No thought was put into it.

I thought that briefly but I guess it was more of a leap. Or how some birds can barely get off the ground for a few seconds. He couldn't leap again with no more ground underneath.

@@thorr18BEM "A penguin... Now I understand."

Ah man this made me laugh so much

When you forget you can double jump.

Did you put your name in the goblet of fire?

Plz don't pass UwU

@@adriannaleong *asked

@@cleanserofnoobs4162 I'm sorry but it's: *DiD yOu PuT yOuR nAmE iNtO dA gObLeT oF faYaH hArRaY?*

But in a very calm voice of course

I like to imagine he was so calm because he knew he wasn't done-for yet, even if his companions didn't. If you don't know that he survives the fall, it doesn't make much sense.

It's just a tuesday for the O.riginal G.andalf

He sounds like the Smash Bros Melee announcer

Gandalf obviously wanted the fellowship to fly on the giant eagles to Mount Doom.

"No, _you_ fly, Gamdalf "

Shouldve taken his own advice

Or the balrog…

Ironically, Gandalf saying “Fly you fools!” as he’s falling is book accurate.

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HARRY! Did you put your name in the Goblet of Fire!?

There is a serpent beneath every mans grave... and the Dragon slumbers restlessly

"Well shit, my bad." the balrog replied sheepishly.

"Understandable, have a great day" Replied the balrog

It's actually the line in the book, of course I prefer shall not pass as it sounds a lot more epic

It's actually rotoscoping. It was experimental at the time. It's a poor man's mocap.

@@MrUmakemelaff There's plenty of shots in the movie that are just live action footage with a filter on them as well.

@@JanneSala That's rotoscoping. Painting over live images.

@@MrUmakemelaff It still looks markedly different from the hand drawn animation cels they rotoscoped over the filmed footage that the majority of the movie uses. Calling them the same feels a bit reductive.

@@MrUmakemelaff I wouldnt say rotoscoping is the poor mans mocap, especially considering when this was made. Not to mention motion capture isnt used very often in 2d animation anyways, one of the many reasons most things are animated in 3D nowadays. Both methods have advantages and pull backs, making them both useful tools depending on what you're trying to make

Well, at least THIS one isn't another stupid COMPUTER SIMULATION like you see in every other movie made today.

For me he looked more like a gorilla 🤣🤣🤣

i agree until i realized hes wearing big furry boots which makes him look very goofy

@@hanoversofbits7629 and THAT undid the whole thing?

@@TheLecherling-hu1vu yep!

It was the late 70's man. Disco had just died and bellbottoms were starting to get scary.

lmao

"Man you all tripping"

Bell bottoms? *drums* B e l l B o t t o m s ? *music starts playing*

This is one of the best comment threads I've ever read.

A wild Eli!

Didnt expect to see you here

Truly an "Oh no! Anyway" moment

Lol truth

In the book Frodo says nothing, how he reacted in that moment is not written about.Only a bit later when they are all weeping their hearts like they've forgotten that he is a fookin maia

Most modern just looks like different versions of either Jacksons lotr, or Game of thrones

Absolutely.

This one is hybrid of live actions and cartoon. The cartoon was overlapped on top of live actions.

It is almost refreshing when compared to the trite modern tropes.

I think it’s the colors. They have more of an autumn feel. It’s usually warmer and somehow that makes it feel cozy and vintage. I love the Jackson movies, but I definitely imagined it with a warmer pallet when reading the books, bc the story is old asf so my image had to feel old asf too lol

When he screams "FLY, YOU FOOLS!" he sounds so mildly annoyed that it is unintentionally hilarious. He is like "Ah f**k this! I'm out!" 🤣🤣

Considering he's a maiar he probably knew he'd be back I mean he's been there since before the dawn of time and he's probably died multiple times already, most likely he's used to it

@@spencersinclair2239 That was his first time dying, and his last time dying. He was only brought back because of Iluvatar. So if he died before that he wouldn't have been brought back.

Worse yet you can’t even really understand what he’s saying unless you already knew the line.

To be fair, that's pretty much exactly how it's described in the book

Hahaha true

Herman Munster 👏

Tensions were high, with this Herman Munster guy...

I think "Balrog" means "impulsive need to strike bare butt cheeks of unsuspecting colleagues within a 12 ft radius" in one of the ancient Elvin languages. I think Arwen whispered that to Aragorn in one of the erotic dreams he kept having.

yeah but i heard grandpa, cousin it, and gollum used to get high back in the day. and when thing came over, theres was always a slight of hand, a missing ring, a used razor, and concoctions in a lab.

Herman Munster where there's a whip, there's a way.

The one with just a net over his head as costum e😆😆

Well, you certainly can’t aptly accuse those Orcs of not being frightening and grotesque enough. This flick did THEM right at least. The Black Riders in this movie are really creepy and well-done too, I’ll note (“Sniff! sniff!! .. . sniff!”).

Orc Lives Matter

He should of asked them if they would kindly stab themselves

@@zacharyemmett1784 should have*

I legit thought this was a Joel Haver video at first.

@@ForthaBois I was thinking the same thing lol

@@ForthaBois i was expecting the balrog to start talkin some shit

@@JohnDoe-xo2yf I wish it did

All of Ralph Bakshi's films look like a fever dream. I guess that's his artistic style lol

He probably was shocked that they did what he told them to

Their armor wasn’t thick, nor their shields brawn.

When you roll a nat 20 on your intimidation check you did for the lolz...

And then after he ran, they continued to do as commanded. These are good orcs.

@@GrunesGemuse Well... Have you heard of this guy in WW1 that captured tens of german soldiers with little fights and explained that "The german soldier is very disciplined. If you yell hard enough for it to be convincing, they will listen to you and obey". Guess orcs are very disciplined :p

Ralph Bakshi is certainly, at least, the bigger pioneer and innovator over frigging Peter Jackson. For example, creators and fans of things like Heavy Metal, Ren and Stimpy, South Park, and Futurama all owe Bakshi a debt. Now, do tell us, WHAT exactly has Jackson pioneered and influenced? .. . zilch!

​@@ColeSlaw-rg1gd If you can't see the brilliance of the LoTR trilogy compared to this then more fool you. Meshuggah influenced and pioneered basically an entire genre. And I'd argue Car Bomb is much more intricate and complex, does that mean simply because they came first Meshuggah are superior?

@@empyrean-jamelgreaves8034 I was referring to the genre of ADULT ANIMATION when I spoke of Ralph Bakshi's influence, NOT the frigging "trilogy".

@@ColeSlaw-rg1gd Yes I know who he is. I'll do another analogy using Meshuggah, since they've influenced virtually all heavy music since, I still think Haken delivered an album on a quality Meshuggah have never reached, The Mountain (which is what I regard as the greatest album of all time actually), yet Haken have been nowhere near as influential or pioneering as Meshuggah. You don't have to break the wheel to give a good adaptation that pays homage to the source material whilst taking its own creative liberties. That's the vital and often so difficult task when making an adaptation of anything into anything not just books-films/cartoons. Additionally, the music, acting, direction, pacing, dialogue it's all utter TOP notch in Jacksons LoTR all the way through the trilogy. The standoff with the Balrog, the breaking of the Fellowship, the Battle of the Hornburg, lighting the beacons, gathering the Rohirrim, Aragon recruiting the dead Army, the battle at Pelenor Fields. Too many to count, how can you not be moved by those moments? When I first saw the charge of the Rohirrim over 20 years ago in cinema, I felt like I'd just taken 600mics of acid and was actually there (I was sober) but man the epicness literally overwhelmed me. If you can't see the brilliance, just because se guy did more for adult animation???? Are you ACTUALLY that salty or childish? Boy i bet your gf is loving life hahahahahaha Like me saying Einstein revolutionised the entire way we look at absolutely everything, shouldn't he get credit over everyone and everything else? Or does that not apply because the all-knowing Cole Slaw didn't know it lol

@@ColeSlaw-rg1gd And like Futurama and South Park bear the same entertainment content as LoTR, invent whatever silly cartoon you want and influence as many others as you want. I'll still take the greatest trilogy of all time cheers...

Like kids waiting to be picked up from school

"He staggered and fell, grasped vainly at the stone, and slid into the abyss. "Fly, you fools! ' he cried, and was gone.The fires went out, and blank darkness fell. The Company stood rooted with horror staring into the pit." Tolkien and his darn narrative decisions.

Like, this is a guy that can shoot fire and summon flying eagles... why *wouldn't* you expect him to come back after a little stumble ?

I mean he clearly had Feather Fall prepared because he didn't die. Not unreasonable to assume the DM would let him cast Misty Step, but maybe he forced him to roll a Dexterity save to cast it in time. I can only assume the player had some real life stuff to work out because he returned much later in the campaign and his level gain was explained with off screen shenanigans

Well to be fair that's what Gandalf said in the books. Disappointing I know

@@poplava9668 He also said "You cannot pass" in the Jackson film, at the very start of his showdown with the Balrog.

@@VideoMask93 Yeah. I know.

@@poplava9668 It's about the delivery, not the lines.

@@poplava9668 In the movies the first time Gandalf says 'cannot', and the second time says 'shall not'. Jackson changed it to this in the movies because it had a more profound effect and I think he was right to as it made it so much more iconic.

XD

🥇

GREAT it *was* 2 weeks since that was in my head...

🏅🏅🏅🏅

Where there's the whip, there's the nae nae

I think the Orcs stopped precisely because of the Balrog approaching.

@@infidelheretic923 Whoooooosh

​@@luccirobbins6675imagine still whoosing

@@solisimperium1203 I don’t have to. People still do it.

@@luccirobbins6675 i think you mean neck beard reddit users use it.

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Of course it is! Heck, ROP even made me appreciate the Rankin/Bass-versions even more. (I haven't seen a single episode, but from the looks of it and the PC-obsessed team behind it, it already comes off as looking like a piece of garbage compared to the older animated ones).

To be fair, it’s supposed to be the same type of creature as Gandalf, only corrupted and consumed by its own greed. It is described in the book to vaguely look like a man, not taller than than a man either. However, its form could not be plainly discerned, and it drew itself to a greater height when it stood at the bridge. It also says “it _felt_ larger than it looked”.

@@whengrapespop5728 I wonder if Gandalf would have become something like this if he had accepted the ring from Frodo?

@@MrUmakemelaff You mean some sort of shitty animated lion-crossover? Hopefully not xD

Second breakfast lmao

Before getting enslaved by Riddler

I mean he's falling. I would be annoyed to 😛 "Ah man! I'm about to dirty my robe and I lost my wizard hat" 😒

Haha emphasis on mildly.

There might not be time for a monologue about how he’ll miss them, but there’s time for some semblance of emotion.

You just told these nerds to fuck off and sacrificed your life in a feeble attempt to save theirs and as you plummit to your death you see their stupid faces pop up.

In the books Gandalf is described as having a quick temper.

And a butterfly

I was thinking a pig and and butterfly

"And we should display its ability to fly, so when it falls into the chasm it makes more sense"...

@@HughMansonMD The wings described in books were most likely fire and smoke. No word of butterfly wings and I don't know where Bakshi got it from.

Oh my christ XD

"Fly, you fools!" Gandalf said calmly.

No shit, that voice sounds pure Hannah-Barberra.

Thank you. This is like a rare, secret, hidden comedic gem. Flawless in its delivery. Understated. Simple. And it made me spit out my coffee...

Yes. .An authority beyond the impossible.. Only Gandalf speaks as if to children in the face od certain death

lol...and if he could only take his own advice in that situation

Laughter?

No, he stuck butterfly wings on an evil Chow Chow.

And my aunt and uncle owned a Chow mix that was as sweet as could be.

I love this comment, but Melkor did not make the Balrogs.

I had the exact same thought.

Can valar get drunk ? I have to wonder because there was a crackpot theory that the men in Tolkien's word can't get drunk so I wonder if only certain species got drunk .

"ran out of gas" or "you cannot pass" sounds pretty similar too

@@theMAXX81 lmao i'm crying

I like his horrid understanding of what avails him... Gandalf is like, "Oh F**k""! A Balrog. Gandalf knows here before him a foe equal to his power and strength and know less ancient than he.. He fights him from the very montaintop to Morias forgatten abyss

A lot of people miss this aspect of this encounter,, The balrog recognizes Gandalf for what he is aswell He is angered and fearfull too

@@Cassiel75 aren't they basically brothers? With Sauron and Saruman too

HONESTLY, I find the Balrog in the 2000 version to be kind of stupid looking too. THAT one looks to me like a rip off of the Id monster in the 1957 movie Forbidden Planet, only with fire instead of laser energy

Aragorn does that several times in the book. I think its supposed to be his kingly power coming out or something haha.

He’s been dreading facing a Balrog for thousands of years, and now that it’s finally happening, he’s just really underwhelmed.

he really delivered his lines in lower case

That is how he delivers it in the books tho. It’s just a simple “You cannot pass.”

@@dominickilpatrick8575 bro. See cool thing about books, is that you have your own personal narrative tone playing in your head, that's unique to you. I read it with a sense of command, which is why I found this soft delivery funny. I don't equate a lack of an exclamation point with "simple". If this cartoon matches what you read, well ok then.

1:00

I did not hit her! It's not true! It's bullshit! I did not hit her! I did NAHT! Oh hai, Manwe.

So, Galadriel, how's your sex lyfe?

Don't shittalk William Squire bruh

You cannot pass! It’s not true. It’s bullshit you cannot pass! You can NAAHHT. Oh hai, Sauron.

Doc Holliday oh my god right?? Some of the voice acting, like John Hurt as Aragorn, was well executed. But in this most important moment Gandalf's voice actor is just not into it at all. So yea, Tommy Wiseau is a good comparison lol

Those are uggs

Actually... it is pretty much as same as in the book, balrog is actually twice the size of man , not that big as shown in the LOTR movie , so I guess bakshi got it right, but yes , he was more intimidating in the movie

@@ireallycantdecidewhatnames4634 where do you get fluffy slippers and butterfly wings from that vague description?

@@JaylukKhan Mayte just put yourself in 1978 and imagine this coming at your face , yes it might look like a very funny rendition of balrog but hell if this monstrosity came in front of you, you’re probably gonna be scared shitless

@@ireallycantdecidewhatnames4634 true and really enjoyed this cartoon any way

xD

we SHALL see

Goblins actually

@@vasya_dangersex same thing

@@arseljimmi2928 From my knowledge of D&D, a goblin is a like a pussified orc.

But he cannot pass.

More like dives into the abyss

+Sigurd Torvaldsson hahahahaha lmao

that is what it actually looks like XD

lol! just lol!

Where there's a whip whoo cha there's a way we don't wanna go to war today but the lord of lashes says nay nay nay we'll be marching all day all day all day where there's a whip there's a way

pervert.

HAHAHAHA Mushroom Head , cant stop laughing

Oooh shots fired

Hate those Sluts n Simps pay n worship them! Fckn Pathetic..

Ahahaha

mishroom head did you not see its face ahahhah..

At least THIS one isn't another stupid computer simulation.

@@TheLecherling-hu1vu 1. The Balrog's design is exceptionally well made in Jackson's films. From an art design perspective, it's the obvious winner. 2. The Balrog is a mythical creature. How the fuck are you supposed to make it look good AND believable? CGI was the best route they could take and they did it well. I'd choose that over rotoscoping a guy in a Halloween costume. Either way, I don't vehemently hate the 1978 version, and it's very understandable why they had their limits and such. BUT FOR YOU TO SAY "LOL CGI BAD" is just stupid. Grow up.

Honestly, I think both versions look pretty stupid. The one in the 2000 live action film looks to me like a rip off of the Id monster in Forbidden Planet, only with fire replacing laser energy.

@@TheLecherling-hu1vu so what should PJ have done in your opinion? Got 3 people wearing Balrog constume?

"Honestly, I was stopped by a background special effect filter. You're probably right."

Actually this is closer to books. He wasnt shouting his lungs out but said that in commanding voice

@@andyman4839 How is that a commanding voice?

@@andyman4839 It's why is works better.

Screaming your lungs out doesn't come forward as confidence really. It's like the small dogs that feel the need to bark like crazy when a bigger dog appears. The loudest I've ever screamed was when someone scared the living shit out of me once. This guy casually stating that the monster can not pass is way more badass than the screaming one in my opinion.

I can't stop laughing at this!!!

lmao

Miguel Moreno Feanor could bitch slap these wimpy Balrogs with his pinky finger.

Poor Fëanor. 😂

Same thing with Fingon

I laughed ‘till no sound came out of me!

well its prob cause they sense he is a badass and they don't want to die lol

Geralt reference

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@@Trendle222 so badass that he could have taken several dozen of them? What rubbish.

Not to mention Frodo's complete lack of an emotional reaction compared to Peter Jackson movie - he's just oh.... bye Gandalf...

@@garymcgaryson5039 you should probably be comparing it to the book not the movie that came out years later

@@tangerinetech5300 I am aware that it was a book before it was a film don't worry. :)

@@tangerinetech5300 I am well aware it was a book long before it was a film not to worry. It's simply that I have never seen this strange 70s adaptation before. ;)

Better than Ian's delivery where he's quietly mumbling

Same thing if you see someone in a bunny costume in a dark alley

HONESTLY, I find the Balrog in the more popular 2000 live action version to be kind of stupid looking too. THAT one looks to me like a rip off of the Id monster in the 1957 movie Forbidden Planet, only with fire instead of laser energy

The only scare thing in this animation is Gandalf visible fear to balrog and asking everything so calmly, he looks like a coward.

Well, at least in THIS movie its not just stupid COMPUTER SIMULATIONS like you see in every other movie made today.

Ralph Bakshi is certainly, at least, the bigger pioneer and innovator over frigging Peter Jackson. For example, creators and fans of things like Heavy Metal, Ren and Stimpy, South Park, and Futurama all owe Bakshi a debt. Now, do tell us, WHAT exactly has Jackson pioneered and influenced? .. . zilch!

While I have an appreciation for Bakshi's work, I feel this scene is very much a failure. It's not just the uncanny effect of the rotoscoping on the Balrog and the Orcs, which one may even choose to see as intentional, so as to make them see otherworldy when compared to the protagonists, but the voice acting is subpar if we have to be honest. Gandalf sounds mildly annoyed, and in regards to weight, both he and Aragorn swing their swords about like they were sticks. In fact, the scene is pretty much a perfect example of "When Rotoscoping goes Wrong": the characters all feel somewhat ethereal and weightless, detached from the background.

"You idiot, we've ALL got swords..." Oh, wait, wrong movie 😞

@@schmaulie but same example lol

I would kill to see this reanimated in the Disney style, mashing together both this and that scene from Aladdin.

Its because he was so damn demanding.

Goblins*

Omg that is every lunch supervisor at lunch reccess

video game logic

Gandalf : "You cannot pass" Balrog : "I have a hall pass" Gandalf : "Works for me, you may go" Balrog : *continues roaring after the Fellowship*

He said the magic word: “please”

LOTR : the office

The worst, had to let her experience it normally. You mended a temporary pain that needed to heal on its own. How old was she when you showed it to her? I would love to show my kid these movies but not exactly sure when. Edit: I'm a rtard and read your comment wrong. You're the best for not spoiling it :)

Best.

@@AImighty_Loaf if you watch the movie with your kids, you could start at 12-14 yrs of age depending on how sensible you judge your children to be. After all, those are really dark movies with scary monsters, brutal battles, bloody skirmishes and lots of grief and desperation. that is nothing kids could process/handle easily if they are too young. it would just give them nightmares.

Best dad, if you ask me! :D

@@AImighty_Loaf I saw them at 5 when they came out and was just fine

Well they could have, if they were at theiir full power. Read the Silmarillion and/or the Appendix for "The Lord of the Rings". The five maiar had to give up their power, because they were supposed to mobilise the people of middleearth, so humans, elves and dwarves would defeat Sauron by themselves. If Manwe and the other valar truly wanted to destroy Sauron, they would defeated him like they did with Saurons Master, Morgoth. That is why the istari appeared as old men, who were capable of some cool tricks, but they were not even close their former powerlevel.

THERE IS NO JACKSON VERSION, THERE IS ONLY TOLKIEN'S VERSION. PETER JACKSON IS AN IDIOT.

In the Silmarillion, Balrogs were described as the "generals" of Morgoth's armies of orcs. So, they may very well have communicated "I got this" to a bunch of orcs, who would have in turn recognized a balrog as a kind of mythic hero. The PJ balrog is more monster than a general. Sure, facing Godzilla would be scary, and that's what PJ's balrog is: an oversized, rampaging monster, except Godzilla can actually lead other monsters in a fight. PJ's balrog doesn't seem to know how to do even that or even recognize Gandalf as a special kind of enemy (a Maiar, the same sort of being as the balrog). The Bakshi balrog at least appears to have a kind of intelligence and deep malice to it, which is why I found it freaky as a kid an even today.

Goblins and orcs are different names for the same thing in the original Tolkien

CLAWSEWITZ 431 chill.

It could have worked fine if he had budget to make 3 movies, one out of each book

He had...only 3 million dollars from the studio to make this... Dude did GREAT with what he had to work with.

@@trumpsextratesticle8590 Ralph Bakshi's film was not made with any STUDIO involvement. It was an INDEPENDANT production made by HIS OWN COMPANY and distributed by United Artists Pictures. I actually like that it doesn't have a big Hollywood type mega-budget. I don't think it required one. I think it turned out alright without it. And I think the more modest budget was adequate and suitable for it. Just my point of view.

@@viceversar-do1cn NOTHING you said proves anything I said wrong. Matter of fact, YOUR statement is contradictory. YOU say "No production company was involved", then turn around and say his "OWN COMPANY" , "an independent production company" was involved.... LMFAO Man your generation has really been dumbed down. I feel sorry for you. SMH.

@@trumpsextratesticle8590 I said no "STUDIO" (same word you used) as in a MAJOR studio like MGM, Warner Brothers, 29th Century Fox, Universal, Paramount, or Columbia Pictures. WHAT did YOU have in mind when you used the word?

Yes, in PJ's movie a lot of things were done very very well.

*Gandalf

And appreciation for cgi

Yet you can't even spell his name right.

@@SSchithFoo You clearly liked your own post. And you're implying someone else is lame. 🖕

Then baby balrogs are born.......

Looks like a gorilla to me.

Well, you certainly can’t aptly accuse those Orcs of not being frightening and grotesque enough. This flick did THEM right at least. The Black Riders in this movie are really creepy and well-done too, I’ll note (“Sniff! sniff!! .. . sniff!”).

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@augmenautus That is exactly what it looks like to me as well.

Well, at least THIS one isn't another stupid COMPUTER SIMULATION like you see in every other movie made today.

​@@TheLecherling-hu1vuYou sound like a computer simulation yourself with that repetitive dialogue of yours.

I think they've both added wings where Tolkien never mentioned any.

Well, at least THIS one isn't another stupid COMPUTER SIMULATION like you see in every other movie made today.

HONESTLY, I find the Balrog in the 2000 version to be kind of stupid looking too. THAT one looks to me like a rip off of the Id monster in the 1957 movie Forbidden Planet, only with fire instead of laser energy

Did he fly or jump?

Glided maybe...

Its not flying, its falling with style!

Balrogs dont have real wings. None of the books actually say that they are wings. They are only a cloke of shadow. The Silmarillion goes into vague detail but its pretty explicit that they dont fly. Blah. blah. Blah.....I love this cartoon.

Well. Boeings fall out of the sky too occasionally ...

It's how it happened in the book

In the jackson one it's a warning. In this one? It sounds more like Gandalf's annoyed they've not gone yet

@@kylecarracappa2312 I think he means the tone of the voice. It sounds like he's just casually telling to somebody he's standing beside, not shouting it urgently up a crevice.

@@gurvmlk He's trying to lower the self esteem of that Balrog. He knows they can only fly when they glitter and sparkle with confidence. You have to admit she was fantastic when she first came out.

In his last breath as he's falling to his death he begs his companions to leave him behind and go. Yeah, hilarious. A killer at parties. Geez.

You can not pass, Gandalf said calmly

Yes. So what ?

Yeah! Dull surprise!

Movie Aragorn: Just stands there Animated Aragorn: Jumps and tries to save Gandalf See, I can do that too.

@@Warriorcats64 based

It looked a little like Ru Paul on the runway.

Probably had to go tinkle.

@@fornman omg 😭😭😭

It lands so daintily...

Budget wanted more harness takes, but the coke budget did not agree.

At least THIS one isn't another stupid computer simulation.

In Moria Aragon did slaughter every Orc and Troll that came close before them though. Also, the Orcs knew Balrog was coming.

@@Damacles9 the flamboyant spanish fighter with a mask and claws?

@@Tebitots "So, senor" said the Balrog calmly

I think he held a speech to Orcs in Two Towers book at Helms Deep before the fight for survival (before Gandalf came with Rohirrim forces) to save them. So gonna assume the budget, and this was best thing they could do with what they had.

@@matrix91234 yep, just before dawn on the fifth day aragorn goes onto the walls to parley with the Uruk Hai, who wish for theoden to come and fight them. eventually they breach the door of the hornburg, but theoden and his surviving rohirrim ride forth (900 out of the approx 2000 starting defenders, causing the Uruks to retreat, as Gandalf arrives with Erkenbrand's (a nonexistant character in the films) infantry to back them up. the Uruks flee into a newly created "wood" of Huorns, which are basically lesser ents, and more treelike than ents. In this wood almost all the uruks are killed trying to escape, and many others die to the infantry and cavalry of Rohan

When off duty it was a 70's heavy metal rocker.

Spitting facts

Lol

True. The balrog was the only fu

@@jblasutavario9549 Maybe he's like a penguin?

@@tiaaaron3278 A giant fire breathing penguin attacking the fellowship would have been scarier

I know he's dumb

An eagle would probably fall if you pushed it down a well... nowhere to get speed to generate lift

Classic Dark Souls.

Taryo.

Balrogs don't have wings. That's just a movie invention.

@@TolkienGeek. INCORRECT!!! The description of the Balrog in Moria from "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm", in the fifth chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring raised the question of whether Balrogs were winged. There are two references in this chapter: His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings. ...suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall...

Gandalf noticed, this is why he said to the balrog fly fool.

I prefer everything in the Jackson version. Except maybe the Ringwraiths.

@@sgtpaloogoo2811 idk the wraiths did a fantastic job if being overly terrifying when I was a kid. And I LOVE the witch king and how hrs not some arrogant nasely loser

@@Velanestar Oh yeah, that Witch King sounded like Cobra Commander through an industrial fan. Hurts to listen to and not in a good way. Definitely prefer the Jackson version. His voice is like cold venom. A breath of malice with enough depth to sink your stomach and enough of a hiss to send shivers. And I don’t mind the direction they took, keeping the design relatively consistent with the Black Riders that the entire trilogy had been using.

@@sgtpaloogoo2811 Peter Jackson doesnt have a "where there is a whip there is a way" song.

@@rustkarl and you can tell a lot of villains took inspiration from his voice later on. The Litchking is the best example I can think of- with how commanding and "broken" it sounds

I. Concur

Indeed ....that's a abomination

Yup, absolute garbage

agreed

Even the Hobbit movies were better than Rings of Power.

Well, at least THIS one isn't another stupid COMPUTER SIMULATION like you see in every other movie made today.

I think goblins are Aragorn's "favored foe". They were stunned by his commanding voice temporarily.

Mike Cronis Not to mention his +2 to both Attack and Damage rolls, since you're dropping the D&D stuff.

Rasmus Nordenstein Vigo is better.

Aragorn - "COME NO CLOSER!!" *Gobbos stop* Lead Gobbo - "Okay, yeah, that's reasonable, you completely willed us to stop following, bro"

John Hurt could stop goblins even in the role of Hazel

So not intimidating, to say the least, especially compared to the Balrog in Peter Jackson's live action version.

Because this film is rotoscoped. They animated over what was probably a guy in a really cheap costume.

Cuz he is fabulous :D

Klara Rotenmayer Seems legit.

I read this chapter a few days ago and skimming over, the only description I saw was that it looked like it was made of fire and shadow, had a mane, and I think horns. Even the wings weren't mentioned for several paragraphs.

Ohhhhhhh ooh.

And when not enough people gave him a thumbs up on his insights, Skulldini proceeded to copy and paste the same passage on every comment in the chat.

The Nazgul in this movie were so good that Peter Jackson copied them directly.

And John Hurt was Aragorn in Bakshi's movie.

Never listened to the radio play but have heard it's legendary. Will listen to it when I get a chance

I remember seeing this at the cinema when it came out. The orcs and ringwraiths scared the life out of me. Even now I think the wraiths in the animated film are more disturbing .I think it is the rotoscoping technique adding to the effectiveness of how the orcs and Ringwraith looked like humans but not quite human. I also noticed the PJ LOTR scene in Bree where the wraiths are about to bring their swords down onto the beds is very similar to the animated version. Particularly The camera angles etc. in the animated film they seem to appear out of no where which again is creepy. Shame the other books were never made by baski . I know PJ LOTR are excellent but at the time I was desperate to see more.

And still way better than Rings of Power

It's just as well they never did part 2 or 3. I don't think the world could handle that much awful. J.R.R. Tolkien had to be spinning in his grave.

Followed by Balrog forgetting he can fly and falling

And lands right in front of him. damn thought it was closer

It wasn’t flying. It was falling with style.

Maybe the balrog couldn't fly over Gandalf because of his power to stop him from passing, so he landed and decided to fight LOL

@@DennisKovacich Yeah, BAKSHI-style Weird animation that makes no sense.

Do as I say! Skill is no more use here.

This was rotoscope.

You know what's really funny is that that is kinda how this movie's production was. No more money and no more time.

@@johanharmse1789 😂😂😂

Gandalf: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered Balrog you ever set eyes on! Boromir: You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared! Gandalf: Look, that Balrog's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer! Aragorn: Get stuffed! Gandalf: He'll do you up a treat, mate. Boromir: Oh, yeah? Aragorn: You manky git! Gandalf: I'm warning you! Bilbo: What's he do? Nibble your bum? Gandalf: He's got huge, sharp... er... He can leap about. Look at the bones!

Absolutely

Someone who can think for themselves instead of jumping on internet bandwagons? Interesting.

Gandalf's just so done

He doesn't! In and of itself they were coequals. In fact as the chief servant of Irmo he stood somewhat higher in the rankings of Maia. However he and the other Istari were forbidden from using their real powers and abilities so he could only fight it as a--very well trained--magic user among elves or men could have done. This was pretty much the dregs of Melkor's corps of Balrogs also. Glorfindel had already dealt with their most powerful individual during the sack of Gondolin. This was one who ran away and hid from Eonwe and Earendil's assault on Angband during the War of Wrath. The biggest problem so far as Gandalf saw it was being temporarily taken out of the game during a critical section of the Ringbearer's mission. He knew Galadriel would look after them for a a while and make sure they made the next stage as safely as possible but he wanted to be there when the Fellowship crossed the river and entered Sauron's primary sphere of influence. Whatever his other failures Jackson portrayed Gandalf and Balrog almost perfectly.

@@morelenmir the balrog looks so unintimidating here though. Could definitely have gone with more fire, and no wings, which look like a fairy here

@@orionar2461 Would you believe the wings on a Balrog are actually an area of intense debate among Tolkien fans! Some insist they had wings, others say that they were just wrapped inside a veil of shadow that flapped and furled as if they were wings. In my opinion the very best image of a Balrog in Tolkien art is the one that Ted Naismith painted called I think just 'The Balrog'. It is given from the perspective of looking up from the floor of the bridge past Gandalf to the Balrog above and is absolutely *stunning.* I know a lot of people complain abut Bakshi's LoTR but I must have watched it scores of times when I was young and it still has a great charm for me. The weird rotoscoping of the Nazgul in particular gives them a truly strange and vivid appearance when seen in the Shadow World. Jackson was also good in parts--more in the landscape and physical settings that the actual character depictions in my opinion--although McKellen, Weaving, Blanchet, and Bloom were perfectly cast for their roles.

@@morelenmir the wings here still look un intimidating, they were like moth wings