Reacting to The Hobbit - The Battle of the Five Armies FIRST TIME WATCHING - Part 1/2 

I remember you didn't see the extended version of Fellowship of the Ring, but there's a scene in Moria where Gandalf tells Frodo that Thorin gave Bilbo the mithril shirt, and that it's worth more than the value of the whole Shire. A kingly gift indeed.

Bilbo is such a wonderfully written character. One of my favorites in all books/films. And Martin Freeman played the role perfectly. I think he truly deserved an Oscar nomination.

Something the movies don’t show because the scene was deleted is that the reason Thranduill wants the gems so much to the point where he would fight a war for them is that they belonged to his wife

Note how Gimlis dad is wearing the same helmet Gimli did in the lotr trilogy

"Pointy-eared princess" damn, you could exactly see that until that insult Thranduil was smirking but that line hit him hard.

Christopher Lee talked about playing Saruman again in behind the scenes, how he liked doing it again when he was still a good guy and that it was important to him. He pointed out his final moment. “The last thing I say ‘Leave Sauron to me.’ And he means it.”

I love Thranduil so much. He's such a calm badass with the best looking armor and army.

18:30 Thranduil mentioned Ecthelion, Boromir and Faramir's grandfather 😁

Galadriel wears Nenya, the Water Ring, which is why when she goes all "creepy" she looks wet, and like she just crawled out of the sea. The 3 elven rings are the most powerful after the One Ring, and with the light of Earendil she's almost unstoppable. Which is also why she knows she has to refuse the One Ring in LOTR because she would literally just become another Dark Lord if she had it.

The scene where Galadriel looks at Gandalf with that look of pain, sympathy and compassion... To deserve being looked at like that by a beautiful woman is on my bucket list.

My favorite fun fact about this movie is in the fight with the White council you get to see the only named Nazgul. His name is Khamul the Easterling, the Shadow of the East and the Second Chief. He is the one with the horns on his helmet, and the big mace. He appears in the Lord of the Rings but is never acknowledged as anybody important so it is cool to see him, even if he still hasn't been named on screen. For instance he is the first ringwrath we see in the Fellowship of the Ring.

Thorin went mad because of the dragon sickness, the sickness of greed, the same his grandfather had.

Dain Ironfoots speech is imo one of the best speeches ever before a battle.

Fun fact...the dwarf riding the pig is actually a Scottish comedian called Billy Connolly I thought he played the part perfectly....and it cracks me up every time you laugh at those bunny's.

07:39 Well, she do that, in the books :D Galadriel destroys the fortress of Dol Guldur, clearing the North of all evil. The elves actually did participate in the War of the Ring, just not in the Gondor theatre. Elves of Mirkwood and Lórien came under attack by forces from Dol Guldur at the same time. Galadriel had to defend her own kingdom.

•Thorin's mind is on darker desires; gold. He has succumb to Dragon Sickness, the worst kind of greed. •The good news is the Master of Laketown was crushed by a dragon. The bad news is his deputy survived. Better news, Bard takes over as the new King of Dale, so the deputy has no real power. •Again, Saruman the White is still good in The Hobbit. It's sometime during the next 60 years that he falls to the Dark Side, but even then, it is theorized that he was never Sauron's partner, but was only seeking the Ring for himself. •ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qCY_ctV63HU.html Go to 4:39. I do not know how this scene got cut out from even the Extended Edition, but it adds more to why Thranduil is obsessed with reclaiming those gems. I will not spoil it. •The Ravens can talk; they deliver messages in exchange for shiny things. As Thorin is meeting with Bard, he is sending out calls for reinforcements. •That is the mithril shirt that Bilbo will later give Frodo. •Bilbo is contractually owed 1/14th of the total treasures of Erebor. He has claimed the Arkenstone as that 1/14th share and thus believes that Thorin would trade it for the promised treasures of Men and Elves. However, there's a tiny flaw in the plan; Thorin is not in his right mine and so he will just see it as an act of theft from his hired burglar (I noted the irony while typing). •Note that Gloin is wearing a helmet similar to that which his son Gimli wears in the Lord of the Rings films. •Ecthelion, son of Turgon, Steward of Gondor, is the father of Denethor and grandfather of Boromir and Faramir. •Yes, one of my favorite things about this movie is the variety in mounts. Not just horses and wargs, but war elves, war pigs, war goats, etc... •So yes, sadly, the Battle of the Five Armies will start off with 3/5th of the combating armies (the Dwarves, Men, and Elves respectively) fighting over their disputes over the treasure. They will come together when the 4th Army (the Orcs/Goblins) arrive. I will let you find out who is the Fifth Army.

One of the great deeds of Bilbo was this - taking arkenstone as his part of the treasure and giving it to them, to use it for the exchange for the help for the people of Laketown. It shows such bravery to stand against mad Thorin and such selflessness becouse he didnt want any gold for himself and smart mind also to figure it out :) and peacefull nature of hobbits - to resolve the conflict avoiding war. Martin Freeman got such briliant role :)

Btw many people don't know that Thorin didn't just go crazy over the gold out of pure greed. Rather when a dragon lays on gold for a long time then the gold gets cursed with "Dragon sickness" which makes people lust over the gold. Thorin is affected by this which makes him greedy.

18:30 Ecthelion of Gondor was still alive, that’s when Aragorn just came of age, around 20 years old, and he served Ecthelion, father of Denethor, who was Boromir and Faramir’s father. Knowing all this was just about to happen soon after the Hobbit ends is incredible.

I gltta say, it’s cool seeing Saruman fight when he’s still on our side

I bet you will like Thorin a lot more in the book. He is kind of greedy, but he is not sick. He was ready for war because he carefully calculated the odds of wining. In the movies, Thorin became crazy and went back sane because the script said so.

Duaffy, I loved your reaction to the Dwarf riding a pig lol. I also loved your reaction to the Dwarf calling the Elf a "pointy eared princess" lol I love watching your reaction videos. Thank you for sharing your movie experiences with all of us.

You probably didn't notice but the white Mythril chainmail Thorin gives to Bilbo is the same one Bilbo gives to Frodo in Fellowship of the Ring. Which protects him from troll's spear thrust later on.

Any video where I can hear the charming laughter of Duaffy, is welcomed.

Ecthelion of Gondor is the grandfather of Boromir and Freomir of Lord Of The Rings fame. That is who Threnduill said to sell the Arkebstone to.

Dain Ironfoot is played by Scottish comedian Billy Connolly. And even though he had never read The Hobbit before (and honestly doesn’t really like people who are fans of Tolkien that much, weirdly), he really couldn’t have been a better choice for Dain, and he found himself really sympathizing with Dain’s character and how badass he is.

Galadriel's own power as a one of the most powerful Noldorin elves combined with Nenya, the Elven Ring of Water, Light of Earendil (which in fact is the light of one of Silmarils, she gave it to Frodo in the Lord of the Rings) and evil of Dol Guldur made her look like drowned.

Saruman only fought the Nagzul and Sauron because he wanted Sauron to leave Dol Guldur, which was fairly close to where Isildur was killed and Smeagol found the Ring. After this battle, he basically shut himself off from everyone else and refused to take any further part in the White Council, while he or his servants searched for traces of the ring.

I'm being utterly stupid to make my own theories, instead of just watching the movie and enjoy it!" I love this, even though I don't think you were being stupid! It's natural to think about what is to come in a story, but there's much to be said about allowing a story to come to you. I wish that one or two fandoms I could name would take your words to heart!

Galadriel is over 7000 years old by the time of the hobbit. So she has had a lot of time to become a scary bad ass, on top of wielding a ring of power.

Billy Connolly as Dain Ironfoot is perfect casting. The most Scottish thing ever to say before battle "Right lads we're on !" lol Love Dain he told Sauron to fuck right off in LOTR when Sauron offered him one of the Dwarven rings in exchange for the Dwarves support I imagine he put it the Scottish way "Take that ring bend over and stick it where the mice won't get at it"

The writer Philippa Boyens once said that Thranduil wants the necklace because they were being made for his wife her when he lost her. The necklace and wife are completely made up for the movie though. It explains why he is the way he is in the movie.

Some interesting trivia: the voice and capture motion for Smaug was made by Beneditch Cumberbach. Bilbo is play here by Martin Freeman. Both actors work together as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in the BBC's series "Sherlock". One amazing series I recommend you, with a modern twist to Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective.

Actually Saruman was never trully ally of Sauron, he pretended to be, but he wanted the ring for himself to become new lord of the middle-earth if I remember correctly :)

It was perfectly reasonable of Saruman to assume that the One Ring had washed down the Anduin and out to sea to be lost forever. Hobbits were a mostly unknown people all the way up to the time of LotR. What were the odds that some hobbit fisherman would happen to find it? Also Dain Ironfoot is Thorin Oakenshield's second cousin.

A little more about Thranduil, to be clear, his Wife never went to gundabad, never did die. Also, Thranduil catched Dragon Sickness too 😉

The craziest thing about this scene is... the 3 Elven rings were literally right under Sauron's nose right there. Elrond, Gandalf, Galadriel. Well maybe not "the craziest". But certainly cool :p

Galadriel is a second-generation Noldorin, one of the first Elves to BE BORN in Arda. She saw the light of the Two Trees with her own eyes. She rested herself beneath them when the world was young, and at the feet of the Valar she learned how to work magic from the gods themselves. She is, hands down, the most powerful spellcaster in all of Middle-Earth, even WITHOUT Nenya. It is by her power, not the Ring's, that Caras Galadhon is forever suspended in the golden light of the First Age, as she remembers it. Add in that she is wielding the Light of Earendil, the captured sacred light of one of the holy Silmarils set forever in the heavens, the blessed light that burns and blinds all evil, and Nenya as well... Sauron, in his crippled form as the Necromancer, was no match for her. Not without the One Ring. She cast him from Dol Guldur as a stone is cast from a sling. After the Ring was destroyed, Galadriel returned to Dol Guldur, and with the last great effort of Nenya's waning power, destroyed the Hill of Sorcery. She tore it down to the bare hilltop, by herself, drove or destroyed the Orcs who lurked there, and undid every enchantment upon that dark place. She purged Mirkwood of its dark enchantment and drove from it the spiders forever.

What you saw was not a black witch, but an Eldaren roused to her full wrath. Remember, Galadriel 's lineage is THE lineage of the Noldor, the High Elves. She is a total powerhouse with a direct link to the Powers of Aman because of the Light of Earendil. Against that level of power, even Sauron was helpless!

I think we all could enjoy watching you read a dictionary or a phone book. The delight of your visage and your serene-happy commentary are pretty fucking mesmerizing.

if you paused at 14:08 that is mithril vest that Bilbo gave to Frodo in LoTR in the Rivendell scene, it is the very same armor that protected him from the spear that the cave troll use on Frodo. So this is how Bilbo got it from...which is from Thorin as a gift. That gift then was passed on to Frodo, if you watched LoTR - the fellowship of the Ring

Galadriel is the most scary character to me lmao She is just a fucking badass

Enjoyable reaction, as ever. Can't wait for part 2.

when they got Billy Connelly to play Dain Ironfoot I lost my s**t! a great comedian and the movies he's been in. The first movie I saw him in was Muppet Treasure Island, where he played Billy Bones.

The reason why thranduil wants the white gems back because those gems once belong to his wife.

They listen because he is the direct ancestor of Durin I, their kinda God.. And he's also their King. Especial back in the day that was worth more then enough to let them do anything. Also, Thorin is taken by Dragon Sickness, it's why he's like that.

For context the wizzards and gladriel (strong woman who decemated the orc) aswel as sauron are valar angle like beings who are tied to the magic of the world As lotr starts it mentions that magic is fading thats becaus sauron is resurecting himself and the radagast and two bleu wizzards died Fun fact valar arent created by the same entity it was malrok who corupted an elf valar named sauron Shame that they dindt start with the first age becaus it would bring more weight in everything

Often overlooked how big the gift is Thorin gives to Bilbo. The shirt is made of Mithril which i stronger then steel and is valued as 10 times more as gold and maybe the second most valuable (in actual value and rarity of the material) next to the Arkenstone (the Elven heirloom in the movie was not in the book). And in this age of Middle Earth this might just be the last of the mithril left to be found anywhere. Gandalf says it is worth more than the Shire and everything in it and it beyond price (because it so so rare). And I think someone else said he could be a whole mountain with it. Besides his words at the end this is the one most important ways Thorin shows how grateful he is to Bilbo. Come to think of it, it also saves his live and that of Frodo a few times of course. which might be the most valuable thing of as Middle earth would not have been saved without them.

What do you get if you cross an elf with a hobbit?... Duaffy!

galadriel is a descendent of the strongest elf who ever existed, that is wy she is so powerful.

that's the same Phial that she gave to Frodo, the light of Earendil

Thranduil ( Legolas' father) wanted those gems necklaces because they belonged to his deceased wife.

3:18 - This part in the book was the biggest eye-rolling I've ever experienced: Bard is a simple guard in Esgaroth. The special arrow is actually just a normal metal arrow that he shoots with his bow. He knows that Smaug has a hole in his chest armour made of gems because... A bird flies close to his ear and tells him!! Bard has the gift to understand the language of the birds. Considering that it was a book of children I had to accept it, but still. 11:48 - In the book the Wood Elves have an interest, yes, but they fundamentally acted to help the people. 19:32 - And that's the future King of Erebor.

Love your channel and your reactions. At this point I am sure you finished this movie, but if you haven't, then I would strongly recommend listening to the end song that plays during the credits. It is performed by Billy Boyd (who was cast to play Pippin in Lord of the Rings). It's quite remarkable, and a fitting end to the entire series of movies in my opinion.

And now we do understand the concept of "the ring" a little better: There s always a good side in a Tolkien's tales. They need to face their fears and fight evil. But what makes our heros struggle is not the threat from beyond, but the question of how they are about to react when they face the "darkness" within. Will they keep friendship and love or trade it for greed and selfishness? So what is th ring after all? A little shiny thing. But what does it stand for?

Love your reactions soooo much. Details you may have missed: The vest that Thorin gave Bilbo is the same that Bilbo gives Frodo in Lord of the Rings, which saves his life several times. And the gems necklace Thorin mocks was from Thranduil's wife (her only living memory) that's why he was willing to go to war for them

I told you Galadriel was freaking powerful. You understand now why she ultimately refused The One Ring... Christopher Less has done here one of his only if not the only good duy role in his entire career and it was his last one. I can't bare that mcuh CGI in the armies scenes...

About “kings doing whatever they want”, yeah, was like that. We tend to romance and fantasize about the past - but it was an authoritative mess. Of course here we are talking about fantasy, so it’s actually ok to demand that the dwarves stand up to Thorin.

Hi, Duaffy, I've binged all your videos in one day xD LotR and The Hobbit are both my favourite things ever, and you're reactions, emotions and all, have been great.

The acorn that Bilbo showed Thorin, he does plant in the Shire and it's actually the huge tree where he has his 111th birthday in The Fellowship of the Ring.

Yes! Another cute reaction D! That opening scene though - Looking forward to Part 2! Much love from the Philippines!

Before Legolas there was a Bard, in the book Smaug made a chest armos with diamonds and hard jewels and lost a piece of that and bard trhow and arrow in that hole, the battle of the five army is for the spoils of treasure the the dragon let behind...

Saruman isn't Sauron friend LOL.... Saruman has done all of that only for himself, he wants the ring of power to take the place of Sauron.

😂 Thorin: “how much is it??” Bard: “it’s £15.40.. but mate I have to leave it here! It’s the rules!!” Thorin: “I won’t come out for any man or Vindaloo that comes to my door!” Bard: “the vindaloo will get cold out here then!!” 😆 from the video Gandalf but it’s a lockdown.. I think 😂

8:20 FUN FACT This scene is not canon. The white council and Sauron never met in Dol-Guldur. Sauron was already in Mordor when the white council arrived Dol-Guldur P.s its impossible Galadriel to beat Sauron because Sauron is a Maia(one of the holy ones). And Galadriel is just an Elven queen. Not a divine being unlike Sauron

This movie's going to keep getting more and more epic as it goes along cannot wait glad you're enjoying this movie a little bit more

Galadriel was born before even the First age started, Tolkien thought of her to be one of the mightiest and fairest of the Elves left in Middle-Earth then add the power of her ring to her... Also Galadriel and Elrond are related, second cousins, Elrond later marries Galadriels daughter this making her his Mother in law and Arwens grandmother.

4:25 -- good catch! The painting is "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. There is a 2003 movie starring Scarlett Johansson (!!!) telling a fictionalized version of how the panting was made, though I very much doubt that the Hobbit scene was Scarlett doing a Peter Jackson cameo ... Trailer here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8awflTA4QYE.html

gemmes of lasgalen are a memory of the woman in thranduil !

Aaand lasgalen is (in the movie lore, it wasn't in the books) is a human town! No Elf town, also it isn't their. It was given to the Dwarfs, to make it shiny and beautiful yet later on the Elves refused to pay the price the Dwarves asked 😉

"ya pointy-eared princess" LOL

Fun video, Pointy-Eared Princess 🙂 🦔

Thank you for another great review Duaffy Chill :)

You’d make a great elf maiden, Duafy! 😁🏹

Hatred between dwarfs and elf started long before thorins time

They tried to show the Dragon Sickness as best as possible, showing how the huge amount of riches is getting Thorin so greedy, he will not share a single piece of it. The Arkenstone's purpos here was pretty much pointless in this movie, since in the books, Thorin desires the Arkenstone so much that he is, reluctendly, ready to give the fair share of gold to the Men of Laketown, but the whole situation is overthrown by the arrival of Dain and the following events. In the movie, he just get's more angry and is still unwilling to give away any riches.

when Saruman was a friend

Ecthelion of Gondor was Denethor's father

Can't wait for the second part!

I said it before and I'll say it again Duaffy is a jedi, she uses the force for knowledge and events, Duaffy I love your reactions (priceless) keep up the great work

Ecthelion of gondor said by Thranduil is Denethor’s father, Boromir’s and Faramir’s grandfather. Hope you noticed that out!

There's a deleted scene where Gandalf gives Legolas father shit about the white gems on RU-vid

The mayor was a prime example of the weakness of the added bits. He was a cartoonish caricature of a villain, and added nothing at all to the story.

Another great reaction...looking forward to an emotional part 2. I think you would enjoy the animated version of the Hobbit...much much shorter than this trilogy and closer to the book.

I like movie a lot, but here are 3 huge flaws it had: lack of the OTHER war beasts which were shown in the concept art like the tiger, weasel, and more gross giant animals the orc/goblin army had, Thrain being mentioned to Thorin by Gandalf that he loved him before he died, and lack of more Wargs since the book had a lot of them with bats and goblins and orcs.

Thank you again for a great reaction! Now do the end...right now...chop chop...LOL

The new trilogy of Jackson is one of the most political fantasy movies :) It shows the many factions of the good guys not yet reunited to fight against Sauron in LOTR. And it also gave us the motivation, the explanation behing Thranduils enmity towar dwarven king. In the book it seems that he arrested the dwarves for no apparent reason. Or only for tresspasing in his forest. In the movie we can absorb all the informations from Thorin and Thranduil and Legolas and Tauriel and Bard and then we can assume that Thranduils reasons are strict political. His country is rich and it is also a fortress, which king would liked to see another much richer country spring up at his borders? Erebor could be a rival for the forest kingdom. Another regional power in all of Rhovanion region. Thats why Thranduil doesnt like the idea of restoration of Erebor. And maybe thats why he didnt helped them against Smaug at first scenes :)

He's riding a pig. (laugh) He's riding a pig.

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Galadriel could not do anything more in the War of the ring because she depleted almost all her energy (from her ring and from herself) by banishing Sauron to far east.

Cant wait for part two

Dain is awesome, can't wait to see the part 2, this is gonna be so much fun haha

The Five Armies are: Men Elves Dwarves Orcs Wolves Also, the Great Worms are wingless dragons, not actual worms.

At 11.19 you say, guys say something to thorin. Why didn't you say? Because of he is your King?.. yeah girl kings have not democracy, kings are king. He rules everything without request. King's order is unquestionable :)))

Dain the iron foot is the greatest and one of the wisest dwarf in Tolkien history. He is nothing like shown in movies.

Esa escena en la que Galadriel enfrenta a Sauron, es excelsa. Saludos Duaffy.

Leave it to Billy Connolly to deliver a great line.. I've half a mind to believe they said "Never mind the script, just say what's on your mind.."

now you are making me wanna watch the movie :') lol

Can’t wait for part 2

Lady G have the other ring on her. & yes she IS that powerful.