EARLY ACCESS: Lord of The Rings: Fellowship

Interesting. I have always found the first movie to be vastly more interesting than the others. Feel the same way about the books, to the Nth degree. I reread Fellowship of the Ring almost every year (since 1987), but so often put it down sometime during Two Towers and then stop there. I read the whole thing maybe every 5 years? I watch FotR every couple years, and seldom have the drive to keep going, except for certain scenes.

Heather Qualy

I have a life outside of watching reaction videos. Any comments I have will be on the full watchalong comments section

Richard Maurer

I love the extended versions, but mostly because they are chock full of details for people who have read the books too many times. “It’s a shortcut.” “To what?” “Mushrooms!” The chapter where Merry & Pippin meet up with Frodo & Sam is A Shortcut to Mushrooms. It’s a lot, though, for someone new to the world.

MrHolbyta

"At Argon we're working to keep your money."(wonder if any will get that reference it was the 1st thing I thought of)

Paul Johnson

Ya know it's been a while since I've heard Aragorn referred to as Argon. That really took me back to some earlier reactors to these films.

serendib

Maybe he's looking for The Precious..... 😃

Lynette Cummins

If it had closure it would be a movie not a series of movies ... from several thick books. If you made the movie, in 10 minutes they would eat 2nd breakfast, shave their feet, then bury the ring with no talking ... but wait, since others sense the ring, they would dig it up an end the world; so no. Just sit back, put on some Depends, set up drinks and snacks, then enjoy: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

Jack Jones

The mountain's name is Orodruin; 'Mount Doom' is more of a nickname for it. If you don't like Gollum, be aware that the second movie is pretty Gollum-heavy. Having said that, he's mostly a tragic, pathetic figure rather than creepy. His relationship to the ring resembles drug addiction.

Tim Thompson

LOTR is not my thing, so I feel ya. I saw the first one and had a flashback to when I was 13 playing Dungeons & Dragons in the early 80’s. Not fun.

Michael Waldrep

LOTR is probably the densest series you can get into. And I mean dense as in packed full of details and meaning and all that (not dense as in dumb). It is very hard to understand and get it on the first go through. In my opinion the theatrical versions were the way to go and if it piqued your interest in any way THEN you do the extended cuts on subsequent viewings. That said, I always personally thought that this wouldn't be your taste, Harry Potter is more up your alley as far as fantasy styled series go.

Hmmm, just feel like pointing out there's over 110 comments on here and one voice seems to be strangely absent....

Kenton Kruger

There is a movie for each volume of the book series that was written.

John Williams

Boromir (blond guy who gets shot three times) Is the one who had the most motivation to try to take the Ring. His country has been under siege from Mordor for any years and it's forces are dwindling. The person who hold the Ring will be granted great power, but it is also a source of tremendous corruption. Gandalf knew this, which is why he resisted taking it from Frodo. Galadriel also knew this, so she couldn't take it either. How ever good any persons' intentions to use the ring, they will ultimately become corrupted by the Ring.

Yeah, hard agree with some of the sentiments here that the extended editions are (a) not for everyone and (b) not necessarily the best way to experience the story on your first go. The die-hard fans do love them and I fully get why, but I do wish there was a better understanding in general re: why 4-hour films are not the norm. All that said, I'm glad you're at least getting some exposure to the story from which so many elements of modern high fantasy were derived.

Nestor Custodio

Look at this comment section! I love it. The passion people have for these films is incredible!

Jerrod Acree

Love that you got around to this one. I think you may have liked it better if you had watched the theatrical version. Also, yes it is a trilogy but it really is one long film made into three films, so it's not like Harry Potter where the time frame skips years with each new film. LOTR is literally one film in three parts and part two picks up right after this first one. The next two are better and I think you may get more into it with the next two films. This first one is basically a "getting to know" the characters and world, the next two go more into the adventure and lore. :) Also, so happy you made so many references to other films...you are speaking the language now. Proud of you lil sis!! Hugs!

Echo Moon

I do understand why you might not have enjoyed this movie as much as some people do. However, I feel like out of the three, the first one is the weakest. There are so many moments in the second movie that I absolutely adore and the third movie is my favorite. I really do think you should finish the series in some way, shape or form. If you're interested in the naming of the characters and the places, you should really watch the movie. Tolkien, it came out a few years ago and it's an excellent movie. It's all about the author of the books and how he came up with the world of Middle Earth.

Marci Flint