The Hunt For Gollum - The Fan Film (2009)

The Hunt for Gollum is an independent film based on appendices in The Lord of the Rings. It was produced entirely by fans, and released free to the Internet in 2009. Locations include Epping Forest and Snowdonia, north Wales. Awards include 'Best Fiction Produced for the Web', 2009 and Best Live Action at Balticon.
Prompted by Gandalf, a ranger by the name of Strider sets out to search for the creature Gollum, who knows the location of the Ring.
This is a not-for-profit unofficial fan-made film, created from scratch by indie film makers in the U.K. as a tribute to The Lord of the Rings books (and inspired by the films of Peter Jackson).
Directed by Chris Bouchard
Info & Behind the Scenes:
www.thehuntforgollum.com
The 2019 Redux version is recommended for improved audio volume and brightness:
• THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM - ...

[@IndependentOnlineCinema]

We’re back, thanks to WB for being so understanding to us as fans and artists. We’re very positive and excited for what the new movie will be at fan film THFG HQ. The Making Of Featurette is here for a ltd time kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4DOqZt5o7etbrcsi=FSe91EKYsFz_KSMS

[@bodeadams9593]

Hooray🎉

[@chad5893]

So glad WB did the right thing here. Smart move on their part.

[@OlessanYT]

Thank Eru! I was so angry on your behalf! lol

[@jorteroxd8772]

hello, first, congratulations, second, I know there are 2 versions of the fan film, this one and the redux one, which one should I watch? thank you.

[@vasas2.025]

I'm so fucking tired of Zaslav man

[@cheezywheezy5568]

who's here after peter jackson announced he's doing the hunt for gollum

[@salmafauziah8407]

damn i'm here bro😩

[@gundy237]

I'm here bro

[@chrisrankin3096]

Did Peter Jackson say how many "Hunt for Gollum" films he is making? Will there be One Film to rule them all? Will greed drive him to make Seven? Or will he turn "full Nazgul" and go for Nine? 🥺

[@gundy237]

@@chrisrankin3096 I don't Know bro

[@paulofernandesroberto9336]

​​@@chrisrankin3096 I don't think PJ is to blame for the stretching of the Hobbit movies... I'm pretty sure it was a studio mandate

[@seizureiffic2763]

Almost 2 decades later, they’re making a full length film with the same exact title.

[@watcherofthewest8597]

Its crazy. I came to check this out after hearing about the Serkis movie with the same name...I hope the makers of it get some acknowledgement...but i doubt they will.

[@calluna7065]

Guess the great big corporation couldn’t do any better.🤷🏻‍♀️

[@danieIlondon]

Yeah they ran out of ideas

[@lesty266]

And now WB is suing for copyright violations

[@realshinydragonite1598]

​@@lesty266 no way in hell that stands. This came out first.

[@enikoghostsofgrace]

See Amazon, this is how you honor J.R.R. Tolkien's work.

[@gagalover2k10]

I don’t know how Amazon could adapt Fallout faithfully but then do what they did with RoP. Like why hire a team that clearly despises Tolkien, the lore and the Peter Jackson trilogy?? It could’ve been phenomenal but they chose the message over profit

[@therealking6202]

​@@gagalover2k10 One message to rule them all, one message to find them, one message to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them. To the message.

[@moejoesayson1933]

@@gagalover2k10 What message?

[@gagalover2k10]

@@moejoesayson1933 I’m not trying to sound rude, but you’ll need to do your own research. It’s been a very prevalent discussion in the last number of years and whenever I get someone asking it usually turns out they were being snarky and wanna start some shit and I’m just not into it, sorry but yeah it should be easy enough to find out on your own then you can form your own opinion on it

[@Razsor97]

All the dislikes are from Visitors, Well-Wishers, and Distant Relations.

[@jonpendragon2066]

No its from people who understand copyright laws

[@ordyhorizonrivieredunord712]

@@jonpendragon2066 They have been invented by Sauron and put into law for the enslaved humanity...💫✨🌹

[@PitboyHarmony1]

@@jonpendragon2066 - then they would know this does not violate copyright law in any way, which makes disliking it odd.

[@paladinheadquarters7776]

And what about very old friends?

[@estrangeibanez3051]

Dude this is so good!!!

[@RileyDia]

This movie is about to get a ton of attention, deserves every bit of it!

[@fernandoquintana3675]

I didn't even know this existed until now

[@rodrigokiller]

yeah, they are going to film it. so nice

[@PlayStation10]

Warner bros is copying this film for their next one.

[@celphalonred1999]

​@Playstation10 copying? Dont think so. I heard it's based on the actual side story written by the writer of tlotr. Like this is.

[@njm361]

Yes I did not know it existed until I seen a comment in a video about the new movie to be released!

[@jaykoops9502]

This fan-made movie is more true and accurate to the works and source material of J. R. R. Tolkien, than a billion dollar Amazon show!

[@randomvideos786]

Indeed.

[@marlonjormungand7845]

Not just that, the story telling and the plot is better too.

[@marcusdupree3517]

Seriously!!! But people like besos bases life on money and money alone. So he thinks things are good or best when they cost more... he's pathetic... and so is his show... I've never seen this until today and I fell in love with it when they were at Bree... just seeing bree again gave me chills. HONOR THE STORY AND IT WON'T MATTER WHO IS PLAYING THE CHARACTER. ITV WILL BE GOOD OF YOU FOLLOW THE DAMN STORY

[@marlonjormungand7845]

@Blackmagic6ification if that is entertainment to you go enjoy the shit that is fed to you.

[@PhazonKing]

Screw you haters. I love The Rings of Power.

[@youtubeaddict2734]

Cant believe it took me 13 years to watch this gem of a movie. Absolutely PRECIOUS !!!

[@TIPTOESMOOTH]

You and me both !!!!! I only searched for this after the new movie was announced, and a KZbin Channel I followed mentioned this short film.

[@RunnerLogan]

@@TIPTOESMOOTH me too. and it was really well done. So cool.

[@DesmondScifo]

Best low budget film I ever seen, these people should be given an award thankyou

[@ezzasaurus_]

You should see Born of Hope aswell just as good as this

[@larsstougaard7097]

Still

[@Mike-ky9jz]

I would rather support film makers such as these then anything coming out of hollywood today.

[@nectarinedreams7208]

Why?

[@xx1derqueeniexx]

@@nectarinedreams7208 because hollywood is dead and movie's these days suck.

[@Killaa_p]

Then you should

[@morbincentral3607]

Imagine everything about a fan film is better than a show that’s has a billion Dollar budget. I mean it’s insane like the dialogue in this fan film is actually good and then you have rings of powers and the dialogue is forced and awful

[@John49910110]

indeed, at the end of the day Fans are the ones who really know about Tolkien

[@BaggioOmbre]

I am relieved to see that the copyright strike from WB has been removed

[@fluctura]

this here was prior art anyways

[@WCW1996FullAndPartialTVShowEps]

The Orc acting and makeup is incredible!

[@RunnerLogan]

right. I was stunned by how good it was and the orc actors were fantastic, capturing the chaos.

[@Studiosmediamilk]

It is way better than RoP orcs and this movie had a budget of less than 5 thousand dollars!

[@sikeftw]

Absolutlely

[@Denis-ws2qe]

​@@Studiosmediamilk and it was in 2009 imagine 😅

[@aegnor2102]

Sorry but no. With the few things that are done well in RoP, it's the orcs who are really well done. Some of you want to bash anything on this show without any objectivity​@@Studiosmediamilk

[@immaculateboy]

This is the work of some true Tolkien fans. Great work and thanks for making such a terrific film for us all to enjoy for free!

[@mirandawhite2988]

immaculateboy cool Bumblebee😎✌

[@0623kaboom]

yes it is an excellent version of this side story .... wouldn't you love to see how they handle something like the rise and fall of numenor ... given this as their idea of quality ... I think they could do an awesome rendition of that part of the silmarillion story ;)

[@franceslambert8070]

@@0623kaboom Oh, that would be wonderful!!!

[@lincolnmoanei8324]

A Trip Into The Supernatural - Roger Morneau 1925-1998 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6PHXnWBqrWFotk

[@wvhoipolloi7035]

I'm here, 13 years after i originally watched this little film of great love, and it's still better than anything that could be conjured by Sauron in his black tower at Amazon.

[@paryanindoeur]

Amazon is a nest of Morgoth cultists

[@PhazonKing]

Get lost, hater. Rings of Power is great!

[@wvhoipolloi7035]

@@PhazonKing You hate Tolkien, whereas i love him, and hate a massive multinational corporation making a buck off of politically hive minded woke orcs

[@sydmohammadali6421]

@@PhazonKing booo

[@PetrusDux]

​@@PhazonKingget lost, serv of the ring

[@TheJoker998Fame]

And now we will have an official version. Still, this fan made movie was more than amazing, I’ll never forget it. I hope that the news of the upcoming new movie will boost this movie here on KZbin, it deserves just praises !

[@poetofthestreets]

the people who made the short film should be consultants on the film!

[@starzgeckomusic4421]

Never heard of the film till WB decided to try to remove it. This is really good fan film! I don’t see how this fan film would hurt the new film that is years away. They shouldn’t worry since it’s going to be different actors and longer film compared to this. Thank you for making this long ago!

[@stalhandske9649]

Honestly I'm not discounting the possibility that people at WB didn't even know this thing existed apart from finding it in some search and making the strike as a reflex, only to withdraw it when the truth of the matter was made known. My theory has the fallacy, though, of supposing those involved were good and decent people at heart, when talking about corporations.

[@SSG_Ronnie42]

Weird part is never heard of it till WB started removing it and lead to more people learning about it...ironic. 🤔

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@SSG_Ronnie42 Known as the "Barbara Streisand Effect".

[@Evoker23-lx8mb]

Maybe because of the same title WB wanted to erase any confusion.

[@seanbela2847]

Damn, I'm raising money for my first film right now and I've already gotten $6k and I still couldn't see myself doing this good a job with the amount they used. These people should be working in Hollywood, for real. They made this with approximately 4k USD. Imagine what they can do with $3 million or 30 million dollars? I tip my hat to you guys. Excellent film.

[@sarikatimmi]

Sean Bela eye on the prize. you’ve got this. think of how many iterations this took

[@zeeuransh210]

But you know what? Low-budget force filmmakers to be creative!

[@MrNiceGuyHistory]

Hollywood doesn't care about quality films anymore, they care about China and divisive political agendas. Hollywood is dead...

[@Mett-iv4es]

How is going on?

[@normalaird8262]

@@zeeuransh210 It does indeed! I remember watching "Dog Soldiers", thinking how good it was and waiting for the next film from the creator. Once the Main Stream Studios found how popular it was, they threw money at the next outing, "The Descent", which I found boring and not half as good as the first film - obviously, they did not have to be as creative, and it showed. Take Care and Stay Safe, xxx

[@paulhuck7533]

Here I am, 11 years later, coming to the party. Awesome movie!

[@omniuse6723]

13 for me

[@sahir7462]

And 15 years here I am

[@JesseOddo-jt1sl]

Finally watched today I wish I would have known about this 15 years ago. Today I found out Peter Jackson is back to actually make this movie. You were years ahead thanks for making a great movie. Tolkien lives on forever

[@anna_luin]

Make sure you watch Born of Hope and Horn of Gondor!

[@JesseOddo-jt1sl]

@@anna_luin I just started watching Born Of Hope now

[@anna_luin]

@@JesseOddo-jt1sl enjoy! 🥰

[@jarg8]

Um...he's producing a new movie. Not making it. Very important oversight.

[@anna_luin]

@jarg8 well see come 2026. Still out of all concepts they chose this. 🫠

[@RigbyTheGamer]

Congratulations on your win Over WB 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@stewartmackay539]

This is astounding. Considering it will have been shot on a very limited budget I have nothing but praise for all concerned. I am a lighting cameraman and tend to watch films with different eyes. I have to say that the whole film was cleverly shot. (how to involve Gollum without seeing him - Brilliant) Great costume and make up and the fight sequence was excellent. I think the casting was pure genius and the direction was spot on. Well done to all involved. I know how much work has gone into producing this film.

[@rocketfede7811]

Anyone back here in 2024 because of the new announcemend?

[@donnamlake6303]

me

[@eduard89359]

Yes

[@pollyzist007]

Yes, me😅

[@sikeftw]

yeah!

[@dr9146]

No, nobody

[@danybonilla5460]

A film made with the heart and respecting the original idea of the lord of the rings. Congratulations

[@dmonvisigoth1651]

Gollum's voice is perfect!

[@NadLou]

I love Smeagol's sack song.

[@swat6591]

The actor of Aragon looks like a cross between Aragon and Frodo. Please tell me I am not the only person who thinks that!

[@lauren3054]

He's basically Frodo with facial hair.

[@marcusmariemoylan]

Azog The Defiler Was thinking the same bro!

[@tonyvandroiysulas4297]

lol :D nope you re not the only one :D

[@macaryl95]

If you look closely, you can even see him on the verge of tearing up just like Frodo always was.

[@marantz7783]

very observant--- he does indeed---pray, peter jackson does the Simarillion

[@gagalover2k10]

For a fan film this is probably one of the best examples of how to do it, having the Peter Jackson trilogy as the backdrop couldn’t have been easy. It even sounds incredible, something fan films rarely do, they just don’t have that cinematic *sound* - but this was great.

[@HavanaOutpost]

The first 3 minutes are already better than the Rings of Power

[@diollinebranderson6553]

Exactly!!

[@barborarosochova6579]

All parts are better than the Rings of Power (from my view). It is intimate, Middle Earth is a real character here, great tention building, all scenes tells us something about the world and characters. This movie does not show everything directly to the audience, many things are left to audience´s imagination. And it works very well. After the Peter Jackson´s movies this is for me "going back again" to the beloved Middle Earth.

[@realshinydragonite1598]

Even the Hobbit trilogy is better than rings of power

[@MadhouseProductions9]

WHY ARE WE NOT FUNDING THIS

[@macaryl95]

Seriously, it would cost them only a small handful of several thousand to make a feature-length. If they made just a million, which is like a dollar from every one of the most devoted fans, that would be a very high return of profit.

[@thesecretkey9845]

The Tolkien turd family

[@tafana]

they are mow

[@larsstougaard7097]

Let it be a Mad House 🏠 Production 😅

[@louisfallan7366]

I love the way we see just how powerful a nazgul can be in darkness even if only one ..Aragon was really struggling

[@king638]

Brilliant! The costumes, dialogue, setting - perfect. The choreography in the sword fights was very impressive. The orcs looked fantastic and so did Gollum. Well done!

[@basalisk335]

15 years later being turned into an actual movie! Can't wait to see how it is!

[@sarahjames927]

Are these guys actually getting credit though.

[@user-qv2mc3dw5o]

@@sarahjames927 tbf it’s not like they came up with the story exactly, i mean expecting wb to give these guys credit is like expecting new line to have given ralph bakshi credit for his lotr movie

[@seangiglio]

@@sarahjames927 I doubt there will be any similarities except for the name

[@baumkuchen6543]

oh you sweet summer child.

[@Adamapple]

Imagine what Amazon could have done if they just stuck to the books canon, smh. This fan made film is 100x better than their billion dollar disaster

[@diollinebranderson6553]

Just sticking to the books won't make the movie better alone. You need a director with vision and openness like this one, selecting the right music, cinematography, dialogue, location etc.

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

i loved the amazon one too.. get over yourself

[@dylanc9174]

​@@devinmichaelroberts9954You can like something, but that doesn't make it good. There was no need for Amazon to spend over $1billion making that schlock just for almost no one, but you to like it.

[@11HEJO]

@@devinmichaelroberts9954 good for you! but its still objectively shit

[@joviatrisyvaine]

Something is wrong with you people that read the books

[@ComedyBros5]

Holy smokes this is incredible. I'm disappointed I've lived 13yrs and just no found this masterpiece! What an awesome prequel to the Jackson LoTR trilogy. It honestly felt as if Peter Jackson himself directed it, but with a slightly lower budget. The aerial landscape shots were incredible, the soundtrack sounded just like Howard Shore, and the costume/make up, action, dialogue, set locations, VFX, and acting were phenomenal. Gollum looked amazing, and Adrian Webster as Aragorn was close to Viggo's! I'm adding this to my annual LoTR marathon!

[@paulelliott3220]

Excellent Shows what you can do with good actors, imagination, cinematography and all with a limited budget Orcs looked good, scenery perfect and Gollum's voice nailed

[@susanleitch8649]

Well done to all! I didn't expect too much...being 64 years old and a devotee of Tolkien's work since I was a child, as are my son's. I thought such an epic could never make it to the cinema screen, the story is so vast. Peter Jackson made a leap of faith and did it. By the Valar he did an incredible job! And so have these folk. It's a minor part of the tale that nobody really pays much attention to as Aragorn merely relates it..but it is significant. Well done to all.

[@andrewbull3537]

An excellent effort for a film that only cost 3000 pounds !!!,how the hell they done it for that price amazes me !,imagine if they had ten times the initial money in the begining

[@macaryl95]

Well it helps when you don't got every single actor demanding several million each. You always gotta pay them. This entire thing was done for nonprofit. So they just rounded up a well-rounded group of dedicated fans. In all honesty that few thousand probably just went to celebratory costs.

[@Hellmut34]

This is simply superb, and i never knew of its existence until coming upon it purely by chance.

[@sorendipitous]

...if chance you call it...

[@felton6886]

theres anouther one on here about aragorns father arathorn it was realy well done as well born of hope

[@arifshaikh000]

you mentioned that there is a movie about Aragorns father. Do you know the name? can you please let me know? THANKS

[@TearsofaLunarian]

Anonymous Born of Hope, I think is what you mean.

[@northwesthobbitcampaign4045]

Anonymous born of hope

[@Rustyemu93]

I dont understand how it took me 15 years to find this but oh my god.. the production is beyond any fan film ive ever seen, the amount of effort in every scene is almost what we expect from multi-million dollar productions, incredible! i dont have enough words to praise it

[@trisi99]

Sad if a low budget fan movie looks better then the amazon prime serie. That is truely Lord of the Ring.

[@RobHel]

How's the show? You must've watched it already, please enlighten us...

[@Cheesytarian]

@@RobHel do you still have hope that Amazon will give anything but crap?

[@randomvideos786]

This aged well.

[@Gguyrules]

why do i find it very amusing when gollum was carried around in a sack XD

[@danksinatra7962]

it was hilarious when gollum threats 'aragorn' saying we'll put out his eyes

[@maxfishslap7304]

I thought the funniest part was his scream when Aragorn hoisted him over his shoulder

[@elliehansen2582]

G Studios it remind me of Nanni carries her sister in a blanket From LILO and stitch!

[@ezzasaurus_]

Lol

[@ezzasaurus_]

It's hilarious I died laughing and ended up having a coughing fit when it came up 😂😂😂

[@fran131415]

Lol, who´s here after 2024s announcement?

[@ScottNeily]

Hopefully, this excellent film gets a ton more attention now that an "official" version is being made.

[@mrcheese5913]

this was hidden from me for 15 years im 16 i was 1 when this beauty was created you guys did an incredible job making this

[@GabrielGabriel-xe9tk]

I was very unsure at first, but slowly I sank back into the chair -)) I was blown away. Didn't want it to stop; so, was pretty sad when it did.

[@Zek_Ken]

I think my favorite part of this has to be how they don't show Gollum's face until the end. It lends immensely to the suspense and the eeriness surrounding him. Really, this was marvelous. Glad I found this right before my yearly LOTR binge. Certainly, I'll be adding it to that tradition.

[@hundredfireify]

Holy cow. This movie is so good, it convinced Andy Serkis to direct his own version!

[@KTandT]

So happy you guys got this put back up! 👏🏼

[@BlueDelRey-rr2ec]

Who did come here after reading this: "Peter Jackson Working on New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Films for Warner Bros., Targeting 2026 Debut"

[@crLiam]

Won't work for me unless they get the original actors and just use deaging technology where needed because fuck recasting them

[@siddhantsah054]

My god, this short movie looks no different than OG LOTR. The cinematography, voiceover , actors, all characters, locations and vfx, all looks perfect and exactly same. I’m so sold. Great piece of work.

[@Planetdune]

It's good, sure. But it does NOT look "exactly the same". ;)

[@siddhantsah054]

@@Planetdune you know what i meant here.

[@rosie_gamgee]

It's back! I'm so happy to be able to watch this excellent movie again, and to share it with people who haven't seen it before 💜

[@ryanl8730]

The only dislikes are from people that I don’t know half as well as I should like, and that I liked less than half of half as well as they deserved.

[@thelonesomefisherman7425]

Bilbo, is that you? 😮😊

[@tonyuppal8956]

Good Old Bilbo!

[@thelonesomefisherman7425]

@@tonyuppal8956 He's the most famousest of all the Hobbits, he is.

[@tonyuppal8956]

​@@thelonesomefisherman7425that he is for sure, having a great bash at his Eleventy first and passing away at 131, making him the Oldest and Famousest Hobbit ever.

[@therealking6202]

It's his one hundred and eleveneveneneneveth birthday!

[@user-wn1rw1mu3c]

I'm certainly glad that a Gollum film was announced, but I'm more glad that this fan film has finally been UNLOCKED.

[@biancaverdeschi880]

This is a work of pure love with incredible locations and acting, costumes, and Aragorn's actor looks so perfect for the character even more than Viggo Mortensen. I was mesmerized throughout the whole film and it felt official

[@kristiano100]

Its back!!!

[@GreybeardTv]

The Hunt for Gollum 2009 fanfilm was fantastically well made. Even after 15 years, he scores very well. We hope Warner Bros won't make it any harder. We support the Fanfilm! Greetings from Belgium!

[@daveschneider8240]

This was a perfect set up to the fellowship of the ring. Great job I loved it....

[@sailorarwen6101]

My dad has been a huge Tolkien fan since he was a kid. He actually doesn’t even really like the Peter Jackson films. He does acknowledge some parts are exactly how he envisioned. He sent this to me because he liked it. Coming from my dad that’s saying something

[@lazydave9761]

I had to come back to this just to rinse the Rings of Power from my eyes. Long live THFG and Born of Hope.

[@the_atomic_kebab]

I don't usually hold with foreign movies, but this short stuff, it's not bad.

[@irisamanda3922]

I see what you did there lol

[@jinxy72able]

I love this! If the same actors that were in the original film were in this I would not have even known it was not a Peter Jackson film. The script, the cinematography, the effects, the location, the lighting, the costumes, everything was perfect! And I like that it followed the appendices of the Tolkien's books and held true to his vision. Very impressed!

[@sigmacademy]

I always believe if filmmakers stay true to the vision of writers of great novels, they have a good chance of making a success of the film(s). I know that filmmakers need to "interpret" novels to convert it to film, but if you keep that Ingredient X that made the book so endearing to its readers, you will make the film endearing to its audience. Some directors do forget that, and end up with major cinematic failures. Crossing fingers for 3rd trilogy of LOTR movies based on the The Silmarillion.

[@sigmacademy]

I just mentioned trilogy because that is what most people think when they think Middle-Earth movies. I absolutely agree with you about the massive content of Middle-Earth not yet captured in the Cinematic Universe yet. How do you feel about a 25 movie series to detail Middle-Earth's history and characters as a complete guide? (in case you are wondering, James Bond has 23 films and Lone Wolf has 24, and Wikipedia indicates at least 3 movie series with 25 movies). We could easily reach that number, considering that even independent productions could be listed.

[@sigmacademy]

We are already at 6 official movies, and 2 independent productions, so we are at 8 movies in total.

[@ArtofBrentMinehan]

jinxy72able You've got to be kidding. This has to be sarcastic.

[@sigmacademy]

Why do you say that? Do you know how many Star Wars fan films, spin-off series, novels and comic books, animations, parodies, shorts, etc. there are on the web? Sure, some are better than others, but they all add to the Expanded Universe.I know you would like to boost your own IP, but surely you could accommodate other content as well? I am not saying everything has to be in the same format - it would be better if it was in different formats and media, that way you wouldn't get fatigue from watching similar content (like cinematic movies) all the time.

[@mellon4251]

You can really feel that while they had not the same budget as the Jackson trilogy, they had the same love and passion for the topic. Pretty impressive work, really enjoyed it. PS: The orcs are better than in the Hobbit💪

[@SilverShadoww]

How have I lived for 15 years without knowing this existed? Shame on me 😂

[@hoehlentroll8284]

Your orcs looks just better than the CGI orcs of the hobbit.

[@sankalptiwari2828]

bro it was good stop unnecessary criticism

[@yourstrulygreat4497]

@@sankalptiwari2828 I don’t think he trying to discredit him

[@ElDuderinoh]

@@yourstrulygreat4497 you don’t think..? Come on man obviously he was directly giving credit and respect !

[@41kils]

Gandalf did not discover that the Nine had crossed the Anduin until being captured by Saruman. Here Aragorn is shown telling Gandalf that the Nine had come West which doesn't line up with the rest of the story (Gandalf not telling Frodo to set out from the Shire at once but rather letting him wait). Also Aragorn found Gollum near Mordor, not in Mirkwood. STILL AWESOME MOVIE

[@0623kaboom]

yup a few ... adjustments ... and it would match the true story line excellently ... and I agree with your last statement ... definately accurate that one ... awesome movie

[@stairwaytoholiday]

And didn't it start with Gandalf and Aragorn searching for Gollum together for like 8 years before Gandalf left for Gondor and Aragorn finally found Gollum on his way home

[@IndependentMind115]

Cinematography/Effects: 9/10 Acting: 8.5/10 Location: 10/10 Set Design: 8/10 Props: 9.5/10 Wardrobe: 9.5/10 Fight Choreography: 9/10 Music: 8/10 Lore: 9.5/10 Concept: 10/10

[@holdfast6942]

I have feeling that passion and respect will be remembered more than a billion dollar project.

[@scotvince7847]

Better dialogues than in The Rings of Power.

[@GabrielMartinGeller]

Who is here after the new Hunt For Gollum LOTR film was announced?

[@GeorgeThoughts]

Me!

[@joringedamke5597]

If by 'announced' you mean 'the Critical Drinker mentioned it'...

[@alfieh24]

Finding this gem in 2024 👌🏻

[@garmadonthesensei59]

This is SO good. I was enthralled from start to end. The actor who plays Aragon got Viggo’s mannerisms down to a TEA! All around fantastic, now I really want more LOTR !!

[@Tawadeb]

Great job for sure

[@Mandem072]

Who’s here after the announcement 😄

[@susanpendell4215]

I'm glad that youtube didn't toss this out or ban it, because this is a good film, well made. You can tell that the people enjoyed making it. It would be a shame if people couldn't see it. This is the only place that I've ever seen it.

[@spurslegacy]

I told myself I would watch just 2 minutes of this just to see what it's like. I at first didn't like the fact that there were diff actors (obv there had to be, I realize that), but it grew on me more and more, and I couldn't help but watch the entire movie. Great work!

[@russellwestbrookyellingatw9381]

Same

[@andrewmurtha9892]

This is truly better than Rings of Power

[@istari0]

Well done indeed! I wish Amazon was at least half as concerned with following the lore as the people who made this!

[@sgkamp807]

well said my frıend, well said

[@the-boy-who-lived]

This is so good to a point that I cannot even believe this is fan made

[@zacspearman]

Not affiliated with the Jackson trilogy, perhaps. Incredibly heavily inspired by the look and direction? definitely.

[@tomcazzaniga9768]

Of course, and I appreciate the consistency

[@RexCaelestis]

I believe I've watched this before, over a decade ago, back when KZbin was in its golden era. Saw something about a copyright strike and decided to check this out again. Still as amazing as ever. The story, the visuals, the acting. Definitely one of the greatest short films ever made.

[@Shrapnel-Effect]

I've landed here after announcement of the new movie Hunt For Gollum

[@anna_luin]

Good before the algorithm of creators making their reaction and thought videos on the annoucment pushes this down the page.

[@yogidemis8513]

This is pretty damn good. The creators did it right for this and not just slapped together with shady edits and cgi and cheap acting. Great work!!

[@CineRanter]

But they were each of them, deceived, for another Gollum film was made

[@Panohiro]

took them 15 years to announce a non-fan version!

[@mrsteel9026]

Every now and again something proper shows up in my recommendations.

[@raeesrana8270]

started watching it with a prejudice mind but found it very well made...great effort

[@ezekielnightshade1736]

This is really very well done. For a small, independent cinema group, it captures the events better than even the great New Line Cinema company could. You cast wonderful people in the roles, especially Aragorn's. Also, Gollum was extremely well written.

[@hctrl]

who's here after the announcement of the new peter jackson/andy serkis film?

[@poetofthestreets]

me!

[@posyol]

here!

[@mikespearwood3914]

Hello!

[@alexian57]

15 years later, it will be real movie. Very nice !

[@ComeLeVent]

well made I really like what they did there with a (presumably) very limited budget.

[@paddotk]

If you'd know what those orc masks cost, I'd say they spent quite a lot of money on it actually.

[@LiliCanal]

***** Actually, no. The budget for this movie was £ 3.000. They made the orc masks themselves.

[@paddotk]

Lili Canal Whut really? I'm very impressed by their craftsmanship then.

[@LiliCanal]

***** Yep, really ! Indeed, they did an amazing job. You can check out their official website (www.thehuntforgollum.com) to find out more about make-up effects, masks and stuff.

[@paddotk]

Lili Canal Cool, ty.

[@boedye]

How is a 2009 fan film better than a billion dollar production? You caught the spirit of the movies / books, did Peter Jackson "lite" level with the cinematography, casting and acting, and made the brilliant decision to keep Gollum "hidden" for the reveal (and likely production cost) till the end! You are right up there with Prelude to Axanar! Also, Gary sent me X^D

[@chaosi1753]

Warner bros is copyright striking this!! 😡

[@1701EarlGrey]

After 20 years, since I finished high school I read LOTR novel for the first time - today I finished "Return of the King" - and this was great addition to those stories - one of the best fan-film ever made, I see real passion here!

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

I finished LOTR today by chance, so I decided to watch these along

[@glishev]

And now there will be a second "Hunt for Gollum". What a time to be alive!

[@raymclarnon1437]

Only discovered this today, such a wonderful piece of work. So well scripted, acted, directed and delivered. I trust Jackson will be paying homage to all involved if the rumours are true and he's making a 'Hunt for Gollum' spin-off!

[@TheJoker998Fame]

I've seen this movie just now, what can I say more than congratulations ? It's amazing, this is the proof that even low budgets movies can do amazing things. It's one of the best fan made movies I've ever seen. The actors are amazing, the direction is brilliant, the atmosphere, the costumes and the screenplay, everything is just beautiful. I can literally breath Tolkien and Jackson watching this, and I'm sure he would be proud of your work. Congratulations, now when I'll do a Lotr marathon, I could also watch this movie first. The Lord of the Rings is my favorite movie ever, and this short movie does the best it can do to give me Jackson vibes, but also, it is amazing on its own. I'm so glad that I watched this.

[@joebobjones2238]

This thing is the bomb. It's been 10 years or more since I first watched it, and it's still great. I can't believe it was made on so little, on handses, string or nothing.

[@SASHAHAG]

How is this short film way better than what Amazon has been doing except for the lighting

[@Whitehead100100]

You are so right. Media and entertainment sector have lost their way. Creativity is among us and has yet to be hired and hiring the traditional way may be obsolete and there are plenty of opportunities out there for all creators. Studios need to hire new and good talent. It’s a race now for the big five and smaller studios to capture the audience. May the best studio and smaller independent producers and creators win…

[@Mephistotheles]

This is absolutely amazing for a low budget fan film. Amazon should have hired these guys instead

[@davidkhan1626]

When I heard Peter Jackson was making a movie called hunt for Gollum I said aloud “wait I have already seen this movie” and here you are. It’s crazy how things turn out!

[@smeagol-bp3wr]

Wow I had no idea this was from 13 years ago. Amazingly done.