Damn right, I like that movie.
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What is the best Lord of the Rings movie?
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Damn right, I like that movie.
The fact that there are people that prefer each of the three is a testament, I think, to the overall quality of the trilogy.
I don't think anyone would take the time to decide which of the Hobbit movies was best (or more accurately least bad).
I remember the first few minutes of FOTR at the theater. I knew that they nailed it, and throughout the whole film I was in awe of what they created. I was hoping that the movies would be good, but had never dreamed that they would be so good.
I don't think anyone would take the time to decide which of the Hobbit movies was best (or more accurately least bad).
I remember the first few minutes of FOTR at the theater. I knew that they nailed it, and throughout the whole film I was in awe of what they created. I was hoping that the movies would be good, but had never dreamed that they would be so good.
Fancy Clown
Member
Can you squeeze Desolation of Smaug up there guys?
Guys?
Guys?
No
It is actually. Same with the first Hobbit EE. The whole thing just needed more prep-time, Jackson and his team had like a third of what they had for LOTR.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Willow, of course.
Sam.
Proudfoot
Love the part where Stephen Fry munches on some testicles.Can you squeeze Desolation of Smaug up there guys?
Guys?
Guys?
Proudfeet!
Skellig Gra
Member
I concur but I could have done without some of those Alfrid/Master additions. Bollocks for breakfast...smh.
AngmarsKing701
Member
You didn't know there was extended version of the films?
Anyone know whether there's a plan to put out a 4K version? I'd
double
Hippopuncher12
Member
Fellowship by far.
The Rohan plotline in Two Towers was the high point of the whole trilogy for me.
Damn good stuff, Sir.
Yep. Theoden da gawd.
Skellig Gra
Member
They could have put it in the EE but I understand why they'd not want that in the theatrical edition. So much world building to accomplish in a few minutes you have to trim the fat.
Sounds like it was a good cut, honestly. Seemed like it would have been too dark and upsetting, and the prologue was long enough as it was.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Trick question. The best funny is the full-trilogy recap by BigRingLover
This shit is literally one joke. ONE FUCKING JOKE. He runs variations on this one joke for six straight minutes, and it never not works.
It's pretty remarkable.
NullPointer
Member
Extended Fellowship for heart, theatrical Return of the King for spectacle, Two Towers for one of the best battle scenes ever filmed in terms of being able to follow all the action on all fronts. Love the whole trilogy though, but ROTR is the only one where I don't really recommend the extended version, though its definitely worth a watch for fans.
The Hobbit as a lesson of how to get it wrong.
The Hobbit as a lesson of how to get it wrong.
8BitsAtATime
Member
The Two Towers... Helm's Deep was minding blowing. Desolation of Smaug also gets some love. The ending was bleak what have we done
BoogieWoogie
Banned
Extended Return of the King for me. So many different emotions felt in that film. The incredible charge with Theoden and the Rohirrim in the Pelennor Fields; the heartbreaking ending and moment when Sam starts carrying Frodo up Mount Doom; the scene when Saruman is killed... So many awesome things accomplished in that film. Theres a reason it won 13 Oscars
Trick question. The best funny is the full-trilogy recap by BigRingLover
This shit is literally one joke. ONE FUCKING JOKE. He runs variations on this one joke for six straight minutes, and it never not works.
It's pretty remarkable.
"Legalize Greenleaf" will always be the best part.
dragonyeuw
Member
Another one for Fellowship. They're all different just levels of awesome though.
MisterHero
Super Member
Return of the King.
Everything that Aragon did was awesome
Everything that Aragon did was awesome
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Fellowship by far. I think it's on of the best movies released in the 2000s. Gandalf the Grey, Boromir, Balrog, so many good things. I've always liked small scale battles over large scale ones. With small scale, all the characters matter. With large scale you get to watch a bunch of random Gondor soldiers die:
Robdraggoo
Member
Trick question. The best funny is the full-trilogy recap by BigRingLover
This shit is literally one joke. ONE FUCKING JOKE. He runs variations on this one joke for six straight minutes, and it never not works.
It's pretty remarkable.
Omg, im crying lol What is this?
benicillin
Banned
Fellowship overall, but when I think "best of Lord of the Rings" I immediately think of the battle at Helms Deep. Helms Deep was that good. If the rest of Two Towers was as good as Fellowship it would win handily.
Fancyarcher
Member
Extended ROTK for sure. Just a bunch of different stories, connecting, and a finale that gives me way too many feelings, excitement and some superbly great moments. I just enjoy that film so much.
Still amazing they dragged that out as long as they did. You could tell The Hobbit movies were basically done to please the studios.
Still amazing they dragged that out as long as they did. You could tell The Hobbit movies were basically done to please the studios.
boiled goose
good with gravy
Fellowship.
Masterful pacing.
Lots of drama.
Great physical action
Most constraint with cg and craziness.
Masterful pacing.
Lots of drama.
Great physical action
Most constraint with cg and craziness.
Trick question. The best funny is the full-trilogy recap by BigRingLover
This shit is literally one joke. ONE FUCKING JOKE. He runs variations on this one joke for six straight minutes, and it never not works.
It's pretty remarkable.
The PC Speaker-style remixes of the music always make my burst out laughing in this.
Bobby Roberts
Banned
Also, I don't own the trilogy on Bluray. All I got is this.
Need to change that.
I frankensteined together an "ultimate" blu-ray set using my old Extended DVD books, thanks to Target holiday sales a couple years ago. One week they had the blu-ray Theatrical trilogy at 10 bucks (like, the whole thing was 10 bucks) and then I think at the end of the month they had an exclusive where they could sell the individual EEs on blu (but w/ no extras) for 10 bucks each.
Since the extras on the EE blu-ray set are just Standard Def anyway, I took the disc of extras from the Theatricals, the Theatrical disc, and the 2 discs of the EE blus, and put them in the corresponding DVD box set, and then used the theatrical case to hold the EE bonus features.
I hope the eventual 4K UHD EE releases continue to be spread over two discs each for maximum picture quality.
To Far Away Times
Member
The Two Towers is the weakest one, but they are all great and function more like one long 9 hour movie than 3 seperate parts.
Fellowship was probably the best.
Fellowship was probably the best.
Robdraggoo
Member
I got the extended in the old box dvd but have rhe theatrical on blu ray. Which is the best wsy to rewatch.
The extended versions also have the appendices which are almost more entertaining than the films themselves
The extended versions also have the appendices which are almost more entertaining than the films themselves
shnurgleton
Member
Always-honest
Banned
Absolutely. I was completely in that world. Magical.
Fellowship extended easily. Most fantasy lore, more story telling.
The last 2 movies are basically 75% epic battles where nearly everyone dies, somehow the army recovers and grows, and repeat. Then a ghost army cheat card.
The last 2 movies are basically 75% epic battles where nearly everyone dies, somehow the army recovers and grows, and repeat. Then a ghost army cheat card.
Wait. The fuck. I fucked up and none of you called me on it. I credited "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard" as being from FOTR because I confused it with that other scene of Legolas standing on some rocks looking at stuff in the distance.