(1/2) Showing my sister Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended) for the first time! 

I love that both sisters are baffled by the strong attraction of the ring but then Aragorn appears are they are both like "My Preciousssss"

Every time your sister says "they didn't have to make the orcs that grotesque!" is reinforcement of exactly HOW GOOD the practical makeup fx were and how strong of an impact it makes of communicating how foul and twisted the orcs are. They SHOULD make you grimace at how repulsive they are! haha

The best thing about watching these reaction vids a second time around is seeing Cassie in LOTR total convert mode...observing the joy of watching her introducing Carly to the franchise; sharing the secret, so to speak.

That beacon scene was absolutely mind-blowing in the theater. I will never forget it. Never.

It warms my heart to see Cassie turning into a huge LotR geek.

Seeing Cassie in an Evenstar necklace is so touching. It's as if I'm watching your own character arc be fulfilled, from age 12 and too unsettled to watch Fellowship to now, when you adore the message of these films and are delighted to share something so marvelous with your loved ones.

This was my wife's and my favorite movie(s) to watch. We would travel together through Middle Earth at least 3 or 4 times a year. She passed away from cancer in November. It warms my heart to see other people enjoy the journey as much as we did and I look forward to seeing her again when my ship leaves the Grey Havens for the Undying Lands.

"She rides for love..." put a tear in my eye. You ladies get it.

Cassie “It’s ok, we’re going to go to elf land soon, don’t worry” Aww what a nice sister lol ❤

When Theoden says, No we cannot. But we will meet them in battle nonetheless. Man..that line.....A man's man.

The city of minas tirith was a miniature, but rather enormous as miniatures go. The giant statues were made in a similar fashion along with sets like isengard and helm's deep. So yes, they did 'make' those structures but they used in-camera staging to make the minis look like huge cities and fortresses. Rivendell was mostly a big miniature and matte paintings, that's part of why it looks so picturesque: it literally is.

13:20 This part always gets me, because Elrond has lived this already. He chose to be immortal while his brother chose not to be, and he's lived with that for thousands of years.

This film won 11 Academy Awards, out of 11 nominations. It is tied for the most Academy Awards of any film. It is a master class on how to make a film.

Fun fact, since you are surprised by Aragon's age. At the time of the War of the Ring, Legolas is almost 3000 years old.

Just to point out the actor that plays Faramir also played Dilios (the story teller) in 300 you recently reacted to. That guy can deliver a line of dialog like no one else!

In the books, Denethor was a great man and leader but he was also poisoned by the palentir. His strength was shown by the fact that he was not completely overtaken by Sauron.

My favorite part about Pippin's song is that it's part of a song that Bilbo wrote, and probably taught all the younger hobbits. The implication being that, faced with all this doom and despair, Pippin decided to cope by thinking back to his childhood in the Shire, listening to "Uncle Bilbo" tell stories and sing happy songs around the fire under the Party Tree.

17:02 The flowers growing on the fallen statue are very important in the book. They help give the hobbits hope. This scene occurs in Mordor (as opposed to earlier, here, in the film). Even 'though the orcs have chopped the head off the statue of an old king and "scrawled all over it with their nasty writing" Frodo points out to Sam that "he wears a crown once more. They cannot conquer for ever." It's actually a really beautifully written scene where the hobbits have all but lost hope and are hunkering down to eat a quick lunch before continuing their journey. If anything, the return of the crown foreshadows the actual return of the king.

Fun Fact: Saruman (Christopher Lee) was the only member of the production who actually met J. R. R. Tolkien. Also, that scene of Gandalf (Ian McKellen) sitting in the courtyard, after Faramir's (David Wenham) apparent death is one of the most beautiful and heart-wrenching images of the films. It's very much like a Rembrandt painting and sums up just how much Gandalf loved Faramir as his student, possibly giving him some of what Denethor failed to give as a father. I'd imagine much of the spiritual toughness and resiliency of Faramir came from learning at the knee of an angel.

One thing that the movies left out about Denethor was that he had one of the seeing stones - similar to the one that Gandalf took from Pippin. Denethor constantly saw visions of the destruction of his own people in the seeing stone, and it drove him mad - hence the reason for his behavior.

The way Eowyn was sleeping in the hall after the party is typical from maidens in meadhalls. She kept her feet out, so when the fire in the pit started to die down, the cold would wake her up, and she would put more logs and re-lit it again. Very common in Norse and Anglo-Saxon cultures ...

Winner of 11 Oscars including Best Picture!

It's interesting having Cassie get the experience that usually her audience gets, getting to see someone else's first time watching. I think that's what the attraction of reaction videos is; you can only ever see something for the first time once, but you get a taste of that magic again when you see or share in someone else getting to enjoy that same experience which you so loved.

The Behind the Scenes documentaries of each movie are just as enjoyable as the movies themselves!

That was the correct reaction to “and Rohan will answer” 😂 that part just makes you want to cheer. Theoden is such a great character.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the majesty of Carly's pony tail?

That's it. This is officially the best reaction on the best movie reaction channel on RU-vid. Cassie has become so knowledgeable about LOTR in such a short amount of time, and both of you are so enthusiastic and insightful. It's amazing to watch both of you discover this amazing series, and observe a surprising amount of nuance. It's also fun to cheer with you both when good things happen. I cannot wait for Part 2. Instant click.

Whenever something not nice comes on screen Cassie has to pat Carly’s lap and reassure her “it’s ok… we’ll go to elf land soon” 😂😂

Both Billy and Dominic have excellent singing voices. As a matter of fact, Billy wrote the beautiful little snippet of song he sings for Denethor as Pippin in the film.

Aragorn: Gondor calls for aid! Theoden: And Rohan shall answer. Sisters in sync: Yes!! That was everything 😅

The scene where Gandalf rides off to Minas Tirith with Pippin is the first time in the three movies that the two Hobbits are not only separated, but not even in the same scene.

It's fun watching the two of you together! Theoden's line, "but we will meet them in battle nonetheless" isn't the defeatist message many viewers think. Tolkien deliberately uses this speech to connect with the old Anglo-Saxon virtue of courage in the face of overwhelming odds. In the book (which works somewhat differently than the movie), Eomer says, "Out of doubt, out of dark, to the day's rising / I came singing in the sun, sword unsheathing. / To hope's end I rode and to heart's breaking: / Now for wrath, now for ruin and a red nightfall!"

The part were Eowyn tells Aragorn about a great wave coming and she couldn't do anything, is actually a true concurring nightmare Tolkien himself professed to have, he called it the Atlantis syndrome because he was from the UK, an island. This line was one of the few odes to him sprinkled inside the films out of respect for his amazing legacy.

Seeing Cassie explaining all the events, names, places to her sister, made me kinda proud. She has come so far :D And then an Evenstar necklace to boot :) - one of us - - one of us - :D

Seeing you both enjoy these movies, warms my old beating heart. The fact that you remember the lore and characters is what makes these reactions so awesome. You can tell that your enjoyment is genuine. Love it.

The opening scene with Smeagol and Deagol was originally intended to be in The Two Towers, right after Frodo reminds Gollum that his name was Smeagol in the Dead Marshes. There are even a pair of vestigial lines, one in the Dead Marshes, when Gollum remembers his real name, and one at the end of the prologue scene where he says, "We even forgot our name" just before the Nazgul flies overhead.

Makes me happy how you guys feel for and root for Faramir! And how Cassie said that Boromir believed in him. And it's true!! Boromir is one my favorite characters because he represents how even the best of us can't be trusted with the Ring. Thank you Cassie for welcoming your sister to our fellowship of fans!

I wouldn't mind seeing Cassie's reaction to ALL the behind the scenes. When I used to own the series, I watched every single DVD and it was epic on what Weta was able to achieve.

You two trying to remember the names of Faramir and Grima, is absolutely killing me right now 😆 "Fffff-a ffff-a farison". "Grammy", "Gimri" "Glimey" "Grimey" "Grimace" "Grimmy?" 🤣🤣 Absolutely fantastic reaction, guys ❤

Arise, arise, riders of Théoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered! A sword day, a red day, ere the sun rises! Ride now! Ride now! Ride! Ride for ruin and the world’s ending! Death! Death!

More excellent character work from Viggo: *Hidalgo (2004)* - Held yearly for centuries, the Ocean of Fire--a 3,000 mile race across the Arabian desert--was a challenge restricted to the finest Arabian horses ever bred, the purest and noblest lines, owned by the greatest royal families. In 1890, a wealthy sheik invited an American, Frank T. Hopkins, and his horse to enter the race for the first time. During the course of his career, Hopkins was a cowboy and dispatch rider for the U.S. cavalry--and had once been billed as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheik puts his claim to the test, pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world's greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders--some of whom are determined to prevent a foreigner from finishing the race. For Frank, the Ocean of Fire becomes not only a matter of pride and honor, but a race for his very survival as he and his horse attempt the impossible.

Andy Serkis, who does the voice and body movement of Gollum/Smeagol AND is seen in the first scene of this movie as Smeagol, does the audio version of the books. And he does ALL the voices. The man is amazing.

fun fact when Osgiliath was attacked , the guy handing out swords as they arrived is the grand son of JRR Tolkien the author of the books

best re-assurance you can give your sister: "we'll go to elf land soon"

I been looking forward to this for so long, I love when you two react together it's so wholesome💯👏🏾

This particular film won 14 Academy Awards. There were no best actor awards due to the fact that there were too many great performances done in this but the fact that it swept the Oscars is a statement unto itself for there was never before anything fantasy oriented to ever do that before.

Okay you guys. My heart is so full watching you two fall in love with LOTR. The fact that you made "Gollum!" Noises absolutely killed me 😂

I will still forever love the theatrical release when it comes to the scene with the ghost army. It makes the later scene so much more awesome

We'll probably never see a movie set like these three ever again. I can't imagine what could top this in the genre. That's why I like watching people I know would never enjoy this sort of literature, see these films. It is fun, and Steve Jackson nailed it. Kept to the story and painted it as best he could.

One thing about Saruman that the movies didn't explicitly mention, though they tried to imply, is that his voice was very powerful, he could charm and hypnotize people simply by talking to them even without chanting spells, that's why Gandalf said he's dangerous even in defeat and there was tention when he asked peace of Theoden, who also was previously under his influence. Also the statues weren't made in the size portrayed in the film, but like many things in these movies like cities and places, miniatures were made for filming (miniatures meaning they could be several meters tall, but still not as tall as mountains), making them seem way more realistic than CGI and giving the director the chance of shooting great shots with them from whichever perspective he thought more artful.

What Aragorn said to Eowyn is the kindest way to say "It's not you, it's me"

One thing I love about LOTR is they had a whole stable of top notch crafts people that made everything from clothes to swords to whatever they needed. Some of those things were works of art.

Love that you 2 are getting into this. It unexpectedly pulls everyone in. These films are jaw dropping. Glad yall enjoyed them.

the seeing stones, Palantiri, are part of a set of 7 that were taken out of Numenor just before it was destroyed. one is known to have been in Sauron's control since Minas Ithil became Minas Morgul when the Nazgul took it over.

YES!!!! It's here! I have been HAUNTING your channel waiting for the joint ROTK reaction to drop, and I am NOT disappointed! canNOT wait for part two! EXCELLENT!

I absolutely adore your reactions, and have literally been laughing out loud when you're both trying to remember names... "Grimy? Grimmy?" 😆 🤣 😂

This is definitely my favorite reaction channel by far💯

You should def watch the behind the scenes making of featurettes for the trilogy!! There's probably 30 hours of content to watch and it's all amazing, a real masterclass on making a movie.

I love that you noticed "young master gandalf", it's one of my favorite details in the movie. I don't think it ever mentions that Treebeard is "the oldest living being on earth"

confession time! your original LOTR reaction is my total favorite..☺️ in my book, it's the quintessential "first time 'lotr' reaction" on the platform.. 😻 so, getting a new LoTR reaction from a wizened, seasoned cinemaphile version of Cassie, _AND_ Carly's first time ever? 😲 I gotta admit, watching you guide Carley through the trilogy with your sharpened silver screen insight, warms my hardened cynical heart, 🤣 .. the enduring glow of brotherly pride.. 🥲

It's hilarious seeing the two of you try to remember all the names. 😃

I love your "YES!" when Theoden answered to the call for help 😂

The bit I love in the books is that when Denethor pulls the "yes, I wish that." line on Faramir, Faramir retorts with "I would ask then, that you remember who it was that sent Boromir on that fateful journey."

That's not how Saruman dies in the books. He actually takes over the Shire for awhile until he's dispatched by Grima. This is actually a welcome change. One thing that I'd like to mention because Saruman mentioned that Aragorn will never be King of Gondor. In the films its basically implied that Aragorn doesn't want to be King, but that's not the case in the books. He has a claim but the nobles of Gondor won't recognize it. After the destruction of the Island of Numenor (The greatest Human kingdom ever, basically their Egypt, Greece, and Rome combined) the survivors went to the mainland and created the Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor. They were ruled by the High King Elendil who you saw at the begining of the first movie when he's killed by Sauron. When he died the Kingdom of Arnor went to his son Isildur and Gondor went to Anarion. (I could be mistaken and its the other way around but i think thats right). After Isildur died Arnor and Gondor became independant from each other and thats really where the issue starts. Eventually Arnor fractured into smaller kingdoms until it crumbled but they were able to keep the royal bloodline alive , hence Aragorn. Eventually the line of Kings failed in Gondor and the rule of the country went to a noble family as Stewards. So even though Aragorn has a direct line connecting him to Isildur and his father Elendil the Stewards don't care, saying Arnor and Gondor were independant. So Aragorn couldn't just show up and say "Hey I wanna be king now!". He had to earn it, thats why reforging Narsil was so important, and his actions throughout the entire story as well. After that and the death of the last Steward Denethor, noone could deny his claim (or even want to). After the war of the ring when Aragorn is crowned and takes a new name. Elessar, the High King of Arnor and Gondor. The first one since Elendil. I simplified this as much as I could to keep it a reasonable size. So if I skiped over something thats why.

Fun fact: when Saruman is being stabbed, sir Christopher lee told them how someone being stabbed sounds like from his experience in war, therefore his lack of sound as a reaction of being stabbed is super realistic to how it would be in real life. Also the reason denethor is really grumpy in the books is because he had one of the seeing stones like Saruman did, and he was constantly looking at it and seeing Sauron’s plans and by the time Gandalf gets there, he is already broken and lost all hope.

I replayed several times you guys simultaneous "Yes!" in response to Rohan answering the call. Very sisterly and wholesome lol. Also, I loled at Cassie saying Grimace trying to guess Grima Wormtongue's name LOL.

I loved how when Arwen says "I will regret it forever" both sisters were nodding!

Gimli blowing away the spooky ghost hand is peak comedic relief

I think you both will love the movie "Somewhere In Time" (1980). It stars Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. It is a great love story with a haunting soundtrack by John Barry. It was the first music he wrote after the passing of his parents and the emotion in the music can be overpowering with the love story. This is kinda sci-fi because of the timey-whimey stuff. If you liked Superman then you should check it out for sure!

You 2 are priceless together, in your reactions. Can not wait to see part 2 (And Cassie knows the part I'm really looking forward to watching with you 2.... "My Friends.....you b.....")

the words of the song Pippin sings are from a poem of Tolkien's but the tune is Billy Boyd's own composition.

Smeagol & Deagol were part of a clan of Hobbits that lived along the Anduin River. they were loosely related, probably cousins.

I can't tell you how much I love you both, the best sisters in the whole world, every time I'm down in the dumps, the moment I see you, all the worries disappear, love to watch you talking, reacting to the movies, the whole package is just wonderful. Keep doing what you doing and never change.

daaaang cassie getting all fangirly with the evenstar, is making me go fangirling over cassie :D ... + i love how you respect the journey of your sister and dont spoil too much for her + and i thank you for releasing the parts not too far apart from each other. gives me the feeling of respect from you, not having to wait 2 weeks in between f.o. part 2 and part 3..!!!!

As my wife and I suffered through chemo together...I had Lymphoma she had breast cancer... This trilogy was one of our escapes....we watched over and over .My wife passed away from her breast cancer which was very aggressive....I survived...so far.....I still watch this trilogy at least 5 times a year..... brings me such memories

Love that you have the Evenstar and Aragorns ring!

Let's go...Greatest movie ever made. Total masterpiece!

All four hobbits came to town for Steel City Con, and I got to be in the panel room for theirs. It was PURE. MAGIC. Elijah Wood just sits and giggles while the others joke and tell stories. It was like being in the Green Dragon.

The range of emotions evoked even after so many viewings is a testament to the artists who created this trio of wonders. Thoroughly enjoyable reaction as always.

21:49 that was the best part and made me laugh so hard. That in unison "Yes" lol. Clip it.

You two are an absolute delight 😊

At 33:51 orcs are chanting "katmuda" - Death to Men, and the orc captain replies with "gorod" - Louder, and in the end he says "gorod chadar" - loud enough. Orcs are terrifying! As always, a wonderful reaction to the best trilogy ever!

It has been years since my wife and I watched the entire series in one sitting. Got to plan on doing this again.

There's a bit of background to Eowyn sleeping in the hall. She's actually sleeping with her feet toward the fire to know when it's going out. Remember, starting a fire before the invention of matches was a tedious task.

Fun fact: Billy Boyd (Pippin) made up the melody to “Edge of Night” when Faramir and his soldiers are charging back towards Osgiliath, not Howard Shore (the composer for the whole trilogy). Voice of an angel.

Love it! 'We go to elf-land soon!' These movies have a lot of tense moments, but then it gives you a moment to catch your breath again, such as seeing Aragorn and Legolas again, and grandpa Gandalph! Sorry, but LOL, 'where's Thadeus?!' That was great. Poor Faramir. But though he was written somewhat differently than in the books, I still feel he lived up the heart of the character.

Theodin and Denathor are more understood when you realise they both lose sons, but rather than falling into despair Theodin fights, whereas Denathor falls deeper into despair, because he has one of those orbs (Palantir) and has looked into it and seen Frodo captured and loses all hope.

It has been really heartwarming, first watching you enjoy these movies for the first time, and now sharing it with your sister.

Last night I walked to my neighborhood theater where they showed “Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition” on the big screen. That was cool, I’d never seen the extended versions in a theater. The theater sold out or close to it. Next week is TTT and in 2 weeks it’s ROTK.

Regarding the big statues that they "built" - they did build them, but they made "bigatures". I.e. they made miniature versions, but big enough to fill a big room (so they were probably around human size).

One of Aragorn's many names is Estel; which literally translates to 'Hope'

Glad I found this tonight before I go back to school. Glad y’all are enjoying it so far.

Gandalfs real name is Olorin, it’s why in the last movie he said, “Gandalf? Yes, that is what they used to called me” after he returned as the white wizard and why he has so many names, they’re basically nicknames each group of people gave him, since he rides around middle earth helping people.

The movies did Denethor dirty. He was not stupid and evil in the books. He was a wise and benevolent ruler beloved by his people. He opposed Mordor for decades and he called for Rohan. But the immense weight of carrying the west on his shoulders, death of his son, and the constant battle of will vs Sauron through palantir broke him at the very end. He did not send his second son to die a stupid death Faramir was fighting a good fight denying Orks the landing zone and then bleeding them on the outer walls, but was injured and that finally send Denethor into the spiral of despair and madness. He was a tragic character not an evil caricature.

"Mithrandir" is an Elvish name. "Mith" means gray. "Rana" means to wander. Thus, "Mithrandir" means Gray Pilgrim.

Most of the massive epic buildings, the pillars in the last movie etc are basically miniatures, except MASSIVE. They called em bigatures when making the movie (cus they're BIG miniatures)

Pippin is the real hero. He accidentally lead to Gandalfs death and return. He makes Sauron think he has the ring so attacks Gondor early allowing Frodo to reach mount doom

The statues, cities etc are a mix of large set pieces, miniatures (the statues were about as tall as a human if I remember right maybe a little smaller, and cgi. One of the things that made LoTR so great was it wasn’t full of cgi it was a perfect mix of practical effects with a small amount of cgi mixed in when necessary

Been hanging for this. What a team! I love how you forget the names sometimes (and who could blame you?) 'Grimy' got what was coming, ha ha.

21:30 Exactly like this Greeks learned that Troy has fallen 3200 years before. They called this system phryctori.