Christopher Lee aka Count Dooku read the lord of the rings trilogy once a year every year, could understand elvish and speak it and met Tolkien many years ago. Absolute legend of a man, I still mourn his passing
The guy was seriously a total legend, love the behind the scenes clips you see of him filming the hobbit as well, it’s a shame cos he’s so frail when he’s shooting them but you can tell the whole cast and crew just absolutely adore him
Christopher Lee is an absolute legend, but I don't understand this grimm mourning stuff. I mean people talk like he died at his 30's but he was like 93 years old. I would like to live to that age...
"Why'd you drop the sword?" Because Frodo is a real hero, not a "Mary Sue" (okay, a "Gary Stew"). He dropped the sword for one very simple and obvious reason: He was scared.
WRONG. This is a crappy movie scene. In the book while the other Hobbits are just swept out of the way Frodo Yells "Elbereth" (a strong Elven name) and tries to slash the Witch King with his Barrow blade. The Frodo in the books isn't some half baked pussy that needs to be carried everywhere like the movies make him out to be. He's the oldest (50ish) and wisest of the Hobbits in the group. He's also initially the most courageous. I love the movies but I swear most characters are literally backasswards from how they are in the book. Movie Aragorn, lol, "the reluctant weakling". Nope. In the book Aragorn virtually tells everything breathing "I AM ELENDIL'S HEIR AND THIS IS THE SWORD THAT WAS BROKEN AND HAS BEEN REFORGED!!!". Yeah, pretty much like that, caps and all. A lot of people don't even LIKE book Aragorn because he's so much "I'M ELENDIL'S HEIR!!!". I guess what I'm saying is the movies just follow the actual tale and represent the actual characters maybe 65-70%. It's "decent" enough but it leaves A LOT of people confused and ignorant when it comes to the actual canon (which is set in stone as Tolkien is dead).
@@waynepurcell6058 Well aren't you a sour grape. By the way, when you start your comment with an all-caps WRONG, you might want some better reasoning than "it was different in the books."
@@Lasmelan Yes I am a sour grape and I don't give a shit you thinks so. I don't like to see great characters put in a bad light when I know most people won't read the damn books to learn better. I use caps because I've never managed to get italics out of my keyboard.
@@waynepurcell6058 What gives you any basis to see different as wrong? The movies are their own creative works. We can just as easily say the characters in the books are wrong and crappy, and it’s so good the movies came out so we could learn better.
@@waynepurcell6058 A character is not being put in a bad light just because they are "half-baked pussies". Frodo is more relatable in this version and it's better and more interesting with an underdog as main character than a classic hero like Aragorn.
fun fact, although he voices the two or three lines gollum has in this movie, he does not play him. In this version Gollum is purely cgi. Only in parts 2 and 3 they worked with Serkis in the mocap suit. Thats why he looks slightly different in the first film.
Fun Fact: Christopher Lee or Saruman met J R R Tolkien in person, he wanted to be Gandalf but he was too old so Peter Jackson decided that he was going to play Saruman
Christopher Lee was one of the OG Tolkien fans. Also he killed people IRL as a secret agent in WWII. Also he was Dracula. Also he contributed his voice to a rock opera album. Christopher Lee won life is what I’m saying.
It transports the bearer to the "shadow world" (I don't know how it is called) that is why the Nazguls could see Frodo when he had the ring on his finger and that is why Frodo could see their faces because they live in that shadow world And Sauron lives in both worlds so he doesn't become invisible when he attacks the soldiers in the first scene
Bilbo was aging slower because he had the Ring in his possession. That's why it was said that he looked so good for age 111. Without it, the years caught up with him (the Ring isn't generous with its gifts).
@@wooshbait36 obviously most of the "first time" reactions are pretending , i've watched the patreon account of one of them once , it's good and easy money indeed
For the duell between Saruman and Gandalf, the director didn't want it to be like a big battle with old man shooting lighting from their hands, so it became more of a simplisic telekinesis fight. Funnily enough, one year later was attack of the clones, where christopher lee is shooting lighting from his hands.
The amazing thing is that they build almost every major location as a massive miniature, instead of creating it with CGI. That's why it still looks gorgeous, despite being 19 years old
If you love the movies and have discovered the books, then go download and play LOTRO (Lord of the Rings Online) After all these years it is still going strong and has the best online community. Imagine walking along the streets of Bree, or having a beer in the Green dragon. Going to a hobbit festival, or an elven one, then after crossing the Trollshaws cresting the pass and looking upon Imladris (Rivendale). The game is true to the lore, and has many little easter eggs from the life of Tolkien. Now in game they are celebrating Bilbo's birthday with a celebration, and you can sit and talk with him in Rivendale about the stories being told in the Shire about him. The game covers everything from the Grey Havens in the west to Rhovanian and the Iron hills in the east to Mordor and Ithilian in the south. You will meet and interact with every person mentioned in the Trilogy and his letters. People like me have been playing for the past 13 years enjoying every part of it.
@@VadulTharys I've been playing lotro on and off since it first came out. Finally got to Moria for the first time this week and I was BLOWN AWAY with how beautiful it inside.
@@bsmith3506 What server? I am Artonvardo/Harnaduil on Crickhollow, and have you jumped down the well yet? It can be stunning, but for most it gets to a point where it seems as if it is a never ending darkness. Then you burst out into the Sunshine and see Lorien and it is all worth it. Have you been north to Forchel seen the northern lights in the night sky on a clear night as the Kapa Kitta play
14:54 In the books, Bilbo aged because around 14 years passed between him leaving the Shire and his reunion with Frodo, and without the Ring, he aged gradually
I hope you watch the Extended Editions. Theyre the only real deal here. :D
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for First timers it could be a little bit to much, especially „the two towers“. I watched the second and third in theaters when i was a little kid. And it was so cool to watch extended editions with so many more scenes in it. Either way its the best Trilogy ever made.
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Joshua Foley yes its totally okay ^^ my point is its kinda cool at the second run to see so many scenes you didn‘t see before.
@@daogenify Hearing it's going to be the extended editions turns me off. They're not the proper movies, they're the movies interrupted periodically with stuff that's thematically off. If I wanted to watch that, I'd watch the 9 hour Fellowship video where Sam says it's the furthest away from home he's ever been every time he takes a step. One day I may watch the scenes from the extended edition, but I'd rather do it separately.
Bilbo was less corrupted by the Ring because he's a hobbit. Hobbits have an innocence to them - they like the simple things in life (food and drink, parties, friendship) and don't have as much lust for power as humans do.
The interesting thing is any elf near him instantly feels the presence of the ring and it causes them physical pain. They leave that out in the movies but Legolas in the books took a great deal of effort to be within arms reach of him without giving in to the pain the ring caused him.
You are in for a treat. In my opinion, The Lord of the Rings is: 1.) One of the best, classic stories of all time 2.) One of the best fantasy works put to film 3.) The best film trilogy of all time 4.) Masterclass in filmmaking and technical achievements (for its time and to this day). 5.) Contains some of the biggest cinematic moments in movie history. 6.) As a bonus: contains a ton of, now-famous, memes.
Holy shit Someone reacted to a movie and a) Split it into two parts, b) Didn't pretend to be incredibly surprised there were two parts, and c) Uploaded them both within an hour of each other.
Not sure if the comment is sarcastic or surprised, gonna go with the latter though cos I’m pretty happy that she did it justice by doing these things as well 😂
@@DarthSherm94 Sorry, to be clear I'm 100% serious and grateful Viv did it this way. What she DIDN'T do was upload one part without a) labelling it as part 1 only; b) spreading part 2 out across multiple days to artificially generate more views; and c) acting surprised she decided to do this. Here's a few examples of someone deciding to do all these things every single time, and treating the audience as stupid enough not realise this is what's happening: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nZfxVUZVcOY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7xIVOccVADY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3TrlIIxJPWY.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3ShgnQ4l3J4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tApfvf7qzZw.html
So glad you chose to do this series. I watch it at least twice a year (sometimes more). All three movies are absolutely brilliant. They are visually amazing. And the acting really brings it all to life. Great story.
Thank goodness you're watching the extended edition! The Lord of the Rings is probably the greatest trilogy of films ever conceived, it's crazy how well it was made.
Fun fact, the choir that sings for the Nazgul theme is singing in Numenorean, an ancient dead language of Middle-Earth that in life the Nazgul would likely have spoken. The singers are telling you to despair, death has come, surrender, there is no victory, accept your death, there is no survival.
The Lord of the Rings was written by Oxford Professor J.R.R. Tolkien in the 1930's. It is inspired by Germanic and Scandanavian mythology as well as aspects of Christian cosmology. It remains the most influential fantasy saga of all time. The prequel book is The Hobbit. The companion book that explores the origins and previous ages of Middle-Earth is called The Silmarillion. Animator Ralph Bakshi directed an earlier film version in the 1970's using Rotoscope animation that had illustrators draw over cels of live actors. It was a monumental effort involving a cast of hundreds but he didn't have the budget to adapt more than one and a half books. It's a very adult, experimental film that is beautifully acted and underappreciated. The last book was adapted with more traditional animation by Rankin and Bass. They're all worth a look. Peter Jackson's version will probably never be surpassed and was truly a titanic cinematic achievement that used all the resources of New Zealand. The three films were shot back to back to back! The cast and crew basically lived in New Zealand for four or five years. As in all adaptations, there are changes made to the books with some enhancing the text while others are questionable. Nonetheless, the trilogy is an epic of the kind that Hollywood used to make in the 1950's and 1960's but had long since been found to be cost-prohibitive. Jackson changed Hollywood conventional wisdom with the creative, technical and financial innovations that went into bringing Tolkien's world to vivid life. You're about to undertake another extraordinary journey! Orcs breed with female Orcs who are largely unseen. However, Uruk-hai are the product of cross-breeding with human Hill-folk known as Dunlandings who pledged themselves to Saruman or female captives from Rohan which accounts for their larger stature and immunity to sunlight. The movie shows them as sorcerously bred in fleshy cocoons to spare viewers the horror of Orc rape presumably. Yeeeesh!
"Don't get on his bad side!" And that was just an inkling of his tremendous power. "That's Count Dooku!" No. Dooku is Saruman. And that was no snake's eye. Lidless, wreathed in flame. The Eye of Sauron.
To be fair... Sauron's great, flaming lidless Eye does have a cruel and cold reptilian leaning. Until she sees it atop Barad-Dur in all it's hideous glory, it's an easy mistake to make.
Firstly I wanna say, welcome to this amazing adventure! I am so glad you choose to watch the extended edition. Not many people do which is a shame cause extended edition has so much important stuff to show. To answer your question, why not use the other rings against him. Its not possible because all of them besides the 3 elven rings got corrupted by Sauron. There is long history behind that, I am sure some loremaster is gonna show in the comment section at some point to explain into detail xD.
For the other rings of power, the dwarf lords were unaffected due to being highly resistant to magical influence. The Elven rings were made by an elf and were free of Sauron's influence, but to be safe, the elves hid them until after the battle which takes place during the intro of The Fellowship of the Ring. And obviously we learn what happened to the 9 given to humans in the movie.
The original Hobbiton, the village, was left and is now a tourist attraction in New Zealand. My cousins went to NZ a few years ago, and they said it was a really remarkable and lovely place. They even had their own pub, and one of the ales they serve can only be bought at that one pub.
Ive never watched the extended versions and she’s watching them for the first time ugh I’ve watched this trilogy so much can’t wait one day to get the extended versions
These videos have become wildly popular on RU-vid over the last few months and I must admit I’m extremely glad. I was fortunate enough to attend the Premier nearly 2 decades ago, in London, still get chills all these years and hundreds of viewings later. I hope you enjoy them too, welcome to middle earth.
Well, I liked you before but when you said “Isn’t that Charlie from Lost?” I REALLY liked you. LOL (I love Lost!) Random fact: to remember which one is Merry and which one is Pipen, I think of Charlie “merrily” tromping through the jungle on The Island. 🤣
i like that as you watch this for the first time, you are asking questions that I haven't even thought of since i read the books when i was 10. It's so refreshing to re-live all the moments as if I didn't know what is coming!
"Kind of looks like Daniel Redcliff, doesn't he?!" oooff. I think this probably physically hurts for the both actor to hear...or maybe they are numb to it now ahaha.
I'll admit I must come to watch a "reaction trilogy" each year when I get the hankering to rewatch these films. I always enjoy seeing people experience them for the first time. There is some intrigue in seeing new viewers ask questions I had never thought to ask when I was first exposed to the films and novels
This was my childhood and still my adult hood. My favorite movie trilogy of all time. You should’ve watched the hobbit first because that is the prequel to LOTR
... in almost all cases with the exception of LotR for me :D The films are unseen masterpieces and the books are really slow and overly descriptive, plus separating Aragorn's and Frodo's plotlines was a big meh for me :(
I actually have met a lot of people who liked the films more. The books are masterpieces of literature, but can also drag for a lot of people. I think the films are paced very well and capture everything wonderfully
I love how you edit the good parts to react to in the video and enjoy your reactions as a first time watcher! Really enjoying all your videos as I binge through them! Kudos!
The main power of the one ring is to control the others. The elve took off their rings, and the other rings were corrupted by Sauron. Only the three elven rings can be used safely, and only when Sauron doesn't have the one.
The elves made those rings without Saurons influence. When Sauron made the One and put it on, he realized the elves tricked him, what led to the war of the last alliance.
Nick Georgiev pretty sure u did. It was just shorter. I think we didn’t see him actually put the ring on in the theatrical. So I guess it’s is the extended editions.
Kia ora from New Zealand (aka Middle Earth) we’re new subscribers and fans of this epic trilogy. We enjoyed your reaction to the first part of the fellowship, we know you will enjoy the rest and look forward to watching this emotional roller coaster journey once again through another reactor’s eyes.
Nice! I'm sure you are going to love this journey. This trilogy was a labor of love to make and it shows through the quality of the series. I hope you are watching the extended versions.
The other 19 rings weren't used because The One Ring can hack into and control them. Sauron did this to turn the 9 kings of Men into the Nazgul/Ringwraiths, so the other races took theirs off so the same thing couldn't happen to them. Actually, the Elves took theirs off right away because Celebrimbor overheard Sauron's incantation as he forged The One Ring and he warned them about it. That was why Sauron started the war 3,000 years ago: his plan to seize all their minds failed, so he had to conquer their lands physically.
I kind of wish the movie had mentioned that there were lesser rings besides the 19, it makes Gandalfs lack of initial concern about the issue make more sense. In the book it even mentions that Sauron's ring was made to look plain as though it were one of the lesser rings.
Fun fact (ok, more creepy than fun, but interesting nonetheless): In 1954-55, it was written: "Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne" so: 3, 7, 9, 1... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien actually died in 1973
This is a bit late, but the other rings were also forged by Sauron. He disguised himself and gave them to the other races, who took them as gifts. Then he used the One ring to corrupt the owners. The elves sensed this the second they put on the rings and never wore them again. The men immediately succumbed to their influence, and the Dwarves became obsessively greedy. Hobbits are naturally resistant to the rings' influence, as they are happy-go-lucky and kind hearted. But they are not immune. Sorry if anyone already covered this.
Look I love Star Wars.. LIKE LOVE LOVE IT. Been a far since I was a kid, but these movies are SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY. Best fantasy films ever made and easily in the running for best series of all l time I think. Hope you enjoy the return of the king. Just seeing your first reactions now.
It's so nice to see a genuine, not over-hyper reaction to what I feel are some of the best films ever made. If you enjoy the films I would absolutely recommend having a go at the books, I came across your channel looking for music to listen to whilst I am reading them (almost finished fellowship)
Something interesting to consider, if anyones curious. When gandalf says he "would use the ring from the desire to do good but through him it would wield a power to great to imagine." The flame of Anor, (anor being essentially the life power of the flame imperishable) was entrusted to gandalf BY Anor. Its is quite literally the power behind Eru iluvatar, the highest power in tolkiens universe to actually create life and reality. Sauron served Melkor, later named morgoth, who always wanted that power but never got it. So, if saurons ring were to be wielded by the same person who now serves the sacred fire, it would be like the devil getting the very thing that elluded him for thousands of years. Even later when gandalf is talking to the balrog, hes telling him, "look i have the power that even your master could never achieve and you cant beat me" Since the balrog, gandalf, saruman and sauron are all essentially the same type of entity from the first age called "mayar". The balrog serves morgoth the same way sauron does and was still an insane threat to middle earth.
When restrictions lift and you have a chance, PLEASE visit Hobbiton here in NZ. I HIGHLY recommend it!!! You even get to eat and drink at the SAME pub the actors were at during the filming of the movies!
I know I'm a bit late on this, but to answer your question about the other rings, Sauron collected the 7 and the 9, but the 3 rings are in the hands of characters that will be in this movie and the others. Gandalf has one of the three rings.
It is so amazing to see a first reaction to all these movies that you watch on your channel (Even though I can't imagine that someone has never seen those movies)
Although it is frequently described as such, LotR is not a trilogy, but a story in three parts. A true trilogy consists of three stories, interrelated but each one complete in itself. In general Hobbits tend to desire nothing more than a quiet life (and plenty of food). The Ring corrupts mainly through a lust for power, so it has a lesser effect on the Hobbits.
There was only 5 Nazgul them because other four was chasing Gandalf in books. Gandalf reached Weathertop. Oct. 3: Gandalf reaches Weathertop but does not overtake [Witch-king and other four Riders]; for they become aware of his approach as he overtakes them on Shadowfax, and withdraw into hiding beside the road. They close in behind. [The Witch-king] is both pleased and puzzled. For a while he had been in great fear, thinking that by some means Gandalf had got possession of the Ring and was now the Bearer; but as Gandalf passes he is aware that Gandalf has not got the Ring. What is he pursuing? He himself must be after the escaping Bearer; and it must therefore somehow have gone on far ahead. But Gandalf is a great power and enemy. He must be dealt with, and yet that needs great force. [The five] follow Gandalf hotly to Weathertop. Since Gandalf halts there, [the Witch-King] suspects that that is a trysting place. Gandalf is attacked by [the five plus the rider who had stayed near Weathertop] on Weathertop on night 3-4. Frodo and Aragorn see the light of the battle in the sky from their camp. Oct. 4: Gandalf repulses the Nazgûl and escapes northwards at Sunrise, and follows the Hoarwell up towards the mountains. [Four Riders] are sent in pursuit (mainly because [the Witch-king] thinks it possible he may know of the wheabouts or course of the Bearer).
"Wont it corrupt him?" "What happened to the other 19 rings?" "Why isn't he corrupted?" - Kinda like watching a movie with my wife, asking me questions I have no idea the answer to.
As for the other rings: the nine were kept by the nine human kings who later transformed into the nazgul. The seven dwarven rings were scattered over time or eaten by dragons. And the three elven rings were passed down to Ghaladriel(ring of water, Nenya), Elrond(ring of air, Vilya)and Gandalf (ring of fire, Narya)
Apologies if this has been said already, but I haven't seen it in the comments: the reason that Hobbits are more resilient to being corrupted by the Ring is because the rings of power work by exploiting what you desire most (dwarves love gold, men love power) until you're hell-bent on it at all costs; but Hobbits enjoy the simple pleasures above all (food, drink, song, etc) and don't have the same great amibitions as the other races in Middle-Earth, so the Ring's influence will be very weak on them. As for the Elves, they forged their own rings of power instead of being gifted them by Sauron, so that's why those rings didn't corrupt their bearers.
Only the 3 elven rings were untouched by Saurons sorcery. The were kept by three elf lords. Three of the 7 dwarven rings were taken by Sauron, the rest were eaten by dragons. The 9 humans became the Nazgul.
