yes... the healing scene in the Minas Tirith after the Attack of the Orcs... Eowyn found unconscious and Eomer is hysterically approach her... and the rest is history... and that where Eowyn and Faramir met at the realm.... supposedly love story between them... ^_^
I just recently watched the extended versions for the first time and the Boromir flash back painted a hidden picture of who he was and completely changed how I felt about him. Glad these were there.
While the movies will always blow me away, it's why I prefer the books. He is far more fleshed out (which I know is easier in book form), not just a crazy person.
The thing with gimli asking for a single strand of galadriels hair and being granted 3 has a way deeper meaning. Back in the first age faenor (the elf who crafted the silmarils) asked lady galadriel for a strand of her hair three times. And three times she would deny her cousins request. Because she saw the dark and "greed" in him. Now, thousand yeras later, humble gimli refuses to ask for any gift. When pushed he asks for just 1 strand of her hair. So she gives him three. As he proved to be a good and humble person, he gets what faenor was denied.
When the movie was filmed, a call went out across NZ for every horse and owner to be extras in the scene of the Charge of the Rohirrim. Hundreds came, and their numbers were digitally multiplied to appear as thousands on screen. But what was really interesting was the charge from the perspective of the extras who portrayed the Orcs. They said that even a few hundred horses charging at them was terrifying, and made the ground shake. They could not imagine what thousands would do, or being in their path.
From what I know, the heroic charge of the Rohirim in the third movie would be considered the largest cavalry charge in our world as well if it were real. I don't doubt it.
@@michaelgiertz-rath7994 The charge by the French on the English at Morlaix in 1342 possibly be up there. The most recent I no of though would be our mates across the ditch and The Charge of the 4th Light Horse at Beersheba there is a movie about this called The Lighthorsemen(1987) awesome movie.
The scene after the battle for Minas Tirith, where Eomer finds Eowyn is heartbreaking. One of the most powerful scenes for me is when aragorn loses hope. Falls to his knees and shows tears. For me it really adds to the dispair in middle earth. And to see a hero "weak"
There are so many incredible scenes in LOTR. That scene between Eomer & Eowyn is so moving & seemingly unnoticed by most but it is one of my favorites.
The fact that Galadriel refused to give Feanor even one strand of hair back in the early days made the fact that she gave Gimli 3 strands ever more special. Perfect.
@@daisiesofdoom This was before the kinslayings. He made the silmarils because he didn't get Galadriel's hair and so wanted to create something as beautiful.
@@daisiesofdoom Feanor was better than any other Elf, the fact that many only remember his actions during the Kin slaying says a lot about how cancel culture has grown recently.
You know she might have had a thing for Gimli. The Appendix does say when he arrived in the Gray Haven she accepted his love. (Or for the exact quotes "that a Dwarf should be willing to leave Middle-earth for any love," and "and it might be said, that she obtained this grace for him.")
i just find it incredible how RotK is 3 and a half hour long and its still so captivating and interesting throughout the whole runtime... incredible stuff...
well last 20 minute are the credits, but yes. A whole extra hour of content and it still went by so fast I cant watch regular because of that, it feels like theres so much stuff missing
@@Drakuba It's really crazy. I watched extended for the first time in a couple years recently and I really could not tell what the added scenes are haha
@@henrikuggelberg4528 i dont eactly remember much myself, but it 3rd movie: a lot of main3 going to visit ghosts were cut. From the moment of them going into that pass, all the way to them boarding the ships a lot of that was cut in regular version. and i think in 2nd movie during the final battle, a lot of the final charge was cut, mainly the things about them deciding to do that. And gimli tooting the horn, cant remember if it was in or just gimli being cut from that whole thing. I believe a lot of ent stuff was cut as well, as well most of the post battle stuff there but thats about all i remember :D i think theres a vid of top 10 scenes from extended that didnt made the main cut on youtube
I read LOTR back when I was in elementary school and one of my favorite parts was the friendship and playful competitiveness between Gimli and Legolas. It lightened up the overall dark tone of the story.
@@final_animal Agree! The third film was much longer than the previous two; the DVD versions even longer. If the LOTR series cannot be cut, then cut out all of the Hobbit trilogy. All of it! They are expendable!
Book Trivia: Saruman's "death" here was not "final" as the movie depicts; but being Maiar & not completely bound to his "physical wizard form" (a practice "perfected" by Sauron himself) it took nearly 42 years AFTER the Fall of Sauron for Saruman to take his former "physical form" again...& with Grima Worm tongue (who also was NOT killed at Isengard) attempted to overtake The Shire...ultimately being overthrown & ultimately killed by NONE OTHER than Bilbo's menacing, kiniving family member; Lobelia Sackville-Baggins & the Hobbits of The Shire...resulting in her "redemption arc" within the whole story. Hardcore Ringer here🤓
While I do enjoy the Witch King being introduced as a force to be reconed with, Gandalf is shown as weaker, which is totally out of character for him. Gandalf and he other Wizards are all Maiar (lesser angels) and are all the same rank as Sauron (though less powerful). Gandalf the Grey fought and later defeated the Balrog, who used to be Morgoth's servant, the same as Sauron (both Sauron and the Balrogs were lesser angels, while Morgoth was the first Dark Lord and the most powerful of the greater angels. After Gandalf's physical body was destroyed he was reincarnated as Gandalf the White, with most of his original power restored. Right after Sauron he is the second most powerful being in Middle Earth. The Witch-King, even with Sauron powering him up, would be NO MATCH for Gandalf the White.
Yep, agreed...I was disappointed with this approach taken by PJ in regards to the power difference between Gandalf The White and The Witch King...Gandalf The White would totally curb-stomp The Witch King...I was also disappointed they didn't include the Warg attack at the Fellowship's night camp in Hollin, this was a major missed opportuntiy to include an incredible action scene...
Exactly, I'm glad you mentioned that. I feel like that other writer, I forgot her name, probably added this part in the movies where the witch king DESTROYS GANDALF'S STAFF???, to try to make him look powerful.... Except it's completely stupid and unexplained and really doesn't fit with the coolness of the story. She's thinking of it like a magic harry potter story, instead of like the believable, almost historical, mythical world that Tolkien revealed to us.
@@jonathanwilliams1974 Exactly, Gandalf would have been like a great white flame, and a terrible presence to the Witch King. The fight may have gone thus: Gandalf would have spoken to him perhaps in his own tongue. He would have told him to go and tell his master to call off the attack, that he was outmatched now, and to sink back into the shadows from whence he came... The Witch King, in his anger, and feeling emboldened by his master's influence over him, would have tried to attack Gandalf with all of his darkened rage, holding his dark sword aloft, embued with the energies of his dark master, but Gandalf would have revealed the light of the Maiar, a greater power than the Witch King had ever before beheld. The Witch King would have begun to fear at the overwhelming site of this new Gandalf, Bearer of this Greatest Light, and his boldness would become confusion... He indeed would have fled, just like he did in the book, but had he been foolish enough to try to attack Gandalf the White, he would have melted in the sheer pain and agony of this power, his blade falling to the ground, his eyes burning with the heat and light of this Unbearable foe. His very essence would have been weakened by this presence and his only thought would be to flee and cower into the darkness. Yet, if he had continued on, the very presence of this Gandalf would have "burned" him and caused his weakened form to evaporate into the nothingness, that same nothingness that awaited him and his master, which Gandalf commanded him to return to in the books. So we see, Gandalf was the more powerful of the two, though the Witch King did not know it yet..........
Gandalf struggled in all three movies, and it's more interesting that way, you know, it's easier to sympathize with the underdog. I think that's the reason they 'scale down' his power.
On TV we always had the regular version available. As a huge fan watching the extended edition for the first time I was mind blown! It totally changed my experience, it was so much fuller I can't imagine going back!
You know, I think the deleted scenes gave a big plus and prolonged the life of LOTR. The cut movie is great already as a stand alone, but searching and interpreting the deleted scenes, gives it even more depth, unknown plots, facts that make it interesting and give something to think about even 20y ears later.
1:47 Actually he smiled as there is a lore meaning behind her giving three strands of her hair. It pertains to an earlier experience she had involving an elf suitor who had asked of her three times for a strand of her hair and was turned down each time, despite having been seen to be the greatest among the elves.
@@TheMovieSecrets No problem. Also as a fun fact, Gimli had those three strands spun into three gem stones which were regarded as heirlooms and rare treasures of his family’s house.
@@hiddendesire3076 that was feanor who asked 3 times for a hair and got refused 😉 3 times he failed to get one strand of hair but one ask from gimli and he got 3 strands lol
@@leejamesmccarthy Yep. And Feanor wasn't a suitor. He wanted the hair because it was so remarkably beautiful and it was said that Galadiriel's hair was the inspiration for the creation of the Silmarils
In the book, Galadriel give Samwise, Lover of Trees, a box of soil from Lothlorien with a seed of a Mallorn tree. This is in no version of the movies. Sam puts the seed and soil to good use when he begins his work of restoring the Shire.
@@SiliconBong Any time. SamWise is a wonderful character and he means well. Frodo was also a keen gardener and kept a window box. He just didn’t want Sam sticking his fingers on his dirt box.
I loved that scene too but but Aragorn did not cut off his head in the book. Aragorn was too honorable to slay an unarmed opponent, even a nasty one with bad teeth!
the 3 strains of hair gimli recived are something special, in the silmarillion there is a story where Fëanor asked galadirel for a single strain of her hair, he asked her 3 times but got denied every single time. thats why gimli asking for a single one but reciving 3 instead is such a powerfull moment.
I grew up watching the extended editions and I’m at the point now where I can’t watch them any other way. I’m thankful my dad liked them more because it makes the movies much more enjoyable
I still watch all three movies back to back. I watched so many times i cant remember how many times. The best movies i have ever watched. And im 68 tears old!
My wife & I never get tired of watching the Lord of the Rings films! Seen them more times than any other film. We also watch the Hobbit films often as well. Which I think gets too harshly criticized. As people tend to compare it to LOTR. Which isn't fair. Not many films can hold up to the all-time great LOTR trilogy! I hope someday we get to see Tolkien's work about the 1st Age of Man/Time of the Tree's/Morgoth/etc!🤞🏼
Another important deleted scene: Saruman explains Urukhai leader that once they were Elves but have been cursed (you can see the resemblences from their pointy ears). They have been given Saruman's Hand on their faces that keeps them moving forward at daylight while Orcs cannot. That's why their faces are covered in white and hand-shape.
In The Fellowship Of The Ring when Galadrial allows Frodo to look into the mirror, he sees the Shire being destroyed and Hobbits being enslaved. When I first saw that in theaters I was really excited that Jackson was going to do the entire novel ... so I was rather shocked when Saruman was killed off in Isenagrd. Those who read the novels will know what I mean.
The battle for helms deep was an epic part of the story, especially when the orks blew up the outta defences where the stream goes through the culvert , and the orks marching to helms deep to was awesome
I find your comments on Aragon's age reveal to be a bit odd. In the same scene, it's explained *how* he's able to be that old yet look so young: He's a descendant of the Dunedain, who were especially long-lived men. iirc they tended to live to around 200 years old, so he *is* a relatively "young man", from a Dunedain perspective.
Aragorn has Númenor blood. The Númenoreans were blessed with longevity, apart from other humans only blessed with the mortality gift (what turns humans in humans) because they fought against evil in the first age. As Aragorn is descendant of the Numenoreans, he has the longevity gift. I think that he dies at age 210. Those little details that Tolkien puts in the story are very interesting!
Nope it is beaten by the clone troopers storming India anna jones in the temple of doom, whilst fending of hordes of mountain trolls. The sun rises early that day, and blod was bled galore, the seas died red and the lands grew from the corpses of the dead, all at last a power sprung from the dead skull, of king Aragon. A mallormorny flower capable of replenishing even the most dying of gardens and so Arwen picked It and planted deep inside her garden, watching as Aragons soul grew out in beautiful flowers and trees.
I'm so pleased Peter Jackson was the first director to turn Tolkeins vision into a watchable masterclass. 20+ years ago and still I prefer the Lord of the rings to the Hobbit movies. I think when it comes to CGI less is more , lotr feels massive and authentic.
Not that important to the plot development, but I enjoyed the short scene in which Eowyn laments the death of Theodred at his burial. Her song is totally Old English.
the Mithril shirt scene should've stayed in. It shows how little Bilbo and hobbits in general care for wealth that he would give it to Frodo so casually, and also makes the scene in Hobbit more meaningful since the dwarves certainly knew its value.
These movies was a work of art from beginning to end. Extended as cut. Even if they didn't follow the books. But that's alright, I must say after all these years. It gives for a great and wonderful surprise for anyone curious enough to actually read the books.
What I think is that people forget the books and the film were two differant mediums, to show the great age in the books we have Tom, discriptions of ruins and Old man Willow, in the movies to show great age we have scenes of ruins, Weathertop ruins, and fallen statues.
I just watched the trilogy and as a lifelong LOtR's fan I thought it was pretty good. Not everything can be included but Jackson did a great job. My only complaint is the Balrog. It was too big and I don't believe Balrogs had wings.
@@dolam When I read this I come to think that it's kind of odd that they're portrayed as giant demons in the movie. But that would've looked kind of weird if this was the same kind of creature that participated in the Fall of Gondolin. There was not only one Balrog there, but a whole bunch of them, and they had a leader as well. And the elves of Gondolin rode out and faced them head on, on the battlefield. Furthermore, I can understand that Peter wanted to portray the Balrog as fearsome and powerful, so yeah - logically - big, dark and strong would be a go to, if it wasn't for the wonderful portrayal of Saruman. He wasn't big, didn't have wings, but damn was he fearsome and powerful! Still, if we're to actually critizice Peter Jackson for this, he makes the same mistake over and over again in most of the dark encounters (except for the black riders), so I rather choose to think that this is a vision of fear that struck the fellowship. And spreading fear was, after all, the true power of the Balrog?
one of the great bits of these movies I think is often left unremarked-upon... When Gandalf confronts the Witch King and even has his staff shattered... Look at what Shadowfax does. He doesn't back down, he isn't cowered back by the Witch King and the fell beast... Look at the scene, Shadowfax is ready to throw down and fight them while Gandalf and the hobbit are staggerd back and trying to recover their strength. Shadowfax isn't just a fast steed, he's the greatest of the warhorses, even braver and tougher than Gandalf, who rides him into battle. This is some cool shit that gets both revealed and left aside by the film makers.
You forgot to actually show the actual scenes - instead just a few seconds from each. Also, no idea where you got the idea that the Mouth of Sauron asked anyone to dinner. "To treat" in the context of that scene was using with the meaning "to discuss terms of accommodation or settlement"
When Legolas looks at Gimli (gift giving scene), he is thinking of how Galadriel's uncle (Feanor) made a similar request of her, many thousands of years earlier, but she utterly rejected him. Legolas is presumably stunned, seeing Galadriel reading that the Dwarf's intent was more pure than the intent of Feanor, the mightiest of the Elves.
I was hoping that Tom Bombadil and the scouring of the shire were going to be in there. Maybe one day someone will make a film or series that is closer to the books.
Not often we find movie as LORD OF THE RINGS. This movie is one of best-selling movies of all time, winning 11 Oscars, legendary, phenomenal, and greatly inspiring. LOTR teaches us about being better people and the values of Life🌟
It's interesting to watch these movies and see how many facets were taken by gygax, Weiss, Hickman, and TSR when publishing D&D and Greyhawk, and Dragonlance
Must have red LOTR and the Silmarillion a dozen times in junior & senior high school. The movies did a fantastic job portraying the books, only have a few minor gripes: * They cut out the whole "Scouring Of The Shire" chapter, wasn't a huge loss but it was a satisfying wrap up in the books * left out Tom Bombadil * left out one of the greatest "burn lines" ever > when Eomer and the Riders surrounded Gimli, Legolas & Aragorn on their way to save Merr & Pippin from the Orcs, Eomer grills about where they've been and what they're up to; when he hears they've been in Lothlorien with Galadriel he suggests Galadriel's like a witch, which infuriates Gimli, who stamps up to Eomer axe in hand & says " give me your name, horsemaster, and I'll give you mine, and more besides!.. Eomer: I am Eomer son of Eomund! Gimli: Then let Gimli Gloin's son school you on speaking foolishly! (about Galadriel) "You speak ill of what is fair beyond reach of your thought, and only little wit can excuse you!"......basically said "you're dissing something/someone beautiful beyond your comprehension, and only your stupidity excuses you" ......BOOM!
They really, really, should have kept the mouth of Sauron scene for theaters. It doesn't stop the flow whatsoever, it adds to the movie lore for those who never read the books, and it's just another bad ass moment for Aragorn.
Kind of dumb that Aragorn killed him IMO, but a great scene -- really well acted and great character design. The death of Sauruman was the only deleted scene that I think was completely essential, it was crazy to cut that out, but the mouth of Sauron was another favourite of mine.
The Witch King could Never have broken Gandalf's staff. Gandalf was a Maya/Maia. WitchBoy was a dead man empowered by a diminished-without-his-ring Maya(Sauron).
so wrong! the battle betwen the witchking and Gandalf is far from the truth and very missleading. The witchking (powerful as he may be) would never be powerful enough to break Gandalfs staff. Gandalf is a maiar a godly being his power is far above that of the witchking who is but a corrupted man!
sure, but while its not book canon, i like to think that the witch king was channeling Saurons power at that moment where hes gathering fire to his sword, to keep Gandalf as canon power level as possible
so many people hold this view but Tolkien also left it ambiguous in the book. He clearly did this for a reason. Gandalf is a Maia but he's still not in his spiritual form, as you probably know his powers are more limited while in Middle Earth. The Witch-king has also been buffed by Sauron, a Maia greater than Gandalf. In the passage it's abundantly clear that the Witch-king is confident he can best Gandalf, and Gandalf is just as confident he can stop the Witch-king. Tolkien teased us but also sewed the seed of doubt in our minds. Also the prophecy favoured the Witch-king in the particular duel. I'd say the lack of backstory to Denethor and the removal of Scouring are both far more anti Tolkien. Although all of these changes weren't necessary bad ones for a movie adaptation.
@@SvenTviking yes. Context is still everything. Sauron is still Sauron and if he essentially buffed the Witch-king then that can't be overstated. There's also nothing to suggest Balrogs whipped dragons but in certain drafts of the Fall of Gondolin it's suggested then rode them but I believe ultimately Tolkien dispelled the idea and also decided there were fewer Balrogs. Gandalf the Grey also fought off all of the nine...under a different context and situation. Tolkien still doesn't make it obvious that Gandalf would have won and that's right there in the body of the text.
IMO Gandalf's battle with the Witch King deserved to be on the editing suit floor. It made it look like the Witch King was much more powerful than Gandalf, when the opposite is true.
As much as I loved the films, and love Viggo Mortensen for the effort he put into his role as Aragorn, Theoden gave a better speech to the Riders of Rohan just before the battle.
The scene with Gandalf and the Witch King was cut because in the book..in that stand off, Gandalf won and blocked the Witch King from entering the city. Therefore the movie version was not only imperfect but it was deeply inaccurate and I think that is why it was cut.
I think the scene where Faramir and Eowyn kindle a relationship was cut out. At least I don't remember it in the original released films, but it helps to explain why they are together in the crowning scene towards the end of The Return of The King. Otherwise it just looks like a bit of convenient and hasty tying of loose ends. For those that want more, there's also the books, which are full of extra detail including songs and poems.
Here's a deleted moment: I went to the midnight (premier) showing of Return of the King, and in the introductory scroll, there was a "disclaimer." Besides the usual warning of scary scenes, there was also a quick mention of "brief drug use." Later on, Merry and Pipin are seen smoking "pipeweed" in the ruins of Orthanc. Not repeated in any of the extended theater showings or the DVD's. I guess it's what you would call an "Easter Egg."
It's in the extended DVD boxed set - about nine discs. They discover for all of Saruman's scorn on those who smoked pipeweed he had a substantial stash hidden away in a small barrel in one of the kitchens. Look for [Merry and Pippin-Deleted Scene] "It's perfect, one barrel each!"
@@1981brrf not really. Its required for any film, involving the use of drugs whether the drugs be real or, not pipeweed, I'm sure is comparable to that of normal human weed
After watching the extended versions it’s surprising they made cuts that included major villains dying yet left some of the slower parts. And the mouth of Sauron added a very sinister evil element to Sauron himself. I think it’s extended versions only for me once I feel like watching them again
That was to boost sales. The extended versions went on sale a year after the original version, and just a couple months before the release of the next movie (they released one movie a year to theatres for three years). It was a great and successful marketing scheme. This way they ended up with six different movie sales, two different box sets and because it was also the time of transitioning from DVD to Blu-Ray, two of each as well. Only three movies but 12 total DVD and Blu-Ray releases plus multiple Box set releases, first on DVD and then on Blu-Ray. Cha-ching cha-ching cha-ching. Collectors bought them all!
Aragorn was decended from the numoreans who had very long lives .Sometimes over 400 years .But this decreased as saurons influence took hold of the island Kingdom.
The numoreans life span decreasing isn’t a result of Sauron but a result of their elven blood being diluted with each generation, as all numoreans are descended from elros who was Elrond’s brother who choose the mortality of men over the immortality of eleves.
Galadriel giving Gimli three strands of her hair has a backstory: Feanor, greatest of Elven craftsman and creator of the Silmarils had asked Galadriel thousands of years before for a single strand of hair, which Galadriel refused. "Tolkien describes Galadriel as "the mightiest and fairest of all the Elves that remained in Middle-earth" (after the death of Gil-galad) and the "greatest of elven women". So, yes, it is extraordinary.
Am I the only one who finds it a bit questionable how the theatrical version was edited?! Saruman's death, the scene with the messenger, Boromir's flashbacks, these are definitely key moments relevant to the story!!!
The scene where Gandalf is confronted by the Witch King is so so SO disrespectful to Gandalf.. The Witch King would have been terrified of confronting Gandalf in battle
Aragon was half Numenorian. The Numenorian were the first men who knew the valor. The kings of men had Numenorian bloodlines and their blood lines ended when Sauron gave them their rings of power. They don't live as long as elves but will live hundreds of years. The Mouth of Sauron was once a Numenorian prince whose name has been lost. He was Sauron's emissary from the first war. He would ride up to the enemy army and demand they join or die. The books say he went east and was able to recruit the savage men you see with the oliphants and the ships.
The Silmarillion tells that tale very well. I actually thought Aragorn was around 200 years old at this stage of the film, but yea, he was the last of his kind and cursed to lose their immortality for falling for Saurons trickery. Also the same event that caused the elves to remove their longevity was also how Sauron died the physical death. The original battle in that book exceeds those of LOTR. When dragons and balrogs were plenty.
One of the top 3 scenes for me is when Gandalf has his speech about good and evil and how it's up for no one to decide who lives or dies, we only have to decide what to do with the time that is given to us.
The most important scene was Boromir’s. We really didn’t know TOO much about him in movie #1, and we grew to mostly dislike him when he “fights” with Frodo before coming to his senses. As a first-time viewer, we’re not sure where Gondor is & why the Ring would be important to Boromir. Honestly, he’s just another guy who could be easily corrupted. Actually seeing what he and his people are doing to keep everyone safe helps put everything into perspective, so I’m not sure why it was cut. It would have also helped them with Faramir, who we all agree was not treated well in movie #2.
The ring was corrupting him. When he forces Frodo to use the ring to escape, he realizes it and snaps out of it. He redeemed himself trying to save Merry and Pippin. It's a very big scene.
The only scene that was truly essential for the plot here was Sauruman's death, they really could have cut so many other scenes before that one in the three-hour runtime.
I’m shocked Saruman’s death is not #1. That is an incredible scene with perfect acting and a resolution to arguably the main antagonist of the first 2 films. Really should not have been cut
Christopher Lee, who played Saruman, was not pleased when he learned that this scene was cut from the theatrical version. He felt it was too important to leave out.
In the trilogy, Saruman was killed in the Shire .. by Grima Wormtongue. So that part of the movie scene is true to the books. And the murder was a result of Saruman's verbal abuse. The more Saruman's status collapsed, the more he took it out on Grima .. till Grima snapped. So the scene captures that as well.
He wasn't just displeased, he refused to go on press tours despite being contractually obliged to do so and later said that he would never forgive Jackson for cutting the scene. He went to the premier and then they never saw each other again. I don't blame him really, very strange decision to cut that scene.@@Blunderman-rl1hc
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yes... the healing scene in the Minas Tirith after the Attack of the Orcs...
Eowyn found unconscious and Eomer is hysterically approach her... and the rest is history...
and that where Eowyn and Faramir met at the realm....
supposedly love story between them... ^_^
You forgot to mention when the three hunters take the paths of the dead and as they go deep in the mountain legolas reads the scriptures of the dead.
Well it's mithril, not mythril. Not to be picky.
Black speech of Mordor said by Gandalf during The Council of Elrond!
Gimli accidently shot the pirate after the meeting army of the dead.
I just recently watched the extended versions for the first time and the Boromir flash back painted a hidden picture of who he was and completely changed how I felt about him. Glad these were there.
I wish they had that in the original version, too!
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While the movies will always blow me away, it's why I prefer the books. He is far more fleshed out (which I know is easier in book form), not just a crazy person.
Could actually read the books.....
When can I watch the extended version?
The thing with gimli asking for a single strand of galadriels hair and being granted 3 has a way deeper meaning.
Back in the first age faenor (the elf who crafted the silmarils) asked lady galadriel for a strand of her hair three times. And three times she would deny her cousins request. Because she saw the dark and "greed" in him.
Now, thousand yeras later, humble gimli refuses to ask for any gift. When pushed he asks for just 1 strand of her hair. So she gives him three. As he proved to be a good and humble person, he gets what faenor was denied.
Goosebumps
What if Gimli asked for a pube?
@@randyschwaggins she would have given him all of them.
@@valentin7693 I think she had a shaven haven
@@randyschwaggins Shaven Grey Haven
When the movie was filmed, a call went out across NZ for every horse and owner to be extras in the scene of the Charge of the Rohirrim. Hundreds came, and their numbers were digitally multiplied to appear as thousands on screen. But what was really interesting was the charge from the perspective of the extras who portrayed the Orcs. They said that even a few hundred horses charging at them was terrifying, and made the ground shake. They could not imagine what thousands would do, or being in their path.
Extras from the movie on Waterloo reported the same thing!
Thank you that is a very cool story. I'm glad I got to read it
From what I know, the heroic charge of the Rohirim in the third movie would be considered the largest cavalry charge in our world as well if it were real. I don't doubt it.
@@michaelgiertz-rath7994 The charge by the French on the English at Morlaix in 1342 possibly be up there. The most recent I no of though would be our mates across the ditch and The Charge of the 4th Light Horse at Beersheba there is a movie about this called The Lighthorsemen(1987) awesome movie.
And mostly "the rohirrim" are women!
Having only watched the extended version since it was released, I can't imagine not having seen these. They feel uncuttable to me now :'(
Same
Where do I get the extended editions, I've only watched the theatrical.
@@sl_ipper I got it on bluray actually. Worth it for good movies
@@sl_ipper buy them on blue ray. Most contain both versions.
@@jamilortiz1 Forgot I wrote that comment, HBO isn't in my region.
My favorite is the scene where Gandalf shows up with Eomer to save Theoden and his people at Helm's Deep. One of the best scenes in the whole series!
Theoden king stands alone.
Not alone. Rohirrim!!!
that scene is extended only?
To the King!
I loved LTR since I was 13 I am 32 this day and I still watch these movies multiple times a year. These movies will always be apart of my life :)
And me since I was 1yr and 2yrs old!!! Now I’m looking forward to buying the books
Facts !! Just watched all 3 over the past 2 days.
LotR*
Same here man exact age
Same lotr is forever one of my top favorite franchises not many to this day can compare to the raw emotion destruction mystery and beauty put into it
The scene after the battle for Minas Tirith, where Eomer finds Eowyn is heartbreaking. One of the most powerful scenes for me is when aragorn loses hope. Falls to his knees and shows tears. For me it really adds to the dispair in middle earth. And to see a hero "weak"
There are so many incredible scenes in LOTR. That scene between Eomer & Eowyn is so moving & seemingly unnoticed by most but it is one of my favorites.
The fact that Galadriel refused to give Feanor even one strand of hair back in the early days made the fact that she gave Gimli 3 strands ever more special. Perfect.
Feanor being some kind of traitor and kinslayer might play a small r9le in this...
@@daisiesofdoom This was before the kinslayings. He made the silmarils because he didn't get Galadriel's hair and so wanted to create something as beautiful.
The fact that feanor asked Galadriel for her hair three times and always said no but then gives gimli 3 strands is awesome
@@daisiesofdoom Feanor was better than any other Elf, the fact that many only remember his actions during the Kin slaying says a lot about how cancel culture has grown recently.
You know she might have had a thing for Gimli. The Appendix does say when he arrived in the Gray Haven she accepted his love. (Or for the exact quotes "that a Dwarf should be willing to leave Middle-earth for any love," and "and it might be said, that she obtained this grace for him.")
My favourite scene is Gollum and Smeagle having a conversation.
Andy Serkis did a great performance, and how it was captured was brilliant.
i just find it incredible how RotK is 3 and a half hour long and its still so captivating and interesting throughout the whole runtime... incredible stuff...
it's actually 4hours and 20min with extended scenes ahaha
well last 20 minute are the credits, but yes. A whole extra hour of content and it still went by so fast
I cant watch regular because of that, it feels like theres so much stuff missing
@@Drakuba It's really crazy. I watched extended for the first time in a couple years recently and I really could not tell what the added scenes are haha
@@henrikuggelberg4528 i dont eactly remember much myself, but it
3rd movie: a lot of main3 going to visit ghosts were cut. From the moment of them going into that pass, all the way to them boarding the ships a lot of that was cut in regular version.
and i think in 2nd movie during the final battle, a lot of the final charge was cut, mainly the things about them deciding to do that. And gimli tooting the horn, cant remember if it was in or just gimli being cut from that whole thing. I believe a lot of ent stuff was cut as well, as well most of the post battle stuff there
but thats about all i remember :D i think theres a vid of top 10 scenes from extended that didnt made the main cut on youtube
It's 4h12min (4h1min without Credits)
I read LOTR back when I was in elementary school and one of my favorite parts was the friendship and playful competitiveness between Gimli and Legolas. It lightened up the overall dark tone of the story.
I can't imagine having watched the movies without these scenes. I consider the extended cuts the actual cuts.
lol i only watch the extended cuts and bring great annoyance to my family as i spend 2 days straight watch LOTR and the Hobbit
Amen to that.
Trivia: Christopher Lee was furious with Peter Jackson for cutting out Saruman's death and thus did not join in the press tour for Film 3.
Pretty outrageous thing to cut, in fairness. I know it was for runtime, but honestly -- just cut pratically anything else.
@@final_animal Agree! The third film was much longer than the previous two; the DVD versions even longer.
If the LOTR series cannot be cut, then cut out all of the Hobbit trilogy. All of it! They are expendable!
Lol I know, they sucked so bad -- I never finished them@@ferrarim5p75
Book Trivia:
Saruman's "death" here was not "final" as the movie depicts; but being Maiar & not completely bound to his "physical wizard form" (a practice "perfected" by Sauron himself) it took nearly 42 years AFTER the Fall of Sauron for Saruman to take his former "physical form" again...& with Grima Worm tongue (who also was NOT killed at Isengard) attempted to overtake The Shire...ultimately being overthrown & ultimately killed by NONE OTHER than Bilbo's menacing, kiniving family member; Lobelia Sackville-Baggins & the Hobbits of The Shire...resulting in her "redemption arc" within the whole story.
Hardcore Ringer here🤓
@@maestroaxeman Hardcore ringer...bruh.
Always loved the extended cut scenes when Gimli and Legolas argued over which of the two had killed more Uruk-Hai
While I do enjoy the Witch King being introduced as a force to be reconed with, Gandalf is shown as weaker, which is totally out of character for him.
Gandalf and he other Wizards are all Maiar (lesser angels) and are all the same rank as Sauron (though less powerful).
Gandalf the Grey fought and later defeated the Balrog, who used to be Morgoth's servant, the same as Sauron (both Sauron and the Balrogs were lesser angels, while Morgoth was the first Dark Lord and the most powerful of the greater angels.
After Gandalf's physical body was destroyed he was reincarnated as Gandalf the White, with most of his original power restored. Right after Sauron he is the second most powerful being in Middle Earth.
The Witch-King, even with Sauron powering him up, would be NO MATCH for Gandalf the White.
Yep, agreed...I was disappointed with this approach taken by PJ in regards to the power difference between Gandalf The White and The Witch King...Gandalf The White would totally curb-stomp The Witch King...I was also disappointed they didn't include the Warg attack at the Fellowship's night camp in Hollin, this was a major missed opportuntiy to include an incredible action scene...
Yup...if I could make my own custom edit this scene would be gone entirely. Gandalf would have destroyed him.
Exactly, I'm glad you mentioned that. I feel like that other writer, I forgot her name, probably added this part in the movies where the witch king DESTROYS GANDALF'S STAFF???, to try to make him look powerful.... Except it's completely stupid and unexplained and really doesn't fit with the coolness of the story. She's thinking of it like a magic harry potter story, instead of like the believable, almost historical, mythical world that Tolkien revealed to us.
@@jonathanwilliams1974 Exactly, Gandalf would have been like a great white flame, and a terrible presence to the Witch King.
The fight may have gone thus: Gandalf would have spoken to him perhaps in his own tongue. He would have told him to go and tell his master to call off the attack, that he was outmatched now, and to sink back into the shadows from whence he came...
The Witch King, in his anger, and feeling emboldened by his master's influence over him, would have tried to attack Gandalf with all of his darkened rage, holding his dark sword aloft, embued with the energies of his dark master, but Gandalf would have revealed the light of the Maiar, a greater power than the Witch King had ever before beheld.
The Witch King would have begun to fear at the overwhelming site of this new Gandalf, Bearer of this Greatest Light, and his boldness would become confusion...
He indeed would have fled, just like he did in the book, but had he been foolish enough to try to attack Gandalf the White, he would have melted in the sheer pain and agony of this power, his blade falling to the ground, his eyes burning with the heat and light of this Unbearable foe. His very essence would have been weakened by this presence and his only thought would be to flee and cower into the darkness. Yet, if he had continued on, the very presence of this Gandalf would have "burned" him and caused his weakened form to evaporate into the nothingness, that same nothingness that awaited him and his master, which Gandalf commanded him to return to in the books.
So we see, Gandalf was the more powerful of the two, though the Witch King did not know it yet..........
Gandalf struggled in all three movies, and it's more interesting that way, you know, it's easier to sympathize with the underdog. I think that's the reason they 'scale down' his power.
On TV we always had the regular version available. As a huge fan watching the extended edition for the first time I was mind blown! It totally changed my experience, it was so much fuller I can't imagine going back!
The "easter-egg" with Gandalf explaining the history and wealth of mithril simply adds this important conversation from the book.
Some guys here saying they didnt know a lot of this and were suprised? Yall need to read the books
You know, I think the deleted scenes gave a big plus and prolonged the life of LOTR. The cut movie is great already as a stand alone, but searching and interpreting the deleted scenes, gives it even more depth, unknown plots, facts that make it interesting and give something to think about even 20y ears later.
Agreed!!!
It's always good to make too much of such a masterpiece... the opposite is true for anything by Zack Snyder.
1:47 Actually he smiled as there is a lore meaning behind her giving three strands of her hair. It pertains to an earlier experience she had involving an elf suitor who had asked of her three times for a strand of her hair and was turned down each time, despite having been seen to be the greatest among the elves.
Love that insight! thanks for sharing!
@@TheMovieSecrets No problem. Also as a fun fact, Gimli had those three strands spun into three gem stones which were regarded as heirlooms and rare treasures of his family’s house.
@@hiddendesire3076 that was feanor who asked 3 times for a hair and got refused 😉 3 times he failed to get one strand of hair but one ask from gimli and he got 3 strands lol
@@leejamesmccarthy Well guess gimli had it comming for him :D
@@leejamesmccarthy Yep. And Feanor wasn't a suitor. He wanted the hair because it was so remarkably beautiful and it was said that Galadiriel's hair was the inspiration for the creation of the Silmarils
In the book, Galadriel give Samwise, Lover of Trees, a box of soil from Lothlorien with a seed of a Mallorn tree. This is in no version of the movies. Sam puts the seed and soil to good use when he begins his work of restoring the Shire.
He tries to put his seed in Master Frodo.
@@stevewibble7467 Could you please rephrase that.
@@SiliconBong Of course I can. He gets out his little trowel and tries to poke a hole Frodo’s soil so he can sprinkle his seed in it.
@@stevewibble7467 Thank you for clearing that up.
@@SiliconBong Any time. SamWise is a wonderful character and he means well. Frodo
was also a keen gardener and kept a window box. He just didn’t want Sam sticking his fingers on his dirt box.
The scene where liv Tyler is being chased with Frodo on her horse. Beautifully shot and full of tension
GLORFINDEL FOREVER!!!!!!!
The mouth of Sauron is my favorite scene. Very emotional and they Dominic said “No” gets me every time. It also displays the evil of Sauron so well.
I loved that scene too but but Aragorn did not cut off his head in the book. Aragorn was too honorable to slay an unarmed opponent, even a nasty one with bad teeth!
"Aragorn can't be 87, no way"
Tell me you haven't read the books without telling me you haven't read the books.
the 3 strains of hair gimli recived are something special, in the silmarillion there is a story where Fëanor asked galadirel for a single strain of her hair, he asked her 3 times but got denied every single time.
thats why gimli asking for a single one but reciving 3 instead is such a powerfull moment.
The extended editions are the only true way to watch these masterpieces
My favorite extended scene is and always will be the Lembas bread commercial. Merry and Pippin just casually stuffed themselves full
I, personally, grew up with the extended versions and I‘m always shoked how many scenes are missing
I grew up watching the extended editions and I’m at the point now where I can’t watch them any other way. I’m thankful my dad liked them more because it makes the movies much more enjoyable
Same, I refuse to watch the theatrical cuts. Same with the hobbit trilogy.
@@Hockeyhobo89 Extended Always Better!!
My favorite scene is the lighting of the signal fires...calling for aid
Bandaid*
Yep, the arrival of King Thodin and the Riders of Rohan was quite a scene.
I still watch all three movies back to back. I watched so many times i cant remember how many times. The best movies i have ever watched. And im 68 tears old!
I've seen the extended versions so many times now that I don't even remember what's left out of the original cuts. Some of these surprise me
Thank God this was filmed in 2000.
Today...God forbid.
My wife & I never get tired of watching the Lord of the Rings films! Seen them more times than any other film. We also watch the Hobbit films often as well. Which I think gets too harshly criticized. As people tend to compare it to LOTR. Which isn't fair. Not many films can hold up to the all-time great LOTR trilogy! I hope someday we get to see Tolkien's work about the 1st Age of Man/Time of the Tree's/Morgoth/etc!🤞🏼
The extended versions are a must to watch. They are very worth
I just realized I watched all the extended editions without even realizing 😂
Another important deleted scene: Saruman explains Urukhai leader that once they were Elves but have been cursed (you can see the resemblences from their pointy ears). They have been given Saruman's Hand on their faces that keeps them moving forward at daylight while Orcs cannot. That's why their faces are covered in white and hand-shape.
this scene was already in the original theatrical release.
I watched it, how is it deleted?
its included in the movie, are you sure you are watching?
That scene wasn't deleted
Let's get some more people saying the scene isn't deleted, I don't think 4 is enough
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Just watched all 3 extended movies and man I still get excited even after watching them more then 20 times in my life.
In The Fellowship Of The Ring when Galadrial allows Frodo to look into the mirror, he sees the Shire being destroyed and Hobbits being enslaved. When I first saw that in theaters I was really excited that Jackson was going to do the entire novel ... so I was rather shocked when Saruman was killed off in Isenagrd. Those who read the novels will know what I mean.
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The battle for helms deep was an epic part of the story, especially when the orks blew up the outta defences where the stream goes through the culvert , and the orks marching to helms deep to was awesome
Getting the Director's Cuts of these three was totally worth it.
Even longer runtimes?
I find your comments on Aragon's age reveal to be a bit odd. In the same scene, it's explained *how* he's able to be that old yet look so young: He's a descendant of the Dunedain, who were especially long-lived men. iirc they tended to live to around 200 years old, so he *is* a relatively "young man", from a Dunedain perspective.
The Dunedain are also descendants of the Numenorians, who lived over a thousand years.
I'm so glad I watched the extended editions, I can't imagine these not being included
Aragorn has Númenor blood. The Númenoreans were blessed with longevity, apart from other humans only blessed with the mortality gift (what turns humans in humans) because they fought against evil in the first age. As Aragorn is descendant of the Numenoreans, he has the longevity gift. I think that he dies at age 210. Those little details that Tolkien puts in the story are very interesting!
Remind me to avoid the Mouth of Sauron's dentist.
The arrival of Rohan at Minas Titith is the greatest cavalry charge ever created in a movie.
Nope it is beaten by the clone troopers storming India anna jones in the temple of doom, whilst fending of hordes of mountain trolls.
The sun rises early that day, and blod was bled galore, the seas died red and the lands grew from the corpses of the dead, all at last a power sprung from the dead skull, of king Aragon. A mallormorny flower capable of replenishing even the most dying of gardens and so Arwen picked It and planted deep inside her garden, watching as Aragons soul grew out in beautiful flowers and trees.
The extended cuts will always be the definitive way to watch these classic films
With the extended scenes is The only way to see the trilogy 🙌
I'm so pleased Peter Jackson was the first director to turn Tolkeins vision into a watchable masterclass. 20+ years ago and still I prefer the Lord of the rings to the Hobbit movies. I think when it comes to CGI less is more , lotr feels massive and authentic.
Not that important to the plot development, but I enjoyed the short scene in which Eowyn laments the death of Theodred at his burial. Her song is totally Old English.
the Mithril shirt scene should've stayed in. It shows how little Bilbo and hobbits in general care for wealth that he would give it to Frodo so casually, and also makes the scene in Hobbit more meaningful since the dwarves certainly knew its value.
These movies was a work of art from beginning to end. Extended as cut. Even if they didn't follow the books. But that's alright, I must say after all these years. It gives for a great and wonderful surprise for anyone curious enough to actually read the books.
What I think is that people forget the books and the film were two differant mediums, to show the great age in the books we have Tom, discriptions of ruins and Old man Willow, in the movies to show great age we have scenes of ruins, Weathertop ruins, and fallen statues.
I just watched the trilogy and as a lifelong LOtR's fan I thought it was pretty good. Not everything can be included but Jackson did a great job. My only complaint is the Balrog. It was too big and I don't believe Balrogs had wings.
@@dolam When I read this I come to think that it's kind of odd that they're portrayed as giant demons in the movie. But that would've looked kind of weird if this was the same kind of creature that participated in the Fall of Gondolin. There was not only one Balrog there, but a whole bunch of them, and they had a leader as well. And the elves of Gondolin rode out and faced them head on, on the battlefield.
Furthermore, I can understand that Peter wanted to portray the Balrog as fearsome and powerful, so yeah - logically - big, dark and strong would be a go to, if it wasn't for the wonderful portrayal of Saruman. He wasn't big, didn't have wings, but damn was he fearsome and powerful!
Still, if we're to actually critizice Peter Jackson for this, he makes the same mistake over and over again in most of the dark encounters (except for the black riders), so I rather choose to think that this is a vision of fear that struck the fellowship. And spreading fear was, after all, the true power of the Balrog?
@@Aracne80 Great points. I agree.
The extended versions make the movies completely New to me- so much better!
one of the great bits of these movies I think is often left unremarked-upon... When Gandalf confronts the Witch King and even has his staff shattered... Look at what Shadowfax does. He doesn't back down, he isn't cowered back by the Witch King and the fell beast... Look at the scene, Shadowfax is ready to throw down and fight them while Gandalf and the hobbit are staggerd back and trying to recover their strength. Shadowfax isn't just a fast steed, he's the greatest of the warhorses, even braver and tougher than Gandalf, who rides him into battle. This is some cool shit that gets both revealed and left aside by the film makers.
Shame he can't hold a sword.
The horse doesn’t know CGI is going to put in a fell beast.. :D
You forgot to actually show the actual scenes - instead just a few seconds from each. Also, no idea where you got the idea that the Mouth of Sauron asked anyone to dinner. "To treat" in the context of that scene was using with the meaning "to discuss terms of accommodation or settlement"
When Legolas looks at Gimli (gift giving scene), he is thinking of how Galadriel's uncle (Feanor) made a similar request of her, many thousands of years earlier, but she utterly rejected him. Legolas is presumably stunned, seeing Galadriel reading that the Dwarf's intent was more pure than the intent of Feanor, the mightiest of the Elves.
I was hoping that Tom Bombadil and the scouring of the shire were going to be in there. Maybe one day someone will make a film or series that is closer to the books.
Not often we find movie as LORD OF THE RINGS. This movie is one of best-selling movies of all time, winning 11 Oscars, legendary, phenomenal, and greatly inspiring. LOTR teaches us about being better people and the values of Life🌟
It's interesting to watch these movies and see how many facets were taken by gygax, Weiss, Hickman, and TSR when publishing D&D and Greyhawk, and Dragonlance
Must have red LOTR and the Silmarillion a dozen times in junior & senior high school. The movies did a fantastic job portraying the books, only have a few minor gripes:
* They cut out the whole "Scouring Of The Shire" chapter, wasn't a huge loss but it was a satisfying wrap up in the books * left out Tom Bombadil * left out one of the greatest "burn lines" ever > when Eomer and the Riders surrounded Gimli, Legolas & Aragorn on their way to save Merr & Pippin from the Orcs, Eomer grills about where they've been and what they're up to; when he hears they've been in Lothlorien with Galadriel he suggests Galadriel's like a witch, which infuriates Gimli, who stamps up to Eomer axe in hand & says " give me your name, horsemaster, and I'll give you mine, and more besides!..
Eomer: I am Eomer son of Eomund!
Gimli: Then let Gimli Gloin's son school you on speaking foolishly! (about Galadriel) "You speak ill of what is fair beyond reach of your thought, and only little wit can excuse you!"......basically said "you're dissing something/someone beautiful beyond your comprehension, and only your stupidity excuses you" ......BOOM!
Extended Edition is the only edition people should watch.
They really, really, should have kept the mouth of Sauron scene for theaters. It doesn't stop the flow whatsoever, it adds to the movie lore for those who never read the books, and it's just another bad ass moment for Aragorn.
Kind of dumb that Aragorn killed him IMO, but a great scene -- really well acted and great character design. The death of Sauruman was the only deleted scene that I think was completely essential, it was crazy to cut that out, but the mouth of Sauron was another favourite of mine.
The Witch King could Never have broken Gandalf's staff. Gandalf was a Maya/Maia. WitchBoy was a dead man empowered by a diminished-without-his-ring Maya(Sauron).
so wrong! the battle betwen the witchking and Gandalf is far from the truth and very missleading. The witchking (powerful as he may be) would never be powerful enough to break Gandalfs staff. Gandalf is a maiar a godly being his power is far above that of the witchking who is but a corrupted man!
sure, but while its not book canon, i like to think that the witch king was channeling Saurons power at that moment where hes gathering fire to his sword, to keep Gandalf as canon power level as possible
Yes that seemed off they didnt even Fight and Gandalf killed a balrog while still being the grey so witch King was too OP in the movie
so many people hold this view but Tolkien also left it ambiguous in the book. He clearly did this for a reason. Gandalf is a Maia but he's still not in his spiritual form, as you probably know his powers are more limited while in Middle Earth. The Witch-king has also been buffed by Sauron, a Maia greater than Gandalf. In the passage it's abundantly clear that the Witch-king is confident he can best Gandalf, and Gandalf is just as confident he can stop the Witch-king. Tolkien teased us but also sewed the seed of doubt in our minds. Also the prophecy favoured the Witch-king in the particular duel. I'd say the lack of backstory to Denethor and the removal of Scouring are both far more anti Tolkien. Although all of these changes weren't necessary bad ones for a movie adaptation.
@@MrSRA13Gandalf the Grey hand to hand killed a Balrog. A maiar monster who whipped dragons to drive them to war.
@@SvenTviking yes. Context is still everything. Sauron is still Sauron and if he essentially buffed the Witch-king then that can't be overstated. There's also nothing to suggest Balrogs whipped dragons but in certain drafts of the Fall of Gondolin it's suggested then rode them but I believe ultimately Tolkien dispelled the idea and also decided there were fewer Balrogs. Gandalf the Grey also fought off all of the nine...under a different context and situation. Tolkien still doesn't make it obvious that Gandalf would have won and that's right there in the body of the text.
IMO Gandalf's battle with the Witch King deserved to be on the editing suit floor. It made it look like the Witch King was much more powerful than Gandalf, when the opposite is true.
As much as I loved the films, and love Viggo Mortensen for the effort he put into his role as Aragorn, Theoden gave a better speech to the Riders of Rohan just before the battle.
The scene with Gandalf and the Witch King was cut because in the book..in that stand off, Gandalf won and blocked the Witch King from entering the city. Therefore the movie version was not only imperfect but it was deeply inaccurate and I think that is why it was cut.
I think the scene where Faramir and Eowyn kindle a relationship was cut out. At least I don't remember it in the original released films, but it helps to explain why they are together in the crowning scene towards the end of The Return of The King. Otherwise it just looks like a bit of convenient and hasty tying of loose ends. For those that want more, there's also the books, which are full of extra detail including songs and poems.
My favorite scene is Theoden's speech of encouragement to his army before the battle.
It gave me goosebumps.
Here's a deleted moment: I went to the midnight (premier) showing of Return of the King, and in the introductory scroll, there was a "disclaimer." Besides the usual warning of scary scenes, there was also a quick mention of "brief drug use." Later on, Merry and Pipin are seen smoking "pipeweed" in the ruins of Orthanc. Not repeated in any of the extended theater showings or the DVD's. I guess it's what you would call an "Easter Egg."
Wow that’s super interesting
Damn I want to see! Awesome
It's in the extended DVD boxed set - about nine discs. They discover for all of Saruman's scorn on those who smoked pipeweed he had a substantial stash hidden away in a small barrel in one of the kitchens. Look for [Merry and Pippin-Deleted Scene]
"It's perfect, one barrel each!"
A Warning for brief use of drugs? That is a weird thing.
@@1981brrf not really. Its required for any film, involving the use of drugs whether the drugs be real or, not pipeweed, I'm sure is comparable to that of normal human weed
Thank you for talking over the whole thing
Arwen: Dear, what happened to my necklace that I gave to you?
Alternative title: Top 10 Reasons to Own the Extended Editions
After watching the extended versions it’s surprising they made cuts that included major villains dying yet left some of the slower parts. And the mouth of Sauron added a very sinister evil element to Sauron himself. I think it’s extended versions only for me once I feel like watching them again
That was to boost sales. The extended versions went on sale a year after the original version, and just a couple months before the release of the next movie (they released one movie a year to theatres for three years). It was a great and successful marketing scheme. This way they ended up with six different movie sales, two different box sets and because it was also the time of transitioning from DVD to Blu-Ray, two of each as well. Only three movies but 12 total DVD and Blu-Ray releases plus multiple Box set releases, first on DVD and then on Blu-Ray. Cha-ching cha-ching cha-ching. Collectors bought them all!
@@richardsavoie2857 Not me. I ONLY bought the extended cut.
@@RadicalCaveman good move. I was a sucker and bought them all. Now they're all gone and lost and were a waste of money :(
great video!
Aragorn was decended from the numoreans who had very long lives .Sometimes over 400 years .But this decreased as saurons influence took hold of the island Kingdom.
@@kuckoo9036 😂😂😂😂an awesome deduction my friend 👍👍👍
Dunedain is where he gets the long life from
The numoreans life span decreasing isn’t a result of Sauron but a result of their elven blood being diluted with each generation, as all numoreans are descended from elros who was Elrond’s brother who choose the mortality of men over the immortality of eleves.
@@chaycowdry7654 A good point nicely put. .But as in a lot of Tolkiens
Work its open to interpretation.
Galadriel giving Gimli three strands of her hair has a backstory: Feanor, greatest of Elven craftsman and creator of the Silmarils had asked Galadriel thousands of years before for a single strand of hair, which Galadriel refused. "Tolkien describes Galadriel as "the mightiest and fairest of all the Elves that remained in Middle-earth" (after the death of Gil-galad) and the "greatest of elven women". So, yes, it is extraordinary.
I watched that whole triology more than 100 times 😂
that would mean nearly 46 days of your life has been dedicated to watching one trilogy...worth it
@@FirstNameLastnName and I will do it again, still looks amazing !
Am I the only one who finds it a bit questionable how the theatrical version was edited?! Saruman's death, the scene with the messenger, Boromir's flashbacks, these are definitely key moments relevant to the story!!!
The scene where Gandalf is confronted by the Witch King is so so SO disrespectful to Gandalf.. The Witch King would have been terrified of confronting Gandalf in battle
20 years later and I still enjoy the extended versions, especially on DLP 150" . Classics.
That bad soup is why Aragon reconsidered marrying eowyn.
Best fan theory I’ve ever seen…
@@TheMovieSecrets thank you
I actually asked John Howe at a book signing, if he knew about the recipe for that soup!
@@darkovusir7724 and what did he said?
Hell yeah! I was hoping that Gandalf versus the Witch King would be number one! That's my favorite cut scene too!
I can't imagine not watching the extended edition of LOTR. I've saw the entire trilogy several times and it is always the extended edition
Theyre long af but soooo worth it
Because you didn't watch It at cinema
@@pasquale7411 Yeah, I used to live in the countryside when I was little. Going to the cinema was not part of my childhood
Never have seen any of the extended cuts. These were awesome.
OK: 4:58-6:00 I love this quote A LOT; crackes me up evertime I see it!
Arwen facing the Nazgul at the fords of Bruinen will be my all time fave LOTR scene.
Gothmog was pattered after Harvey Weinstein! 😂😂😂
That deserves a sub
Aragon was half Numenorian. The Numenorian were the first men who knew the valor. The kings of men had Numenorian bloodlines and their blood lines ended when Sauron gave them their rings of power. They don't live as long as elves but will live hundreds of years. The Mouth of Sauron was once a Numenorian prince whose name has been lost. He was Sauron's emissary from the first war. He would ride up to the enemy army and demand they join or die. The books say he went east and was able to recruit the savage men you see with the oliphants and the ships.
The Silmarillion tells that tale very well. I actually thought Aragorn was around 200 years old at this stage of the film, but yea, he was the last of his kind and cursed to lose their immortality for falling for Saurons trickery. Also the same event that caused the elves to remove their longevity was also how Sauron died the physical death. The original battle in that book exceeds those of LOTR. When dragons and balrogs were plenty.
I believe it is the law that a movie cannot be longer than a certain period of time. Amazing extended parts.
One of the top 3 scenes for me is when Gandalf has his speech about good and evil and how it's up for no one to decide who lives or dies, we only have to decide what to do with the time that is given to us.
Not a deleted scene
I agree. I have marked that in the book. I also like when he explains to Pippen the land after death
Thanks for the reminder! I've go the Blueray expended edition, and I'll have to get it out and re-watch those scenes!
The most important scene was Boromir’s. We really didn’t know TOO much about him in movie #1, and we grew to mostly dislike him when he “fights” with Frodo before coming to his senses. As a first-time viewer, we’re not sure where Gondor is & why the Ring would be important to Boromir. Honestly, he’s just another guy who could be easily corrupted. Actually seeing what he and his people are doing to keep everyone safe helps put everything into perspective, so I’m not sure why it was cut. It would have also helped them with Faramir, who we all agree was not treated well in movie #2.
The ring was corrupting him. When he forces Frodo to use the ring to escape, he realizes it and snaps out of it. He redeemed himself trying to save Merry and Pippin. It's a very big scene.
The only scene that was truly essential for the plot here was Sauruman's death, they really could have cut so many other scenes before that one in the three-hour runtime.
just passing by , but I appreciate this.
I’m shocked Saruman’s death is not #1. That is an incredible scene with perfect acting and a resolution to arguably the main antagonist of the first 2 films. Really should not have been cut
Christopher Lee, who played Saruman, was not pleased when he learned that this scene was cut from the theatrical version. He felt it was too important to leave out.
But completely wrong. Saruman was killed in the Shire, outside Bag End.
In the trilogy, Saruman was killed in the Shire .. by Grima Wormtongue. So that part of the movie scene is true to the books. And the murder was a result of Saruman's verbal abuse. The more Saruman's status collapsed, the more he took it out on Grima .. till Grima snapped. So the scene captures that as well.
Definitely the main one that shouldn't have been removed, there were so many other scenes that should have been chopped before that one.
He wasn't just displeased, he refused to go on press tours despite being contractually obliged to do so and later said that he would never forgive Jackson for cutting the scene. He went to the premier and then they never saw each other again. I don't blame him really, very strange decision to cut that scene.@@Blunderman-rl1hc