(1/2) Showing my sister LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time! 

Cassie is now all of us, frantically finding excuses to watch other people experience this masterpiece for the first time. Love it.

The Lord Of The Ring's is easily, without a doubt, one of the greatest stories ever to be told.

That bite of the bottom lip when Aragorn shows up is just about the funniest thing I've seen on this channel. Damn, Viggo just slays it with the women in this movie.

I loved Cassie's first time reaction to the trilogy, it's a treat getting to watch her rewatch it with her sister ❤️

Cassie's quick thirsty look when Aragorn is introduced was priceless.

I was there ...in the movie theatre in December 2001. I was there, 3000 years ago. When it hit the big screen. I was there the day the best ever trilogy began!

I love seeing Cassie's eyes glitter with emotion knowing how this is a masterpiece that gets better every time you watch it , and you can see how excited she is to share this with others

Cassie's reaction to seeing Aragorn again sitting in the corner with his hood up and then again when he takes his hood off inside the inn room, priceless.

Things I love in life: 1. Watching the Lord of the Rings again and again. 2. Watching others experience the joy of seeing the films for the first time! Also, no other movie has ever made 9 blokes walking past a rock look so epic.

The sound for the Ring Wraiths was Fran Walsh, one of the film producers, screaming while she had a terrible sore throat. She’d been sick for days, and volunteered her talents for the Wraith screams. Turned out amazing✨

Arwen on the river is one of my favourite scenes in the trilogy. Liv Tyler was basically perfect casting

You know this girl is hooked when she reacts to lord of the rings, then re-uploads in full parts, often posted shorts and now she’s making her sister watch it! Lmao 😆

Cassie is neither late nor is she early...she reacts to The Lord of the Rings precisely when she means to, again. P.S. It's delightful to watch someone reacting to someone reacting to something you love ❤

The choke hold Viggo had on all women playing as Aragorn in the early 2000s. Lol he’s beautiful.

23:19 the way Cassie bites her lip when Viggo shows up lol. We don’t blame you we all feel the same!

"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" Looks like Carly made a good decision ....... this is going to be fun. 🤗

Love that Detective Carly comes prepared with her wits, her intuition, and Tupperware of Skinny Pop and chocolate chips. Like a Girl Scout. ALWAYS BE PREPARED. LOTR is a journey not a destination. ❤

In the book it was so cute. Butterbur forgot to give Frodo the letter that Gandalf left for him telling him about Strider and to trust him. Frodo finally got the letter explaining who Strider was. When Gandalf stopped back by The Prancing Pony on his way to catch up with the hobbits, he was so mad, just furious, at Butterbur that his letter was missed until late, but when he found out that the hobbits had joined with Strider, he was so overjoyed that he placed a great spell on Butterbur’s ale assuring it would always be plentiful and good.

I'll never get over the scene of bilbo dropping the ring on the floor. The way it can be held in their hands, but it seemingly has so much mass that it doesn't even bounce across the floor like any normal ring would says so much, and persistently reminds us of that throughout the whole journey while it weighs down and irritates Frodo's neck

Carly said " I hope I don't get too into it that I don't say anything." And I immediately thought of the original theater release of The Two Towers. It was the best movie theater experience in my entire life. After the The Fellowship had released everyone kind of knew what to expect going into the theater for the second film. As soon as the lights went down it was dead quiet. Not one cell phone on, not one child crying, not a single crumple of paper or plastic or of snacks being devoured. It was wonderful. And I swear to you it was silent the entire film. So to Carly I say this, You can be dead quite through all three of these movies and I promise you the real fans will not mind even one slightest bit.

The stunt rider for Arwen fell in love with the horse during filming. She wanted to buy it after the movie but couldn't afford it. Viggo Mortensen who plays Strider bought it for her & gave it to her as a gift.

Sam is obviously an incredible character who really shines as the movies continue on, but I like that right from the start we get glimpses of his intense loyalty. In Bree when Strider grabs Frodo after he accidentally puts on the ring, Sam busts into that room ready to fight a fully grown man with a sword using only his fists.... then if thats not enough, on Weathertop he steps towards FIVE Ringwraiths and takes a swing at them lol as Aragorn says "You have a stout heart little hobbit."

You can't imagine the intensity they played it in the theatre's. The scream of the nine was so loud and in-escapable that it felt in that moment you were bound without latitude.

I have never seen someone encompass the phrase “smile with your eyes” quite the way Carly can! Love the LOTR journey on this channel!

Can't help but adore how Sam, Merry, and Pippin had a sword pointed at them, and they still wouldn't back down. The loyalty, love, and bravery of hobbits is honestly one of my favorite things in the entire fantasy genre.

25:12 as a nerd who loves The Lord of the Rings I love that Viggo is singing the Lay in Elvish which makes sense because he was raised in Rivendell.

Pippin's comedic timing was perfect throughout the whole trilogy 😂

The song that Aragorn sings is about his ancestors Beren and Lúthien who were also Elrond's great grandparents and Arwen's great great grandparents. It was said that no living woman was comparable in beauty to Lúthien until Arwen was born. This connection to the elves is why Aragorn has such long life.

When we were younger and still living with our parents, my younger sister and me would sometimes crawl in the bed together and watch Fellowship until we fall asleep. It was and still is my comfort movie.

20 years later and the chase scene with Arwen and the wraiths still absolutely blows me away. The level of film making from the cinematography to the stunt work is absolutely phenomenal!

i feel proud watching this, because we introduced it to her, and now she is doing the same to somebody else, keeping the tradition alive

Just a few minutes in, and I have to compliment the editing. This is really clean and professional, and not littered with jump cuts. Very nicely done. (As some one who edits video for a living, much of RU-vid is downright unsightly.)

Watching how excited Cassie was to share this with Carly made me smile the entire time. It’s been such a treat to follow along with this channel since it started. And props to the editor with the like and subscribe bells and animations on this one…great job!!!

Random trivia: the ringwraith screech was the director's wife, Fran Walsh. She was trying to show the hobbit actors what the noise would sound like while they were filming the scene at the Prancing Pony, but she had a cold that day and was missing part of her voice. The noise she made ended up being recorded on set that day and used throughout the films.

One tiny bit of lore that wasn't covered in the movies was the one who forged the rings was deceived by Sauron and made the rings

It's so interesting to watch Cassie's reactions to seeing these parts again and her memories, vs Carly who is being introduced for the first time. :D

Cassie bless you for uploading both parts on the same day, makes a huge difference when watching the reaction

The song that Aragorn was singing is an actual story in the world of Middle Earth that Tolkien wrote and has some similarities and connections to Aragorn and Arwen. It also held a lot of importance to Tolkien and his own life so much so that his and his wife's tombstones have the names of Beren and Luthien on them.

that lip bite at Aragorn killed me! haha

I am so FETCHING excited to watch Cassie watch Carli's reaction to these movies!!! I met my wife in line at the theater for Trilogy Tuesday, an event where they showed the Extended Edition of Fellowship, the Extended Edition of Two Towers concluding with the world premier of the Return of the King two days before national release. Just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. ;)

Ms. Cassie, Love your enthusiasm in sharing this with Ms. Carly! I look forward to sharing this adventure with you both. Thank you for sharing!

I love how thirsty Cassie is for Aragorn. She is literally drooling every time he is on screen. 😂😂😂

In college, I saw this movie in theaters and went out and bought a copy of the book the same day! Twenty or so years later, I have read over a dozen Tolkien books. The beauty, magic, and mystery deepens more as you come to understand the author, his childhood, and the great passion he and his wife shared. Watching you two ladies enjoy this cinematic masterpiece adaptation warmed my heart. I have watched these films with my 11yo daughter, and I read Tolkien’s poetry to my 5yo daughter. There is an etherealness to his words that affects you intimately. These Jackson films do a good job at capturing some of that magic. I would also recommend the 1977 Rankin-Bass animated adaption of the Hobbit and the 1998 adaption of The Silmarillion by the power metal band Blind Guardian entitled Nightfall in Middle Earth.

It's hard to believe I've loved this story and these characters for nearly forty years now. Not only is this movie series an absolute masterpiece the original books were equally so and were the inspiration for many things we take for granted today. It is doubtful Dungeons and Dragons would exist without them, nor any of the litany of role playing games, both paper-based and computer-based, board games and fantasy novels that were dreamed up as a side effect of young "nerds" in the 70's and later reading the original books.

Viggo Mortensen is a real life badass for the following reasons: Insisted on staying in costume even when not filming, including the sword. Even got caught sleeping with the sword once. Also would hike to filming locations in costume for travel-worn authenticity. The swordsman for this movie, Bob Anderson (PotC and Princess Bride), claims he was the best swordsman has ever trained. Did all of his own stunts. Is fluent in just about every language known to man. Became the natural leader of the group on and off the set. Purchased Arwens stunt doubles horse for her when he heard it was going to be euthanized. Also bought both horses he rode in this movie and the one that came after this trilogy. Stitched a few things onto his own costume for Ranger authenticity. Has a small bow because he knew as a ranger living in the wild, Aragorn would need a hunting bow to hunt with. Literally no one else thought of that but him. Aragorn taking Boromirs arm guards was his idea. Convinced the cast to film during sunrise. All of this to say: they set out to make an awesome trilogy, and in doing so, they somehow ended up casting the real Aragorn.

The role of the evil wizard Saruman was perfectly cast with the great British actor Christopher Lee - who will forever be remembered as the best Dracula character of all time from the series of Hammer Dracula films of the late 60's and early 70's

I love how excited and prepared she was with the snacks and drink! And Cassie being so excited to show her the movie is what this channel is all about. I love telling and showing people films they haven't seen or heard of.

It brought me so much joy to watch someone love LOTR on the first viewing like you did a year ago. It's just as joyful to now see you sharing that experience with others. Middle Earth is the gift that keeps on giving.

Your reaction to lotr made me start following your channel. I loved how you were honest about not being super into it at first with your story at the movie theater, and how you ended up falling in love with it, with Sam and Frodo, Gandalf, and all the rest of the gang. It's inevitable, it's the Lord of the Rings effect, a masterful piece of unmatched quality that will gain the hearts of everyone who watches it. I'm thrilled to watch it again along with you and your sis.

Fun Fact about the Urukhai and goblins / orcs - originally, Tolkien wrote that Orcs were birthed from slime and clay, but didn't want to give the first evil (Morgoth, Sauron's master) the power to create, so he turned the origin of orcs and goblins to the capture and corruption of Elves. The birthing of the Urukhai was a call-back to that original origin story.

I just love you two. I love watching people enjoy this films and you both have nothing but joy for them in your hearts....plus.... you're a Browncoat!

Yesssssss, I’ve been waiting soooo long for Carly to watch LOTR. I don’t remember when they mentioned it could happen but here we are!

"I will not say, do not weep, for not all tears are an evil"

The intro made me giggly like a child on christmas morning. Love this journey. Love to see Cassie introduce LOTR to Carly.

I've watched many full length reactions from Cassie and I have to admit, rewatching the Lord of the RIngs movies with her last year was probably one of her best reaction videos to date. I'm glad she's brought in Carly to share it with. These movies are indeed something you want to share with others after you've seen them. Have a great holiday season girls!

It brings me so much joy to hear that this series is probably your favorite from the channel. You've watched a LOT here with us, and to hear that Lord of the Rings is the most "epic" thing you've seen here just makes me smile so widely. This story is just so groundbreaking, both in literature and film.

By far the best reaction channel on RU-vid. Most are corny and cringe but you 2 are gold!

It won a million Oscars for a reason, and considered by most some of the greatest movies ever made.

I love Gandalf's "good gracious me" at Frodo's accusations of secrecy at 7:47. 😂

You really are one of, if not my favorite reaction channels. It's extra fun when your sister reacts as well. I just love your open-mindedness, curiosity, and innocent demeanor as you watch things, especially heart-felt movies. You are also the only one I know who has reacted to October Sky, and I cried right along with you. It's one of my ALL time favorites. I'd love to see you checkout Secondhand Lions,The Way Way Back, Crash, KPax, How to Train Your Dragon, St Vincent, Mr Hollands Opus, Contact, A Monster Calls, About Time, The Help, Goodbye Christopher Robin, Copying Beethoven, Tolkein, and/or Cinderella Man. Sorry for the long list, but I REALLY look forward to sharing the feel-good vibes and emotions of these films. Thank you SO much for creating the content and sharing your feels about these films. I really believe that the shared sense of empathy, by watching films together, especially films with heart, is a really positive step for society. Watching the films I already love, with strangers who understand the emotional content, has become one of my favorite things. Thank you! :)

I always loved the scene when the ring drops. IT DOES NOT BOUNCE. Kinda symbolic of the weight of power

This is so cool. I've probably watched 100 LoTR reactions just because I love seeing people react to one of my favorite things for the first time. Your reaction was one of the best on YT, and it's a really neat idea to bring Carly in on these.

Brilliant. I love this idea so much. LOTR is meant to be watched again. And shared. Can't think of a more perfect way for you to have done this. Eagerly awaiting the rest.

Thanks to you guys, I’ve officially fallen down the rabbit hole of learning Tengwar (Elvish script). It’s really a beautiful language. I can now sign my name in Elvish and even decorated my Christmas stockings with it. Much obliged. Great to have you on board, Carly.

The Lay of Leithian is an unfinished poem written by J. R. R. Tolkien in around 1925. It tells the tale of Beren and Lúthien, the story of the love of the mortal Man Beren and the immortal Elf maiden Lúthien. The poem consists of over 4200 verses. It was published after Tolkien's death in The Lays of Beleriand.

A truly amazing thing, when Bilbo lets the ring fall from his hand. He's literally the only living being to have ever willingly given it up.

Let's just stop and appreciate the huge smile on Cassie's face when Aragorn then known as Strider is introduced on screen. I think that made this reaction. On to part 2, and I'm happy to see that Carly is really enjoying this.

It fills my heart with sooooo much joy to see "new" fans like yourself sharing the fandom with others! 😊❤

Hands down the greatest trilogy ever,Can watch it any day of the week and never get bored.

Fun Fact: On the day they were shooting the scenes of Bilbo's birthday party, Elijah Wood turned 18. So it was both Bilbo's in movie Birthday Party and Elijah's real world one

9:24 - I’ve seen these films so many times, but this is the first time I’ve realised the firework is the tree on top of Bag End! And then it cuts and pans down from the real tree to the hobbits. Every time, there’s something new to admire

I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction the first time around, and now it's fun watching the two of you together. I turn the captions on and marvel at the way the AI interprets the dialog. A couple from your reaction: Gandalf to Frodo "If you're referring to the Instagram I was barely involved." Sam to Frodo "There is a dirty grapefruit sticking in my back." Frodo replies "Imagine you're in your own bed soft mattress and a lovely caterpillar." Aragorn after the attack on Amon Sul "He needs Elvis Presley." I could go on...

What I love about Peter Jackson is that he faithfully adapted the story _while_ leaning into both the chararacters-as-people and the spectacle of conflict.

Horses expand and contract their chest only when breathing at rest, walking and trotting. During a fast canter or gallop, all air movement comes from movement of their legs. So running is a lot more fun for them than for us.

I think Cassie now knows how excited we were for her first time watching this trilogy and what it feels like, “going back” to the world we fell in love with. ❤ great part 1, running to see part 2 now!

I love how smiley Carly is, it really warms your heart.

I strongly remember just how amazing the opening of this movie was in the theaters. I was just a kid, but it was a revelation. Nothing like this film had ever been attempted before with anything resembling this level of success. Now, we see things like it all the time (although often without the same magic), but this was the first.

He was actually singing about her grandmother and grandfather specifically. Which, also is his like great^10 grandmother and grandfather. Elrond and his brother were both half-elven. Elrond chose the elvenside and his brother chose the human fate and started the lineage that would become Aragorn.

You can feel the love the creators for the source material in every scene of these movies. It's something too often lost in the most modern adaptations, and it's a big part of why things like Rings of Power, Willow, The Witcher, House of the Dragon, and the later GoT seasons feel like generic windows on a similar world. What Peter Jackson and crew acheived will always be remembers as a triumph of cinematic production.

My favorite movies and books, and my favorite reaction from you Cassie! I can't wait for Carly to experience these masterpieces. Edit: Suggestions: Children of Men Logan Edge of Tomorrow Oblivion The Perfect Storm

i cant express how much fun it is to watch you two react to movies. its just too much fun.

Btw I think the reason they come out of the ground is because Isengard is built over an elf graveyard and is basically using the corpses to make the new orcs.

The best part of discovering a fantastic new movie is making everyone in your life watch it with you so you can see their reaction and fan girl together

Cassie, your reaction to LOTR remains my favorite. I'm so happy you shared these movies with your sister.

For someone who've already watched the whole trilogy, It breaks my heart seeing how Frodo was a happy kid before all this hardship.

In about a week, I am watching this movie in a concert hall with a live orchestra and I CAN NOT WAIT.

Lord of the rings is the movie i will never ever get bored of watching. Saw it 20 years ago as a kid and still continue to watch it till this day.

Seeing you guide your sister through this first film alone makes me excited for when I show my own kids this movie and seriously hoping they get into it as much as I did haha awesome reactions!

A real treat is watching it in concert. Big ass orchestra and choir play the entire film. With intermission of course lol

She picked up right away that Gandalf couldn't risk being corupted before he even said it. Nice.

To clarify things about Elrond and therefore his Twin Brother Elros were half elven twin brothers who can choose to be mortal or immortal because of their parents(Eärendil and Elwing) both half elven made a great sacrifice and went to Valinor to ask for help which lead to the greatest events in the early first and second age. Instead of being punished, the valar listened to them, that led to a great hosts of Valar and Maiar And Vanyar Elves went to Middle Earth that laid waste to Beleriand. After the War Of Wrath, the valar rewarded them for their sacrifices. They can choose to be elf or men, including their children. They chose immortally, but never return to Middle Earth because they thought that their twin sons had died. But they didnt die. Elrond chose to be immortal while his twin brother Elros chose to be mortal. He founded the Kingdom of Numenor. He lived in Numenor Island and blessed with a long life that include his descendants Those men who fought for the war were rewarded a long life but not their families or children. Only the family of Elrond can choose to be immortal or mortal in which Arwen did. Aragorn is the direct descendant of Elros, thats why he has a long life. The average lifespan of a Numenorean at their height was a few thousand years maximum! Now remember too that half elves are a common thing and whenever they did come together it was always significant !❤❤❤ Remember this is the SHORT version, there are so many moving parts that will make you want to dive into the books or the audio books or even do reaction videos to the famous lore videos by the biggest lore channels out there! When you’re done the trilogy try doing reaction videos just like Moviejoob did now with the lore recently as well as OmarioRPG. I recommend videos by GirlNextGondor and The Red Book, and Tolkien Untangled and especially Men Of The West. Many other cool ones I’ll recommend in the comments section of those reaction videos you do from Tolkiens Legendarium lore videos. They are super engaging. You’ll be in love. Nothing would have existed if Tolkiens works never hit the light of day as they were meant to stay private and sometimes be shared with his children and so on. No game of thrones. No Skyrim. No dungeons and dragons. None of it. Not even Star Wars. Not even Harry Potter!

loved seeing Cassie's thirst face whenever Aragorn came on screen lmao

Ive seen the LOTR trilogy at least 10-20 times and every time i get the exact same emotions i got the first time i saw them.

Fun Fact; the great eagle that rescued Gandalf from Isengard was originally sent to Middle Earth by Manwe king of Valar

Oh, okay! Cassie, I know she’ll love it! So glad you are spreading the love!

Oh man... I am so here for this. Can't wait to see her make it through these movies. These are intense movies with characters that you really get emotionally attached to. I predict some rough moments for her. Love that Cassie is now the LotR geek roping others into watching them. Truly they are absolute masterpieces that transcend being just fantasy films.

I keep expecting Elrond to turn around and say “Misssssterrrr Anderrrrrssssson”.

28:56 so orkoids were originally made by twisting elves with dark magic and torture. They are effectively immortal and can sustain life threatening injuries with little worry. That being said, I like to think that most are born.... but these ones being made in the mud are basically chopped up bits of orcs fused together with dark magic and twisted experiments..... so they’re stronger... not as strong as the black guard which were the first orcs made, but still very strong.

Excellent editing. A joy to rewatch this with the two you :)

I just watched your first three reactions a little less than a month ago, and I discovered your channel when y'all watched TGM together (somehow managed to completely miss that she was your sister in that one). Excited to see you so deeply converted to this movie fandom that you're already pulling close family in with you. 😂Let's friggin' GO.