The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Official Trailer #2 - (2001) HD

[@PumpkinMozie]

This movie came out almost 20 years ago and the special effects are still better than most movies that come out today.

[@shmeagol]

Because it was a true labor of love. You don’t find that often in movies today.

[@FinrodFelagund5]

@Abdul Wasay Yes. Notice he didn't say "CGI" specifically. He said special effects. And a lot of the special effects, specifically the awesome prosthetics and makeup of the orcs, are way better and more realistic looking than the overused CGI of today.

[@blenderguy3250]

They aren't better, they have soul

[@panther-nk2hn]

They don't lean into the CGI like it's the only option available. Lots of creative camera work to make the hobbits look short, makeup to make the orcs look... Orcish, and practical effects wherever they can use them. To my knowledge, the use of CGI was minimal.

[@GodFather_XI]

You're right. Same goes for the T-Rex in the first Jurassic Park. Hollywood can't do quality anymore.

[@MagnumoftheMountains]

The entire trilogy is a masterpiece, but this is the best part. I saw this movie in 2001 as a kid with my brother and Dad, and we were blown away. I don't think I'll ever have a movie experience like it again.

[@alexayers9463]

The feeling I got watching Mann's betrayal, the chase, and the docking sequence in Interstellar is probably the closest to what I felt watching this film for the first time. It is a pretty rare feeling.

[@twistednipz7182]

Did you really compare lotr to interstellar lol

[@leevancleef2859]

Agree

[@howelln13]

U only get it once...

[@aaronhoward1573]

I Love all Three movies... but the Fellowship of the Ring blew me away when I first saw it... being a Fan of the book...The Trilogy is a Masterpiece indeed... but The Fellowship of the Ring is my favourite of the 3 movies...

[@benjaminjeffery6873]

“We made a promise to ourselves at the beginning of the process that we weren’t going to put any of our own messages or our own themes into these movies in a way, we were trying to make these films for him [the author], not for ourselves.” Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh - 2001

[@ProfessorArt1]

At this is why Amazon( and every other company today) have failed..

[@Lemonidas75]

And that's exactly what they did, tho you can ofc notice some of Peter Jackson's distinctive directorial habits in the LOTR trilogy. Like the very close shots on a tilted frame of the face of Characters - especially evil ones, like Saruman. It's something that he often does in his movies, even on his very early ones like "Brain Dead"

[@nathanh2509]

I remember seeing this trailer in the theaters. The whole audience stood up and cheered when it was over. It was glorious. Even after the film everyone clapped and cheered. I had a huge smile and tears on my face when this trailer hit. Never before had I invested my time into a film trilogy so much. We will never have an experience like this again. It still blows me away even after all this time.

[@Ken-fh4jc]

Me too. I saw a trailer different than this with clips that weren’t in the movie. They weren’t in the extended edition either. I’ve never been able to find it.

[@Gukworks]

Me three. If only all movies could be made with such skill, love and care.

[@FiBoston]

Seeing it again makes the hairs on my neck stand out. I remember seeing this at the cinema an I was speechless

[@nakenmil]

1:38 "It WANTS to be found." - This line has stuck with me ever since I saw this trailer as a kid. I was familiar with LotR beforehand from the Rankin-Bass animated movie and from having the book in the house (though I never read it, because it looked so huge and hard to read to me at the time). This line really pushed through the idea: this wasn't just some magical McGuffin, a powerful item that could make whoever powerful or whatever. It was an actively malicious, corrupting entity, with a will of its own. That really sold me on it, I think.

[@pedrocampos1787]

23:20?

[@Sickofdrawingcowboys717]

Well said

[@bryanferratt6598]

@@Sickofdrawingcowboys717 This film is just about to be 20 years old 😮😮😮. How time sure flies.

[@NCC1371]

LOTR is definitely hard to read until you get used to the style. Hobbit was a breeze to read through.

[@salomaonplanetsaturn6038]

For me- ,IF you Want Him come and claim him I wish ring never come to me You will find you courage. Every WORD from second half. My god I love this trailer. Yes after words "No one will" trailer stars, for me. Music on background goes louder and Lauder. And then They are coming !!!

[@mrleedra]

Music in this trailer: 0:00 The Shawshank Redemption, from "Shawshank Redemption" (Thomas Newman) 0:30 Attack on Murron, from Braveheart (James Horner) 1:04 City of Angels, from Crow: City of Angels (Graeme Revell) 1:16 Gothic Power (Christopher Field)

[@josiahthibodeaux]

You are amazing thank you.

[@tonymcguire6004]

thx man

[@PapillionPictures]

You are a hero! If I could, I’d give you a medal and some money for your trouble but I can’t so acknowledgments are given. Thank you for your service.

[@PhillipNathanielFreeman]

20 years....20 YEARS...I've been trying to figure out what that last tune is. You've fulfilled a long and arduous journey my friend. 😂 THANK YOU!

[@mrleedra]

@@PhillipNathanielFreeman Happy to be of service!

[@DutchDread]

Imagine being a life long fan of lord of the rings before the movies came out and then seeing this trailer, I'd have been crying my eyes out, hell, I'm crying right now.

[@Er.L.]

It was awesome.

[@cryptovaultmaster1867]

For me It happened exactly as you described.

[@04nbod]

And the movie was even better!

[@leeramer171]

LOL, I was thirty when the trailer came out. I read the book in high-school when I was 12. couldn't get past the first 100 pages, picked it up again in the summer and read it in three days. I downloaded the trailer on a 56 k modem and watched it over an over before the movie came out in December. Still a magnificent film 20 years later and FOTR is my favorite of the three except for the arrival of the Rohirrim scene and seeing the white city for thefirst time.

[@jillar78]

some random memories from the ol' good times: "what if Peter Jackson - the director of Bad Taste and Braindead - does The Lord of the Rings movie?" SDENG! just imagine that...

[@divyaprembaj]

its been nearly 13 years....and this trailer still gives me the damn chills

[@cameronpearce5943]

18 years on and that still holds true

[@adoorknob4799]

20 years now

[@PauloAM]

I came here to comment exactly this

[@jak_hitle_daki]

21 now

[@CountessOfOle]

This trailer's officially old enough to drink in the US and it's still chill-inducing.

[@alejandroaguilar9223]

Best movie of all time...had to say it. The pace, action, story is undescribably good. We only could sit and be mindblown when this movie was out.

[@jules6856]

Alejandro Aguilar agreed sir

[@aaronhoward1573]

Alejandro Aguilar... Fucken aye!

[@marvelfanatic9535]

Alejandro Aguilar yes, most definitely. Most people would complain “it’s too slow.” But hey, at least something happens unlike most movies today like The Village, The Happening and Tall Grass

[@KeyserSoze1234]

Nowhere near hahahq

[@G.S.Productions]

2:34 "YOU...SHALL NOT....PAAASSS!!!" (BAAAAMM!) Love it!

[@josephlowry4320]

Me too, that quote has got me into the Lord of the Rings, now I really want to watch the entire trilogy.

[@rangersmetalatheist9392]

The greatest movie trilogy of all time. This trailer still gives me goosebumps.

[@lukefrederiks5906]

Seriously! That end part with Gandalf? Such an EPIC moment! >:D

[@Gada101]

OK ill say it, hands down a better trilogy than Star Wars.

[@rangersmetalatheist9392]

Gada101 I love the original star wars movies and sides stories but holy fuck Lord of the rings is the bible to nerds.

[@reaper411b]

@@Gada101 you're goddamn right

[@salomaonplanetsaturn674]

@@Gada101 for of all my love of star wars. LOTR is much better. In return of jedi only half of movie is good I.e all Luke and emperor stuff. Opening is good. Rest is... ewoks and han solo bored to death

[@classicactionfigures3454]

I saw the original Star Wars movies in the theaters, and I never thought another franchise could ever make me feel the way I felt as a kid again. Until the Lord of the Rings. I knew nothing of the story and went to the theater with some work friends after seeing the trailer. I didn't know what I was getting into, but I loved every minute of it. I felt like a kid again :)

[@medalgear654]

I feel yah. I’m 29 years old and I feel like I’ll never get that feeling again. I’m a friend no of the franchise coloured top Star Wars wars the OT and Lord of the Rings. I can only hope and pray that I’m wrong

[@EanMartinTays]

I like how the books were originally written as one and then separated into three parts, kind of like how these movies were all filmed together and then later separated when being edited together. They all just fit so seamlessly together.

[@ulkaupadhye1090]

What you are talking about is The Hobbit, The Hobbit is one single novel and then seperated into 3 parts, Lord of the rings are 3 seperately written volume and so movies are, FYI, I am also very big fan.

[@PotrzebieConolly]

@@ulkaupadhye1090 No, The Lord of the Rings was written as one novel, but the publisher thought a volume that big would be economically risky, so they published it as three volumes spread out over a year and a half.

[@marieadams3720]

Back in the day people would go to other films just to see this trailer and leave.

[@fineandnatural]

Hell yes!!!!

[@boromirofgondor1856]

I'm actually one of them :D

[@JohnDWJ]

Same here!

[@jeffreyknickman5559]

"Meet Joe Black" anyone?

[@mekkiepoo]

Rofl ah yes, the days before KZbin XD

[@fightingirish5755]

Easily one of the best trailers ever created. The music, the editing and shot choices are just perfect, particularly the second half of it when the epic music with the choir kicks in. 🤩

[@millakoda5860]

I miss those old trailers - low-quality but full of soul. And I miss my emotions and my sincere anticipation after that magical words ''Coming soon...''

[@weaponsofwarfare9537]

Seeing this in theaters was an amazing experience especially when EVERYBODY gave a standing ovation when it got over.

[@Natusian]

I just came back to this trailer after watching the trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and this trailer blows that one out the water. For those that never read the books who watched this trailer, they got given a brief but sufficient insight into the lore and the story the film would be covering, they got shown the main characters of the story, they got told and shown what was at stake, they saw the main characters struggling against the odds and in peril, they got an epic score to go with an epic trailer for an epic film covering an epic story. There was real HYPE surrounding this film. I remember the hype even though I had never read the books before. 20 years later and, by comparison, TLotR:TRoP trailer is just a glorified slideshow to some generic piano music where the only thing people are excited about is colour of a couple non-Tolkein characters' skin colour and Galadriel in armour. It's a shame to see passion for such beloved piece of literature take a back seat.

[@MrAlopex112]

no worries, no tolkien will ever acknowledge that disgrace of fanfic series as canon.... hell, i for sure will not even watch it.

[@scullye127]

@@MrAlopex112 Christoper tolkien hated the movies, so I don't think what his family said matters. and maybe actually watch the show before you decide its bad

[@jaceyking5015]

@@scullye127 Promotional material is there to get viewers/customers excited for the show/product. If it fails to incite excitement, well... then it failed.

[@jjbeatle2006]

@@scullye127 what about now? can we say out loud the show sucked big time?

[@aldunlop4622]

@@jjbeatle2006i certainly will, it was an abomination.

[@arnoldrivas4590]

I first saw this film after I became enamoured with Harry Potter. My sister got me this film on VHS at the time and I thought, 'How can this be better than Harry Potter?" Boy, was I wrong!! I loved LOVED this film! And at the time, which did I love best? The journey of a boy becoming a wizard and facing his destiny or a truly epic journey to destroy evil, while carrying the source of evil itself? In the end, while I love Harry Potter and respect it to the end, this trilogy and this film won my heart.

[@04nbod]

Literally saw this trailer before Philosopher's Stone. Not even close. LOTR is a masterpiece.

[@carmenmonroe7]

Yep

[@AWSVids]

Man, I used to watch this trailer a lot. Once I discovered it as an easter egg on the Rush Hour 2 DVD, I just played it over and over again on my home theatre system. Good times. Definitely one of the best trailers ever edited.

[@whodatninja439]

AWS Vids same but on vhs

[@beanwithbaconmegarocket]

@@whodatninja439 same. Vhs

[@danieltaylor299]

Same here ,still my favorite trailer ever

[@Planemeld]

Me too! Or I think I waited for the tiny window to buffer on my dialup again and again and again

[@almeerarasyid3004]

*_LOTR Trilogy is a True Masterpiece_* I remember watched this when i was just a kid with my brother and my dad. We stood on the queue 3 or 4 hours for get the tickets. I come to see this again today, because HBO Hits just replayed the whole series again. How i miss all the goosebumps i've got when i watched this movie on theatre for the first time. LOTR is one of the most memorable Movie for me.

[@academyaward100]

The first time I saw this trailer on TV, I was a nine year old boy and I thought ''oh this looks good''.... I saw warriors and an old wizard but I remember a gigantic, flaming foot and the looming voice saying ''You...shall not....pas!''. It was the begining of my love for the Lord of the Rings, and a part of my heart belongs to Middle Earth.......

[@globetrekker32able]

Not only one of the best movies ever made, this trailer is on another level. Sooo good. After 20 years, still getting goosebumps seeing it.

[@flyingtoastr]

I remember watching this trailer in a tiny 50-pixel wide window over and over again with my parents' old dial up twenty years ago. It still gives me the same feeling today as it did then. Here's to twenty years.

[@digi_edits]

This is the trailer I remember the most, even more than trailer #1. Absolutely Epic.

[@pedrocampos691]

Fate.

[@garethconway8033]

the greatest trailer to the greatest movie of our time :)

[@danig.r4043]

definitely one of the best movies EVER ...

[@shayan4140]

Which consensus?

[@marvelfanatic9535]

Gareth Conway yes, legendary!!!

[@rangersmetalatheist9392]

Trilogy

[@Blackundetected]

@@shayan4140 @martins Actually, it's the first trailer that's pretty bad. This one is a great improvement over the first trailer; highlighting many moments of mystery and intrigue that only die-hard fans would gasp at.

[@Ashotjan]

Can you imagine going to a theater and seeing this preview back in 2000? This might be the best trailer in history.

[@sunfarm2757]

I always return to see the trailers of this film series when I want to remember what is the definition of epicness.

[@คาโยโมจิ]

ขภลพชสตฃร

[@finstrike7]

This is the first trailer that everyone remembers. And our world was never the same again.

[@tidalwave1054]

THE LORD OF THE RINGS IS MY FAVORITE MOVIE IN THE WHOLE WORLD I JUST LOVE IT SO MUCH!!

[@ft9640]

same bro

[@Ashotjan]

My only wish in life: Go back in time and rewatch this movie in a full theater for the first time again.

[@pedrocampos1787]

Yes.

[@salomaonplanetsaturn674]

I was so hooked in on opening scene my face was covered in sweat. I still remember this evening. Best movie experience of my life. Premiere in my home town in Sweden) full theatre and claping in end. We usually don't do it here 😇

[@doritobandito_1323]

I wish I was alive when this was in theaters but I at least wish I could go back to when I watched them all with my dad when I was 6

[@elijasaurusrex9380]

No matter how many times I watch it I still get chills when Arwen says "Come and claim him!"

[@salomaonplanetsaturn674]

My god! I just left same comment. ))

[@smithgdwg]

I remember when I first saw that in the trailer I was worried it was going to be corny in the film, and many people were worried about having her replace the other character from the book in that scene. I would have to say the movie really did a great job with that scene, especially the chase scene before it. Also, it makes sense that they used her instead of the other character. Arwen wouldn't have much to do without it. So everything did work out.

[@salomaonplanetsaturn6038]

@@smithgdwg chase is great. The way trees scratch her face! And her stand of river. My god!

[@andreageisler3999]

I was 17, watching a movie I don’t even remember. And this trailer came on. Two sentences in I knew exactly what this movie was. I was shocked. We didn’t have the internet like we do now so I didn’t see this coming. I’ve never in my life, not before, or since at 37, experienced the emotional shock I had watching this trailer. I almost hyperventilated and definitely shed more than one tear. I never thought Hollywood had the ability to produce this story with justice. I still think about it. And the movie exceeded all expectations, and to this day, is a masterpiece, no matter what flaws it might possess. I revisit this trailer occasionally to relive what it felt like to truly be overcome by the expectation of what Hollywood could produce.

[@FunSizeSpamberguesa]

I can't believe it's been fourteen years since this movie came out. Every time I'd see one of the trailers at the movies or on TV, I'd almost be jumping up and down and wondering how the hell I could find enough patience to wait until December.

[@nadinesookwa9021]

+SpamWarrior3000 - LOL!! Same here!! Happens to me every time! :D

[@pedrocampos1787]

Ok yeah?

[@juliaj7939]

It's 20 years now!

[@leeward5907]

I remember seeing this specific trailer in the Autumn of 2001 when I went to see the first Harry Potter film... it blew me away. Such a good trailer, gives me goosebumps still. I just wish they made them like this today.

[@MakgSnake]

“If you want him, come and claim him” - gives me goosebumps every single time!

[@aldunlop4622]

What about “you MY sword, and MY bow, and MY AXE!”

[@jacobvhs]

I wish I could see this trailer "for the first time" from the perspective of someone who only have read books, to feel those goosebumps after seeing your beloved book and characters on a big screen...

[@katherineboone999]

It was an incredible feeling. Like all my dreams were coming true.

[@moonleafteaofthemonth]

Seeing this trailer for the first time all those years ago is actually the clearest memory I have of first learning about a trilogy of books called The Lord of the Rings. My parents wouldn't let me go see it with then in theaters, and I found it incomprehensible that there could be a fantasy story that wasn't suitable for a kid (I think they were worried the Orcs, Uruk-Hai, and Ringwraiths would scare me too much). But as I've grown up and read the books as well as others of J.R.R. Tolkien's world, better and better understood the darkness in them, and watched these movies (extended editions) over and over, I have fallen in love with this story and this world more and more and more.

[@nicolasleblanc1461]

trailers at the time only gave you an idea of the plot without showing the best bits.

[@fightingirish5755]

0:18 I never won't get chills from that image of the Uruk Hai marching over the brow of the hill.

[@hecate235]

J.R.R. Tolkein's birthday is January 3rd. Read the books in 1969, saw Rankin Bass (meh), and saw each of the LotR trilogy with friends, in theaters. Every year, sometime between mid-December and January 3, I watch the entire extended version of all three movies. Twenty years later, and they still hold up.

[@GeoChild]

15 years later and this trailer is still pure hype! Time for another LOTR marathon. For clarification, the Hobbit movies do not exist.

[@danielevans1689]

Brian Whitmore are the hobbit movies bad or something

[@GeoChild]

They are not "bad", but nor are they "good". They are "meh". Basically nothing new brought to the table except extra fluff in comparison to LOTR.

[@Morevids101]

THE FLASH They are bad!

[@jesserochon3103]

Actually no they're not. They are really good movies. Just not as good as Lord of the Rings nor could they ever be.

[@johnsmith651]

Jesse Rochon b

[@minnahansson3006]

I don’t know how Hollywood continues to struggle to create good strong female characters when they have so many fantastic blueprints. The three main women in these films - Arwen, Galadriel and Éowyn - all have a wonderful gentle femininity and a sense of power, courage and strength that doesn’t ever stray into girlbossery or cringe-worthiness. I loved it as a young girl, it made me feel empowered. Nothing like the new Galadriel in the Rings of Power…

[@tylerross3847]

As a 10yr old kid, whenever my parents went to Walmart I went to the electronics section to find their audio devices. They had this exact trailer playing through a fancy speaker setup hooked up to a small TV. With a single press of a button, I replayed this trailer over and over until it was time to leave. Now 20yrs later I am still as obsessed as ever and I'll never forget the impact this trailer had on my childhood.

[@macarotto]

I remember back in the summer of 2001 one of the UK newspapers released a magazine and CD that was full of info about this film including this very trailer. I must have watched this dozens of times, with Gandalf's words burned into my mind, before I finally saw the film in December. What a great time to be alive. There's never been a greater trilogy of films in my mind.

[@MastaChiefMc]

Before the Movie came out, i watched this traler 50 Times, every day till release. I was knowing, it will be a very good movie. Now i look back to this time, having again ghoosebumbs when i watch this trailer..but now i know, Lord of the Rings is the most Epic Saga ever created :)

[@missym877]

This movie, this trilogy was PEAK blockbuster Hollywood. This era delivered the LOTR, Pirates of the Caribbean, etc so many classics. What’s even more amazing is you can watch this today and it doesn’t look dated, the graphics hold up.

[@brescianolorenzo4999]

👌

[@mo0onlight906]

Who's here after the rings of power just to clean their eyes after the bad teaser for the rings of power

[@SDesWriter]

That trailer is just chill inducing. I don't know how long it will be (If ever) before we get that quality of film complete with the quality of action, special effects, and acting again.

[@iluvatarchem]

I remember when this trailer came out with me being already 20. I was like: This isnt real, I'm dreaming right? I remember waiting for it to download for 2 hours each time I wanted to watch it with 4kb/sec dial up hahaha. This literally brings a tear to my eyes:)

[@nathanielvashaw2328]

This is one of the best film trilogies I have ever seen

[@eugeniapatron2693]

I AGREE.

[@kobi7955]

It IS the best film trilogy

[@guylmorin2985]

Easily the best movie trailer ever made. Hands down.

[@KevinMuller5]

The trailer had me on the first shot with them rolling into Hobbiton. I think its such a beautiful shot.

[@phvangalen4310]

After more than 20 years still gives me the bumps. Wow!

[@Salesiable]

This movie is an absolute classic box office blockbuster movie masterpiece

[@ShamylOthman23]

When the films came out, my girlfriend at the time was one of those more 'discerning' film audiences - preferring more arthouse cinema films rather than commercial mainstream movies (which was what I was more into) - but when she saw this film, she came out saying "Wow, this is so well-made. Like... really classily made". I was kinda proud that I was the one to drag her to watch it. Thanks, Peter.

[@paulharris8983]

Easily the greatest experience I’ve had watching a film at the cinema. I was 15 and those lucky enough to have seen it back in 2001 were so incredibly lucky.

[@specterkev]

17 years later and i still got goosebumpns watching this trailer

[@michaelforthriller]

In all fairness i'm quite positive that this is not only the best trilogy cinema has seen thus far but also most likely the greatest piece the fantasy genre has to offer. I'm glad i will grow to tell my kids i was there when these epic movies were being released. Such a great and timeless story!!!

[@Therealmoseslupai]

Wow 22 years later and here we are. Movies have come a long way but LOTR remains the undisputed king of medieval fantasy.

[@HellbirdIV]

I remember rewatching this trailer on my parents' Macintosh computer literally hundreds of times back in the day, for how beautifully it is put together and that incredible music. I could recite every line from this trailer, in order, from memory, more than twenty years later.

[@whodatninja439]

This trailer is so epic it brings tears to my eyes. Best trilogy of all time

[@eragonlord7472]

Yes, we know why you are here. Because I'm here for the same reason.

[@Dustbinlid1]

"If you want him, come and claim him" most badass line! (yes i think its better than you shall not pass, fight me)

[@gavinedinburgh]

I remember seeing this trailer in the cinema, having had no idea of Peter Jackson's endeavours. As a lifelong fan of the book, I just thought "OMG........they've done it. They've really gone and done it....."

[@samgamble1451]

This still gives me goosebumps watching it 21 years later

[@jamesdelong5509]

God how I wish I could travel back in time and just remove my memories of the movies and witness them on the big screen

[@colonelyungblonsk7730]

for a movie that came out in 2001 this sure does give off 90s vibes

[@jaredcurran7490]

This is how you do a trailer. That trash from Amazon is an epic failure

[@joeleon9629]

Gandalf's scream of "you shall not pass" always sends chills up my spine. The kind of bravery we should all have when facing our demons.

[@galmanferguson]

I remember watching this in the theater and thinking "Wow this is the most beautiful film ever!"

[@samgamble1451]

Greatest trailer ever made. Still gives me goodebumps 20+ years later. Love the music from Braveheart too!

[@mrbrokenmonkey]

Whose gonna be watching this in 2021?

[@andrewconley7608]

EVERYBODY THAT'S IMPORTANT. I PITY THE FOOL WHO DOESNT

[@kobi7955]

Of course

[@Salesiable]

Definitely me

[@mdunc189]

Already watched the trilogy 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@reaper411b]

Watched it yesterday

[@jameshurley776]

Who’s here after Amazon released the trailer of lord of the rings being wokified

[@fromthehaven94]

Because people of color happen to be in the cast of a fantasy story?

[@furichu603]

Kids who been born in this year have no idea what they been missing when we grew up. I remember me being 7 years old watching this. Before watching Lion King even. And when Gandalf the Grey fell in Moria I had the deepest emotion that I ever felt. And reminds me a lot about Mufasas fall.

[@SamuelDJCox]

The most perfect and epic trailer ever made. Yes there’s action and adventure, great effects, large sense of scale and a story with gigantic “end of the world” stakes… but the part which always strikes me as extra unique and special is how it underlines the tragedy and drama of their situation… “I wish the ring had never come to me… I wish none of this had happened”… that line mixed in with the slow motion shot of Sam breaking down in tears - that moment turns this from an exciting and grand adventure film into something epic, tragic, human and timeless - a commentary on the human cost of all good vs evil conflicts in real life. The trailer completely showcases all the film’s grand stakes and spectacle, but just that extra element of the human tragedy and the toll this epic journey will take on our main characters and how it’ll make our hearts ache as much as it will scare and excite us… that’s what makes it’s such a complete and perfect power-house of a trailer. A magical combination of Oscar worthy realistic gritty storytelling focused on exploring timeless human struggles with grand bombastic blockbuster spectacle. Perfection!

[@GRGCompletionist]

Those Christmas were the best no doubt! Same for the next two films!

[@salomaonplanetsaturn674]

From 1.52 real Epic starts. In 2001 I seen this trailer dozens of times ))

[@thedoctorwho7474]

Still gives me chills!

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

The scale of epicness is what gives these films seniority over any other film ever made

[@ot4075]

I love this trailer better. Way more exciting and thrilling than the other one.

[@rantingsw3de]

What an improvement on that first trailer this was. Classic trailer.

[@Leornianæfre]

Epic, spine tingling trailer that changed the game for all trailers. The first film was the best of three as it was closest to the books. A magnificent achievement for 2001 (well 90’s) to bring such a complex world to life making the world look realistic. Not long after the first Matrix film. It’s what Game of Thrones achieved as it grew from strength to strength recently.

[@CrystalCollector-g4n]

This was released 22 years ago, my favorite trilogy of all time. When gandalf said you shall not pass in the end, i had goosebumps and tears in my eyes

[@marvelfanatic9535]

17 years and it still has epic trailer music!!! First The Attack on Murron from Braveheart and then Gothic Power by X Ray dog

[@iliasgold4284]

i do so..... ...still remember the first time i saw this movie and fell in love from the first minute...miss those years... ..

[@sambradbury5225]

Cant wait to see this when it comes out.

[@sarahbaber2392]

Wait.. what?? Lol

[@blllklbn4055]

@lotr fan cc And are you stupid?

[@dijoo7694]

WTF

[@samuelleask1132]

Watching this on 18 December 2016 - tomorrow is the 15th anniversary of this movie!!!!!

[@missym877]

One of the few film adaptations to do the book justice.

[@salomaonplanetsaturn6038]

I would say... It's better then book. Most of the cuts were worth it. My least favourite part was Frodo and Sam adventure in book. I like it in movies. I read books 2 times and prefer movies.

[@mobisnest3205]

20 years later and still better than any movie out today....yes even Infinity War. *Draws sword* COME AT ME!!!!

[@metalgrinch]

Funny how many deleted scenes we got in these early trailers that didnt even make it into the extended editions.

[@fiddlingaround]

The most memorable movie experience in theater. I had never seen anything like it.

[@Gemdogy]

About a month before release of this, my room mate who works in the movie industry got a preview disk that they let certain people have. It had no menu and would just start over after the end. We just let it run night and day for a month we loved it so much, I can recite 98% of it and I still went to see it in the theatre.

[@Fienelou]

These movies were my birthday gifts for three years. Dec. 19th ❤ and double feature dec. 18th. So awesome!

[@elpepe4445]

The best trailers of all time for the best movies of all time.

[@LaraLEMONDROPS]

I've never watched this movie series, and I can't wait to start!!!

[@Soytu19]

+LaraLEMONDROPS Then you can't be my friend, I'm sorry.

[@LaraLEMONDROPS]

actually i've recently watched the whole series, including The Hobbit - lol I'm a huge fan now

[@lasagnamamba5681]

+LaraLEMONDROPS I'm thinking about watching it too because of game of thrones, I haven't watched it before like you said lol. But did it take a long time to finish? And you got skype btw?

[@MrJackPD]

+Jay Bryant You really should watch it. It is without doubt the best three movies ever produced. The musical score, the acting, the battles, the beauty of the story... it is incredible. Compared to LORT, the Hobbit is about 6/10. LORT is just amazing in every way.

[@sunfarm2757]

+LaraLEMONDROPS This film series will beat every single movie from your top!

[@rodrigochequer2191]

I love these large landscapes of "Scope" ratio. Despite the black bars, it's an epic aesthetic that looks very interesting in some films, making the environments very immersive.

[@WarrenWebber]

Happy 20th anniversary, Fellowship of the Ring!! Released 12/19/2001!

[@eliasripley2357]

17, approaching 18 - this film changed my life. I grew up with the Bakshi animated film. I was SO looking forward to it. Where the preque Star Wars disappointed, this baby delivered ❤️

[@TheScure]

Anyone went to cinema blind expecting nothing? How was your experience? I can only imagine