8:08 Saruman was supposed to scream when stabbed. But Christopher Lee, having served in British special forces during WWII, corrected Peter Jackson and said a man gasps when stabbed in the back.
I like it when Saruman and that orc were conversing,it sounded less like a master talking down to his underling and more like a boss talking to his contractor,instead of saying"enough excuses just get it done!"he listened to his servant and presented solutions to his problems,not bad qualities for a competent villian,well except for the "Ent"cident.
You can hear the heartbreak in Treebeards voice. Sorrow for his kin of the forest. Hatred of treachery from a once believed friend. Knowing he is calling more of his kin to fight after agreeing against war. Its beautifully done.
@@ladyday8576 Sauron decieved him though one of the Palantiri so he lost all hope in the free peoples and turned against them. Also he was jealous of Gandalf
@John Doe Also, his Uruk Hai were of a much poorer quality due to them being mass produced in a very short period of time. I imagine corners were cut in the weapons and armour department in order to meet the deadline.
Saruman has always been kinda shady, and jealous of Gandalf. There were Valar back when they were created that thought Gandalf would've been better to lead the maiar sent to earth. That and Gandalf had a ring of power.
The books are fairly complex, much like Count of Monte Cristo. To expect a carbon copy to film is not realistic. Even with the changes, this is a masterpiece which holds true to the story.
@Rick O'Shay I understand that too, but the fact that Peter cut out so much from the books, and at the same time it became a master trilogy is really something for itself. I don't like the story explained throughout. It become a series of movies like Harry Potter. I am really glad it turned out to only 3 movies. I don't think this would be half as good as a series tbh. At least not by HBO. Look what they did to GoT (PS! Only heard rumors though since I never watched more than the first season).
Well one was, Beechbone. Set on fire by one of Sarumans liquid fire traps , but he was saved by being doused in the flood from the dam being destroyed.
As I recall, a couple actually did get killed in the books, because there were traps and other defenses that were able to be used. In the movie, the Tower or Orthanc is depicted as basically open ground with a token wall, but in the books it's a full-on fortress, because that's what it was originally built to be.
"Saruman, your staff is broken!" *Staff breaks* "Huh... but what if... hold on one second. Sauron! Your ring is broken!" "Mister Frodo, what's happening to the ring?" "I'm not sure." *The One Ring disintegrates* *Sauron's eye explodes* "Huh... I should have tried that back in the Shire..."
"You staff is broken" scene may refer to Gandalf coming back from Valinor as a more powerful version of himself. As a reward of how he lived in Middle-earth the first time around he was granted even more authority by Manwë, I believe. The other Istari didn't succeed as well in his appointed task as he did - Saruman fell and the other three (Radagast, Alatar and Pallado) were distracted by their own interests. But Gandalf stayed focused the whole time.
Saruman's power had waned because he had strayed from the mission he was given by the Valar. Manwe explicitly warned the Istari that would happen. This check on the Istari's power was a consequence of lessons learned with other Maiar in Middle-Earth (Sauron, the Balrogs, etc). So what you're seeing in this scene is that reality demonstrated -- Gandalf as the new White, fully committed to his mission, is at peak possible power for an Istari, and that he can destroy Sauruman's staff with a simple command is testament to the extent Saruman has diminished as a consequence of his corruption by Sauron.
@@KB-pk8cn The Istari were sent to Middle-Earth with the mission to _guide_ the people of Middle-Earth against Sauron, and explicilty _not_ to "match Sauron's power with power" and confront and defeat him themselves. Also comical to suggest that flipping _Manwe_ is at all concerned with "street cred." Olorin (Gandalf) was one of the Istari picked by Manwe himself. But he couldn't make Olorin the leader of the Istari because Olorin was reluctant to go in the first place. It was only after Olorin found his courage as the Grey Istari (via the deep love he had developed for the people of Middle-Earth) that he was finally ready to be made the White, and fully committed to his mission like no other Istari before him. Ultimately, Saruman and Radagast were poor selections, but it was well established that even the best of the Maiar could be corrupted. That's exactly why the Istari were sent with checks on their power.
YES. I’m from northern NH and I miss the trees. I wish real life trees could fight back. We will have to do it for them. Humans always lived in the forests, but now we’ve gone too far.
'Victory at Helm's Deep does not belong to you, Theoden horsemaster. You are the lesser son of greater kings.' 'WHAT?' 'I SAID VICTORY DOES NOT....' 'I CAN'T HEAR YOU FROM ALL THE WAY UP THERE.' 'Goddammit....'
Shows how prepared Aragorn was to be king bringing out the confidence of a king who thought it was over giving him that push of courage or confidence to what he thought to be was the end
To bad that they did that in the movies. Theoden was ready to go kick some ass as soon as Gandalf brought him back from Saruman and Wormtongue's machinations, no Aragorn needed. Theoden was one of the better characters of the book, even being compared to "one of the Gods of old" during the charge of the Rohirrim (at the age of 71 no less). The movies made him look weak. His movie character was highly disappointing for me.
@@waynepurcell6058 You can take some solace in how Bernard Hill's portrayal of King Théoden inspired me to become more of a Théoden fan. The movie version also gave more casual film audiences a "hard to miss" example of Aragorn leadership and confidence. I think it was like "Théoden's character taking one for the team for the sake of the film. Also, thank you for pointing this out this important difference in the books verses the movies. I read the books twice... in high school. I'm 57 years old now, and I plan to read them again when I retire. It will be a careful and regular reading, and I plan on taking notes for fun. ; )
Two things you never should underestimate, the powerful effect of a blinding sunrise over the crest of a hill, and the inconsolable rage created by peaceful caretakers when the thing they protect is tampered with/damaged/destroyed.
and three: you're messing with the best cavalry in all of middle earth. in prowess on horseback the Rohirrim are the LotR equivalents of the Mongols: pretty much invincible on the open plains and pretty much born and raised on horseback
It is steeped in Christian and post-captivity Judiac apocalyptic imagery. An army of God to destroy an evil world. It should bring all people of Faith to tears.
It's beautiful, now just imagine the historical siege of Vienna where the defenders after almost surrendering, looked to the hills to see the Polish Hussars coming down and crushing the besiegers, thus saving Europe.
Actually one of the most memorable moments in the trilogy imo. It's more symbolic than anything. It makes you want to believe in a higher power of good in this world riddled with cynicism.
He was also the guy on the ship in Return of the King who Legolas accidentally shoots after being told by Aragorn to fire a warning shot when Gimli bumps his bow.
@@Nazz-b7p nope, saruman meets his demise far later, although still at the hands of Grima. They just fast forwarded his death for the sake of the movie, which makes perfect sense.
@@saar144 To me, by showing him as having human weaknesses he rises above in his moments of greatness, he's all the more powerful and I respect him even more.
Hilarious! I think Avengers and Lord of the Rings are both really great but for me, Avengers is better for sure. Though I understand why people love Lord of the Rings so much.
@@FrancoJ-c7p It's personal preference. I understand that Lord of the Rings is great and why some people think it's better than Avengers. I just prefer the Avengers because I think they have achieved more than Lord of the Rings.
@@OfficialNube Lmao, a generic crap super hero movie is surely superior to a trilogy with 17 oscars, that's not a matter of opinion, you can like that shit, but it will never be better in any aspect than LOTR.
@@ulissesbueno First of all, talking about Oscars or any other form of awards like that, means nothing to me. Secondly, it is a matter of opinion because it's a bunch of critics making decisions on what films they like or don't like, so that it completely subjective. Like I said in my previous comments, I understand that many people do enjoy the Lord of the Rings more than the MCU and I personally enjoy Lord of the Rings. But, at the end of the day, I prefer the MCU for my own reasons. People should be able to enjoy the things they like. I would say that I respect your opinion, but at this point, you have been needlessly hostile by being demeaning to the things I like, so my respect for you and your opinions, has vanished. I think the MCU is better than the Lord of the Rings trilogy and nothing you will say can change. Now go back to your cave, Gollum because it looks like you dropped your precious.
"What can med do against such reckless hate?" A question we are faced with every day it seems. The important thing is to not give in to despair, to have compassion, to seek to heal.
@@JohnyMiko Not true. Tolkien said they "had a man's cunning" but they had no compassion. Its true, human soldiers will rob, murder, rape and tourture, but they probably wouldn't eat you afterwords. The same cannot be said for Uruk-Hai.
@@johnnymcblaze Human soldiers are capable of mass murdering 6 million unarmed civilians because of their religion. So yeah, they're not that different from orcs after all.
The version I had on VHS back in the day was missing so many parts of the movie. Even the versions I have seen online did not include Saruman's death. I have always wondered what happened to Saruman and now I got the answer.
You should read the book. Saruman goes to the Shire and takes over. Then Froto and the other hobbits return to the shire after the battle and have a battle where many hobbits die. I think they kill Saruman, but maybe they let him go. I can't remember
@John Doe I meant "read the book" in response to Alfred's original post. Not in a uppity way but in a "you shouldn't think that he killed him on top of his tower" way
Thats what I love about Peter Jackson. He wanted the true death of Saruman in the movie but the battle of the Shire was to much but he still managed to get it in.
@@DG-tt1gl Fuck the books. But Alfredo's observation is correct. I didn't had this ending of Saruman in the VHS, and in the one aired on a local TV here in the Middle East.
I like fantasy including elf's so this was a shocked when elf's arrived to help but all died. Which made me cry almost seeing my favorite race getting slaughtered by there corrupted kin by that I mean the orcs
These elves should not have charged. They were archers. Should let them stay in upper wall and keep shooting from a safe distance. Higher kill to death ratio for them that way.
@@VashtheStampede007 if they didn't charge then the uruks would've broken through to the keep even sooner, elves are the most deadly warriors hand to hand in middle earth.
Saruman and Grima's deaths, although misplaced in the film (in the books, it takes place in the Shire to end its occupation by Saruman's last forces, not at the top of Orthanc Tower in Isengard), did happen exactly as depicted: Grima stabbed Saruman in a moment of rage (as it was the only way for him to free himself from his powers), but was immediately shot dead by Hobbit bowmen in retaliation.
@@Zoltaaan no. He can't... Cause he is a sinner.. Gandalf wasn't a sinner and gandalf didn't come back on his own. Gandalf sacrificed himself for others. So valar and illluvatar restored his body and soul and send him back. But saruman was bad and he harmed many for his own selfish deeds so when he died his soul did tried to go back to the undying lands but got rejected by valar...as personified by the gust of wind pushing and scattering the light into particles that came out of saruman's body. Both saruman and gandalf were miar but saruman is a fallen one, hence banned from ever coming back to undying lands for his sinful deeds.
@@Zoltaaan pretty sure his soul got scattered in many particles, so weakened that may never be able to take any uniform shape...and he got banished from the undying lands. Since saruman was a maiar, only a part of his soul was invested in the physical body. I think the description of his death, with a visible eminence of his spirit being dispersed in the winds that came from valar may indicate that some additional actions were taken to punish him... I think saruman may have been banished to the void or his soul got shattered and destroyed. Not sure about his ring. Since its made by himself and not sauron I'm not sure if it makes him a wraith of not. Just bacuse he made a ring does not mean he can create powerful rings like sauron did. In order to have a physical form he needs to return to valar but he can't anymore.
@@Zoltaaan In the book it said "To the dismay of those that stood by, about the body of Saruman a grey mist gathered, and rising slowly to a great height like smoke from a fire, as a pale shrouded figure it loomed over the Hill. For a moment it wavered, looking to the West; but out of the West came a cold wind, and it bent away, and with a sigh dissolved into nothing." not sure about saruman being wraith.
@@Zoltaaanyour most welcome. By d way saruman was strong but he is still weak compared to sauron, galadrial, gorfindal after his resurrection, valar, balrogs, gandalf the white (not the grey one), the big bad morgoth and many to come. I mean galadrial is beautiful but scary in case of power even without the ring, she is more than 9000 years old in the books . The main power of Saruman was he is extremely cunning, but, the main weakness of Saruman was his envy towards gandalf and how he underestimated others including gandalf. I mean the 3 elven rings powers were diffrent, the one wore by galadrial was nenya and its main power was preservation and concealment from evil. There no brute power related to it. Its like a hiding cloak actually. 😂
@@theforestverseokay so he's actually the great-great-grandson, of King Frealaf Hildeson, not necessarily great-great-grandson of Eorl the Young. Still a hell of a great guy though, not to mention a great king.
Really glad I got to see this opening day, 2002 - holy crap that is insane, 20 years ago…but you know a scene is truly a masterful work of art when it can still “get to you” that far down the road. Always thought that all of them charging down the mountainside with the rays of the sun behind them shining down over the forces of darkness was such a badass and epic depiction of good vs evil n how it has raged like that for so long. Legendary trilogy to be sure.
Samw here i was 6 years old, me and my dad went bc we loved the first one. Packed theatre and when the violin screeched and lord of the rings apeared on screen everyone went nuts. Side by side with when yoda pulled out his sabre in clone wars. All the boomers went crazy then too
we go from the epicness of Eomer's "Rohirrim! To the KING!" to the heartbreak of Treebeards "Many of these trees were my friends" in one video. And then Saruman getting stabbed in the back its excellent
I like that Aragorn uses the German stance, or posing a threat, with the key guard stance. Since these more industrial orcs still have the under-sides of their arms revealed, along with the lower half of the face and the neck, it's the best pose to use since he can stab a few really easily.
The Uruk hai are one of the most obedient fearless armies to ever come to life through book. When you watch these videos it’s very hard not to find them bad ass
If this was released in 2022, it would still hold up and have a huge audience. Masterpiece trilogy. Peter Jackson immortalized himself with these films.
I love how when Aragorn and Legolas pick up a barrier, Aragorn let’s Legolas lift it by himself. And Legolas looks back like, “ What are- never mind, I got it. Thanks for helping me lift this thing. You just keep talking.” I must also point out when Théoden says “may this be where we draw swords together”, that was Éomer‘ line. Literally. Not to mention Aragorn’s lines before that are also for Éomer. So, Peter Jackson got that mixed. But, I adore The Lord of The Rings, The Silmarillion, and The Hobbit. If I have any spare time, I spend it reading Tolkien’s books.
Is it just a coincidence of movies that Saruman death leads to him being impaled on a spike of one of his machine wheels and Dracula was killed in one of the Hammer series by a wagon wheel spoke? Christopher Lee played both.
I'm sure that many LOTR fans who have actually read the books point out, Saruman was indeed killed by Wormtongue, but not at Isengard, instead after he went into exile and took over the Shire.
A part of me, at least, would've liked Jackson to do three movies for each book, like he did with The Hobbit, even though I suppose it wouldn't have been practical. Then maybe some of the other portions of the novels could have been included, such as the Hobbits' experience with Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire.
Arbeedubya I agree. After reading all three books I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed that there was some important information omitted from the films
3:58 If the angle at which the horses run down the hill were to happen in real life, would result in the horses and men ending up rolling down and falling to their deaths.
Imagine showing up expecting die to relieve a siege. For a king whose actions recently weren't popular. Then seeing him leading a glorious last charge to Valhalla. To the king indeed.
If you read historical accounts of Cavalary flanks, or charges horsea and men did do this. A bit exaggerated but yes. It was meant to break enemies morale and break their lines. Especially shock cavalry. Alexander and Hannibal did these the best.
I mean yes horses are pretty impressive, and historically did charge into lines of troops even pike blocks despite what your modern riders will tell you. But... they kind of died in the process. Charging into a row of spears with nought but your bare chest tends to kill you.
not quite though Saruman was a tad too arrogant for his own good. He knew the ents were very slow to react but even he never counted on two little hobbits stirring up a hornet's nest or well...an army of super powerful trees hungry for revenge for the defiling of their home
Even though the lack of continuity between 2:13 and 2:26 REALLY bothers me as a filmmaker, it’s still one of the absolute greatest scenes in cinema...gets me every time 😊
Grima still killed him in the books. It's just that the hobbits shot arrows at the two to kill Grima. So yeah, they accelerated things a bit further than what was originally written.
Great king Theoden fighting along the rest of his men to save the entrance's door, even getting hurt by an orc pica. In our times leaders hide in bunkers instead of leading his armies.
Nowadays would you rather have your leader be some Rambo dude who knows how to gut someome......or a guy who can stabilize your economy and provide jobs......I know who I'm voting for.
@@sophisticatedbear3374 I see. You prefer to be lead by a coward with a economy degree. The sort of man that hides in a bunker while his soldiers die. I'm kinda tired of that model. I'd rather have a proud brave honest man in charge for once. A guy that leads by examples and action. But that would be a king. The best we have nowadays are politicians...
@@Nockturnmortem umm....I'd rather have a sound strategist that stays alive...wars aren't lead by charges anymore. If all your general does is charge in then he's no more important than any other soldier.
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''Many of these trees were my friends'' I felt genuine grief
For fictional trees?
@@socialaccounts1889 Empathy my guy, empathy.
Many but not all
@@DiceKnight that’s not empathy, it means you’ve never felt real grief.
@@DiceKnight to compare the two is to compare the ocean to a glass of water.
8:08 Saruman was supposed to scream when stabbed. But Christopher Lee, having served in British special forces during WWII, corrected Peter Jackson and said a man gasps when stabbed in the back.
I like to think of Christopher Lee killing nazis as a british commando
“Because the air is driven out of your lungs” - Lee
But somehow He looks like it's not bothering him alot. Look at his eyebrows, they falling down too calm at once.
@@Cephas_13 That's exactly what he did during WW2 :D
"Have you any idea what kind of noise happens when somebody’s stabbed in the back? Because I do.”
Rest in peace Sir Christopher Lee, an Amazing actor for decades of films.
He'll never be forgotten.
I like it when Saruman and that orc were conversing,it sounded less like a master talking down to his underling and more like a boss talking to his contractor,instead of saying"enough excuses just get it done!"he listened to his servant and presented solutions to his problems,not bad qualities for a competent villian,well except for the "Ent"cident.
Yeah that’s Tolkien’s theme about evil, it’s that it’s not good that stops it, evil consumes itself
Bro who expects fricking trees to attack you while your army's not here
@@reinsama5436 a wizard like Saruman should've known better.
@@reinsama5436 Saruman known about Ents, but he ignore them
@@avrace2708 he didnt take into account 2 lowly hobbitses would wake them
You know it's a bad day when you lose to a bunch of trees
not ur everyday trees...
"Tree?! I am no tree! I'm an Ent!"
i am groot
@@rageangerman1432 oh no-OH YES
(Vietnam flashbacks)
You can hear the heartbreak in Treebeards voice. Sorrow for his kin of the forest. Hatred of treachery from a once believed friend. Knowing he is calling more of his kin to fight after agreeing against war.
Its beautifully done.
🧢
@@qaaronrodgers2479 ?
Gandalf: Your staff is broken!
Saruman: That's not what your wife said
(From the extended directors special cut limited anniversary edition).
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Chaos A.D.
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Gandalf:My spouse is not a woman Saruman
Saruman: *Pikachu meme face*
@@joynelbonetdelgado4952 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Saruman fell in a day due to a strategic mistake, pissing off the wrong people.
Saruman the White why did he die I thought he was the good guy??
@@ladyday8576 Sauron decieved him though one of the Palantiri so he lost all hope in the free peoples and turned against them. Also he was jealous of Gandalf
@John Doe Also, his Uruk Hai were of a much poorer quality due to them being mass produced in a very short period of time. I imagine corners were cut in the weapons and armour department in order to meet the deadline.
Saruman has always been kinda shady, and jealous of Gandalf. There were Valar back when they were created that thought Gandalf would've been better to lead the maiar sent to earth. That and Gandalf had a ring of power.
And also for stinging on erecting a protective barrier on top of his tower.....
The books are fairly complex, much like Count of Monte Cristo. To expect a carbon copy to film is not realistic. Even with the changes, this is a masterpiece which holds true to the story.
@Rick O'Shay You really don't like the movies at all.
@Rick O'Shay Half question, half statement. Don't get me wrong, I'm not criticising you but I want to know why you feel that way.
@Rick O'Shay I think they did really good with these 3 movies but I understand you now.
Well, a series is actually being produced. We'll see if they make a better job than Peter Jackson and team did
@Rick O'Shay I understand that too, but the fact that Peter cut out so much from the books, and at the same time it became a master trilogy is really something for itself. I don't like the story explained throughout. It become a series of movies like Harry Potter. I am really glad it turned out to only 3 movies. I don't think this would be half as good as a series tbh. At least not by HBO. Look what they did to GoT (PS! Only heard rumors though since I never watched more than the first season).
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The best part is no Ents were severely injured in the making of this film. And for that, I thank you.
Well one was, Beechbone. Set on fire by one of Sarumans liquid fire traps , but he was saved by being doused in the flood from the dam being destroyed.
@@mikegallant811 lol when he dunked his head under 😂
As I recall, a couple actually did get killed in the books, because there were traps and other defenses that were able to be used. In the movie, the Tower or Orthanc is depicted as basically open ground with a token wall, but in the books it's a full-on fortress, because that's what it was originally built to be.
@@LabTech41 No shit. I'm just saying during the filming no Ents were injured while doing all those stunts. Great safety on set!
"Saruman, your staff is broken!"
*Staff breaks*
"Huh... but what if... hold on one second. Sauron! Your ring is broken!"
"Mister Frodo, what's happening to the ring?"
"I'm not sure."
*The One Ring disintegrates*
*Sauron's eye explodes*
"Huh... I should have tried that back in the Shire..."
Gandalf wasn’t mightier than sauron. But I like the joke :). Im drunk, sorry.
Joke was funny until the last line. It wouldn’t have worked because he was still Gandalf the Grey back in the Shire.
@@andrewdavidle gandalf the white still isnt stronger than sauron.
@@rizkyadiyanto7922 Actually they both are of same powerscale..both are Miar..angelic beings.
@@ivankarim8678 But still they are not the same, Sauron was the greatest of all Maiar's just like Melkor was the greatest of all Valars
0:27 this guy really gets around. We first saw him in Bree, now he's at Helm's Deep. Later on he signs up with the Corsairs.
That’s because he’s the director of the lotr trilogy 😆
When you're the director you get to do whatever crap you want!
We see him get shot lol
What part of lord of the rings is this?
@@Jb-ky1ri The corsairs are in the third one I believe, but it's only an extended scene
"You staff is broken" scene may refer to Gandalf coming back from Valinor as a more powerful version of himself. As a reward of how he lived in Middle-earth the first time around he was granted even more authority by Manwë, I believe. The other Istari didn't succeed as well in his appointed task as he did - Saruman fell and the other three (Radagast, Alatar and Pallado) were distracted by their own interests. But Gandalf stayed focused the whole time.
Actually, Tolkien himself stated that the Blue Wizards succeeded, and had they not done so, Gondor would have been overwhelmed.
@@KB-pk8cn yes.
Saruman's power had waned because he had strayed from the mission he was given by the Valar. Manwe explicitly warned the Istari that would happen. This check on the Istari's power was a consequence of lessons learned with other Maiar in Middle-Earth (Sauron, the Balrogs, etc).
So what you're seeing in this scene is that reality demonstrated -- Gandalf as the new White, fully committed to his mission, is at peak possible power for an Istari, and that he can destroy Sauruman's staff with a simple command is testament to the extent Saruman has diminished as a consequence of his corruption by Sauron.
@@KB-pk8cn The Istari were sent to Middle-Earth with the mission to _guide_ the people of Middle-Earth against Sauron, and explicilty _not_ to "match Sauron's power with power" and confront and defeat him themselves.
Also comical to suggest that flipping _Manwe_ is at all concerned with "street cred."
Olorin (Gandalf) was one of the Istari picked by Manwe himself. But he couldn't make Olorin the leader of the Istari because Olorin was reluctant to go in the first place. It was only after Olorin found his courage as the Grey Istari (via the deep love he had developed for the people of Middle-Earth) that he was finally ready to be made the White, and fully committed to his mission like no other Istari before him.
Ultimately, Saruman and Radagast were poor selections, but it was well established that even the best of the Maiar could be corrupted. That's exactly why the Istari were sent with checks on their power.
He used to be dumbledore..remember😂
As someone who grew up in the countryside and was a child of the forest, I really got a kick out of the Ents putting a hurt on Saruman.
You had blessed upbringing
The best part was when the flaming Ent extinguished himself in the flood…
lmao you don t need to live in the forest to love trees
@@uncitoyenfrancais You don't. I'm just saying I personally enjoyed it.
YES. I’m from northern NH and I miss the trees.
I wish real life trees could fight back. We will have to do it for them. Humans always lived in the forests, but now we’ve gone too far.
0:34 Repeat as desired. You’re welcome.
Haha
Lol
Bonk
"Ouch!"
I never said thank you
I replayed like 5 times nearly started bopping to the beat
wow when saruman was on the tower of isengard, their regular room level conversation really carried quite far.
'Victory at Helm's Deep does not belong to you, Theoden horsemaster. You are the lesser son of greater kings.'
'WHAT?'
'I SAID VICTORY DOES NOT....'
'I CAN'T HEAR YOU FROM ALL THE WAY UP THERE.'
'Goddammit....'
Let's just say saruman did some wizard thing that made his voice travel that far blah blah blah. Wizard plot powers.
@@Xylarxcode Kind of like Naked Gun: "I'm sorry, I can't hear you! Don't fire the gun while you're talking!"
Shows how prepared Aragorn was to be king bringing out the confidence of a king who thought it was over giving him that push of courage or confidence to what he thought to be was the end
To bad that they did that in the movies. Theoden was ready to go kick some ass as soon as Gandalf brought him back from Saruman and Wormtongue's machinations, no Aragorn needed. Theoden was one of the better characters of the book, even being compared to "one of the Gods of old" during the charge of the Rohirrim (at the age of 71 no less). The movies made him look weak. His movie character was highly disappointing for me.
@@waynepurcell6058 You can take some solace in how Bernard Hill's portrayal of King Théoden inspired me to become more of a Théoden fan. The movie version also gave more casual film audiences a "hard to miss" example of Aragorn leadership and confidence. I think it was like "Théoden's character taking one for the team for the sake of the film.
Also, thank you for pointing this out this important difference in the books verses the movies. I read the books twice... in high school. I'm 57 years old now, and I plan to read them again when I retire. It will be a careful and regular reading, and I plan on taking notes for fun. ; )
Two things you never should underestimate, the powerful effect of a blinding sunrise over the crest of a hill, and the inconsolable rage created by peaceful caretakers when the thing they protect is tampered with/damaged/destroyed.
and three: you're messing with the best cavalry in all of middle earth. in prowess on horseback the Rohirrim are the LotR equivalents of the Mongols: pretty much invincible on the open plains and pretty much born and raised on horseback
4... a woman with a sword @ witch king
Nicely put!
Well trained and dug in infantry would be able to hold against a cavalry charge.
After all these years, everyone still gets goosebumps when Aragorn looks to the cliff, sees Gandalf and the Rohirrim come charging, right?
It is steeped in Christian and post-captivity Judiac apocalyptic imagery. An army of God to destroy an evil world. It should bring all people of Faith to tears.
It's beautiful, now just imagine the historical siege of Vienna where the defenders after almost surrendering, looked to the hills to see the Polish Hussars coming down and crushing the besiegers, thus saving Europe.
Cavalry coming downhill against infantry with long spears doesn't make sense. In the book, Gandalf came with infantry.
@@florisv559 and if 1 horse tripped going down that steep mfer it wouldve fucked eveeything 😂
Actually one of the most memorable moments in the trilogy imo. It's more symbolic than anything. It makes you want to believe in a higher power of good in this world riddled with cynicism.
Gee... I sure wish Ents would suddenly rise from the tropics.
Aha sad but true
And teach certain people a lesson!
To wash away the filth of Bolsonaro
I wish they would rise from the amazon
@@c.dundee4313 Just go back to getting robbed and eating bugs.
0:28 - Peter Jackson's cameo
He was also the guy on the ship in Return of the King who Legolas accidentally shoots after being told by Aragorn to fire a warning shot when Gimli bumps his bow.
Also have a scene on the fellowship when the hobits coming to pransig pony he crossed on the street eating some carriot
Well, he had to be there somewhere lol.
@@eliasmartinez3760 he does the same thing in The Desolation of Smaug right at the beginning...still eating a carrot lol.
@@jeffburnham6611i' missed that part
They shouldn't have removed all this from the original or .. theatrical version. It was awesome!
Agreed. This version was far better than leaving Saruman alive in his castle.
Because it deviated from the books
@@killer2434 Oh so this 'extended stuff' isn't in the novels?
@@Nazz-b7p nope, saruman meets his demise far later, although still at the hands of Grima. They just fast forwarded his death for the sake of the movie, which makes perfect sense.
@@killer2434 it would have made sense other then they did film portions of the scouring of the shire which requires saruman to be alive
You must admit, the Orc war machine is formidable when in numbers. Especially when they are organized
That subtle mix of jealousy, wisdom, and courageous leadership about Theoden makes him one of the best characters in the series.
Theoden is a total chad in the books.
@@asabovesobelow1362 Saruman is even better!
The movies did his character a disservice, portraying him like a fool and a coward
@@saar144 To me, by showing him as having human weaknesses he rises above in his moments of greatness, he's all the more powerful and I respect him even more.
Avengers seem so cute compared to this masterpiece.
Hilarious!
I think Avengers and Lord of the Rings are both really great but for me, Avengers is better for sure. Though I understand why people love Lord of the Rings so much.
Proto avengers is a joke. LOTR >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Shit Avengers.
@@FrancoJ-c7p It's personal preference. I understand that Lord of the Rings is great and why some people think it's better than Avengers. I just prefer the Avengers because I think they have achieved more than Lord of the Rings.
@@OfficialNube Lmao, a generic crap super hero movie is surely superior to a trilogy with 17 oscars, that's not a matter of opinion, you can like that shit, but it will never be better in any aspect than LOTR.
@@ulissesbueno First of all, talking about Oscars or any other form of awards like that, means nothing to me.
Secondly, it is a matter of opinion because it's a bunch of critics making decisions on what films they like or don't like, so that it completely subjective.
Like I said in my previous comments, I understand that many people do enjoy the Lord of the Rings more than the MCU and I personally enjoy Lord of the Rings. But, at the end of the day, I prefer the MCU for my own reasons. People should be able to enjoy the things they like.
I would say that I respect your opinion, but at this point, you have been needlessly hostile by being demeaning to the things I like, so my respect for you and your opinions, has vanished.
I think the MCU is better than the Lord of the Rings trilogy and nothing you will say can change.
Now go back to your cave, Gollum because it looks like you dropped your precious.
"What can med do against such reckless hate?" A question we are faced with every day it seems. The important thing is to not give in to despair, to have compassion, to seek to heal.
When Gandalf shows up, chills even now many years later, masterpiece of film...
Looks like Dooku got killed again, this time by Chucky.
Imagine Theoden sayin: "Gooood Grima, Good! ...DEW IT!"
That's the guy who played Chucky?
LOL JAJAJAJAJA
@Abu Qital its a flesh wound.
@@Sheyvanrocks 😂😂😂😂
Sidious: wow, your family has a quite grim history.
Dooku: and guess what, one of my ancestors was Wallachia's count in 15th century.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
RIP Christopher Lee, an absolute legend of film, a serviceman, gentleman and scholar.
Vampire, Sith Lord, Assassin, and Maia Spirit.
I love that Orcs are so aggressive they knock their comrades off the bridge just to get a ram up.
This looks uncanonical considering Uruk Hai behave like men soldiers
@@JohnyMiko Not true. Tolkien said they "had a man's cunning" but they had no compassion. Its true, human soldiers will rob, murder, rape and tourture, but they probably wouldn't eat you afterwords. The same cannot be said for Uruk-Hai.
@@johnnymcblaze Human soldiers are capable of mass murdering 6 million unarmed civilians because of their religion. So yeah, they're not that different from orcs after all.
@@dekippiesip Tell the truth and youtube deletes it.
@@dekippiesip If youtube allowed it I would tell you how much BS that is
The version I had on VHS back in the day was missing so many parts of the movie. Even the versions I have seen online did not include Saruman's death. I have always wondered what happened to Saruman and now I got the answer.
You should read the book. Saruman goes to the Shire and takes over. Then Froto and the other hobbits return to the shire after the battle and have a battle where many hobbits die. I think they kill Saruman, but maybe they let him go. I can't remember
@John Doe Aww yes, now I remember lol.
@John Doe I meant "read the book" in response to Alfred's original post. Not in a uppity way but in a "you shouldn't think that he killed him on top of his tower" way
Thats what I love about Peter Jackson. He wanted the true death of Saruman in the movie but the battle of the Shire was to much but he still managed to get it in.
@@DG-tt1gl Fuck the books. But Alfredo's observation is correct. I didn't had this ending of Saruman in the VHS, and in the one aired on a local TV here in the Middle East.
0:56 poor elf , he was just charging relentlessly for victory and then he was pierced by so many spears , aww
I like fantasy including elf's so this was a shocked when elf's arrived to help but all died. Which made me cry almost seeing my favorite race getting slaughtered by there corrupted kin by that I mean the orcs
These elves should not have charged. They were archers. Should let them stay in upper wall and keep shooting from a safe distance. Higher kill to death ratio for them that way.
@@VashtheStampede007 if they didn't charge then the uruks would've broken through to the keep even sooner, elves are the most deadly warriors hand to hand in middle earth.
@@VashtheStampede007 they were eleven warriors, they have long range bows and eleven swords for melee fights.
Saruman and Grima's deaths, although misplaced in the film (in the books, it takes place in the Shire to end its occupation by Saruman's last forces, not at the top of Orthanc Tower in Isengard), did happen exactly as depicted: Grima stabbed Saruman in a moment of rage (as it was the only way for him to free himself from his powers), but was immediately shot dead by Hobbit bowmen in retaliation.
And the wraith from Saruman rose and looked to the west as if to go, but was blown back by a sudden gust... Or words to that effect... :)
@@Zoltaaan no. He can't... Cause he is a sinner.. Gandalf wasn't a sinner and gandalf didn't come back on his own. Gandalf sacrificed himself for others. So valar and illluvatar restored his body and soul and send him back. But saruman was bad and he harmed many for his own selfish deeds so when he died his soul did tried to go back to the undying lands but got rejected by valar...as personified by the gust of wind pushing and scattering the light into particles that came out of saruman's body. Both saruman and gandalf were miar but saruman is a fallen one, hence banned from ever coming back to undying lands for his sinful deeds.
@@Zoltaaan pretty sure his soul got scattered in many particles, so weakened that may never be able to take any uniform shape...and he got banished from the undying lands. Since saruman was a maiar, only a part of his soul was invested in the physical body. I think the description of his death, with a visible eminence of his spirit being dispersed in the winds that came from valar may indicate that some additional actions were taken to punish him... I think saruman may have been banished to the void or his soul got shattered and destroyed. Not sure about his ring. Since its made by himself and not sauron I'm not sure if it makes him a wraith of not. Just bacuse he made a ring does not mean he can create powerful rings like sauron did. In order to have a physical form he needs to return to valar but he can't anymore.
@@Zoltaaan In the book it said "To the dismay of those that stood by, about the body of Saruman a grey mist gathered, and rising slowly to a great height like smoke from a fire, as a pale shrouded figure it loomed over the Hill. For a moment it wavered, looking to the West; but out of the West came a cold wind, and it bent away, and with a sigh dissolved into nothing." not sure about saruman being wraith.
@@Zoltaaanyour most welcome. By d way saruman was strong but he is still weak compared to sauron, galadrial, gorfindal after his resurrection, valar, balrogs, gandalf the white (not the grey one), the big bad morgoth and many to come. I mean galadrial is beautiful but scary in case of power even without the ring, she is more than 9000 years old in the books . The main power of Saruman was he is extremely cunning, but, the main weakness of Saruman was his envy towards gandalf and how he underestimated others including gandalf. I mean the 3 elven rings powers were diffrent, the one wore by galadrial was nenya and its main power was preservation and concealment from evil. There no brute power related to it. Its like a hiding cloak actually. 😂
"You are the lesser son of greater sires." -- Perfect intonation
Except that Theoden Ednew is a greater son of great sires going back all the way to Eorl the Young!
@@mikegallant811 i think Saruman was refering to theoden being of the second line (when helm hammerhand died and his nephew became king)
@@theforestverseokay so he's actually the great-great-grandson, of King Frealaf Hildeson, not necessarily great-great-grandson of Eorl the Young. Still a hell of a great guy though, not to mention a great king.
"The horn of Helm Hammarhand will sound in the deep. ONE, LAST, TIME!!!!"
Gives me chills every time....
Really glad I got to see this opening day, 2002 - holy crap that is insane, 20 years ago…but you know a scene is truly a masterful work of art when it can still “get to you” that far down the road.
Always thought that all of them charging down the mountainside with the rays of the sun behind them shining down over the forces of darkness was such a badass and epic depiction of good vs evil n how it has raged like that for so long. Legendary trilogy to be sure.
Samw here i was 6 years old, me and my dad went bc we loved the first one. Packed theatre and when the violin screeched and lord of the rings apeared on screen everyone went nuts. Side by side with when yoda pulled out his sabre in clone wars. All the boomers went crazy then too
Treebeard has some good lines but "a wizard should know better" might be the best!
“The filth of Saruman is washing away.” 😂 😆 😆 😂 😝
And eventually, Treebeard and the Ents would turn Isengard into the Treegarth of Orthanc!
Meanwhile in our country, the filth of Donald John Trump is washing away.
we go from the epicness of Eomer's "Rohirrim! To the KING!" to the heartbreak of Treebeards "Many of these trees were my friends" in one video. And then Saruman getting stabbed in the back its excellent
In a world that exixted for 4.5b years...we are born in the time of lotr..god i luv it
I like that Aragorn uses the German stance, or posing a threat, with the key guard stance. Since these more industrial orcs still have the under-sides of their arms revealed, along with the lower half of the face and the neck, it's the best pose to use since he can stab a few really easily.
7:53 GET IN THE CAR !
filthy cur
Get [away], curr!
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@Andrei Asenov get down, curr is what he says
Get down, curr!
3:57 the best camera shot in the trilogy
They really pissed groot off
0:12 they don't even care about themselves, just their orders...knocking their fellow mates off to their death ⬇️lol
Is that a joke? They are being shot and falling.
Umm no it's the battering ram going down the middle. Dudes on the edge have nowhere to go
Well I'll be damned. A closer inspection reveals I've interpreted that scene incorrectly all these years.
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The Uruk hai are one of the most obedient fearless armies to ever come to life through book. When you watch these videos it’s very hard not to find them bad ass
Can't get enough "Orc Bowling" at 3:30. Kills me every time.
everybody gangsta till the trees start attacking
i love how they just ride out to die like crazy miutherfucking badassery.
"Is this all you can conjure saruman" Theoden king trash talk.. 🤣 🤣
Ents op please nerf
You talking about OP?! Aragon freaking had the Army of the Dead in his back pocket the whole time!
@@AbbaZabbaOlyFrn He could only use them once as they swore their oath to his ancestor and vanished afterwards.
all it takes is fire to counter Ents. not OP at all
Frodo had the ring, tbh he was more op than any of them
@@CalumHGaming Sauron own ring. not frodo
This and Gothmog's death I can't get over not being in the actual original cuts for the movies.
Read the books a long time ago, JRRT was a genius. But I love the movies even more
4:25 when you're driving and can't use the sun visor because you put a bunch of sh1t up there earlier
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So many good scenes were edited out of the final movie- the uncut editions of the movies are so so so much better
Very satisfying thud when he hits the spike!
If this was released in 2022, it would still hold up and have a huge audience. Masterpiece trilogy. Peter Jackson immortalized himself with these films.
Broke multiple records that stand to this day in all of filmmaking. It cannot be matched plain and simple
4:58
orcs: lets run to the forest, retreat!
treants: *Looks like meats back on the menu boys*
love how at 8:10 Gandalf is just like "oof"
Wow! Thanks for sharing. Obviously, some of these important scenes were not in the movie.
Charles Davis they’re in the extended Edition
I love how when Aragorn and Legolas pick up a barrier, Aragorn let’s Legolas lift it by himself. And Legolas looks back like, “ What are- never mind, I got it. Thanks for helping me lift this thing. You just keep talking.” I must also point out when Théoden says “may this be where we draw swords together”, that was Éomer‘ line. Literally. Not to mention Aragorn’s lines before that are also for Éomer. So, Peter Jackson got that mixed. But, I adore The Lord of The Rings, The Silmarillion, and The Hobbit. If I have any spare time, I spend it reading Tolkien’s books.
Thanks nerd
Is it just a coincidence of movies that Saruman death leads to him being impaled on a spike of one of his machine wheels and Dracula was killed in one of the Hammer series by a wagon wheel spoke? Christopher Lee played both.
Woah
The villain falling and getting impaled happened in Name of the Rose and Sudden Impact as well. It seems to be a crowd pleaser.
I'm sure that many LOTR fans who have actually read the books point out, Saruman was indeed killed by Wormtongue, but not at Isengard, instead after he went into exile and took over the Shire.
Nice edit!and yes, i love the end part
I remember being 17 and watching the shit out of this movie when it came out on DVD. good times, good times
A part of me, at least, would've liked Jackson to do three movies for each book, like he did with The Hobbit, even though I suppose it wouldn't have been practical. Then maybe some of the other portions of the novels could have been included, such as the Hobbits' experience with Tom Bombadil and the Scouring of the Shire.
Arbeedubya I agree. After reading all three books I couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed that there was some important information omitted from the films
3:58 If the angle at which the horses run down the hill were to happen in real life, would result in the horses and men ending up rolling down and falling to their deaths.
Yes
It was exaggerated for dramatic effect.
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I'll be sure to remember that the next time I lead a charge of horsemen against some Uruk-Hai
The music of this film is so beautiful
wow, different clips than my dvd version would yield! Thank you!
I really like the music you mixed. Good choices, made the video more engaging to watch.
5:15 An Englishman in Isengard
Carlos Felipe López Vásquez looks like one too
Atlasta fire
2 englishman actually
BBSツGeneral your mother seemed to be satisfied with my appearance
Gandalf: My powers have doubled since the last time we met Saruman.
Saruman: Good. Twice the pride, double the fall.
lol
Old man DESTROYED by LOGIC and ENTS
Imagine showing up expecting die to relieve a siege. For a king whose actions recently weren't popular. Then seeing him leading a glorious last charge to Valhalla. To the king indeed.
Saruman DARED to harm the nature, here is what happen next...
And needless to say treebeard really f***** up saruman's s***!
Jesus christ Horses are OP in middle earth.
Or do you mean "Mûmakil"?
The rohan horse it's different, it's not like our horse 10x more than..
If you read historical accounts of Cavalary flanks, or charges horsea and men did do this. A bit exaggerated but yes. It was meant to break enemies morale and break their lines. Especially shock cavalry. Alexander and Hannibal did these the best.
Rohirrim horses are incredibly strong and powerful.
I mean yes horses are pretty impressive, and historically did charge into lines of troops even pike blocks despite what your modern riders will tell you. But... they kind of died in the process. Charging into a row of spears with nought but your bare chest tends to kill you.
"A wizard should know better." But if he's blinded by a lust for power, such matters do not bother him!
not quite though Saruman was a tad too arrogant for his own good. He knew the ents were very slow to react but even he never counted on two little hobbits stirring up a hornet's nest or well...an army of super powerful trees hungry for revenge for the defiling of their home
Well yeah until a bunch of sentient trees.. er.. Ents, come along and decide to f*** his s*** up.
Even though the lack of continuity between 2:13 and 2:26 REALLY bothers me as a filmmaker, it’s still one of the absolute greatest scenes in cinema...gets me every time 😊
That line might be my favorite in all 3 films...."What can men do against such reckless hate".
@@Packer1290 such a fucking great line and the delivery is perfect.
Sir Christopher Lee: The only person in the set the Lord of the Rings who met J.R.R Tolkien
the tree took their revenge, i like this trees army
Man at 4:07.. that is a hell of a steep descent to ride down...on a horse, at a gallop, in a huge group and waving swords...
ARBBFamily i believe you miss your timing
they was so busy that they did not have someone to keep a lookout at the rear entrance...
I liked the tension of the book, having Saruman show up in the Shire, and the Hobbit boys get to clean house on their home turf.
Awesome editing!
goodness i really love this scene. you dont get war scenes like this a lot.
Does anyone realize how amazing the effects and CGI were in these movies and it was only fucking 2001-2003. Like how.
Talent, hasnt come back since
Watching these movies even as a kid at 0:45 I respected Aragorns sheer faith in elven archery skills knowing they aren't going to hit him.
0:41 “LAPD!”
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Followed up with "LEO!" (Law Enforcement Officer)
When ents start throwing boulders at you, you must be a very naughty wizard.
gr8 edit.
I wish saruman had the same fate as the books. He tries to take over the shire and he gets mobbed by a band of hobbit rebels. So fitting.
Grima still killed him in the books. It's just that the hobbits shot arrows at the two to kill Grima. So yeah, they accelerated things a bit further than what was originally written.
This is a cool montage :D
At 0:28 Peter Jackson throws a spear.
Ok
Gwaithmir ha ha ha
Eats a carrot in Bree(Fellowship and Smaug); gets shot by Legolas on the black sail(extended King).
Seriously it's the first time for me doing a good thing and you shot me with an arrow?
~ Grim
Kings face says defeat then he gets this amazing smile lmao always loved that scene
8:30 I think this is to brutal
Doom Eagle it was only in the extended version because it didn’t include much and was to long... Saruman was defeated anyway
Damn...those epic battles were awesome😏
You beauty is awesome 😋
Great king Theoden fighting along the rest of his men to save the entrance's door, even getting hurt by an orc pica. In our times leaders hide in bunkers instead of leading his armies.
Bc most leaders of our time are not heavily trained in combat
Nowadays would you rather have your leader be some Rambo dude who knows how to gut someome......or a guy who can stabilize your economy and provide jobs......I know who I'm voting for.
@@sophisticatedbear3374 I see. You prefer to be lead by a coward with a economy degree. The sort of man that hides in a bunker while his soldiers die. I'm kinda tired of that model. I'd rather have a proud brave honest man in charge for once. A guy that leads by examples and action. But that would be a king. The best we have nowadays are politicians...
@@Nockturnmortem umm....I'd rather have a sound strategist that stays alive...wars aren't lead by charges anymore. If all your general does is charge in then he's no more important than any other soldier.
@@Nockturnmortem seriously you think Eisenhower should have been on the beaches in d-day
Love the uruk hai music. Possibly my favourite music in the trilogy
Trigger warning, lotr music betyer than star wars. I said it and im not sorry