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You both are neither late or early to watch this wondrous trilogy. You’ll watch it precisely as you means to.

7:44 I had to smile because of this 🥰 this is not CGI, these are real people with super well made masks

Love this! He sees orcs in genuine makeup and prosthetics and goes "Wow, the CGI in this show is amazing!" 😂

That opening is one of the best (if not simply the best) expositions ever written for a film. You never want to start a film with 7 minutes of backstory, but this is the exception. It is just done to complete perfection. Hats off!

As soon as she said "I hope Sean Bean's character stays alive"...I started laughing 😂😂

That "So you have chosen death" was not only a threat but a lament. Saruman was not always evil, and he lived with Gandalf as his friend and Ally for literal millennia, to me, that line has always been the final breaking of their fellowship and saruman lamenting what he sees as an inevitable death of his friend and Ally

Howard Shore did win an Oscar for his work on the music. He is amazing. I also love the costumes. The details and devotion given to this trilogy is wonderful.

The Ring is essentially Sentient, as you may have noticed when Isildur died, the ring actually changed size so that it didn’t fit his finger, purposefully leaving him to die in hopes the Orcs would find it. It leaves Gollum as it sees a new potential carrier in Bilbo, although it didn’t expect Hobbits to be so strong in their hearts. When Frodo falls in the tavern it purposefully lands on his finger to give away its position. There will be other instances clearly showing the ring is sentient, but its a cool detail, especially how it basically killed Isildur

The "CGI" is so impressive for the time because the genius Peter Jackson (the director) decided to use much more practical, realistic costume and make-up for a lot of the orcs with real actors and shot in the gorgeous landscape of my home country New Zealand. A perfect combination which created many jobs for NZ talent and made it an iconic tourist destination for LOTR fans. Hobbiton is amazing if you ever want to cross the pond and visit! Much love from a big NZ fan of your channel!

My absolute favourite scene is Bilbo dropping the ring and instead of it pinging from the stone floor like a normal ring, it smacks down like a bar of lead. They made a big, dinner plate sized ring prop for the scene.

This is by far the best "first time watching LOTR" reaction I've seen. You guys are so invested in the story and genuinely interested to follow through with all the plot details. Also I have to say you are very good and quick to pick up important elements and your analysis goes a lot deeper than I'd expect from first time watchers. Superb job overall 👍

I think One of most important things for the fans when we see some young people reacting for the 1st time is to see the respect and interest you show, the right expectation to a magical world builded more than half century ago reflecting the war times and society in the author's lifetime, that inspired all the modern fantasy stories included Game of thrones, Witcher, Dungeons and dragons etc.

In case you don't know yet, in all the orchestral music with choruses behind them , the choruses sing real poems in the languages the author invented for his world , +1 reason why the amazing soundtrack feels so in sync with the visuals. Great work by Howard Shore.

Can we take a few minutes to respect Viggo and what he did to bring Aragorn to life so beautifully x

Boromir’s character is an interesting one. He is truly and honourable man, but we later see the despair and conflict in his life that makes him more susceptible to the Ring’s temptations. I also appreciate the sympathy you have for Gollum. It doesn’t seem like one should feel sympathy towards him, and yet one can’t help it. He is a great character and masterfully portrayed in this film.

I love the subtle building they showed when the wraith grabbed the root they were hiding under. Even the insects, the foul small things of the world fled in horror at the presence of the wraith. Even spiders, children by proxy of ungoliant, fled from a wraith.

The story Aragorn was telling Frodo is an actual story in the Tolkien world that did actually happen, and it is also meant to have some similarities between Aragorn and Arwen. Also Tolkien and his wife's tombstones have the names of Beren and Luthien (the characters from that story) on them as well. This was something Tolkien specifically requested after his wife passed away because he said "for she was (and knew she was) my Lúthien," and she acted as his inspiration for the story.

did you notice that when gandalf entered bilbo's home, he allowed the host to take not only his hat, but also his staff? an absolute gesture of trust in his old friend!

LMAO! 49:50 "They're Hobbits - they're not kids... they were drinking beer and smoking weed!" Spartan that was freaking hilarious! Thank you, both!

I just gotta say, I love how much respect you guys are paying to the film as you're watching it. That is so wonderful to see!

The reason the music is so good is due to the work of composer Howard Shore. The length and scope of it is really huge. Almost everything and every character has their own cues and themes. Basically over 13 hours of music, if you also include bonus/alternative tracks as well. The scale of this was huge. Shore made use of an immense ensemble including a large symphony orchestra (The London Philharmonic Orchestra), multiple instrumental "bands", various choirs, and vocal and instrumental soloists, requiring an ensemble ranging from 230 to 400 musicians. Shore intended the music to be "operatic and to have a sense of age." Sill to this day, his music has stood the test of time.

'Strider' is Aragorn's "street name", so to speak, and is what he's known as to people like the innkeeper. Aragorn has been in exile, essentially hiding from his true identity. Absolutely loved this reaction and I'll not only be waiting impatiently for the rest of this journey with you, but I'll be checking out your previous videos. Thank you both so much for sharing this. 🤗

I think it's so funny that Spartan knows all the memes without even knowing they come from this series. It really goes to show how much of an effect big movies can have on pop culture in general, to the point where people know things from movies without knowing the movie itself

I find it so cool that you both understand the nuance and meaning behind a lot of the scenes! The movie is definitely high fantasy but speaks in a cinematic language that everyone can understand. Truly one of my favorite intellectual properties of all time. Glad you are enjoying it!

The Special Effects look so good because most things were built as 'Bigatures' (as opposed to miniatures) which were large-scale models of cities and buildings, incorporated with green screen effects added in. So Minis Tirith looks great because they actually built it on a fairly decent scale. It's great to see how much you're loving this!

Sir Christopher Lee was actually a massive Tolkien fan - he met Tolkien, and would read the books every year. If you're into it, there are "making of" videos which will actually blow your minds at how fantastic effort was to make these movies, and how close the cast became over the years filming

Note that Lord of the Rings is the ground which Got, Witcher and mostly any medieval fantasy series/book is build on it, since today. So mostly things you are familiar with from fantasy (like Dragons, witches/wizards, magic, trolls/goblins etc.) comes often from lotr or is inspired of it. And the fact that they using very less CGI and more real handcrafted things (tiny models, masking of the characters and so on) , is so amazing in the films. :) - sorry for bad english, and nice reaction video :)!

I love it when I find peoples reactions a little bit late because then I get to watch all three at once and there’s nothing better than seeing someone’s first reaction to the greatest show ever

For those of us who grew up loving The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, seeing that first shot of Biblo's house (Bag End) on the screen was just overwhelming. For many of us, it was our fantasy home. I cry just thinking about how much it meant to me.

you guys watch things in the funniest order lmao... House of the Dragon first, then Game of Thrones, THEN Lord of the Rings??? I'm so excited for y'all, that might honestly be the ideal order. Since I was 8 I've wished I could erase my memory of these films and experience them for the first time again

It's very fitting you released each film in two parts; Tolkien's original structure is six books across three volumes 🙂

Pudgey: "Well lets hope he stays alive." Me: "Fake laugh, hiding real pain."

Pudgey not wanting to hear a single even non-spoilery line is very relatable to me haha 😂

Pete Jackson and the whole crew wanted the movie to age well, so they used as many practical sets, props, effects, and extras as humanly possible. Every weapon and piece of armor you see in the movie was made by WETA Workshop. There were two guys who spent like three years putting together chain mail by hand, for example. Pete's said that he wanted to treat the movie as if they were filming an epic about events that actually transpired - that's how much these books have meant to so many people for almost a century. If you ever get a chance, watch the behind the scenes features on each of the extended movies. There's hours and hours of amazing stuff in there.

The story Aragorn / Strider was telling the Hobbits was an ancient story of love between a mortal man (Beren) and an immortal elven woman (Luthien) who chose mortality to love him. They both did great things by bringing their different strengths together with love. Aragorn also loves an elven woman (Arwen) who loves him, so that story is extra significant to him.

As a life-long LOTR fan I am always happy to see people's first experience with the franchise.

THIS IS SPOILER FREE✨I promised I wasn't gonna do this I'm nerding out but Pudgey mentioned how cool it was to see Gandalf gallop around 22:00 in. This is a cool fact around how you noticed that part of him. Sir Christoper Lee (Saurman the White) is the only cast member who met Tolkien in person, and he was a life long fan of the books, re-reading them on Christmas I believe was his tradition. He put forth at some point in his career about how he would love to play Gandalf the Grey on screen, who serves in their Wizarding Order as somewhat of a 'wanderer'; he travels and interacts with the various races of Middle Earth (which is why he's known by the lil baby Hobbits, knows his way around quite quickly via horseback or wagon, and the like). By the time LOTR was being made, Sir Christopher was of an age where he knew that the physical aspect of Gandalfs character (THE GALLOPING, THE HORSE RIDING, OTHER COOL STUFF YOU WILL SEE!!) was likely beyond his capabilities of execution. It wasn't so much of a taking the L moment, but what he chose to do instead was take the role of Saurman the White, and if you see in his office area; Saurman is more of the 'scholarly' wizard in a more traditional sense rather than a wizard who's out travelling or something more transient in nature, which allowed him to not disrespect the character of Gandalf, (he also did not like green screen and fakery and was not going to have some person ride a horse for him and pretend tf 💅🏻) but instead pour every fkn ounce of knowledge far, beyond just the lore of Tolkien, into this vastly complex and thrilling but visually less active character. Read: if Henry is the Witcher Bible on set, Sir Christopher Lee was the Tolkien Bible. In fact, there's a BTS clip where I think Billy or Dom (Pippin and Merry / troublemaker Hobbits) recount how Sir Christopher absolutely clocked Peter Jackson on set during a scene involing Saurman and it's just gloriously excellent. (OBVIOUSLY DO NOT RESEARCH ANY BTS UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE TRILOGY!).

I am beyond shocked that you've never seen LOTR. In my mind, despite being over 20 years old now, they are without a doubt the best movies ever made.

Thank you for watching the extended versions! It gives more context to the stories. I love your genuine reactions, so please watch the trilogy in full.

The story of Beren and Luthien (the song Aragon was singing quietly is one of the great stories from the first age of middle Earth. It tells of the great romance and marriage between Beren, prince of the first house of men, and Luthien, the elf princess. This is the first joining of elves and men. The two also happen to be Elrond's great-grandparents and Aragon's great great great(and about 6000 years worth of greats)grandparents

You haven’t seen anything yet! The best battles ever, so much characters, places, drama! Best trilogy ever! I hope you enjoy!

Now this was unexpected! I hope you love this trilogy as much as I do.

Liv Tyler said she was so involved with her character she'd wake up speaking Elvin.

Hey! I always love seeing new people get hooked on this! 🤗 I'm so glad to hear you enjoying the extras in the Extended Edition. They are really more for people who already know and love the books and for BTS/Special Features junkies, so a lot of newcomers come away from them expressing that it didn't need to be so long. I usually recommend that first-timers watch the theatrical version. I just have a few things to address that you mentioned. The music: Yes! Howard Shore is 🤩🤯🥳😍🥰🤯 levels of brilliant with his musical storytelling. At one point, I could listen to the soundtrack for The Two Towers and picture in my head exactly what would be happening onscreen at that point. Sorry John Williams, I love you, but step aside. The story of Beren and Luthien: This was the story Strider (yes, that is Aragorn's Ranger nickname) told Frodo. It was the story of Aragorn and Elrond's shared ancestors and based on an actual treasured date Tolkien had with his wife. He even based the physical description of Luthien and all her descendants on his wife. Beren was a Man and Luthien an Elf. They had kids, but Men and Elves have different after-lives, so their grandchildren ended up having to choose which heritage they would follow. Elrond Halfelven chose his Elven heritage and Elrond's brother Elros became a king of Men and Aragorn's many-greats-grandfather. Since Aragorn fell in love with Arwen, who was said to be the spitting image of her great-grandmother Luthien, the story has an even greater significance to Aragorn. The significance of the Rangers: After Elrond's brother became a king of Men...a lot of stuff happened. His original island kingdom of Numenor was destroyed and his remaining descendants fled to Middle Earth, where they started 2 new kingdoms--Gondor and Arnor. Arnor was later destroyed by the leader of the Nazgul. The Rangers are what remains of the army and upper government officials of Arnor, still trying to protect their citizens as well as they can. Basically, everything you see until they get to Rivendell used to be part of Arnor. Including the Shire. Through various wars, the ruling families of both kingdoms ended up exiled and dwindling away until only Aragorn was left. He became Captain of the Rangers while Gondor was left in the care of Stewards--in this case, Boromir's dad. The "summons" to the council: Even in the Extended Edition, Jackson really didn't have time to explain this. The Council at Rivendell was entirely impromptu. Each group came to Rivendell unannounced for completely different reasons, had no idea anyone else was coming, but all "happened" to arrive at about the same time. Elrond addresses this in the books by immediately making it clear that it was no coincidence at all, but that a Higher Power had arranged for all of them to gather without warning an enemy, so everyone needed to hear what the others had come to say. They came freely and independently, so the Fellowship would stay or break up freely and independently. You probably won't read this...novelette😅, but I loved your take anyway!

What a wonderful treat! My days are coming to an end (illness) and I am so happy that you’ve decided now to watch one of my favorite movie series, and much earlier back in the 70s, one of my favorite book series. I’ve always enjoyed your reactions, and I’m thrilled that you’ve started this journey with Frodo and the fellowship. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have through my countless re-readings and re-watching.

This isn't Just a "Big Fandom" this franchise has shaped the entire media landscape.

Sometimes the extended editions are a little too much for people who aren't familiar with the canon on their first watch, but I'm glad to see you guys get so invested even with all the extra bits that the average film watcher would consider 'nonessential' 🖤

3:26 Pudgey's determination to avoid spoilers is worth respect 😁

It’s sooo amazing that you chose this day to upload this video because on this day 29th of July 1954, the first book *Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring* was first published!!! Tolkien don’t just wrote a book, he created a universe. He created different written languages and alphabets for Elves and Dwarfs and Orcs… 22:15 The Palantiri weren’t future telling spheres. There were made by the High Elves and they were a communication system for Kings to communicate from across their Kingdoms. Some of the were lost when some retrieved by Sauron so it was dangerous to communicate through them because you never knew if Sauron was seeing you! 29:45 Sauron made the One Ring is secret! When he wore it the Elves felt his dark aura surrounding them and they immediately took off their Rings so Sauron couldn’t find them or control them! The Men on the other hand were corrupted so deeply by the power of their Rings that they became Ringwraiths. Ageing is a huge subject in the universe of Middle-Earth. •Men are ageing like us. •Hobbits and Dwarfs have a longer life expectancy. •The Elves are immortal. They can be killed in battle but theoretically they could live a million years if you don’t kill them. The Elves can die in battle and also from despair. If they feel sad, desperate or hopeless they can “die” their existence fades out. •Pippin is 29 years old •Merry is 37 years old •Sam is 39 years old (They are teenagers) •Frodo is 51 years old •Bilbo is 129 years old •Boromir is 41 years old •Aragorn is 88 years old (his mother was an Elf and hid Father was from a bloodline of High Kings) •Gimli is 141 years old •Gollum was 589 years old •Legolas is 2.931 years old •Arwen is 2.778 years old •Elrond is 6.437 years old •Galadriel is 8.372 years old Gandalf has no age. Gandalf is a wizards and the wizards are creatures they are called Istari in this universe. Gandalf was something like an angelic being that he came to the Earth to help people resist the evil influence of Sauron. Gandalf and Saruman and the other wizards are not common humans, they are higher angelic beings that they took human form and lived among the tribes of Middle-Earth.

Greatest film trilogy ever made. And the greatest fantasy story ever written…every modern day fantasy takes inspiration from this amazing story

What I always loved about this story is how resiliant hobbits are shown to be. It took the ring a few months to completely corrupt Isildur, a man. But it stayed decades with Bilbo and he was still capable of leaving it behind.

16:02 one of my favorite effects to show the power of the ring, it doesn’t bounce. It sounds so heavy when it falls. Just such a heavy presence and burden to carry.

This set of books basically created the genre of high fantasy. So of course, this is one of the best stories ever told. The movies get much, much more epic as the story goes on.

J.R.R. Tolkien is considered the father of high fantasy literature. It's only fitting that, by doing such an amazing job adapting LotR, Peter Jackson himself set the golden standard for the fantasy movie genre. Every (Western) modern fantasy work owes a great deal to LotR.

What a perfect example of how good adaptations has to been made, these movies aged so well they almost perfect. I hope you guys enjoyed, carry on with this triology you won't be disappointed I can promise that 😊

How lucky you are that your first Lord of the Rings experience is the Extended Editions! ❤ I wish I could forget them and experience all over again!

In the intro at the battle at Mt Doom when Spartan said "the CGI is pretty good for 2001"--one reason this movie holds up so well is because of the seamless mixture of CGI + practical. Most of the orcs were practical effects, done brilliantly. CGI is done only when it's actually needed. Masterpiece.

GREATEST TRILOGY TO EVER EXIST

Love that the first thing you mention are the themes. It's what makes the story so timeless. The importance of friendship is a huge theme in this story and the play it so perfectly.

When this came out, it got sort of a christmas tradition to watch the whole trilogy every year. When the third one came out, of course we had to do a full day Lord of the Ring marathon. After GoT this is exactly what you need

Also, regarding Bilbo's ageing in Rivendell; part of it was, yes, because the Ring was no longer affecting him. But there is also simple time - the movie suggests that between Bilbo leaving at the birthday party and Frodo's departure for Rivendell that only a short time had passed. In the novel, in fact, about 18 years head passed between the two time periods. So Biblo was now nearly 130 years old.

There are repeated themes in Tolkein’s writing one is The fall from Grace, Oaths as double edged swords that lead to The Elves own Kin Slaying in the First Age, Elrond would lay no oath upon the Fellowship and Gollum’s Oath Upon the Treacherous Ring. Pity, ruled the Fate of the Ring, Frodo also pitied Gollum. Another is the difference between the immortality of elves and the mortality of men. The films don’t really show it except in the timelessness of Lothlorien and Rivendell. Another is that elves live in the World and the Spirit World at once. This is shown when Frodo sees Arwen’s aura. Elves were the First Born that were to pave the way for the age of Men.

I have seen dozens of first-time watches and you two are the first ones who are fully paying attention and actually keeping up / reacting to all the storyline stuff!! You noticed many subtle and important bits and reacted to many things I had been hoping to see reactions for but kept being skiped!! Thank you so much you've no idea how much watching this reaction mattered to me!!!!!

As a long-time LoTR fan, this is extremely heartwarming to watch

16:02 The books imply that Bilbo giving up the ring like this, is one of the hardest things anybody has ever done in Middle Earth. And it required gandalf's help to do it.

The man at Bree holding a carrot and burping is director Peter Jackson, making a cameo. In Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, he plays a similiar cameo at the start of the movie (also set in Bree). He has a cameo in every Tolkien movie, although in the last Hobbit movie, he appears a painting of Bilbo's dad Bungo Baggins (you can see them in this movie too, along with Jackson''s wife, writer and producer Fran Walsh, as a portrait of Bilbo's mom Belladonna Took). Two of the kids in the front row when Bilbo tells the tale of the trolls, are Jackson and Walsh's kids Billy and Katie. They appear in all three LOTR films as different kid roles, always together. Katie Jackson makes cameos in all Hobbit movies and Billy makes a cameo in Battle of the Five Armies (along with his room mates).

I keep seeing this on my RU-vid landing page and read the title and always say to myself that it needs to be the Extended Editions to be FULLY appreciated. Today, I gave in and clicked on the video and low and behold, you guys are watching the extended versions. Off to a great start!

Gollum knew Bilbo's name because they had encountered each other in The Hobbit. Remember, in the intro we are told that Bilbo found the Ring in Gollum's cave.

A fun fact to keep in mind while watching this is that the author J.R.R. Tolkien served in the British army during the first world war. I feel like knowing this it's very meaningful to see how he translated those experiences from the battlefield into the themes that he portrays throughout his writing and in essence how those themes are portrayed in these movies. It really gives a level of weight to all the things these characters are going through. Such an epic epic story.

As soon as I saw you reacting to this trilogy I subscribed! I would gladly rewatch this epic trilogy with you guys. I'm loving your reaction so far. Enjoy the journey!

The visuals hold up so well because this is one of the grandest uses of practical effects and miniatures ever, made at the turning point when CGI started to become the norm in action films.

The backstory about how Bilbo came to get the ring from Gollum (and lots of other adventures) is told in The Hobbit, which Tolkien wrote first (it was published as a children's book). It was made into a trilogy of movies, which you two may also want to react to, after the Lord of the Rings movies. Meanwhile, you guys are already bringing your keen perceptions, intuition and analysis to this story, which is the great grandaddy of all fantasy. Let's go!

Kudos to you both for watching the extended edition and to whomever suggested watching it to you.

Great reaction! And fantastic editing! ✌

I love seeing new people enjoying these movies and this story! And you all caught on to everything so well

It can't be overstated how badass Gimli is for even attempting to destroy the ring with his axe.

My love for the fantasy and adventure genres started with the LOTR trilogy movies and Harry Potter books! 🎉 I'm so glad you are watching this! Mr. Tolkien inspired a lot of writers who wrote stories that I love, I have that to thank him for.

Tolkien is the Grandfather of sword and sorcery fantasy epics. He was a liguist and wrote "The Hobbit" as a children's story to inlude the languages he invented (complete with alphabets). The Hobbit absolutely exploded in book sales, and Tolkien wrote the lord of the rings trillogy as a sequel to it.

Regarding how the Nazgul react to water, this is related to medieval mythology. Running water is cleaner than stagnant water (less likely to cause disease) so in medieval belief that meant it was more holy. Thus, running water is a protective barrier against anything unclean or perverted in a spiritual sense: ghosts, vampires, undead, and so on. Tolkien did not base LotR on any single myth or story, but he knew history and mythology on a level that is unmatched. Not only did he help in writing the Oxford English Dictionary, he was responsible for translating several epic poems from Old English and Middle English. Some of his translations were used as the academic standard for decades. Obviously you don't need to know any of this to enjoy the films, but the point is that a lot of side details in the movies are based on historical beliefs. They're not explained here because they don't need to be, but the more you know about history and myth, the more references you get. Great reaction, I look forwards to seeing more of your channel!

Subscribed very early into this reaction, when I realized how you picked up on so many important aspects of the story so quickly… many young reactors seem to have no clue and their reactions are more often questions about what just happened, and why, rather than insightful recognition of foreshadowings, plots points, reveals, and call-backs to earlier parts of the film. Great job ! Looking forward to your next installment ( and hoping it comes SOON!)

I love how fast you were drawn into the movie and appreciated the storytelling to build up Tolkiens world and some of the main characters without thinking it's boring. So you're in the right mood to start this long and amazing journey. I don't say: I wish you a lot of fun - because now I'm sure: YOU WILL 😉

Fun note: Both Gimli and Legolas are the sons of characters who appear in The Hobbit. Legolas is the son of Thranduil, King of Mirkwood, who imprisoned Gimli's father Gloin, and Bilbo had to rescue him. So yeah, it's not unreasonable they'd have some mutual animosity at this point--but it makes their friendship later all the more impressive!

My absolute favorite trilogy of all time! You folks catch on very fast. Lots of people watch it more than once to follow characters and storyline. Great reaction!

It would be awesome if you guys watched some of the lore to these stories like you did for game of thrones. The depth of tolkiens work will straight up blow your mind.

the will Bilbo has in letting go of that ring is absolutely incredible

It is wonderful to see bright young people experiencing LOTR for the first time. I first read LOTR in the 1960s, as a youth, and have read it many times. The movies were excellently done and it is nice to see your reactions. I also found it amusing how Pudgey says she is like a hobbit, yet looks like a beautiful elf, and how Spartan, with his short beard, bears a resemblence to Strider/Aragorn.

You both reacted and digested this movie exactly how every fan dreams someone would for their first watch

Thank you for taking the time to work through the copyright issues, your reactions were worth it. I have been a LOTR geek since my parents gave me the books for Christmas in 1965. Already looking forward to the rest of the movies.

OUTSTANDING CALL by both of you to mention the score so early 👏👏👏 The scores to each of the three films are like full-blown characters themselves 👍

@30:36 Merry, who is holding a porringer or something in his right hand, catches the first apple (with both hands and without fumbling the porringer) and, just out of view immediately below the bottom edge of the frame, hands the fruit to Pippin, then pats him on the shoulder with his empty left hand before walking away, presumably still holding the porringer in his right hand. If you watch closely you can then see them both glance down very briefly as the apple changes hands. That's why Pippin ends up holding an apple after Strider's second throw bounces off his head.

The song Aragorn sings has huge importance! Here is the full version: “The leaves were long, the grass was green, The hemlock-umbels tall and fair, And in the glade a light was seen; Of stars in shadow shimmering, Tinúviel was dancing there, To music of a pipe unseen And light of stars was in her hair And in her raiment glimmering There Beren came from mountains cold; And lost he wandered under leaves; And where the Elven-river rolled He walked alone and sorrowing He peered between the hemlock-leaves; And saw in wonder flowers of gold Upon her mantle and her sleeves And her hair like shadow following Enchantment healed his weary feet That over hills were doomed to roam And forth he hastened, strong and fleet And grasped at moonbeams glistening Through woven woods in Elvenhome She lightly fled on dancing feet And left him lonely still to roam In the silent forest listening He heard there oft the flying sound Of feet as light as linden-leaves Or music welling underground In hidden hollows quavering Now withered lay the hemlock-sheaves And one by one with sighing sound Whispering fell the beachen leaves In the wintry woodland wavering He sought her ever, wandering far Where leaves of years were thickly strewn By light of moon and ray of star In frosty heavens shivering Her mantle glinted in the moon As on a hill-top high and far She danced, and at her feet was strewn A mist of silver quivering When winter passed, she came again And her song released the sudden spring Like rising lark, and falling rain And melting water bubbling He saw the elven-flowers spring About her feet, and healed again He longed by her to dance and sing Upon the grass untroubling Again she fled, but swift he came Tinúviel! Tinúviel! He called her by her elvish name And there she halted listening One moment stood she, and a spell His voice laid on her: Beren came And doom fell on Tinúviel That in his arms lay glistening As Beren looked into her eyes Within the shadows of her hair The trembling starlight of the skies He saw there mirrored shimmering Tinúviel the elven-fair Immortal maiden elven-wise About him cast her shadowy hair And arms like silver glimmering Long was the way that fate them bore O'er stony mountains cold and grey Through halls of ireon and darkling door And woods of nightshade morrowless The Sundering Seas between them lay And yet at last they met once more And long ago they passed away In the forest singing sorrowless The true elvish version is far greater and so full of nuanced sadness that’s break the hearts of mortals from its beauty and sadness so the true song has been sort of taboo and the mannish tongues that retell it is stated to only be a shadow beneath the tree of the true story!

I'm excited for this - I already know where Pudgey is going to cry, I already know where Spartan is going to have questions with character choices and I already know you guys are going to love it.

SO HAPPY you are watching the extended edition! There are far too many reactors who don't want to watch a longer version but then ask a ton of questions that the extended version answers. So that's always frustrating. I'm excited to see your journey through Middle Earth. I love that you point out the Nine men vs the nine of the Fellowship. In the books, they wanted nine people as a symbol against the nine Nazgul. These movies are indeed long, and they barely scratch the surface of Tolkien's works. Yet they still do it justice. I'm off to watch part II

You guys are always so thoughtful and observant in your reactions. 💖

you guys really are great reactors, so many reactors just fly through stuff without truly absorbing it, but not you guys, you guys really do a great job at walking that line of having a reaction and also absorbing the content your reacting too. So many people just treat these movies like one more thing on the list to increase their sub count or youtube numbers and they fly through movies and genres so fast they don't really give the stories a chance to sink in. u guys are special and you got a subscriber here for as long as you do this.

There's so much good things to say about this trilogy: the way it respects the book, the absolutely amazing attention to every detail in the production (there's a lot of BTS material of that), etc. The music! It's so good! The Hobbits' theme, Concerning Hobbits, makes me teary eyed every time.

I love how you guys aren't missing anything. Lord of the Rings is my personal favorite series of movies. Glad you guys are enjoying it. In case you guys haven't (my first time on this channel) watch Gladiator.

I watched a lot of LotR reactions from famous youtubers and then youtube suggested you guys. Man, this was awesome. Yours is probably the best reaction out there. Really invested and the chemistry between you two, just awesome. 10/10. You may also want to watch the 'making of' videos about the movies - there's a lot of extremely interesting stuff there. For example, how Sir Christopher Lee (the actor playing Saruman) being an ex-military guy argued with Peter Jackson, the director about one particular scene.

Peter Jackson put so much devotion into this trilogy. It shows in every scene, in the way he portrays the characters on screen, and in the details that most of us never even see when we watch. You're right about the score playing such an important role, it helps to drive your emotion in each scene. When you eventually get to the end (and it is emotional after so many hours of a journey), please watch the full credits to hear the final bit of music from Annie Lennox. So much more to experience. Enjoy.