I agree! I have a playlist that keeps on growing with LOTR & The Hobbit stuff!!

Same! 🙂

I think the same. It's a very very good job that they made the three LoTR movies AND NEVER MADE ANYTHING ELSE AND NOBODY MADE A CASH-IN SERIES SPOILING IT AT ALL EVER. At least we have these people and their work.

I watch LOTR once a year. And that includes the appendices/behind the scenes. All of ‘em.

@@avaria1538 how long does it take you? I was thinking of rewatching

Vigo was not the original choice for Aragorn! The job was already given to Stuart Townsend who was let go after 1 day and they had to scramble to find a new actor as they were already assembled and production had started in NZ ( which is why Viggo talks about "crash" course in swordplay) Viggo absolutely nailed it 👌🏻

Christopher lee

@@ishan9665 facts

and Elijah as Frodo

true, i really dont know if the films would have worked without Andy Serkis as Gollum and the the way they implemented the technology to bring him to life

The costume workers who lost their fingerprints while creating the chainmail armour out of rings of rubber. They certainly bow to no-one.

Oh, perfectly said. LOTR is a true masterpiece of storytelling! I only recently found all of this. Was researching Norse myth due to some genealogical work I was doing. Somehow it all led me to Tolkien and this wonderfully rich world of Middle Earth. I think over the past year, I’ve read everything I could get my hands on. Tolkien led me to a current study of the Anglo-Saxon period of the late Bronze (commonly called Dark) Age, a period of history that Tolkien loved. I actually found ancestors of my own from the very early medieval period, so this transitional time period of around 600 AD to 1100AD, along with its Viking invasions, meant something to me personally. These approx. 500 years, contained an era of great scholastic discovery, artwork, and the nascent history of what we now call the UK that makes the soul sing! Alfred the Great’s Chronicle is a tremendous insight into this era. The moniker of “Dark Age” is really an unfair description. I’m in the process of teaching myself Old English now. For some reason, my public school education in the USA seemed to begin British history with Henry VIII. But I find the history of the late Dark Ages to be the most fascinating in terms of historical development and achievements of an ancient culture. There is also the tension between paganism and Christianity, as the Church takes root and becomes a way of life for the Anglo Saxon people. I wish I had learned more about this early historical period as a younger student and prior to visiting England as a young adult. I’d love to return someday and explore Scotland and the Celtic nations more as well as the area of Northumbria in England. It’s on my bucket list at least. 😊

the closest humanity has ever gotten to perfection is the lord of the rings!

And the director of course lmao

And the thing is we've heard it all before but simply cant stop wanting to hear it all again..

This definitely wasn’t filmed within the last 10 years. This may have been recorded 20 years ago. You can tell by how young they all are relative to today

​@@Alexp9508Viggo's part yes, the other ones I think are max 10 years old

Especially since they initially cast Stuart Townsend 👀

@@rushofblood994 Whatever happened to him?

One of the producers wives suggested Viggo. She had just watched A Perfect Murder.

I was thinking the other day how well Sean bean was cast and what a terrific job he did, I think the american actor who played Sam wise did extremely well as well, not that many american actors pull off English accents particularly well.

@@chatteyj That American, Sean Astin, has a particularly amazing acting pedigree. His mother was Academy Award-winning actress, Patty Duke. His father growing-up was John Astin (Gomez in television's 'The Addams Family'). Stellar family! 🌟

The beauty is that maybe 20% of the cast was familiar with the story, but you have Serkis, McKellen, Mortensen, and Blanchett literally mentioning it…but these people literally *owned* the role and learned what they could, and *acted*.

One of the all time greatest villains.

His work was revolutionary in motion capture.

He is a amazing person.he reads the audio books of the lotr and the world of a better place for it.amazing voices

IMHO Gollum was the best special effect in the history of cinema so far. The combination of stunning CGI, literally capturing the incredible performance of Andy Serkis is still breathtaking, even after all these years. And, after all these years, still not surpassed or even equalled.

Just experienced this very thing about 10 hours ago. I've seen it a hundred times, and it still gets me every time.

@@TheMonroemomma and I’ve gone back to fix the typos in my original comment 🤭 😇, but yeah it’s so intense it’s one of the iconic movie scenes in my book for sure.

Brings a tear to my eye, just being reminded of the scene

@@forcechanneltocomment512 what a great trilogy 👌🏽 I plan to visit New Zealand one day just to see the sets

@@UTUBE3JC You are actually in luck, then, as they tore down Hobbittown after they finished making LOTR, but had to rebuild it when they started making The Hobbit. This time they let the village stay up and even made some of the houses "real" enough for turists to visit.

And his narration of the audiobooks is astounding. Every character sounds almost exactly as they sound in the films. My only criticism is his decision to make Beregond a scouser. Just... why?? 😂

​@@nfornethat was my exact reaction too!!! Like why the heck is there a scouser in Minas Tirith 😂

If you haven't seen Eastern Promises go see it

He was great in Green Book as well, go see it.

All stars aligned for this masterpiece to happen.

I see what you did there

Eastern Promises was good

Although I always say never say never, I suspect it will be a very long time (not in our lifetimes) that a movie or trilogy will reach the level of LOTR. I'd be interested to hear other's opinion, but I feel it's not because of how the movie was made, but because of that perfect combination of being: - made by a devoted group of fans who were already skilled in film making, - in a country that was 'off the beaten track' in the film-making world, - based on a story (by a highly respected man) with real depth and meaning even in today's world, - the amount of outdoor filming they did in pristine and beautiful landscapes contributed to the performances, - with a principle cast that mixed theatrical heavyweights with relative newcomers who committed to the long stay in NZ so were in it for more than just the money. The tattoos and their enduring friendships are testimony to how special it was. I also feel that the unusually long amount of time that PJ and co. had in pre-production (was it three years?) adds to the high level of quality. Which was an issue with The Hobbit. I believe that Guillermo left the project shortly before it was greenlit so PJ had to do a mad rush to redevelop it and get it made.

I think the closet we have is the marvel movies

@@thebacongamer1488 no.

@@adamthorntonillustration9281 agree 100%

@@thebacongamer1488 WHAT?!

The cast too, had to spend hours putting prosthetics on (Gimli, Hobbits, at least), go through freezing places and marshes, got injured, doing the same scene dozens of times, but still kept going

Peter probably gave up ten years of his lifespan to this project.

This is a good observation on portraying "Ancient" characters. Look at Galadriel on introduction, she is regal and almost alien. She is suppose to be something beyond them, and you can feel that even with just a look directly at the camera and the entire scene itself. And it was the unique person who helped translate that to film, you are right it is something you don't see often from people.

I'm still not aware of the accent change I've no idea what he is talking about I shall re-watch lotr soon and see. I'm over due for a re-watch anyway its been at least 5-6 years for me!

@@chatteyj I've always seen it as he is behaving more like the elves he was raised by in the beginning... and as the film progresses he embraces his human lineage and starts becoming a man of Gondor

Even more so impressive considering that the three films together, rather than back to back

I am a super fan, so I'm not being negative, but it is very apparent that he hadn't had his dialect coaching yet in a few scenes. He's straight up American accent for a few.

@@TheMonroemomma I've always thought he had a mix of a New York accent with a Danish accent.

hey don t insult gay old man

@@ashe9837 As I happen to be one myself... it was not meant as an insult. I only wanted to say that Gandalf was utterly convincing. Ian himself mentioned that his being a g.o.m. was somewhat of a problem in the casting. Furthermore, it took me ages to find out that John Gielgud and Lawrence Olivier were gay also gay. Much to my delight.

@@theobolt250 I m sorry I ment it more as a joke than an insult

@@ashe9837 I guessed as much, but sparse txt leaves inclination/intention sometimes out. Especially when we both have different mother tongues. (eww, nasty expression that). 😁

@@theobolt250 very true

Beautiful!

A small but crucial role. She has but a few minutes of screentime, but they leave an impression!

There is no comparison really, those Rings of Power idiots are shallow and uncaring of the source material, just like those two stupid showrunners who ghosted Peter Jackson, fired Tom Shippey and ignored everything related to Tolkien.

When light prevailed 🔥❤️🔥

I have and read both multiple times... IMHO as an American it is to close to call. LOTR is afar superior book. GF movie is Shakespearian.

in which movie he portayed lucifer?

How many people like me just realized she's Australian lol

👍

Cate*

Thanks

She is very beautiful

I read the books when I heard the movie was being made. So glad i red them before the movies.

Ooohh yes

Honestly yeah, the ring is "man's" apparent inability to resist material temptation. Or i guess the temptations of the garden if nothing else

So true. People fall into a trance looking into their phones and can't be apart from them for more than a few minutes before the Gollum-like withdrawal symptoms begin.

My advice is; Don't take up gambling. 😉

And very, very few even cared

And his preference/ sexual life is nobody’s business.

Ian McKellan came out in the late 1980s and had been a vocal and promenant supporter of gay rights since then