Just to clarify, when Gandalf says "Flame of Udûn" he is referring to the Balrog; as they served in Morgoth's original lair of Udûn, in the First Age (Gandalf even says the Balrog is a "demon of the Ancient World")
Maybee a little more distant than you think. I don't read the bible, but I do know that several people in the bible were 600+ years old. On earth without magic of any kind. So LOTR would need to be about in the middle of the period we live in and when the wvents in the bible happened, as for why it's it's called "middle" earth.
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 In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
Frodo wasn't dying though, in Rivendell, he was slowly turning into a wraith. In the book it's described on numerous times how the world was darkening or fogging (I'm assuming this is due to Nazgûl's being blind) from his perspective so "come back to the light" is actually the best advice Elrond could give. Although more context as to why he said that in the movie would've been appreciated.
5:43 I've had the whole Gandalf is Santa theory for about a year, and me and my friend always get a laugh out of it. To further back the theory, "Santa" can use the ring to go invisible and that's why nobody sees Santa, he's a wizard, surely there's some teleportation magic out there he can use to get around the world in one night, and, the animals that pull his cart look suspiciously similar to reindeer. Edit; 7:17 "Gandalf catches up with Bilbo. I guess he can apparate." BOOM, proof he can teleport around the world all in one night.
At the part when Frodo reaches Rivendell, and he's sleeping, and Elrond is speaking to him in his dream, turn of RU-vid subtitles. It'll think that what he said in Elvish is "We Got Garlic."
This trilogy is my standard for how to make any great movie/trilogy. Everything about it is unrivaled, the memorable well written characters that you genuinely care about (even with a shit load of them), the visual effects that hold up today, the phenomenal music that just enhances the moment, the quality of the acting, the riveting locations, the incredible costumes and make up, the emotion, and the ridiculously good battle scenes. I have yet to see a movie or trilogy that can truly match the greatness of Lord of the Rings.
Axxion Pictures you're going to hate me for one of my choices but the films that come closest for me are. 1 Whiplash 2 The Amazing Spider Man 2 3 Interstellar (All 2014 films funnily enough) They aren't quite at the Lord of the Rings quality, but they come the closest.
Patrick Ward Whiplash to me was great, Interstellar I really loved the first half, with the second I had some reservations, and with Amazing 2 I just... I liked it when I first saw it, but after a while I started to dislike it the more I thought about it. I respect your opinion, though, and now that I read your name again, I remember I am subscribed to you because I admire how open you are about some thoughts that most people would disagree with (Man of Steel, ASM2, etc.), and I like your videos. As far as the LOTR Trilogy goes, I think it's very well made, but my favorite is The Dark Knight Trilogy, then the Star Wars Trilogy (mainly because of the first two installments, I find Jedi to be pretty weak), and then LOTR/Toy Story.
Much like other epic films like the original Star Wars trilogy, The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, The Princess Bride, E.T. The Extraterrestrial.....The Lord of the Rings will endure as one of cinemas perfect films. The story, the cast, the score, the animation, the directing....everything about this trilogy of films is sheer perfection.
everyone else: Frodo is a whiny child who always cries and falls over and never does anything! BLAH! Me: Frodo is a naive innocent who slowly grows throughout the books and movies into a wise but still unsure man, he's naive and venerable but has enough strong badass moments so he doesn't feel weak, he's wide eyed and curious but knows to be strategic when he needs to be, he's corrupted by the ring at the end but his lust for it leads to the ring's (and Sauron's) destruction. that's why frodo is such a compelling lead to me.
I live in New Zealand and am a huge fan of LOTR and the people behind it. Peter Jackson has done an incredible job at bringing Tolkien's world to life... I don't think it could been done better by anyone else anywhere. I recon it's the most well made trilogy of films of all time
"And after a quick sob to the music that for some reason the trailer to Man of Steel uses..." Well, it suits the tone for what most people did after seeing Man of Steel...wept.
Ok sorry for being an ass to point this out but when it said "Gandalf uses flame of udun" I was just like damn it because it's actually the Balrog who IS the flame of udun he doesn't use it also just so ya know Gandalf uses the flame of Arnor hence why he says "wielder of the flame of Arnor"
I've only ever watched the extended trilogy in one sitting ONCE! It is more like a 14 hour endurance test, between toilet breaks and getting food and drink. it is not just a movie marathon, but more like a commitment. God help me when i decide to do the entire Peter Jeckson Middle-Earth hexology, that will probably kill me!
It costs nearly 3 grand to get to New Zealand FROM THE UK?! Bacon-wrapped Jesus, that's insane! Yeesh, they probably charge at least $500 just to get there from Australia...
+Amelia Bee i live in NZ and i have to say, 3 grand or thereabouts is worth it.... also just a sad note, some of the LOTR and Hobbit sets were taken down due to damage by nature by some i mean most also, LOTS OF MOUNTIANS, and tramping ok shameless patriotisim over bai *door closes*
13:00 Waterbending? Looked more like a jutsu to me. 18:30 Speaking of jutsu, ever hear of Itachi Uchiha? And the crows? 24:00 So that was the original wielder of the Dragon Coin. So where was Galadriel when Helm's Deep was being attacked or Minas Tirith or any of the other times in the war when a Dragonzord would have been useful?
Why don't you like that Frodo doesn't kick ass? The whole point is to show the real struggle of war. How do you do that when your protagonist is good at everything? It's supposed to be demoralising.
Fun fact: People tend to refer to the balrog as "The Balrog of Morgoth" but it really should be "A Balrog of Morgoth" because Morgoth made them, and they're all "Balrogs of Morgoth." There's not "Balrog of Sauron" or "Balrog of Saruman." They're all Morgoth's.
The Unusual Suspect when the lord of the rings return of the the king coming out I can't wait you reviews are hilarious and put a smile on my face every day keep it up your awrsome
Arwen: "I would rather share one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone." ***** TUS: "Um. . . Arwen, have you ever heard of the concept of 'moving on'?" Apparently, Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman didn't take that into account. After her boyfriend died by blowing himself up in a plane filled with bombs, so that they'd never reach vulnerable cities where many people would die (which you may have, or haven't seen), she shut herself down for a WHOLE CENTURY! It took her a WHOLE century to move on from his death. Now, I may be hypocritical when saying this, but I DO know what that feels like. . . my dog died in 2006 when I was ten, and I had to watch him get buried. My dad and a friend of his were doing it, and I was ten. I mean, no kid that age would want to have to see their dog being buried. If I stayed inside and got told by my Dad that our dog died of old age, I would've been okay. But not when you have to watch your dog getting buried. That'll leave you really depressed. Which . . . did happen to me. I was inside when my Dad told us that, but I should've stayed inside rather than having to go outside and have to see Beardog getting buried. Frodo, also. . . You're right about him: Even though he's able to resist the Ring's power, he can NEVER stand up for himself, and he ALWAYS has to be rescued from every evil being. This guy rightfully deserves his spot in the Top 11 Dumbasses in Distress, the other being (*enunciating*) Twilight's Bella.
Just took a flight from Halifax and they had the trilogy available on their in plane streaming. Even though I just watched the extended the other week (for the millionth times) I watched fellowship again. I love these movies so much, they will never get old. The action will always hold up because of the real sets and use of real actors mixed with cgi. Here's to another million watches
Mate, this review is fantastic! For some reason i've been on a LOTR binge today and felt like watching a review on the trilogy and this review was giving me jokes! Lol. Great work man. Looking forward to watching the other 2 now. Hope you all good anyways mate. Subbed!
ah suspect you never fail to dissapoint! You got me to make my own videos on my channel because of your creativity! Great review glad to see it back :)
Fun weird comment fact: In the mines of Moria, when Gandalf said 'Fly, you fools.' He was telling Aragorn to call the eagles himself to fly Frodo to Mordor as he knew the fellowship would fall apart otherwise.
Bonus fact: The only country that gives The Fellowship of the Ring a non kind of PG rating is the USA. They gave it a kind of M rating (12 for the UK).
That's definitely not what he means, he's just using "fly's" older definition, meaning to run or retreat. The eagles were very proud and wouldn't have let the Fellowship even ride them without Gandalf being present.
Damn Suspect! I just read the word 'Lord of The Rings', 'The Unusal Suspect' and 'Just uploaded'. Stop teasing us like this!! You know how much we are waiting for you next review :)
I demand a Fantasty adventure movie with Ian Mckellen playing Santa Claus. It could be like Rise of the Guardians for adults haha. GET ON IT HOLLYWOOD!
I'm a huge fan of your videos man! I watch em at work when I'm having having a bad day and it makes my day better you're super funny! But please CAN YOU DO A REVIEW FOR THE PREQUELS OF STAR WARS?! I feel like those would be hilarious
I think the fellowship can't ride the Eagles to mordor because the Eagles are tied somehow with gandalf and only help him when he and his friends truly need their help
If the you can't tell the Eagles what to do, why do they agree to fly Gandalf to Rivendel, fight the Ringwraith's at the Black Gate, and carry Frodo and Sam from Mount Doom to what appears to be Rivendel?
+my site actually gwahir who is the leader of the eagles has long co-operated with the 5 wizards especially gandalf and radagast... mostly the reason is that they know what a threat sauron imposes to the world... it is explained in the books and external lore from games etc but yea he has a certain connection with them through magic since gandalf isnt actually a human... he is maiar which is basically a demigod in LOTR
Also, they can't really be called down from flying by physical means. There is no horn to call them. They're psychically powerful which is why they are never bent to sauron's will and also why the only person I know of who could reach gwahir psychically is galadriel and she's the most powerful elf who can do that sort of thingand as you notice doesn't involve lothlorien in the events around the ring except housing the fellowship when they're already in the woods and have very well had they're asses relatively kicked and are seeking refuge. If there are any angles on this I haven't covered, please post specific questions and I'll answer them or admit defeat as the matter being author convenience.
That critic your talking about is what i like to call "a hipster" and sadly its why i dont take review sites seriously, far to many idiots trying to find faults with movies and if they dont exist making shit up
The beginning was already perfect, just gotta watch the movie again before I continue though, cause I forgot everything :( Will definatly come back to check out all your LotR's movie reviews!
This was posted a few says ago with all caps RE-UPLOAD in the title, then you Re-upload it again, was there another false copyright strike or just a glitch in the system? Thanks for helping, a huge fan named Wesley.
YES FATHER TED ehem "Would you like some tea father?" "No im quite alight" "oh go on." " no it's fine" "OH go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go on go ON go on go on go on go on go on GO ON!!!!"
In the book Sauron does has a physical form even during the events of the Lord of the Rings. Tolkien just doesn't go into a lot of detail of what it looks like. ''The Eye of Sauron'' was basically just his symbol of power. Like the Romans with an Eagle. It appears Jackson took it literally and made Sauron's form literally be a flaming eye.
