The Lord of the Rings (2001) - Moria, Part 1 [4K - Upscaled, duh + slightly edited]

[@KimerLorens]

Lotr and then Hobbit are incoming. Only battle scenes, as much action and less talking as possible. I'll try my best not to ruin it.

[@prabhakarsingh1397]

Kimer Lorens brother I couldn't understand,is it a part of real movie,which I know is not.how could it feel so realistic?

[@MAD_SKULL_GAMING]

Kimer Lorens bro when new Hobbit movie will be released

[@JulioFuentes1]

tnx 4 all bro

[@hyrulecitizen7988]

Kimer Lorens I think ur work is quite worth it!

[@selectstrike987]

Kimer Lorens 7

[@d.s.parentsr6502]

"Let them come! There's one dwarf, yet in Moria, who still draws breath!"

[@sabretoothstudios9142]

Freaking epic line

[@calvin6879]

Epic

[@ChampY95]

I’d be a dwarf! I love axes and eating!

[@unga8588]

Gimli is freaking badass

[@theoneaboveall6768]

They should make a lotr movie about the first or second age before so we could see the beauty of Moria and all the other places we couldn’t see because it got destroy and also so we could get a sense of everyone ancestry and actually see sauron fight or not just an eye that would be even more epic swing all the alliances etc... and please make sure peter Jackson is the director again

[@wolffedora4061]

A Wizard, a Dwarf, an Elf, Two Warrior Men and four Hobbits fighting a Troll and some Goblins all while in an abandoned mine. THIS IS FANTASY.

[@Mthompsonwv]

The entirety of the first movie felt so much like a D&D campaign and that’s why it’s my favorite

[@SeriousJB]

How dare you call them goblins, you disgrace

[@Mthompsonwv]

@@SeriousJB technically, orcs and goblins are the same thing in middle earth, so he’s right lol

[@SeriousJB]

@@Mthompsonwv No, he's not, I am. And now you disgraced yourself too

[@Mthompsonwv]

@@SeriousJB poor fella doesn’t know what he’s talking about. It’s cute.

[@mjkhan9664]

20 years later and this scene STILL feels just as intense as it did before

[@dusk6159]

Spot on

[@biohacker2781]

It always will feel that way.

[@mightisright]

That's true if you saw it at the time. This scene pioneered lots of stuff that's so common now it doesn't register as anything out of the ordinary. The digital double of Legolas, the fluid animation of the troll, the handheld camera integrated with CGI. More than anything, the staging Peter used was ingenious - the culmination of years of experience in low budget cinema. This scene earned the price of admission on its own.

[@sir_humpy]

I remember seeing the first part of the trilogy and thinking, wow, if this spectacular action scene was just the battle of Moria, which had been basically a skirmish in the book compared to Helm's Deep or Minas-Tirith siege, what would those be like. And indeed they delivered.

[@mehhh2857]

Its 20 years?

[@nikolastojanovic1255]

When Gandalf was reading from the book "drums,drums in the deep" and afterwards in total silence you start hearing the drums........i was more afraid at that moment then any horror film i watched.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

not just you Nikola- it really took on a horror movie vibe from this scene

[@Vral92]

The fellowship has still one of the best tension build ups ever. For me its the best lotr and its not for no reason one of the all time best movies ever. Character development and story build up is still undefeated. An absolute top movie.

[@Darksky1001able]

The gravity of the situation, the surroundings, the deep, dank, decrepit tomb and the writings illustrate what awaits in Moria. Id be scared shitless being in Moria after hearing that.

[@tomg.8231]

Me too haha

[@michaelsomo3482]

We cannot get out. We cannot get out. They have taken the bridge and Second Hall. Frár and Lóni and Náli fell there bravely while the rest retreated to the Chamber of…Mazarbul. We are still ho{ldin}g...but hope …Óin's party went five days ago but today only four returned. The pool is up to the wall at West-gate. The Watcher in the Water took Óin--we cannot get out. The end comes soon. We hear drums, drums in the deep. They are coming.

[@ali_kazmi]

RIP Balin son of Fundin, I will always remember you as one of the 13 Dwarves who reclaimed Erebor.

[@jackrassel5852]

and Ori! He was also one of the Dwarves who, many years after the Quest, entered Moria with Balin. He was among the last members of Balin's colony to be killed (T.A. 2994), as is known by his entering the last records in the Book of Mazarbul before their final hopeless stand against the Orcs. This book was later discovered by the Fellowship of the Ring.

[@Darksky1001able]

@@jackrassel5852 Balin did not deserve the fate he got in Moria. These goblins do not fuck around.

[@zombiTrout]

Oin had it worse. He was eaten by the Watcher in the water.

[@coopy4810]

zombiTrout Oin had the worst fate out of the 13 dwarves being ripped apart and eaten by the watcher in the water

[@mcdonaldthyrniang4300]

Tbf balin had it coming. The quest for moria was suicidal without a stronghold to hold it

[@yautja89]

Its fantastically choreographed. They all start in a group and get separated into smaller groups, you know why the get separated, where they are in the space, how they join together and what each character is doing at each time. This is how action scenes should be.

[@theyliedtoyouaboutworldwar1944]

Nah

[@cj6248]

yah

[@avrace2708]

Exactly!

[@1PiratePrincess1]

Lol this is in the movie I have them all 😂

[@g.d.graham2446]

Exactly

[@claracondon1227]

“They have a cave troll” This will NEVER get old.

[@MaskedRiderChris]

The sarcasm in his delivery is what makes that line work! You can hear the unspoken "Oh, joy," in there for sure.

[@johnnymcblaze]

Winter is coming

[@leonardobraynen1524]

@@johnnymcblaze i understood that reference

[@alexmarlow2508]

That cave troll soft, tell him to come see me, he doesn't want these hands

[@carloschavezgama4480]

Jkf

[@kokodeahkokodeah2385]

20 years from released and looks like 2019 movie

[@josephwesthill2174]

Looks better, I'd say

[@cleon24769]

Agreed. Which means one of three things: 1) Peter Jackson's LOTR trilogy was way ahead of his time. 2) There has been very little progress in Hollywood's efforts towards cinematic quality in the last 20 years. 3) All of the above.

[@Top10soon]

wth man.. its been that long already!??

[@josephwesthill2174]

@@Top10soon Time flies, doesn't it?

[@Top10soon]

@@josephwesthill2174 sadly

[@elizabethcatlion7015]

The way he delivers the line "They have a cave troll" is pure perfection (2:02)

[@Melkor0410]

He be like "they have a cave troll..... wtf do we have"

[@originalzebruh]

he sounds so fed up with being with the group already haha

[@rafaeld.2554]

PERFECT ACTING BY SEAN

[@norrec1234]

yeah its amazing and funny also :D good joib

[@warrenjohnson5971]

He's like oh wonderful...... they have a cave now.

[@CheeKiatTeo]

I like how everyone went berserker mode as soon as Frodo got struck.

[@MarkusJunnikkala]

Everyone realized "Well shit I better use my Ultimate skill now or never"

[@cryptosguns]

Pippin: Traits -Blood Brother of Mary -Enraged at the sight of friendly mortal wounds

[@jimmymcgill2961]

ForestofTooMuchFood What the fuck are you talking about?

[@Whovian1029]

@ForestofTooMuchFood Frodo is the opposite of a "pussy". He took the goddamn Ring of Power into Mordor all the way inside of Orodruin. No one else could have done that.

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

@keller blair No, dwarves couldn't have done that. Sam probably could have.

[@victorthao7550]

Sword: +10 damage Frying pan: +99 damage

[@JuanPablo-rf4vo]

with a stun proc

[@NoName-sz5lu]

Pubg

[@vector6977]

Sam would be good on PUBG.

[@ZENIGMATV]

Hobbit rock throw = ?

[@TheMinh92]

@@ZENIGMATV 1000+ Damage. :D

[@gunsblazing4509]

The shots of the completely abandoned cave with the drums is super creepy. The idea that there are thousands of orcs and trolls just silently dwelling in this long abandoned mine is insane.

[@Hankblue]

They just be chilling there for decades playing card games waiting for someone to make a noise

[@Magerrs]

Even spookier when you consider the size of the place. Tolkien noted that it's about 40 miles across from gate to gate, or about a 2-3 day journey through a pitch black labyrinth. Good thing they had a wizard.

[@bartholomewjames1003]

I really want to see it back on its days of glory. Like its so massive you could be chilling in a corner and not be seen by someone.

[@joesmith8288]

cringe

[@jay9958]

I was so scared of that scene when I was a kid

[@albertoperinot9326]

To me, the Moria's sequence is the most memorable thing the whole trilogy offers. When I think about "fantasy", this comes in my mind. It's fucking incredible.

[@sebastianmatarelli5602]

It really has that dungeon crawler fantasy arpg feel.

[@Magerrs]

The Fellowship of the Ring was the best of the trilogy for sure. The Shire, Rivendell, Moria, Lorien are hard to beat.

[@avrace2708]

@@Magerrs For me ,,The Two Towers" is best, but Fellowship is epic too

[@unhommequicourt]

to me it s the lighting of the beacons or Gandalf fighting with the balrog

[@Vinthechad]

I totally agree. It's easily one of the best scenes in the first movie

[@jtsleazeball2548]

When they first hear the Orcs coming, you can see Peter Jackson's beginnings as a horror director start to shine.

[@piotrwudarkiewicz4741]

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[@olomuisraelebere4290]

👍👍👍👍

[@AK-nc4ul]

His King Kong was amazing and Idgaf what anyone says.

[@kjdempsey]

They’re goblins not orcs

[@umbrellashotgunman]

@@kjdempsey Technically, they’re the same thing; Tolkien explicitly states in the foreword to the Hobbit that “orc” is basically just a Sindarin loanword that literally means “goblin” in English, and the books actually uses the two words interchangeably; the buggers squatting in Moria are generally referred to as “orcs” in the Fellowship book, while the Uruk-hai are actually occasionally referred to as “goblins”. The reason why fans tend to use “Goblin” to mean “mountain/cave orc” is because the Hobbit book, which features said mountain/cave orcs, favors the g-word over “orc”.

[@datboilos1996]

Aragorn's warrior scream gives me chills all the time Viggo is a bonafide legend

[@theyliedtoyouaboutworldwar1944]

He must be a 180lb guys. He does not scare me

[@user-ys5yv2nz6w]

@@theyliedtoyouaboutworldwar1944 ok larper

[@TheOpethOfMastodon]

@@theyliedtoyouaboutworldwar1944 Wow,you're cool🥴

[@Cuntstantine]

He is the definition of Badass

[@farid1406]

@@theyliedtoyouaboutworldwar1944 I used to be a bozo like you. Then I took Anduril to the knee.

[@redshinobi3843]

“They have a cave troll.” Don’t know why but that’s still hilarious to me 17 years later

[@DaveDexterMusic]

Perfect delivery of subtext "oh of _course_ they fucking do"

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

It's Seans "we're gonna need a bigger boat" moment

[@endlessfreedomful]

"It's too early for a boss fight"

[@couragew6260]

唐智余 Aragorn- Must be a miniboss.

[@whynottalklikeapirat]

@@couragew6260 In that case it should have been just a wee, sputtering eye

[@MrRenix1990]

The way Boromir says “They have a cave troll” is so quiet that you can imagine him saying the same thing while he’s seating on a comfortable armchair reading a newspaper and smoking his pipe 😄

[@DH33.0]

Lol like finding out he needs to add milk to the shopping list

[@Afalstein]

"Huh, that's interesting."

[@fa-wf4um]

No, he said it in disbelief that on top of everything thats happening to them now even a troll is coming for them.

[@cristianaligarcia]

All in a days work eh? Bring on the damn dragons next lmao

[@tonypap1]

I've always thought that but never got around to mentioning it 😂

[@doll_dress_swap12]

This scene was scary seeing it the first time in theaters as a younger teen, even though my dad had read us the books and I already knew basically what to expect for all major story plot points and characters. Compared to all the other battles and fights in the trilogy, there’s just something terrifying and claustrophobic about being trapped miles under a mountain with limited routs available and unknown endless numbers of monsters coming for you out of the dark depths.

[@Pilot231]

Drums... drums in the deep. Just thinking about how those drums start up from the silence knowing that battle was about to begin.

[@Wate777]

Boromir: What is this new devilry? Gandalf: A Balrog... a demon of the Ancient World. This foe is beyond any of you. RUN!

[@josepoika5388]

🎉❤❤️YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FEAR DEATH IF YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, AND TRUST IN HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART, BECAUSE HE ATONED FOR YOU FOR ALL YOUR INSULTS, THAT YOU WOULD OBTAIN PEACE WITH ALMIGHTY GOD, AND GO TO HEAVEN BY HIS GRACE!

[@J_C_CH]

You cut out one of Gimli’s best lines. “Let them come. There is one Dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath!”

[@se7enthedge382]

Came here for that line... MAJOR sad face

[@rithrius5384]

And then he became a comic relief character in the next two movies. :(

[@emperorconstantine1.361]

@@rithrius5384 yet still a very BADASS funny guy!! My favorite character!!!

[@LordVader1094]

@@rithrius5384 True. It's sad what they did to him.

[@heretowatchvideos100]

Tbf he and Legolas didn't talk much later in the books. They needed to do something with em and I personally didn't mind

[@Chris-yv7jy]

Always wanted watch these movies. As a kid we were so poor we didn't even have electricity. But as an adult I can and now have access to watching it.

[@georgemulford2910]

Did you enjoy them?

[@sergioaguero317]

Come on bro, enjoy them as many times as you want....you deserve it

[@tamimhusain3376]

@@sergioaguero317 So nice to see a simple yet so compassionate message, props to you man. Now let Liverpool win the league please Serg

[@momo-dm3rw]

I feel you.

[@Dariet88]

where were you living that you didn't have electricity?

[@micheleportatadino5919]

The whole Moria sequence is mesmerizing and terrifying. I remember child me having nightmares at the thought of what horrors could linger in that vast darkness, and feeling immense awe and sadness seeing all that architectural beauty so silent and empty as the whole great dwarf kingdom was swept away.

[@anthonyparadiso1a]

The horror of the watcher in the water and the fellowship entering Moria. Gandalf saying "the long dark of Moria.

[@calowenby1654]

I can imagine many nightmares being bred from this place.

[@Wate777]

Boromir: What is this new devilry? Gandalf: A Balrog... a demon of the Ancient World. This foe is beyond any of you. RUN!

[@josepoika5388]

🎉❤❤️YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FEAR DEATH IF YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, AND TRUST IN HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART, BECAUSE HE ATONED FOR YOU FOR ALL YOUR INSULTS, THAT YOU WOULD OBTAIN PEACE WITH ALMIGHTY GOD, AND GO TO HEAVEN BY HIS GRACE!

[@PedroCampos-r1j]

Fiiiggght.

[@batwolf9603]

My whole childhood my brothers and I would point at each other and say “they have a cave troll”. Lmao

[@boefjespost]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😁😁😁😁😁😁😁👍🏻

[@piotrwudarkiewicz4741]

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[@glitch3818]

I love this.

[@diegoavesani530]

3:24 love when Boromir looks at the chain realizing he's still holding it and clearly thinks: "i'm fucked"

[@Cuntstantine]

I also love love when Aragorn nods at him going 'I gotcha'

[@yvc9]

Pure DnD party action. This scene is what got me into fantasy big time when i read the book in '79. There are no words to descrbe how happy I was when I finally saw it on the big screen.

[@billpeoples9808]

Remember reading the books way back when and wish they could make a movie, but knew there was NO way to achieve the story correctly with speacil effects… wow was I wrong decades later!!! This scene blew me away watching it in the theater

[@donnarosepena3110]

Show Trastrip please

[@yvc9]

@@donnarosepena3110 transcript?

[@Alternative-Works]

The Deep Roads!

[@vindolanda6974]

@@billpeoples9808 Me too, then I remember when Jurassic Park came out in 93 it got me to start thinking that maybe they could do LotR

[@JessiOz2k07]

So basically if Legolas wasn't good at killing big creatures the whole group would be toast by now. Lol

[@Legend22Roleplays]

jessie_fun yeah bro them stats are top tier 😂

[@dh1476]

yep orlando did the job

[@amosmaka6030]

That's pretty much what I took away from this scene. Haha. Legolas with The Vital Shots and The Killshot.

[@blackpanther10105]

TheGreaterGood80 Aragorn destroys Legolas in a sword fight. But Legolas wins with bow :)

[@africaisacontinent2149]

His experienced since they hunt and kill giant spiders in his homeland

[@BananaProtocol]

0:40 I swear this is one of the finest scene in the whole cinema industry. You can literally feel the weight of a bygone era, once majestic and prosperous and whose charm remains intact even in the darkness. And don't even get me started on Howard Shore's score there, it's brilliant.

[@xStanyyx]

you got any idea what the name of the ost is?

[@bigorri9673]

Fully agree. The music conveys the bygone greatness and majesty of the dwarf city in Khazad-dum so beautifully. Brings me to tears every time.

[@nano9285]

@@xStanyyx "A Journey in the Dark"

[@xStanyyx]

@@nano9285 10 months later I get an answer thank you mate

[@furiousgaming275]

@@xStanyyx I literally got goosebumps

[@panicatthecostcofoodcourt6920]

The fight choreography of this is absolutely mind-blowing. Somehow I never noticed just how fluid and detailed the combat is in this scene

[@calowenby1654]

It’s in incredible result of all the attention to detail.

[@josepoika5388]

🎉❤❤️YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FEAR DEATH IF YOU BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST, AND TRUST IN HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART, BECAUSE HE ATONED FOR YOU FOR ALL YOUR INSULTS, THAT YOU WOULD OBTAIN PEACE WITH ALMIGHTY GOD, AND GO TO HEAVEN BY HIS GRACE!

[@Dragon123Slayer]

@@josepoika5388 Haha WHAT!?

[@IJJoshOld]

2:19 Something I've always loved about this shot is how steady and confident Legolas is with a bow compared to Aragorn. A simple detail but makes all the difference

[@catherinel7165]

Legolas 😍😍😍

[@GuardianCor]

Also, Legolas keeps both of his eyes open, a sign of an experienced archer. Aragorn aims with one eye, showing he has experience, but not on Legolas' level. Love the attention to detail!

[@IJJoshOld]

@@GuardianCor truly is the perfect trilogy

[@qrrbrbirbel2]

@@GuardianCor his dominant eye might be obstructed by the bridge of his nose in that position, actually(2:23). He has a much better anchor point, his right elbow moves back and slightly around his head on release, a sign of the stronger back muscles working and a simple (yet hard to do) relaxing of the fingers. Orlando definitely had a bit of training to look like he was an experienced archer. Aragorns release is much more "plucky" and his right elbow is much higher meaning his shoulders are scrunching up, making him shakier.

[@caferustwat]

Aragorn should be a competent archer as well, given he is a ranger.

[@Animaja001]

The main thing i love here is how much teamwork is going on in the fellowship. Aragorn and Boromir stopping the cave troll standing on sam, Aragorn saving Boromir and at 3:46 Legolas shooting the troll in the shoulder, saving Gimli. Those are just a few examples, but probably my favourites. There's this constant notion in the fight that no one in the fellowship would survive very long without the cooperation of the others. Fantastic pacing and direction here.

[@Razaiel]

The D&D nerd in me sees the opening of the battle as rolling initiative.

[@NeedSomeNuance]

I absolutely adore how there is no music in the tomb fight scene. Such brilliant restraint

[@pennclick]

The sound design in these films is incredible. There is music permeating throughout, but when brutality comes into play (this fight, certain scenes in helms deep, the mumakil charge, etc) the music cuts out. It has this effect of giving you no escape from the action on screen whereas when the music is around, you can at least get lost in it.

[@NeedSomeNuance]

@@pennclick totally agree. Hot take but I think Shore could’ve actually used less music. It’s still fantastic tho!

[@chaset1036]

Gandalf letting the party use all their supers on the cave troll so he can save his for the Balrog.

[@neilkenyon6896]

Gotta save the spell slots for the BBEG

[@ВладиславШаклеин-ч7м]

Istari, remember? Guide the mortal races, not do their work for them.

[@piotrwudarkiewicz4741]

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[@joshuafleming5380]

@@ВладиславШаклеин-ч7м Gandalf can still do some tricks every now and then though lol he has saved the mortals multiple times before with his magic

[@Metalboyy97]

Need at least 5 prayer pots , 1 divine super combat potion, + Karambwan and sharks

[@kingsmanlad4147]

I loved it how Gimli was not always comic relief but was a cunning warrior and valuable asset of the trinity

[@jfunderburk1989]

One of the small details I always enjoyed was how when the melee starts, Boromir, as the fighter equipped with a shield, moves in front of Legolas as Legolas retreats back, still with his bow drawn. I like to imagine neither communicated with each other, they're just such seasoned warriors that they knew the best lines to take.

[@miguelpichardi4685]

Que que? No me di cuenta haber

[@rainboytoy]

Everyone knows that if you're the tank, you aggro.

[@umcaraqualquer3640]

​@@rainboytoyThe Fellowship was truly a DnD party 😂

[@gochem3013]

That movie is one of the greatest movie ever. Even from 2001.

[@dv96_dk]

Gabriel Martin nope 2001

[@KermitTheArchitect]

he double pressed space before time.

[@Clarketh]

Still one of the greatest movies of all time ;)

[@alexk.35]

@@Clarketh agreed

[@acdragonrider]

Especially from 2001. The early 2000s were the days worth living. Today, it’s a pure shit fest

[@alexanderbutler2989]

Gimli is so underrated. He was a complete unit throughout all the books. And he easily kept up with Aragorn and Legolas. The movies did him dirty and made mock of him. Gimli was awesome.

[@BFCrusader]

Nah, Gimli in the movies was both awesome and funny. Dwarves as a fantasy race tend to be objects of humor in most depictions. In Gimli's case, it was done, in my opinion, tastefully and appropriate for the setting and atmosphere the movie set and he still retained his toughness and reliability as a warrior and character. In short, I feel as if Tolkien's version of Gimli was simply added upon here, without overdoing it.

[@brooksboy78]

@@BFCrusader This is a misunderstanding of the tropes Tolkien was drawing on. Gimli very much feels like Dwarves out of Norse mythology, which is a very sophisticated portrayal. "Fantasy Dwarves" were not a thing Tolkien was drawing on, he was instead inspired by ancient legends and myths. The movies have none of that sophistication and replace it entirely with jokes. It was a choice made for modern Hollywood expectations rather than anything Tolkien himself would have chosen.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

@@brooksboy78 Entirely? Dude, in this very scene he has the line "Let them come! Show them that there is one dwarf left in Moria who still holds breath!" We have his scene with Galadriel, and explaining how much it meant to him to Legolas afterwards. We have the "standing side by side with a friend" line at the battle of the Morannon. Yes, we've got stuff like the dwarf women scene, and the Battle Banter with Legolas during Helm's Deep, but scenes like those are him keeping his or others' hopes up during a bad situation. Gimli is not comic relief, he's simply being a good friend and companion to those around him.

[@ElZilchoYo]

Nah he is funny but he still kicks ass in the fights

[@mrbread3895]

@@BFCrusader "we dwarves are natural sprinters"

[@ameliawarfield5637]

Moria must have been a beautiful place in its glory days.

[@bencebuda4599]

It sure as hell isn't now tho 😅

[@ameliawarfield5637]

@@bencebuda4599 No,it isn't.

[@salvadorvega3805]

I suggest seeing some depictions of it in its glory days, I think they do it justice. There's even a whole video talking about the lore or Moria itself.

[@ameliawarfield5637]

@@salvadorvega3805 Okay thanks.

[@nelsblair2667]

The dwarf lords and their dark halls. Never brilliant nor bright.

[@everybodylies6782]

Ned Stark on his glorious days.

[@Darksky1001able]

Ned doesnt hold a candle to Boromir.

[@kontrarien5721]

@@Darksky1001able - Would Ned have coveted the ring so greatly?

[@peterjoyfilms]

This is probably how he would have looked at the time of the Greyjoy rebellion

[@davidsaade641]

Majida

[@SuperJourneyer]

Gods I was strong then

[@xXtuscanator22Xx]

When a director has a powerful vision for a movie, it can achieve visual and technological feats otherwise thought impossible for that time. This movie is a clear cut example of being able to withstand the test of time.

[@cristianaligarcia]

And in 2021 it will be 20 damn years old like wow, and still great, idk how the hell it happens. Like you would think we would be able to top stuff like this but nah. My best guess is that they went for a special effects. So the big unnatural things that can't be easily made by human are cgi but the orcs and uruks are all man made. I remember they made a small scale model of freaking minas tirith

[@dopes423k8]

4:13 Man the way Legolas climbs on the troll through the chain looks so smooth and refined. Reminds me of when I was kid first watching this movie and thinking how cool and real that scene looked back then🥲

[@callmetlove]

Aragon’s war cries will never NOT be my favourite ever.

[@vaghelasureshmanilal2885]

Hi

[@CWJ0725]

I like Pippin's better.

[@voldmerot]

Rather convoluted way of putting it but, okay😅

[@piotrwudarkiewicz4741]

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[@BFCrusader]

It's the viking blood in the Danish actor. ^^

[@kapilsharmaWorld_uncensored]

Nothing will ever match the greatness of this movie and the entire series. Pure treasure.

[@arcticangel1628]

Why do you treat like it’s some competition for superiority? It doesn’t to have be. Fiction isn’t about one outdoing the other.

[@anna-mariamarkova9584]

@@arcticangel1628 Because LOTR is superior for many reasons that people can discuss, but there is one thing that the majority of us agree on - its superb casting. The actors make you believe you are there with them, all the time. You feel it. You sense it. You experience their emotions and you connect with them. For comparison, " Rings of power" proved to the world that in order to create a masterpiece that is in a league on its own you can't simply do it with a limitless budget and CGI. Peter Jackson created something extraordinary that even 20 years later you can watch and relive, you can relate to in a magical way and feel part of.... and this is what genius is.

[@arcticangel1628]

@@anna-mariamarkova9584 Don’t worry about the other stuff. Here’s something right here that you clearly enjoy. Focus on this.

[@arcticangel1628]

@@anna-mariamarkova9584 Be careful how far you go with your passion of taking fiction seriously and personally. You never know when it could wrong, and it has been expressed in the wrong ways before. The Star Wars toxic fandom are a shining example of that.

[@rigajykra3159]

We will wait and see. Dune part 2 is on the horizon.

[@tylars6908]

My favorite scene in the whole trilogy! I like how even Gimli gasps at the magnificence of Dwarrowdelf when it’s illuminated by Gandalf.

[@lillykokoko3172]

Mine too.

[@TCT24]

“Let them come!! There is one dwarf yet in Moria who still draws breath!!!!” Still such a badass line

[@Whyistomatoafruit]

Anyone else love the look on Boramir’s face after he nearly takes two arrows in the head while bolting the doors shut? He looks at the arrows sticking into the door, then looks back to the direction that they came from with a total “Im about to ruin your whole career” expression 💀💀

[@pedrocampos691]

Huh.

[@fairweathertrains3029]

Foreshadowing

[@Goski11]

@@fairweathertrains3029 specifically 2 arrows to get shot into the door. It takes 3 to kill him.

[@simonfarrell6585]

24 years old and still as fresh as last Christmas. Never bettered, still can't believe how right they got it

[@lorrainewest615]

Still one of the best moments of the franchise. Congrats to all those who created these scenes!

[@dusk6159]

Masterpiece of a scene

[@stevenleslie8557]

When Gandalf says, "let me risk a little more light" the ancient abandoned dawarf city is unfolded before their eyes, I am moved nearly to tears. Howard Shore's music is deeply emotional here.

[@YourLocalDingo]

I remember playing the games as a kid. This level was so fucking hard. You would have to hide behind the pillars to kind of block the cave trolls attacks. Man this shit took me days to finish.

[@alexanderschwab6408]

My brother was given a PS2 from his girlfriends brother (we had an XBOX Crystal when we were younger) and then bought that exact game you’re talking about! I played it last week and the nostalgia was unbelieveable! …though for example the last level where you defend the gates of Helm’s Deep it’s just crazy difficult😂

[@Hopium500]

It's not even the largest scale battle in lotr by far and yet it still outdoes every battle in cinema put together.........fucking masterpiece. These movies are pure joy.

[@Darksky1001able]

It helps that we love the characters. And each character is special. Aragorn - 80 years old and the next in line to be king of Gondor. Boromir - One of the greatest warriors to have been produced by Gondor. Legolas - a prince, son of a well known Elvish King. And one of their best fighters and expert marksman. Gimli - hardcore brawler and the only dwarf to go into the undying lands. The Hobbits - Resilient and hardy people. Gandalf - One of the biggest baddest wizards of all time. May not have flashy spells like Dumbledore but only due to restraint. He faces down the FUCKING BALROG OF MORGOTH.

[@barkley8285]

The Black Skulls it’s not even close to the best battle

[@alexk.35]

they are unbelievable. Ive never seen so little hate to any film like the LOTR does

[@calebh7902]

@@Darksky1001able aragorn is 80 years old?

[@DestructoVic]

@@calebh7902 Yeah he's a Númenórean, they have life spans that can go up to 500 years but those are mostly the kings that live that long, so probably an average of about 300 years.

[@Glassr91]

Even in 2019 the visuals are still better than most movies today.

[@jobshine3944]

😊

[@slambotv1334]

That’s because it’s a real cave troll

[@DylanMcGonigle]

Over the years, I've come to find myself relating more and more to Boromir. He's not nobility, not a Elvish prince or a lost king, just the son of what is essentially Gondor's middle-management structures. He has no supernatural abilities to draw on. He's lived every day in the shadow of evil, and his life is one long headache. He knows the end is on the horizon, and even though he's convinced of the hopelessness of the struggle, he goes along with it. Thrown in with a group of strangers he's charged with the protection of what are essentially four children, and he does his best to protect them (with a few key failings). He's the first to take action in this scene, to make a move to shut the doors, and he's greeted with two arrows near the face (foreshadowing his death). With climate catastrophe looming, billionaires controlling world economies, and the rise of modern dictatorships, I really resonate with the exhaustion, the irony, and the sense that, yes, shit will always get worse, but, oh well, draw swords in that line "they have a cave troll."

[@Ammoniumbicarbonat]

Brilliantly acted by Sean Bean also.

[@oliverreno4734]

Agreed. It's why he and Sam are such beloved characters, they're the 'everyman' of the films, rather than the supernatural or prophetic others. IMO people who you can personally relate to are better characters, you can relate to them more easily. And this is coming from an Aragorn fan.

[@wafflingmean4477]

Boromir did what most people in the real world would never willingly do. Admit to making the wrong decision and do everything possible to make things right, not backing down regardless of the personal cost.

[@muhammadnassar5038]

I remember very well the first time I watched that movie, drums beatings and sounds of Urks terrified me, in fact this movie was created to be a legend of all times

[@thatoneguy3883]

Those are orcs not uruks

[@nestormelendez9005]

@@thatoneguy3883 i thought they were the goblin subspecies

[@_jimmythesaint]

these r moria orcs

[@madmanjoe1002]

Boromirs sword work at 02:42 is just Incredible!

[@kingkongchief1177]

One of the best fight scenes in movie history. Thank you Peter Jackson.

[@miniDwarfB0y]

I know I'm a late commentor, but I love the tiny detail of Boromir blocking the goblin with his shield to ensure Aragorn can draw his sword, it's class. 2:38

[@playthoughts3473]

Its ned stark btw

[@dv96_dk]

@@playthoughts3473no its Boromir

[@bobsbigboy_]

love how Gandalf gathers the hobbits so parental when Aragorn says, stay close to Gandalf, great little moment

[@LawrenceMcLaughlan-jj4kz]

Gandalf was like a father to the hobbits especially frodo

[@hailoweenhailoween5264]

Gandalf is a yummy wizard. No wonder why frodo went with him to the undying lands

[@bobsbigboy_]

@@hailoweenhailoween5264 yummy???

[@synegg9414]

That cave troll was a true boss fight, it took the entire fellowship working together landing dozens of attacks to bring it down, and still nearly killed half of them

[@ZombieProdigyUS]

Unbelievable how this came out in 2001.

[@piotrwudarkiewicz4741]

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[@kodlackwhitemane5596]

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[@H_WLL]

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[@vincentbusque8475]

People cannot imagine how beautiful Moria/Dwarrowdelf was in its prime. This was the most important dwarf kingdom of middle earth, greater than the lonely mountain. In The Hobbit, they show the lonely mountian in its prime, so you can try to imagine that x3 for Moria

[@teminternetemmordor7178]

Dude, i think i miss something...when the orc's (goblins maybe, these guys in Moria are a bit diferent) took over that kingdom from the Dwarves no one help them? This is relationed with the fact Moria have a fuckin Balrog?

[@aimansuriaprakash2380]

@@teminternetemmordor7178 The Balrog was the one that drove all the dwarves from Moria (which took around a year). It is only after Sauron heard about this that he then populated Moria with orcs to set a stronghold in the Misty Mountains and to loot anything they can find in the treasuries of the kingdom.

[@teminternetemmordor7178]

@@aimansuriaprakash2380 Thanks...yikes, be a dwarf is hard in Arda...

[@aimansuriaprakash2380]

@@teminternetemmordor7178 True. First being exiled from Moria by a Balrog. Then from Erebor by a dragon.

[@teminternetemmordor7178]

@@aimansuriaprakash2380 Man... that profile photo, i spit my wine on the screen...

[@quentin4544]

more than 20 years after, this sequence is still a masterpiece (and it is just an extract) the timings are so well done, it gives emotions on each frame

[@RtRt-fd8ck]

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[@UnknownPersononGoogle]

01:04 I wish I could have seen this beautiful scene in the cinema that music and backdrop is inspiring.

[@turner094]

@ Milton D I feel very lucky and grateful to have watched the whole trilogy in theatres for the very FIRST time. The experience is MINDBLOWING. 😚😚😚😂😂😂

[@JiisTube]

It was truly amazing, everyone of all ages was into it. I feel like the filmmakers did such a good job with moments like this, not only by going through all the hard work to create these large backgrounds and areas, but it also pays tribute to the book which describes in rich detail what everything looks like to set a mood.

[@Idranocram]

I remember that the prologue battle with Sauron and this moment in Moria blew my mind. Goosebumps, Awe. The score as the camera pans on the Halls, it's just incredible. What a movie.

[@cainwesley918]

I’m still vibing to this in 2023. These movies out here aren’t touching these master pieces. I was a kid when I saw this. Good times

[@JD..........]

Love how the music turns off during the battle to add to the realism of the chaos. A Legolas always lands on its feet!

[@kuroroluxifer8321]

Always felt bad for the troll...considering the fact that he was chained, it's easy to say that orcs took him prisoner and tortured and forced him to fight to the death...there was pain but also sadness in that final scream of his. 5:59

[@vindolanda6974]

I think Peter Jackson said something similar in the DVD extras. Their concept was that this troll was basically enslaved when it was very young.

[@benjaminjeffery6873]

Amazing how a film released over 20 years ago has better art direction and CGI that films of today.

[@Mancer1980]

Such a great scene - and it's the only time in the entire trilogy we get to see the entire Fellowship fighting as The Fellowship.

[@DTylerFultzVA]

One thing I've come to love about this fight? The idea that, should that Troll land a solid hit, that guy is done for. Balin's coffin gets smashed, a stone bridge gets shattered, two orcs get splattered like flies by accident, Boromir gets tossed across the room and winded for a full minute, Aragorn gets hit by a glancing blow and is knocked out... There is just an ever-present sense of danger the longer that troll is alive and swinging. Rings of Power's troll battle can frankly be tossed in the garbage for being the LITERAL opposite of this scene.

[@freebird264]

It's amazing how the first LOTR and the first Harry Potter were released in the same year, one had a fairly lower budget than the other, and yet that film's special effects and CGI has aged WAYYYY better than the other.

[@darthmaul2005]

Merry and Pippin were always so brave. They are also extremely underrated and overlooked in this trilogy.

[@birefringent2851]

I love how everyone works together to beat the troll, the strongest characters all struggle and the weaker characters get some good shots in and the heroes all care about and protect each other. Just makes the RoP scene with galadriel one shotting that snow troll seem so much more badass because shes the only one who does any damage, and she clearly doesn't respect or care about anyone else in the fight. Don't you just love characters who have no concern for their comrades, talk down to everyone and can effortlessly defeat any enemy? Way to go amazon for giving us the best TV series of all time! And keep deleting the negative reviews because people who dislike the show even if they have good reasons to deserve to be silenced.

[@sotokaitelosgregory8562]

🙏🤝

[@christophseper1337]

love the sarcasm ;-)

[@thegirlwhoreadstoomuch9339]

@@christophseper1337 It's right up there with "They have a cave troll."

[@LowCMusiq]

The Amazon series doesn't even come close to this amount of greatness. PJ's LOTR will forever remain untouchable to future adaptations of Tolkien.

[@theelectricprince8231]

Did you see Eregion, Tel Perion? The 2 tree? The lookout tower? I have my issues with ROP but stop drinking copium. It looks dope asf

[@LowCMusiq]

@@theelectricprince8231 Agree. Definitely a lot of great shots. Still doesn't come close to PJ's.

[@jazmynbrown6820]

For a 2001 movie, this had great technology!

[@IAmTheStig32]

I love how besides the troll, the rest is just good, proper practical effects work - extras, props and prosthetic makeup. And it puts many modern, CGI-saturated films to shame. You could easily mistake this for a film that came out last year. Masterpiece.

[@Dr_Salt]

Lmao zoomie comments

[@nilocblue]

You know Aragorn is one badass warrior when he charges a pissed off cave troll head on. Now THAT'S bravery! What a hero!

[@jordanverbeek5121]

What makes this scene work is the subversion of tension. At first. You see the skeleton fall and the noise echo. No music. No other dialogue. Just the expressions of our characters and a quick shot around Moria. We have a chance to breathe with our Fellowship, Gandalf dresses down the idiot and we get ready to move on. Then the drums. One at first. Then another. And another in succession. A shadow stirs in the deep, and the light grows brighter . . .

[@nyebe6598]

It's been a decade and still LOTR has the best fight scenes in all of fantasy films. I'll never grow tired of watching this. EPIC.

[@marcelohulse]

2 decades*

[@warham97]

I love the fact that there is no music. We only ear the sounds of the fight until Frodo is in danger so it makes it more important.

[@Cuntstantine]

The timing in these trilogies is second to none

[@michaelring6077]

Fully agree

[@jamespires3383]

Peter Jackson has changed cinema forever. This and the rest of the collection are a MASTERPIECE.

[@micson128]

Legolas could probably have taken all of them on by himself including the cave troll.

[@hellowkiske]

One of the most beautiful and insanely spectacular scenes in the entire trilogy. Imagine having the opportunity to visit Moria at some point.

[@hym1230]

Can you believe that this movie was already over 20years ago? And until today, there is still no film could beat it. I still remember how 😮 when i first saw it in the theatre as a teenage girl.

[@leonardobraynen1524]

Legolas was such a total *BADASS* in this scene- he *OWNED* it!

[@Saith516]

One of the most tense and thrilling fight scenes in cinema history. Saddens me that I feel like we'll never get cinematic art like this ever again.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Still gives me chills 2 decades later!

[@romeoblue2555]

That Sam use a pan before PUBG

[@traffy269]

Before Rapunzel too

[@YeNZeC]

The funny thing is if this was released in 2020, it would STILL be the best film released in the last decade 2010-2020. These films AGED very well, the camera angles, the acting, the Scenes and OFCOURSE the MUSIC !

[@_Trenchfoot_]

This movie can never be redone. It’s a living breathing fantasy movie brought to life. Pure magic

[@Intrilo]

To bad Galadriel wasn't there, should could have killed it in 10 seconds without looking at it.

[@thisfuckingberserk8310]

yes but too bad she wouldn't have had her shitty sword jump either

[@andrewbrundin6953]

Should could baby should could

[@almarie3988]

Oh shut up, incel

[@nv_chino]

Too

[@zombiejlt1]

We all know Legolas is a badass so no need to highlight him much, but come on, that sword throw by Aragorn at 3:35, badass.

[@eddieharcourt6049]

This scene epitomizes how amazingly well done this movie is - writing, direction, acting, editing, cinematography, music, dolly grip, lighting, costumes, hair/makeup, video assist, drivers, catering, production assistants...everyone gave their all and the results are incredible.

[@grombrindal567]

The whole scene with the Pillars birthed my obsessions with anything dwarf related.

[@tiberiuskirk2593]

Fun fact, the opening shot of the Mines of Moria we see from the beginning of the video to 18 seconds is actually a practical effect with the actors edited in. They used miniatures called "bigatures" to create the terrain, had a real camera tracking backwards through the miniature set and then edited in a separate shot of the fellowship.

[@nhmooytis7058]

Love details about how the SFX were done!

[@lewis4774]

The whole movie is amazing but the Moria sequence is so visually stunning

[@Fallenheroes742]

Am I the only one wondering why there was an orc twirling in mid air at 2:37 lmao

[@StudioMod]

Orcs were known to be great jumpers and climbers. Especially the goblins in Moria, as they were feeding off the power of the Balrog.

[@capnhawkins]

I always figured that orc was showing off haha. Didn't go well for him if that was the case.

[@sentinelhd9964]

*parkour* *parkour*

[@AmeanAbdelfattah]

He thought he was dodging arrows like a boss.

[@spazzmaticus1542]

360 degree no scope

[@tararedstar9408]

3:25 lol the way that Boromir looks at the chain in his hand and looking back at the troll like "Oh sh-" And when the troll hits away the orcs when Gimli dodges the hammer 😂😂😂

[@elijahsellers3727]

The troll says "so YOU'RE the jerk that keeps pulling me around, eh?!? No more, bucko!!!"

[@snorkman2]

Boromir "they have an internet troll" Gandalf "Words are of no more use here"

[@HadoukenSpammer]

A lot of 20’s were rolled that day.

[@LinariaFreeze]

Currently reading the book and got to this scene. Had to watch, because both the films and book are masterpieces.

[@Fugazity]

this battle scene is beautifully made.

[@Capt.Schlieffen]

@2:42 boromir holding the line with sword and shield- RIP

[@TheThedisliker]

Rip? he did pretty good to my eyes

[@Capt.Schlieffen]

@@TheThedisliker boromir dies. SPOILER

[@Capt.Schlieffen]

@Merciless Freak really? :)

[@JuanPablo-rf4vo]

hes the tank

[@NickCorbinOfficial]

Imagine if he had made it to Helm's Deep or Pelennor Fields...