Lord of the RIngs - Gandalf vs Balrog (Crisp 480p)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ส.ค. 2011
- The entire battle from the first two movies between Gandalf and the Balrog and a few events leading up to it.
Go buy the movies! This is but a taste of how amazing these movies are! - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
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“Crisp 480p” is a very ancient and powerful phrase.
Right? Made me click and look for this comment
i remember when 720 was like watching and hd movie way back then lmao
@@Drumpro31 I remember when 720 was marked as HD by youtube
Back when 240p was common on TH-cam, 480p felt crystal clear like I was actually watching TV.
Crisp 480p is a statement from another age... RUN
"Swords are no more use here"
What Gandalf actually mean is "Your gear level is too low for this boss"
Anduril would probably be capable of wounding it, but other than that, the only sword capable of harming it is Glamdring.
@Night Falls That certainly helps.
Immune to +4 magical weapons or lower.
^"Your everything is too low level for this boss."
Charge up the sword with lighting though.... instant win!
“Lead them on, Aragorn...I want all the XP and loot for myself”
Time for job change quest...
Level up: Gandalf the White
@@zackfisher6893 Precisely at 5:57 🤣 Gandalf goes from lvl 15 to lvl 60...
@@Hmongboi228 He goes from very powerful to OP.
They are the same race you twat. That is why only he can handle the Balrog.
Gimly: That still counts as one!
haha
Gimli*
😂😂😂😂
Does it tho
*Gimli
When Gandalf tells you that you shall not pass, don't fucking try to pass
do you know the song at the end of the video?
+thegregofgames its the shire sounds
+thegregofgames it is the lord theme just in a low hum. I love it tho
Michael ya me as a hall monitor in elementary school
When your teacher tells you how you did on the test
When you're leading a bunch of low levels through a dungeon and you encounter the boss far above any of them.
More like when a dumb noob in your party agro's a mob and a boss after you _specifically_ told them to be careful.
MrArcticShadow I couldn't agree more. Pippin is like the Leeroy Jenkins of the LOTR-Universe Eä.
Fabian Fischer
LOL!
Pippin: "Hmmm, I wonder what grabbing this skeleton's hand would do? Obviously it's not going to make it fall down the HUGE HOLE right behind it and make a LOUD noise that will wake the hordes of ORCS in here."
Translation:
"Leeeeeroy Jeeeeeenkins!!!"
No wonder Merry finally loses it after the Palantir thing happened.
I would agree that the Hobbits were all 'low levels' But I wouldn't put Aragon in the category of 'low level' just not magically inclined
natedogs212 It's all relative. Sure Aragorn is far more experienced than the Hobbits, but for their party size, no one except Gandalf had the "level" required to survive facing thousands of Orcs and a Balrog. Take away the Balrog, and this is still true. In that sense, everyone except Gandalf is a "low level" Now if they had a bigger group, they might get away with having a lower average "level", but this wasn't the case.
“I have been FALLING...for 30 minutes!!!”
Beautiful lol
That's a Loki reference boi
*30 minutes.
FirnenLegacy ...ty! Corrected
@@rayray6490 Lol, I shouldn't come off as pedantic or nitpicky. Even so I still thought it was really funny! :D
"A Balrog of Morgoth". That sentence alone could be the foundation of an entire movie!
Tolkien head is filled with Millions of names and ideas
Record scratch, freeze frame. "You're probably wondering how a Maia ended up here, as a Balrog. It all started when..."
@@centurymemes1208 my favorite thing about Tolkien's names is that they're not there just to sound cool. He created the language, then the names came from that. Like, "Balrog" means something like "cruel demon" and the name comes from other words... the deeper I delve, the more of I see the once-in-a-lifetime genius that Tolkien really was.
What did you say
Entire movie💀more like a whole cinematic universe
The fear in Legolas's eyes is one of the subtle things I love about this. Balrogs are one of the few servants of the enemies that the Elves truly fear.
+Pfisiar22 Yeah well Balrogs killed Feanor the badass elf ever
+Nathan Berger The most badass was fingolfin and then gil galad then glorfindel. my opinion
+Pfisiar22
1:13
Its a great "OH SHIT" face.
Especially since as an elf, Legolas is likely old enough to have personally seen a balrog before.
amitakartok 99% of them were killed before Legolas was born, with the remaining 1% hiding, so he hasn't personally seen one. But being an elf, he's most definitely heard the stories. Legolas was born somewhere late 2nd, early 3rd age (I could be wrong). He wasn't present at the War of the Last Alliance, unlike his father and grandfather, so he could've been not born yet or too young. I know, late post, but you know...just passing through the comments
"Until at last I threw down my enemy and smote his ruin upon the mountainside."
That is the most metal thing I've ever heard.
Tolkien wrote amazing book.
For anyone wondering why Gandalf says the things he says :
"Gandalf is making three very specific references as both warning and challenge to the Balrog.
By identifying himself as a servant of the secret fire (or Flame imperishable), Gandalf is identifying himself as a Maia, an embodied angelic servant of the Valar protecting the light of Creation that Eru Iluvatar (or God) has set to burn at the centre of Arda (Earth).
Wielder of the flame of Anor is a reference to his ability to draw on the power of the sun possibly through the Ring of Fire Narya but maybe also through his own divine origins.
Finally as he refers to the Balrog as the Flame of Udun, he informs the Balrog that he knows it to be a corrupted Maia in the service of Morgoth from the earliest time when he resided as Melkor in his dark fortress of Utumno broken by the Valar at the awakening of the Elves. He orders it to retreat (go back to the shadows) or face the consequences of divine conflict and final judgement before the Vala Mandos, the fate of all slain creatures."
Well said!
I see, someone dug deep into the Silmarillion!
I suspect someone's been watching the channel "Men of the West".
Exactly my friend!
I just saw a movie by reading this masterpiece
Gandalf: this foe is beyond any of you
Eowyen: Taste my stew
underrated comment ^
Matthew Jamie I’ve had that avatar for 10 years and you’re the very first person to comment on it
@@Gomez1915 love your Ezio picture!
(Taking 2nd place so noone else can have it)
A Balrog is much more powerful than a nazgul, or all of them together. Eowyn didn't kill the king of the nazgul, Merry did, with his dagger from Gondolin.
@@peterroelofsen2797 you didnt get the joke
The buildup to the fight is actually more amazing than the fight itself, IMO. The roar of the Balrog in the distance, the light getting nearer, the chanting of the male choir. And the look of despair on Gandalf when he realises what they're up against. "This foe is beyond any of you.....RUN!"
This. THIS exactly. The whole "deep ancient terror of antiquity, DUG TOO DEEP" stuff is just so FUCKING amazingly done.
Belrog looks so fucking badass when he lights up his body with flames!
Ryuk He IS a Spirit of Fire and Shadow.
You shout not past!!!!!!
Olle Rönn All this shows is how beastly the old Elf kings and warriors were back in the day. I swear I remember reading one Elf went toe to toe in a fight with Morgoth who made Sauron look like a bitch boy and this Balrog was nothing but the lapdog of the head Balrog who was nothing but Morgoths lap dog. I mean the Elf got killed but he still wounded Morgoth in a one on one fight. And Morgoth is supposed to be the big daddy of evil that could create without a ring the stuff Sauron wishes he could. Like Balrogs and Dragons.
Has there ever been a movie with so many epic moments in the history of movies?
Yes, there were two. The two towers and return of the king. ;)
Star wars
Not even close
"It's over, Balrog, I have the high ground."
"You underestimate my power, Gandalf."
“Crisp 480p”
**laughs in 2020**
I guess it is pretty crisp for 480p to be fair lol
I know right. I own this, and here I am watching a little clip.
lol ikr
Glad somebody is laughing in 2020.
480p is like HD in 2011
When the wizard says run, you RUN!
What if u can't run
@@matthewpieterrice2854 then fly you fool
@@FatGouf Brilliant.
How good was Ian McKellan in this sequence. Holy shit.
do you know the song at the end of the video?
McKellEn :D
you mean Ian McKillin'it!
For real. Itll be a long, long time before we get an actor like him again
EnlightenedThinker1 ^ What bullshit is this? Getting info out of your ass aren't we?
I love how they didn't give the Balrog some cliche roar at 2:00, instead it is just the sound of an intense fire.
Was literally just talking about this. One of my fav details of this seen. So glad it wasnt a generic monster roar.
disturbing roar
Though admittedly, I heard traces of elephant in its roars
I remember seeing it the first time and thinking "blast furnace".
@@adamzabielski3685 yeah those are used for alot of low rumbling monster noises
There will never be another movie as good as this one again!!
Avengers Endgame: Hello!
@Frank Castle Real LOTR fans know that the Hobbit movies were garbage
@Frank Castle everyone can have their own opinions. I'm glad you liked the movies. Personally I did not. The Hobbit is one book. That one book is shorter than every single LOTR book. I really enjoyed the Hobbit book and the LOTR books. LOTR movies were all well done and planned out. For the Hobbit, the director Guillermo del Toro backed out so Peter Jackson stepped in short notice.
There are some fun parts but overall they are not great movies (in my view). Didn't mean to insult you, apologies. Thanks
@Frank Castle "who cares about the book"... LMAO and I'M the 'toxic fan? Wow dude. You're something else.
By the way you edited your typo and yet still wrote "its was made."
Thanks for proving my point about real Tolkien fans.
@@kalainreinard8421 nooop, not even hold a candle
Essentially what Gandalf is saying is he's a messenger/guardian from their version of God, he has powers that draw from celestial might like the sun and he knows the Balrog is a corrupted guardian that sided with their version of Satan. It's an old feud being settled.
Wait, I know you...
A lot of what Gandalf is saying doesnt make much sense tho. "Servant to the secret fire" yes the Istari are the servants of Eru who wields the secret fire of creation, but "The flames of Arnor"? and "Flame of Udun"? As far as I know, Arnor is the fallen kingdom of Elendil to the north, and Udun is just some place in Mordor. Just seems a bit irrelevant.
@@fredrikengstrom2107 Its straight from the book.
@@MrKajithecat I still dont get it tho, why does he say it.
@@fredrikengstrom2107 hello fredrik, check out this link that goes into that very question. th-cam.com/video/8bPEUlCo2KY/w-d-xo.html
This foe is beyond 10 levels higher than all of you
What was a Balrog's Hit die?
I dunno but Gandalf got solo xp
Its 10 HD in OD&D
Yet Gandalf then proceeds to fight Balrog with his sword. Only with elemental damage added.
All I know is now I want to see Gandalf the White fight his equal. I wonder how easily he'd contain or stop a balrog as the White.
Lucky Gandalf had his Ring of fire resistance + 50%
Funniest thing about your comment is that it's actually canon XD
***** Or the lack of scrolls of flight, Protect from Alignment, and Displacement...
For that matter, while didn't he use Time Stop and finish the fight before it began?
oh yeah, narya is my favorite of the three.
oh yeah, narya is my favorite of the three.
It's not exactly stated what "The Ring of Fire" means, in terms of its powers. The Three Rings could guard entire cities from invasion, but they had little power in defending a single wearer from harm.
Love one specific detail of this scene. The sheer terror on Legolas's face when Gandalf tells everyone what it is. Everyone is clueless to what is coming. Makes sense because he is an elf who's lived for thousands of years.
He heard of it but never actually seen one, both Elrond and Glorfindel probably seen one personally.
GAHHH! He'd only been alive for 700 years at this point!! He was LITERALLY considered a young elf!! Greenleaf!
@@FatGouf fun fact glorfindel actually died facing a Balrog too. Came back to life just like gandalf
@@FatGouf Glorfindel definitely saw *many* balrogs. He was at the fall of Gondolin. He slew a balrog in single combat while covering the escape of Earendil (Elrond's father) although he died from wounds received. He was reincarnated and sent back to Middle-Earth a few thousand years later. I'm not entirely sure Elrond ever saw one... I don't think balrogs were often seen in the Second and Third Ages
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I love the face that legolas makes when Gandalf talks about the balrog. He knows what kind of creature is and what is capable of
"Swords are no more use here!"
*Kills Balrog with his sword*
Joe ScienceVegan A magic sword supercharged with lightning.
+KingMozez82 Actually its no Magic Sword, its just superior quality. Once Glamdring was the sword of the High King of the Noldor Turgon, Ruler of the hidden city Gondolin. And they knew how to make good swords
Cybot Magic enough for me.
+KingMozez82
LEL
Gandalf possesses the ring of fire. Tolkien states in the books this was the major reason Gandalf defeats the Balrog of Moria. He died in the process however and had to be summoned back as Gandalf the white.
"And smote his ruin upon the mountain side"
Most OG line ever
Indeed.
@@johnturrentine749 'Through fire and water....' love it!
Imagine tens of such Balrogs attacking Gondolin. That's why I want a movie on Silmarillian.
There is SO MUCH content from which to draw from that book. I love the fact that Amazon Prime Video is making a series based on the second age surrounding the rise and fall of Númenor.
Balrogs riding on Dragons! That was when shit really went down in Middle Earth.
You would need many movies to go through everything in the Silmarillion. A tv show with the budget similar to that of LotR would be the best option.
@Griffith Taka yup. Think witcher but worse
Keep in mind though that Morgoth's balrogs had differences inappearances. Some of them were only 7ft tall, or some had different skulls.
One of the most epic scenes in all of cinema history. My how far Hollywood has fallen. Movies and scenes like these are few and far between in these dark and trying times
Calvin's Movie Reviews okay.
True
@@solitudeguard5688 Okay
Calvin's Movie Reviews okay
@@solitudeguard5688 I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you're an Athiest
1:59 You can almost feel the heat. What Peter Jackson and his team did with this scene is AWESOME.
+Dabid Aitz ikr
fucking epic
+Dabid Arriola True, I think that was one of the best scenes in the entire LOTR trilogy.
+Dabid Arriola i love that the noises the Balrog makes are less like roars and more like explosions and industrial equipment
+Dabid Arriola Remember watching this in the Cinema back in the day, that scene went straight through you, nothing like it
Gotta love that title. Crisp 480p. Got a good chuckle out of that.
Geekritique lmao
Geekritique haha I did too that's why I chose this video. I was like oh shit crispy 480?! Lol it hit the ear just right
Wade Wilson, not really that but just that in old TH-cam that was quality
you simply began using TH-cam too late, dude
dude i only liked this video cause of the title
"What is this new Devilry?"
"The Balrog, A demon of the ancient world."
I love this scene for one reason, Legolas is Elf and a huge reason why, he's using a bow and arrow and what makes him a good archer, is his vision. All elves have an ability to see things that far away up close, So when Gandalf tells Boromir about The Balrog, as he is speaking we get a glimpse of Legolas staring down into the shadow in absolute fear, I love it because he is an elf who has lived for many years already by this time, so for him to be as scared as he was, seeing The Balrog. Must have really struck fear into him.
Also balrogs are the bane of the elves, in the first age i am pretty sure the only things that were above the elves were Balrogs themselves
@@drew6479 FINALLY YESS!! SOMEONE WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH😍
Not to mention I'm sure Legolas knows stories about the siege of Gondolin, where Glamdring really made it's first big appearance
@@jeremynelson3311 Are you marginalized/loner in this world and found someone who speaks similar like you ?
Captain America: I understood that reference (btw)
Maaan!!..the look on legolas is priceless..its his first time seeing a balrog upclose and something that srickes fear in legolas is no joke...he is a warrior and a good one at that..plus he has lived for so many years and has seen alot...the hobbits on the other hand are peeing their pants ..and soo is boromir...aragorn is jus shocked why gandalf is soo stiff like that.."is meditating or smth"😂😂...gimli is lookin at legolas and then gandalf and thinking to himself..."..ahh...shit!!...some of us aint goin to make it out of here alive!"
"What is this new devilry?"
Great line. I use it far to often in normal coversation.
Hahahahahahaha
This is why you don't get invited to the cool parties. :-)
Wait till GOT right, " Your brother or your lover?"; "Are you saying the crown is 3 MILLION IN DEBT?!"; " How could you let this happen?!"
dolly Slave fuck u asshole
"This foe is beyond any of you... RUN"
Still gives me chills after all these years
I cannot imagine another actor except for Ian Mckellen to play Gandalf ! One of the most epic roles of all Times !
plusmetal rise Exactly!!
Gilbert Godfrey could have done it!
The actor that plays Dumbledore can definitely take up the mantle of Gandalf when Ian Mckellen gives up the role.
Tony Abreu
Michael Gambon can’t hold a CANDLE on Ser Ian McKellan.
Wally Cox woulda been good
That crisp 480P!
The capture of Viggo Mortensen's expression right after Gandalf fell is one of many great moments in these films.
Trivia: Gandalf and that Balrog are of the same race.
don't forget sauron 😉
Wasn't Gandalf an Istari?
and a maia servant of Irmo
Soul6 Istari literally means "the wizards" which was the group of Maia that came to middle Earth in the third age. Them being Saruman gandalf, radagahst and the 2 blue wizards.
They were all Maiar like sauron and this Balrog.
SKoRM Werent the Blue wizards wondering around the eastern lands of Middle earth?
The balrog of moria was the only balrog that survived their extinction by hidding under the misty mountains during many dacades. The dwarves drilled there for a special material called mithril which brough them great wealth. But they drilled to deep and awoke the balro, also called Durin's Bane, bacause he killed King Durin l. Gandalf challenged the Balrog, which accepted the challenge immediately. At the brige of Kazad-Um they fell down to the deepest spot of the mountains, a place, where even the dwarves never have been. Secret Tunnels excavated from unknown creatures guided the two opponents to the eternal stairs, which go from the lowest point of Moria to the Silver peek, the highest point of Moria. The Balrog was good opponent fir gandalf, but to tough, Gandalf died after killing the balrog because he was to exhausted. But the Gods of Middleearth gave him a second Chance because his task was still uncomplete.
Did you know that the balin buried in the tomb the one from the hobbit is ? After the war of the 5 nations and splitting smaugs gold , balin re turned to moria and was there king for a short time but then got killed by orks.
LatinoBossHD Both Gandalf AND the balrog where Maiar
LatinoBossHD
Hey what literature does all this information contain? Are they books or what? Thanks for info btw!
xunit94 i got them from a lotr wikipedia site ;) since i watched that epic fight im like crazy with lotr and the balrog, i wanna know any single detail of that monstrous demon :D the balrog of khazad-dum also tolerated the orks that lived in moria.
Azog, the white ork was ''king'' there for a certain time, after decapitating the king of dwarves Thror, which you can see at the movie The Hobbit, while Balin is counting the Story. That War btw took found in front of morias gates.
When Gandalf said that swords couldnt do sth he refered to the swords from the fellowship. HIS sword is a special one, a magic sword called glamdring, which was able to harm magic creatures of such a level like the balrog.
Watching this in the cinemas with my mates nearly 2 decades ago, the special effects in this film was way ahead of anything else at that time. Was amazing seeing a wizards powers look so realistic, we were all in awe!
“Swords are no more use here”
Uses Glamdring to capture a lightning bolt and destroy the physical body of Durin’s Bane
Zurvan Mooney not just any common sword it’s what he meant ⚔️ 🤔
Erick Falcon well, he’s a wizard. Same rules don’t apply
Erick Falcon and he’s not an ordinary wielder.
Glamdring, Anduril and Sting are likely the only weapons present, that could have harmed it, but one is wielded by a man who, despite beeing of numenorian descent, probably still isn't strong enough to really harm a maiar and the other is wielded by a Hobbit......case made.
As Gandalf proved, you more or less need the strength to shatter mountains, to harm it.
psychick99 the nickname of the Balrog of Moria, a Maia corrupted by Morgoth
"I am a servant of the secret fire..." That is so epic, metaphysical and real.
FLAME OF UDON!!
It's pretty badass. Basically, Gandalf is saying he is superior to the balrog, and the balrog can step off
The Balrog is Morgoths wizard...and the whole fight in the book is an epic wizard fight.
@@dclark142002 I didn't know that, fuck yeah magic
@@dclark142002 Where does it say that? o.O I have read it a few times.
The noise the sword makes when Gandalf grabs it in mid air is so awesome.
Yeah its like saying (lets go bitch !!!)
I still remember watching the movies in the theater 20 years ago. Normally, in a packed theater you don't stop hearing heckling and murmuring. During the three movies, in different theaters and different years, there was utter silence among the attendants. No other movie has captured the attention of whole theaters like these ones have.
And the special effects have aged so well!
There were a lot of #$%! who were quoting the lines before the actors say them in the screen, utterly ruining the experience for those nearby. You got lucky.
Gandalf the White, upon being called Gandalf by Aragorn: "Gandalf? Yes that was what they used to call me....."
Gandalf the White, upon seeing Pippin again: "FOOL OF A TOOK!!!!"
Ah, yes, 2011, when 480 could still be considered crisp.
+Zanator Now, not so much crisp.
lol to be fair it still looks better than most other 480p videos I've seen
Time comes when you write this with 1080!
One day, "4K" also known as "ultra HD" will look like low rescrap
@@lander77477 It wont get much better its getting to point were gonna need new eyes. 4k
4:07 to 4:30
Literally the most badass thing I have ever seen. A wizard falling deep into a chasm of the earth, grabbing a magical lightning sword mid-air in order to fight a fire demon in freefall.
After all these years, still the best movie series ever! Brings back memories 😭 😭 😭
Aragon: Gandalf
Gandalf: Yes, that was what they used to call me. Gandalf the Grey. I am Gandalf the White.
Aragon, legolas and Gimli: ??? So it's still Gandalf then
He digivolved!
How is a region of Spain in this?
Gandalf means grey elf and is essentially a nickname given to him by the races of middle earth. Functionally that name has no meaning to the being that it references, and having come back from the dead it's memory is foggy but for the sake of simplicity it accepts the moniker again.
He is essentially an angel sent to protect creation, after all.
Gandolfini.
Gandalf the Gay
Can you believe Morgoth had a damn army of these things?
RukudoSage69 I know. I really wish there was something around that went more into depth about Morgoth and his time.
RukudoSage69 I mean I know the wiki for the movie has some information but it only tells you so much about his butthole.
Read Silmarillion. Peter Jackson or someone else needs to make a series about the silmaril war/morgoth. It doesn't even have to be movies, they could just do a series or something.
RukudoSage69 In the books though the balrogs are described very differently to the movies. Tolkien suggested that the balrogs were very similar in stature to men and they did not have the crazy demon look that they have in the movies. Still they had immense power, personally i prefer the balrogs from the movies.
Joe Lewis Are you saying they weren't huge?
I do remember, when I saw the first scene of The Lord of the rings - The Fellowship of the Ring, the one with the battle against Sauron, I started to cry. I read the book, many years ago, and loved it so much. To see my fantasies become real, it was simply overhelming me. I HAD to cry. Everything was exactly like I dreamed of by reading the book...Thank you Peter Jackson. I will neved thank you enough for having done this miracle.
I know what you're saying, if only the hobbit films could prompt such a reaction
sylvesterstallon3
unfortunately it can't.
+Raffaele Cafiero It's beautiful that you had this reaction and I hope I will live and experience the day that a Silmarillion movie series comes out :)
+Raffaele Cafiero Well for me I watched all the LoTR movies, but what made me cry is the sunrise scene after the dwarves were saved by the Eagles in the first Hobbit movie, it was just so beautiful
+Raffaele Cafiero
I was a small child when this movie released now as an adult I still get excited & think it’s incredibly badass how Gandalf grabbed his sword in mid air to do battle with Bane the Barloq! So glad i grew up on these movies.
“Crisp 480.” That’s some old and powerful magic right there.
The most badass creature in fantasy. Chills just thinking about it.
Nah, I can think of more badass ones.
Max Payne You say that without giving examples. Go ahead, Im intrigued what people think are more badass.
Callum Jewell Anything wearing badass armor. Nazguls for instance. Or Sauron itself.
Max Payne I know neither are really human, but I would not count them as creatures. But ignoring that I would agree Sauron is just as badass.
Callum Jewell Yeah. I have a huge bias for villains wearing full body armor :P
Remember when 480p was considered crisp. Pepperidge Farm remembers
راقي انته
This is the comment I was looking for
@@SadieEnword692 😂
It’s still crisp, because of all the fire in this scene
Hmmm.
The promise of Shadow… 0:08
The dreadful fear… 0:49
The stunning horror… 1:58
The sheer conviction… 2:33
The lightning crack… 3:09
The heartbreak… 3:52
The epic audacity!!! 4:16
The reach!!!! 4:54
The cinematography… 5:03
The unfathomable majesty… 5:18
The breathless unbelief… 5:37
The lightning strike… 5:52
The sheer EPICNESS!!!!! 5:56
The emotion… 6:53
I clicked them all and I must say. You are an expert at chapter headings.
You can see the despair in his eyes when it first appears. Then the resolve when he turns to fight it. And the almost-fear when he drops . Wonderful performance!
2:12
That shot of the Fellowship running across the bridge remains one of my most favorite shots cinema has ever done. The music that went with it is perfect. I don't know why I love it do much, maybe just the shot of them running from an enemy beyond any of them, or the fact that they run over an abyss hard to picture in real life is just mind blowing.
It's too obvious CGI for me.
Peter Jackson said that it was one of his favourite shots as well but from a technology stand point. Them running across the bridge is entirely CG.
CG or not, I like it. I don't get why people complain about CGI. The entire point of a movie is to create an illusion. People can say that they should build more models, and I like that too and all, but it's an art that takes time, and money. And sadly, Hollywood nowadays is all about pacing. When it's done right, CGI can be nothing short of brilliant. It's created beautiful environments, stunning effects, and memorable characters sometimes. I don't complain about it.
Oh, I'm not complaining about it. This scene is a terrific example of just how seemlessly CG can work.
The producers say it's cgi. Kind of disappointing that way, but a great scene.
Love Aragorn's look at 1:41. He's like... "geez, you don't have to shove me, bro!"
I think he was more like "holy shit gandalf's actually serious about that balrog"
It's more like shock at seeing Gandalf so terrified. Aragorn has known the guy for decades and has probably never seen him act like that.
@@0megacron Thats also not a simple Balrog; Thats THE BANE OF Durin. It has a given name, and previous stuff that it done; Gandalf knows this, and thats why he didn't wanted to go to the Moria in the first place, he would prefer bad things above the mountain rather than dwarfs welcoming and friendy presence just because The Bane of Durin is near. (at that point of time until the entrance (watcher's attack) nobody known that expedition to Moria actually lost. Last reports was that Dwarven Kingdom of Moria was reborn, so they didn't known that it was decimated by Orcs/goblins.
It was this discovery that led King Dain leading his forces for combat. (If im not mistaken he did help for battle in the north)
(also 7 months late comment)
Gandalf always speaks to Aragorn as he would a king. Unlike Saruman, Gandalf respects the authority of mortal kings: He advises and persuades them instead of dominating them. So the fact that he isn't courtly or polite shows a desperation that Aragorn has never seen in Gandalf before.
Gandalf: "A Balrog..a demon of the ancient world".
Legolas's face at 1:15 😂
He's crapping his pants
I started watching the extended version of the trilogy for the first time. The pacing of the story seem much better in the extended edition. 4K HDR looks so good on my LG OLED as well!
No words can express how much I love Lord of the Rings!
right there with you
The glitch that gave Gandalf so much Xp.
How? I do not understand your joke
Really, Dario?
+Darío L
when gandalf killed the
balrog he became
gandalf the white (level up)
How is that a "glitch" though?
the writers caused his xp to roll over. look up level 256 and you'll see what I mean
0:50
Entering that dungeon, but your friend has already finished the game and knows this boss.
4:16
His former (first) fight with the boss after his PTSD moment.
1:47
That protective high level feeling and the *"So we meet again..."* moment.
2:38
The actual fight.
3:50
Him logging off.
6:39
Him logging back on.
6:53
Him after his eighth playthrough.
7:17
That one guy who hasn't even finished his first playthrough.
I remember watching this in cinema, I was like 6. Man, was I holding to my seat like hell, the whole Moria scenery was just another level at the time.
Wow that horizontal falling shot with the lake really gives me chills
+Kevin Yim 5:05
KSK Yim that shot was meant to be in cinemas it was jaw dropping for the audience especially with the music
I'm glad someone else appreciated that shot.
You guys are pussies! It’s only a movie.
why is the balrogs CGI better than the whole hobbit movie
+Smarackto LP ITS not -.- The CGI in the Hobbit is amazing .
***** pffft haha good joke
+WladyLP Gay
+WladyLP The CGI is good the story was butchered and why was Azog still alive?
beamerball666 to make it more thrilling.
As some one who is afraid of heights, this sequence, and before...aside from the whole leading up to....made me goose bumps....i would never have crossed that bridge
I don’t know... with a Balrog on my tail, height or no height, I would have jumped from one side to the other, LOL
Balrog's inner monologue: "If I have these big bloody wings... why can't I even glide here?!"
Right ?????
@Jonathan Downes You must be real fun at parties, it's called "hyperbole"
How would a creature that large achieve vertical lift in such a narrow space, especially given that its wings don’t appear to be terribly functional?
03:14 "YOUUUUUU, SHALL NOT......PASSSS!" the quote becomes legend
+Nicholas Gieschen (NG3) Something like "THIS IS SPARTA!!!", but more epic and involved kicking demons around.
+Nicholas Gieschen (NG3) my favorite line out of all 3 movies. :)
Can you believe that Feanor fought with many of them simultaneously?
who is feanor and how did they kill those things back in the first and second age
Feanor was the son of Finwe, the first high-king of the Noldori elves. He was arguably the mightiest elf to have ever lived. And regarding your second question, elves back then were a lot stronger.
Zach Elshoff What Semlali said^ Well the High Elves were a lot stronger. He was very badass and when he first came over the Undying Lands to Middle-earth he fought with many of them at the same time but he was injured and died. He was also Galadriel's uncle. But other Elves are known to have killed Balrogs such as Ecthelion and Glorfindel.
+Silmarien Ingoldo I think I'm going to read the silmarilon now thanks for the insight +Semlali Riad I need to read about these badass stories myself
a word of caution, one does not simply "go and read the silmarillion" it is a very advanced piece of literature, and without a very good understanding of the english language you will struggle to make it through the first few pages.
Ahh. . . but the last scene is my favorite. They are reunited again, and you see how much the others love Gandalf. He is not just a leader, a counselor, and a fierce warrior. He is their cherished friend.
"There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world".
The nameless things...
Lmfaooo he copied my comment
Now this is how you level up.
Achievement Unlocked: Complete Badass.
Nah for Gandalf it's just a warmup, he can actually build skill points on these bastards while tanking 3 or 4 of them at once why not. He was simply out of mana this time, he was using the flashlight for the entire moria ride so he run out of magica and had to pretend to use his hand to hand skills for a while and when he regenerated BANG level 5 lightning at master level and the guy is instantly pwned. And do I have to mention Gandalf actually leveled up after the fight?!
when i played lego lord of the rings the point where he falls is a checkpoint lol
2:42 He is a great actor, speaking to the air but still showing the emotion.
Its called acting
@@Peto111222 hence actor?
@@Peto111222 that's why he said actor right?
It cannot be redone. There is no other to play Gandalf at that level. There is no other music that fits so perfectly.
I love how every different scene of the fight were shown as one, as it helps us able to use analogy on them. I studied the LOTR mythology and then rewatched this. The things that Mithrandir (Gandalf) said made sense.... e.g. when he said ainur he meant the LOTR angels.
Gandalf wanted solo exp....
And the epic gear pieces
He got the full White set. Ninja looting at its best
+ChaosCollection He got the radiance armor. And it actually worked! lmao!
+ChaosCollection What legendary item will the Balrog drop this time?
Alan Falleur
White wizard robe set
I love reading all the comments here and learning more about Middle Earth history. You guys are great!
*****
I only haven't read the Simarillion. Gonna read it soon.
Creevie I finished reading the Simarillion in 2012, its amazing, best book I have ever read in my life. I hope you can understand the first six chapters because it was a little bit difficult for me.
Luther Paul
alritey will get it!
I flipped randomly and it spoke of how Mithrandir and Curunir (Saruman) were most esteemed among the Istari. Mithrandir for wisdom, and "Man of Skill", Saruman.
I remember talking about these movies with my friends 20 years ago. The opening scene of the highly anticipated 2nd film was one of the best ever: we'd waited a year to see what would happen to Gandalf, then we got that amazing fight... but still didn't get to see all of it until the scene in Fangorn. :)
The scene of gandalf falling from the abyss and grabbing glandring is one of the most fantastic I have ever seen. What a badass Wizard !
I don't know why, but Gimli laughing at 0:34 gets me every time.
Same epic lol
because he thinks that the goblins are scared of him and his crew :p
He beat this Balrog and got enough xp points to level up to Gandalf the White.
+CCTV9 It must be like a prestige class.
True, but he still spent all those skill points on melee
A pity gandalf doesn't have another higher golden level
These films all look really good in DVD, Blu-ray & 4K UHD. They were all amazing to watch on the big screen.
Ah 10 years ago. Back when 480p was still considered “crisp”
I always thought he said 'HELP ME YOU FOOLS' lol
hahaaha
I always thought he said run...
My whole world just flipped on it's head
i dont know why they didnt... they just let him fall
Gandalf needed the balrog xp for the lvl up, so he decided to kill that pleb.
That would have been hilarious if that happened.
One does not simply turn their back on a falling Balrog
Lol! I would certainly not drop that magical shield just in case.
@@marko_radic_ Were I Gandalf, I would immediately backed off a few metres to watch the ugly mishappened thing fall, no way would I stand that close, turn my back --- that nasty whip of the creature would NEVER have latched on if Gandalf had followed my humble advice. Never let your guard down !!
@@GoldenEagle_Matariki_Kaleolani Were I Gandalf, I'd do two chicks at one time.
That nooooooooooooooooo Frodo screams is on of the most heartbreaking moments of all time.
I love the part where he introduced himself as Gandalf the White..his presence looks so reassuring that they might have a chance at defeating any foe.
Always good to hear "You shall not pass!!" when procrastinating studying for finals ROFL
+Lyle Moore I'm in the same situation... I will think of that more often.
Actually, a couple of years ago, I had a student who liked LOTR and who stopped turning in his assignments a few weeks before the end of the term. I sent him an e-mail warning him to get busy, and I included a screen shot of this scene with that quote in all caps. Like the Balrog, he ignored the message.
I find that interesting. It could also be classed as idiotic or strange.
It's interesting from my perspective towards a teachorial one because for most of my life (21 now) I have had a very troubled one because of disability and abuse. During most of this time I desired so much for intelligence and to do the stuff I always wanted to do, yet I was denied it by negligence through my father, teachers and being put with other troubled students.
Yet at the same time I found at the age of 7 I started to analytically study the most darkest mind in history and for the next 14 years pushed boundaries beyond all expectations. Now I am in very wide circles that are rare, dangerous, controversial and starkingly complicated which my life revolves around daily non-stop.
However since going to university and being told more than likely that I have this list of disabilities, for the time being I am psychologically damaged because I now have to write a completely new path different to the one I wrote myself for the past 16 years.
For me and for the seeable future life will always remain shit as shit will continue to fly. On the other hand I am made out of blood and iron.
Weirdly...this CGI is better than the Hobbit's
Yeah that is strange...
***** thanks captain.
***** I don't really understand how that makes sense,
low fps = better looking CGI?
xi Nerd Lord ix the high fps makes the cgi look too perfectly smooth. 60fps is great in terms of quality but nothing compares to old film...
Michael Stanley LOTR had better story design, pacing, tension, and even lighting in addition to atmosphere along with the CGI being seamlessly blended into the environment: the environment showed little to leave your mind guessing at the scale, it showed us a quick peek and our minds filled in the rest.
The Hobbit is multi million overly reliant CGI porn, the same problem with the star wars prequels: suffering from detail overload. It leaves nothing to the imagination and that is the main problem.
“Swords are no more use here.” - Kills him with a sword.
Actually kills him with a lightning bolt, but fair.
Actually kills him with magic (according to the books) but fair
Everything about this is epic. The enormous background scenery, the lighting and graphics, the depth and history of the characters and plot. Outstanding
The beginning of the two towers is the best opening to a movie ever !
Gandalf...yes...of course, I remember that is what they used to call me. I don't go by that name anymore. Now I'm called Gandalf!
Gandalph
+spencp86 in which case middle earth does a http 404 error and Gandalf ceases to exist because he flew into a copy of himself. telefragging himself accidently
some one say Gandalf?
do you know the song at the end of the video?
thegregofgames safe to say its by Enya
“What is this new devilry?”
Def using that as often as I can irl
Kids and I use it all the time.
Frodo's scream gets me everytime. You can feel his pain
After reading the Silmarillion recently I now understand what kind of enemy a Balrog is and why Gandalf and even Legolas had this reaction. Balrogs are very created by Morgoth himself. Damn I would have crapped my pants.
Balrogs we're not created by Morgoth they were from the same order as Gandalf they were Maiar spirits seduced and corrupted by Morgoth.
Gandalf The Grey yeah I know I meant they became like this because Morgoth made them like this. I just didn't feel like overanalyzing it :)
lyon laurent I believe you're right, Iyon. I mean, I believe the way you put it was right. Because orcs technically weren't created by Morgoth either, they were elves, but Morgoth is considered their creator.
"Gandalf and even Legolas"
That sentence makes me puzzled, whether you intend to say that a Sindar is mightier than a Maiar?
Knight of the Laughing Tree oh not all :) I meant it like: thanks to the Silmarillion I understand why Gandalf had this reaction because he's a Maia and realises what a Balrog is.. And I also understand now why EVEN Legolas got so scared because as an Elf he has probably heard of what kind of enemies Balrogs were in the old battles in Beleriand.
Just imagine a group of these needing to drive ungoliant away from killing morgoth. Ungoliant must have been a beast.
Yeah just imagine that after destroying the Two Trees, her size had grown so much that even Melkor got scared.
0:41 look at Gandalf....
He knows _exactly_ what that sound was...and the despair in his face...you know this thing is going to be bad...
Coming back to this after years and I still appreciate the gravity of Gandalf following an ancient hell-beast down through the pits of Moria.