

Sean Bean was in a series of films starting with Sharpe's Rifles, where he was wholly unkillable. I think the lives of every character he played after were given to keep Sharpe alive.

[@BaddMedicine]

Sean Bean should have a contract that says he has to be the villain in every role.

[@TimedRevolver]

@@BaddMedicine He was the hero and titular character in the Sharpe series. It's worth a watch if you can find it.

[@juliaforsyth8332]

When he cuts his finger on the sword, he says: stiill sharp". A little add on by Peter Jackson.

[@18Hongo]

That's a pretty common theory, actually. Sharpe's ability to carry an entire magazine of lead shot in his body for half an episode and not die might have caused some sort of cosmic disturbance in the world of fiction, and now we're just watching that world attempt to correct for it.

[@dainfarley9057]

Chosen men 👍😉 The sharpe fans will get that one 👏🏻

[@cozenw3236]

“It cannot be seen, cannot be felt. Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt. It lies behind stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills. It comes first and follows after. Ends life, kills laughter.” The answer is dark; the dark, dark (Gollum's Riddle is a song whose score was written by Maury Laws for the 1977 film adaptation of the The Hobbit. It follows the riddle Gollum proposes to Bilbo until the ending line)

[@BaddMedicine]

🤘🤘🤘

[@afrodemon8629]

Love the Oaks reactions to the meme moments. He doesn't laugh as much in the reactions so it's cool seeing him crack up this much.

[@Culperrr]

The viewing experience is so much better when you have someone who knows the LORE/the movies, watching it with you.

[@BaddMedicine]

Agreed! 🤘🤘🤘

[@khandragon7950]

Always loved that scene where Bilbo drops the ring finally, the way it hits the floor and doesn't budge a lick like it had been a lead block was beautiful..

[@thor3562]

I agree. Very simple effect but makes the ring feel so powerful. Also foreshadows well how heavy a burden it is for the bearer.

[@BostonAmy]

I love how Dave and Oak were so skeptical (as was I) and 3 minutes in, they were hooked. And Oak's "That's love!" had me in tears!😂❤️

[@drix4275]

13:18 "Hobbits don't crave the power like humans would." You understand the core traits of hobbits. :)

[@BaddMedicine]

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[@bthsr7113]

As someone reading through the books, this is one of the great adaptation movies. The superfluous fat is trimmed, tension increased, narrative focused, all while still presenting a damn fine fantasy story.

[@vanyadolly]

One of the very few cases where the adaptation improves on the original. Not in every aspect, of course, but removing Tom Bombadil should have been worth its own Oscar.

[@williambryan3346]

@18:10 What too many reactors fail to notice is that Merry and Pippin weren’t there when Gandalf told Frodo to leave the name of Baggins behind. So, Pippin wasn’t being dumb, stupid, or foolish, he was simply unaware of the need for secrecy.

[@AverageAwesomeDude]

I love all the guys reactions but Appleton Oak’s journey was my favourite, his sheer and enthusiasm and joy for the memes and the moments you see the story truly touch him. Few thing make Lord of the Rings fans as purely happy as seeing someone else enjoy what they enjoy

[@janesantos.]

É verdade!!!! Eu, como fã das obras de Tolkien, fico tão contente em ver outras pessoas se encantando com esse mundo incrível!!!!

[@essentiallyinvisible3572]

I love all of the reactions, but especially The Oak getting excited about all of the meme origins XD

[@BaddMedicine]

🤣🔥🤣🤘🤘🤘

[@megteg]

Honestly, watching these bros watch lotr is amazing hahaha their reactions are so different than what I’m used to and it’s so fun. I love it

[@BaddMedicine]

Hey Meg! Thank you! And thanks for watching. We appreciate it! 😁🤙

[@joelspaulding5964]

Probably third time watching THIS reaction. Can we all please appreciate Frodo's raw effectiveness as a Wing Man?

[@mizzy5193]

Im so glad that the majority of the crew haven’t seen this brilliant series yet! I love all of the reactions and Oak is priceless especially with the memes and even getting offended with Isildurs sword 😂💯👌🏼 keep it coming boys cant wait for the rest!

[@BaddMedicine]

Hell yeah! We should've had our reactions when we found out Mason Quinn was a huge fan with LOTRs. He also did a little d&d. Part 2 will be out soon. 🤘 Thank you for watching.

[@mizzy5193]

@@BaddMedicine Keep up the good content! You guys are killing it 🤟🏼

[@BaddMedicine]

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[@dericsion3480]

if frodo died from that stabing wound it would be kinda funny to imagine a tiny hobbit nazgul runing around on his tiny horse

[@BaddMedicine]

Hahahah didn't even think of that

[@0okamino]

A fel and fearsome dark pony!

[@TallisKeeton]

@@BaddMedicine yes :D And the real possibility was that if Elrond could not heal him by eliminating the toxic shard of the blade - as the shard was magicaly toxic (Morgul blade used by Nazguls) and striving to his heart, thats why after few weeks the wound was not healed as itself as it should be - they should have to kill Frodo themselves moments before he would be transformed into a wraith. Becouse if he died with the shard in him or if the shard touched his heart and he died from piercieng his heart then he would become a nazgul and becouse he got the Ring he would be unstoppable to run from them and give it back to Sauron as a nazgul should. It would not be Frodo but unemotional, souless wraith without free will and any other drive than giving up the Ring to Sauron. So before Frodo become the nazgul they should have killed him in Rivendell. That was also a real perspective at this point. But when Elrond tells about how he "is resilient to its evil" its about the Ring but in the book the other incredible thing was that Frodo was resilient also to the influence of the shard of Morgul blade in him and he consciously or unconsciously but limited its progress toward his heart and thats why he lived for 17 days with this magic shard in him. Which was very astonishing for elves, becouse they knew that there were few persons who lived for some time after such wound, and never healed.

[@MrSRA13]

The greatest story ever told imo! You guys are in for an awesome journey

[@BaddMedicine]

We are all in! 🤘🤘🤘

[@AddiDaddy]

I just love watching people experience the world Tolkien created (and PJ did an amazing adaptation in the films) I had a good laugh when Merry and Pippin run into Sam and Frodo in the corn field and y’all just said “oh these two idiots” 😂😂😂 perfect

[@BaddMedicine]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 I take back the idiots comment

[@BobHerzog1962]

I love how they more or less hired Sean Bean for the Martian just so he could sit on the Council of Elrond at NASA. Also he survived to the credits in that movie so a rare treat.

[@SpiralSine6]

A small detail I love from the books is that in the final battle, the only weapon Sauron is described as using is *his hands*. Imagine a 10 ft beast of a kind-of-demon just going fucking ham punching the armies of elves and man.

[@chickendrawsdogs3343]

This is like the most muscular reaction crew I have ever seen! 🤣

[@BaddMedicine]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 believe it or not, we aren't total meat heads

[@zangetsuloko6223]

I watch and re-watch a million times just to see Oak hiper-excited because of the memes, I laugh so much every time!

[@eschiedler]

"Gandalf can't be dead" LOL - Good sportsmanship to watch this film if you're not already a Tolkein fan.

[@BaddMedicine]

Lol

[@blitzgirl6522]

The love for the memes becoming reality was so funny! Great to see new folks watch this for the first time.

[@BaddMedicine]

😁😁👍👍 thank you and thanks for watching. We appreciate it 🤘

[@juliabyrd5456]

So I did my senior project on these movies and the amount of work, dedication, and love that went into these is insane. The filming techniques were just brilliant, the casting was fantastic, the costumes and props (including all the scale models) are just breathtaking. And the directing renders me speechless. My dad introduced me to these movies when I was a kid, I'm now 20 and obsessed with everything to do with the books and the movies. The intricacies of the world building, I've never seen anything like it. Their near to my heart and it always makes me unbelievably happy to see ppl experience it for the first time.

[@alexianigollarza3583]

I LOVED this reaction!! You guys make the most simple things entertaining, I loved the meme moments the appleton oak had, the moments with Sean, Orlando and agent Smith. You guys are the best! Can't wait for the next reaction to come.

[@BaddMedicine]

Hey Alexiani! Good to see you back! It was great to finally see this movie considering everything from memes to all the jokes ever made in movies, etc. Thank you for the kind words and thanks for always supporting! 🤘

[@alexianigollarza3583]

@@BaddMedicine It's my pleasure!! Thank you for giving us amazing reactions and material to spend time watching!

[@Alandennis1]

Thank you for not being lazy and watching the extended versions...for the sake of the extra 20 minutes. Once you start the journey you should stay on it and not react to a pile of other stuff before continuing. Always remember too...the ring is constantly trying to get Frodo to follow it's will. It's a major mental challenge for Frodo.

[@BaddMedicine]

Hey Alan, we are doing all the extended versions. We are locked in on LOTR! 🤘

[@alerocillo]

Always love seeing new folks watching these fantastic movies.

[@BaddMedicine]

It's a glorious new world. Better late than never 🤙

[@skazomne]

13:18 That's why in the beginning Galadriel says that "something happened the Ring did NOT intend". Hobbits do not usually leave there villages, they lead very quiet lives, but Bilbo was an exception, so the Ring didn't expect that.

[@toukie]

one of my favorite thing about the extended editions are the making ofs. I watched them so many times. It was genius back then

[@WittyBitty]

The Oak was excited for all the wrong reasons (memes) in this, and I loved every minute of it!! 😂😂😂

[@nunyabusiness3516]

The rings wraiths showed up like, "Y'all didn't think you could have second breakfast without us, did ya?"

[@silverswordsmith5424]

So, I always see people act kind of incredulous when the ring falls onto Frodo's finger. Remember, the ring has a mind of its own and it wants to be found. If you watch closely, the ring hits Frodo's finger and then corrects itself to slip on. The ring knew the wraiths were hunting them so it purposefully slipped onto Frodo's finger to alert them as to its location.

[@georgechapman9688]

Plus it can shrink and expand to some degree

[@DutchDread]

These movies, and these books, are genuinely my favorite part of the experiencing these 80 or so years on this planet, I really cannot overstate how much this story means to me, and how much it has impacted my life and who I've become as a person.

[@SuperHeedictator]

I don't know about Frodo jokes, but I heard plenty of time that Elijah Woods's eyes hold 5% of the success of the movie trilogy kkk Truthfully, his eyes really very expressive and beautiful, without saying anything, he showed so much trough them. I love this trilogy so much, since I was 5 years old. Now I'm 27 and every year at least twice I rewatch them. Never get tired of it. The music, acting, cinematography, plot, landscapes, the whole world building. Every piece is magnificent and truthful legendary and was made to last for decades and generations. Thank you for the reaction~

[@tessyb8]

That gentleman in the bottom corner pointing out all the memes is so valid! I just went to an extended lotr marathon and that's all I could think of. Lotr memes are the best memes

[@BaddMedicine]

🤘🤘🤘

[@atfbproductions7458]

Hellz ya glad you guys are doing these films and the extended cut's at that! these are gunna be great reactions🤟🤟🍻

[@BaddMedicine]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@30goals]

Never seen you guys before, but love this! Such a treat three of you hadnt watched before, and the one who had didnt overload them with info, and love the format and reaction :)

[@BaddMedicine]

Glad you found us🤘Thank you! And thanks for watching🤙

[@lelmdrWHO]

Agh! I want part 2 already! This was so much fun to see y’all’s reaction! I got to engrossed and forgot you weren’t going to be able to put the whole first movie

[@BaddMedicine]

Coming soon. Still battling the fun copyrights. 🙄

[@timberwolf5211]

I Love these movies, I never seem to tire of seeing them. Its also great that your watching the extended cut too. Like you guys, my brother had never watched these movies, then when he finally saw the extended version, he loved them. And later complained that the versions that are shown on TV, the theatrical versions, weren't nearly as good as the extended versions. As for the memes, I got sent one by my teen daughter about 10 yrs ago, after I'd shouted a couple of times that dinner was ready. She was gaming at the time with friends. And it was something like: ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY JUST SWICH OFF AN ONLINE GAME WHEN CALLED FOR DINNER! "

[@vandalvandalism3341]

LoL, I loved this reaction. Totally a bunch of dads not commenting on how pretty Arwen is and spelling out the cuss words instead of saying them LoL I was laughing right along with you guys :D

[@BaddMedicine]

😂😂😂😂😂 thank you!

[@KaregoAt]

Oh man, what I would give to able to see this trilogy for the first time with fresh eyes once again! What an experience!

[@someonerandom8552]

Man I grew up on the trilogy. Watched these endlessly with my cousins as a kid. Seeing your commentary was fun. Like seeing folks stumble into a hobby that I love lol. Pretty good commentary honestly

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you and thanks for watching. We appreciate it 🤘

[@TallisKeeton]

The scene with "looks fairer and feels fouler" lines between Frodo and Merry is also interesting for me becouse its one of those early scenes in the movie when we can see the differences between the main hobbits. At the inn (of the prancing pony) Sam's general behaviour was showed - that he usualy looks about for possible threats for Frodo "that man in the corner" and acts accordingly "I'll have you Longshanks" (btw Longshanks was one of other names Strider was called by the people of Bree). Merry is from an old and rich family of practical people who plans for long time as they are sort of governonrs of big province of the Shire (Buckland - thats why Merry knew about "Buckleberry Ferry" it was near his home :) Its very good to remember that from those 4 only Sam is a gardener for hire the other boys are from higher class - Pippin's dad is actualy Than of the Shire, which is smt like king's governor for the Shire obligated to protect all land in a time of crisis. Frodo is from old and respected clan about which he speaks with Gandalf at the start of the movie. Only Bilbo was not respected in Baggins family becouse he got on adventures in far a way lands. :) And Merry is the most strategic mind of all 4 hobbits. Pippin is showed in the movie as the unpredictable joker becouse he was the youngest in the book (5 years before the age of adulthood as hobbits count it at 33 - btw Frodo is 33 at the first scene and Bilbo's b-day party was also Frodo's b-day party in the book), Sam is humble servant who simply idolised Frodo even before the Quest, and Frodo is more introspective and intuitive. So Merry thinks more far-sighted than Sam but is also more down to earth than Frodo - Merry evaluates only what he sees (Aragorn, or other persons) while Frodo looks deeper into things and persons (as he did in the book scenes in his meetings with other charachters). And IMO in the movie he is showed as the one of the hobbits with the most intuitive thinking. Frodo was scholar and poet in the book. Thats why the line of "feels fouler and looks fairer" was his line from the book, although in the book he spoke it to Strider not Merry. :)

[@BaddMedicine]

Frodo is 33? I guess I shouldn't be shocked considering they age very slowly.

[@TallisKeeton]

@@BaddMedicine 33 for hobbits is like 18 - 21 for us becouse its their age of adulthood, so 100 for hobbits is like 70 for us and the two eldest of all hobbits lived to 130, so we can assume 130 was like 100 for us. So 111 year old Bilbo should have looked like 80+ human but he looked like human at the age of a bit over 60 I guess and it was becouse of the influence of the Ring. Frodo was 33 at the start of the book. But in the book between their b-day party and the start of the journey had passed 17 years so Frodo is 50 at the start of the Quest. We can also insist that in the movie Frodo is 50 but this should be a bit better justified for the sake of the movie :) So I assume that at 50 a hobbit should not looked older than 30 - 35 year old human. But Frodo could have looked younger becouse he was given the Ring at his 18 b-day party and from this point he stops aging. But I prefer to assume that movie-Frodo at the b-day party and at the start of the journey is not much older (maybe half a year or a year) becouse in the movie actualy nothing points to us that all 17 years have passed. I think we can assume for the sake of the movie :) that in the movie Frodo still is at this younger age and the time between b-day party and the Quest was not more than IMO half a year. And from what I can assume that it was half a year? From the lines of the innkeeper Barliman who told Frodo that Gandalf was not seen in Bree for half a year. Bree is a town just beside the borders of the Shire. When Gandalf left Frodo and Sam in this wood [ in the movie - in the book they never started the journey with Gandalf - Frodo sets out from home in the company of Sam and Pippin, and they met Merry at the border of the Shire becouse that was Frodo's plan all along. ] and rode south he must have been riding past Bree becouse he left a letter for Frodo in the care of innkeeper (in the book). And riding from Shire to Gondor on fast horse should not be taken more than 2 months so I assume that movie-Gandalf was absent from Bree for half a year becouse he was inprisoned by Saruman. Though in the book there is much more traveling and fighting for Gandalf between his last meeting with Frodo and his inprisonment at Saruman's tower - for example he fights with Nazguls at Amon Sul - the hill where later Frodo was wounded by Nazguls. So we can chose our prefered interpretation of the movie timeline - either Frodo is 50 (35 on appearance) but he stopped aging at 33 (20) so he looks much younger than he should OR in the movie there is no 17 years between the start of the book (b-day party scene) and the start of the quest - and so Frodo still is looking as he should just few months after his 18 b-day party :)

[@ElliotSmart]

So happy you are reacting to this series. There are huge lists of trivia and comparisons between the films and the books. Can’t wait to see more from you guys. From the UK.

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you! And I can only imagine how fun the books are. 🤘

[@Daniel-ct9ml]

One of my favorite lore pieces from the books is knowing that the orcs were once elves who have just been corrupted by the shadow. This is why Frodo thought the inscription on the ring was elvish, and this is also why orcs live forever except in battle. Tolkien always goes ham on that Christian allegory.

[@pamelahofman1785]

At 13:18, the guy with the baseball hat on (forgive me for not knowing your names yet. The "Oak" maybe?) said that the Hobbits are a safer bet to carry the ring since they don't crave power, and I'm so totally impressed that you got that so quickly. The ring does corrupt everyone around it and the ringbearer most of all, but Hobbits are more resistant to it because they are perfectly happy living a simple life and don't crave more. They fall to the power of the ring too, but much more slowly than others because of their innate nature.

[@BaddMedicine]

That was the Oak. That ring was impressively powerful! Fun to see what it does to people.

[@pamelahofman1785]

@@BaddMedicine OK, thank you! I like you guys and this is the first thing by you I've seen. Are you in the Midwest? I hear what sounds like Wisconsin accents but I could be wrong and I understand if you want to keep your location vague. I would too! I really hope you can get the rest of Fellowship posted soon, and I hope you love it!

[@BaddMedicine]

You guessed right! And glad you found us! More LOTR to come🤘

[@TextRibbon]

I genuinely love all of y'alls reactions. I saw your Pride and Prejudice vid first and was so pleased you guys found it as funny and charming as it's meant to be. This video is no different, you guys just get it. It's like watching a movie with your buddies for the first time. That being said I'm honestly shocked you haven't done The Mummy (1999) yet! Or at least I never found it. lol. I genuinely think it would be a blast. It's definitely one of my favorites!

[@S_047]

Seeing this in theaters when it came out was incredible. I was 9 and my mind was blown. **Seeing Christopher Lee on top of Isengard was epic. I joke he was auditioning for the metal bands would go to sing in (bands like Rhapsody , power metal band , and later his own album in his 80s)

[@dassian]

I'm one of those who has read the books a few times, seen all the movies several times and I just have to say how great it is to be able to literally see 3 dudes who really had no interest going in, becoming pulled into and so caught up in it! LOVE IT!

[@franl155]

I've seen several reactions to the trilogy and I thoroughly enjoyed watching yours. Now I have to wait with modified impatience for the follow-up vids! subscribing to make sure I don't miss them.

[@BaddMedicine]

Hell yeah! Thank you! Glad you found us! Part 2 will be up in a few days. 🤘

[@laurenokeeffe4059]

My dad and I watched this movie in the theatre and I remember when she says “we must get him to my father” he out loud said “yes take him to Steven Tyler.” Now i always laugh at that bit. 😂

[@Karluin]

Fun fact: I used to live on Mordor Lane and our doormat was the Eye of Sauron that said "One does not simply walk into Mordor." Solicitation was listened to politely or immediately turned away based on the reaction to the mat.

[@BaddMedicine]

Hahaha that's awesome

[@bloodyneptune]

THATS awesome. All I've got is that my dads license plate is MORDOR, but Id loved to have been able to write "Mordor Lane" everytime I wrote my address.

[@sarahsupasweet]

I'm not ashamed I'm rewatching these reactions. Lol

[@TheBalisongBear]

13:25 "time to pony up son" to Samwise gamgee... i cant wait to watch the bit in Shelobs lair and on the slopes of Mount Doom. Hope you beg him for forgiveness 😂

[@kratosGOW]

“We’ve had 1st breakfast, yes. But what about 2nd breakfast?” I see that meme template from time to time.

[@matheusfigueiredo5797]

Dave at the beginning: "The only reason i'm giving this a shot is because you requested it and because of the KZbin channel" Dave literally 15min into the video: "We can't be losing Gandalf! We better not lose Gandalf...!"

[@aizukiwiart]

One of the best things about being from NZ is having grown up while this was being filmed. The scenes for leaving the Shire were filmed on my neighbors farm, Arwen’s stunt rider Jane Abbot lived down the road, and her husband did the makeup/styling for the horses; in particular, the black riders. It was pretty awesome! I went to a country elementary school with about 90 students, but Jane and Florian (the actual horse from the movies, Viggo bought him for her!) used to come perform a chase scene with some Black Riders in full costume for the annual school fair, followed by a sort of stunt show where they jumped through hoops and stuff.

[@nikil3441]

I'm excited that y'all are watching these! Can't believe only one of y'all has watched them before. They're my favorite movies of all time. The OT Star Wars movies were my favorites since I was a little girl until LOTR.

[@BaddMedicine]

Better late than never! 😂 Believe it or not, some of the guys haven't seen any of the Star wars movies 😬

[@tekonena]

Omg I love this. "We didn't loose Gandalf did we?" Well about that, you will be asking that questiong a LOT later XD

[@ferrisulf]

I'm so pleased you had them watch this. Even moreso that you chose the extended editions!

[@dranna90]

I grew up watching these movies and read the books, some of my favorite movies for sure. I love watching peoples reactions to this fantastical trilogy

[@MelissaYoung-t9z]

What was I doing in 2001? Learning to talk and how to count to ten. Love Lord of the rings and loving binging you guy's videos! Thank you for your awesome stuff!

[@AngelaSealana]

I just found your channel, and these are some of my favorite movies. Oak needing a moment after Sean Bean's famous meme was absolutely hilarious 😂

[@OrangJoe1077]

The one that played saruman was a bad ass back in the day he worked for basically the British navy seals during WW2 and knew Tolkien. He's actually a huge lotr fan

[@dridda9117]

the big guy being so happy he finally saw the meme was hilarious lol

[@Thriceee]

Love the reaction dudes, hell yeah... I can tell you got a real interest...that laugh with (the meme)... you realized it was from a fantastic source!

[@benjaminstonehocker5382]

That was hilarious. Love the group reaction. Almost all of these are indivual or twos. Its WAY better to see a group reaction. Sweet metal intro. You don't hear that intro often with reactions. Pretty unique and very cool. Like your style. Memes for the win!!!!!!! Eager to see what you think of part 2.

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you! We appreciate it! Hope to drop part 2 tomorrow. We have been fighting blocks and copyrights. 🙄

[@vKyIe]

Great channel, bois! LotR is an absolute masterpiece of a trilogy. Dude with the hat seems ot be picking up on a lot of the little stuff some people may miss. Good stuff.

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you and thanks for watching. We appreciate it 🤘

[@drayman101]

I hadn't seen most of those particular iterations of those memes, thanks for the laughs!

[@wtvrnouis]

I love the oaks reaction to the memes he was so amused 😭😭😭🤣🤣

[@thaispublio7879]

KKKKKKKKKK so fun how Oak gets hiped up with the scenes! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ChaniElkin]

I am taking today & tonight to watch these Lord of the Rings reactions. Literally this is the first video of your channel I'm ever seeing. Just I have to comment this - I know it's 'Badd Medicine', but between the first word and the music... my mind immediately went 'Bad company I can't deny! Bad bad company till the day I die' (Five Finger Death Punch). I'm so glad that for your first time you guys went with the extended editions because that is the way it should be done!

[@GuardianAngelEatos]

Wait, this was the first time you saw The Lord of the Rings?! The lord of the rings movies I still think is the greatest trilogy ever made! The movies are so well done!

[@lynnriddell9632]

I often watch you react, but now I have to subscribe; wouldn't want to miss a single reaction to any of these films (and hopefully the Hobbit trilogy too)

[@BaddMedicine]

Great to hear, Lynn! Thank you for the sub! I'm pretty sure the plan is to get the hobbit movies too!

[@selfingwithclare]

This is going to be my 3rd run-through of watching you guys! I've just watched you react to ROP first 2 episodes and it's too painful to carry on lol. (Although it was nice seeing 2 of you manly guys together as well too;) I did actually enjoy watching ROP myself especially more in the beginning because I like Galadriel's character and the actress who plays her. I've already re-watched your reaction to HP 3 times because I love the honest growth some of you take, and how you take these films seriously and try to give thoughtful comments, where many reactors pay lip service I feel.

[@JeM130177]

This is the first video I've seen of yours, these films are my favourites of all time and this reaction is great!! Sorry I don't know names yet but love the guy in the top right being like "ahh i have no expectations I'm only watching this because I have to now" and then 3 minutes in he's like already super into it 😂😂 and the dude getting excited about memes was great!

[@BaddMedicine]

Hello! Thanks for watching. Yeah, we got totally sucked into the these movies and they were really great! We understand why it has the passionate fan base it has now.

[@Tigerbearwolf8600]

In my opinion the best books and films ever made, there are none that can compare.

[@BaddMedicine]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@user-is7xs1mr9y]

I was just like Oak, and my brother like Quinn lol. I'm 30 and I had never seen the movies or read the books. One day I asked my brother to watch the movies with me since he's such a big fan, so he showed me the Extended Version. He was very much like Quinn, laughing at my reactions but never spoiling or being obnoxious about facts. And just like Oak, I was like "oh, that's it, that's the meme!" hahaha. What a wonderful experience. I'm a mega fan now and I already read The Hobbit. Right now I'm reading The Fellowship of the Ring and it's been so amazing, I can't believe I ignored them for so long! Now we reference the movies all the time, I love it.

[@pieceofgosa]

Bilbo is the only being in the history of Middle Earth to willingly give up ownership of the ring.

[@BaddMedicine]

Ahhh yes. That is True! Every story they told everyone ended up in a very bad situation.

[@vKyIe]

Rewatching this tonight. You guys rock. One of my favorite channels!

[@freethinkerang6386]

love love love the reactions to these iconic movies. My favorite of all time

[@BaddMedicine]

Thank you! And thanks for watching 🤙 we appreciate it 🤘

[@nickmanzo8459]

Sauron is a Maia: an angelic (obviously fallen) spirit of incredible power. Gandalf and Saruman are also Maiar, but in human form.

[@BaddMedicine]

Ahhh.. thank you.

[@TallisKeeton]

and Balrog too was a Maia (Maiar is plural) :) These are lesser spiritual forces/angels sent to the Earth (Arda) to developed it and to protect it and to teach and protect Eruhini - Children of Eru (transcended God). Eruhini were the Firstborn - elves and the Secondborn - men. The bosses of Maiar are Valars - we can think about them as arch-angels. There were 14 Valars - 7 guys and 7 ladies. But very many of Maiars and every Maia could be helper and soldier and student of a Vala. Sauron was fallen Maia but he was only a servant to greatest of Evil lords - Morgoth, and Morgoth was Vala who went rogue and has the Satan function in this story. Gandalf mentiones Morgoth in Moria when he speaks about "Balrog of Morgoth" as Balrogs were "soldiers" of Morgoths army and powerful fire deamons.

[@scatterthewinds3126]

Lmao you could feel the anticipation leading up to the meme.

[@BaddMedicine]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@leandroferraz3776]

The best movie opening _ever_ ! Cate Blanchett's voice is also *epic* !

[@twylanaythias]

One of my favorite production details from this movie: When Bilbo drops the One Ring. ~ Notice how Bilbo can't even put the ring down; he can only turn over his open hand. ~ Notice how, even after Bilbo turns his hand past the point when the ring should have fallen, the ring continues to cling to his hand. ~ Notice how the ring lands once it finally falls from Bilbo's hand; it doesn't bounce with a chime, it lands flat with a resonating thud. In the background material, Peter Jackson insisted that the One Ring be treated as its own character at every opportunity and how something as simple and mundane as "Bilbo drops the ring" can convey so much depth to three different characters simply by how the cinematography and sound design are executed.

[@Towelgravy]

7:35 In retrospect, I'd like to think that the "in fact, I mean not to..." are not words he spoke, but rather words he thought. Due to Gandalf being a Maiar (and this being from his perspective) I feel as though this was an accidental case of mind-reading by our wizard friend instead of a vocalization by our dear Bilbo.

[@Mcvthree3]

These 3 are the greatest cinemtic achievement