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I’m hooked on your spin on the story. Any chance of expanding the after party theme with a guest appearance of Radagast the brown and a bag of his primo mushrooms?
I have a question for Elrond. Why didn't you join the fellowship of the ring? You have a lot of power and wisdom. But you just stay behind and talk with Aragorns girlfriend.
I am all in for if you want to keep doing these videos for the entire extended edition trilogy. Put out a 100 hour supercut and I'll happily watch it 😁
@@mark9294 she wanted samwise to give her the slamwise. she wanted him to tend her garden. she wanted him drop her eaves and trim her verge. to bear her ring. she wanted him to sheath his sting.
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 no but what's obvious to some goes over others heads much like I miss jokes that other people know it has to do with location culture and many other things
The Ian McKellen voice is the best of any of the voices Charlie is doing. Also for some reason it's easier for him to keep the deep fake head centered on gandolf. It tends to move around a bit for boromir and the baby elf. I still don't get why they're using a different face for Anakin in the Star wars parodies.
@@ArticLover yeah but I think I could do a pretty good Hugo Weaving especially from The Matrix. The Ian McKellen voice is a skill. The best of all of the voices is Morgan Freeman because that just seems bizarre coming out of him. If you watch the voice only things he does where he mimics seven characters a lot of them aren't very good. But the ones he does good he really nails. He should do the Matrix. He's already got Hugo weaving and there's only three or four more characters.. I'm sure he can do Keanu because almost everybody can.
@@pwnzorofretards but it's only that way he sounded when he's pleading for the ring. It's real breathy and exasperated which is not Boromir's constant voice.
Speaking of Saruman's snacks, I always wondered where Saruman got the south farthing weed in his storeroom. Did he travel to Hobbiton and buy some? and have to be really discreet about it? with the dark wizard cloak cover up and all? Don't want Gandalf to know he does grass dealings with Hobbits😂
It's a whole thing in the books! Saruman's guilty pleasure and the work it took to maintain it was laid out in one of In Deep Geek's videos about Saruman, can't remember which one.
@@JimmyLundberg saw the same Deep Geek vid recently, if I recall right Saruman got into weed import/export because it was _Gandalf's_ habit (and supplying him with heavier grade stuff kept him more distracted) But I might have it wrong 🤷♂️ Edit: the video was "LotR from Saruman's perspective"
Oh man… you need to do an episode where your Mckellen Gandalf goes overboard on the pipe weed, gets a bit trippy, and turns into John Huston’s Gandalf (not too far from Morgan Freeman) from the Bass-Rankin ‘77 Hobbit looking at the ‘77 Hobbit…. and then goes overboard on the shrooms and hallucinates into the William Squire Gandalf of Bakshi’s ‘78 LOTR…. with plenty of freakish pointing into the camera and saying “Saruman” without the “S” 😂
I want a full episode of Obi Wan, Qui and Badakin, having it out with Gandalf, Boz and Baby Elrond, arguing over which is the best franchise, citing examples and slinging insults
10:58 I don't even know why but this bit had me wheezing so hard I had to watch it five times in a row to get over it a little. Absolutely brilliant lol
This series is absolutely golden. The script is hilarious and the characters are brilliant. Thorin lurking like a stranger in the doorway is inspired. I discovered it via an article in The Conversation, "Fan reviews and parodies of Amazon’s The Rings of Power show that ownership is not just determined by contracts," by Lincoln Geraghty, a professor of 'Media Cultures' at the U. of Portsmouth. The piece was bigging up fandoms, especially Tolkien fans, and referenced your work in a section on fan parodies: "Charlie Hopkinson’s Gandalf Reviews deepfake sketches have found an audience that both knows the lore but is also familiar with and enjoys the format of reaction videos made popular on RUclips. Setting Gandalf in a sitcom where he chats with other characters while watching Lord of the Rings may seem glaringly unfaithful to the material, but it uses displacement of those same characters to highlight the importance and value of the original story and movies."
2:00 You know I just noticed, it's sweet how she sees Sam stumbling into the ring and immediately takes him in and starts dancing with him. Even though we never really get attention put on Rosie, it's a little touch that does make it so she's not having Sam 'pushed onto her' but actively reaching out and taking him in.
Jackson's kids turn up later in Rohan and Mina Tirith. Very disconcerting. I love Boromir's John Berger moment and Gandalf's mocking the toffs. These vids are so funny, Charlie.
I loved the trauma fireworks for Bilbo's birthday party It makes me wonder what kind of fireworks Gandalf put on after Aragorn's Coronation at Minas Tirith.
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but the proud foot scene with his feet large in camera, was actually copied from the animated film and was PJ paying homage to it with a near replication of the angle
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Elrond has got to step-up his riddle game on Bilbos speech. "I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve" is a compliment to the party goers, not an insult 🤓
I think that in the extended movie scene between Borimir and Farimir you actually can get that this is who his character is. The movies robbed his character in ways.
If you're not going to do marvel you should think about doing the Matrix. You've already got Hugo weaving and I'm betting you could do Keanu. I can do Keanu I just have to be hit by a rock really hard on the head. Don't forget to say dude a lot. Lol.
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I actually thought the promo wasn't bad. Love your content dude!
I’m hooked on your spin on the story. Any chance of expanding the after party theme with a guest appearance of Radagast the brown and a bag of his primo mushrooms?
Fans want to see qui find out about anikan. Episodes 1 2 and 3 come on give fans what they want
You should do a video where gandalf plays elden ring!❤
I have a question for Elrond. Why didn't you join the fellowship of the ring? You have a lot of power and wisdom. But you just stay behind and talk with Aragorns girlfriend.
I am all in for if you want to keep doing these videos for the entire extended edition trilogy. Put out a 100 hour supercut and I'll happily watch it 😁
would probably get tired of doing the voices at that point
Or a DVD style audio commentary of the extended version to listen alongside the movie.
god imagine that.
Strangers from distant lands, friends of old. You have been summoned here today to kick back with gandalf and the boys
I love all the subtle Gandalf face twitches while he’s watching. You are a master of your craft, good sir.
Every line of Boromir is golden
Based on the eyes Rosie had been giving him all night, I'm fairly certain she was just waiting for Sam to make a move.
Yes but why?
@@mark9294 she wanted samwise to give her the slamwise. she wanted him to tend her garden. she wanted him drop her eaves and trim her verge. to bear her ring. she wanted him to sheath his sting.
@lord_wyran she wanted him to plant his seed in her soil.
@@longdongmc.johnson till her fields
@@longdongmc.johnson Name checks out
Thorin is like one of those dads whose convinced they got stuff to do and just end up watching the whole movie standing up
The trauma firework joke was amazing i wonder how many people caught that
Everyone caught it. Now the "soggy biscuit" bit.....😶
Why? You sincerely believe that you're the only "smart" one here who can catch an obvious joke?🙄
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 no but what's obvious to some goes over others heads much like I miss jokes that other people know it has to do with location culture and many other things
Waiting for the next part! Can't wait to see what Gandalf will say in the BILBO BAGGINS! DO NOT TAKE ME FOR SOME CONJURER OF CHEAP TRICKS part.
Haha yeah!
This series is great! May the algorithm bless it.
I could listen to these discussions... dialogues... uhhh conversations.... for hours. Beautiful.
That setup between Thorin and Gandalf was wicked
This is the only channel where I watch through the paid segments. SO GREAT!
These three characters should do running commentary on just about everything. They've got the right chemistry to agree and antagonize each other.
Turning Samwise Gamgee into a potato is absolute comic genius.
I mean... you are what you eat.
Elronds recap of Bilbo speech is the funniest thing!!! Top tier.
That's how you make a add the audience doesn't want to skip.👍
I always appreciate your creative sponsored ads. They don’t seem forced
I want a cross over between you and the orcs with normal voices guys
This HAS to happen.
Would they have ruZZian accents?? 🤔 😏
It would be glorious!
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@@RR-ut3xl we’ll get those men
probably the first youtuber to make the ads entertaining to watch, hats off to you young sir
the ad in the middle is hilarious, much better than the typical "pause the video to deliver a message" routine you see all over youtube
Amazing impressions, voices are spot on! Even the ad with Gandalf in the kitchen was epic! Good lads 👍🏻❤
I LOVE the references that no one will get unless they read Fellowship! LOVE IT!
That add is wonderful. I work at hello fresh.
The Ian McKellen voice is the best of any of the voices Charlie is doing. Also for some reason it's easier for him to keep the deep fake head centered on gandolf. It tends to move around a bit for boromir and the baby elf. I still don't get why they're using a different face for Anakin in the Star wars parodies.
Its a tossup between Yung Elrond and Gandalf for me, he's got Elronds slow delivery bang on.
@@ArticLover yeah but I think I could do a pretty good Hugo Weaving especially from The Matrix. The Ian McKellen voice is a skill. The best of all of the voices is Morgan Freeman because that just seems bizarre coming out of him. If you watch the voice only things he does where he mimics seven characters a lot of them aren't very good. But the ones he does good he really nails. He should do the Matrix. He's already got Hugo weaving and there's only three or four more characters.. I'm sure he can do Keanu because almost everybody can.
I think the joke was that anakin was cloned from his hand that was cut off by obi-wan and so his face and brain ain't quite right.
His Boromir is legit AF
@@pwnzorofretards but it's only that way he sounded when he's pleading for the ring. It's real breathy and exasperated which is not Boromir's constant voice.
Gandalf almost throwing potato Sam into the skillet 😅🤣 One of the best HF ads I’ve ever seen
This series is fantastic! I hope you continue it!!
"We're gonna party like it's the 2nd age!" -Gandalf
"That fireworks shindig in NYC 2002" Too soon ,Gandalf, too soon
It is funny what elron points out about the dragon fireworks.
Pretty sure the bit where Gandalf splits the boulder in the troll story was only in the Hobbit movies. All part of the padding and bloat ;)
Love this, Charlie has a great talent, the comedy scripts are top notch too.
Sunlight killing the Balrog made me laugh out loud 😂
After getting so used to the look of this Gandalf it is really weird to see the actual one
The HelloFresh AD was watchable. lol I usually skip the AD part, but you are funny.
I love these impressions 😂
Your skits are FANTASTIC
Skits? I thought it was just "a little poo".
HelloFresh ad- perfect example of how to place an ad with minimal disruption.
I knew Gandalf was going to off on Pippin. Can't wait to see more of it 😂
Lol the charisma radiating from Gandalf in your videos is OP 💯🤯🔥✊
This is just too good. Thanks man.
I can’t wait to see Gandalf mope the floor with the Necromancer 😂
13:16 lmao I want this edited this into the actual film. I love this series.
Brilliant 👏 thank you 😊
Baby Elrond will never not make me laugh.😂
Well done, sir.
I still dont understand why he's a baby tho
@@minnumseerrund Me either but it still cracks me up to see that face on a doll’s body
@@michaelmullins6396 I hope someone will enlighten us one day.
Pauses I minute in to say: Life goal - to incorporate "bachanalian stuff" into more conversations - although more likely to use it ironically 😏
First sponsor section I actually enjoyed watching.
you know the video's fun when you willingly and happily watch the entire sponsor plug
'Trauma fireworks' had me pissing myself
Fantastic Episode I can not wait for the next one After party gonna be great
Speaking of Saruman's snacks, I always wondered where Saruman got the south farthing weed in his storeroom. Did he travel to Hobbiton and buy some? and have to be really discreet about it? with the dark wizard cloak cover up and all? Don't want Gandalf to know he does grass dealings with Hobbits😂
It's a whole thing in the books! Saruman's guilty pleasure and the work it took to maintain it was laid out in one of In Deep Geek's videos about Saruman, can't remember which one.
@@JimmyLundberg saw the same Deep Geek vid recently, if I recall right Saruman got into weed import/export because it was _Gandalf's_ habit (and supplying him with heavier grade stuff kept him more distracted)
But I might have it wrong 🤷♂️
Edit: the video was "LotR from Saruman's perspective"
absolutely hilarious!!! made my day
I've seen a lot of HelloFresh ads in my time, and this was probably the best of them. It was almost as funny as the rest of the video!
.... I want that smeagle mug. That's fantastic.
I’m glad that Elrond showed concern for Bilbo’s mental health
This is phenomenal. I can’t stop laughing
Oh man… you need to do an episode where your Mckellen Gandalf goes overboard on the pipe weed, gets a bit trippy, and turns into John Huston’s Gandalf (not too far from Morgan Freeman) from the Bass-Rankin ‘77 Hobbit looking at the ‘77 Hobbit…. and then goes overboard on the shrooms and hallucinates into the William Squire Gandalf of Bakshi’s ‘78 LOTR…. with plenty of freakish pointing into the camera and saying “Saruman” without the “S” 😂
Then Michael Hordern.
@@cg98243 Yes! Then Michael Hordern-Gandalf can have traumatic flashbacks to Where Eagles Dare: "Pull out now Broadsword, save yourselves, over.."
@@andygrams6344 Or flashbacks to following Graham Chapman around an island doing nature experiments. 🤔
That was the most chill fire I have ever seen.
“Representing the Realm of Adorables.” lol
8:14, Gandalf throwing shade The Hobbit Trilogy's way as a good enough bit on its own, but Thorin using his own words against him made it even better.
I want a full episode of Obi Wan, Qui and Badakin, having it out with Gandalf, Boz and Baby Elrond, arguing over which is the best franchise, citing examples and slinging insults
Gandalf having a rave is unnaturally funny
9 more hours of reaction videos? That dear man deserves a sub lol.
Please please keep making these!
10:58 I don't even know why but this bit had me wheezing so hard I had to watch it five times in a row to get over it a little. Absolutely brilliant lol
Your guys videos always make me laugh I can't wait till the next part when you guys get to it. Lol
This series is absolutely golden. The script is hilarious and the characters are brilliant. Thorin lurking like a stranger in the doorway is inspired. I discovered it via an article in The Conversation, "Fan reviews and parodies of Amazon’s The Rings of Power show that ownership is not just determined by contracts," by Lincoln Geraghty, a professor of 'Media Cultures' at the U. of Portsmouth. The piece was bigging up fandoms, especially Tolkien fans, and referenced your work in a section on fan parodies:
"Charlie Hopkinson’s Gandalf Reviews deepfake sketches have found an audience that both knows the lore but is also familiar with and enjoys the format of reaction videos made popular on RUclips. Setting Gandalf in a sitcom where he chats with other characters while watching Lord of the Rings may seem glaringly unfaithful to the material, but it uses displacement of those same characters to highlight the importance and value of the original story and movies."
I enjoy re-watching these awesome videos. :)
As a Yank I sometimes have to look up British slang. Sorry I looked up ‘soggy biscuit game.’ 😂😂😂
You poor poor child.
@@plantemor I’m 72 and skilled in US and Aussie slang, just adding to my vocabulary 😀
2:00 You know I just noticed, it's sweet how she sees Sam stumbling into the ring and immediately takes him in and starts dancing with him. Even though we never really get attention put on Rosie, it's a little touch that does make it so she's not having Sam 'pushed onto her' but actively reaching out and taking him in.
Sam had seriously good taste, imho.
Jackson's kids turn up later in Rohan and Mina Tirith. Very disconcerting.
I love Boromir's John Berger moment and Gandalf's mocking the toffs.
These vids are so funny, Charlie.
John berger moment?
@@CharlieHopkinson
In his book Ways of Seeing Berger talks about the male gaze. Sorry, thought that was what you were referencing.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ways_of_Seeing
Ya know, I actually found the in video ad quite entertaining
Great work, Charlie!
I loved the trauma fireworks for Bilbo's birthday party It makes me wonder what kind of fireworks Gandalf put on after Aragorn's Coronation at Minas Tirith.
Not sure if it's been mentioned, but the proud foot scene with his feet large in camera, was actually copied from the animated film and was PJ paying homage to it with a near replication of the angle
Rave Gandalf is Best Gandalf.
This is quality gold 🎉
I gotta watch these movies again...
5:00 Gandalf looks like two kids trying to look like an adult.
7:16 LOL
“Use my link or go to Hell!” Oh Fresh is what I heard. 05:27
😂
You need to do a game of Thrones reaction as eddard stark. Your Sean bean is so funny.
Finally someone understands how to wrap a sponsorship creatively into their channel 👍. Having worked in advertising for 30 years I cringe when influencers try to promote random products. Great job! 👍 Love the channel 💯
Yeah even when they post a promotion at the very beginning of the video or in the middle so cringe and rude
Thorin caught me off guard😂
The bagginses are actual thieves though. Of course he 'bags' a pint.
Has Thorin I just ripped a bong?
His eyes are at 10 & 2😂
Gandalf in there having a nostril gospel 😂😂
Elrond has got to step-up his riddle game on Bilbos speech. "I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve" is a compliment to the party goers, not an insult 🤓
lol funny )) love the rave
heh that dig at thorin
Best comedy of the year
Someone get Boromir his Ventolin puffer!
Thorin cracks me up 😅😅
Please do all the lotr these ARE absolute GOLD 😂🤣
I think that in the extended movie scene between Borimir and Farimir you actually can get that this is who his character is. The movies robbed his character in ways.
This Was super funny made me laugh to my side hurt well well done
The 2002 shindig in Manhattan 😭
I didnt realize that Charlie was A Hobbit. @5:08
If you're not going to do marvel you should think about doing the Matrix. You've already got Hugo weaving and I'm betting you could do Keanu. I can do Keanu I just have to be hit by a rock really hard on the head. Don't forget to say dude a lot. Lol.
That hello fresh gandalf did NOT have big saggy hands, the incongruity is what probably made me laugh.