The fact that the filming of Helm’s Deep was long, exhausting and hellish in itself, only added to the gritty aesthetic and realism in this battle. Fucking legendary.
@@santiagoz.s.1024 GoT is still good. But we have to see the difference. Storytellingwise those two are completely different. While LotR is about epicness and the Giant clash of the evil Force. GoT is more Character driven. the GoT episode relied on suspense and making you anxious. And they did a good Job on that matter. thats why the cinematografic shots of the battles were completely different. In GoT the Battle was merely a toolbut not the Point, while here it was all about the epicness. the directors never cared about having an amazing battle like here it was about the feelings it transported. Just compare the choosen MUsic from both and you see the massive difference.
@@santiagoz.s.1024 I'm not arguing that the battle itself was utter shit with no tactic at all. wqhat i mean is the directors didn't really care about that. The never wanted us the feeling we had in the battle of helms deep here. the Battle was merely a tool for where their focus was actually on. the suspense before the battle was done really good and the sad music over the fighting in the end act was impressive aswell. I completely agree on what you say. but i came to the conclusion that wasn't the point of the show all along. the directors wanted to achieve something different and did that part well. seeing the directors commentary on the battle helped me understanding that. Also even the whole enemy army was pointless and the battle itself. that all was made clear all along. It was just about the one character of the Night King all along. Trust me i am not an GoT Fanboy that wants to defend it to my death. but i am trying to understand why it was how it was instead of just saying it was shit. Cause while the battle was ridiculous bullshit, the Episode itself was quite fascinating, wasn't it?
Younger people who never saw this in the movies don’t understand just how intense this scene was . The NOISE of the roaring and stomping was deafening! Everyone in the place was open mouthed and silent …I genuinely felt my palms sweaty like i was about to be involved in some heavy shit . I will never forget that experience
And the best part about that? Completely unscripted. One of the Uruk Kai extras just started stamping his halberd out of boredom, and the rest joined in... Peter Jackson liked it, and let'em continue. The result? A truly epic sequence just before the battle.
@@Tank50usholy that is amazing. It’s like with Gandalf hitting his head and lurtz the Uruk hai captain who licked the bloody dagger which was actually real and threw it at viggo who deflected it then viggo kicking the helmet and breaking his toes
As a gen z raised in a traditional family i can confirm that my family watch lotr every summer and i still enjoy the fight scenes, story and the musical score
The fact that there's actual lighting over the actors and scenery despite it being night time is such a breath of fresh air. Movies nowadays make everything so dark you can barely see for 'mood' setting. It can be dark for the characters but the audience is the ones why have to see everything
During production, Sean Astin (Samwise) asked Andrew Lesnie (director of photography), "But where is the lighting suppose to be coming from?" Lesnie replied, "The same place as the music."
Es que antes se grababa con pelicula, y se requería de mucha iluminación para que la imagen se notara y no se llenara de grano. Ahora se usan cámaras digitales, por lo que algunos directores deciden grabar a oscuras para generar inmersión
The fact that this is the battle that all other/ future high fantasy battles compares to or tries to live up to. After all these years. Says a lot about this scene. Truly a masterpiece.
I love how Ukraine is using LOTR language when speaking about the war today. They are like Rohan, even in how their president was a Russian puppet at first (Yanukovitch). Russia is like Isengard, and China is like Mordor. Haldir's Galadhrim are the aid sent from the West, like HIMARS.
@@goodnesswithfists ew imagine inserting folklore and children’s books into real life situations. Omg Ukraine is totally like Harry Potter and putler is like the bad wizard omg 🤡💀
@@gustavrodriguez910 the mythology transmitted through folklore and children’s books is supposed to be reflecting reality. And with the war of Russia vs the West, the Lord of the Rings narrative fits particularly well. P.S. Death to orcs.
@@goodnesswithfists Please stop. Tolkien would disapprove of calling other humans orcs in a way to dehumanise. He even wrote to his son how disgusted he was of British propaganda concerning Germans during WW2. You, and all others who think like you, missed the point of the lord of the rings and should hang your head in shame.
I watched them all the cinema. Was almost 15 when Fellowship came out. I haven't seen anything else as epic as these films since. If these are ever remade they'll be riddled with CGI, but the practical effects here are timeless.
I am 23 and i've seen these movies multiples times in mi life, till this day i wonder how was the feeling of seeing this movies for the FIRST TIME when they came out 20 YEARS AGO( 20 FKING YEARS AGO!) . I probably watched this when i was 5 years old, this battle (and a lot of scenes) where always in my mind even if i didn't knew what really was going on with the plot.
@@aztekenen1 the trilogy has cgi, but for early 2000s effects this was groundbreaking. If it wasn't for these movies we wouldn't have gotten motion capture as we know it
The book doesn't play on their playful rivalry as much; but they do have a great friendship. Gimli is much more funny in the movie but has awesome lines in the book. For example, I was cracking up when he reunited with Pippin & Merry at Isengaard. He said something to the effect of “Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not burst, it will be a marvel!” Rage and joy lol
Honestly, I would prefer Sean to him and Vigo to Boromir. Sean is such a great actor and somehow he looked more "manly" and in books, Aragorn is described as such, but still better than Nick Cage for sure, that would be failure for sure 😂
@@_mitric_n ya that's a good point but Sean usually has to die in most of his movies his just one of those great actors who gets great roles but almost always does 😆
I'm here to anounce that the archer who killed the first orc in the battle of Helmsdeep (2:30), has sadly past away today. His name was Bruce Allpres. R.i.p.
Rest in peace. Though he made the mistake that initiated the battle, we got to see one of the most the most spectacular battle scenes of all time. All because of him
forget the battle strategy, formation, all that... as a viewer/audience, THIS is how you do LIGHTING for a night battle scene. Not that other one with the suicide cavalry thing...
It's a good thing you said to forget about strategy formation and all that other useless shit because LOTR doesn't exactly have that stuff either most of the time. You just think it does and are mad at the GOT tv show for not giving you your fanfiction ending.
@@Regenmacher175 lol bro, relax. my biggest critique of GOT isn't even the battle itself. my problem is the way it was shot...as someone working in the broadcast/media production industry, it just ticked me off a lot
@@Regenmacher175 So you're one of those who thinks people hate on GOT because "they didnt get the ending they wanted". Watch any video explaining the trash writing of the last seasons and you'll see why we hated it.
@@eyrindirkharneus3815 I watched those. They weren't very convincing tbh because they always left out elements that had been established in the show but the people who made those videos didn't bother watching the show closely enough either it seems. What you get as a result is thousands of videos with superficial criticisms that I don't find very persuasive and certainly none of what they point out is worth the anger I witnessed online so the problem is not with the show but with the people watching it. Sorry the show you had in your head wasn't the one you got but you judge what's on screen, not the show that's in your head and you sound kinda silly when your criticism is something like "trebuchets in front of walls = show bad".
I remember watching this in theaters. The build up was so incredible. The lights of the torches off in the distance, the rain, the thunder. It was quite an experience
Or to be the orcs further back, doing nothing but wait the entire night to fight just to see the break of dawn and hundreds of horsemen ride down the cliff and slaughter them
I love the design of the Uruk-hai. The armor is intimidating and memorable, their weapons are crude, their battle cries are thunderous and demoralizing. A worthy adversary in battle. Props to the team that made Tolkien's work come to life. I know Tolkien-purists don't like the films, but they got millions of people into LOTR and Tolkien's other works.
Could you imagine having to fight one of them fuckers? Like even if you were a trained warrior. Seeing them breathing through their mask and roaring like lions. I'd be shitting my pants.
@@FauxRegard Uruk Hai are a superior breed of orc. They even fought each other. When Frodo was locked in the tower and they were searching his items, one was an orc and the other was an uruk. Turned out the Uruk ended up winning the fight and kicked him down the ladder "The scum tried to knife me!! KILL HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I love the books have probably read them 20-30 times. I love the lore and I could point out everything that was changed in the movies in a heartbeat. I still love the LOTR movies and they are 100% respectful to the lore and the original work. Do I wish Tom Bombadil, the barrow downs, the scouring of the Shire etc were included. Sure but it would have took at least 4 maybe 5 movies to do that. Now the Hobbit grinds my gears. Making a fairly short book into a trilogy adding tons of characters and things that didn't happen in the book to pad it into a trilogy, it felt like a cash grab. The cinematography was beautiful. I wish they would release a cut of the trilogy condensed and edited into one movie leaving out all the extraneous padding.
The elf's reaction after getting hit by the other elf's quiver + the other elf having huge troubles firing arrows next to Aragorn at 4:00 gets me every time 😂
@@kronks6262 really? Battle of helm's deep have a very good camera work, epicness, extremly tightly choreographed, has superior production value, superior cgi, better tension and many more. Sorry but battle of helm's deep is waaay better
Oh so absolutely the greatest battle in cinema history. Nothing can beat it. Minas Tirith is one of the only battles I can think of that comes close, and that was part of the same series as this
This entire battle, and even the scenes leading up to it (like Aragorn finally arriving at Helm’s Deep), are why Two Towers is my favourite of the trilogy. Absolutely amazing battle that still stands up, and even excels, compared to other fantasy battle scenes of modern movies.
I can still remember that the whole movie theater was hyped af when the battle was about to begin, but when it started to rain, the theater went dead silend. Such a beautiful battle
@CodSucks911 That was one of the dumbest things I've ever seen in television. She literally jumps from the middle of nowhere and somehow sneaks past all of the wights and ww?
The lucky stray shot was so well placed and accurate, Aragorn thought that a trigger happy elf had commit insubordination so he shouted an order in elvish telling them to hold fire.
Why am I seeing all these points in comment sections of Lord of the rings videos? Lol I've watched these hundreds of times how have I not ever wondered about these ? I need to watch them a different way I guess lol . Lots of interesting things I never thought about when watching this
Fun fact: Gimli's actor was supposed to let some of the orc actors climb the ladder on to the wall to show some of his axe handling skills, but instead he just kept hitting the actors before they got on the wall.
I mean, it is a better approach if this was a real fight. Gimli is too short for the crossbowmen to hit him behind the wall even if they knew he's there, which also means Uruks climbing up don't see him. And there they are trying to jump on the wall only to get greeted by an armored midget with an axe.
I still remember the first time I saw this was in Imax theatre. The darkness, the rain, the thunder and lightning, the stomping... the people inside the caves with the children..... I can't even describe how epic this build up to the battle was. The theatre was shaking. And then the battle itself was and is the best battle scene of all time. Truly legend.
I say the orcs will win the battle against these two. I'm happy I dropped the television series after Daenerys scene in the tower of the mages. At this point, I will stick, with the books and that's it.
You can tell just how much heart was put into this trilogy. “We had no interest in putting our messages into this movie. But we thought we should honor Tolkien by putting his message into it” -Peter Jackson, 2002 And basically zero heart was put into Rings of Power… And this trilogy is still a masterpiece in 2024 :)
@@thepieofyourlife4799 Nah, ROP is not 'good' now and never will be. It exists solely to ruin the legacy of Tolkien. Contradicts the LOTR canon and timeline (characters who didn't even meet apparently met according to Amazon) completely, has real-world political messaging shoved into it (Why are there black elves? It doesn’t make sense!!), the acting is terrible ("tHeRe iS a TeMpEsT iN mE"), the shots are awful ('Galadriel' moving down to the side to dodge an arrow while on a horse and then swings at an Orc that isn't even close to her, somehow killing it)… it’s just a disgrace.
Some GOT stans will blindly defend a poorly shot and poorly paced battle lmao... need to give them some time and space before their heads clear enough to form an objective comparison
Common Sense imagine going battle against ice zombies and not using flammable oil, i mean WTF. Dothrakies didn’t even have dragon glasses and Melissandres arrival was unplanned.
We all know how cool it is and how well this scene has been written. But can we talk about how we're able to see a night battle clearly without having to max out brightness
@@kevinkwok3460 If you need 4K to make your scene look good then you still have a problem. I can watch this same scene in a trash TV from 2010 and it will still look gucci
Much better battle than the siege of Gondor where PJ completely missed the dark grueling attack and the dread of the witch king destroying the door and facing Gandalf in the court in front of Grond. Going from the epic of Helm to the total nonsense with the invincible ghosts as the epitome was very, very rough.
It was perfect. No music, just the sound of rain and raw man(or I should say, Uruk'hai)power. Sure, there's CGI(The days of films like Gettysburg or Ben Hur where hollywood was willing to go through the effort and cost of thousands of exrtas is long gone despite the fact that they make far, far more money than they ever did), but just like the cavalry charge in RotK, there's just some things you can't emulate without the real deal, and I'm glad Peter Jackson got real people, real horses, etc to fill up a good chunk of that crowd and make the CGI believable.
seeing this in theatre as a kid with my dad, brother and cousins will probably always go down as best thing I ever watched in history. you just had to be there
Now this is how you do a great battle scene. First: it's set in a simply structured location. The places this setting has are a few, so that we can easily identify where each shot takes place. It also helps that the movie gives you time to get familiar with where everything is before the action starts. Second: the goal our heroes have is made clear with each segment this battle has. We know why they are doing what they are doing, because we understand what the opposing side is trying to do. Third: the fight is not composed of moments of our heroes doing well coreographed stunts that are there just to look cool. Every action they take has a reason and cause. For example, Legolas doesn't slide down those stairs just because he wanted to show off. He did that because he needed to get there fast, without disturbing his aim. Fourth: the way it's edited to flow from one segment to another without there being a break in the middle. That makes it feel like a real battle is going on and helps us to understand how intense everything is. Those are 4 things that together make this one of the greatest cinematic battle scenes. It's strange how even with today's 300 million dollar budget blockbusters we still don't see anything like this.
Another brilliant thing this battle does, which might seem counter intuitive, is the cutaways to the Entmoot. Without those, if it was just one long 30 minute battle, we would get bored. Instead every time it cuts away to the Ents being slow and obstinate we are both eager to get back to the fight and right there with Merry and Pippin: "Come on! The good guys are dying, you got to help them!"
Why are they inside the castle? They should go outside. Also get rid of bows and arrows, and have a suicide cavalry charge right at the beginning. Oh wait, they aren't idiots and used that old nogging and the writers actually planned a good battle.
You can have one billion dollars to make the biggest show in the world, and make it the most pleasing to witness...It STILL can't even measure up to these legendary films 20 years later. Nothing will ever surpasse them
"Hey, King Theoden, I've got an idea. Let's put the bulk of our troops OUTSIDE the castle walls, including our ballistic weapons. Then, we send out our best cavalrymen in a suicide run by themselves against a vastly numerically superior enemy. Huh, what do you think?" "You're fired." "Well, screw you. I'm going to go start my own fantasy kingdom, with gambling, and hookers!"
Legolas: "Their armour is weak at the neck, and beneath the arms" Elves who are likely thousands of years old, been in numerous battles, and who's extremely keen eyes, even in the dark of night, can clearly see the neck and armpits are only covered by chainmail: "Thanks captain obvious!"
I know u r joking... Just for my peace of mind, not all elves are thousand years old, elves can be killed in battle u know... And also in battle like this, with probably 1:6 enemy ratio, chances of winning were slim, I think morale would be pretty low and times like this even basic common sense is lost or overlooked... That's why it is Generals are so imp
I love how Gimli was so proud at the fact that he took out two of them, then Legolas said "I am on Seventeen". That's when the sibling rivalry kicks in 🤣and he went into maximum mode.
2:31 thus, the legend is born. This dude is actually the one who started the domino effect, he released the arrow > the war started> the uruk hai losing their mind and started to be aggressive > the rohirrim appeared > Rohan won > Isengard lost > Mordor was the only powerhouse left > Mordor attacked Gondor > Rohan helped gondor, since they won against Isengard (because of this legend) > Gondor and Rohan alliances win the war > Gondor and Rohan distracted Mordor forces> the ring destroyed. All this because of this guy. Legend said if Frodo gave the ring to him, he would attach the ring to his arrow, and fire it straight to the mountain of doom
I like how the old man that shot that first orc looked all worried as if he was at fault for "throwing the first punch" and therefore starting the battle. There was gonna be a battle no matter what lol
So true! I was always much more made up that he actually took one down with his accidental misfire than just hit plate armour and just piss one off lol
I think the idea was, that they believed Gandalfs promise that he will come in the morning with support, so prolonging the battle start was a good idea, and that shot cut short the theatrics that Uruk-hai were doing. Its probably a miniscule difference, but still they were trying to maximize their chances. Helms Deep was a strong fortress, but that army was not to be taken lightly.
This battle is pure chaos and I absolutely love it. Everyone is throwing hands and everyone is catching hands. We’ll never see anything like this again.
The elves nocking their arrows is captivating and so different from the Rohirim. Haldir’s form is unreal. It’s so visually pleasing and gives me chills before this epic battle.
A lot of that is due to the extras playing the elves are New Zealand Army OTC Cadets, while the extras playing most of the Rohirim are just normal people. This I think really fits well with the styles of the two forces in play very well.
Of course, those are master archers with centuries of training. And most of the Men aren't even Rohirrim, they show up later with Gandalf. Mostly peasants
@@KapBBit What's your point? I wasn't wondering why. I'm aware of why. I was simply stating that the difference is huge and that it's visually pleasing lol
I'm a 13 years-old boy and I watched all of the Film Trilogy of LOTR and The Hobbit. I find it delightful, amazing, masterpiece, and the best of the best
Lotr trilogy was on tv this Christmas and my brother kids preferred to play games because they hated the movies although they never watched. I’m glad there’s still some hope for this generation
We will never see something like the lord of the rings ever again it’s just too perfect a masterpiece every scene gives chills 20 years and it’s still the best movie ever made
@@JRSsu89 how is the plot related to the battle scene in general? The scene , setting and direction of the battle in winterfell was really . Better than this imo .
I was 6. Loved every second of it. Me and my four year old brother used to run around with a toy sword and a make shift bow using a rubber band and clothes hanger acting as Aragorn and legolas.
Wait, what? There is actually a better strategy than a suicide cavalry charge, putting catapults on the frontline, and putting troops in front of defenses?
Also, what was up with how dark it was. In LOTR a battle can be fought at night without you needing to increase the contrast to work out what is going on.
I mean, these guys still have the problem of ogling at the enemy force instead of bombarding them with arrows and catapults before they get close, but yeah.
Nah it’s cuz season 7-8 wasn’t based on the books and was made by those retards d&d. I wish the books were out and they made season 6-8 based on the books
@Variant _ because arrows have an optimal range and a max range. That old guy was lucky with his shot. Most of the volley would be coordinated for the optimal range. Aragorn told to to hold, because if every shmuck released after that first shot, most of the volley could be wasted.
I will love these movies till my dying day. They gave me so much, most people cant even comprehend what they mean to me, to my life and how they shaped the 27 year old man I am today. Thank you to everyone involved in making this.
27 here too. Saw every one of these in theaters. Me and a friend would sneak outta church every Sunday and just smack each other with sticks in the graveyard re-enacting scenes from the movies. Where I lived: there were so many great places to go out and play LOTR: swampy trails thru the woods for Amon Hen, a big golf course we could use for Pelenor Fields. I owe 90% of the time I spent out in nature as a kid to these movies.
27 here too brotha, I remember I wanted to be an Uruk hai so bad! I would climb our gates like I was climbing the walls of the horn burg, definitely better times, wonderful memories.
25, saw them when they came out. I delved into Tolkien's work, and am now on my own journey to write my own saga. Lord knows I will never reach Tolkien's status, but I hope my work is an homage to him
Such a brutal and well done battle. I don’t think this will ever be topped. Such a good job showing how terrifying and powerful the uruks are. I love when the ladders first come up and one of the berserkers just wipes out an entire group of elves in one swing. Amazing stuff.
@@alexbennett8076 We shouldn't let them watch it. I know I won't let my kids or Nieces and nephews watch it and tell them how bad this shit is. But we have to keep fighting. This is what the woke left wants to destroy something else they hate.
This comment section is flooded with Battle of Winterfell comments. I never even saw Game of Thrones, I'm just here to enjoy this one battle scene again.
This was made in 2002, let that sink in for a moment and appreciate the mastery and craftsmanship that has gone in to this, dozens of years a head of time. Game of thrones shouldn't have dared to bring up such a comparison to their absolute garbage of a battle. No wonder Maisie Williams was walking around near the centre of London not knowing what the actual hell she had just read.
It was Emilia Clarke who did this, after she read the final script. She was so disappointed as disillusioned that she just left her house and wandered around for a while. F*ck you D and D, you absolutely god-rotting dumb bastards. You SUCK.
I love how powerful the Uruk-hai are shown, they’re not like typical Orcs who get mowed down by Elves as we see in the Prologue and Hobbit films, the Uruk-hai are actually strong enough and skilled enough to outfight and overpower a Galadhrim in single combat, goes to show how Saruman perfected Orcs, Uruk-hai are truly the ultimate Orc, not even Sauron or Morgoth could create such a soldier capable of actually cutting down Elves in such a fashion, I know in the books no Elves fought at Helm’s Deep, and the Galadhrim aren’t quite as deadly as the Noldor of Rivendell or Lindon, but I think if Saruman’s Uruk-hai did meet these Elves, they’d still win. It’s lucky for Middle Earth Saruman didn’t have the power and means to pump out Uruk-hai on a scale that Sauron could, even Sauron’s Uruks weren’t as skilled and strong as Saruman’s. Saruman definitely took the time in teaching them all the tactics and methods of their enemies, using thick steel Shields and plate armour to deflect Elven arrows and Rohirrim axes and swords, scimitars specifically designed to dismount a rider from his horse, Pikes with distance, crossbows with superior power and accuracy to even the finest Elven archers. I love how Jackson and Weta took the effort to give every group of Orcs their own culture and identity.
3:32 no matter if i watch this scene 10, 100, 1000 times, I will always get shivers down my spine and my eyes will get watery. Simply the best movie ever made in history.
@@guyincognito8440 I really wonder what kind of person you were before the accident. It must not be easy to keep going after that. Anyways remember to take your daily pill as scheduled.
That alone would have made it an easy massacre of the orcs. They would have had no traction whatsoever, all their siege weapons would have gotten stuck, and they would have just piled up on each other.
I'd like to know why that guy said "the battle of winterfell will be more epic than the Helm's deep". Absolutely not. It was a good battle, but this, this is a masterpiece.
Durin Senzamorte Battle of Winterfell could’ve been as good but sadly the execution was bad. Certainly not a bad episode but nowhere near how epic it could have been
Indeed, there are only CGI of the arrow volley-fire, the troops in the "very wide shot" of the battle like when the "Orc folks" marching, yelling & charing outside the wall. Everythings else from the castle model ( 3 of them btw ) to every close-up shot, some decent view of the 2 side fighting is all people & practical use. Event the explosion of the wall was a real, of the small castle model. They only blow it up once, so it was a "one take shot". The "Urukai" just mean "Orc folks" in orcs language, or "black speech".
That's not true at all. If you watch the behind the scenes, they had like 30 or 40 Uruk-Hai. WETA actually came up with some AI that made armies of CG soldiers move in somewhat realistic formations. That's why it looks so good.
@@ry4n1337 Wikipedia says amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called motor neurone disease. He was actually a pretty famous actor in New Zealand who had a long career. Pretty cool that he was given this small role too.
The thing I love most about these movies is it's "Soul" if that makes any sense... You can just tell that everyone involved here, just poured everything they had into this project. It just overflows with love, respect , and genuine understanding of the themes and the world of Tolkien. It is not just a legendary movie trilogy, but an immortal tale of hope and resilience in the face of the impossible. I fucking love these movies!! C:
@@devonearwood1074 Because when you make a woke multiracial Shire without any consideration for the source material you make Bilbo's ancestors ethnic cleansers.
@@devonearwood1074 Woke is directly responsible. Just look at the amazon show. Almost all media companies have been subverted by crap like ESG into hiring nutcases like Kathleen Kennedy and Jar Jar Abrams who exist entirely to vandalize all culture, either for ideology or a paycheck. There's a reason movies, music, games, etc. all seemed to start nosediving around 2008 onwards. A hand full of very rich, very Machiavellian people are actively going out of their way to push people and ideas into industries that are actively sabotaging them. We can't get movies like this anymore because you're damn near not ALLOWED to make movies like this anymore without cramming 'the message' into it. People, even the SJW's or hapless fence-sitters that just want to keep their heads down and pretend it's not a problem, KNOW this stuff sucks all the soul out of art. Tolkien said it himself: Evil cannot create; Only corrupt and destroy. You can't shoehorn ideology and 'diversity' into art and then expect people to treat it as something organic and genuine. You just can't.
@@at0micl0bster exactly and i like it... S8 was a shit ride. We saw only battle of bastards and battle of blackwater bay in game of thrones which can be considered good.
Bruh don't.. long night complete shit tactics Kings landing..... like wtf kind of siege is that? I'm not even gonna fucking talk about high garden either cuz yeah lannister army marches. Next scene it's captured like wtf... They surrendered at the sight of the lannister army? Or died from seeing it. Long night, more like "Blackness" Kings landing siege could've been better.... instead of relying on a quick end to the stupid season by that shit of a siege, a entire army outside the walls of kings landing possing no threat cuz they don't even have siege weapons, nor camps miles away shown. Also Cersei wasting her time putting 20,000 golden company troops outside the gates.... bruh she became a Jon Snow (or just a Snow, she disgraced Twyin lannister). Literally lord of the rings and the hobbit showed better sieges than the garbage GoT. Also lord of the rings and the hobbit revolves around a big fantasy world than GoT. As GoT seems to be about man kind. Sure it talks about white walkers, dragons, children of the forest. But that's nothing compared to tolkiens books explaining the different beings of evil and good. Plus the first age, second age then third age and so on forth
I couldn't see shit in the Battle of Winterfell. People making excuses that it was done to raise tension but this battle had just as much tension if not more and I could still see shit.
@@FireflyFalafel Nah, I liked the darkness, it's just more realistic and threatening. Looking back at this LOTR battle, it feels like they're standing under a spotlight in the middle of the night. Muh.
Whenever I watch a part of LOTR, directly after it I start watching the whole trilogy, taking in the music, the craftsmanship, design, acting, directing, writing, interpreting, everything. From A to Z an absolute masterpiece. Thanks to everyone involved in the production, movies, books, us, the readers, watchers, writers...this project as a whole is one for the ages. I don't know what the world's gonna look like in 100 to 200 years, yet if it will anything like today this Lord of the Rings project around Peter Jackson will be regarded as one of a kind project in human mankind. I mean everything, all chain links of the project chainmail shirt had to work together in coherence. I mean even all making of material and movies and interviews together are just a small part of the real thing. The everyday work, through night and day for years and years and post production. Didn't Peter say somewhere in the Californian mountains, they have stored over 1000 and more hours of shooting material. The scale of this endeavor, Odyssey and life's journey is so immense, even Peter and so many people involved said in interviews they couldn't even believe it, the shear impact it also had and what they all were involved in to what extent it reached. So many people involved, and all the extras and people behind all of it. "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
The difference when the creator knows the book he adapting to the screens by heart and not just because he likes it. This is a masterpiece. Literally set the bar for fantasy battle scenes, and yeah, I think nothing is able to top it yet.
Don't care what anyone says! Best battle scene ever made in film and the best series ever! One of my favourite parts of this battle is 4:02 when the uruk berserkers on the ladders are basically going first to clear a path, I've always been terrified of how strong they were, one of them takes out a group of 3 or 4 elves with one swing!
By the lore, berserkers weighted over 350lbs and If you look closely on their backs, you can see blood all over. In lore, right before battle, their helms were filled with human blood and put on the heads….blood flowed all over their head and body and after smell it and taste it, uruks becomes frenzy, completely immune to pain and fear with the strenght of 4 men.
Only thing is no one is against you. This is the best battle in lotr, and of all movies ever made. Even Star Wars, which is incredibly hard to compare due to genre
if the berserkers could do that to elves, imagine the kill count if they fought gondorian soldiers especially with how gondor fought in return of the king, where a lot of them looked like they didn't know how to fight and some were killed so easily without any effort.
This battle scene has scared the shit.out of me when i was a kid. I even dreamt of orcs roaming and marching around our village and we are hiding inside our houses.
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The fact that the filming of Helm’s Deep was long, exhausting and hellish in itself, only added to the gritty aesthetic and realism in this battle. Fucking legendary.
Meanwhile.
D&D: "If the battle was too long, the audience will get bored."
@@humanbeing418 thats why i one hit enemies in dnd
@@firstnamelastname7298 they prob meant the showrunners of game of thrones, not dungeon and dragons
Yui 8u
No Bad Words lol
They need to re-release this to theaters. There are generations that need this.
I agree with you!
They actually re-released them a month ago.
Forget the younger generations, I need this!!
People will Shit on this masterpiece of a trilogy because they ain't marvel movies
@@SourChicken1856 wtf are you talking about? It still hasn't happened and it won't
“A day may come where this shall no longer be the greatest battle in tv or movie history”
*looks at battle of Winterfell*
“But it is not this Day!”
Not today
@@santiagoz.s.1024 GoT is still good. But we have to see the difference. Storytellingwise those two are completely different. While LotR is about epicness and the Giant clash of the evil Force. GoT is more Character driven. the GoT episode relied on suspense and making you anxious.
And they did a good Job on that matter. thats why the cinematografic shots of the battles were completely different. In GoT the Battle was merely a toolbut not the Point, while here it was all about the epicness. the directors never cared about having an amazing battle like here it was about the feelings it transported.
Just compare the choosen MUsic from both and you see the massive difference.
@@santiagoz.s.1024 I'm not arguing that the battle itself was utter shit with no tactic at all. wqhat i mean is the directors didn't really care about that. The never wanted us the feeling we had in the battle of helms deep here. the Battle was merely a tool for where their focus was actually on. the suspense before the battle was done really good and the sad music over the fighting in the end act was impressive aswell.
I completely agree on what you say. but i came to the conclusion that wasn't the point of the show all along. the directors wanted to achieve something different and did that part well. seeing the directors commentary on the battle helped me understanding that.
Also even the whole enemy army was pointless and the battle itself. that all was made clear all along. It was just about the one character of the Night King all along.
Trust me i am not an GoT Fanboy that wants to defend it to my death. but i am trying to understand why it was how it was instead of just saying it was shit. Cause while the battle was ridiculous bullshit, the Episode itself was quite fascinating, wasn't it?
@@santiagoz.s.1024 you're the fanboy here since lotr is meant for stupid fanboys to understand while GoT is more realistic and nuanced
@@danghoang7455 got is so realistic with those battle tactics
Younger people who never saw this in the movies don’t understand just how intense this scene was . The NOISE of the roaring and stomping was deafening! Everyone in the place was open mouthed and silent …I genuinely felt my palms sweaty like i was about to be involved in some heavy shit . I will never forget that experience
And the best part about that? Completely unscripted. One of the Uruk Kai extras just started stamping his halberd out of boredom, and the rest joined in... Peter Jackson liked it, and let'em continue. The result? A truly epic sequence just before the battle.
I grew up watching these glad I did cause I lived this scene and the trilogy of the lord of the rings
@@Tank50usholy that is amazing. It’s like with Gandalf hitting his head and lurtz the Uruk hai captain who licked the bloody dagger which was actually real and threw it at viggo who deflected it then viggo kicking the helmet and breaking his toes
As a gen z raised in a traditional family i can confirm that my family watch lotr every summer and i still enjoy the fight scenes, story and the musical score
Older people don’t understand that blue Ray exists and we can still watch this movie with a large group of people and still be extremely hype about it
The fact that there's actual lighting over the actors and scenery despite it being night time is such a breath of fresh air. Movies nowadays make everything so dark you can barely see for 'mood' setting. It can be dark for the characters but the audience is the ones why have to see everything
Ikr?
During production, Sean Astin (Samwise) asked Andrew Lesnie (director of photography), "But where is the lighting suppose to be coming from?" Lesnie replied, "The same place as the music."
Es que antes se grababa con pelicula, y se requería de mucha iluminación para que la imagen se notara y no se llenara de grano. Ahora se usan cámaras digitales, por lo que algunos directores deciden grabar a oscuras para generar inmersión
@@willhudson5687 Heh
God, We gotta tell this to DC. Why is it so fucking dark, DC?!
The fact that this is the battle that all other/ future high fantasy battles compares to or tries to live up to. After all these years. Says a lot about this scene. Truly a masterpiece.
I love how Ukraine is using LOTR language when speaking about the war today. They are like Rohan, even in how their president was a Russian puppet at first (Yanukovitch). Russia is like Isengard, and China is like Mordor. Haldir's Galadhrim are the aid sent from the West, like HIMARS.
@@goodnesswithfists ew imagine inserting folklore and children’s books into real life situations. Omg Ukraine is totally like Harry Potter and putler is like the bad wizard omg 🤡💀
@@gustavrodriguez910 the mythology transmitted through folklore and children’s books is supposed to be reflecting reality. And with the war of Russia vs the West, the Lord of the Rings narrative fits particularly well.
P.S. Death to orcs.
@@goodnesswithfists Please stop. Tolkien would disapprove of calling other humans orcs in a way to dehumanise. He even wrote to his son how disgusted he was of British propaganda concerning Germans during WW2. You, and all others who think like you, missed the point of the lord of the rings and should hang your head in shame.
@@goodnesswithfists Y'all sound like dumbasses.
Can't believe this movie is 20 years old... what a masterpiece...
I watched them all the cinema. Was almost 15 when Fellowship came out. I haven't seen anything else as epic as these films since. If these are ever remade they'll be riddled with CGI, but the practical effects here are timeless.
I am 23 and i've seen these movies multiples times in mi life, till this day i wonder how was the feeling of seeing this movies for the FIRST TIME when they came out 20 YEARS AGO( 20 FKING YEARS AGO!) . I probably watched this when i was 5 years old, this battle (and a lot of scenes) where always in my mind even if i didn't knew what really was going on with the plot.
@@Jackcarr87 and so, they have. the hobbit movies are riddled with pure CGI and little to no practical effects. and it shows.
I watched all 3 when they came out, this particular battle scene was spectacular in the theaters, felt like you were really there.
@@aztekenen1 the trilogy has cgi, but for early 2000s effects this was groundbreaking. If it wasn't for these movies we wouldn't have gotten motion capture as we know it
Nothing in cinema or on camera Will come close to these movies. Truly legendary and GOATED for eternity
Still can’t believe in 2002 they could film something of this quality that still looks better than some modern films
Do you know where i can see this full movie?
Dud be spitting straight facts
@@pujalama1200 netflix
@@Mikv1 tq😍
The saddest part is that now in 2020 we see 2002 as something quite distant, and it is indeed...
“I won’t have no pointy-ear out-scoring me!!”
So begins the most beloved rivalry in fantasy movies.
The book doesn't play on their playful rivalry as much; but they do have a great friendship. Gimli is much more funny in the movie but has awesome lines in the book. For example, I was cracking up when he reunited with Pippin & Merry at Isengaard. He said something to the effect of “Hammer and tongs! I am so torn between rage and joy, that if I do not burst, it will be a marvel!” Rage and joy lol
Ohhh that’s what gimli says , all my times of watching this movie I couldn’t understand what he said “no pointy ear” that’s funny
Don't forget straight after he nutshots the orc on the ladder
@2:58
That's what Kirk said.
"Then I shall die as one of them", such a great line from Viggo he was the perfect actor to play Aragorn
most of the actors on the trilogy is fit to their respective roles
Nothing against Nic Cage.. but thank god Vigo was picked ahead of him for Aragorn
@@vB3ATz Nick almost casted as Superman
Honestly, I would prefer Sean to him and Vigo to Boromir. Sean is such a great actor and somehow he looked more "manly" and in books, Aragorn is described as such, but still better than Nick Cage for sure, that would be failure for sure 😂
@@_mitric_n ya that's a good point but Sean usually has to die in most of his movies his just one of those great actors who gets great roles but almost always does 😆
This trilogy will live forever..the story, battles, music, actors, graphics...everything was exceptionally perfect.
I'm here to anounce that the archer who killed the first orc in the battle of Helmsdeep (2:30), has sadly past away today. His name was Bruce Allpres. R.i.p.
F
Rip in peace my man Bruce Allpres.
RIP
Rest in peace. Though he made the mistake that initiated the battle, we got to see one of the most the most spectacular battle scenes of all time. All because of him
RIP
I don't know why but I totally love the fact that Aragorn command the Elves in their language....that shows the bond that Aragorn has with the Elves
That’s because he grew up at Rivendell
Aragon was brought up elven.
Hes part elf
@@nczioox1116 not by blood but he was basically raised as one
@@Thraxxx03 hes got a little elvish blood because hes dunedain
After that disappointing Game of Thrones battle, I had to come cleanse myself with a proper night battle. Lord of the Rings and Tolkien forever ❤
@Merciless Freak battle of bastards was the closest. But not on lotr level.
Anonymous, What a lack luster come back for stating an opinion.
@@titoiswack3524 an annoying fanboy who couldn't accept the fact that LOTR still is miles ahead of that GOT porn fest lol
agreed, not even close
am i the only one who liked the battle
最後の角笛を鳴らして数匹の騎馬隊が突撃して行くシーンは最高のシーンであり、またエオメルの部隊とガンダルフが丘上から突撃するシーンは最高傑作です。このシーンがCMで映った時早く映画館で観たいと駆られた感情は忘れません。
Everyone: *fighting for their lives*
Legolas & Gimli: *counting kills*
I love that part so much. As a soldier who had seen combat Tolkien knew that camaraderie and humor are the best survival techniques in a fight.
Assa Darlingtoni It's so cool how over the top badass those two are.
sandor and tormund were doing this too lmao
Assa Darlingtoni in the books, legolas, gimli, and Aragorn are the three best fighters in the world, like by orders of magnitude.
Clarence Callahan never mention Winterfell in the same sentence as Lord of the Rings. LoTR deserves better than that lmao.
forget the battle strategy, formation, all that... as a viewer/audience, THIS is how you do LIGHTING for a night battle scene. Not that other one with the suicide cavalry thing...
It's a good thing you said to forget about strategy formation and all that other useless shit because LOTR doesn't exactly have that stuff either most of the time. You just think it does and are mad at the GOT tv show for not giving you your fanfiction ending.
@@Regenmacher175 lol bro, relax. my biggest critique of GOT isn't even the battle itself. my problem is the way it was shot...as someone working in the broadcast/media production industry, it just ticked me off a lot
@@Regenmacher175 So you're one of those who thinks people hate on GOT because "they didnt get the ending they wanted". Watch any video explaining the trash writing of the last seasons and you'll see why we hated it.
@@eyrindirkharneus3815 I watched those. They weren't very convincing tbh because they always left out elements that had been established in the show but the people who made those videos didn't bother watching the show closely enough either it seems. What you get as a result is thousands of videos with superficial criticisms that I don't find very persuasive and certainly none of what they point out is worth the anger I witnessed online so the problem is not with the show but with the people watching it. Sorry the show you had in your head wasn't the one you got but you judge what's on screen, not the show that's in your head and you sound kinda silly when your criticism is something like "trebuchets in front of walls = show bad".
Even that suicide charge was done wrong. It brought no weight in it. I've seen a suicide charge 10x better from an anime.
Props to the camera crew. They risked their life to get close to the Uruks and get some amazing close ups
😂😂😂
Mighty dangerous filming right there.
They don't get paid enough!
They better got their big ass bonuses after that
Civilians are protected according to the Geneva Conventions
I remember watching this in theaters. The build up was so incredible. The lights of the torches off in the distance, the rain, the thunder. It was quite an experience
And the intimidating stomping.
This is so much better than looking at a black screen for 80 minutes!
Got has become a kid show
It’s very easy to make tv shows and movies. That’s why there’s hardly any mistakes because of how easy it is.
That battle of Winterfell is so bad.
Mansour Q.
I’ve seen kids shows with better battles than the Battle of Winterfell.
I personally had no problems with it. Get your eyes checked
Imagine being that one Orc who marched hundreds of miles only to die before the battle begins
LoL 😂
Your words made him pitiful more
😹🤣
Soldiers during D day in a nutshell...
Or to be the orcs further back, doing nothing but wait the entire night to fight just to see the break of dawn and hundreds of horsemen ride down the cliff and slaughter them
@@enlightenmentdoesntcomeeas5337 damn.
I love the design of the Uruk-hai. The armor is intimidating and memorable, their weapons are crude, their battle cries are thunderous and demoralizing. A worthy adversary in battle. Props to the team that made Tolkien's work come to life. I know Tolkien-purists don't like the films, but they got millions of people into LOTR and Tolkien's other works.
Could you imagine having to fight one of them fuckers? Like even if you were a trained warrior.
Seeing them breathing through their mask and roaring like lions.
I'd be shitting my pants.
Imagine if Sauron used them instead of the rag-tag collection of orcs (which he guided well, to his credit). Minas Tirith wouldn't have made it.
@@FauxRegard Uruk Hai are a superior breed of orc. They even fought each other. When Frodo was locked in the tower and they were searching his items, one was an orc and the other was an uruk. Turned out the Uruk ended up winning the fight and kicked him down the ladder
"The scum tried to knife me!! KILL HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
I love the books have probably read them 20-30 times. I love the lore and I could point out everything that was changed in the movies in a heartbeat. I still love the LOTR movies and they are 100% respectful to the lore and the original work. Do I wish Tom Bombadil, the barrow downs, the scouring of the Shire etc were included. Sure but it would have took at least 4 maybe 5 movies to do that. Now the Hobbit grinds my gears. Making a fairly short book into a trilogy adding tons of characters and things that didn't happen in the book to pad it into a trilogy, it felt like a cash grab. The cinematography was beautiful. I wish they would release a cut of the trilogy condensed and edited into one movie leaving out all the extraneous padding.
@@FauxRegardSauron had the numerical superiority Saruman doesn’t.
The elf's reaction after getting hit by the other elf's quiver + the other elf having huge troubles firing arrows next to Aragorn at 4:00 gets me every time 😂
Poor acting skill😂
I've been watching these movies at least once a year for almost 20 years now and I have never seen this. :D
HAHAHAA
You ruined it for me now
i will never unseen it now
In case you're wondering, yes this is still the best battle scene in fantasy world
Correction.
This is the best battle scene of all time!
@@eddmario well i can agree on that for sure
@@kronks6262 really? Battle of helm's deep have a very good camera work, epicness, extremly tightly choreographed, has superior production value, superior cgi, better tension and many more. Sorry but battle of helm's deep is waaay better
@@kronks6262 Stop it
Oh so absolutely the greatest battle in cinema history. Nothing can beat it. Minas Tirith is one of the only battles I can think of that comes close, and that was part of the same series as this
Not a cellphone in sight, just people (and uruk-hai) living in the moment.
not for long lol
🤣. Imagine we get a remake and see one of the urak-hai swiping right on tinder
uruk hai are people too
Boomers be like
UHLM
Uruk-Hai lives matters
Thought I was going blind after watching Battle for Winterfell but now I can see.
This entire battle, and even the scenes leading up to it (like Aragorn finally arriving at Helm’s Deep), are why Two Towers is my favourite of the trilogy. Absolutely amazing battle that still stands up, and even excels, compared to other fantasy battle scenes of modern movies.
And extended edition is even better
I just noticed the tiny detail at 2:38 where, when the orc falls, the arrow gets pushed through his back
I just noticed it, too-
ew
lol
😂😂😂
Thos are Necros
It'd be weird if the arrow didn't go through and just held him up 🤣🤣
Never noticed that. I love the trilogy, but the fact that I'm always finding new little details is another reason to love it more
Well noticed
I can still remember that the whole movie theater was hyped af when the battle was about to begin, but when it started to rain, the theater went dead silend. Such a beautiful battle
Also I never noticed the sound of metal being hit by water. Dam them details
@@mrhalfwit972 yeah
aaaaa you lucky person 🥺 I never got to see lotr in a cinema😭
@@jessie_4921 i just did today as my town cinema is playing old movies. A breath taking experience. I literally got chills the whole movie.
《Iloveresistance》 luckyyyy 😭🥺 which one?
I love the scene when Gandalf teleports through mid air and stabs the Uruk Hai general without anyone stopping him
Its the mothafaquin White Wizard!!!
@CodSucks911 That was one of the dumbest things I've ever seen in television. She literally jumps from the middle of nowhere and somehow sneaks past all of the wights and ww?
@@LordMalice6d9 but sHe'S aFaCeLes mAn
They did it better in the books
I mean that would be more plausible than what happened in GOT, he's a wizard after all unlike Arya which has 0 explanation for that situation.
I don’t think any scene builds more tension than this. Cinema perfection.
The lucky stray shot was so well placed and accurate, Aragorn thought that a trigger happy elf had commit insubordination so he shouted an order in elvish telling them to hold fire.
So true! I've never thought of it that way 😂
Damn nice observation
Wow, it's been soon 20 years and I never realized that! Great observation!
THEN I SHALL DIE AS ONE OF THEM
Why am I seeing all these points in comment sections of Lord of the rings videos? Lol I've watched these hundreds of times how have I not ever wondered about these ? I need to watch them a different way I guess lol . Lots of interesting things I never thought about when watching this
Bowmaster: *shoots orc*
*Orc drops and dies*
Everyone: “Those bastards killed Jerry!”
Isn’t it kenny
@@rilla3154 Nah im sure its Lenny
@@gudhaxer41343 LENNEH !
This is gold
I know, right? It's like the Uruk-hai weren't emotionally involved until good ol' Jerry ate an arrow.
Fun fact: Gimli's actor was supposed to let some of the orc actors climb the ladder on to the wall to show some of his axe handling skills, but instead he just kept hitting the actors before they got on the wall.
this made me chuckle
Seems like the smarter plan XD
I mean, it is a better approach if this was a real fight.
Gimli is too short for the crossbowmen to hit him behind the wall even if they knew he's there, which also means Uruks climbing up don't see him. And there they are trying to jump on the wall only to get greeted by an armored midget with an axe.
His actor is also kind of an asshole. The stunt really didn’t care for him as he would hit them with full force when they were shooting battle scenes
He’s not getting out scored
I still remember the first time I saw this was in Imax theatre. The darkness, the rain, the thunder and lightning, the stomping... the people inside the caves with the children..... I can't even describe how epic this build up to the battle was. The theatre was shaking. And then the battle itself was and is the best battle scene of all time. Truly legend.
the orcs, legit, are more tactical than the whole army of Jon and Daenerys.
😂indeed
please dont compare the masterpiece with shit
@Ahmet Hakan *chuckle* Just imagine if this is what Gimli actually said to Theoden before the battle.
I say the orcs will win the battle against these two. I'm happy I dropped the television series after Daenerys scene in the tower of the mages. At this point, I will stick, with the books and that's it.
These are Uruk Hai. A superior breed of Orcs. But I see your point.
The moment those ladders straight to rise, and that musical score in that moment, are etched in to my mind for all eternity. Love it so damn much.
everytime I see a ladder rising it plays in my head too
You can tell just how much heart was put into this trilogy. “We had no interest in putting our messages into this movie. But we thought we should honor Tolkien by putting his message into it”
-Peter Jackson, 2002
And basically zero heart was put into Rings of Power…
And this trilogy is still a masterpiece in 2024 :)
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Don't bash it too much, maybe it still has hope to get backup
@@thepieofyourlife4799 Nah, ROP is not 'good' now and never will be. It exists solely to ruin the legacy of Tolkien. Contradicts the LOTR canon and timeline (characters who didn't even meet apparently met according to Amazon) completely, has real-world political messaging shoved into it (Why are there black elves? It doesn’t make sense!!), the acting is terrible ("tHeRe iS a TeMpEsT iN mE"), the shots are awful ('Galadriel' moving down to the side to dodge an arrow while on a horse and then swings at an Orc that isn't even close to her, somehow killing it)… it’s just a disgrace.
Well yea the RoP is made by Amazon what did you expect
I expected Invincible like decency.
I would pay money to forget this movie and rewatch it
20 years later and this is still one of the most well choreographed, visually splendid, exciting and well acted movie battles ever. So iconic
its Timeless,G-O-L-D
just love the movie back to 2000s, without those black elves nor political right shit, gold
Not 'one of' it is the best
Almost 20 years and these movies haven't aged a day.
Must be the power of The Ring.
@@IudiciumInfernalum
Underrated comment.
I cant believe they compared shit like “Battle of Winterfell” to epic battle like this
@@titoiswack3524 lmao yall hurt bcs BoW is underwhelming? :)
Some GOT stans will blindly defend a poorly shot and poorly paced battle lmao... need to give them some time and space before their heads clear enough to form an objective comparison
Common Sense imagine going battle against ice zombies and not using flammable oil, i mean WTF. Dothrakies didn’t even have dragon glasses and Melissandres arrival was unplanned.
The battle of winterfell was far from shit. It was a great battle but this battle is just in a league of its own
Common Sense You’re overrating this battle as well. Calling the battle of winterfell shit is just being a haterx
This will forever be my childhood favourite movie scene, and it still is today. What a masterpiece of a trilogy.
Aragorn commanded an army and rallied everybody until Gandalf showed up. Jon Snow screamed at a dragon.
@TheSoundofathousandClappingAsses nn.
TheSoundofathousandClappingAsses
Mauler ?
In the show. Not the books.
@@lennyrose5852 there is no fucking book for season 8. So how can you say "not the book"
The Chad Aragorn VS Virgin Jon Snow
We all know how cool it is and how well this scene has been written. But can we talk about how we're able to see a night battle clearly without having to max out brightness
cough season 8 GOT
Dumb and Dumber : "wait that's illegal"
To be fair, the long night looks much better in its 4K home release than it did on cable television so you have to compare fairly
@@kevinkwok3460 If you need 4K to make your scene look good then you still have a problem. I can watch this same scene in a trash TV from 2010 and it will still look gucci
still one of the most powerful scenes of the LOTR trilogy is the orc army stomping and chanting...chills in theatres and still impressive to remember
Yeah, I liked that part. It was so loud in the theater. You knew how powerful the orc army was at that moment.
Much better battle than the siege of Gondor where PJ completely missed the dark grueling attack and the dread of the witch king destroying the door and facing Gandalf in the court in front of Grond. Going from the epic of Helm to the total nonsense with the invincible ghosts as the epitome was very, very rough.
I remember watching as a 14 year old and feeling every bit of their fear at the approaching enemy. It was so well done and powerful
Heck yeah man, I still get chills just thinking about that scene!
It was perfect. No music, just the sound of rain and raw man(or I should say, Uruk'hai)power. Sure, there's CGI(The days of films like Gettysburg or Ben Hur where hollywood was willing to go through the effort and cost of thousands of exrtas is long gone despite the fact that they make far, far more money than they ever did), but just like the cavalry charge in RotK, there's just some things you can't emulate without the real deal, and I'm glad Peter Jackson got real people, real horses, etc to fill up a good chunk of that crowd and make the CGI believable.
seeing this in theatre as a kid with my dad, brother and cousins will probably always go down as best thing I ever watched in history. you just had to be there
Now this is how you do a great battle scene.
First: it's set in a simply structured location. The places this setting has are a few, so that we can easily identify where each shot takes place. It also helps that the movie gives you time to get familiar with where everything is before the action starts.
Second: the goal our heroes have is made clear with each segment this battle has. We know why they are doing what they are doing, because we understand what the opposing side is trying to do.
Third: the fight is not composed of moments of our heroes doing well coreographed stunts that are there just to look cool. Every action they take has a reason and cause. For example, Legolas doesn't slide down those stairs just because he wanted to show off. He did that because he needed to get there fast, without disturbing his aim.
Fourth: the way it's edited to flow from one segment to another without there being a break in the middle. That makes it feel like a real battle is going on and helps us to understand how intense everything is.
Those are 4 things that together make this one of the greatest cinematic battle scenes. It's strange how even with today's 300 million dollar budget blockbusters we still don't see anything like this.
this comment deserves more likes
You also have a perfect balance between light and dark, noise and silence just tons of let downs and hope moments. IT'S JUST AMAZING
Peter Jackson has genuine love for Tolkien's work, amongst other factors
Another brilliant thing this battle does, which might seem counter intuitive, is the cutaways to the Entmoot. Without those, if it was just one long 30 minute battle, we would get bored. Instead every time it cuts away to the Ents being slow and obstinate we are both eager to get back to the fight and right there with Merry and Pippin: "Come on! The good guys are dying, you got to help them!"
4:29 this legendary sound can't be missing in any epic battle
_"Yo! Wilhelm scream!"_ - ProtonJon.
One of the loudest ones yet damn
No problemo dear, It's just common whenever I or my brother accidentally sit down on a pin cushion like landing on a comfortable couch LOL 🤣
why did it have to be the wilhelm scream, why did it have to be that....
I beg, they are just putting the sound into battle scenes, just to make movie nerds happy.
Why are they inside the castle? They should go outside. Also get rid of bows and arrows, and have a suicide cavalry charge right at the beginning. Oh wait, they aren't idiots and used that old nogging and the writers actually planned a good battle.
@RandomUser221 Legolas, not Aragorn. He was trained so well he screw all the mythology
that was good :D
Lol
I came here just to remind myself what a perfectly sane and viable defense looks and feels like.
LOL finally thank you I had SO many issues. Also the fact that we can actually see what is happening is nice
You can have one billion dollars to make the biggest show in the world, and make it the most pleasing to witness...It STILL can't even measure up to these legendary films 20 years later. Nothing will ever surpasse them
"Hey, King Theoden, I've got an idea. Let's put the bulk of our troops OUTSIDE the castle walls, including our ballistic weapons. Then, we send out our best cavalrymen in a suicide run by themselves against a vastly numerically superior enemy. Huh, what do you think?"
"You're fired."
"Well, screw you. I'm going to go start my own fantasy kingdom, with gambling, and hookers!"
Hey, GRRM is a genius, and had absolutely nothing to do with that trainwreck.
😂 😂 Got S8 was catastrophic
In fact, forget about the gambling!
Sounds like OverSimplified if you ask me
@@DoBap_ Nothing to do with it other than refusing to finish his books so that they'd have a blueprint, you mean...
Legolas: "Their armour is weak at the neck, and beneath the arms"
Elves who are likely thousands of years old, been in numerous battles, and who's extremely keen eyes, even in the dark of night, can clearly see the neck and armpits are only covered by chainmail: "Thanks captain obvious!"
I think it was more for the men than the elves. ;)
@@KurtisC93 is that why he spoke it in elvish? while stationed on the Deeping wall about 400 feet away from the nearest man? (Excluding Aragorn)
@@jonathanbradley4896 Oh. Right. Of course.
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I know u r joking... Just for my peace of mind, not all elves are thousand years old, elves can be killed in battle u know... And also in battle like this, with probably 1:6 enemy ratio, chances of winning were slim, I think morale would be pretty low and times like this even basic common sense is lost or overlooked... That's why it is Generals are so imp
@Dang Memes 😂😂
So much better than battle for Winterfell. Almost 20 years....
I love how Gimli was so proud at the fact that he took out two of them, then Legolas said "I am on Seventeen". That's when the sibling rivalry kicks in 🤣and he went into maximum mode.
Everyone is fighting for their lives and for Rohan
Gmili and Legolas are playing CoD TDM
Clutch performance by Gimli
2:31 thus, the legend is born. This dude is actually the one who started the domino effect, he released the arrow > the war started> the uruk hai losing their mind and started to be aggressive > the rohirrim appeared > Rohan won > Isengard lost > Mordor was the only powerhouse left > Mordor attacked Gondor > Rohan helped gondor, since they won against Isengard (because of this legend) > Gondor and Rohan alliances win the war > Gondor and Rohan distracted Mordor forces> the ring destroyed. All this because of this guy. Legend said if Frodo gave the ring to him, he would attach the ring to his arrow, and fire it straight to the mountain of doom
Yep, this guy was the real hero
Damn. The affect of one old dudes arm giving out is that big
@@-tfu-4113 WTF soo funny HAHAHA 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh right Uruk-hai was there to stare the fort down for 3 weeks and go play COD if this guy didn't shoot the arrow. Fucking Domino mate!
This is the man that could’ve single handedly defeat Sauron
I like how the old man that shot that first orc looked all worried as if he was at fault for "throwing the first punch" and therefore starting the battle. There was gonna be a battle no matter what lol
So true! I was always much more made up that he actually took one down with his accidental misfire than just hit plate armour and just piss one off lol
I think the idea was, that they believed Gandalfs promise that he will come in the morning with support, so prolonging the battle start was a good idea, and that shot cut short the theatrics that Uruk-hai were doing. Its probably a miniscule difference, but still they were trying to maximize their chances. Helms Deep was a strong fortress, but that army was not to be taken lightly.
I always viewed it as enraging them. Like berserk mode when they get angry.
It's probably the most realistic thing for warbows, it is hard to hold it the string that long. Hollywood tho.
That old man is the bowmaster of Rohan.
Everytime I watch this opening battle and that trembling old man kill that uruk -hai I tell myself:
"Hell yeah, 9999 targets left to kill"
I'm no math major...but I do know that 9,999 uruk -hai's is a lot less than 10,000 uruk -hai's
@@PierreDennis huh?
There's Dunlandings, smaller Orcs, and Wargs in the book as well. And Legolas was the only elf present.
"Fool of a Tuk!" comes to mind
F yeah, thought I was the only one! Lol
This battle is pure chaos and I absolutely love it. Everyone is throwing hands and everyone is catching hands. We’ll never see anything like this again.
Who's here after the battle of Winterfell just to see a night battle done properly?
Exactly!!!
Hear, hear! The difference in a well shot and lighted scene is like night and day, no pun intended lol
They did better in the Battle of Blackwater IDK why the Battle of Winterfell is very hard to watch 😕
So true man
@@titoiswack3524 said no one ever lol
This will forever hold up against the test of time and I'll never cease to get goosebumps everytime I watch it
The elves nocking their arrows is captivating and so different from the Rohirim. Haldir’s form is unreal. It’s so visually pleasing and gives me chills before this epic battle.
A lot of that is due to the extras playing the elves are New Zealand Army OTC Cadets, while the extras playing most of the Rohirim are just normal people.
This I think really fits well with the styles of the two forces in play very well.
Why don't elves have such useless helmets, even masks?
Of course, those are master archers with centuries of training. And most of the Men aren't even Rohirrim, they show up later with Gandalf. Mostly peasants
@@KapBBit What's your point? I wasn't wondering why. I'm aware of why. I was simply stating that the difference is huge and that it's visually pleasing lol
@@nmariette2948don’t get butthurt buddy
4:04 I've seen these films so many time and i never noticed the uruk hai use their spears to help push the ladders
I like how Aragorn says "hold" in Elvish because he assumes an Elf just made that epic shot 😂
james or cus the majority of archers were elves
@@YanosProductions ...So he still assumes an Elf made that shot?
Actually he says “alto” in spanish, cause he speaks spanish so good.
Uruk dies
*sad uruk noise*
That mistake was one of the most badass scenes. Hit the shot perfectly, stopped the orcs from taunting them, and saved time. Such epicness.
17 years later still the best battle ever. winterfell was a big disappointment
battle of Minas Tirith for me but this is still amazing
Bro 10,000 urik hi that's fucking insane and that battle is dammn right amazing
Minas Tirith still the best
lotr has a lot of great enjoyable battles unlike that bullshit they gave us in game of thrones and they dare call that a great battle.
I'm a 13 years-old boy and I watched all of the Film Trilogy of LOTR and The Hobbit. I find it delightful, amazing, masterpiece, and the best of the best
You will re-watch them over and over every couple of years, at least that what I did. I remember watching the first LOTR movie when I was 10 or 11
don't find Medieval2TW modified with ThirdAge + Mos + Reunited kingdom dude. It's an endless pit.
Lotr trilogy was on tv this Christmas and my brother kids preferred to play games because they hated the movies although they never watched. I’m glad there’s still some hope for this generation
Good taste kid, my dad took me to watch it in theaters back in 2001 when it was showing in my country. In love with it ever since.
@@CreepyHollow I envy you... It must have been amazing watching in a theatre. Especially Helm's Deep and Pelennor Fields battles
20 years on, still the the greatest fantasy battle to grace our screens.
We will never see something like the lord of the rings ever again it’s just too perfect a masterpiece every scene gives chills 20 years and it’s still the best movie ever made
Peter Jackson’s LOTR trilogy really is once in a lifetime type of movie(s).
@@bighand1530 agreed...20+ years later...still nobody can surpass LOTR's legacy...maybe in another lifetime
@@lawrencerotunda434 Perhaps
I totally concur!!! The Trilogy is the best film EVER!!!
Then you have low standards
People actually thought game of thrones would top this? Lmao
They probably never watch a real movie.
It really was better than this
Anonymous but it wasn’t 😂
8 seasons of build up for a dagger. Lmaaoooooo
NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THIS ONE.
@@JRSsu89 how is the plot related to the battle scene in general? The scene , setting and direction of the battle in winterfell was really . Better than this imo .
Bra this was to much epicness for my 7 year old eyes back then
@Muffinator maybe 😂😂
I was 7 too bud, still absolutely loved every minute. Used to buy all the toy swords and bows too hahaha good times
@@maxwilliams9229 bra the toys back in the day was worth the 10$ lol good times
I was 6 when I first saw this I think lmao
I was 6. Loved every second of it. Me and my four year old brother used to run around with a toy sword and a make shift bow using a rubber band and clothes hanger acting as Aragorn and legolas.
Rest in peace Bernard Hill, you were an excellent Theoden.
This is what the Battle of Winterfell said will beat?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
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Joke of the Year lol xD
Not even close. Jokes on them
They said it would the longest on tv
... No one said that.
Wait, what? There is actually a better strategy than a suicide cavalry charge, putting catapults on the frontline, and putting troops in front of defenses?
so they say people learn from history. i guess not.
Also, what was up with how dark it was. In LOTR a battle can be fought at night without you needing to increase the contrast to work out what is going on.
I mean, these guys still have the problem of ogling at the enemy force instead of bombarding them with arrows and catapults before they get close, but yeah.
Nah it’s cuz season 7-8 wasn’t based on the books and was made by those retards d&d. I wish the books were out and they made season 6-8 based on the books
@Variant _ because arrows have an optimal range and a max range. That old guy was lucky with his shot. Most of the volley would be coordinated for the optimal range.
Aragorn told to to hold, because if every shmuck released after that first shot, most of the volley could be wasted.
I will love these movies till my dying day. They gave me so much, most
people cant even comprehend what they mean to me, to my life and how
they shaped the 27 year old man I am today. Thank you to everyone
involved in making this.
I second that.
27 here too. Saw every one of these in theaters. Me and a friend would sneak outta church every Sunday and just smack each other with sticks in the graveyard re-enacting scenes from the movies. Where I lived: there were so many great places to go out and play LOTR: swampy trails thru the woods for Amon Hen, a big golf course we could use for Pelenor Fields. I owe 90% of the time I spent out in nature as a kid to these movies.
27 here too brotha, I remember I wanted to be an Uruk hai so bad! I would climb our gates like I was climbing the walls of the horn burg, definitely better times, wonderful memories.
Im 23 and these movies are more important to me than most people I knew
25, saw them when they came out. I delved into Tolkien's work, and am now on my own journey to write my own saga. Lord knows I will never reach Tolkien's status, but I hope my work is an homage to him
Such a brutal and well done battle. I don’t think this will ever be topped. Such a good job showing how terrifying and powerful the uruks are. I love when the ladders first come up and one of the berserkers just wipes out an entire group of elves in one swing. Amazing stuff.
As a New Zealander, it's a tradition to watch atleast one LOTR/Hobbit movie per month.
I'm just sorry you had to deal with the disrespect that is the Rings of Power.
@@TheFirstEvil100 I don't consider it anything and ignore it, trash doesn't deserve recognition.
@@KanyeMeatrider47 True, I do the same I watched others tear this woke trash apart. If I was a filmmaker I would do the story of Beren and Luthien.
@@TheFirstEvil100 yer the rings of power is what kids our days will rember when it comes to lotr sadly
@@alexbennett8076 We shouldn't let them watch it. I know I won't let my kids or Nieces and nephews watch it and tell them how bad this shit is.
But we have to keep fighting. This is what the woke left wants to destroy something else they hate.
This comment section is flooded with Battle of Winterfell comments. I never even saw Game of Thrones, I'm just here to enjoy this one battle scene again.
Same bro
Same here
Watch the first four seasons, leave it at that.
@@ladistar Some people were suggesting that one should just stop after S6 & pretend season 7 & 8 never existed.
Never watched it either ...
This was made in 2002, let that sink in for a moment and appreciate the mastery and craftsmanship that has gone in to this, dozens of years a head of time. Game of thrones shouldn't have dared to bring up such a comparison to their absolute garbage of a battle. No wonder Maisie Williams was walking around near the centre of London not knowing what the actual hell she had just read.
Damn really?
The movies were filmed in 1999-2000.
It was realeased in 2002, the filming happened between 1999 - 2001
@Ramiro Garcia she wondered the streets in astonishment?
It was Emilia Clarke who did this, after she read the final script. She was so disappointed as disillusioned that she just left her house and wandered around for a while. F*ck you D and D, you absolutely god-rotting dumb bastards. You SUCK.
I love how powerful the Uruk-hai are shown, they’re not like typical Orcs who get mowed down by Elves as we see in the Prologue and Hobbit films, the Uruk-hai are actually strong enough and skilled enough to outfight and overpower a Galadhrim in single combat, goes to show how Saruman perfected Orcs, Uruk-hai are truly the ultimate Orc, not even Sauron or Morgoth could create such a soldier capable of actually cutting down Elves in such a fashion, I know in the books no Elves fought at Helm’s Deep, and the Galadhrim aren’t quite as deadly as the Noldor of Rivendell or Lindon, but I think if Saruman’s Uruk-hai did meet these Elves, they’d still win. It’s lucky for Middle Earth Saruman didn’t have the power and means to pump out Uruk-hai on a scale that Sauron could, even Sauron’s Uruks weren’t as skilled and strong as Saruman’s. Saruman definitely took the time in teaching them all the tactics and methods of their enemies, using thick steel Shields and plate armour to deflect Elven arrows and Rohirrim axes and swords, scimitars specifically designed to dismount a rider from his horse, Pikes with distance, crossbows with superior power and accuracy to even the finest Elven archers. I love how Jackson and Weta took the effort to give every group of Orcs their own culture and identity.
3:32 no matter if i watch this scene 10, 100, 1000 times, I will always get shivers down my spine and my eyes will get watery. Simply the best movie ever made in history.
como eu consigo esse filme todo amo filmes assim!😁
@@guyincognito8440 I really wonder what kind of person you were before the accident. It must not be easy to keep going after that. Anyways remember to take your daily pill as scheduled.
@@guyincognito8440 higher than yours that's for sure
@@ILOVERESISTANCE LMAO, funny as fuck
Bruh really??
"Can we do this tomorrow? It's raining."
hahahaha
That alone would have made it an easy massacre of the orcs. They would have had no traction whatsoever, all their siege weapons would have gotten stuck, and they would have just piled up on each other.
You sound like an Altdorf noble.
🤣🤣
😂😂😂
I'd like to know why that guy said "the battle of winterfell will be more epic than the Helm's deep". Absolutely not. It was a good battle, but this, this is a masterpiece.
Durin Senzamorte Battle of Winterfell could’ve been as good but sadly the execution was bad. Certainly not a bad episode but nowhere near how epic it could have been
Battle of the Bastards > Battle for Winterfell > Helms Deep
@@danghoang7455 hahaha only in your dreams fanboy
@@danghoang7455 stupid fanboy
@@johnvaliegal6786 and why am I a fanboy, I may ask? Am I not allowed to give my opinion, lord Fanboy of house Salty?
The depth the lighting provides is absolutely mind-blowing
they spent six months filming this battle and had thousands of real actors, very little CGI was used
It shows
Yup which made this movie much more amazing
Indeed, there are only CGI of the arrow volley-fire, the troops in the "very wide shot" of the battle like when the "Orc folks" marching, yelling & charing outside the wall. Everythings else from the castle model ( 3 of them btw ) to every close-up shot, some decent view of the 2 side fighting is all people & practical use. Event the explosion of the wall was a real, of the small castle model. They only blow it up once, so it was a "one take shot".
The "Urukai" just mean "Orc folks" in orcs language, or "black speech".
okay
That's not true at all. If you watch the behind the scenes, they had like 30 or 40 Uruk-Hai. WETA actually came up with some AI that made armies of CG soldiers move in somewhat realistic formations. That's why it looks so good.
Rest in Peace, Bruce Allpress, Bowmaster of Helm's Deep. 25 August 1930
- 23 April 2020
Zombiewithabowtie how did he die
@@ry4n1337 There is no O2 nor CO2 come in and out of his nose.
@@ry4n1337 Wikipedia says amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called motor neurone disease. He was actually a pretty famous actor in New Zealand who had a long career. Pretty cool that he was given this small role too.
:O :/ What a terrible news. Reast in peace son of Rohan ! May Horses care you to eternal plains of Eorl !
The thing I love most about these movies is it's "Soul" if that makes any sense...
You can just tell that everyone involved here, just poured everything they had into this project. It just overflows with love, respect , and genuine understanding of the themes and the world of Tolkien. It is not just a legendary movie trilogy, but an immortal tale of hope and resilience in the face of the impossible. I fucking love these movies!! C:
I get what you mean.
One last glimpse of perfection before the age of wokeness darkened our world forever.
What has woke had anything to do with it? Todays stuff just sucks by comparison, no quality or originality or both
@@devonearwood1074 Because when you make a woke multiracial Shire without any consideration for the source material you make Bilbo's ancestors ethnic cleansers.
@@devonearwood1074 Woke is directly responsible. Just look at the amazon show. Almost all media companies have been subverted by crap like ESG into hiring nutcases like Kathleen Kennedy and Jar Jar Abrams who exist entirely to vandalize all culture, either for ideology or a paycheck. There's a reason movies, music, games, etc. all seemed to start nosediving around 2008 onwards. A hand full of very rich, very Machiavellian people are actively going out of their way to push people and ideas into industries that are actively sabotaging them. We can't get movies like this anymore because you're damn near not ALLOWED to make movies like this anymore without cramming 'the message' into it.
People, even the SJW's or hapless fence-sitters that just want to keep their heads down and pretend it's not a problem, KNOW this stuff sucks all the soul out of art. Tolkien said it himself: Evil cannot create; Only corrupt and destroy.
You can't shoehorn ideology and 'diversity' into art and then expect people to treat it as something organic and genuine. You just can't.
That scene when archers firing over their heads give me chills and tears. What a scene
The fact everyone is just ripping on GoT season 8 is amazing
Pretty much any Lotr video too
we do not kneel
Yes, totally deserved
@@at0micl0bster exactly and i like it... S8 was a shit ride. We saw only battle of bastards and battle of blackwater bay in game of thrones which can be considered good.
Bruh don't.. long night complete shit tactics
Kings landing..... like wtf kind of siege is that?
I'm not even gonna fucking talk about high garden either cuz yeah lannister army marches.
Next scene it's captured like wtf...
They surrendered at the sight of the lannister army? Or died from seeing it.
Long night, more like "Blackness"
Kings landing siege could've been better.... instead of relying on a quick end to the stupid season by that shit of a siege, a entire army outside the walls of kings landing possing no threat cuz they don't even have siege weapons, nor camps miles away shown.
Also Cersei wasting her time putting 20,000 golden company troops outside the gates.... bruh she became a Jon Snow (or just a Snow, she disgraced Twyin lannister).
Literally lord of the rings and the hobbit showed better sieges than the garbage GoT.
Also lord of the rings and the hobbit revolves around a big fantasy world than GoT.
As GoT seems to be about man kind. Sure it talks about white walkers, dragons, children of the forest. But that's nothing compared to tolkiens books explaining the different beings of evil and good. Plus the first age, second age then third age and so on forth
0:49 The sound rain drops make when they hit the armor, just amazing. The war is so lively, it feels like I am right there
I just watched The Battle of Winterfell..... Not even close to the epicness of this battle.
I couldn't see shit in the Battle of Winterfell. People making excuses that it was done to raise tension but this battle had just as much tension if not more and I could still see shit.
@Merciless Freak it's gotta be Arya Stark and Lyanna Mormont. That battle belonged to the kids.
@@justBeOrDontB7568 Do not forget Jorah fucking Mormont
Couldn't even seen anything.
@@FireflyFalafel Nah, I liked the darkness, it's just more realistic and threatening. Looking back at this LOTR battle, it feels like they're standing under a spotlight in the middle of the night. Muh.
Whenever I watch a part of LOTR, directly after it I start watching the whole trilogy, taking in the music, the craftsmanship, design, acting, directing, writing, interpreting, everything. From A to Z an absolute masterpiece.
Thanks to everyone involved in the production, movies, books, us, the readers, watchers, writers...this project as a whole is one for the ages.
I don't know what the world's gonna look like in 100 to 200 years, yet if it will anything like today this Lord of the Rings project around Peter Jackson will be regarded as one of a kind project in human mankind. I mean everything, all chain links of the project chainmail shirt had to work together in coherence. I mean even all making of material and movies and interviews together are just a small part of the real thing. The everyday work, through night and day for years and years and post production.
Didn't Peter say somewhere in the Californian mountains, they have stored over 1000 and more hours of shooting material.
The scale of this endeavor, Odyssey and life's journey is so immense, even Peter and so many people involved said in interviews they couldn't even believe it, the shear impact it also had and what they all were involved in to what extent it reached. So many people involved, and all the extras and people behind all of it.
"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
The difference when the creator knows the book he adapting to the screens by heart and not just because he likes it. This is a masterpiece. Literally set the bar for fantasy battle scenes, and yeah, I think nothing is able to top it yet.
Narnia
@@monkeyspoon8255 😑
@@monkeyspoon8255LOL Narnia is cool but nah, good joke.
Don't care what anyone says! Best battle scene ever made in film and the best series ever! One of my favourite parts of this battle is 4:02 when the uruk berserkers on the ladders are basically going first to clear a path, I've always been terrified of how strong they were, one of them takes out a group of 3 or 4 elves with one swing!
Bloodlust
By the lore, berserkers weighted over 350lbs and If you look closely on their backs, you can see blood all over. In lore, right before battle, their helms were filled with human blood and put on the heads….blood flowed all over their head and body and after smell it and taste it, uruks becomes frenzy, completely immune to pain and fear with the strenght of 4 men.
Only thing is no one is against you. This is the best battle in lotr, and of all movies ever made. Even Star Wars, which is incredibly hard to compare due to genre
if the berserkers could do that to elves, imagine the kill count if they fought gondorian soldiers especially with how gondor fought in return of the king, where a lot of them looked like they didn't know how to fight and some were killed so easily without any effort.
When did orcs get so simultaniously syncronized?
This battle scene has scared the shit.out of me when i was a kid. I even dreamt of orcs roaming and marching around our village and we are hiding inside our houses.
Lol same bro! I hated the Uruk Hai. Scary lookin bastards.
@@iggystardust9236 Well, uruk hai are my favorite race in Lotr XD
Ow we have Democrat’s..........
@@iggystardust9236 Yes, but I Love them
@UCf-1NEvQbRDADsC29W1MFqw so you never was scared as a kid?
RIP Bernard Hill, may you rest in the halls of your forebears with pride 😢
You know it's a legendary movie when the director hire real Uruk-Hai to make the Movie 🤩
A time when diversity wasn't forced into movies
Who's here to watch a WELL-MADE night battle?
Peter Jackson knows how to do it.
Who’s here before the battle of Winterfell ?
A man will be late
I'm here to prepare myself for the Battle of Winterfell
Me! 👏🏻 not sure my heart is prepared for next week
Had to look to see who came here too
I think we should call it “The Battle FOR Winterfell” has a better ring to it
22 years has passed, there is no video game made of this movie with this vibe.