Game of Thrones FANS WATCH The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | REACTION | Part 1/2

[@SpartanandPudgey]

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[@sliceofheaven3026]

Why wouldnt you want to continue watching what is probably the best fantasy movie trilogy ever made so far? It also won 17 oscar awards.

[@withxoutxlife]

Respect for the determination to get past copyright. 😄

[@Makkaru112]

Extended scenes & Their Importance: 1• Frodo and Sam's first meeting with the elves, providing context for Valinor and the elves journey there, as referenced throughout the films & seen at the end of the Return of the King(connects to the passing of the elves in the beginning of their leaving the shire when Frodo and Sam are near the Old Forest by the Shire which leads them to eventually bumping into Merry And Pippin! (An epic scene with Gandalf in Rivendell was also removed as well.) 3. Aragorn singing the Lay of Luthien, providing a parallel between the events of the Beren and Luthien and Aragorn's relationship with Arwen of which every reactor channel I’ve seen makes the connection and it pulls them into a deeper understanding of their relationship every single time. 4. Aragorn kneeling at his mother's grave, giving him some additional backstory for the viewer. 5. Gandalf explaining to Frodo about the corruptive power of the Ring, and how it will strain the Fellowship from the inside, foreshadowing Boromir's downfall. 6. Sam singing a lament for Gandalf, providing more emotional weight to Gandalf's death, referencing the start of the movie and strengthening the connection between him and the Hobbits ( also highlights Tolkien's love of song and poetry in the books). 7. Galadriel giving the gifts to the Fellowship, providing context for their appearance in later films, as well as drawing a parallel between Gimli's gift and the events of the Silmarillion (Fëanor & Galadriel). That’s just the beginning. Including several removed scenes between Aragorn & Galadriel and Aragorn with her husband Celeborn! • opening explaining Hobbits & their culture to the viewers, so they have a better understanding of these peoples we will be following which also was the direct full chapter called Concerning Hobbits.

[@Makkaru112]

@@sliceofheaven3026fantasy genre was invented AFTER Tolkiens works to be a regal revival of ancient cultures and mythologies of England, Wales, Ireland, Finland and Norway. ❤

[@nicolbolas8758]

guess who is on 26:20 :D

[@ZonnexNecton]

You both are neither late or early to watch this wondrous trilogy. You’ll watch it precisely as you means to.

[@chiecheung25]

Lol

[@natecloe8535]

....nice

[@blakefletcher8052]

And if they don’t enjoy it we’ll boil em,mash em or stick em in a stew.

[@Switcharoo82]

I see what you did there 😉 Nice 😎💪🏽

[@darla896]

@@blakefletcher8052or cast them into the fire 😂

[@peachypeachy9658]

7:44 I had to smile because of this 🥰 this is not CGI, these are real people with super well made masks

[@gonsshorts]

scrolled to find this comment!

[@maexslg-at]

haha...they wore their own finger prints out making chainmail

[@andrewcharlton4053]

It's interesting how when you know its not CGI it feels more impressive. CGI is so good these days, but the effort required for practical is something everyone can understand.

[@srebnywilczek7723]

@@andrewcharlton4053 The thing is, CGI often ages A LOT after even ten years. Practical events (even if boosted by CGI) age way slower if done with high quality.

[@doodoo5594]

⁠@@srebnywilczek7723and yet, somehow even the cgi in these movies still looks great after 20, as they’ll see with the ents and theoden in the next movie

[@martinbull-gundersen8878]

That opening is one of the best (if not simply the best) expositions ever written for a film. You never want to start a film with 7 minutes of backstory, but this is the exception. It is just done to complete perfection. Hats off!

[@HannuLipponen-yn8ku]

It is simply the best.

[@stephenolney6942]

Pity about ending of minas tirith battle pathetic

[@OfficialEdwardNewgate]

@@stephenolney6942 what

[@flamingbabygames]

It is especially funny, because one of the complaints I see from Extended Edition fans about the theatrical releases is the shorter intro. It is the only time I've ever seen people upset that an exposition dump is too short. And I agree with them lol

[@Palendrome]

@@flamingbabygames It's an amazing intro. I think the key is that it follows the ring as the POV. It's not JUST a bunch of exposition, but a focus in on the ring

[@onsideobsession5412]

As soon as she said "I hope Sean Bean's character stays alive"...I started laughing 😂😂

[@suddenimpulse030]

Believe it or not he only dies in like a quarter of the things he's in if you google it. Still a fair bit, but not as much as people generally seem to think.

[@highlander31527]

@@suddenimpulse030 20 years ago, I automatically knew Sean Bean was a dead man whenever I saw him on screen. Patriot Games, forced to watch Lorna Doone in high school, Equilibrium, Goldeneye, LOTR,... I remember watching Equilibrium right after it came out, and thinking the moment I saw him: He's gonna die. Long before the memes ever started.

[@suddenimpulse030]

@@highlander31527 Yeah it was definitely more common back then. He dies in 24 things, he has 123 credits if counting the shows he's done, so definitely a good portion of his career lol.

[@bethmarie3112]

There's a compilation of Sean bean deaths 😂

[@evrynameistaken5]

Ironically he's only lived in the Silent Hill movies (so far 🤣)

[@Jay-ln1co]

My absolute favourite scene is Bilbo dropping the ring and instead of it pinging from the stone floor like a normal ring, it smacks down like a bar of lead. They made a big, dinner plate sized ring prop for the scene.

[@MontgomeryWenis]

It's an excellent foreshadowing of its weight.

[@mamaseesa3122]

And a magnetic floor.

[@MrBlaktoe]

Love that too! It's an amazing scene and effect.

[@LoneSilverW0lf]

Even as a little kid I went ‘whoa, what?’ Little details that say so damn much.

[@Ovilagallantcyr]

That was the snow scene with Boromir. The scene where he drops the ring it’s simply a magnetic ring and floor

[@katherinewilson1853]

Howard Shore did win an Oscar for his work on the music. He is amazing. I also love the costumes. The details and devotion given to this trilogy is wonderful.

[@TallisKeeton]

Howard Shore is the GOAT :)

[@kateryan5045]

There's an amazing book by Doug Adams that goes into intensive detail on the music. He interviewed Howard Shore a lot and he goes into detailed musical analysis. It's incredible.

[@joshuabarnett88]

That "So you have chosen death" was not only a threat but a lament. Saruman was not always evil, and he lived with Gandalf as his friend and Ally for literal millennia, to me, that line has always been the final breaking of their fellowship and saruman lamenting what he sees as an inevitable death of his friend and Ally

[@prefon13]

He’s also right, in a way. It’s prophetic-at least to a point, as far as the bridge-only Saruman does not see the hope beyond death. He can’t. Saruman chose despair instead.

[@brodericksiz625]

@@prefon13 Tolkien did not like allegory, but he definitely did like subtext, and all of his writing is dripping with it. Such an amazing author

[@SelvesteSand]

@@prefon13 Right, since it seems like there's no chance to defeat Sauron, Saruman sees the choice between whether to join him or fight him as a choice between survival and death. He would have preferred to fight Sauron if he could, but he fears it is pointless and only means death. So he chose life, however horrible a life it might be, over death. And it's true that choosing the fight does come with a high risk of failure and death, but that's what makes the heroes heroes: They literally choose death (or the risk of it) over evil.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Nice insight there!

[@midgetydeath]

Funny points in that he I guess forgot that maia can't die. Literally. They'd just lose their physical form and need to make a new one. Imagine if he killed Gandalf and then was like "Wait, you're still here?" and Gandalf recreates his body and they both are just sort of like "Uh...forgot about that...what do we do now?"

[@ThaFrozenDevil]

The "CGI" is so impressive for the time because the genius Peter Jackson (the director) decided to use much more practical, realistic costume and make-up for a lot of the orcs with real actors and shot in the gorgeous landscape of my home country New Zealand. A perfect combination which created many jobs for NZ talent and made it an iconic tourist destination for LOTR fans. Hobbiton is amazing if you ever want to cross the pond and visit! Much love from a big NZ fan of your channel!

[@di3486]

Practical effects endure the test of time!

[@roguechevelle]

Sadly he didn't stick to that with the Hobbit movie series. I personally had a hard time getting into some scenes because it was so cgi heavy. Some things looked great like Smaug but for other creatures not so much. I think if you can do practical you should and when it's not possible to then use cgi. Actually the Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance on Netflix did very well with that it was like 85% practical 15% cgi. Tragically the ceo that came on after the show released was a dick and axed the show before they could do the second season which would have been the wrap up of the whole show (it was suppose to be only 2 seasons).

[@hukoseft]

@@roguechevelle he couldn't, there wasn't time and the studio forced him to use cgi to cut down the preproduction times

[@Angivel]

This isn't really true though. What put Jackson's WETA Worskshop on the map wasn't the practical effects(Hollywood has been able to do amazing practical effects for decades)but the Digital ones. That's literally how Jackson got the project green lit with the studio - he showed them a concept trailer they had made with ground breaking CGI. I mean, ffs, just look at Gollum(try pulling him off practically) Don't get me wrong, I absolutely adore practical effects, but it's ridiculous to me, the amount of hate CGI gets as if it's something "bad" when the truth is you watch amazing CGI all the time, without realising it - because it's That damn good. CGI(like practical effects)only looks bad...if it's BAD! The Lord of the Rings we all know and love couldn't have been made with Just practical effects or just CGI, it's the seamless blend that creates the convincing movie magic. Sorry about that- rant over

[@di3486]

@@roguechevelle The Hobbit situation was not Peter’s fault.

[@angelahale11]

Love this! He sees orcs in genuine makeup and prosthetics and goes "Wow, the CGI in this show is amazing!" 😂

[@emoboywill]

really shows the change in what audiences expect in the modern day!

[@BoredMarcus]

I mean he also thinks The Hobbit CGI is better than LotR. lol

[@nathanielreik6617]

The story Aragorn was telling Frodo is an actual story in the Tolkien world that did actually happen, and it is also meant to have some similarities between Aragorn and Arwen. Also Tolkien and his wife's tombstones have the names of Beren and Luthien (the characters from that story) on them as well. This was something Tolkien specifically requested after his wife passed away because he said "for she was (and knew she was) my Lúthien," and she acted as his inspiration for the story.

[@walover165]

Extra fun fact: Beren and Luthien are ancestors of both Aragorn and Arwen (very distantly in Aragorn's case). Luthien is Arwen's great-great grandmother on her father's side. Tuor and Idril, the only other Elf-Man marriage, are also their ancestors!

[@davidholaday2817]

I am imagine him first seeing her was the way Beren first saw Luthien.

[@davidholaday2817]

EXTRA EXTRA FUN FACT: Aragorn has the blood of God in him! Because Luthien’s mother, Melian, was a Maia, or a child of Iluvatar.

[@alexkats30]

In case you don't know yet, in all the orchestral music with choruses behind them , the choruses sing real poems in the languages the author invented for his world , +1 reason why the amazing soundtrack feels so in sync with the visuals. Great work by Howard Shore.

[@thischannelsucks3471]

Nerd

[@fellowasp6768]

🎉❤

[@midgetydeath]

More like he invented the world for his languages. :D

[@bloodyneptune]

I think using actual Elvish, Khuzdul, Black Speech and Rohirric in the music is what makes it so perfect. I still have no idea how they managed to create music for this thats like...what I always imagined when I was reading it, I just didnt know it. The languages definitely had something to do with it

[@sarahgould5435]

Hey! I always love seeing new people get hooked on this! 🤗 I'm so glad to hear you enjoying the extras in the Extended Edition. They are really more for people who already know and love the books and for BTS/Special Features junkies, so a lot of newcomers come away from them expressing that it didn't need to be so long. I usually recommend that first-timers watch the theatrical version. I just have a few things to address that you mentioned. The music: Yes! Howard Shore is 🤩🤯🥳😍🥰🤯 levels of brilliant with his musical storytelling. At one point, I could listen to the soundtrack for The Two Towers and picture in my head exactly what would be happening onscreen at that point. Sorry John Williams, I love you, but step aside. The story of Beren and Luthien: This was the story Strider (yes, that is Aragorn's Ranger nickname) told Frodo. It was the story of Aragorn and Elrond's shared ancestors and based on an actual treasured date Tolkien had with his wife. He even based the physical description of Luthien and all her descendants on his wife. Beren was a Man and Luthien an Elf. They had kids, but Men and Elves have different after-lives, so their grandchildren ended up having to choose which heritage they would follow. Elrond Halfelven chose his Elven heritage and Elrond's brother Elros became a king of Men and Aragorn's many-greats-grandfather. Since Aragorn fell in love with Arwen, who was said to be the spitting image of her great-grandmother Luthien, the story has an even greater significance to Aragorn. The significance of the Rangers: After Elrond's brother became a king of Men...a lot of stuff happened. His original island kingdom of Numenor was destroyed and his remaining descendants fled to Middle Earth, where they started 2 new kingdoms--Gondor and Arnor. Arnor was later destroyed by the leader of the Nazgul. The Rangers are what remains of the army and upper government officials of Arnor, still trying to protect their citizens as well as they can. Basically, everything you see until they get to Rivendell used to be part of Arnor. Including the Shire. Through various wars, the ruling families of both kingdoms ended up exiled and dwindling away until only Aragorn was left. He became Captain of the Rangers while Gondor was left in the care of Stewards--in this case, Boromir's dad. The "summons" to the council: Even in the Extended Edition, Jackson really didn't have time to explain this. The Council at Rivendell was entirely impromptu. Each group came to Rivendell unannounced for completely different reasons, had no idea anyone else was coming, but all "happened" to arrive at about the same time. Elrond addresses this in the books by immediately making it clear that it was no coincidence at all, but that a Higher Power had arranged for all of them to gather without warning an enemy, so everyone needed to hear what the others had come to say. They came freely and independently, so the Fellowship would stay or break up freely and independently. You probably won't read this...novelette😅, but I loved your take anyway!

[@SpartanandPudgey]

We did read it! thank you for enjoying our reaction and for the extra info ❤️🙏🏼

[@april8293]

Excellent backstory explanation. Thank you. I have read the books and watched the movies many times, and it never got old. It is simply timeless. 🥰

[@katievfx567]

Are the books worth getting after watching the trilogy?? I know that they are much slower then the movies.

[@sarahgould5435]

@@katievfx567 Definitely worth getting, if only for the sake of the character changes Jackson made to Gimli, Denethor, and Faramir. Aragorn is also very different, but I can see why people might prefer the more dramatic arc he takes in the movies. Although, as with Dickens, the writing style isn't necessarily to everyone's taste. I actually recommend the audiobook narrated by Rob Inglis unless you're someone who just generally prefers to read for yourself. I know people tout Andy Serkis' rendition, but Rob Inglis just has this rich, plummy tone that I think is perfect for the style.

[@dottzie33]

Can we take a few minutes to respect Viggo and what he did to bring Aragorn to life so beautifully x

[@kentonbaird1723]

Crazy to imagine that Nicholas Cage signed up for the role...

[@FreeSpeechYouTube]

Doesn't Nicholas Cage go for every role? Don't get me wrong, I love some Nic Cage but not for this role. Viggo and all the actors were cast absolutely beautifully. Sir Ian as Gandalf, Bernard Hill as Theoden.... everyone, brilliant. This is the content you get when a group of people come together and are passionate about a project. They cared if it was good and they cared about the source material. Imho, best trilogy of any genre, ever made.

[@guitarman0365]

considering he didn't even want it. he only did it because his son loved the series and was a last minute replacement of the guy that actually was going to be aragorn that was let go. one of the few times where im actually okay with the actor not being passionate about the source material as long they have some reason to take it seriously and we got what we got.

[@katieblake3023]

@@guitarman0365 The difference with Viggo is that once he got the role he passionately gave it all to the role of Aragorn, 110% commitment, from fight scenes to emotional scenes and it really shows!...even btwn scenes helping out cast and sleeping in the stable with his character's horse to get a better feel for Aragorn's character. Talk about going above & beyond. Perfect casting, thank god!

[@yikes7607]

@@guitarman0365 Do you know who was the main choice for Aragorn, before Viggo? I'm curious.

[@michaelhoward142]

'Strider' is Aragorn's "street name", so to speak, and is what he's known as to people like the innkeeper. Aragorn has been in exile, essentially hiding from his true identity. Absolutely loved this reaction and I'll not only be waiting impatiently for the rest of this journey with you, but I'll be checking out your previous videos. Thank you both so much for sharing this. 🤗

[@tvdroid22]

Liv Tyler said she was so involved with her character she'd wake up speaking Elvin.

[@Saranda4787]

Elvin?

[@tvdroid22]

@@Saranda4787 It's what she referred to the elf language in an interview many years ago.

[@shanlscott]

The Special Effects look so good because most things were built as 'Bigatures' (as opposed to miniatures) which were large-scale models of cities and buildings, incorporated with green screen effects added in. So Minis Tirith looks great because they actually built it on a fairly decent scale. It's great to see how much you're loving this!

[@turtlesandmoreturtles]

I heard they punched a hole in the crust so mount doom would be more realistic lol

[@RedShirtGuy96]

Glad to see this has become more common in modern movies. Early-mid 2000s were a lot of early blanket cgi. But take something like The Mandalorian with full makeup prosthetic aliens and fully built star wars towns and building sets.

[@barrykeleher2659]

What a wonderful treat! My days are coming to an end (illness) and I am so happy that you’ve decided now to watch one of my favorite movie series, and much earlier back in the 70s, one of my favorite book series. I’ve always enjoyed your reactions, and I’m thrilled that you’ve started this journey with Frodo and the fellowship. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have through my countless re-readings and re-watching.

[@aybeesea]

I don't know you, but wherever you go, good travels. I hope you had a good life. Sending much love to you and everyone around you.

[@barrykeleher2659]

@@aybeesea Thank you... that's very kind of you to say. No complaints and no regrets. I don't know what the next step holds, or even if there is a next step. But, if there is, I hope it includes being with my wife again. Enjoy your stay here and do your best to make the most of it. ☮❤

[@SpartanandPudgey]

Barry we send love and strength from the both of us. we are glad you enjoyed this reaction and hope the rest will put a smile on your face ❤️🙏🏼

[@flerbus]

GANDALF: End? No, the journey doesn't end here. Death is just another path, one that we all must take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all turns to silver glass, and then you see it. PIPPIN: What? Gandalf? See what? GANDALF: White shores, and beyond, a far green country under a swift sunrise.

[@redvulpa1324]

@@flerbusthat’s doesn’t sound so bad.

[@lyrebirb83]

I love the subtle building they showed when the wraith grabbed the root they were hiding under. Even the insects, the foul small things of the world fled in horror at the presence of the wraith. Even spiders, children by proxy of ungoliant, fled from a wraith.

[@boqndimitrov8693]

did you notice that when gandalf entered bilbo's home, he allowed the host to take not only his hat, but also his staff? an absolute gesture of trust in his old friend!

[@cameronburdette8565]

Honestly kinda scary considering the residual stuff the ring left in Bilbo. I mean did you see that weirdos face when he asked to see the ring "one last time". IDK seems risky to me bro.

[@BrandoBaggins23]

That’s such a good observation! I never considered that subtle detail

[@ebreshea1337]

I think it was mostly that handing items between them helped "sell" the illusion that they were actually in the same room together (they were not, in filming). It's not like bilbo could use them or destroy them. And as we see in the "conjuror of cheap tricks" part, Gandalf still has some power even without his staff.

[@ryanmoon05]

​@@cameronburdette8565at that time, when Gandalf allowed Bilbo to take his hat and staff, Gandalf did not know that the ring Bilbo possesed was the One Ring.

[@cameronburdette8565]

@@ryanmoon05 SHIT TRU

[@rodgill9376]

The reason the music is so good is due to the work of composer Howard Shore. The length and scope of it is really huge. Almost everything and every character has their own cues and themes. Basically over 13 hours of music, if you also include bonus/alternative tracks as well. The scale of this was huge. Shore made use of an immense ensemble including a large symphony orchestra (The London Philharmonic Orchestra), multiple instrumental "bands", various choirs, and vocal and instrumental soloists, requiring an ensemble ranging from 230 to 400 musicians. Shore intended the music to be "operatic and to have a sense of age." Sill to this day, his music has stood the test of time.

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

Yep

[@Selrahc_69]

LMAO! 49:50 "They're Hobbits - they're not kids... they were drinking beer and smoking weed!" Spartan that was freaking hilarious! Thank you, both!

[@Roxyopal77]

Sir Christopher Lee was actually a massive Tolkien fan - he met Tolkien, and would read the books every year. If you're into it, there are "making of" videos which will actually blow your minds at how fantastic effort was to make these movies, and how close the cast became over the years filming

[@canadianidiot1220]

He was even "given" the role of Gandalf by Tolkien himself.

[@ianirwin9480]

When Saruman died Christopher Lee was more pissed about the character's story being changed than him being axed from the show

[@petrirantavalli859]

@ianirwin9480 It wasn't changed though just happened immediately instead of much later.

[@ianirwin9480]

@@petrirantavalli859 same difference

[@SillyUncleAndy]

Christopher Lee didn't play Gandalf. Sir Ian McKellen played Gandalf. Christopher Lee played Saruman

[@withxoutxlife]

Now this was unexpected! I hope you love this trilogy as much as I do.

[@ziva9266]

You could say they are going on an unexpected journey 🧐

[@ziva9266]

@@oq1106 I know 😂 but still a reference to the Lotr lore

[@chand911]

@@oq1106 Come on dude. Really?

[@Makkaru112]

@@oq1106​​⁠it’s very good. The behind the scenes films were great too and showcase The same vibe. The same family involved from the first trilogy. PJ was brought in after Deltoro ran away in the middle of putting the films into a nose dive. They hollered and begged for PJ to come take the helm. Aim your eyre towards Amazon. ;)

[@kenj0418]

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. Oops - wrong franchise.

[@TheMaywat]

I just gotta say, I love how much respect you guys are paying to the film as you're watching it. That is so wonderful to see!

[@Didgets]

They've obviously seen it before

[@BazookaGamingGirl]

@@Didgets What makes you say that?

[@hitrapperandartistdababy]

The Ring is essentially Sentient, as you may have noticed when Isildur died, the ring actually changed size so that it didn’t fit his finger, purposefully leaving him to die in hopes the Orcs would find it. It leaves Gollum as it sees a new potential carrier in Bilbo, although it didn’t expect Hobbits to be so strong in their hearts. When Frodo falls in the tavern it purposefully lands on his finger to give away its position. There will be other instances clearly showing the ring is sentient, but its a cool detail, especially how it basically killed Isildur

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Awesome insight there!

[@birdbrain833]

Actually, in the books at least, the ring DID mean to leave Gollum, but Gandalf said Sauron didn’t want it to be picked up by Bilbo. He said that it was meant to be picked up by Bilbo by another force (Most likely the “God” of Middle-Earth)

[@ianirwin9480]

In the books it's pure chance/serendipity/probably divine intervention from Eru-Ilúvatar (God)

[@casteltheghettomonk4392]

If it didn't change size gollum would wear on his neck 😂

[@marilia_moro]

You haven’t seen anything yet! The best battles ever, so much characters, places, drama! Best trilogy ever! I hope you enjoy!

[@sousamina]

Y también podrán darse cuenta de algunas escenas en las 😂que GOT se ha "inspirado"

[@joshuawesten8300]

I love it when I find peoples reactions a little bit late because then I get to watch all three at once and there’s nothing better than seeing someone’s first reaction to the greatest show ever

[@Kolious_Thrace]

It’s sooo amazing that you chose this day to upload this video because on this day 29th of July 1954, the first book *Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring* was first published!!! Tolkien don’t just wrote a book, he created a universe. He created different written languages and alphabets for Elves and Dwarfs and Orcs… 22:15 The Palantiri weren’t future telling spheres. There were made by the High Elves and they were a communication system for Kings to communicate from across their Kingdoms. Some of the were lost when some retrieved by Sauron so it was dangerous to communicate through them because you never knew if Sauron was seeing you! 29:45 Sauron made the One Ring is secret! When he wore it the Elves felt his dark aura surrounding them and they immediately took off their Rings so Sauron couldn’t find them or control them! The Men on the other hand were corrupted so deeply by the power of their Rings that they became Ringwraiths. Ageing is a huge subject in the universe of Middle-Earth. •Men are ageing like us. •Hobbits and Dwarfs have a longer life expectancy. •The Elves are immortal. They can be killed in battle but theoretically they could live a million years if you don’t kill them. The Elves can die in battle and also from despair. If they feel sad, desperate or hopeless they can “die” their existence fades out. •Pippin is 29 years old •Merry is 37 years old •Sam is 39 years old (They are teenagers) •Frodo is 51 years old •Bilbo is 129 years old •Boromir is 41 years old •Aragorn is 88 years old (his mother was an Elf and hid Father was from a bloodline of High Kings) •Gimli is 141 years old •Gollum was 589 years old •Legolas is 2.931 years old •Arwen is 2.778 years old •Elrond is 6.437 years old •Galadriel is 8.372 years old Gandalf has no age. Gandalf is a wizards and the wizards are creatures they are called Istari in this universe. Gandalf was something like an angelic being that he came to the Earth to help people resist the evil influence of Sauron. Gandalf and Saruman and the other wizards are not common humans, they are higher angelic beings that they took human form and lived among the tribes of Middle-Earth.

[@trauty666]

Aragorn is a descendant of the elf who was forced to become human. He was Elronds brother, his name was Elros and his descendants were Isildur and Aragorn among others not mentioned ( 10 , 20 generations if not more , cant remember) .Aragorn's mother was human race though. Aragorn is blessed with long life as he is a descendant of elvish race. I think he was over 200 years old when he died

[@Lodrigues1]

Correction - Aragorn's mother wasn't an elf, he is descendant of people of Numenor, which had longer life expentancy than other humans

[@SharonLathanNovelist]

@@trauty666 Small correction: Elros was not "forced" to become a human. Both Elros and Elrond, as sons of Earendil and Elwing, were "forced" to make a choice but free to chose of which race to become.

[@balrog7252]

Small request. Don't correct Tolkien because you don't correct genius. Don't lie Spartan and Pudgey. Don't change some dates, don't make up others. If you want to be seen as an expert on Tolkien's work, stick to that work exactly, and don't invent a new one. Tolkien did not give the exact date of Smeagol's birth, only an approximate date of around 2400 of the third era. At the time of the War of the Ring, Gollum was over 600 years old. Tolkien didn't even give an approximate date of birth for Legolas, so it's not really known how old Legolas was. So where did you get the exact age of Legolas? Gilraen, Aragorn's mother, was of human stock, not an elf.

[@Kolious_Thrace]

@@balrog7252 there’s a fandom around the world that read the books of the professor and studied every other piece of writing of his! We know approximately some dates and from random dates and infos we can kinda place some people in this universe. From other characters around them we can kinda assume of how old they are. Sorry if I made some probably incorrect calculations to help the guys see the ages of the characters and how they get old. As for Gilraen read the comments above. They already explained it.

[@onlyrevolutions2010]

For those of us who grew up loving The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, seeing that first shot of Biblo's house (Bag End) on the screen was just overwhelming. For many of us, it was our fantasy home. I cry just thinking about how much it meant to me.

[@teleriferchnyfain]

I saw this 15 times in the theater….

[@TallisKeeton]

I totaly agree about that first shot :) I was not convinced that the adaptation will be good until I saw this shot, that moment has convinced me and from this point on I m always on PJ side in the topic of LOTR. For many of us, it was our fantasy home. yes :) or even homeland, its where our hearts truely belong I guess :)

[@deedeek75]

I cried so much when I saw it opening day in the theatre. My boyfriend at the time was like why are you crying the movie just started?! 😂 I adore this trilogy. So many special moments that come to mind that made me emotional.

[@TallisKeeton]

I understand this completely :) Though I never cried on this movie in cinema becouse I knew the general plot and so it was not like surprise to see some teary moments. In the years of the production in NZ I've been so sceptical as to the quality of adaptation even though I realy got faith in PJ team to make it as great show, I knew it will be good as just a movie but until this moment of seeing the Shire for the first time I was sceptical in the topic of the quality of adaptation of the book. But I understand that Tolkien fans can get teary just becouse of knowing that at last someone was able to do the justice to this universum, after so many years of Hollywood maintaining that this book is unfilmable. Kubrik, Lucas, Boorman, have tried and could not do it. I m glad that Boorman's abomination of a screenplay never made it to screens though :D It was good as average fantasy movie for adults but it was absurd as Tolkien adaptation :) With Gandalf giving hallucinogenic substance to the team, with Denethor killed by Aragorn, with Aragorn and Boromir fighting for king's sword, with Arwen sailing to Valinor and Eowyn married to Aragorn, with Saruman becoming warden of Sauron's dungeons, with hobbits living in regular human villages, there is no Shire in this project at all, and with Frodo and Galadriel having adult scenes :D

[@thewarlocke5303]

I grew up on the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books. The first teaser trailer for Fellowship, I almost screamed and then started crying

[@clindholm9396]

Boromir’s character is an interesting one. He is truly and honourable man, but we later see the despair and conflict in his life that makes him more susceptible to the Ring’s temptations. I also appreciate the sympathy you have for Gollum. It doesn’t seem like one should feel sympathy towards him, and yet one can’t help it. He is a great character and masterfully portrayed in this film.

[@mitchconner2021]

Andy absolutely killed it man. I don't think anyone else could have done it the same.

[@MichaelHattem]

Important point. The irony is that it was his distress and anxiety over his father's failings as steward and the despair it caused Gondor that made him more easily corruptible by the ring which his father sent him to get and was so sure he would bring back to him.

[@onlyrevolutions2010]

Pete Jackson and the whole crew wanted the movie to age well, so they used as many practical sets, props, effects, and extras as humanly possible. Every weapon and piece of armor you see in the movie was made by WETA Workshop. There were two guys who spent like three years putting together chain mail by hand, for example. Pete's said that he wanted to treat the movie as if they were filming an epic about events that actually transpired - that's how much these books have meant to so many people for almost a century. If you ever get a chance, watch the behind the scenes features on each of the extended movies. There's hours and hours of amazing stuff in there.

[@Bakumatsu1]

Plus he’s that guy in Bree eating a carrot

[@onlyrevolutions2010]

@@Bakumatsu1 yep! He also throws a spear at the Battle of Helm's Deep and is the pirate Legolas shoots in Return of the King. :P

[@marcoarenaza54]

Also since there were guys working on forging swords and armor for such a long time that they decided to dressed them up in Uruk/Orc costumes and recorded them as part of the Saruman’s army.

[@-8l-924]

you may already know this, but I recently heard that someone who put together the chainmail worked them so much he lost his fingerprints.

[@44r0n-9]

Pudgey not wanting to hear a single even non-spoilery line is very relatable to me haha 😂

[@MusikCassette]

I hope Podgy and you get over this issue. It is not the spoiler that spoils the movie. It is the fear of spoilers that does the spoiling.

[@Makkaru112]

@@MusikCassetteexactly. You got that right ! ❤

[@44r0n-9]

@@MusikCassette That's just wrong. And it's not an issue.

[@MusikCassette]

@@44r0n-9 Well for Podgy it clearly is. And in this vid we could see that effect in action.

[@Makkaru112]

How is watching a movie and it’s dialogue spoilers? Again. Should just be able to watch a film without being paranoid right? It’s not like someone’s telling the whole story to them before or during the reaction lol

[@drekvolker3430]

I think One of most important things for the fans when we see some young people reacting for the 1st time is to see the respect and interest you show, the right expectation to a magical world builded more than half century ago reflecting the war times and society in the author's lifetime, that inspired all the modern fantasy stories included Game of thrones, Witcher, Dungeons and dragons etc.

[@spencernaugle]

This isn't Just a "Big Fandom" this franchise has shaped the entire media landscape.

[@BenjaminAlternate]

XD TRUE, very definitive for fantasy

[@andrewboltwood8614]

Greatest film trilogy ever made. And the greatest fantasy story ever written…every modern day fantasy takes inspiration from this amazing story

[@j0hn00]

I think it's so funny that Spartan knows all the memes without even knowing they come from this series. It really goes to show how much of an effect big movies can have on pop culture in general, to the point where people know things from movies without knowing the movie itself

[@TheSobeysworker]

I am beyond shocked that you've never seen LOTR. In my mind, despite being over 20 years old now, they are without a doubt the best movies ever made.

[@Haldjas_]

There will never be a trilogy like this ever again.

[@beatriceosicho7859]

@@Haldjas_ever!!!!

[@Unfiltered494]

100%. Best movies of all time. There was a period in my life when I would watch them every single year. Can't count how many times I've seen them anymore, and they are just as epic and magical every single time. I still remember being 13 and watching FOTR for the first time in a movie theatre. I was mesmerized. And over 20 years later, I still am.

[@diakojim1977]

@@Unfiltered494 I still do a marathon once a year, and every time i notice something new.. 😲

[@Childofbhaal]

@@Unfiltered494I saw the Fellowship when I was 6 years old in theatres and ROTK at 8 lol my dad was a humungous fan. Honestly those movies and then books shaped a huge part of my life

[@leonardocucchiara4782]

This is by far the best "first time watching LOTR" reaction I've seen. You guys are so invested in the story and genuinely interested to follow through with all the plot details. Also I have to say you are very good and quick to pick up important elements and your analysis goes a lot deeper than I'd expect from first time watchers. Superb job overall 👍

[@frederick7806]

could not agree more!

[@ghostsade3]

@@crowcrow2499 Why the skepticism? I agree, a healthy amount is good, but I personally don't see any reason to believe these guys are lying. It would take quite a bit of effort to fake it; and just ask their fandom! They've been talking about the fact they haven't seen it for ages! I think there's a point beyond which skepticism is no longer reasonable... and this comes from a dedicated skeptic my man...

[@Tom-ge4yh]

when he said "Gandalf, ive heard that name before" what he really meant was "Gandalf, for the 5,375th time we meet again"@@ghostsade3

[@cyber_rachel7427]

​@crowcrow2499 I do that all the time. It might not be the healthiest, but all things considered, aggressiveness in youtube comments is hardly the worst outlet Hope you stay safe, my guy

[@tomashmore7413]

@@crowcrow2499 Oh my God. We should form a group :') (yes I know AA exists and I'm not saying you're an alcoholic hahaha). Good luck on your adventure!

[@yourjourney.]

Note that Lord of the Rings is the ground which Got, Witcher and mostly any medieval fantasy series/book is build on it, since today. So mostly things you are familiar with from fantasy (like Dragons, witches/wizards, magic, trolls/goblins etc.) comes often from lotr or is inspired of it. And the fact that they using very less CGI and more real handcrafted things (tiny models, masking of the characters and so on) , is so amazing in the films. :) - sorry for bad english, and nice reaction video :)!

[@bani_niba]

This set of books basically created the genre of high fantasy. So of course, this is one of the best stories ever told. The movies get much, much more epic as the story goes on.

[@jasonschuler2256]

It definitely greatly increased the popularity of the genre, but saying it created the genre is greatly overselling it. I mean, Journey to the West was written 200 years before it.

[@morcjul]

In an interview found on KZbin, George R. R. Martin, the author of Game of Thrones tells how the Lord of the Rings hugely inspired his stories

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

would argueble say Toklien is father of any fantasy even. Atleast fantasy we know of today.

[@morcjul]

@@TheRealRealMClovin Tolkien himself was inspired by other great European myths like the Nibelungs or King Arthur. I think in a way those are fantasy as well

[@TheRealRealMClovin]

@@morcjul well I guess, also if you count mythology as fantasy. But basically everything that has with elfs as we know and orcs or others stuff is made from tolkien or other stuff that like Games of thrones. Depends what you count fantasy, high fantasy or low fantasy as. When even authors are in disagrement with this term. But basically tolkien is the grandfather of fantasy as we see and know today and ever since those books came out.

[@thedreadlordsofmischief]

you guys watch things in the funniest order lmao... House of the Dragon first, then Game of Thrones, THEN Lord of the Rings??? I'm so excited for y'all, that might honestly be the ideal order. Since I was 8 I've wished I could erase my memory of these films and experience them for the first time again

[@Wicked_Sushi]

By 2025 they'll have made it to Jason and the Argonauts.

[@oscar_n_t]

We can only hope

[@dennisswainston411]

Peter Jackson is now proposing to do six to eight movies encompassing "The Silmarillion"... Also, their smoking Tobacco. Tolkien wrote that Hobbits were known for growing it. Young people claim it has to be weed due to the addiction and effects. In the early 1900's the pervasive use of tobacco and it's effects were well known...

[@thedreadlordsofmischief]

@@Wicked_Sushi i'll still be here watching. this channel's load of fun

[@thedreadlordsofmischief]

@@dennisswainston411 I think it's neither weed nor tobacco, it's like a somewhat magical, idealized version of tobacco. That's Tokien's perspective anyway. Peter Jackson basically portrays it as weed. I think both interpretations work for their respective media

[@kaselee1]

Thank you for watching the extended versions! It gives more context to the stories. I love your genuine reactions, so please watch the trilogy in full.

[@FlaerMcGrathHolmquist]

As a long-time LoTR fan, this is extremely heartwarming to watch

[@uditjain4540]

GREATEST TRILOGY TO EVER EXIST

[@Charharr]

It's very fitting you released each film in two parts; Tolkien's original structure is six books across three volumes 🙂

[@Rudolphius100]

It's also how the extended editions of the movies are divided;)

[@stonedmountainunicorn9532]

When this came out, it got sort of a christmas tradition to watch the whole trilogy every year. When the third one came out, of course we had to do a full day Lord of the Ring marathon. After GoT this is exactly what you need

[@bronzewand]

Straight up 👊

[@markcruz359]

i had a tradition of watching it in cinema, buy the dvd and watch it weekly, then came the extended and would watch that weekly until the next movie came out in cinemas. So over 20 hours of behind the scenes per movie after 4 years when Elijah Wood was filming his last scene and Peter Jackson kept making him redo it over and over. It was gut wrenching and emotional. It was like saying goodbye to a love one

[@ardvan]

Yes but on release date, and then we went eating and watched the next part in the theater. Did the same with The Matrix.

[@taylorkatemc]

THIS IS SPOILER FREE✨I promised I wasn't gonna do this I'm nerding out but Pudgey mentioned how cool it was to see Gandalf gallop around 22:00 in. This is a cool fact around how you noticed that part of him. Sir Christoper Lee (Saurman the White) is the only cast member who met Tolkien in person, and he was a life long fan of the books, re-reading them on Christmas I believe was his tradition. He put forth at some point in his career about how he would love to play Gandalf the Grey on screen, who serves in their Wizarding Order as somewhat of a 'wanderer'; he travels and interacts with the various races of Middle Earth (which is why he's known by the lil baby Hobbits, knows his way around quite quickly via horseback or wagon, and the like). By the time LOTR was being made, Sir Christopher was of an age where he knew that the physical aspect of Gandalfs character (THE GALLOPING, THE HORSE RIDING, OTHER COOL STUFF YOU WILL SEE!!) was likely beyond his capabilities of execution. It wasn't so much of a taking the L moment, but what he chose to do instead was take the role of Saurman the White, and if you see in his office area; Saurman is more of the 'scholarly' wizard in a more traditional sense rather than a wizard who's out travelling or something more transient in nature, which allowed him to not disrespect the character of Gandalf, (he also did not like green screen and fakery and was not going to have some person ride a horse for him and pretend tf 💅🏻) but instead pour every fkn ounce of knowledge far, beyond just the lore of Tolkien, into this vastly complex and thrilling but visually less active character. Read: if Henry is the Witcher Bible on set, Sir Christopher Lee was the Tolkien Bible. In fact, there's a BTS clip where I think Billy or Dom (Pippin and Merry / troublemaker Hobbits) recount how Sir Christopher absolutely clocked Peter Jackson on set during a scene involing Saurman and it's just gloriously excellent. (OBVIOUSLY DO NOT RESEARCH ANY BTS UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE TRILOGY!).

[@TheAlmaward]

*Saruman, not Saurman. :)

[@taylorkatemc]

@@TheAlmaward FACTS OMG. LEMME TAKE THAT L. i wrote sauerkraut so many times at work i didnt even notice i was doing sau(e)rman lmao

[@gwolfstahl]

Google Sir Christopher Lee's bio...it will blow your mind.

[@kenfreeman8888]

The story Aragorn / Strider was telling the Hobbits was an ancient story of love between a mortal man (Beren) and an immortal elven woman (Luthien) who chose mortality to love him. They both did great things by bringing their different strengths together with love. Aragorn also loves an elven woman (Arwen) who loves him, so that story is extra significant to him.

[@daemosblack]

Beren and Luthien are also Aragorn's and Arwen's VERY distant ancestors, so it has a deep connection to them both in that way as well

[@Sure0Foot]

In the intro at the battle at Mt Doom when Spartan said "the CGI is pretty good for 2001"--one reason this movie holds up so well is because of the seamless mixture of CGI + practical. Most of the orcs were practical effects, done brilliantly. CGI is done only when it's actually needed. Masterpiece.

[@fayej6591]

And a lot of CGI technique used was invented specifically for these films and is still used today.

[@philiponeill6903]

Also, regarding Bilbo's ageing in Rivendell; part of it was, yes, because the Ring was no longer affecting him. But there is also simple time - the movie suggests that between Bilbo leaving at the birthday party and Frodo's departure for Rivendell that only a short time had passed. In the novel, in fact, about 18 years head passed between the two time periods. So Biblo was now nearly 130 years old.

[@anotherhappylanding4746]

That's only in the book that it was 17 odd years

[@G1NZOU]

Pudgey: "Well lets hope he stays alive." Me: "Fake laugh, hiding real pain."

[@747Cone]

Kudos to you both for watching the extended edition and to whomever suggested watching it to you.

[@frankenstein3526]

Subscribed very early into this reaction, when I realized how you picked up on so many important aspects of the story so quickly… many young reactors seem to have no clue and their reactions are more often questions about what just happened, and why, rather than insightful recognition of foreshadowings, plots points, reveals, and call-backs to earlier parts of the film. Great job ! Looking forward to your next installment ( and hoping it comes SOON!)

[@CommissarMitch]

As a life-long LOTR fan I am always happy to see people's first experience with the franchise.

[@enigmadrath1780]

J.R.R. Tolkien is considered the father of high fantasy literature. It's only fitting that, by doing such an amazing job adapting LotR, Peter Jackson himself set the golden standard for the fantasy movie genre. Every (Western) modern fantasy work owes a great deal to LotR.

[@keanonkerr9265]

It would be awesome if you guys watched some of the lore to these stories like you did for game of thrones. The depth of tolkiens work will straight up blow your mind.

[@courtredhanded]

1000% agree with this comment!!!

[@Rich__86]

No one did it like he did.

[@JimFinley11]

It's all one story. Watching this and not watching the other two would be like watching a third of a single movie and stopping. Gollum knew who Bilbo was and where he lived because Bilbo naively told him the day Bilbo found the Ring. Most European and American fantasy literature of the past eighty years has drawn heavily on Tolkien's writing. He was a historian and a linguist, and he based this on the work he loved. A lot of the dark parts are based somewhat on his experiences fighting on the Western Front in World War I, too. I read the books the first time when I was a teenager, fifty years ago now, and have re-read them quite a few times since, along with watching these films several times. I've lost count of both. Just be glad you didn't have to wait a year between movies!

[@voidackerman2082]

Who is your favorite character?

[@themazilian]

A fun fact to keep in mind while watching this is that the author J.R.R. Tolkien served in the British army during the first world war. I feel like knowing this it's very meaningful to see how he translated those experiences from the battlefield into the themes that he portrays throughout his writing and in essence how those themes are portrayed in these movies. It really gives a level of weight to all the things these characters are going through. Such an epic epic story.

[@Anurahm_Kycor]

Tolkein himself, as well as his family and estate have said multiple times that the books have absolutely nothing to do with his time in the war. The lord of the rings exists as a home world for his love of languages first, and a story about good vs evil second.

[@havtor007]

@@Anurahm_Kycor In the audiobook there is an interview with him where he literally say differently. So i highly doubt that or he later in life changed his opinion. (the estate is now VERY untrustworthy as it is now run by people who just want money) The orcs representing the industrialization of war is what people learn it means. And if you honestly think someone who was there At the battle of the Somme where 1000 000people got killed and not need some kind of outlet you are fooling yourself. Especially with all the other places where he has taken war stories from why would he not use his own? "The lord of the rings exists as a home world for his love of languages first, and a story about good vs evil second." This i also question considering The Lord of the rings is the story set in Middle earth the place where he set his languages. Remember The hobbit was written first. The Middle Earth is the setting he made The Lord of the Rings is a story in that setting.

[@jasonschuler2256]

@@Anurahm_Kycor He repeatedly said that the War of the Ring was not meant to be an allegory of WWI, but saying his writings had “NOTHING to do with his time in the war” is incorrect. Several characters/events/etc. were directly inspired by his experiences in the war. Probably most notably the character of Samwise Gamgee, which Tolkien said this in a 1956 letter to Cotton Minchin: “My ‘Samwise’ is indeed (as you note) largely a reflexion of the English soldier - grafted on the village-boys of early days, the memory of the privates and my batmen that I knew in the 1914 War, and recognized as so far superior to myself.”

[@skaraturbo]

the first world war is nothing like the wars in the books!

[@Makkaru112]

The song Aragorn sings has huge importance! Here is the full version: “The leaves were long, the grass was green, The hemlock-umbels tall and fair, And in the glade a light was seen; Of stars in shadow shimmering, Tinúviel was dancing there, To music of a pipe unseen And light of stars was in her hair And in her raiment glimmering There Beren came from mountains cold; And lost he wandered under leaves; And where the Elven-river rolled He walked alone and sorrowing He peered between the hemlock-leaves; And saw in wonder flowers of gold Upon her mantle and her sleeves And her hair like shadow following Enchantment healed his weary feet That over hills were doomed to roam And forth he hastened, strong and fleet And grasped at moonbeams glistening Through woven woods in Elvenhome She lightly fled on dancing feet And left him lonely still to roam In the silent forest listening He heard there oft the flying sound Of feet as light as linden-leaves Or music welling underground In hidden hollows quavering Now withered lay the hemlock-sheaves And one by one with sighing sound Whispering fell the beachen leaves In the wintry woodland wavering He sought her ever, wandering far Where leaves of years were thickly strewn By light of moon and ray of star In frosty heavens shivering Her mantle glinted in the moon As on a hill-top high and far She danced, and at her feet was strewn A mist of silver quivering When winter passed, she came again And her song released the sudden spring Like rising lark, and falling rain And melting water bubbling He saw the elven-flowers spring About her feet, and healed again He longed by her to dance and sing Upon the grass untroubling Again she fled, but swift he came Tinúviel! Tinúviel! He called her by her elvish name And there she halted listening One moment stood she, and a spell His voice laid on her: Beren came And doom fell on Tinúviel That in his arms lay glistening As Beren looked into her eyes Within the shadows of her hair The trembling starlight of the skies He saw there mirrored shimmering Tinúviel the elven-fair Immortal maiden elven-wise About him cast her shadowy hair And arms like silver glimmering Long was the way that fate them bore O'er stony mountains cold and grey Through halls of ireon and darkling door And woods of nightshade morrowless The Sundering Seas between them lay And yet at last they met once more And long ago they passed away In the forest singing sorrowless The true elvish version is far greater and so full of nuanced sadness that’s break the hearts of mortals from its beauty and sadness so the true song has been sort of taboo and the mannish tongues that retell it is stated to only be a shadow beneath the tree of the true story!

[@dajtoad1]

The whole point is that it’s the story of the only other mortal man who got together with an elf. It’s a precedent for him and Arwen. Not to mention that Arwen is a descendant of Luthien and is said to resemble her.

[@IsaacRDolan]

16:02 one of my favorite effects to show the power of the ring, it doesn’t bounce. It sounds so heavy when it falls. Just such a heavy presence and burden to carry.

[@Jordan-mj7kz]

the will Bilbo has in letting go of that ring is absolutely incredible

[@amylin5062]

Yes, and he needed Gandalf’s help as well. In the book it’s even more clear how corrupting the Ring is.

[@charlessapp1835]

The reason Bilbo, and later Sam, were able to give up the Ring is because they never stole it.

[@Cenindo]

@@charlessapp1835 It is said in the book that Bilbo was able to let go of it because his possession of it began with an act of pity; he did not kill Gollum when he could have done so. The fact that Gollum was allowed to live will have tremendous significance. Gandalf later tells Frodo that he senses that Gollum has something important to do, for good or evil, before this is over. We will get to see him do it, and it makes all the difference when the climactic moment finally arrives.

[@charlessapp1835]

@@Cenindo Right. I forgot that pity played a part in Bilbo letting go the ring. Unfortunately, The Return of the King didn't show Sam's pity for Gollum.

[@dmc1605]

Some Tolkien scholars and commentators whose posts I have read over the years put that act of Bilbo's in being able to let go of the ring as one of the great feats of the free peoples up there with many of the mighty acts performed by much more traditional heroes

[@shmeebs387]

It can't be overstated how badass Gimli is for even attempting to destroy the ring with his axe.

[@greenman4946]

It can. Can’t be overstated, though.

[@shmeebs387]

@@greenman4946 lol you're right. fixed it

[@gripioti9322]

I have just started watching your reaction but I jus wanted to say you look like lovely people and you're very observant and smart about the film and you seem to be having a good time. There's a great sense of companionship in watching you watch it, in a strange way. Thank you!

[@johnalden5821]

The backstory about how Bilbo came to get the ring from Gollum (and lots of other adventures) is told in The Hobbit, which Tolkien wrote first (it was published as a children's book). It was made into a trilogy of movies, which you two may also want to react to, after the Lord of the Rings movies. Meanwhile, you guys are already bringing your keen perceptions, intuition and analysis to this story, which is the great grandaddy of all fantasy. Let's go!

[@Bloodshack89]

I find it so cool that you both understand the nuance and meaning behind a lot of the scenes! The movie is definitely high fantasy but speaks in a cinematic language that everyone can understand. Truly one of my favorite intellectual properties of all time. Glad you are enjoying it!

[@chowfood7608]

These movies are my all-time favorites. I've watched them countless times and my love for them only grows with age. These movies have resided in a room of their own within my heart for decades, and no other world or movie rivals them for me. Long years have passed since I first saw them in the theaters at the tender age of 13, and I've watched them so many countless times since then that those magical memories of my first-time viewing experience have largely faded into the mists of middle age- that childlike innocence, wonder, and splendor I felt back then never to be recalled again... ...or so I thought. Watching your two's reactions now has made me feel things I haven't felt in eons. While crying is a very unnatural experience for me, as I witnessed your faces light up throughout this video, I began to get misty-eyed: for through the both of you I was able to relive and regain some of my first time experience which I thought, up until now, was lost forever. Thank you for putting a smile on this old dude's face.

[@petermachare5711]

Thank you for taking the time to work through the copyright issues, your reactions were worth it. I have been a LOTR geek since my parents gave me the books for Christmas in 1965. Already looking forward to the rest of the movies.

[@doeshumorbelonginmusic5799]

I love how fast you were drawn into the movie and appreciated the storytelling to build up Tolkiens world and some of the main characters without thinking it's boring. So you're in the right mood to start this long and amazing journey. I don't say: I wish you a lot of fun - because now I'm sure: YOU WILL 😉

[@deadzeppelin9565]

Love that the first thing you mention are the themes. It's what makes the story so timeless. The importance of friendship is a huge theme in this story and the play it so perfectly.

[@krisabelericamonte-bautist9729]

My love for the fantasy and adventure genres started with the LOTR trilogy movies and Harry Potter books! 🎉 I'm so glad you are watching this! Mr. Tolkien inspired a lot of writers who wrote stories that I love, I have that to thank him for.

[@MK-to9mx]

True, the likes of Harry Potter and GOT were hugely inspired by The Lord Of The Rings

[@rexibhazoboa7097]

@@MK-to9mx I do belief The Lord of The Rings is the goat of fantasy and DUNE is the goat of science-fiction.

[@galandirofrivendell4740]

Gollum knew Bilbo's name because they had encountered each other in The Hobbit. Remember, in the intro we are told that Bilbo found the Ring in Gollum's cave.

[@mevb]

The man at Bree holding a carrot and burping is director Peter Jackson, making a cameo. In Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, he plays a similiar cameo at the start of the movie (also set in Bree). He has a cameo in every Tolkien movie, although in the last Hobbit movie, he appears a painting of Bilbo's dad Bungo Baggins (you can see them in this movie too, along with Jackson''s wife, writer and producer Fran Walsh, as a portrait of Bilbo's mom Belladonna Took). Two of the kids in the front row when Bilbo tells the tale of the trolls, are Jackson and Walsh's kids Billy and Katie. They appear in all three LOTR films as different kid roles, always together. Katie Jackson makes cameos in all Hobbit movies and Billy makes a cameo in Battle of the Five Armies (along with his room mates).

[@jaydub3047]

Glad you guys are watching the extended versions, as it has a little more depth. Wait until Two Towers when you find out how old Aragorn is.

[@Arcexey]

@jaydub3047 watched the theater version in a theater a few months ago and noticed how terrible some of the cuts are compared to the extended version. so they got more depth and also just better in every way!!

[@koreancowboy42]

​@@Arcexey extended editions are the best to get the full experience

[@Arcexey]

@@koreancowboy42 imo the only way to see it. Unless it's the hobbit. I think the extended hobbit films are far far worse than theatrical versions

[@deanwilliams433]

I don't think the extended edition is the right one for first time viewing. Theatrical is perfect and extended is for fans of the lore.

[@Arcexey]

​@@deanwilliams433 no way imo. parts of the theatrical version dont even make sense. and you miss out on main parts of the story. the theatricals are a cool relic of the past but to me not watchable anymore. It don't make sense to have people go and watch a movie for the first time but decide to chose the version with major plot points going unresolved, or changed. entire characters even change without so much of their on scene development being lost in the theatricals. The theatricals don't even show what happens to gothmog, he basically just disappears. same with the witch king. Frodo's shirt plot just vanishes. all 3 movies are riddled with this stuff if we remove the extended.

[@garlicjrmade6409]

you guys really are great reactors, so many reactors just fly through stuff without truly absorbing it, but not you guys, you guys really do a great job at walking that line of having a reaction and also absorbing the content your reacting too. So many people just treat these movies like one more thing on the list to increase their sub count or youtube numbers and they fly through movies and genres so fast they don't really give the stories a chance to sink in. u guys are special and you got a subscriber here for as long as you do this.

[@amandanorris8]

Same here!

[@rosasutubechannel]

I have seen dozens of first-time watches and you two are the first ones who are fully paying attention and actually keeping up / reacting to all the storyline stuff!! You noticed many subtle and important bits and reacted to many things I had been hoping to see reactions for but kept being skiped!! Thank you so much you've no idea how much watching this reaction mattered to me!!!!!

[@Saranda4787]

Like most reactors, they seemed to miss why the black riders hesitate to cross the river, even though Arwen explains it. They always think that they're afraid of water.

[@rosasutubechannel]

@@Saranda4787 Yeah but that's something minor

[@owenboyles3638]

I have been having a bad day and seeing you guys starting to watch my favorite movie made me so happy :)

[@mariannejtv2730]

There's so much good things to say about this trilogy: the way it respects the book, the absolutely amazing attention to every detail in the production (there's a lot of BTS material of that), etc. The music! It's so good! The Hobbits' theme, Concerning Hobbits, makes me teary eyed every time.

[@AxillaryPower2]

The visuals hold up so well because this is one of the grandest uses of practical effects and miniatures ever, made at the turning point when CGI started to become the norm in action films.

[@buzzardbeatniks]

I'm excited for this - I already know where Pudgey is going to cry, I already know where Spartan is going to have questions with character choices and I already know you guys are going to love it.

[@BlueRoseWolfie]

Nice! Lord of the Rings is one of my favorites and one of the biggest series to champion the fantasy genre. Movies and shows were definitely forever changed when this series came out. The music, scenery, and story is so powerful. Hope you continue the journey!

[@aalex7gp]

How lucky you are that your first Lord of the Rings experience is the Extended Editions! ❤ I wish I could forget them and experience all over again!

[@WRAFofzelichking]

Also I've been following you guys since S01E01 of Game of thrones and I dont think I've commented before but I reaaally love you guys' reactions! Super on point, great discussions and just wholesome stuff. Keep it up, best regards all the way from Gothenburg, Sweden!!

[@beanwithbaconmegarocket]

Excited to see part 2. The older I get the more I love these films. The behind the scenes footage is a must-see after you've finished the trilogy. The years (starting in the mid-90s) of blood, sweat, tears, and absolute dedication that went into making these films is staggering.

[@kody.wiremane]

3:26 Pudgey's determination to avoid spoilers is worth respect 😁

[@BrotherFinn882]

“My precious gives away nothing” and Gandalf freaks out when bilbo said it

[@kenpullig1652]

Peter Jackson put so much devotion into this trilogy. It shows in every scene, in the way he portrays the characters on screen, and in the details that most of us never even see when we watch. You're right about the score playing such an important role, it helps to drive your emotion in each scene. When you eventually get to the end (and it is emotional after so many hours of a journey), please watch the full credits to hear the final bit of music from Annie Lennox. So much more to experience. Enjoy.

[@rangerone8813]

I enjoyed seeing you pick up on the depth of history behind the events in the Lord of the Rings, like the tale of Luthien, an immortal Elf who gave her love to Beren, a Man. You can't tell at that time what its significance is, but you see the look on his face as he says "She died." The author delighted in giving his readers glimpses of ancient wonders, even older and greater than the already amazing story happening now.

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

Sometimes the extended editions are a little too much for people who aren't familiar with the canon on their first watch, but I'm glad to see you guys get so invested even with all the extra bits that the average film watcher would consider 'nonessential' 🖤

[@salvadormartinez8577]

What?

[@oneloveforstaff91]

Good job guys! I don't usually leave comments here, but I just had to say that this is probably the best LOTR reaction! I love your way of thinking, your communication and how you really try to understand things. I know all of this from your GOT reactions, but Lord Of The Rings has a special place in my heart, it's probably the best movie ever, so I really hope we will get to see a reaction to all 3 of them! Cheers!

[@pamelahofman1785]

Well said.

[@spencernaugle]

16:02 The books imply that Bilbo giving up the ring like this, is one of the hardest things anybody has ever done in Middle Earth. And it required gandalf's help to do it.

[@samwiserando]

one of only 2 to give it up willingly, samwise gives it back to frodo reluctantly in mordor.

[@spencernaugle]

@@samwiserando Sam only had it for a few hours. Basically didn't affect him at all. Bilbo had the ring for 60 Years.

[@annemariecarver1269]

@@spencernaugleIt’s also implied the ring doesn’t really have any power over Sam because all that he wants is to just tend his garden. So the Ring tries to tempt him with visions of turning the entire plateau of Gorgoroth into a garden, but Sam’s basically just like ‘how would I even tend a garden that big?’

[@tcat6133]

My absolute favorite trilogy of all time! You folks catch on very fast. Lots of people watch it more than once to follow characters and storyline. Great reaction!

[@ididntwanttomakethis6588]

I am so happy to see you two take this on after the Game of Thrones universe. These books awoke my love of fantasy - I wanted to see the movie as a 9 year old but my mom forbid me unless I read the book. So I read the whole trilogy and got to watch the first two on DVD and finally got to see the third as a 10 year old in theaters. Was such a formative experience for me. I hope you love the journey!

[@Sighman]

I didn't let my daughter watch the movies until she read the Hobbit first ;-)

[@ididntwanttomakethis6588]

@@Sighman it’s all my mom’s fault - she introduced me to Harry Potter when I was in 2nd grade, and then in the summer going into/start of 4th grade she gave me The Hobbit and said she loved it. After I finished and was hooked she told me that it leads into Lord of the Rings. From that point on there was no way I wasn’t going to read them!

[@jacobsolfronk9668]

This is the granddaddy of any fantasy to come afterwards. Not the first but definitely the best. Can’t wait to watch the rest of reactions!

[@cmlemmus494]

Regarding how the Nazgul react to water, this is related to medieval mythology. Running water is cleaner than stagnant water (less likely to cause disease) so in medieval belief that meant it was more holy. Thus, running water is a protective barrier against anything unclean or perverted in a spiritual sense: ghosts, vampires, undead, and so on. Tolkien did not base LotR on any single myth or story, but he knew history and mythology on a level that is unmatched. Not only did he help in writing the Oxford English Dictionary, he was responsible for translating several epic poems from Old English and Middle English. Some of his translations were used as the academic standard for decades. Obviously you don't need to know any of this to enjoy the films, but the point is that a lot of side details in the movies are based on historical beliefs. They're not explained here because they don't need to be, but the more you know about history and myth, the more references you get. Great reaction, I look forwards to seeing more of your channel!

[@aubryellaotero1064]

You guys are asking all the right questions when it comes to this series. It truly is the best and it’s incredible how Middle Earth pulls you in and fully immerses you in its world

[@jordanpatrick4647]

This is still the best trilogy in my mind - you guys are going to have such a fun time with this, can't wait!!!

[@niklaqs]

The apples at 30:40. Merry gives the first apple to Pippin. If you look you see that Pippin looks down on his hands for a brief moment, than Merry walks off and the second apple comes flying.

[@constancesirbu1481]

I'm super excited about seeing you guys react to the trilogy ! As you've both been saying, the vfx still looks pretty impressing, but it's because Peter Jackson really nailed the balance between visual and practical effects (it has been shot in a lot of real places, and the orcs and uruk-hai are mostly costumes to give you an idea).

[@8293nokinho]

I will always regret that I never watched this triology in cinema, with all spectacurlar shots. It's masterpiece.

[@bobdonda]

I bet you'll get the chance someday. It shows up in theaters every once in a while

[@jaelynn7575]

Note that Arwen is played by Liv Tyler, daughter of lead singer of Aerosmith, Steven Tyler.