Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King - Movie Reaction!
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You guys should watch some behind the scenes! It’s fascinating and well edited
Ben
2025-04-29 06:30:47 +0000 UTCThe One Ring shows you what you want most, offers you enough power to get it, and then corrupts that desire for Evil. It did try corrupting Sam, when in the books he had to become a Ring-bearer for a short time. There's something about hobbits though - what they call hobbit-sense. I think it could have corrupted Sam if he'd had to wear it more than a couple of times. He was also not as knackered at the time as Frodo was, which helped. Sam had enough sense to realise that what he was shown - becoming the most extraordinary gardener of all time, people working for him, and fame and glory - was just plain silly. He didn't want to be in charge of the biggest and most beautiful garden, he wanted to be buried up to his elbows in his own garden.
Hazel Angus
2024-11-28 13:21:44 +0000 UTCalso very late, but the making of is really really good
Marinda
2024-02-23 16:12:25 +0000 UTCI know what you mean, although I love Film Faramir too. He really is a deeply honourable man. Given what he's up against in the film, and what we know the Ring is capable of, I feel that he can be forgiven a short lapse in judgement. When he understands his mistake, he immediately tries to make it right by letting them go, even though his life might end as a consequence. He knows that he'll get no leniency from Denethor just because he's his son, far from it. Book Faramir, who I also love, didn't really get tested. It was just a Big Nope from the off, which is amazing but surprising, given how much Men struggle with it. Film Faramir wanted it, got very tempted, almost fell into darkness but then actively chose to give it up.
Hazel Angus
2023-08-05 15:59:36 +0000 UTCI know it's been a while, but pleaseeee do the behind the scenes!
Martin
2023-07-30 16:39:28 +0000 UTCWe musttt get a behind the scenes reaction
Rory smith
2023-07-25 04:17:24 +0000 UTCAnother vote for behind the scenes, you guys! ALL the things you commented on from the first to the last, they are probably all covered. All of them. How did they do this, how did they make Frodo so much smaller than Gandalf? How on earth did they do the handover of Gandalf's hat and staff from Gandalf to Bilbo? Rob, I saw you watching that moment intently. Must be green screen but so well done, you said. Trin, you gasped over the beauty of Moria, the miles of corridors, stairs, archways and that huge hall of pillars. Rivendell, obviously not real but gorgeous, you said. All of these things... when you see how they were done, it may actually be more impressive than you ever imagined. This comment is probably one of the few times that a crazed fan says something that sounds hyperbolic but it actually isn't.
Hazel Angus
2023-05-28 19:29:57 +0000 UTCI just rewatched these today as I was sick home from work. You should definitely watch the behind the scenes for this!!!
Landon DuVall
2023-04-06 02:36:14 +0000 UTCPut me down as someone else who would love to watch the behind the scenes content with you. There's hours and hours of it with the Extended Edition set, and it's awesome. Really captures the magic of the whole process. Even if you don't watch it on Patreon, you should watch it on your own time, it's excellent.
Joel P
2023-04-02 17:54:38 +0000 UTCI'm just about as big of a Tolkien snob/purist as they come, and I have never understood why people got so upset over Tom Bombadil being cut from the movies. He's a very interest character, but he is in no way essential to the story, and his inclusion would only serve to confuse the audience and slow down the pacing of the film. The real travesty, the real crime made against the books in Jackson's adaptation, is what they did to the character of Faramir. He's so far removed from what he is in the books that he's practically a whole other character entirely. I still love these movies, but the butchering of Faramir is the big black stain on them, in my opinion.
Joel P
2023-04-02 13:41:07 +0000 UTCPlease do the reactions to the making of! I honestly got your Patreon just for this trilogy, and would love to see them! Can't wait for the Hobbit either!!
Jessicah Layfield
2023-01-16 05:40:17 +0000 UTCHaving seen your reactions on YouTube I went ahead and join the Patreon to see your full reactions to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I think it would be wonderful if you could react to the behind the scenes videos. And I see that someone has already left you a link to where you can find a playlist of those on YouTube. I would highly recommend watching that playlist. You can find all sorts of versions of people putting parts of the stuff up on YouTube. But if you don’t want to purchase the extended version DVDs, then this is the best option to get the full thing. I would also strongly recommend that you all consider reading the books as much as you enjoyed these movies. I know you mentioned being familiar with a game version of Lord of the Rings, but I think that so many of the questions that you posed about the lore of the story while watching these movies would be best answered through reading the books. And as you kept commenting on how wonderful the actual story is, it is only that way because of the exceptional source material of the books. There are many things that I would love to expand on and answer in regards to some of your questions. But I am going to focus on your reaction to Frodo leaving with the Elves at the end. While Tolkien was always very firm about the fact that this story is not directly drawn from any version of real world history, I think it is important to keep in mind how important his personal experience with World War I was. He lost a great number of his childhood friends in that war as well as sustaining personal injuries. And for the rest of his life he encountered plenty of people from his generation who were permanently altered by that war, whether physically, mentally or both. Also his faith as a devout Catholic was a very important aspect of his life. And so I interpret Frodo leaving with the elves as something similar to an individual who had PTSD. He was both mentally and physically scarred by his experience with the Ring. And as he told Sam, they had saved the Shire, but not for him. Tolkien similarly felt that some wars are worth fighting. But some of the people who take part in the battle never recover enough to enjoy the subsequent victory. In the Undying Lands that Frodo was journeying to he would be able to actually heal. Which you might equate to some form of afterlife if you look at it from Tolkien’s religious perspective. I also think you would be glad to know that in the appendices of the books, there are actually a couple of additional ships that journey to the Undying Lands after the end of this story. And so eventually Sam is reunited with Frodo after a long life with his wife and children. The way they explained it is that anyone who had been a ringbearer for any length of time was given the choice to go to the Undying Lands. And Sam did carry the Ring, if only for a very short time. Of course that option didn’t include Sméagol. But I also think that you can see in the end how important it was for him to be in the story. Frodo didn’t have the will to destroy the ring by himself in the end. So Sméagol‘s role in its destruction was critical. Go back and listen to how Gandalf points out how important the pity of Bilbo was in not killing Sméagol, especially when Frodo is telling him that he wished that Bilbo had killed him when he had a chance.
Blackeyedlily
2023-01-14 08:08:45 +0000 UTCThere's a playlist in youtube of all the appendices for all 3 movies https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRzqXH8K0HzHLIkb6g9PcXtaKBpFpomPB
TisyuPaper
2023-01-10 14:27:32 +0000 UTCYes please on the making of. All the behind the scenes chapters from the extended dvds are fascinating. It's also heartwarming to see how from every aspect of making these movies, they had an amazing crew who dedicated almost a decade of their lives to it.
TisyuPaper
2023-01-10 14:25:57 +0000 UTCThe "making of" stuff for the LOTR trilogy is indeed worth a watch. I'd certainly be interested in your reaction to it.
LOTR4ever
2023-01-10 11:35:38 +0000 UTCThe filming was only 12 months I believe.
Paul Martin
2023-01-10 06:31:27 +0000 UTCNot sure when but we will be watching The Hobbit for sure 😊
Take a Ticket
2023-01-04 10:22:07 +0000 UTCI cried almost the whole way through as well. These movies are amazing. Hitting all the feels. Will you be watching the Hobbit Movies?
Angela
2023-01-04 10:19:49 +0000 UTCPirates of the Caribbean someday?
Count Monte-Cristo
2022-12-31 10:05:58 +0000 UTCI cried even more frequently than you guys lol. And half of it was because I was crying with you. Way to go, guys haha. Wonderful reactions!
Allie Aalto
2022-12-21 22:16:21 +0000 UTCrings of power doesn't make sense and is bad on it's own, doesn't need to be compared to the books for it to achieve that
Mr Rys
2022-12-21 05:01:31 +0000 UTCEventually yes, we wanna have a break from LOTR stuff for a bit cause not everyone enjoys it so nice to mix it up <3 we 100% plan on watching The Hobbit though cause we need more 😂
Take a Ticket
2022-12-20 15:12:22 +0000 UTCDo you guys plan to watch The Hobbit atfer this?
Erna Gustiawati
2022-12-20 15:08:37 +0000 UTCI have no idea if this is true or if its confirmed somewhere in the written lore, but my interpretation of that very first scene with Smeagol and Deagol finding the ring isn't just that Smeagol was very susceptible to its influence, but also that because the ring had been laying untouched for three thousand years at that point, it had sort of been stewing and gathering evil energy all that time, however you want to call it. And when the two riverfolk hobbits find it, the ring isn't taking the risk of being forgotten again, so it unleashes all that evil to seduce the two of them. And Smeagol being the more susceptible of the two ends up going down harder than Deagol (though he notably does fight too). At least, the very intensified sound effects of the ring during that scene make me feel that is the case. And the great concentration of evil kind of goes to explain the extreme changes that he goes through. Almost like getting some kind of huge dose magical evil radiation all at once, whereas by the time Bilbo gets the ring, the evil isn't so concentrated anymore, so its just a slow gradual thing instead.
Uga Engelhart
2022-12-19 22:49:18 +0000 UTCGood spot Rob…..it was Bret McKenzie from flight of the concords as he is from New Zealand where they filmed them.
William Taylor
2022-12-19 18:59:48 +0000 UTCAbsolutely agree with everything you said!
ln_wanderbooks
2022-12-19 11:21:25 +0000 UTCThe making of features are longer than the 12 hour films themselves and are extremely good. I'd watch a reaction for sure.
Louis Marti
2022-12-19 08:32:28 +0000 UTCYou should definitely watch the cast reunion they did on youtube during covid quarantine, one zoom to rule them all : https://youtu.be/l_U0S6x_kCs
Célia Boisson
2022-12-19 08:32:07 +0000 UTCRob : making of ? Me: Yes please
Aura C
2022-12-19 01:16:25 +0000 UTCRob: "I've got no more tears!" RotK final hour: "heh"
Ryan Skinner
2022-12-18 22:34:02 +0000 UTCYeah I will be willing to watch making of it with you guys
Goldcrusty
2022-12-18 21:28:56 +0000 UTCI loved the books and read them many times before the movies were made, but IMO this is a rare case of the movie adaptation improving on the books. PJ, Fran and Philippa agonized over every change they made and I loved every decision, including eliminating Tom Bombadil. I disliked this section of the books, because Tom seemed more like a character from a childrens fairy tale, and his supernaturally flippant dismissal of the ring only served to undermine the whole premise of the ring’s supposed all-consuming evil power.
Linda Cannarsa
2022-12-18 21:10:42 +0000 UTCLove your emotional reaction! I saw this movie eight times in theaters when it came out (theatrical version was about 3 hours 45 minutes) and I’ve seen it dozens of times since and cry all the way through every time! Yes, please watch the making-of documentaries for Patreon, they are above and beyond the usual stuff you see in dvd extras.
Linda Cannarsa
2022-12-18 20:53:58 +0000 UTCI second this! I'd totally watch their reaction to all of that.
HurleyBird
2022-12-18 20:15:45 +0000 UTClmao, like this I can't actually see the people judging me :P
Take a Ticket
2022-12-18 19:08:03 +0000 UTCRob: I'm glad I didn't watch this in the theater, I would have felt so ashamed..... Nope - you're definitely safer posting this on the internet for the world to see lol
Weird Magic
2022-12-18 18:14:50 +0000 UTCAbout Frodo and why he had to leave and in general understanding Frodo more...there's something I wrote up about it for my IG (for me, I spoke in relation to chronic illness as that's something I battle and understand Frodo bc of that) and I can't seem to share the pictures here, but I can share the link. It has about 7 slides. Frodo post: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkyKKxrO8Af/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D Hope maybe that sheds some perspective on why he had to leave the Shire. I at first didn't really get it, but reading the books and going deeper into the lore helped, and what really helped me get it most was my experiences with chronic illness and then going back into the lore after having gone through decades of chronic illness. UPDATED BTW: oh also, all the ring bearers were allowed into the Undying Lands. Sam was a ringbearer for a short time. So, after Sam's wife passes, he went to the Undying Lands as well. And after Aragorn passed away, Legolas goes to the Undying Lands and he brings Gimli with him. It's just beautiful.
Chrissy
2022-12-18 15:39:20 +0000 UTCThis was so amazing! I will comment more things later, but YES please please do reactions to the behind the scenes!!!!! AH! But you have to react to the ones that are in the Extended Edition DVD box sets, and they're called The Appendices.There"s two discs of Appendices per film, so all in all there's 6 discs worth of Appendices (behind the scenes). You do have to make sure they're called Appendices and from the Extended Edition set because the theatrical releases do have some minor behind the scenes, not well put together, doens't take you through the journey, and they're not at all to compare to the masterpiece that is the Appendices. Watch them in order bc going through them is truly a chronological journey in and of itself. They are the best behind the scenes ever made for any films and calling them behind the scenes seems to not be good enough. They are top notch documentaries and are essentially like a mastercalss in the arts before masterclass existed. I chose to study film because of those Appendices. The Appendices are famous among the fandom and the fandom tends to watch them as regularly if not even more than the films themselves. At least I do. They are their own journey and 1000% worth it. And you are right that the cast & crew grew close to each other and you'll feel that fellowship bond even behind the scenes. I've been dying for some reactors to FINALLY react to the Appendices but no one has yet and I would LOVE you guys to do this! And I think bc you're used to TV show reactions, it works bc you'll probably have to space these out more. Honestly, I would be more hyped for your reactions to The Appendices than the Hobbit ha! But I'm here for both! The LOTR fandom will be with you all the way if you react to those Appendices. They are very well loved.
Chrissy
2022-12-18 15:28:44 +0000 UTCWhen I first watched this trilogy I used to like Merry, Pippin and Sam way more than Frodo because of Frodo being unable to let go of the ring and for being manipulated by Gollum but over time I’ve come to absolutely love Frodo for his flaws and I love how bittersweet the ending is knowing that Frodo just isn’t the same anymore and doesn’t feel like he belongs in the Shire. My favourite line in this film has to be when Gollum says ‘Smeagol lied’ meaning that even the ‘good’ side of Gollum is now just fully lost to the ring too and he’s just pure evil now.
Luke Fitton
2022-12-18 14:46:51 +0000 UTCYes to the making of and behind the scenes!!!
ln_wanderbooks
2022-12-18 14:03:35 +0000 UTCThank you very much, my Sunday is saved :D You should really watch some sort of behind the scenes compilation though, it's really worth it!
Eisbär
2022-12-18 13:07:06 +0000 UTCThese three films took 10 years to make so yeah the cast went through quite the journey together. Re the Hobbit as long as you go in without the high expectations of LOTR i imagine you'll have a good time. They were meant to be two films directed by Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson didn't want to direct again, but studio wanted it to be as big as Lord of the Rings despite the source material being about 1/8th the length so the two films were rewritten to be a trilogy. Del Toro left, and Peter Jackson had to reluctantly take up the reigns, and unlike LOTR was a much quicker and tougher production and didn't have the wealth of source material to pack tthe three movies like LOTR. It wasn't my cup of tea but plenty swear there's plenty of good in there and you knowing it has its issues will hopefully allow you to appreciate the best of the movies more.
lemmy
2022-12-18 12:29:08 +0000 UTCJust a few quickish things.. It's all the ring bearers who get to go on the ships at the end, so that means Bilbo and Frodo get to go, because they bore the ring..And I believe Sam goes but much later on, because he also bore the Ring for that short time in Mordor..Also Legolas takes Gimli with him when he leaves for Valinor.. I think you perfectly nailed it on the head when you said that you can put in all the fancy CGI and effects into something but it's the Story that ultimately matters the most..Remember that when you watch The Hobbit trilogy and if you watch the Rings Of Power..I have my gripes with both of those and even with some of the things in the LOTR trilogy but if the Story is ultimately well written and good, then the changes that are made from the source materials become less important..As long as you are still honoring what the author wrote, keeping with his themes and designs.. Can't wait for your Hobbit reactions, they are good but much more flawed movies, with in my opinion way too much extra bloat in them, but one can still find enjoyment in them, regardless.. (I can go the whole Return Of The King, 4 hours, without tearing up until Gandalf leaves..That always breaks me, cause he's the best..)
Superpotroast
2022-12-18 12:20:56 +0000 UTCYeah I'd watch the hell out of making of
lemmy
2022-12-18 12:17:31 +0000 UTCPerfect timing for my evening, I'm going to make dinner and enjoy the movie and the waterworks that come with it, because if they don't come from you I know they will from me 😭 😂
ln_wanderbooks
2022-12-18 09:25:35 +0000 UTCTwo towers was the beginning of motion capture as we know it now, the reason it looked like Gollum from the get go is because it was! Andy Serkis did all the motion capture for gollum in Two Towers and ROTK
Michael
2022-12-18 08:34:08 +0000 UTCIt's sunday morning here, it's going to be a good day ! I have enjoyed watching these movies again after some years, but your amazement is something truly nice to see, and I have no doubt it's the same for this one haha Let's go !
roncelune
2022-12-18 07:47:06 +0000 UTCAll I'll say is that if you (hopefully) watch The Rings of Power, remember how people were madly criticizing the Jackson movies for not following the books and how they were incredible regardless. I have my nitpicks for both but ultimately the changes don't matter much.
Louis Marti
2022-12-18 07:35:40 +0000 UTCWell, this was a nice thing to wak eup to~
Pepe-G
2022-12-18 07:30:02 +0000 UTCOne of the best movies of all time ! Let's Gooo
Tristan
2022-12-18 07:17:57 +0000 UTCHelll yesss I was sitting here bored as all hell!
Annie Bonz
2022-12-18 07:15:53 +0000 UTC
