hobbits are pretty good

@@oaktharas good, but LOTR has set the bar for trilogies which no other trilogy has gotten to that point yet

Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy came close But LotR is better Also if you can tolerate subtitles the Vengeance Trilogy fron South Korea is also masterpiece But yeah LotR is peak cinema 🎥 😀

If not for this weird choice of using the army of the dead as a godlike unstoppable force (they are not) the trilogy would have been absolutely perfect. It's a 9,5 out of 10 and still better than any other movie trilogy ever.

The dark knight was just a Stand out. It overshadowed the rest

the lotr-movies stand out in an era of romcoms, yet another marvel- and the occasional star wars movie like a lighthouse; even 18yrs after the initial theatrical release of the fellowship, the trilogy hasn't lost any of its magic imo.

that was not a job that was a part of threir lives

@@sandyanderson6033 umm... ok

@@sandyanderson6033 fuck off

Sandy Anderson you didn’t look hard enough. There’s entire groups that are on Saurons side that are Asian and black. Gtfo

That is a lovely story. Thank you for sharing.

That is truly heartwarming🤍 Wish you and your family many more middle-earth journeys ahead.

❤

You just made me start bawling. My father took us to see these films as a family over and over again, we watched them countless times over the years. He died in 2021 and I miss him so terribly, but these movies remind me of the fun times, the magical times, the wonder of life.

That's so cool, thanks for sharing.

Especially when the music came in right there. Truly a poetic ending

my dear sam

@@joshholmes1372Lol it was deliberate

Fun fact. They didn't need to use camera tricks to make E wood short because he already is lol jk

​@@J.Wolf90yeah but a hobbit is like 90cm tall so they use effects some times when close to other caracters

Ondřej that part! 🥺😭♥️♥️

Thanks

Poetry. Too perfect.

WoW!!

This is so wonderful, & from Tolkien himself

It would be hard. He came back to make the hobbit trilogy since he was really the only guy who should.

Big project tend to do that. I have same feelings about my masters. I want it to be done, but can't really let it go.

Some say he has the entire cast tuck him in atleast once a week.

Well almost perfect I would say, I can imagine Gandalf being played by Bill Murray and Elrond by Rowan Atkinson.. Other then that it is just perfect.

You can see this really well in the Hobit docu's!

Evil can never corrupt these films, and that is a blessing indeed

These movies were really made in a perfect era. If these were made today, they wouldn't feel as real because of the overuse of CGI.

When Europeans are left to themselves oftentimes amazing things happen.

@@FinSynthMusic you mean like what happened with the hobbit and the rings of power

@@FinSynthMusic don't forget all the SJW woke bullshit that would be added

The casting was excellent overall in the films. Inspired.

​@@cvn6555and thankg god for the late swap to Viggo. Thank his son, Henry, for that one.

@@thegentlelivingchannelI love the story of how his kiddo convinced Viggo to go for it. ❤

@@suzybearheart530 as do I, it's a classic example of how unique Viggo is. And how close they are.

I've got nothing but praise for the casting crew. It's a trilogy like no other.

Some say they're still shooting

@@theothertonydutch lol

Hahhahahaha thank you for this

@@theothertonydutch 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

This made me want to laugh and cry all at once

today movies are the opposite, they just wanna get the movie over with to get the bag $

@@HeshamHazem facts. I feel no connection to any recent movies, no sense of urgency or caring for any of the characters and their consequences. however watching lord of the rings brings tears to my eyes lmao

@@s.sterling6685LOTR cast were like a family, i can see it from the first minute

@@HeshamHazem definitely man, great films.

The movies/tv shows of today are just dark and feelingless. I don’t care to watch any of them. That world is as broken as this entire country. Hollywood has no soul and is evil; tragic fLl of a nation.

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

What's ROP?

Rings of Power, I guess?@@ntoetselerotholi2713

​@@ntoetselerotholi2713 Rings of Power, a mediocre Amazon series

​@@ntoetselerotholi2713- Amazon's new series Rings Of Power -ROP

"Anymore" is the wrong word. More like "ever". Even back then seasoned actors like Rhys-Davies and Lee went on record that they had NEVER worked on a project before where you could feel the passion and love for the work in such abundance. The production of this movie was a white elephant.

Fr it seems like actors care more about promoting their movies and themselves than creating good movies.

uber mensch that's hands down the best way I've seen this put. Thank you

its becsause acting is more fun than most all jobs with more bonding as well

godamn imagine my last day in mcdonalds like this "You cooked that mcgriddle so good. Thank you"

And pays you millions.

I have that job, and that boss. I'm lucky.

Clearly you haven't watched burden of dreams

Eh the Star Wars prequels are pretty good behind the scenes

Ckewrly n i watch each ine of them like a mad fan

Blue Typhlosion yeah but are the prequels themselves good? Nah

I suggest the behind the scenes from Jurassic Park and Back to the future

@marius kristensen me to those bastards- GO BACK TO THE ABYSS!!!

Oh, come on. The Rings of Power is really good. You can tell they took a lot of time and tried to do it right.

Nice one😂

@@Michael-jw6et Cope

@@Michael-jw6et bot comment

Ocean eyes

I know right :,) Probably the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen

“COME ON” “SHOW ME YOUR MOVES”

...yes.

When will you vear vigs?

+Metalwrath is the greatest of all movies ... I don't know what Peter thought at the momment when he hug wood, but in my mind I thought the wonderful landscapes ,the forests, the beautiful cities and the emotional momments of that EPIC & PERFECT STORY- MOVIE-MUSIC ..and also the time watching that movie with friends , or relatives... and of course the great meaning which LOTRs give to all of us '' if we all have faith and trust our heart and fight that the things we love in this world the hope will come and the evil will fall '' that hope we all must have always and especially in bad times like these ...!!

***** for my view ..is something like the empires ...rise...& fall ... guess which is what ;)

+MrCool Cup There are some good aspects to the hobbit trilogy. Though it could have been significantly better yes, too much CGI, fake looking sets and more emotion like lotr has would have been nice.

+Metalwrath that's exactly what popped into my head as the music slowly started fading in...

man, oh fuck I litterary...cry behind those images. Its a powerful moment, the kind of moment you will never forget. love to all the fans and to the crew and all the people on the set of the LOTR and hobbit. :,)

Agreed. 100%.

I agree, and I thin it's mainly because there will never be another book as influential and groundbreaking as LOTR. We have so many people to thank for this series, but the main guy at the end of the day is Tolkien. so many things wouldn't exist without him.

Agreed, they are so special. I remember thinking this was going to be the beginning of a golden eta of film making, but it was the pinnacle.

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

@@edithbannerman4 good u

100 years? We will blow ourselves up before then. But our mutant descendants will watch these films on DVD or VHS, yes.

better than the hobbit series but dont you dare include LOTR in that.

i meant all the movies out there (fxmpl I I'd rather watch the behind the cam of LoTR than rewatch any of the fast and furious movies), LoTR is obviously in the pantheon of those select timeless masterpieces where only very few movies are placed (hobbit isn't even close though, sadly :/)

Josh Lyman lol is true

only thing better is the films

How’s President Bartlett doing?

Tell me about it..

Dumbledore - Do or do not didn't gandalf say do or do not?

dr bouncyballs Yoda

dr bouncyballs "Do or do not; there is no try." - Yoda

Gandalf The Gay

I wonder how many of us survived really tough times because we had these films and books to escape too. I wish I could thank Tolkien and everyone involved with this film trilogy. ❤

I am 58 and just started to watch it for the first time...very happy I finally did.😊

Indeed! I think it landmarked the decade for sure

So so so many influences

It is for sure the father of all trilogies

Almost

Alongside Godfather

The pinnacle of film making.

Yes ❤

Marvel/Disney can do whatever they want, but their greed for money, will make it IMPOSSIBLE for them to make a trilogy as good as this again.

And that's why most superhero movies, hell most franchise movies in general, will be forgotten, but classics like these films will be remembered for generations to come.

Something that is dying more and more every day

@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?

Yeah I know I agree!! I was so pissed and confused they both didnt win for best supporting actors in a trilogy as a whole. The ending when he was crying and lifted him up to carry him up Mount Doom was so emotional that I cried and it was so amazing that I remember how Sean was very tired that day after that scene but did it with raw real emotions.

I agree. I didn't really understand the nuance of Astin's performance as a child, but I'm 100% in line with the anger as an adult. It's difficult for me to believe that Tolkien wouldn't have been touched to the core during the "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you" scene. I know I would have been had I written it.

Yeah but the Oscars have bad choices bad times

Sean Astin absolutely deserved it. Idk about Elijah

i feel the oscars have always had things against fantasy films

Lmao that cough just kept on going! One for each take!

How is it that I just spent the entire day listening to the Gorillaz and then I come across your profile pic

thats a nervous cough

Me after everyone finishes their test:

@@spaghettimonter13 Plastic Beach? Btw Damon Albarn has an elfin face.

Amazon is currently fighting fallout from their virtue signaling nonsensical series, so yeah, I’d say this comment aged quite well.

@@burtonsnow845 like wine

Niclas Lööf Both are an absolute TREAT to see ^_^

Like that profile pic 👀

Well, to be fair, it was like that for Suicide Squad too lol And look how that turned out

@@globalx-wing7286 yeah well... It's like this for most of the movies and when it's not the case they pretend that they had an amazing journey filming the movie in order to hook us.

It's reminiscent of how David Lynch absolutely adored his actors and actressess... Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Naomi Watts, Laura Dern... look up interviews with them. You can tell they genuinely adore him. He's such a great guy.

I'd have put Christopher Lee as Gandalf, and Ian McKellan as Saruman.

@@EdMcF1 no, Ian was perfect as Gandalf, Christopher was perfect as saruman.

I'd have put Daniel Radcliffe as Frodo and Elijah Wood as h.p.

@@sandeepsanghera1069 meh, they just look alike

@@harshitkrishna1799 Funny because Christopher Lee really wanted to play as Gandalf but he look more fitting to play as Saruman than Gandalf.

January 1, 2024

February 11, 2024

If there's one thing the Lord of the Rings teaches us is that's more than fine for grown-ass men to cry.

Oh god the accompanying music to that scene has this grown ass woman bawling like a girl.

William Barrantes exactly! I was thinking, how on earth would someone pull something like that off unless they truly feel it themselves?

They’ll sometimes spend a whole day filming just one scene.

@@dearmalaysia That's why a lot of acting sucks now. You have these Hollywood kids who've never had a bad day in their lives in everything now. They can't do anything but snark because they don't have anything to draw on. Or it's the film makers with the same problem and the actors are reading the script going "This is trash. there's nothing here."

C. B. Alan That sounds like a massive oversimplification of acting in a contemporary sense. Do you act? Do you know the new young actors of today on set? What example do you have of “whiny actors” in Hollywood today?

@@PittsburghSonido Yes, I've acted before. I also never said anything about whiny actors. Are you sure you read what I said? I also said it could be the fault of the film makers.

This 77 year old Vietnam veteran is crying his eyes out too...

hard to comprehend it's been 20 years

I just started crying watching this like it was out of no where. Amazing. Peter Jackson is the best

You are not alone, believe me...The feels this movie and the behind the scenes create will be with me the rest of my life.

Same. Couldn't have said that better myself.

You could say these movies are more documentary films than fiction

the real fellowship are the actors and film crew you worked with to make the movie :)

:,)

@Good Boy 😆

With tape on the back😂

I love the way he's just a normal down to earth dude. Not see Hollywood hills sheckle goblin

@@bravepart he looks like a total nerd who just loves what he's doing and I love that 🤓😁

Sheckle Goblin 😂

Kiwis tend to wear big jackets with shorts haha

It's a timeless classic, truly ❤

Well said.

Just focus on what we have lived to see before this. We witnessed the golden age of cinema, and still can every day by our choices ❤

How was Viggo's last day? Where I can watch it?

@@Churly25 Just search for it on youtube. I won't spoil it :)

@@Grivian oh, I see😂when he got off the bus that was epic

I just read that Viggo speaks 7 languages fluently and watched him do an interview in perfect Danish...how amazing is he? Fucking amazing!

@@kingslaphappy1533 Why would that be amazing? Viggo is half Danish, it's quite normal for a binational person to know their paternal language.

If you were getting paid that much to do contract work, you'd cry to when it all ended...

Imagine not showing emotion during a huge moment of your life like that

Happened to me once with a restoration project on a historical building. I still feel like part of me is missing as weird as that sounds

@@sandeepsanghera1069 Yikes. You’re a bit of a let down aren’t you? Everything alright at home?

Nah it’s not even just about that. These people have been working with each other for years. They have become a family. They’re very sad that they’re not gonna be coming back tomorrow to shoot more. We, as fans feel we develop a relationship with these characters, and we’re just watching. They are doing it. They’re sad to be going separate ways.

Harry Potter had it as well

@@draaijman was just about to say it, both universe / movies Harry Potter and LOTR have great behind the scenes, bonding between actors and other people on the set, i love to rewatch both on a regular basis.

@TheWeeaboo for me the movies are connected with some of my favourite childhood memories. I remember when i was visiting my grandma around the time the first movie was in cinemas. Me and my uncle went through that town that has those hogsmeade vibes , its winter, snow is falling, and we went to the cinema to watch the first hp movie. HP was like a friend, the actors, the story, alongside with my own, and im super glad and thankful that i had the opportunitie to experience all movies in cinema but also that my dad read all the books for me so i had both story and sometimes i was dissapointed at the movies for not showing more details. They left out so much good stuff about dumbledore in the 7 and 8th movie what a shame tho. I also always wanted to watch LOTR but it was usk16 in germany and i was like 12 or so at that time..

@TheWeeaboo I think that it worked very well having separate directors for them. All of the books had their own certain flavor that set them apart from the rest in the series, and I think having the four different directors that they had each bring their own flavor to the films made for a more colorful universe and was faithful to how each book makes you feel. The only film I wish had a different direction was Goblet, I would love to see a David Yates version of that one. Still a great movie and adaptation the way it is though

@TheWeeaboo yeah I know haha that's one of the reasons why I said goblet is the only film I would have changed. I think all in all though they did an okay job translating that massive book to the screen given how much material they had to work with. I mean, the graveyard scene at the end was done beautifully, its one of the most haunting and memorable scenes in the whole franchise. I'd still like to see how Yates would have done it though

I'm so sorry for your loss. May your father rests in peace and may you see him again when you'll say your farewell to this earth.

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so sorry for your loss. i hope you can one day watch the films again and remember the good memories you had with your father

You will watch it again in his honor. Just take some time first if you need it.

This December will be 2 years since my mom passed. For me it was the first Indiana Jone’s movie Raiders of the Lost Arc. She loved Action movies and I have a spot for mom. Watch the movie in Honor of your Dad. Remember the Good Times and celebrate him. It’s the memories we have of those we Love pull our heart strings the Hardest

Dom Monahan said he went into a pretty deep depression when they all went home. I believe it. And I understand it.

When will you wear wigs?

How will you wear wigs?

Do you wig in general or in particular ?

Do you kick balls?

@@ratedrpipo When will you kick balls

hahahahahahaahahahhahaah

looool

:DDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Why are they having sex?

Sam: ''oh Frodo'' Frodo: ''oh Peter'' Sam: ''what?'' Frodo: ''what? Sam/Frodo: "Where`s my car, dude?"

Unfortunately, the Hobbit was pretty awful so even if he does those, I have low hopes for them being any better.

@@thegentlelivingchannel It was strected out. One long film would of been best. I must be one of the few people who didn't mind the trilogy. I've also read The Hobbit.

@@southerncampingexperience3841 I couldn't get through half of the first film, lol. The issue wasn't stretching it out, the issue was that it's just not good. The different frame rate looks terrible, the cast and characters were poorly realized and forgettable, it was trying to recreate lighting in a bottle and failed miserably. I read the Hobbit and LOTR. Doesn't make the Hobbit movies any less awful.

I am doing the same I rewatch it every year. Fuckin love LoTR.

Believe it or not i watch the hobbit and lotr movies 3 times every year The first one is the start of winter vacation The second one is at the start of summer The third one is where i am in miami ( during summer vacation)

Dear Middle Earth!

My girlfriend and I watch them every year as well.

Mine too Speceally at quarentine time. Hugs from argentina

Praise God.

Benjamin Barks damn right.

@Ehtisham more like 9 years, each movie took about 3 years to make

Hahaha same

I died XD

Maybe he was acting and didn't feel anything haha

Sam was too busy running the cameras, the lighting, the sound, you know, carrying the entire thing on his back?

@@Laneous14 Samwise Gamgee?

Where the duck was Samwise Gamgee when Frodo needed him the most?

@@capragor1439 where was samwise when the westfold fell...

@@Laneous14 And don't forget about being the safety monitor and helicopter-landing specialist. Sean got himself pretty involved in it all, it seems.

...cue The Hobbit trilogy...

@@kodexi2761 But The Hobbit is before the Fellowship of the Ring

@@dookiepost D:

My reaction is the crying weed guy rn. I'd put a link but it'd get taken down.

cue the LOTR series

He never said he was talking about only the movies?

Game of Thrones will rip your heart out. Imagine every season a “ Boromir” dies. That’s the beauty of GOT anyone can die. LOTR will always be number 1 though. It was my childhood

Geira Skum It was mostly ruined because it wasn't a finished work to begin with. And I don't think George R.R. Martin knows how to end his tale, it's too much to tie together. For me, the show stopped being exciting after the fourth season. MANY greats episodes after that, speaking from a production perspective. But not in regards to the story itself.

Mine also, my friend.

GoT is nothing compared...only gore sex violence, no messsage, barelly any essence. who cares if every episode 2 or 3 dies? u dont have time to attach to anyone

Markish86 me too mate.. Me too

Lol, everyone is coughing to hide their tears. Can't blame them.

3:30

Markish86 id rather a tonne of feathers.

the cough hit me like a ton of bricks.

Or sandals with socks

@Bartosz Wojciechowski Chill, we're joking

The uniform of a genius .

He looks like someone who would own a lot of pipes.

It's a New Zealander thing to do

:)

Yes I recently watched it and felt the exact same way

@@DrZeddy-wo5fd I watched the trilogy 2 full times, once in high school, once like 10 years later. I was such a dumb kid, even though i liked the visuals i really didn't appreciate the lore, or effort that goes into something like this, only later on did i truly understand, really love em.

@My shoulder Muscles Tolkien has said and stated he did not like lotr being an allegory for ww1 and he did not base it off of the war.

Interesting how they are some of the longest movies I've seen, yet also the ones I never want to end.

I read the LOTR to my son when he was in his 3rd year of school. Took me almost a year. Today it is his (and mine) favourite trilogy. He's almost 40 years old now. And he has a wonderful collection of Tolkien books/works/atlases etc. And of course we saw all the movies at the cinema - BIG SCREEN & BIG SOUND. Proud owners of the Blue Ray Set.

@@datacoherence9559 it's one of those things that you can never grow out of, never forget, and it'll always be there to comfort you in hard times. Beautiful trilogy, truly a timeless classic.

Mine too buddy

It never really goes away, does it? Both my wife and I love the trilogy, are introducing it to our Son, and I hope it brings as much to his life as it did to mine.

I wish I was alive to see these amazing movies in theatre

And he nor Astin didn't get an Oscar for this. Those scene's going to mount doom (Amon Amarth) are beautiful. Still annoys me to this day

@@southerncampingexperience3841 it’s like Leonardo’s Titanic. Oscar is rigged bro.

He was just 19?!?

@@Schokoversum he was born 1981 and first shootings started in 1999 - so he was even 18 in the very beginning.

@@erynn9968 he had his 18th birthday while filming!

Wow...I love this!

That's incredible

Ya!.. :(

Me.

Ayee

Yep Me

Me!!! 😭😭😭

Oh definitely me

🤣 yes!

Not really?

@@Doodahdoodles Elijah Wood's final day of life

🤣🤣😅😂

He sailed into the west.

It might be our magnum opus, concerning movies. It's been more than a decade and nothing has exceeded LOTR, in terms of quality and soul.

manictiger in terms of everything

Same here, watched them so many times, it simply has that "forever legendary" title on it.

I totally agree. It will forever be an iconic series.

indeed! keep watching these making of on a monthly basis :)

One does not simply... watch the trilogy once.

Hey Ryan the bread 👋

It almost brought tears out of my eye when they hugged.

You and me both, Ryan. You and me both.

@@mme9646 that makes three of us

cause you know... nothing like this is within the horizon. this photo probably wouldn´t have done anything in ´98

+Sandy of Mirkwood When I had the great pleasure to show this trilogy to my girlfriend, just the beginning of The Fellowship of the Ring turned into the Feelowship of the Feels, and I couldn't hold back my manly tears! The first couple of minutes I was in shambles and my girlfriend was wondering why!! XD

me too

Me too

I cry like a baby every single time I see the ending of Return of the King. And I have seen it a million times! Lord of the Rings will always be a Cinematic Masterpiece for me!

Bharath Bhat It will always have that special place in my heart

There are directors who cares this much for movies also now, no need to "remember". Also, lord of the ring trilogy must not be taken as example. It was not common then or even before. Lotr has been a beautiful exception

@@eliasbonafe9236 You're delusional or have some shit taste in movies, there's nothing this intrinsically well made these days, modern movies lack in every single department. production, writing, acting, some movies can be forgiven because where they lack something they gain in something else, but seriously, late 2000s movies are empty in all aspects, and they invest millions making them, it's unforgivable that the standards have dropped so absurdly low.

@@iskog.831 1) I already know this conversation is not going anyware since you started with "You are delusional or have some shit taste in movies". It is literally the most childish thing a person could say when he starts an argument. Because it means that you are so full of yourself and so sure to hold the absolute Truh that the only resonable explanation that somebody else has a different opininion from your is that he is ignorant/delusional/has shit taste. There are 7 years old kid who understand the fact that even if they feels like they have right about an argument (like every person think when he has an opinion), they still understand that they might also be wrong or that they didn't understand the other person 2) this is literally the best movie trilogy ever made. It is normal that we didn't reach this level again after barely 20 years. We waited for an hundread years to reach this point... I didn't expect to reach this heights again very quickly. So no there is not trilogy that can match against this one before or after, that's why I said it is an exception, because it is literally the highest point of cinema trilogy-wise. It is completely unfair judge everything after because we haven't reach these movies. 3) there has been a lot of great movies since 2000 with great directors who cared a lot, like Peter Jackson did, about their craft. That and just that was my point.

If you like directors who care about their craft then you'll like pretty much anything by Quinton Tarantino

@@iskog.831 Christopher Nolan and Denis Villeneuve. Those two have been favorites of mine for a long long time, especially Nolan since I was in school.

+escalinci LOL

escalinci or she’s coughing to cover her tears

At least she can fake her tears easily

I do the same thing when I'm about to cry. It's a way of covering your tears so that way people can't hear or see you cry.

@@chuggon7595 i also find it snaps me out of the crying state

The funny thing is that there's room for a little more. The Silmarillion...

Bilbo wrote the Hobbit before Frodo wrote The lord of the rings.

The Silmarillion will be a film!!!

Steve Rogers i will accept no less than Peter Jackson at the helm. And Warner backing the fuck off and giving peter a black check and FAR more time to do everything....

The Silmarillion is literally the Infinity war of the LotR universe, I hope I see it one day.

With lots of money in your bank account 😂

I imagine it's similar to the feeling of coming home after being in a war with your friends. You are glad that you can rest but at the same moment you straight want to go back. At least I had this kind of feeling after a one week long L.A.R.P. convention.^^

I work as a camera assistant on big films. It is similar to coming back from war. you spend 12-16 hours a day with these people and form deep strong bonds and friendships. Then one day its just done, you might see some of the people again. But its never all the same people. It's very bittersweet

Thomas Miner I work as an AC too and I can second that sentiment exactly

I had same feelings at last day of high school.