I always get a chill down my spine when Gandalf reads from the book next to Balin's tomb in the Mines of Moria. "We cannot get out. A shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming." Of course, that is followed by Pippin making as much noise as a herd of armored buffalo...
Oh for sure! In fact, that whole section from the Pass of Caradhras right through to lamenting Gandalf is easily my favourite part of the trilogy, or cinema in general. Next-level filmmaking.
@@Rye_Caster That's a great way of putting it, it really did feel like a milestone in terms of cinema experiences and film in general. Peter Jackson has a lot to answer for!
Indeed, it's an aspect I've come to appreciate more as I get older. When coming up with this video idea, I was just sat there realising how much of my love for horror likely stems from Fellowship in particular.
This is a mighty fine list, again solidifying that Peter Jackson indeed was the right man for the seemingly impossible task. One might say "D'uh" in hindsight, but it still makes me chuckle that the people of New Line saw "Bad Taste" and "Braindead" and went "Yes, this is the perfect guy for our million dollar project". I like that you mentioned Bakshi's adaptation. I am an old potato and as much as I admire Jackson's epic vision, it was the animated movie that introduced me to The Lord Of The Rings and also to Bakshi's style of filmmaking. Thus the hellish portrait of the Nazgul (so perfect that Jackson saw no reason to change them too much) scared the sh*t out of young me. Also, when it comes to scary scenes, I actually consider it quite a loss that Jackson left out the whole Tom Bombadil chapter. (I mean, I get it, it is not essential to the story and the films have a more than epic length as is). Right before the hobbits meet Tom they get separated in the forest and kind of get swallowed by a cursed tree. Frodo awakes alone in the dark and watches an unnaturally long, spindly arm out of the shadows slowly creeping its way to a sword lying on the ground, meanwhile a disembodied voice chants some occult song. This scene scared me so much as a kid reading the first book that I actually had to put it down and I would've loved to see Jackson's take on it.
Ah yes, the Barrow-Downs chapter! I also lament that it was omitted, it certainly took me off-guard when reading it for the first time (after having seen the trilogy and thus not expecting it at all). Not to mention The Shire's fate in the books, that was horror of a different manner. In both cases, yeah I can't fault them for cutting them out!
@@HauntedBlowfish Yeah, when I really like or even love a book I find it hard to accept, when a movie changes or leaves out parts (although I understand that it is necessary to make the film work, different media and all that). Had the same problem with Dune recently. But both I can accept as really masterful adaptations. And good call on the Shire. Tolkien knew how to "turn the screw"
@@MackGeddon To my shame, my entire experience with Dune is confined to the David Lynch adaptation. While I enjoy Patrick Stewart dual-wielding a gun and a pug, I'm probably missing the bigger picture hahaha
I always get a chill down my spine when Gandalf reads from the book next to Balin's tomb in the Mines of Moria. "We cannot get out. A shadow moves in the dark. We cannot get out. They are coming." Of course, that is followed by Pippin making as much noise as a herd of armored buffalo...
Oh for sure! In fact, that whole section from the Pass of Caradhras right through to lamenting Gandalf is easily my favourite part of the trilogy, or cinema in general. Next-level filmmaking.
@@HauntedBlowfish Seeing this in theaters as a kid blasted me, our generations orginal star wars like cinematic experience, arguably better also haha
@@Rye_Caster That's a great way of putting it, it really did feel like a milestone in terms of cinema experiences and film in general. Peter Jackson has a lot to answer for!
LOTR is full of scary & unsettling scenes that just add to the overall vibes
Indeed, it's an aspect I've come to appreciate more as I get older. When coming up with this video idea, I was just sat there realising how much of my love for horror likely stems from Fellowship in particular.
the lost gush thing at the very end with the pipe sitting down, was thinking of strider tavern scene in my head haha
Y'know that did cross my mind, but thought it was just me as any kind of tavern automatically leaps to Aragorn in my head lol
The scene when Galadriel goes scary ghost mode after Frodo offers her the ring traumatized me when I was a kid lmao
Haha yeah it definitely caught me completely off-guard in the cinema. Lothlorien was slow-paced and gloomily peaceful then BAM! Lol
This is a mighty fine list, again solidifying that Peter Jackson indeed was the right man for the seemingly impossible task.
One might say "D'uh" in hindsight, but it still makes me chuckle that the people of New Line saw "Bad Taste" and "Braindead" and went
"Yes, this is the perfect guy for our million dollar project".
I like that you mentioned Bakshi's adaptation. I am an old potato and as much as I admire Jackson's epic vision, it was the animated movie that introduced
me to The Lord Of The Rings and also to Bakshi's style of filmmaking.
Thus the hellish portrait of the Nazgul (so perfect that Jackson saw no reason to change them too much) scared the sh*t out of young me.
Also, when it comes to scary scenes, I actually consider it quite a loss that Jackson left out the whole Tom Bombadil chapter.
(I mean, I get it, it is not essential to the story and the films have a more than epic length as is).
Right before the hobbits meet Tom they get separated in the forest and kind of get swallowed by a cursed tree.
Frodo awakes alone in the dark and watches an unnaturally long, spindly arm out of the shadows slowly creeping its way to a sword lying on the ground,
meanwhile a disembodied voice chants some occult song.
This scene scared me so much as a kid reading the first book that I actually had to put it down and I would've loved to see Jackson's take on it.
Ah yes, the Barrow-Downs chapter! I also lament that it was omitted, it certainly took me off-guard when reading it for the first time (after having seen the trilogy and thus not expecting it at all). Not to mention The Shire's fate in the books, that was horror of a different manner. In both cases, yeah I can't fault them for cutting them out!
@@HauntedBlowfish
Yeah, when I really like or even love a book I find it hard to accept, when a movie changes or leaves out parts (although I understand that it is necessary to make the film work, different media and all that). Had the same problem with Dune recently.
But both I can accept as really masterful adaptations. And good call on the Shire. Tolkien knew how to "turn the screw"
@@MackGeddon To my shame, my entire experience with Dune is confined to the David Lynch adaptation. While I enjoy Patrick Stewart dual-wielding a gun and a pug, I'm probably missing the bigger picture hahaha
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Scary Bilbo could be behind you right now
@@HauntedBlowfish You don't wanna see a scary bilbo in your own reflection, true horror
You forgot the scene outside Minas Morgul. Frodo walking towards that horror castle is terrifying
Good shout, honestly there are enough great scary scenes to have made this a top 25 list instead haha
Your voice reminds me of the late great Spike Milligan.
If only I had an ounce of his talent lol
The dry sense of humor acts as a pleasant difference from the film scenes.
Thank you :)