The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) {Part 1} | First Time Watching | Movie Reaction
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Fun fact: Christopher Lee who played Saruman fought in WW2 and during filming when he gets stabbed in the back the director told him to scream in agony and Christopher Lee said “you’ve never killed a man have you? There’s no air in their lungs and they can’t scream.” And everyone was instantly terrified 😂😂😂
I heard it was more like "Thats not what a man whos stabbed in the back sounds like, it's more of a gasp as they can't draw breathe" which implied he's seen someone killed like that. He was RAF liason to the SOE so was basically helping special forces around the Mediterranian
And then Christopher Lee kicked a helmet, but he broke his toe and screamed, but the scream was so good they used it to dub in when Aragorn kicked a helmet earlier, so that was a real scream from someone hurting their toe. You learn a lot of facts like this that people always post in comments.
@@JWar- Aragorn used the scream to knock a thrown knife out of the air!
@@JWar- You're misremembering a scene from Harry Potter, when Ron pulls a gun to shoot a swordsman while they're taking Hermione away in a basket.
Yes, watch the Mad Lads episode. The guy had one of the most interesting stories ever.
The sequence of the beacons of Gondor being lit one after another is still one of the finest cinematic experiences I ever had.
That’s also when Gondor’s theme music (motif) is at its fullest and richest throughout. It’s complete musically
Mine too! So amazing in the theater!
Somebody called it “This is why you have ears!”
It always amuses me though, thinking about the poor fellows who gotta trek up these mountains to stand watch "just in case".
@@FrenchieQc - And how long do they have to stay up there? How often are they relieved?
Fun Fact: Saruman (Christopher Lee) was the only member of the production who actually met J. R. R. Tolkien.
Also, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) was allowed to use a real steel sword and did his own stunts, which is why I think he's the most badass actor I've seen in a film out of the character.
I also think it’s really cool that he speaks around seven different languages, which meant the elvish was probably quite easy for him.
Christopher lee had one of the most interesting life in modern time.
I agree that Viggo is the peak of badassery! Right alongside Keanu.❤🔥
Christopher Lee was also in WW2 and saw close hand to hand combat. He corrected Peter Jackson on what it sounds like when someone gets stabbed in the back for real.
@@marc789 his metal christmas album is freakin epic
When BJ says "We haven't seen this before" about Minas Tirith, you actually have. They just didn't tell you what it was. When Gandalf goes to read about the One Ring in the first movie and you see him in that tiny dark room surrounded by scrolls, he's actually IN Minas Tirith. There's a blink-and-you-miss-it moment where you see him riding in on Shadowfax.
It wasn't until I read the book that I realized that.
"I'll never eat sushi again" had me laughing up a storm!
Cool detail too: in old folklore, ghosts couldn't go outside of their graves unless the graves were broken up or disturbed. So by breaking open the tombs, the Army of the Dead can now finally march to protect Gondor like they were supposed to!
This is a d@mn good detail!!!!!
And they can't walk through walls unless there used to be a door there.
Not these guys, obviously
But I do miss OG horror!
Is that why there are so many concrete slabs in the cemetery at my ciry
Winner of 11 Oscars including Best Picture.
Steven Spielberg presented the envelope and said "And the winner for Best Picture goes to... it's a clean sweep! Lord Of The Rings: Return Of The King!"
And so well deserved
and the hall exploded with ovation :) I was in tears watching this in 2004 and I jumped from my armchair like a football fan after their team wins the cup. :) It was first time actualy when we Tolkien fans felt like winning, it was like no one would be sniggering on "stupid fantasy genre" anymore :) That night we all stood proudly before the world - look guys its our team this time :) our beloved author, our beloved heroes, our universum. It was so unforgetable moment :)
That awkward moment between Gandalf and Pippin, in which they stared at each other for a long time, has a meaning. Imagine if this all had happened in real life. Pippin's curiosity directly led to Gandalf getting killed in the first movie, and now Pippin has picked up the Palantír because he was curious about it. Gandalf, who only miraculously returned literally by the grace of God, stared at Pippin as a warning and admonishment for what he had done, and Pippin's stare was an odd mixture of guilt and defiance.
"Oh my Eru, this dude's gonna get me killed again!"
@@robmartin525 It was all part of Eru's plan. Everyone involved served some kind of purpose, for bad or good or some of both. I'd still give Pippin the evil eye myself, though.
Gandalf knows Pippin means no harm. You can also say that without him triggering the chain of events leading to Gandalf’s “death” there would be no white wizard to protect Middle Earth
@@Thaulin It's not what he means, it's what he does, and will continue to do because he doesn't learn. Like I said myself in another comment, this was all part of Eru's plan, but Pippin totally earned that evil eye and stern stare.
@@rbrtck I mean yeah, definitely deserved the scolding he got. Redeemed himself at the end tho by saving Faramir
I like how Saruman's words cut the others deeply, in spite of themselves, except for Aragorn, who was pretty much rolling his eyes. He doesn't care what other people think of him. The Hobbits called him foul in the first movie, and he ignored that, too. He knows who he is and his own worth, now that the time has finally come to fulfill his destiny.
Billy Boyd (Pippin) actually wrote “The Edge of Night” himself. And without warming up, he preformed it live in one take. That was the first time Peter Jackson had heard him sing it. And that’s the take they used in the film.
It's a happy song about returning home in the dark ('and so to bed, and so to bed)', Tolkein wrote it, based upon an Old English poem, much like the one King Theoden quotes: 'where is the horse, and where is the rider?) ...
Pippin sings it as a sad song, though, in counterpoint to the useless slaughter going outside.
Lookup Old English Poem 'The Wanderer'.
What is now known as "the edge of night" is part of an already existing song in the first book, they just repurposed it for this scene. In the books the hobbits sing it as a road song (written by Bilbo I believe but don't quote me on that)
Didn't write it. It's sung by the Hobbits pretty early on in the first book. Boyd did come up with the melody for it though.
@@19jez89 he did write the melody.
@@BlyatBlaster Correct. Like many others I only read the books after seeing the films and it was really hard to read those lyrics on the page without singing it in my head the way the film portrays it! When they sing it in the book though it's meant to be more of an uplifting walking song about adventuring, as opposed to the forlorn sorrow expressed by Pippin. I love the way they lifted Tolkien's words for the film version though. One of the most impactful scenes in the trilogy.
BJ's encouragement off Sam whoopin Gollums ass is something I didn't think I'd enjoy so much.
Quick explanation for you guys about Denethor, father of Boromir and Faramir. When Isuldur, the King, died his family went into exile. A Steward was appointed to keep Gondor safe until the King returned. Over generations they started to believe that they were the rightful rulers of Gondor. Denethor is the last of the Stewards and is not willing to let go of power.
Actually there was a lot more to it than that before the Stewards came to power. There was a kin strife between the descendants of Isildur and the descendants of Anarion. Basically a civil war. Then the last King went off to fight the Witch King and was never heard from again. Only then did the line of Stewards begin to rule.
This not the case at all. Gondor had kings for over 2000 years after Isildur’s time.
That’s why it’s impactful when Boromir calls him my king when dying.
@@CuttinEJ Was it ever explained how Denethor came into possession of the "seeing eye"?
@@curtliddell3982 in the books, yes. The towers - cirith ungol, minas tirath, orthanc, used the palantirs to communicate. Bear in mind that the black gate and the other cities and towers in the mordor mountains were built by gondor to keep evils things confined in mordor. As minas morgul, the black gate and cirith ungol were conquered by sauron so too was the palantir there found and taken to Sauron. So denethor’s palantir is just one that was kept in minas tirith but which fell into disuse. Thats also why saruman has one in orthanc. The movies are silent about this.
One thing I take away from that intro is that on some level, Sméagol was already evil. The ring isn’t wholly to blame for what he became. No one fell to its power as quickly as he did; a significant part of what he did must have been of his own volition, not just what the ring made him do.
Pippin looking into the stone (palantir) is actually really helpful! Sauron new a half long had the ring. And so he presumed saruman caught them and was showing him. But then when saruman never answers any summons, he presumes saruman betrayed him and is keeping the ring. A nazgul is sent to check, and finds that isengard was destroyed by men. Sauron now thinks men have a ring and are going to use it against him. He was not quite ready for the war, but is drawn to launch early fearing the ring being used.
Did halfling get auto corrected to "half long"?😂 That's awesome! Sounds like a Ye Olde Worlde phrase that halfling could have actually evolved from.
Edit: Forgive me if that's actually a term from the books. I only just made it to the Prancing Pony.
@@EvelyntMild dont worry it is Halfling lol
Yep. So many things that seemed to go wrong, actually helped the quest be successful. Saruman thought merry and pippin were the hobbits who had the ring. When pippin looked into Saruman’s palantir Sauron thought Saruman had it. Then he thought Aragorn, the heir, had it. In his wildest dreams he didn’t imagine they would destroy it. He was so focused on who he thought had the ring, he wasn’t paying attention to Frodo and Sam entering Mordor.
@@CrankyGrandma He was so focused on attacking Minas Tirith, he neglected his borders. Frodo simply walked into Mordor because Pippin f**ked up.
Also, Faramir was the one who had the vision that sent a representative of Gondor to the Council of Elrond to interpret it. He saw _himself_ riding to Imladris in the vision... and was going to go. But Denethor forbade it, he sent his 'worthier son' instead because he did not trust Faramir with such an important task. Faramir had both the wisdom and strength to see the danger of using the ring and resist the temptation of taking it... Boromir did not.
If Faramir had gone to the Council of Elrond as he was supposed to, the Fellowship would not have broken, Frodo would have had Aragorn's wisdom to guide the path and all of his companions to help him, and they would have reached Mordor MUCH faster and likely found a way to slip through before either Mordor or Isengard fully marched forth on *anyone.* Aragorn knew of Cirith Ungol, and would have likely taken them straightaway by the same route... which would have gotten them to Gorgoroth swiftly, and before the Ring had much more time to work on screwing with Frodo's head.
The group would have been, with everyone's help, able to sneak and quietly ambush their way across to Orodruin, and reach Sammoth Naur while Frodo was still able to destroy the Ring. Literally everything would have been different... if Faramir had gone instead of Boromir like he was supposed to.
@@GuukanKitsune Faramir was not as good a warrior as the rest of the fellowship. He might have gotten killed.
One thing that the movie left out is the Denathor (Boromir and Faramir’s father) also had a palantir (that what they call the crystal ball looking thing). There were originally seven of these seeing stones. In the first movie, Gandolf says that they are not all accounted for. In fact, at the time of the story, there were only three known to still exist. One was with Sauron in Mordor. One was with Saruman in the tower at Isengard. And one was with Denathor in the city of Minas Tirith. They act like long distance, communication devices. Denathor has been using his for quite a while to try and gather information about what Sauron was doing. And through it Sauron has twisted things to make him feel that the situation is hopeless. This was actually what Saruman meant when he told Gandalf that something rots at the heart of Middle Earth, but that Gandalf had not been aware of it. It is that Sauron has driven Denathor mad through his deceptions. It does say something about Denethor’s strength that Sauron has not turned him to his side like he did with Saruman. The movies kind of did Denathor‘s character dirty. In the books you learn more about his backstory, and understand more about his behavior and why he does what he does. In the movies he comes across as just a horrible person, and a terrible father. It is one of my biggest complaints about the movies, even though they are definitely my all time favorite movies. There are a couple of other changes from the books that I’m not thrilled with. But overall, I think they did an excellent job in translating the story to film and capturing the essence of what it is.
I agree with you on that. It wouldn't have taken much time to show the Palantir and have Gandalf say something about how people can be tempted or misled and have Denethor sneer at him.
They did do Denethor dirty to a point. But he always illustrated the greatest weakness of men, elves, Mair and even the Valar...pride
@@jima6545 I definitely don’t think he was a great guy, just that the movies show the worst of him without the context of why he would be like that. So people who are unfamiliar with the story come away thinking, “what a jerk.”
I mean, he was definitely still a terrible father. Just a less terrible father. Otherwise I agree, he did get done dirty in the films. It's one of four reasons why Return of the King is my least favorite film in the trilogy.
Seven Crystal Balls? Wow, so 'Tintin and the Seven Crystal Balls', The Journey to the West (ancient Chinese myth cycle), Dragonball anime, and 'Den' a comic series by Richard Corben (1970s to 1990s) all used the same legend as their beginning? Wow...
Even a film called 'Heavy Metal' from the 1980s has a set of balls about this size.... ;-)
Fun fact: When they were shooting the scene where Saruman gets stabbed by Grima, Christopher Lee gave them pointers to make it more realistic. He'd served in the RAF during WWII and knew about stabbing people from personal experience.
He wasn't in the RAF. He was British Special Operations. He went on covert missions behind enemy lines. After WW2 was over he hunted down Nazis that were in hiding. He was a real badass. He also personally knew Tolkien and Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond. The Bond character was in fact partly modeled on Christopher Lee.
- and Christopher Lee took most of what he knew to the grave. He took his oath to the King seriously.
"I'm trying to tell if he's eating drums or flats". Lol, BJ is cracking me up. 😂
That had me rolling too.
"you bow to no one" best line in the trilogy
It's the exact point where I break....every damn time I watch it.
True! Without common people there is no need to have a King! In a way a king is a servant to his people, which is often forgotten.
Tears.every.single.time
BJ said “I like catfish but I don’t like it raw! I’ll never eat sushi again!” 😂 Me neither BJ! Me neither!
Billy Boyd (pippin) is singer, songwriter in real life. He's pretty talented.
To be fair to Éowyn, Aragorn had told her that Arwen was leaving Middle-earth forever with her people, who were going to the Undying Lands. Both Aragorn and Elrond wanted her to go, and she was going to, but then she saw a vision of the son she and Aragorn would bear, and changed her mind. As far as Éowyn knew, Arwen had already left, and Aragorn was therefore single and available. She didn't want to push him too hard too early, of course, but she didn't expect him to deny her, either, because he did not hide how fond her was of her. It's kind of sad, but to Aragorn, a Man of 87 years, Éowyn was a girl, and not who he was looking for as a life partner and mate. He was very fond of her, but maybe as a father would be, not a husband.
One thing also is that she didn’t fall in love with him exactly, she feel in love with the idea of him. Rohan was a failing kingdom and all she knew were men who kept failing, that kept not living to the ideals she believed her people should hold. In Aragorn she saw someone rising up against the odds, fighting back, struggling against the darkness with all his being. But she never really knew him, his self doubt, his inner struggles with his destiny, his moments of weakness. That’s what he meant when he said “it’s a shadow of a thought that you love. I cannot give you what you seek”. He cares for her like a daughter but he is also perceptive enough to realize how she felt and let her down as gently as he could. He is overjoyed when he comes back from Mordor to find her with Faramir and actually happy not just clinging to an idea of something but finding true happiness with an actual person she came to know
The irony is that Arwen herself is way older than Aragorn was to Eowyn. 😂😂
@@WanderingRoe True, albeit obviously some years are more significant than others when it comes to people.
@@AverageAwesomeDude Eloquently put. In a nutshell, Éowyn was in "puppy love" with Aragorn, whom she barely even knew, and was taking this all way too seriously way too soon. To expand on this a bit, Movie Aragorn was gentler, while at some point, at least as I recall, Book Aragorn was a lot blunter when he finally had to deny her. The latter was one reason Book Éowyn didn't fear death, but welcomed it, and thus was able to stand up to the Witch-king. This is one of the few areas in which the movies are more nuanced than the books (almost always it's the opposite), as Movie Éowyn became afraid of war and dying when she finally had to face it, but overcame that with courage and love (for her family).
To make Movie Aragorn gentler, the movies stole a line from near the end of the books, in which he told Éowyn that he had always wished her joy. That was when Aragorn saw her with Faramir in the books, while in the movies he said it to her just after he had to deny her. This is one of the few changes that I actually like (the movies are still great movies, but a lot of the changes don't make sense if you think about them, while the books are far more well thought out).
HEADS UP! Return of the King is coming out on April 13th for a 20th anniversary. Asia and BJ, I strongly recommend going to see this movie in the theaters. Seeing it on the big screen with the surround system can't be beat. Everything from the rise of the Witch King, to the lighting of the beacons to the charge of Rohan is so magnificent on the big screen. Cheers.
My wife and I just got tickets to see it on the 20th!
@@Hydelsius Same here, only in my neck of the woods it's on the 13th. One of my favorite theatrical experiences in my life. ROTK, Jurassic Park, Independence Day and Close Encounters of the Third Kind are best seen on the big screen!
Super excited they're also doing the extended version!
When y'all releasing the second half?
@@boogatikasino9978 Sounds like kismet... dooooo iiiittt.
Great job you two I think Tolkien would be proud to know that folks still enjoy his story.
Elrond rode across the country to bring Aragorn the reforged sword of Elendil. (It's the one that Boromir clumsily dropped when they were all at Rivendell) Huge significance. Having the sword is his heritage. NOW he is finally embracing who he is. The rightful king.
The accompanying theme song is bursting with hope. So beautiful.
the Broken sword was a Dwarf forged blade called Narsil, "red and white fire" the Sun and Moon. It was reforged into Anduril, "flame of the West" , representing the Sunset
In the book he gives Aragorn the sword as the fellowship is leaving Rivendell, and the narrative doesn’t dwell much on the significance of the blade. But I like the movies’ interpretation a lot!
@@ZannNewman West, I think, also represents the direction in which Númenor used to be--the former island/continent home of the great Men of the West, of whom Aragorn is a descendant, of course. Coincidentally, the Men who fought against Sauron are also on the western side of Middle-earth.
@@rbrtck It does but it also eludes to Aman where the Valar, Maiar, and the most of the Eldar now dwell. As it was the Valar who rose Numenor out of the sea for the valiance of men during the War of Wrath.
Funny thing is in the book Aragorn always carried the shards with him
Did you know The Return of the King won 11 Oscars?? Including Best Director, Best Picture and Best Song.
When Asia said "look at him" on his tiny pony.. I died. 😅
Asia is technically right with Helms fallen haha. The King who the deep is named after actually fell just outside the walls, he froze to death returning from a raid
Sarumans death, being implead on the water wheel spike, is a nod to Sir Christopher Lee's iconic role as Count Dracula in the old B&W movies. Dracula can only be killed by a wooden stake through his heart. Lee had an amazing life and movie career.
Y'all are awesome. Thanks for your fun reactions.
They really did Sir Christopher Lee dirty in the cinematic release by cutting most of that scene. He is a true legend and knew more about LotR than anyone else on set. He was such a talented and great man.
though in the book Saruman dies in very different place and circumstances I always liked the manner of his execusion in the movie, even though I realy hate that they eliminated one of the best book scenes - with Saruman meeting Frodo and their talk.
My favorite line from BJ is... "Wait, wait, wait a minute... that's the 'whatcha-ma-doogie' again" when the Witch King of Angmar rises up out of Mordor. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Theoden: "Tell me. Why should we ride to the aid of those who did not come to ours?"
What Gandalf should have said: "Because if Gondor falls, Rohan is next."
"I give Hope to men, I keep none for myself." That's the epitaph of Aragorn;s mother, Gilraen. Estel is Aragorn's elvish name, which means Hope. Aragorn stopped at her grave in the first movie when they first leave Rivendell.
Wasn't Elessar Aragorn's elvish name?
@@honurapanui Estel means Hope in both Quenya and Sindarin and was given to him by hks mother when she brought him to Rivendell. Elessar means Elfstone in quenya and was given to him by the people of Minas Tirith because of the green stone he wore.
That sword the Merry carried was made by the men of the Westernesse during their struggle with the Witch King. The blade was forged with ancient enchantments specifically designed to undo the Witch King. Keep that in mind for later.😜
Something they don't tell you in the movies is the steward Denethor also had a Seeing Stone. The stone was lying to him telling him his older son Boromir would bring him The Ring back to him. But it was a lie. The Ring would have consumed him and it would have been easier to get it back to Sauron if men had it and not Frodo. Edit: It also told him about Aragorn
Yes the seeing stones were manipulated by Sauron
That's my biggest annoyance with these movies.
@@DaeronK Yes, the movies offer no explanation whatsoever for why Denethor lost his mind. It is annoying, for sure. He becomes a very two-dimensional character because of it. The books make clear that he was a good man and a good leader before Sauron got to him.
Yeah the movies arent perfectly accurate but they are done very well compared to some other movies or franchises. Thanks for the info glad to learn something new about lotr.
@@hackapump I often wonder what the extended extended cuts had on them, Its been mentioned that each movie had about another hour of film that never got released. I think a 10 minute flashback of denethor's life could have explained he was a good ruler until his wife died. She became ill after the birth of faramir, and died a few years later. Which is why denethor blamed his youngest son for all his own failings. Still he was sane enough to fend off mordor's attacks, and held his will intact while using the palantír. Not until boromir dies does he truly lose his shit.
Your reactions are the only ones I watch all the way through. Wouldn't miss a minute. You two prove something I have long believed - if you tell a compelling story about interesting characters readers, and viewers, will care. Someone needs to send a link to your reactions to Amazon and Netflix executives.
LOL , too cute. The look on both of your faces when Saruman hit the ground from his fall. @10:40
Smegol was easily controlled by the ring, where his friend was just like "hey this ring is pretty".
The friend you refer to is actually Smegol's brother Deagol.
@@curtliddell3982 My bad, thanks for correcting me.
@@curtliddell3982 Deagol was Sméagol’s cousin.
I don’t know man, Déagol was smittened enough by the ring to fight Sméagol to the death over it. I think it had a pretty firm grip on him too. But yeah, Sméagol was supposedly uniquely vulnerable to the power of the ring.
@hackapump
The ring didn't care, a new owner was what it desired. Been at the bottom of the creek for ages, ya'll fight to the death.
Winner gets me!!
I commented earlier about Sam being the "real" hero of this trilogy because of his strength of character, his devotion and loyalty to Frodo. I believe this installment will prove Sam is the "man" here.
Also, there are a multitude of facial expressions to take note of throughout this movie trilogy.
But one facial expression in particular caught my eye. Near the end of this installment, right after the final battle and Mt. Doom explodes, Merry's facial expression goes from the height of euphoria to the depth of despair because at that moment it seems that Frodo and Sam have been killed in the volcanic explosion.
For some reason, that particular moment has stayed with me after all these years. What do you guys think?
As always, blessings to you both.
I agree, that change from joy to grief was great and moving.
Even Tolkien himself said that sam is the true Hero. After all he was named after one of the bravest men he knew from the hus trench at world war one.
@@az_atheist not to be a heckler, but why is Sam your least favorite character? Just curious.
Yeah Sam was a key character in this trilogy! Frodo would have already been dead!
@@marcusfridh8489 Tolkien said that Sam was the 'chief' hero, not the true hero. A slightly different emphasis. He also described Frodo as the hero. I read the book long before the films came out and I've always regarded Frodo and Sam as equally heroic. The films don't do Frodo justice - they badly diminish his heroism and wisdom.
When Sauramons staff broke, Grimaworm tongue was freed from his spell like the king of rohan. Was able to sacrifice himself in the end.
All three of these films were part of my youth. Found them such an uplifting escape when things were hard. Mum was a big fan of the books so I got to see all of them in the theaters. What's even better is that I live in NZ where it was filmed and the Hobbiton movie set is only 20 minutes from my house 🙏 great reactions!
Your two personalities is such a great combo for reactions 😊
At 11:20, you said, "You need to dispose of that thing; that's probably why Saruman turned evil." That's exactly right! In the book, Gandalf says, "Further and further abroad he gazed, until he cast his gaze upon Barad-dur. Then he was caught!... Easy it is now to guess how quickly the roving eye of Saruman was trapped and held, and how ever since he has been persuaded from afar, and daunted when persuasion would not serve. The biter bit, the hawk under the eagle's foot, the spider in a steel web!" The Barad-dur is Sauron's tower; Sauron obtained the Palantir of MInas Ithil when the Nazgul captured it a thousand years previously.
Peter Jackson made Gandalf cough when smoking the pipe because some people complained that the Lord of the Rings promoted smoking back then. The thing is, Gandalf being a an immortal Maiar (kind of an angel if Christianity existed in this Universe), he is impervious to disease. It would've made more sense to choose another character like a Hobbit for example to cough instead.
Tolkien is great because it’s so detailed, yet it still leaves much up for discussion. Gandalf is indeed an eternal and immortal Maiar, but wouldn’t an immortal being not need to smoke? Maiar could take any form at any time, but the Five Maia that were appointed Wizards were bound to their elder-like human bodies until their task was done, and also highly restricted in their powers. While you’re definitely right about the coughing, it’s also one of those thing I can appreciate because I believe that Gandalf in his Wizard body could be granted some of the same burdens mortals face.
@@morothane Yeah, you are right about about takin in human limitations.
From the essay "The Istari," in Unfinished Tales:
And this the Valar did, desiring to amend the errors of old, especially that they had attempted to guard and seclude the Eldar by their own might and glory fully revealed; whereas now their emissaries were forbidden to reveal themselves in forms of majesty, or to seek to rule the wills of Men or Elves by open display of power, but coming in shapes weak and humble were bidden to advise and persuade Men and Elves to good...
BJ cracks me up 😂 arrows flying, orks killing the soldiers of Gondor, and BJ can't see what kind of chicken Denetor is eating!!!😂😂😂😂
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At the beginning of the movie, that's not Smeagel's friend. It's his brother. As I recall, in the book, Smeagel found the ring. It was his brother's birthday and so he gave the ring as a birthday present. Then the ring started calling him.
Déagol was his cousin and best friend. Déagol found the Ring and as it was Sméagol’s birthday he demanded it. When Déagol he’d already given him more than he could afford, Sméagol attacked and killed him and called the Ring his birthday present from then on.
Get ready for "her"! Asia get your hands/blanket ready! Lol! Not sure if she'll be in part 1 or 2, it'll depend how it's edited! Get ready for an epic ride!
I thought the same thing about "her"! 🤭
I can’t wait to watch your reaction to Rohan showing up to fight. Probably the best part of the whole trilogy ❤️
I love that too!
It’s going to go down!!
Best part in cinematic history
"Forth eorlingas!!"
“DEEEAAAATTTTHHHHH”
The “crystal” that got Pippin in trouble is called a Palantir. There were 7 of them brought to Middle Earth by Elendil at the drowning of Neumenor. They connect the minds of whoever has them. Sauron has the Master Stone in his tower in Mordor. Saruman had one in his tower at Isengard. He tried to outwit Sauron, but he wasn’t powerful enough and that’s how he was corrupted. Denethor also has one in Minas Tirith. He also tried to use it to spy on Sauron, but being of a lesser race of men he was easily deceived and misled. Pippin’s foolishness was actually a stroke of good fortune because Sauron thought he was the one who had the ring. Because of this he concentrated all his attention on him and was distracted from Frodo and Sam. ❤
The "Master-stone" was actually the one in Avallone on Tol Eressea in Aman. It lies there still, and could once be looked upon along the Straight Road by those using the palantir of Elostirion in the west of Arnor.
The lesser Master stone (that could only communicate with the other palantir in Middle-Earth was lost in Osgiliath and never recovered. Sauron only had a regular palantir, as did Saruman and Denethor II. They also worked best for those with a right to use them, which is why Denethor used his so readily, and why Saruman and Sauron struggled to use theirs.
@@lordmortarius538, I stand corrected about the Master Stone. The right to use the stones, however, belongs to Aragorn alone. Denethor was not of royal lineage. The whole point of his descent into madness is based on his grand over estimation of his own powers. Sauron and Saruman were both Meiya. Like the Valar, but of lesser degree. The difference between Sauron and the Istari was that he came to Middle Earth in his own form, with all of his natural powers available to him. The Wizards were sent in the form of old men with limitations and restrictions placed upon them. Specifically, they were forbidden from matching power with power. So Saruman, even though he was orders of magnitude greater than Denethor was still no match for Sauron and, not being of royal lineage, also had no right to use the Palantir. It goes without saying that Sauron had no right, but he didn’t care about anything except increasing his own power.
Funny thing is they were made by Fêanor and presumably with his two eldest sons Maedhros and Maglor.
NOOOOOO!!!! 😥😥😥
I was SO excited you guys were finally watching the last movie!! I was so invested in watching and loving your reaction that I completely forgot you were doing it in TWO PARTS!!!! Lol It got to the end and I literally yelled out "Noooooo!!" 😂 I'm gonna go nuts before you make it through this dang trilogy!!! Haha
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Something important to know about hobbits is that they are actually very difficult to see. For a start theyre only about 3feet tall, but they also have the ability to go unseen by other people. Tolkien’s book, The Hobbit, says that hobbits still exist in the world today but they prefer to go unseen by ‘big folk’. This is the factor that starts this whole saga off. In The Hobbit, Gandalf needs a burglar for a very important task - and who better than a hobbit when they are small and can pass unseen by others?
So, when it appears the hobbits are near people and should be seen you need to remember why hobbits are a little bit more special than they seem.
It's known through history that kings ate from pewter dinnerware. Pewter is primarily made of lead, tomatoes have a high enough acid content that it would leach out the lead from the dinnerware (as well as the wine from the cups). This would slowly poison emperors and kings, one of the symptoms basically making them crazy. You can see in the scenes where he is eating or drinking, he is using pewter cups and plates (and eating that nasty tomato). The director wanted to show that he was in fact poisoning himself, unknowingly.
Guess what? It gets even better. Many surprises and unexpected twists and turns. That's why these movies are THE BEST.
BJ is right about the Palantir (the crystal ball) isn’t safe! Sauron the dark lord has one, and it was through this he corrupted Saruman the White. The books also tell us that Denethor, the steward of Gondor (Boromir and Faramir’s father) had one and was also being corrupted by Sauron as well, this is why he was so nuts.
Fun fact: Christopher Lee (Saruman) was told how he was supposed to sound when he got stabbed by Wormtongue. To which he turned around to Peter Jackson and asked "Do you have any idea what that sounds like? Because I do." Which he did as he had served in WW2.
It's in a 'Behind the Scenes' part of the this movie and is on CZcams.
When my wife and I go shopping and we get a dessert, something decadent, my wife will tell me to get “the precious” from the trunk.
Irresistable temptation, hm? lol
I’m sorry…but the commentary by both of you is so entertaining.
Watching and listening to your interpretation of what is transpiring on screen…is hilarious.
Asia just made me snort so I didn’t laugh out loud while eating dinner.
Aragorn…”Gondor calls for aid!!!”
The king…”and Rohan will answer”
Asia…”I thought he about to say…Well who’s problem is that?”
20:00 I love Asia's gesture of exasperation when Pippin starts talking and doing exactly the opposite of what Gandalf told him to.
omg bj you're killin me with your deadpan delivery of 'ale/lager/draft.'
Amazing story isn't it, and when it's finished and if you watch Lord of the Rings all over again you will see even more than you saw this time. Prepare for the big battle, it's incredible! Thanks Asia and BJ
Yes the final battle is AWESOME!!
If you’re not reading the books to see the spelling it’s easy to get confused by the similarities in the names. Gimli and Legolas are miles away in sound, but Sauron and Saruman are easier to mix up and then Eowyn and Arwen sound waaay to close to each other as Aragorn’s love interests.
This flick helped me get into high fantasy as a genre, both literary and cinema by placing faces with names. It was later in my life which I regret but I have this trilogy to thank.
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Oh, definitely the same for me. I tried reading LotR when I was a teenager and I think I flatlined before they’d even left the Shire. It was just too much lore and detail for me at the time. After I saw the movies I went back to the books and found it so much easier. I ended up reading The Silmarillion and The Hobbit no problem, but without PJ’s trilogy I couldn’t do it. Not even the old animated movie helped me as a kid.
Dune was the same for me.
I remember having the same discussion in study hall 1977. Sauron and Saruman names are too similar.
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Yep. I’ve heard people argue that it’s due to language translation blah blah blah but whilst I totally understand that in some other language Sauron and Saruman could sound completely different, and when writing this Tolkien was expecting it to be read rather than heard as dialogue, it’s still would’ve been far easier to choose something else that was appropriate. I mean, in English we have names starting from 26 different letters and a massive range of names that are all different, but if I chose two antagonists to be called James and Jonas and then expected them to be easily identifiable to someone from a foreign place like Greenland or West Africa then it’d be understandable that there’s be more confusion than if I’d called them Philip and Duncan.
@@sean---the-other-one Honestly, it's more like having villains named Jonas and Janus.
Man, you got me laughing so hard, “I’m trying to figure out what type of chicken he eating, is he eating drumsticks or flats”😂
In 2003 I was super excited about seeing Return of the King in the theatre
In 2023 I am super excited about Asia and BJ watching Return of the King for the first time.
Life is good 😌
The adaptation is a bit unkind to Denethor, Steward of Gondor. It's true that he fell into suspicion and darkness, but only because he pitted his will against Sauron through the Palantír of Minas Tirith, seeking to understand the mind of the enemy so that he could save Gondor. Imagine the strength he must have had to not be overthrown entirely.
Very nicely put. I remember 20 years ago having to explain this to about 20 people. Wish I’d boiled it down so nicely.
@@anscules He's a tragic character, but the proof of his strength is that he fathered Boromir and Faramir, who both saw through the Ring, each in their way. If he fell, it was not through weakness or laziness, but maybe pride, which kills all kings.
Man, he was still scummy to Faramir, though.
I have been waiting for this one! ❤ I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, Best reaction channel on CZcams! You’re both so kind, funny and real! I rewatch videos often. Thank you for all you do for us!
He’s a wizard, not God. 😂 it really is a joy to watch the two of you. Good times and good laughs.
The crystal ball is actually a palantir, seeing stones made in the First Age most likely crafted by the Elven smith, Feanor. Elendil, the high king of Gondor, brought seven of them with him from the wreckage of Numenor. "What did they bring over the sea, seven stones (palantiri), seven stars (the sigil of Elendil's House), and one white tree (a sapling of Nimloth the Fair)." Watch for the symbol on Aragorn's chest when they go to battle later in the movie. Seven stars suspended over one white tree.
this is my first video with you. You guys are insanely sweet; sharing your blanket with each other and talking over the plot of a movie together. Reminds me of better times for myself. I appreciate the content. Thank you.
Return of the king extended edition will be in theaters April 13 and 19 in the US and April 20 in Canada for the 20th anniversary limited release. For anybody wanting to see the movie on the big screen again or for the first time.
Pippin is a straight up Curious George! He always so extra! 😂🤦🏾♀️
Part two is probably the most intense and best final act of any movie. Its why it won best picture Oscar.
It seems like people forget Pippin ( Periguine Took) is a teenager while everyone else in an adult. Pippin is very brave and in the book it's Pippin who solves the riddle
" Speak friend and enter" not Frodo. He also saves Farimirs life and sets the lights for Rohan to come to Gordor's aid.
I like that y'all are the only reactors to support Theoden's "Why should we to the aid of those who did not come to ours?" with "Good question" and "same energy".
The fight you witness at the beginning is between Smegol and his brother Deagol. This is when the "influence and power" of the ring is made crystal clear.
The most powerful elves were gifted with foresight. Arwen was descended from many powerful elves. Her father was Elrond. Her maternal grandmother was Galadriel. Her paternal grandfather was Earendil the Mariner. Along with Aragorn, she is also a descendant of Beren and Luthien, whose love story is totally epic.
Treebius needs to be a shirt or something 😂😂😂 Love you guys and another amazing video!
oh no it's already the third one ! this reaction series went so fast 😧!
see you in 18 hours you guys 🙂✌
Fun fact : most of the riders of rohan are actually women with fake beards. They needed male horseriders but there were not enough in New zealand, so they hired women,put beards on and put them in the back. You can spot them if you know it.
I been waiting on this conclusion for weeks it feels like. So glad it's finally being released!
Can’t wait for you all to check it out! Hope you’ll enjoy it as much as we have! ❤️
"That must be some good stuff, he keep coughin. He supposed to puff, puff, pass!"
Love it, takes me back my friend, I had a friend in high school who always had to be reminded of this.
Sam was the GOAT in this trilogy! He was loyal to Frodo til the end!!
Hey y'all, fun fact guy strikes again if it hasn't already been mentioned.
When Saruman gets stabbed Peter Jackson wanted Christopher Lee to let out a dramatic scream. Christopher Lee then proceeded to tell him exactly the sound a man makes when they're stabbed since he was an intelligence operative during WW2. Even today many of his missions are still classified by the British government.
The Witch King of Angmar is the leader of the Nazgul. They are the Ring Wraiths, those that took the "Nine Rings for Mortal Men Doomed to Die". Their horses and bodies were slain at the river crossing, but their spirits cannot by killed by men. They just return to Minas Morgul and reload. Now they ride Fell Beasts.
Andy Serkis who plays Golum, had a tea, lemon, and honey drink he kept during his scenes to keep his throat from going horse using the Golum voice. You should watch the behind the scenes, they are very entertaining.
Have you heard his audio recordings of LOTR and The Hobbit? They’re outstanding.
What a trip watching your faces and hearing your reactions. So much fun. “Go get your own man” and “get that little rat, Sam ain’t having it” You sly little cunning little creep”. 👏👏😄😄 Some of the best is yet to come. I can’t to see your final reaction. I’m also watching your Breaking Bad reactions too. 😎😎
It can be seen different ways, but the reason frodo won't give up on golum is because of gandolfs words about bilbo allowing him to live. Showing compassion to gollum may have allowed him to withstand the ring longer than he would have if he abandoned or killed him. It kept a bit of light in his sole that would have turned black had he turned his back on golum
Gandalf brought three eagles with him at the end...
Reforging the sword is a very good thing. The Riddle of Strider, written by Bilbo Baggins amd qipted in part by Arwen:
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.
From the ashes a fire shall be woken,
A light from the shadows shall spring;
Renewed shall be blade that was broken,
The crownless again shall be king.
It makes me so happy to watch your enthusiasm reacting to these movies! 🌷
This movie won a couple of Oscars. Great reaction ❤️
BJ's observations continue to amaze me! Minas Morgul (the greenish/glowing city) is indeed where we first saw the nine Black Riders way back at the beginning of the first movie 😃
You know when BJ is liking a movie when his mouth is hangin open 😂😂🎉
Glad you guys are watching this movie. It is my mom’s favorite. My parents and I saw this in theaters and it was amazing. Get the Kleenex ready you will need it. ❤️❤️
Tuning in from So. Cal!
Mom and I love your videos! Keep up the amazing work!
You both will love this movie! 🙏🙏🙏
During the drinking scene between Gimli & Legolas they were not drinking Ale, but Mead. It is a little like beer in that it has alcohol, but that is where the similarities end. Mead was not carbonated, typically made with wheat & honey instead of hopps and served at room temperature or heated until steaming. It is a very common drink found in fantasy lore in books, films and even video games.
Also a side note: Elves (such as Legolas) have an extreme metabolism that prevents them from getting drunk by most modern drinks (Hence Legolas teasing Gimli by saying he feels "a slight tingling in my fingers" then Gimli passes out drunk).
I can’t wait for y’all to see the second half. Remember when Gandalf said no living man has ever killed the witch king? No living “man”.
35:03 "come, sing me a song" "sing your own song" 😂 another great reaction, glad you saw the whole trilogy. i think you'd enjoy "The Hobbit" Trilogy as well, if you enjoyed this one. 👍
In the books I think it's explained that Smeagol was always a bit of a scoundrel which is why he was corrupted faster than the other hobbits were.
The definition of courage and sheer will power!
BUCKLE UP 🤠
In my opinion, Sméagol died together with his friend when the one ring enslaved his mind and later on corrupted his soul from beyond salvation.
The sword of Elendil, named Narsil, needed to be reforged anyway, because it is the sword of the rightful king of Gondor (and Arnor in the books). In the books, it was reforged early on at Rivendell for Aragorn to take on the quest, but in the movies it was tied into his relationship with Arwen and reforged far later. In the movies, it's kind of confusing, while in the books what happened made perfect sense. This happens a lot. The movies have a lot of changes that in some cases made the story a little better in spots, but they always made less sense than the original story. In my opinion, the original story in the books is better overall, as well as far more complete, of course, but the movies are still great translations for the screen, given their limited running times.
When reforged, the sword was renamed Andúril, which in Elvish means "flame of the west", because in the books it glowed or flashed red in the day (for the setting/rising Sun) and white at night (for the Moon), and the west refers to the great Men of the West, the Númenóreans, of whom Aragorn is the purest current descendant, also called a Dúnedan.
I've loved this series for decades and I'm just absolutely cool with Treebius and Isendorf. Hilarious
It’s like watching movies with friends over!
35:23 "He was bleedin" YES! Thank you! So many think it's just the tomato's juice spilling out of Denethor's mouth, but it's blood meant to symbolize the blood spilled by the orcs, of the soldiers who rode to their deaths on orders of the mad Steward of Gondor in a suicidal attempt to retake Osgiliath.