(Before watching the video) First point : the build up; when you see the hooting, bleating, ululating monster hordes scatter like dust motes when the ominous light appears in the distance, a sign that what's coming is a monster among monsters! Second point : the balrog's appearance is a paradox; he is a mix of searing fire and smothering darkness, a true monster! Third point : the presentation; the gravity of the situation when the balrog appears, no cartoonish acrobatics or cringe worthy jokes from the fellowship as they engage the entity, only terror and one overpowering urge to flee from this nightmare incarnate! I'll admit that I don't like the design of the balrog in the movie, but the presentation is truly sublime!
