I'm so happy that people are liking this! Exam season is officially over and I'm so excited to watch more 🥰❤️

The fact that Bilbo is able to let go of the ring is an act of extraordinary strength. On another note. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is not just far and away the best movie trilogy ever made. It's an actual masterpiece of art, like the Mona Lisa.

Reactors beginning a LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring reaction: "I don't know if I can sit through a 4 hour movie." Reactors after finishing a LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring reaction: "Nooo it's over? What in the world, 4 hours already passed??"

"My god, who is this guy?" That is Aragorn, son of Arathorn, also known as Elessar. He also plays Viggo Mortensen occasionally :)

The Lord of the Rings movies are truly epic. Once in a lifetime, maybe once EVER, level greatness.

I love that, even though Bilbo’s story was mostly over, Tolkien sent him out doing one of the most impressive feats in the history of Middle Earth. Willingly giving up the ring, especially after it had been at work on his mind for over 50 years, was a titanic act of willpower that many of the wise and powerful of the world wouldn’t have been capable of. And in typical Bilbo fashion he just walks down the road singing, this monumental achievement going mostly unnoticed and unappreciated by the wider world.

I literally cannot wait for all of these to come out. Greatest trilogy that has ever been, and ever will be made

I think Peter Jackson did a great job transferring Tolkien's epic to the cinema. Although he couldn't avoid some cinematic pitfalls, he did so respectfully and with great passion

"Who is this guy?" The most courageous, honorable, selfless man in fiction.

OH MY GOD, this reaction is absolutely AMAZING. Your knowledge about Bilbo's story is making this even better, Cannot wait for next part!

The way the one ring works is that it exploits the desires of the bearer. The greater the desire, the more control.

This story was read to me 65 years ago when I was 10, and I have loved this amazing saga ever since. When Peter Jackson's first movie, "The Fellowship of the Ring" was released I jumped at the chance to see it. Remember we had to wait a year for the next one after each part! I love watching these reactions and enjoy reliving these experiences each time I view (or re-read them). Such is the power of imagery and writing that arose from the gift that Professor Tolkien gave us and the genius of Peter Jackson et al. (with Howard Shore's brilliant score) in bringing this inspiring epic to film in a way no one, especially J.R.R. thought was possible. Lovely reaction BTW. Looking forward to joining you on this always fresh and exciting journey. Cheers.

the entire trilogy is a masterpiece in cinema. Virtually flawless.

11:42 I just happen to love the scene where Bilbo has to leave the ring. The intense string music. Bilbo slowly turning his palm with the ring almost unwilling to drop, and when it hits the floor there is no bounce, just a dead stop. I love that this can make an inanimate object feel like it has its own personality and menace about it.

This is the first LOTR reaction I have seen from the perspective of someone who has watched the Hobbit trilogy first. Enjoyable watching the connections you made. But when she says "he looks like Dumbledore'.... the hearts of everybody watching dropped just a little. 🤣

I highly recommend the extended editions for the second and third movies. Trust me, so many big scenes are added to them. They feel more complete.

Lord of the Rings, more specifically Fellowship of the Ring, was required reading in my college English class.

"He looks just like Dumbledore". I just died a little inside.

It’s actually really cool that you’ve read the hobbit already. It’s nice to see someone watch these movies who already knows and cares about this world but doesn’t know what’s going to happen next 😊

My friend, you are going to go on one hell of a journey! There is no words in Elvish, Entish or the tongues of men to adequately describe how incredible these films are

Centane, I love how you're taking in these movies. In a way, it's almost best that you know The Hobbit, but know nothing about Lord of the Rings. Prepare for an emotional journey. Also, I love the way he says 9:46 - "Today is my one-hundred and-d-d-d-d-d-deleventh birthday!"

Many of us older, life-long Tolkien fans were spellbound when these movies came out. They get better and better as they go, much like the books.

Nominated for 12 Oscars including Best Picture but won for Best Sound Editing Best Visual Effects Best Make Up Best Original Score Best Production Design.

Based on your reaction to the first half of the first movie....You are going to fall in love with this story and this world!! I can't wait to take this journey with you....you're simply going to be astounded!!!!

Love that you already are saying that everyone needs a Sam, but even better everyone should try to be a Sam! Sam is the real hero of the LoTR

14:56 "He's a bad guy!" Saruman was a powerful good guy, but he got corrupted because he was the most powerful wizard and arrogantly thought he could take on Sauron, and Sauron corrupted Saruman. Saruman genuinely wanted to use his powers for good. Saruman used the seer stones without care, and Sauron was one of the ones linked to the network, and Sauron corrupts all. Also Saruman was so hecking powerful that he was confident that he was gonna use the One Ring for his own will. NO ONE can use the One Ring other than Sauron, and the leader types never realize that. It's not a weapon you can wield; it's just Sauron's soul that corrupts everything.

I’m so glad you’re enjoying it so far. As for the Nazgul (black cloaked horsemen), they are not afraid of water. When Arwen crossed the river she crossed into elvish land. Elvish lands in middle earth are very often protected by strong magics, which we were given an example of with the tidal wave of water. Looking forward to part 2!

a note about "the flight to the Ford" ; in the book Elrond doesnt send his only Daughter and the Last Born Elf in Middle Earth out looking for the party with 9 nazgul abroad. He sends out a powerful Elf-lord named Glorfindel, and he doesnt ride with Frodo to the Ford, he sets frodo on his horse, Asfaloth, and commands the horse to bear him over the river, and in the movie it makes it look like Arwen casts some spell to make the river rise up, she doesnt, its automatically triggered by the Nazgul attempting to enter Rivendell, this change was made both to give liv's char more screen time and to avoid having to intro yet another character that wouldnt be relevant for the rest of the story

As a Tolkienite and someone who absolutely loves Peter Jacksons movies, its always fun to see someone watching them for the first time. :')

This is the best trilogy ever for sure. Its just not easy to rewatch again and again because its rougly 4 hours each. Part of why I watch almost every reaction to relive it in a condensed way.

I’m probably voicing a lot LOTR fans watching you but it’s so endearing to see you smile so much and enjoying the film. Seeing you experience the true magic of Middle Earth for the first time with the genuine reactions reminds me of when I first fell in love with it. Thank you so much.

The Orcs (the small, wiry "monsters") are making "an army worthy of Mordor," as commanded. The new soldiers (taller, more massive) are called Uruk-Hai. There's all sorts of supportive literature like atlases, dictionaries, histories of Middle Earth, and one book to describe them all: "The Silmarillion" in which Tolkien outlines the civilizations and their histories in Middle Earth.

5:13 Before Dumbledore, in fact, if you think of the book, Gandalf is probably the prototype of almost every wizard who is not evil. 8:20 Those are the director's children. They appear again in a later film, playing human, rather than hobbit children. 23:01 Gandalf (and for that matter, Saruman) has a staff, not a wand or a stick. 24:22 They are called 'Uruk-Hai' or 'High Orcs'. Goblin and Orc are different names for the same thing, these ones are bigger and do not fear sunlight.

I'm so glad you chose the extended versions to this. LOTR is the greatest movie trilogy ever made. I am really looking forward to your LOTR journey. Viewers can feel the passion exuded from everyone involved in its making and I already see that you do as well.

Honestly the best film franchise out there, these are amazing movies

Right next to Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Back to the Future, Lord of the Rings is a favorite trilogy of mine.

The guy who plays Saruman, Christopher Lee, was probably the biggest Tolkien fan in the movie. He knew Tolkien personally, read the books once a year every year since their publication, and was thrilled to be cast in the film. Also, he was a legendary actor and had been a spy/assassin in WW2. NBD though...

Yoooo this is awesome!! Glad to see you reacting to this masterpiece of a trilogy. You're definitely in for treat with this one!! Though I'm always surprised to see first time reactions, as I just assume everyone have watched them already. Definitely a trilogy I'll force my future kids to watch.

This is the greatest set of movies to ever be made. The 3rd movie, Return of the King, won the most Oscars on record with 11 (tied with Titanic and Ben-Hur). We are all very excited to see your reactions!!!

I LOVE how you lit up when you heard "Gimili, son of Gloin," because you have least know about The Hobbit." Most reactors, even doing the Hobbit movies afterwards, don't put it together. Kudos! Also, Legolas the elf is the son of the elf king who imprisoned the dwarves on their way to the Lonely Mountain. Will also explain Gimili's and Legolas's behaviour to each other. They are come form kingdoms near each other with "get off my lawn" personalities.

Not sure if you know but Legolas the elf is Prince of Mirkwood, the forest with the spiders in The Hobbit. That whole issue with Thorin's company being in their jails kind of adds to why him and Gimli didn't get off to the best start at the council It's refreshing to see a Lord of the Rings reaction that's blind in terms of the books but not for The Hobbit. FYI keep tissues near by at all times with these films

Between this and Chernobyl, I'm very excited for the coming weeks from this channel. I would love love love a Lord of the Rings book video when you find time to read them. If you thought the movies were good, oh boy, those books are legendary.

This was by far the best reaction of this movie I've seen. Your genuine excitement, scene by scene is just a joy to watch. You really showed case the fun and joy many fans had when we first saw these movies. The movies get more and more detailed and emotional, enjoy!

This is a nice surprise! Looking forward to taking the journey with you.

Greatest trilogy ever made.

Peter Jackson did an amazing job creating a sense of menace and dread, contrasted with the happy and care free.

I don't think I've ever seen someone watch the hobbit before lord of the rings. It'll be interesting to see what you think having watched it this way around

"I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." It's actually a compliment. In other words, "Some of you deserved to be liked by me more than I did."

These are my favorite movies ever made, hands down. I applaud you jumping into the deep end with the extended editions first. Most people would find their run times a barrier to entry, and it helps that the theatrical versions work perfectly well on their own. The original films are perfectly excellent on their own and feel very tight without feeling as though there's much that's missing, but the extended material just adds so much extra depth to the characters and worldbuilding. My only regret is that I haven't seen all of them in the theater.

Welcome to the land of Middle-Earth. And don't forget to let loose and let the magic of Arda do its work. Looking forward to part 2 and the next movies. Love, from Iran ❤️

You're in for a ride. These are the movies that give me the most emotions out of everyone. I'm so glad to see you watch and react to these, I feel like i'm discovering them again, even though it's been so many times now lol I hope you'll release the next one soon!

Hell yes!! my favorite trilogy of all time. hope you enjoy watching!

I've seen many people do reactions to these films, but I have to say yours thus far has been more in keeping with feeling like we're taking the journey with you rather than just watching you. Not sure what that intangible quality that you seem to have here is, but it's very cool. Looking forward to seeing more

i'm sure others have already explained but the nine black riders/nazgul/ringwraiths are the nine kings of men from the opening prologue who Sauron gave the rings to. they lived long extended lives like Gollum, gained power, but eventually they faded into wraiths controlled completely by Sauron. as for the other rings from the prologue, the dwarf rings were all lost by this point and don't factor into the story, but the three elvish rings are all still working in the story world - we meet all three bearers of the three elf rings in the first movie at some point, tho only one is ever explicitly identified. these rings were not made or touched by Sauron but his knowledge was involved in the making, so while they can still be used wo falling under his dominion, all that these rings help to maintain in Middle Earth, all the magic they bring, will fade away if the one ring is destroyed. the films don't really focus on this plot point at all but it is present in the books. merely weakly implied in the films.

I'm so happy you finally reacted to this. One of my all time favourite movie(s)

I never get tired of seeing people experience this for the first time. I got to introduce my sister-in-law to it! Liked and subscribed, Centane!

I am so glad you have finally watched another movie that I am excited to watch. This is going to be a wild ride! I am sure you will see a jump in viewers because of this choice. I eagerly await the rest!

I named my English springer spaniel "Frodo Waggins" because he is ready for a second breakfast one hour after the first one.

"every body needs a Sam in their life" omfg you don't know how right you are, can't wait to watch the rest of these.

Merry and Pippin become two of the most important characters.

I was like you when I first saw these movies in theaters. I had read the hobbit but not the lord of the rings. I loved the call backs to the hobbit. Great reaction.

In my head, i keep hearing "welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson" in that scene.

Fastest "everyone needs a Sam in their life" I've heard so far, he's the goat

I am so excited that you are reacting to the Lord of the Rings movies!!! I'm looking forward to every single one! That was a WONDERFUL reaction! The joy on your face is beautiful!

Great to see you enjoying this so much. Trust me, it just gets better and better, among the finest movie adaptations ever made, if not THE finest. I guarantee you'll be eager to read the books, and you won't be disappointed.

The books are indellibly printed on my brain...so I can say that while the films are great, there are a number of differences between the books and the films that are thematically important (not just things that needed to be adapted to put on screen either, whole scenes were inserted from scratch, others were deleted, characters like Aragorn are *very* different in ways big and small, there are a lot of changes that didn't need to be there). So definitely read the books too!

I loved how much you enjoyed the movie. Great reaction!

"Everyone needs a Sam in his live" - it's the whole subplot from all three movies.

Glad you're finally doing these. "Everyone needs a Sam in their life." Amen

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is amazing especially the extended edition. It’s a gonna be a long journey but it’ll be worth it. Hope you enjoy them.

Great! I love youre reaction to this film so far ♥ :D I cannot wait till you upload the other parts =) Here a short note to the reaction Boromirs to Aragorn, Boromir is a very strong charackter and love his homeland Gondor. He is a very special person from Gondor to say it without spoilering . And as he found out that Aragorn is the heir of Isildur and possibly the King of Gondor he do not understand that he has chose the exile life instead of going to gondor and rule his kingdome so he said that quotes to aragorn "gondor has no king, gondor needs no king" because he is kind of mad :D

Well this is rare, someone who knows the Hobbit well but is totally new to LOTR. Great reaction from a point of view not often seen!

Wow! What a great, wonderful choice! I'm thrilled to see your journey through the most amazing and loveliest story ever.

Ohh Peter, the love and respect you showed for Tolkiens source material. These movies will be the foundation for generations to come.

Can’t believe this is your first time seeing this movie! It’s a good one , I grew up with these

Definitely recommend breaking these ones up. Sometimes people even do 3 or 4 parts per movie, but I've never seen less than 2.

So Kamilla, I would like to give some spoiler free clarification to a few things: The beginning part where Isildur cut the ring from Sauron's hand is handled quite differently in the book. Gil Galad and Elendil (Isildur's father) were a mighty elf (7 ft 4 in tall) and a mighty man (7 ft 11 in tall) who fought Sauron hand to hand. They were slain during the fight, HOWEVER, between the two of them, they had inflicted what humans would call mortal wounds on Sauron's physical body. When Isildur cut the ring off of the defeated Maia, he severed the connection that Sauron's spirit had to his body. The movie glosses over something that has annoyed me since the first time I saw it: When Gandalf leaves Bilbo's party, it is, in FACT, 17 years before he returns. He had spent that time researching the story that is shown briefly and the rest of the time he was searching high and low for gollum. I enjoyed your reaction very much and I'm looking forward to the rest of them!

I’ve been waiting so long for this!! Awesomeness! I wish there was a way to express the epic journey you have just embarked on. Every character has an incredible story arch and as long as you keep your mind open to that you’ll enjoy it even more.Each movie is an actual masterpiece!

I highly recommend the extended edition version for the next two movies as well because it adds a lot of important context.

Oh, i love that you are watching these. Everyone has to at least once. 👌 You will love them and be in tears when it ends. 👀💖

OMG it's happening! The epic journey has begun! :O

I'm SO excited to join you on this journey!

i truly enjoyed watching you so much! Your reactions are so funny and adorable.

My favorite movie series of all time. Loving your reaction to the first part of the movie. Looking forward to part 2.

I have watched the Peter Jackson Trilogy including the extended versions so many times that I find myself 'rewatching' them through others eyes now. I enjoy the sincerity from 'most' reactors seeing something truly special for the first time.

Fun fact irl Christopher Lee/Saruman was friends with Tolkien and he was actually given the permission to play Gandalf in any media representation of lotr but as we see it didn’t come to be (luckily because he’s better as Saruman). Also forgot to mention he’s Count Dooku in Star Wars.

There are so many wonderful stories about the making of the book and the film (for instance, Tolkien initially wanted to publish all 3 books of LOTR as a single volume, with "The Silmarillion" as a companion. This was thankfully nixed, due to both economic considerations (hard to get people to spend a big chunk on 1 200 pages of an unknown narrative) and practical ones, like the fact that the weight of the tome would break the spines of bindings and people). I think there might be an allusion to one when Frodo mentions Bilbo "pouring over old maps". The famous Map of Middle Earth that we see here and in every edition of the tale might look like it was carefully constructed, but it was actually a near thing. The first edition of the book was about to be published, and the publisher thought including a map would help orient and immerse readers in the world. Tolkien's son Christopher agreed, but when he asked his father for a map of Middle Earth, he found there wasn't one. JRR had drawn regional sketches and such to help guide his writing, but had never assembled them into one overarching creation. Christopher then quickly collated his father's material into the now-famous Map, drawing it by hand. A few minor errors snuck their way in, but nothing that really affected the story, and a small revision was made sometime in the 2000s, IIRC. Other than that, though, Christopher's "make it to deadline" work is what you see here, and everywhere.

Great reaction so far. You're so excited and it's fun to watch! I'm glad you're breaking it up, too. These deserve a longer reaction than one per movie.

OMG Yesss! I'm so glad you finally got around to starting this trilogy. one of the best trilogies out there, I love these films so much, they are so freakin epic! I cannot wait to see you go through this journey, you're going to fall in love with them.😈

Great reactions to this classic film, Kamilla!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Nice to see you doing more films. This is definitely a big project with the extended cuts. I never really noticed, but Bilboa is too old to be Frodo's uncle. Perhaps he is a great uncle. I haven't read the books.

16:25 - That smoke in the background was a car. In the theatrical version we could see it but later they removed it before releasing the movie in DVD/VHS and in later editions.

You're one of the best reactors out there, can't wait to watch your journey on this series!

Great review. You are my favorite reactor. Can't wait to see part 2 with. You always have the best most genuine reactions and always come up withinteresting points. You will love this series. Each movie gets better and better.

Sooo pleased that you're watching this (and even more that you're enjoying it)!

The Hobbit was published first, and people liked it so much, the publisher wanted Tolkein to write a sequel. So, he started developing the story and merging it with a massive mythology that he'd also been writing, and after 17 years, delivered The Lord of the Rings to the publisher, which was so massive, they decided to publish it in three parts (Fellowship of the Ring being the first of three). Imagine having a favorite book you read as a kid thats a cute story about a guy who goes on a magical adventure with dwarves that like to sing funny songs and he comes home at the end with treasure from a dragon's hoard. Then, 17 years later, a "sequel" comes out, but its actually three books in one, and with no warning whatsoever, you get a story in which that same guy's nephew discovers that a piece of that treasure was actually the embodiment of all evil in the world and has to go on a quest to an active volcano called Mount Doom, past all of the worst horrors imaginable, in order to destroy this ring, or else risk the whole world falling to shadow and evil forever if he fails at this seemingly impossible task. I love thinking about what a surprise LotR must have been when it first came out.

"Why would you steal from a wizard". Yeah, definitely not the brightest thing you could do. Don't worry, Merry and Pippin have a lot more foolishness left in them. In the books, there is an expression: "Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger". This has proven quite popular and there are several variations on it. My favorite is "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup".

Frodo. "Of course, he's a reader." 🤣

I love Gandalf's face when he hears Frodo say he'll take the ring to Mordor. Sadness, mixed with pride.

The Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest stories ever written and Peter Jackson transformed it into one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time. Thank you for your reaction.

'He looks like Dumbledore' - I facepalmed so hard -_-