The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring EXTENDED full reaction
Added 2025-01-22 20:38:12 +0000 UTCthis is a big chunk of a video so settle in with your tea and snacks! at the half way point I pause for a break so you have the chance to as well!! Its in watch along format so you need your own copy, theres a timer and audio cues for playing and pausing so its easier for you guys. The last 20 minutes are the rough cut of the discussion so excuse if its a bit dissorangised lol hope you enjoy!!
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I think also in one of my horror reactions I was so close to spilling ahahaah
IcedQuokka
2025-02-01 22:03:20 +0000 UTCAhahahaha!! I have not yet spat out the tea haha but I’ve come very close in a couple of friends episodes
IcedQuokka
2025-02-01 22:02:36 +0000 UTCI was genuinely worried, after intermission, when you took a sip just before Bilbo’s jump scare. Or maybe I was hoping you’d still be sipping.
John Daily
2025-01-27 01:46:56 +0000 UTCLMAOOO CUTE
IcedQuokka
2025-01-25 09:06:03 +0000 UTCI think I keep getting Saruman and Sauron confused they sound the same to me 😂😂
IcedQuokka
2025-01-25 09:05:56 +0000 UTCGirls: “I want to die peacefully in my bed at the age of 90” Boys: “I want to die just like boromir”
Sean Carroll (AOT is better than GOT)
2025-01-24 17:20:26 +0000 UTCCharacters (maybe write these down as they are all fairly important but you’ll get better next movie) Frodo - ringbearer Sam - best friend Merry - hobbit Pippin - hobbit Aragorn - heir to Gondor Gandalf - wizard Legolas - elf Gimli - dwarf Boromir - guy who died Saruman - evil wizard Bilbo- frodos caretaker Arwen - aragorns love interest Elrond - father of Arwen Galadriel - white elf Sauron - original ring creator Gollum/smeagol - feature following them
Sean Carroll (AOT is better than GOT)
2025-01-24 17:19:34 +0000 UTCreallyy?? I though most reactors would be going in super blind as well! tbh im not going in that clueless i have some knowledge from other fantasy books and dnd in terms of fantasy aspects but im def going in blind in terms of storyline LOL I am excited to learn more lore from the other movies as well
IcedQuokka
2025-01-23 11:32:13 +0000 UTCI think I enjoyed you coming to the movies not already being super well-versed on the lore. Most reactions I watch regarding the movie are from folks who either were Tolkien fans beforehand or they’re with one person who has seen the films before and are introducing it to someone who’s not. I like you’re among the few reactors who are coming in almost completely blind—aside from knowing the memes, I mean. Lol
mojo shivers
2025-01-23 08:54:42 +0000 UTCAwwww I’m sure if you give it another chance you might enjoy it! Just grab some popcorn and you’ll be fine 😂😂 thank you tho 🤍🤍🤍🤍
IcedQuokka
2025-01-23 08:50:42 +0000 UTCAlso while I was editing the video I noticed more parallels with some other media so intro to the second movie might be a bit of a discussion from this one as well hahahaahah
IcedQuokka
2025-01-23 08:50:07 +0000 UTCOoooooo ok that makes sense then!! I was like why didn’t they destroy it when bilbo had it?? But if they didn’t know at all then that was my bad hahaahahaha
IcedQuokka
2025-01-23 08:49:08 +0000 UTCOoooooo I hope you enjoy all the reactions then 🥰🥰 I feel like for me the movie was so smooth it never felt like there were extra scenes or cut weird! Honestly will have to watch theatrical one day probably hahaha
IcedQuokka
2025-01-23 08:41:16 +0000 UTCYeah that brother line is what made me cry hahahahaa like come onnnn
IcedQuokka
2025-01-23 08:39:31 +0000 UTCYeah I figured Frodo didn’t want his friends to get hurt from the ring 😭 I’m just hoping Sam can resist it
IcedQuokka
2025-01-23 08:39:03 +0000 UTCAhhhhhhh I love that!!! You can clearly see he’s not asking for greed but out of worship/appreciation, I love it 🥰🥰🥰
IcedQuokka
2025-01-23 08:37:06 +0000 UTCI have to agree with you, Boromir's death is really well-crafted and always pushes me to the edge of tears or right over it every time. When he delivers that line, "I would have followed you, my brother, my captain, my king," that's the point where you know the filmmakers know what they're doing. That line isn't from the book. From what I remember, Boromir is very silent towards the end before he dies. But this scene, those lines, are just so cinematic that you can't help but feel more for Boromir's tragic fate.
mojo shivers
2025-01-23 06:39:26 +0000 UTCI also must mention Galadriel's gift to Gimli, my favorite scene in the movie. It doesn't have much bearing to the story at hand, but the lore is deep. Galadriel's beauty, and the color of her hair, are legendary. "It was golden like the hair of her father and of her foremother Indis, but richer and more radiant, for its gold was touched by some memory of the starlike silver of her mother, and the Eldar said that the light of the Two Trees, Laurelin and Telperion, had been snared in her tresses". Thousands of years ago, Feanor, one of the greatest elves of all time, asked Galadriel for a strand of her hair, possibly to craft it into something of great beauty and/or power. Galadriel refused him. Three times. She could see into his heart and saw that he was guided by greed. Now we have Gimli who asked her for one strand of her hair. She gives him three. Galadriel could see that Gimli was not guided by greed. So here is Galadriel giving a dwarf of all people, such a precious gift. Legolas smiles when Gimli tells him, because Legolas understands the significance of this gift, especially with the current strained relationship between elves and dwarves. The entire gift giving scene, the daggers, the rope, the hair, etc. is cut from the theatrical version. Such a crime.
Negative
2025-01-23 04:34:41 +0000 UTCJust finished, glad you made it through! The first thing I'll mention is the filming location. All 3 movies were filmed at the same time, all entirely in New Zealand. All the mountains, everything. Also a little bit about wizards. Magic in this universe is not flashy, it's more subtle. A wizard's duty is to guide and encourage others. So you won't see wizards turn people into rabbits or casting crazy spells like in Harry Potter or something. Galadriel is not really an "elf witch". That term came from Gimli, a dwarf, and since dwarves are not on good terms with elves, Galadriel is probably a source of rumor and fear among them. Many people are surprised when Frodo announces his intention to leave in the scene at the end with Aragorn, but that is the result of his conversation with Galadriel. She mentions that one by one the ring will destroy the members of the fellowship, and Frodo says "I know what I must do. It's just, I'm afraid to do it". He is talking about leaving the fellowship. Boromir is one of favorite characters and his death still hits me. I'm glad you understood his situation that he was being corrupted by the ring, and is not an evil person. Some people think he is a bad guy. Boromir is a great man, with honor and a love for his people. He just happened to be the first to fall to the ring.
Negative
2025-01-23 04:22:55 +0000 UTCI normally don't like full reactions except for exemplary films or shows. It just eats up so much time over the YouTube/truncated reactions. But this is an exemplary set of films so I'm actually taking the time to watch along with this reaction because I have a feeling it's going to be a great reaction. You always have such a unique take on elements that most people don't point out so I'm counting on more of those insights going forward. -- First great line--(Speaking of Gandalf) "I feel bad for him. His boss is just as an asshole." That's a great summation of Saruman. Saruman the White, Middle Earth's biggest asshole. lol -- I think the length is good, even coming from someone who has seen the theatrical release more than the extended version. I mean--I can definitely see where they stitched on the extra scenes and extended out the conversations. But even then it never feels extraneous. If anything, it provides a lot of nuance to characters and developments that didn't have it originally. I also like how some of the scenes tie all the films together more fluidly. I get motivations more and I love how they shade in all the races and kingdoms involved in Middle Earth. You definitely get more information, background or otherwise. All in all, I'm seriously considering upgrading my copies of the theatrical versions to the extended versions as this is probably only my second or third time through these extended cuts.
mojo shivers
2025-01-23 02:53:56 +0000 UTCJust got to the halfway point and wanted to mention a few things. First off, great reaction so far, so glad you're watching this. Also glad you're aware of when these books were written, so many people think LotR borrowed from other movies or books, not realizing how long ago they were written, and most fantasy is built on the foundation of LotR. A lot of people go into it being familiar with Harry Potter, and will make the connection with Gandalf and Dumbledore, and how the ring is basically a Horcrux. Also good call on realizing that the ring is compelling Frodo to put it on. A lot of people get frustrated with Frodo, "why is he putting the ring on?!"... But as you see, the ring is trying to be found. You mentioned early on that you thought Bilbo was going on a final trek, and if it was something that all hobbits do. Hobbits are not adventurous people. The fact that Bilbo went on adventures at all makes him stand out among the hobbits (and why the other hobbits think he's odd). All the adventures he mentioned, or are talked about (how he found the ring in gollum's cave, the dragon, the trolls turning to stone) all take place in The Hobbit, which was written before LotR. Also the entire beginning where Bilbo is introducing us to The Shire and The Hobbits, is completely cut from the theatrical version. As is Frodo and Sam coming across the Wood Elves in the forest. The other main thing I wanted to mention is that neither Gandalf nor Bilbo knew the ring was "the" ring. The ring has been missing for 3,000 years. They just thought Bilbo had found a magic ring that turns him invisible (there are many magic rings). Gandalf was starting to suspect something, however. When Gandalf leaves the ring with Frodo after Bilbo's birthday party, he goes to do research. This is a very quick scene in the film, but in the books he is actually gone for 17 years by the time he returns and informs Frodo that the ring is actually the One Ring.
Negative
2025-01-23 01:51:52 +0000 UTCI wish I was a LOFTR fan lol but for the life of me I couldn't get into them well actually I only watched the first ten/fifteen minutes of the first one and then I felt bored lol never went back, but I hope for the ones who do enjoy it I hope they enjoy your reaction as well! Maybe one day I'll watch them when I start my own reaction channel lol but btw you look adorable in your little elf ears and costume! 😁😂
dieselbeast
2025-01-23 01:21:56 +0000 UTC
