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Old 25th April 2004, 08:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Favourite moments in the films?

I really liked the first hour or so of Fellowship - the way we see the Shire, and the invasive terror of the Nazgul is just superb. Favourite part of the entire trilogy, actually, as there's so much character in it, and the platform for all that follows is firmly shaped.

Also loved seeing the RingWraiths in ROTK - flying on those creatures was a very impressive visual effect - not least scooping up the riders and scatternig them frmo the air. Truly great - I'll definitely buy the ROTK extended edition just to see moer of them.
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Old 27th April 2004, 04:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

I really enjoyed the scenes where Gollum was arguing with himself in the second film. I also like the battle scene in the last film where Eowyn defends her fallen uncle.
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Old 27th April 2004, 04:34 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

There are so many... Any fight involving Aragorn. He rules (literally. I am such a dork.....)

For me, the most triumphant moment in all of the movies is when Eowyn kills the Witch-king. I cackled when she stabbed him in the face, then twisted the blade. (Let's not forget her hacking his mount's head off with TWO SWIPES. That makes up for her excrutiating singing scene in the extended version of the Two Towers)
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Old 20th December 2004, 07:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

Hmm, I have to say in Return of the King EE... well that scene with Faramir and Pippin? That was so sweet, funny, cool, touching, etc etc that that was definitely my favorite scene!
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Old 21st December 2004, 05:38 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

This is a really hard question, there are so many good scenes in the movies. I liked the first introduction to the Shire, I thought it was lovely.

I thought the introduction of The Two Towers with the white mountains and Gandalf fighting the Belrock was brilliant. What a start to a movie Much better than the start to ROTK.

The death scene for Borimire was good too. There are too many really.
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Old 23rd December 2004, 03:16 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

I love when Gandalf and Frodo are riding through the Shire in the cart, and all that beautiful pastoral setting keeps rolling past, so that you get a sense that it IS a real little farming community where somebody lives, rather than just a couple of streets on a back lot somewhere. I love Gandalf setting off the fireworks for the children, and the ship he makes out of pipesmoke at Bilbo's party.

I love the Black Riders, who all through FOTR just got scarier the more I saw of them, and Aragorn's fight with them at Amon Sul. Also Gandalf on the bridge (a favorite book moment which did NOT disappoint), and Boromir beginning to fall under the spell of the Ring up on Caradrhas, and Boromir's death scene.

In TTT, I love how beautiful Edoras is with the mountains behind it, and Gollum's schizoid conversations, and the ringwraith coming over the wall at Osgiliath (I don't care that Frodo and Sam shouldn't really be there at all -- I was glad of an excuse to visit the place). I love Arwen's vision of Aragorn's funeral. I love Faramir saying, "Well then, it is forfeit." (His delivery just breaks my heart.) I especially love watching the Ents tear Saruman's machinery and his dam apart.

In ROTK, the lighting of the beacons. Pippin's song. Gandalf and Pippin riding through the streets of Minas Tirith. All the so-called "false endings," yup, every one of them, and most of all Sam's homecoming at the very end.
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Old 10th February 2005, 09:24 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

I loved the ride of the rohirrim "make safe this city!!"
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also liked the firework scene in fellowship were we meet merry & pippin
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Old 13th February 2005, 08:32 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

The lighting of the first of the beacons made me feel sort of triumphant and 'I stick my tongue out at you, Denethor', but the scene after where each of them is lit in turn made me cry how beautiful it was...

And the scene at Aragorn's coronation where he tells the hobbits 'You bow to no one'...makes me sniffle every time I see it...
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

The scene just after Gandalf falls in Fellowship, the way PJ deals with all their different forms of grief. 'Give them a moment, for pity's sake...'

When Boromir dies. 'My brother ... My captain ... My king.' Boromir was by far my favourite character in the films - though he wasn't in the books - and I think thats thanks to Sean Bean's brilliant performance.

Edoras.

The lighting of the beacons.

The Ride of the Rohirrim. When I first saw this in the theatre, I wanted to jump up and scream a warcry of my own. Absolutely stirring stuff. The way movies should be.
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Old 16th March 2005, 07:04 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

Gimli blowing at the ghostly hands reaching for him- cracked me up totally!


Frodo and Sam looking at eachother after the whole thing is over. PRICELESS! It's the scene where Frodo wakes up in Rivendell

Aragorn any time he sang, and Pippin too.

Too many others to mention.
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Old 16th March 2005, 07:40 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

Theoden burying his son.

The words (paraphrased): 'No man should live to bury his children'

That brought me to tears.
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Old 17th March 2005, 07:14 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Yes! Very moving, especially when Eowyn was singing. I love Theoden as a character! He is such a cool, believable character!
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Old 22nd May 2005, 11:31 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

My favourite part in the trilogy is in RTOK, and i belive its the last battle when Aragorn says: "For Frodo" with a tears in his eyes then charges to all the Orcs, then the two hobbits charge and then the rest of the fellowship follow.

Call me sad but sometimes when watching that scene i get goosebumbps lol
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Old 23rd May 2005, 03:34 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

Favorite moments:

Pippin's song. Absolutly wonderful

Legolas and Gimli's drinking contest (ROTK-EE) An elf outdrinking a dwarf?

Too many more favorite moments to mention.
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Old 23rd May 2005, 03:27 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Re: Favourite moments in the films?

I loved the Gollum moment when he had a conversation with himself at the pool. A very well executed scene with great acting.

The whisper of the Ring as it lies on the table at Bag End. Gandalf and Frodo both look momentarily startled by it. Chilling stuff.

Other favourites are the Boromir's "Such a strange fate...." speech when he picks the ring up out of the snow and feels it calling him.

The grief stricken emergence from the mines Moria. Lovely lovely sad music there.

Passing the Argonath in the elven boats and the look of wonder in Aragorn's eyes.

The whole Paths of the Dead adventure starting from when Aragorn peers into the narrow road between the rocks and half sees the ghost king. Great tension all the way through. You can feel the fear.

Sam Gamgee's determined charge up inside the orc tower to rescue Frodo. "......And that's for my old Gaffer!". Captures the character's spirit so well.

The whole interaction between Pippin and Denethor; especially the hauntingly sad song over Faramir's men in their slow motion charge. Poignant stuff.

Far too many more favourite moments to list them all.
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