Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of The Ring (EXTENDED EDITION) FULL REACTION (unedited)
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Since you enjoyed this movie so much, I’m surprised you want to wait so long before you watch the second one in the trilogy. I believe you said you purchased this extended version through iTunes. I would recommend that you look through the extras that come with the video. There is quite a lot of material, much of it coming from the extended version DVDs that were extremely popular because of all their added information about the making of the movie. But since the music is one of the highlights for you, if you go into the extras for this iTunes movie and look under the section called appendix two, you will find a video specifically about the soundtrack. The soundtrack truly is a masterpiece. It looks like people already left information about many of your questions, such as the Eagles, and why there was significance to Galadriel gifting Gimli a gift of her hair. In the book, Sam actually appreciates his gift of the rope, because he was complaining throughout the trip that he had forgotten to bring some. As elvish rope, it had some special properties. Also, Galadriel was testing herself to see if she was strong enough to resist the Ring. That is why she said she passed the test. She is the bearer of one of the three elven ring. No, Aragorn is not wearing a ring of power. But he is wearing a ring that has historical significance in the story. You were correct at the end that Aragorn took on Boromir’s arm braces. He wears them for the remainder of the trilogy. I think this was absolutely Sean Bean’s best death scene. It wrapped up his arc in the movie in a beautiful way with the my brother, my captain, my king dialogue. also, if you are interested in learning more about the various things that went into the making of the movie, as far as force, perspectives, models, and various tricks that they used, you will find a fair amount of information about that on the extras that come with the iTunes version of the movie.
Blackeyedlily
2025-09-25 07:12:37 +0000 UTCI stayed four seconds ahead all through the first disc, but once I changed discs I was having to pause-check my play-speed to get his reactions in sync because the time for the second half starts back over from zero even as his counter continued unchanged to the end.
Marguerite McBee
2025-08-28 15:18:50 +0000 UTCI watched the two halves of the movie separately, so I only just watched Moria onward as of today, but I was cackling when he was so relieved Gandalf was okay. XD And then how the tables turned regarding Boromir's last moments. "I hated his guts five minutes ago" had me laughing through my tears. It was delightful seeing the story through new eyes.
Marguerite McBee
2025-08-28 15:14:13 +0000 UTCThis trilogy made me who I am today, so happy to see someone reacting to it for the first time😆😆🤩🤩 it's a timeless masterpiece and I am praying that you watch it all and The Hobbit trilogy as well if you're up to it. Thank you for taking the time to see this amazing movie🎬
Caila G
2025-08-14 02:13:00 +0000 UTCAlso, my favorite behind the scenes is the big-atures. They built in a smaller scale the full sets of many major locations (miniatures so elaborate that they end up too big to call mini) so that shots like those of Isengard (which answers your question of 'how did they make that shot?' because it wasn't just CGI) and Rivendell could be practical shots. These films did use CGI, but it was to enhance practical props, and that's what gives it weight. (And that's the greatest failing of the Hobbit, which relied too heavily on CGI) I've said it elsewhere, but I'll say it here, too - if I could time travel, the one place I'd like to go is to New Zealand when they were filming this because I would love to have been in the Weta Workshop. The effort that went into creating immaculate costumes, props, sets, and so forth is astounding, and I wish I could've been part of that.
Marguerite McBee
2025-08-12 13:08:05 +0000 UTCI literally was like "welcome to the age old internet debate" the moment he came up with the eagles method. XD
Marguerite McBee
2025-08-12 13:03:45 +0000 UTCI'm stopping halfway at 2:28:58 because your last pause synced up perfectly with the end of disc 1 of the DVD Extended Edition. I'm so excited to watch this with you. I haven't played any WoW, but it's fun hearing you mention how much it has in common with the themes of LotR. I also enjoy hearing how impressed you are by the cinematic composition of the film and its score. I grew up not only watching the film, but also a large portion of the behind-the-scenes, so if no one else has mentioned it, they had a number of individuals with dwarfism acting as body doubles for wider shots, and they used other tricks for close ups (you might be impressed by how they filmed Frodo and Gandalf in the wagon and Gandalf in Bilbo's entry hallway).
Marguerite McBee
2025-08-12 13:02:16 +0000 UTCGlad somebody brought up the explanation that the eagles are, like, their own intelligent culture & not just Gandalf's ride. It's such a running joke about the movies though. 🤣 EVERYBODY the first time they see the movies is like "but why are they WALKING?" My favorite Extended Edition bit is Gimli rizzing up Galadriel & getting three strands of her hair for his Lothlorien parting gift. Gimli is very much treated as comic relief in the movies (no socks etc.) but he's not known as "Gimli Elf-Friend" for nothing! Guy's got mad diplomacy & is known to be incredibly poetic & well-spoken! A proper Dwarf Lord of the line of Durin! And the whole hair-strand thing (without getting too into the actual Deep Lore of the books) is basically that Galadriel once refused the Great King of the Elves strands of her hair, because even if he was The Best Elf(TM)(TM) he was also full of hubris & made a bunch of cursed-ass jewelry that roundabout-ly ended up bringing about the end of the First Age. So it's really funny to have Legolas be like "Hey Gimli what was your gift?" "Oh she gave me some of her hair" and just KNOW that Legolas probably entered an entirely silent, internal elven crash-out about the Implications IMMEDIATELY.
amBarthes
2025-08-07 05:05:42 +0000 UTCYOU ASKED ONE OF MY FAVORITE QUESTIONS!! 33:32 so Middle Earth is our earth now, ignoring recorded fossil history. the time of Bilbo's birthday is the year TA 3001, Frodo doesn't leave the Shire until 3018; though in the movies it all essentially takes place in 3018. some folks think the end of the 3rd movie(3021) is around 15,000 BC our time, though that's just a guesstimate to my knowledge. so this takes place Ages before our current day and time. There's not much in the way of industrial revolution bc the elder races are fine with where they've progressed to, and the shorter lived races are about in their medival times.
Kit Eames
2025-08-05 21:59:41 +0000 UTCI am so glad you watched this movie! I know they're long, but this trilogy is so iconic and beloved. In the balrog scene that fire was a cgi effect that was created FOR THIS MOVIE and for a movie made so long ago, what CGI is there still holds up for the most part. I also reccomend looking up some of the behind the scenes stuff that used to be on the DVDs, I'm sure you can find them on youtube. Some good stuff, seeing how things were made, makeup and cast stuff. Just fun and informative. Just wait until all three movies, cause they have spoilers. And yes, for context, the ring is addictive. Thats why Bilbo was the way he was, he had held the ring for years and it had a hold on him, even after being apart from it in Rivendell, he wanted it back. It's a big plot point. Also, fun fact, in the book, the time between Bilbo's birthday and Frodo leaving the shire is actually YEARS. 17 years to be exact.
Thistle
2025-07-28 20:12:45 +0000 UTCSo I’ll be honest, look up a lot of the behind the scenes stuff for fun. They did a lot of the height difference scenes with the hobbits using cool forced perception on sets and clever camera angles. There was cgi in this movie but a massive chunk was done practically and with a HUGE number of extras
Thistle
2025-07-27 18:53:38 +0000 UTCGo, sockless Gimli, go 100k!
Balazs Foldes
2025-07-27 14:22:38 +0000 UTCthis is such a fun watch for today! Thank you very much, Casper and Machel. I am synching to my extended edition DVDs. Now, of course, I have some playback speed issues (EU vs US regions, PAL vs NTSC, whatever), European region playback speed is sometimes a little faster than US playback speed (different frame rates used to cause a potential 6:5 speed difference in analogue times). With digital streaming, you would think this is irrelevant, but no. Especially with older, analogue movies converted to digital formats differently in different streaming service providers, it will play at different speeds in different countries. So, I think I'm about 2.5 seconds off from (ahead of) Casper every minute. Not great, not terrible, I've had that someitmes with other movie reactors, too. You just gotta pause every minute or so for a few second, and watch out for good clues in Casper's background audio or the reflections of light from his screen to capture good synching points. Really, like finding a save game spot in adventure games, a little extra fun for you!
Balazs Foldes
2025-07-27 08:42:39 +0000 UTCThe books are amazing! The way Tolkien builts his world is exceptional. It took me a while to get into the style though - it is written VERY different to what we are used to... like, the first half of Fellowship took me a week to get through. The next week? I finished the remaining 2,5 books - just couldn't put them down!
PumpkinSparks
2025-07-27 07:42:04 +0000 UTCI wouldn't say Boromir is greedy. He is a noble, courageous, and compassionate man- but also a desperate one. you'll get a better view of Gondor's situation in the other two movies, but even here you have Boromir describing how Gondor is the main line of defense against Mordor- "by the blood of our people are your lands kept safe." he also describes how he feels pressure to step up and be the guiding light of his kingdom as his father begins to fail. so Boromir is desperate for any sign of salvation for his people, which makes him particularly vulnerable to the Ring as it preys upon that desperation and twists to its own agenda. the danger of the Fellowship isn't just in one person, Frodo's fear (and Gandalf's and Galadriel's, too,) is that the Ring will corrupt anyone who's even in close proximity to it.
Beckerini
2025-07-27 06:24:23 +0000 UTCI grew up watching these movies and finally last year I read the books and honestly I hope you read the books one day because they’re excellent
Gecko Dmitrievich-Shcherbatskaya
2025-07-26 13:52:37 +0000 UTC"Why didn't they use the eagles" is a common misconception for movie only watchers (and a lot of people who have read the books...) It's never explained in the movies and I will not go into detail (that would be quite an essay), but generally the eagles are their own free beings - they have their own agenda, and are not at Gandalfs beck and call. They will occasionally help him due to a respect and friendship with him, but always on their own accord.
PumpkinSparks
2025-07-26 12:28:57 +0000 UTCI'm so happy you liked it! It is amazing how the movie holds up visually considering how old it is. Peter Jackson made the very wise choice of using as much actual props, practical effects, built sets, etc as possible and only enhancing it with CGI when necessary. And it shows! Everything just feels real and lived in Some fun tidbits of the first movie: - when you see the fellowship wandering, a lot of those area they shot at were crazy remote. So they had a base camp where they got ready and then wear brought to the shooting location via helicopter - that is everyone but Sean Bean. Apparently he was terrified of flying in those things and hiked to set every morning in full Boromir getup - the elves were super crazy to cast, because in the books they are described with having an ethereal beauty. So they basically had to get all the models... - that scene at the end when the Uruk-Hai throws a blade at Aragorn and he deflects it? That was real and not planned. The actor playing the Uruk-Hai couldn't see too well through his prothetics and accidentally threw the knife exactly at Viggo, who reacted quickly, deflected it with the sword, and kept on with the scene. That was just real life bad assery!!!
PumpkinSparks
2025-07-26 12:21:28 +0000 UTCI’m so glad you’re watching this. I am a huuuge LOTR fan. Both movies, books and all media about it. I get so much joy watching someone see it for the first time and see the beauty and wonder of Middle Earth!
TheLadyAuthor
2025-07-26 03:09:11 +0000 UTC
