The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring *Extended Edition* (Full Length)
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Joined from Wicked and looking through have so much I want to watch your reactions too but had to start with LOTR, So glad did extended and can't wait to watch your reaction
Lisa - Marie
2025-11-12 10:54:02 +0000 UTCNo matter how many times I see it, Boromir's final scene in this movie always gets me teary.
Gary
2025-10-18 22:54:17 +0000 UTCAmazing that they managed to give Boromir one of the greatest fall and redemption arcs I’ve ever seen on film in the space of about 20 minutes
I like Bobby Fish… but he’s got this fish gimmick
2025-10-16 20:36:14 +0000 UTCIt’s fun watching people discover all the little details the trilogy has to offer. Great video!!
BIOSYNC49
2025-10-01 08:13:09 +0000 UTCBut it does corrupt Bilbo. Remember Smeagel had it for much longer, and hobbits are less affected then say men. Remember how Bilbo reacts to the ring when he sees it again in Rivendell.
Steph
2025-09-25 20:53:30 +0000 UTCWhen ever I see Elrond in this I see him as Mr Smith.
James Reinle
2025-09-25 19:30:58 +0000 UTCOne thing that always strikes me when I watch this is the scene where Bilbo drops the ring on the floor before leaving his home. Not many people realize the significance of that scene, but this was one of only a handful of times that someone ever gave up the ring voluntarily.
Joshua Koehn
2025-09-25 06:17:04 +0000 UTCI didn’t appreciate the comment you left me earlier when I made a respectful critique. Thankfully she deleted it. I’ve done nothing but support this channel. Insinuating that I’m either “b**ching” or some “creep drooling all over her” is low and beneath you. And I don’t even know you. Be kind to strangers. You never know what’s going on in their lives.
The Mad Icelander
2025-09-24 12:23:50 +0000 UTCErtu íslenskur?
The Mad Icelander
2025-09-24 12:17:37 +0000 UTCYes that was explained in the intro it was supposed to be added to the patron version and my editor forgot. You will see that intro on YouTube.
Amber Walker
2025-09-24 01:10:49 +0000 UTCAmber- Maybe I'm the first to say this. I would personally prefer to know if someone I subscribed to on Patrion had already reacted to this movie. I know it's the "extended" version, but I feel transparency is important. I feel you should say that in the intro. Kinda misleading otherwise. Correct me if I'm wrong.
The Mad Icelander
2025-09-24 01:09:20 +0000 UTCMy fave movies of all,time
david walker
2025-09-24 01:06:40 +0000 UTCFrodo: “I’m going to Mordor alone!” Sam: “Of course you are! And I’m coming with you!” This to me is the moment that sums up what makes Sam such a great character. On the surface it makes no sense and gets a laugh out of the audience, but what’s really happening is the revelation that he sees Frodo as the main character on this quest and his only role is to be an invisible support for him. Ultimately his lack of ego is what drives him to do whatever’s necessary to support Frodo and the mission he’s on. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve watched these movies, but that’s one of several moments that always strikes me with how well it’s both written and delivered.
Ben Martin
2025-09-23 23:10:15 +0000 UTCThat Shire music gets me every single time.
Sem Vikingr
2025-09-23 17:43:43 +0000 UTCI’m going to my local dispensary to see if they sell that Halfling Kush. 😵💫💨
Ryan Garcia
2025-09-23 16:08:07 +0000 UTCWhat great explanations! Thank you for doing that.
Sem Vikingr
2025-09-23 13:10:36 +0000 UTC2:11:32 Balin and his people were killed by orcs about 25 years before the Fellowship arrived in Moria. Balin had been one of the dwarves who accompanied Thorin (and Bilbo) to the Lonely Mountain 53 years before Balin's death. 2:25:50 Balrogs are former Maiar (lesser angels) that Morgoth (Lucifer) corrupted to follow him. So balrogs are like the most powerful demons, equal to or greater than Gandalf or Saruman. This particular balrog had been dormant underneath Moria for 5,000 years until the dwarves accidentally woke it. 2:28:00 That was a REALLY long fall, miles deep, and was just the start of a three-day battle. Gandalf didn't survive...or his physical body didn't. But like his fellow Maia, Sauron, his spirit survived and he could reincarnate in a new body. More on Gandalf the White in the next movie. 2:44:00 Galadriel isn't too pure to be immune to the Ring's temptations. Remember, it was created to rule the other rings of power, and she wears one. She *was* tempted just as Boromir was, but she resisted. 2:46:30 Tolkein wrote multiple contradictory explanations for the origin of orcs: (1) Melkor created them from stone; (2) Melkor saw the elves created by Eru Ilúvatar and created orcs as a mockery of them; (3) Melkor captured a large number of elves and twisted and perverted into orcs; (4) Melkor created orcs as a mockery of Men, rather than elves. 3:01:20 Boromir does feel like he needs the Ring to defend Gondor for his father's sake, but the ring is working on him, amplifying that feeling. "What have I done?" Once Frodo gets clear of Boromir, the Ring's influence on Boromir fades. 3:14:15 Sean Bean has a well-known reputation for dying in movies. He played Ned Stark in Game of Thrones.
Michael Griffin
2025-09-23 08:10:08 +0000 UTC1:36:50 "The song he was singing was about her." Yes and no. He was certainly thinking of Arwen, but the song is about Beren and Luthien. Luthien, who was "the most beautiful of all the Children of Ilúvatar", was an elf, the daughter of the King and Queen of Doriath. Luthien's father did not wish for them to marry, and set the condition of marriage to be the returning of a Silmaril from Morgoth's crown. In the act of completing it, Beren was killed, and Luthien lay down and died of grief. Eru Ilúvatar himself offered two choices: he could either dwell in Valimar with the Valar in bliss forever as reward for all that she had accomplished, or she could be restored to life again with Beren, on the condition that they would both be mortal and die the death of Men. For her love of Beren, Luthien chose the latter. Because of this, their children would become half-elven, being able to choose either a human or elvish fate. As fabikw notes in his answer, Elrond, who was one of these descendants, chose to become an elf, was Arwen's father, allowing her to make a choice herself. Aragorn was a descendant of Beren, but from a side that chose the human fate. So they were a kind of echo of Beren and Luthien, thousands of years down the road. Arwen ultimately made the same choice Luthien did, and became mortal and eventually died (possibly of a broken heart). 1:39:37 In the language of the Black Speech of Mordor the inscription reads "Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul." The words in the Black Speech sound so evil that when Gandalf spoke them during the Council of Elrond, all elves present covered their ears upon hearing the inscription read in that language. The lettering on the ring is Fëanorian and looks beautiful because at the time the Ring was made, all forms of writing had been invented by the Elves; the Black Speech existing only as a spoken language. The inscription is part of a poems, which goes: Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. 1:43:30 Even with no one wearing it, the Ring is influencing those around it, fostering conflict and encouraging someone to take it so that Sauron will sense it being used. 1:46:30 Aragorn's parents were killed when he was two years old, and given that he was the heir to Gondor it was felt that he should be hidden. He was taken to Rivendell and fostered by the elves. 1:49:48 "...that last look back at her." Aragorn was 20 years old and Arwen was 2,700 years old then they first met in Rivendell; she'd been living in Lorien with her grandmother Galadriel for a while, including then previous 18 years that Aragorn had been a foster kid in Rivendell. Aragorn was 50 when they more or less became engaged, but Elrond wouldn't allow a marriage until Aragorn had reclaimed the throne of Gondor. He is 80 years old at the time this story takes place. Arwen died one year after Aragorn, after 122 years of marriage. She was 2,901 years old. 2:08:52 "Gollum has a part to play..." As a Maia, Gandalf can see glimpses of the future, but outcomes aren't clear.
Michael Griffin
2025-09-23 08:10:02 +0000 UTCTolkein's mythology is complex and doesn't map *exactly* to any religion we know, but there are lots of familiar notes. What follows is a HUGE oversimplifiaction of a very small part of the overall mytjhology: In the VERY distant past, Eru Ilúvatar (God) created the unfinished world, along with the Ainur (angels.) The Ainur -- including Gandalf and Sauron -- sang the physical world and the races of Elves, Dwarves and Men into existence. The more powerful Ainur are called Valar and less powerful Ainur are called Maiar. You can think of Valar and Maiar as ranks. The Valar interfered with the affairs of Middle-Earth directly, and it was disastrous. On another occasion they declined to act and invoked Eru Ilúvatar himself, with even worse results -- lands sunk into the sea and the world itself was reshaped. After that, it was decided that Maiar would have to take on physical form, with many of the inherent limitations, in order to act as agents in Middle-Earth. An order of wizards was created from the ranks of the Maiar for this purpose, with Saruman as head of the order and Gandalf and Radagast as members. 1:06:06 Strider may not look "fair" but he looks pretty good for a man of 80 years old. Men of the West aka Númenóreans lived longer than other men, with an average lifespan of 200 years. Isildur, who destroyed Sauron ~3,000 years ago, was King of Andor and Gondor. Aragorn is Isildur's heir, 36 generations down the line -- he was born 2,929 years after Isildur was betrayed by the Ring and shot full of arrows. 1:08:20 "Why did Strider/Aragorn decide to help?" Gandalf asked him to. He wasn't at the Prancing Pony by accident, he was there to meet Gandalf and Frodo. Years ago, when Gandalf became suspicious that Bilbo's ring might be the One Ring -- the movies compress time somewhat compared to the books -- Gandalf sent Aragorn to find Gollum. He did so, in the marshes north of Mordor and brought him to Mirkwood, home of the king of the wood elves, to be questioned by Gandalf. This was after Gollum had been tortured in Mordor; Sauron released him in hopes he could have spies follow Gollum and that Gollum would lead them to the Ring. 1:11:30 Okay, the fire was a bad idea, but the hobbits aren't dumb, they simply have no experience as fugitives. Well, not *serious* fugitives...stealing from Farmer Maggot's crops generally won't get you killed. 1:17:55 "How were the orcs made by Saruman?" That's purely movie stuff. In the books you have regular orcs, created ages ago by Melkor aka Morgoth (one of the Valar who rebelled against Elu Ilúvatar, so that more or less makes him Lucifer) and you have uruk-hai which are orcs cross-bred with goblins, resulting in a larger hybrid free of many of the weaknesses of both races. Orcs an uruk-hai reproduce sexually just live elves, dwarves and men. No mud pits. 1:22:40 Tolkein never explained the Nazgul's aversion to water and in his later years admitted the notion was hard to sustain. It may have been put into the books as a plot device to allow the hobbits to escape by borrowing a traditional weakness from another creature of myth: vampires supposedly cannot cross running water. Some fans have attempted to retrofit an explanation using Tolkein's own mythology, but that's just fan theories. 1:34:30 Isisdur's sword Narsil, "the sword that was broken" will later be reforged as Anduril, "the flame of the West."
Michael Griffin
2025-09-23 08:08:53 +0000 UTC6:15 Smeagol was once something like a hobbit. His brother Deagol found the Ring and Smeagol killed him for it. The ring corrupted him, over time transforming him into Gollum. 13:30 "...are hobbits hard to corrupt?" More or less, for purposes of the Ring. The One Ring promises power, and hobbits don't value that. Bilbo and Frodo both show that hobbits aren't immune to its corrupting influence, but they are far less susceptible than Men or Dwarves, or even Elves. 35:05 Sauron by his very nature draws evil creatures to him. Although he takes physical form for very long period of time, he's not a person in the way we think of people. He's a spiritual being, able to survive in non-corporeal form after his physical body is destroyed, and form a new body later. He's like a black hole of evil with powerful gravity. Gollum was drawn to Mordor because of this, captured by orcs because he was a stranger there, and taken to Sauron. He very likely couldn't stop babbling about "my precious", and Sauron tortured him for information about the ring. All Gollum could manage to say was "Shire...Baggins..." (32:45) so the Nazgul went sent out riding with just that much to go on. 39:40 The One Ring wants to be reunited with Sauron because it's literally a part of him, kind of like a horcrux in Harry Potter. Although it's debatable whether Sauron *has* a soul, or *is* a soul. 47:30 Saruman wasn't always a bad guy. He was sent to Middle-Earth to aid its peoples, but he had a number of factors working against him: (1) he was proud and arrogant; (2) he has some skills as a ringsmith himself, and had made his own ring of power (not as strong as the nine rings of men, the seven rings of dwarves or the three rings of elves), but he wanted to learn more about ringsmithing so he could forge a stronger one. Sauron had that knowledge. He may have thought that with that knowledge he could beat Sauron at his own game. But one thing Sauron is good at, is spotting someone's weaknesses and exploiting them. Saruman became corrupted. 49:20 "...why can Gandalf see flashes of Sauron's eye?" Gandalf, like Sauron and Saruman, isn't just human wizard. He's a spiritual being, much like an angel in some ways, who has taken physical (vulnerable, mortal) form in order to act in Middle-Earth. He sees Sauron's influence on the things that Sauron touches, like the One Ring and the palantir. Anyone with a palantir can "listen in" on things that are being said or viewed in another one. Gandalf warns Saruman that any time he uses the palantir, there's no knowing who else may be aware of what he's doing. Poor Gandalf...too late for that warning.
Michael Griffin
2025-09-23 08:08:01 +0000 UTCWhen Sam stepped in the river to get with Frodo in the boat, the actor Sean Astin had actually stepped on glass, with his whole weight and cut his foot badly, and had to be airlifted by helicopter to a hospital, since they were filming in a remote part of New Zealand.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 06:53:52 +0000 UTCGaladriel's gift to Gimli may seem strange, but a lot of parents use to cut a lock of their child's hair as a keepsake, since in earlier years, many children died before they became adults. There is a story behind the 3 hairs in elven lore. Thousands of years earlier, there was an elf that turned evil, and had been pestering Galadriel for a lock of her hair, but Galadriel could see his purpose was not good, so she refused to give her hair to another elf but gave it currently to a dwarf. In the books, when Gimli asked that of Galadriel, the other elves were shocked, but Galadriel scolded them. Galadriel is very powerful and does what she wants, so no one could overrule her choice of giving a dwarf that gift. The lore of the 3 hairs is told in the book The Silmarillion. Also, Galadriel is Arwen's Grandmother.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 06:40:50 +0000 UTCGaladriel giving the gifts to the fellowship was added. In the theater, they only showed Galadriel giving the light of Earendil to Frodo. Plus Aragorn and Boromir arguing about the direction they should go, was added. All what I mentioned previously were added in the extended versions. There are more, but these are the ones I am sure of. They are wonderful scenes, but they do slow the story down, but were added for fans of the books. People always argue: Why can't they make the movies more like the books? Because book reading and watching a movie are 2 different mediums. If Peter Jackson made the movies page for page like the books, they would be extremely long, boring and unwatchable. Look how much slower the storyline is, just with about an hour of extra scenes for each movie?
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 06:16:29 +0000 UTCYay! Still my favorite of the series, despite the massive cliffhanger.
Jon
2025-09-23 06:15:09 +0000 UTCThe speech Elrond gave the company before they left was added. Frodo saying " Mordor Gandalf, is it left or right" was added, as was the look Arwen gave Aragorn. After the company left Rivendell, Boromir was teaching Merry and Pippin how to use their swords. That was in the theater version, but in the extended version the hobbits also flipped Aragorn on his back.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 05:24:05 +0000 UTCThe council of Elrond scene was extended with Gandalf uttering the black speech of Mordor to keep Boromir from picking up the ring. The scene with Aragorn and Elrond about Aragorn's mother was added.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 05:10:04 +0000 UTCThe Palantirs that were lost and Saruman has one, are used by Sauron to control others, because Sauron can control what someone can see in those crystal balls.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 04:58:06 +0000 UTC2:28:37 Pippin is crying extra hard, more so than the others! because he feel especially guilty for Gandalf's death, since he made the most noise that started it all... I'm telling you Pippin Ain't Easy..!
Mister Lou
2025-09-23 04:49:35 +0000 UTCFilmed in New Zealand
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 04:45:13 +0000 UTCStriders motivation to help, was because he was a friend of Gandalf and Gandalf asked him to watch for the hobbits. There is another reason which will be revealed shortly, plus his real name. I am answering these questions when I get to the part where you ask them.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 04:35:38 +0000 UTCSaruman knew Orcs had a weakness, they cannot move in daylight, so he crossed Orcs and Men to create the Uruk-hai. I've read the books several times and seen these movies many times as well and I am still discovering little nuances here and there. Gondor has no king since Isildur died. A steward rules there now. Boromir is the son of Denethor,, the steward of Gondor. Sean Bean that plays Boromir just so happens to also be Eddard Stark. I first read these books when I was a freshmen in college. When a dear friend was starting college, I gave her a set of the books. She loved them, but one day I received a phone call and she was furious with me. "Please, please tell me Gandalf is not dead. How can you let me read this book and Gandalf dies?" she asked. She said she wouldn't read anymore unless I told her Gandalf wasn't dead. Not wanting to tell her the story but wanting her to keep reading, I said "Sadly, Gandalf the Grey was gone, but you cannot keep a good wizard down".
Steven Costa
2025-09-23 04:02:12 +0000 UTCAfter Frodo and Sam leave the Shire and stopped for the night, they hear elves and watch them strolling by and singing, was an extra scene.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 03:56:43 +0000 UTCNo im not going anywhere
Karl Kraus
2025-09-23 03:33:32 +0000 UTCThe scene where Saurons minions had captured gollum, and learned that the ring was still in middle earth was why Sauron was looking for it. Previously everyone had thought it had washed down from the river to the great sea. Sauron was powerful, but not powerful enough to control an ocean. The extended movie showed Pippin and Merry dancing on the table at the Green Dragon Inn, with Frodo dancing around the table,just as the black riders are leaving Minas Morgul, to look for the Shire and the Baggins that had the ring. Also, when they left the Green Dragon, Sam was angry that after he said goodbye to Rosie, someone behind him was trying to sweet talk Rosie.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 03:26:58 +0000 UTCOriginal Orcs are corrupted Elfs and yes they can breed to make more. The Uruk Hai the big ones in this movie arw crossbreeds of corrupted men and orcs and maybe some other things
ChickenPanda
2025-09-23 03:19:55 +0000 UTCIn the beginning, after Isildur claimed the ring from Sauron, and was attacked, he put the ring on, disappeared into the water. The theatrical version only shows him in the water and the ring slipping off his finger. Gandalf narrated the bit about concerning hobbits in the theater. Bilbo narrated that in the extended and included a bit more, including the shot of Sam in the garden with the flowers. The scene where Bilbo thought he lost the ring and was very upset. The extended version made things a bit darker, and how the ring could control you more.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 03:11:02 +0000 UTCThe ring grew and shrank, to fit the bearer.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 02:39:47 +0000 UTCThe ring did not have much power over Bilbo, because he only used it sparingly to hide from people he did not want to meet. Maybe 10 minutes at a time. Plus he had a friendly and pure heart. He did not want to control others. The ring corrupted by giving the user illusions of grandeur, telling them they could become a great leader. Even if one only tried to use the ring for good would become corrupted and suspicious of others who might take it from him. That is why Gandalf and Galadriel refused to touch it.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 02:13:05 +0000 UTCThe theatrical versions were made to introduce middle earth lore to people who did not read the books. The extended versions were for the fans of the books, and explained things better, although they did slow down the story a bit.
Gary Morse
2025-09-23 01:41:23 +0000 UTCCan this Karl guy please go lol jeeez
Rawgers
2025-09-23 01:14:23 +0000 UTCHey Amber, if you'd like to check out something cool, check these out! Straight outta GenX! The Hobbit (1977): A made-for-TV animated film by Rankin/Bass, covering Bilbo Baggins' adventure with Gandalf and the dwarves. It’s a condensed take, notable for its distinct art style and voice work by Orson Bean and John Huston. The Lord of the Rings (1978): Directed by Ralph Bakshi, this animated film covers roughly the first half of Tolkien’s trilogy (up to partway through The Two Towers). It used a mix of traditional animation and rotoscoping, with a gritty, experimental feel. It stars Christopher Guard as Frodo and John Hurt as Aragorn. The Return of the King (1980): Another Rankin/Bass TV movie, serving as a loose sequel to their Hobbit. It picks up late in the trilogy, focusing on Frodo and Sam’s journey to Mordor. It’s stylistically similar to their Hobbit, with a folksy tone and songs. Hope you get a chance to watch them either for your channel or with your kids. They're so cool! SGT Rock
SERGEANT ROCK'S HEADBANGERS BALL
2025-09-23 00:51:46 +0000 UTCDude, the lady can watch what she wants. You want to touch that fandom base, start your own shit.
SERGEANT ROCK'S HEADBANGERS BALL
2025-09-23 00:49:14 +0000 UTCon "that other channel that won't be named", she watched fellowship's theatrical cut then unwisely listened to the comments telling her to watch the extended cuts of the two towers and return of the king frankly, i can't believe she's doing this again if she wants to rewatch these, then she needs to rewatch the star wars series Especially episode 4 i never saw her react to the full movie
Karl Kraus
2025-09-23 00:30:07 +0000 UTCif you want community relations in abundance amber, look at the star wars fandom i'd say it dwarfs the LOTR fandom by a good margin you can find a star wars fan and they'll talk their heads off for HOURS or DAYS about their favorite character, movie, era, video game, book etc., myself included the franchise even has its own fan convention that goes all around the developed world to perpetually celebrate the magnificence and majesty that IS star wars every couple of years LOTR was adapted from a tome of a book that was almost 50 years old As admirable and momentous bringing the unfilmmable to the big screen and having won all of those hearts and awards was, star wars came from a single man's head, inspired by his own personal life's experience and perspective, ever evolving It all unfolded organically and that's art in its finest form George Lucas barely made it through the first movie and had to scramble to finish production Since it was a mammoth hit on release given those conditions, the franchise was named a bona-fide classic in its own right that LOTR would become 20+ years down the line Sure filming back-to-back-to-back movies down under isn't easy either but star wars was barely given a chance by board executives while New Line pressured peter jackson to craft the best movie series possible from the material he was using THEY banked on the lord of the rings Fox greenlit star wars to placate George and the studio's president Comparing the two productions, i'd say star wars is more heroic in that perspective Sorry to the millions of LOTR megafans out there but that's my stance
Karl Kraus
2025-09-23 00:22:02 +0000 UTCAwesome! Gonna enjoy watching this version with you!
Steven Garcia
2025-09-23 00:04:05 +0000 UTCWhat you should've watched (or rewatched in the case of Fellowship) are the THEATRICAL versions of the three if you wanted to celebrate Tolkien week Those movies introduced a generation to this land and story They're the ones that were created when all doubt was around that they WOULD be That would've been the proper way to celebrate Middle-earth Besides, peter jackson has gone on record saying the originals are the definitive versions of the story
Karl Kraus
2025-09-22 23:50:59 +0000 UTCin that case, you need to watch the theatrical versions first the extended editions are either for fans of the books or the ones who watched the originals Diving into stuff you don't understand enough will overwhelm or confuse you... or both They really are awesome pieces of fantasy You just need to pace yourself
Karl Kraus
2025-09-22 23:49:48 +0000 UTCYou’ve seen this, haven’t you?
MotoDork
2025-09-22 23:48:55 +0000 UTCYes! Let's do it again!
Andrew Ramos
2025-09-22 23:47:55 +0000 UTCI’ve never seen the series. I’ve also never seen Harry Potter or Hobbit. Can’t decide if this is worth the watch.
Richard C
2025-09-22 23:46:51 +0000 UTCyes! let’s go!
roberto h.pilia
2025-09-22 23:46:00 +0000 UTC
