One fun thing to notice. Both Saruman and Gandalf use black powder. Yet where Saruman used it as a weapon of war and death, Gandalf was shown making them into fireworks for cheer and merriment. Great subtle characterization
I always thought, because Gandalf has the elven ring of fire, that he used it to discover gunpowder. He shared the secret with Saruman because he believed he was an ally and friend. But Gandalf used his knowledge for joy, while Saruman used the knowledge for war and death.
I never miss anything and yet....not even a passing shadow of this brilliant little detail went through my mind after all these years. That's it, I'm telling everyone it was i who came up with it 😁😉
17:15 Once Hella realizes the Orcs are the Meat that's back on the Menu, she makes food references when each one dies! "Yeah! Another dish!" I'm not sure if this is kind-hearted or sadistic.
Elvish objects like the rope & bread cause Gollum pain & discomfort, which is why the rope burns him & the bread is inedible. He is very dramatic, but he is not faking that- he is cursed.
Yeah, the books explain it better and it’s hard to catch. Everything elvish is basically blessed and gollum is cursed so it burns him to feel the rope or eat the elvish food. It’s kind of a hard detail to fit into any exposition.
I always found it a bit strange that Samwise couldn't let go of his antipathy towards Gollum, but now I'm wondering if particularly pure people are also repulsed by his curse.
@@stacktrace8605 Sam was simple and understood things in black and white. He wasn't as educated and worldly as Frodo, who understood the subtleties of the Ring from Gandalf, Bilbo, and had empathy from carrying the Ring himself. Sam isn't perfect, and in the book Sam's inability to see Gollum as redeemable leads to one of the most heartbreaking scenes not included in the films.
@@stacktrace8605 He does warm up to smeagol (the exchange with cooking the meat, potatoes, is how sam is trying to show he's accepting smeagols company), but never trusts him. Which is wise considering how the ring twists its bearers. If he hadn't been treated to harshly by the gondor soliders, who knows (I saw in a comment elsewhere the reason gandolf came with 3 eagles is that one was to carry smeagol if he survived)... Poor smeagol is just a completely tragic creature, the ring snears him at the very beginning, is the cause of his exile and isolation, and then after 500 years when he is finally truely free of it (the process starting when frodo reminds him of his name, who he was), he suffers through no fault of his own and terrified to the point the ring grabs him again...
@@ronbo11which one is named hella? I’m new here and I just think that’s a beautiful and awesome name. Edit: nvm they say in the intro. Not an Asian name afaik, I wonder how she got it.
4:45 Sam: Mordor, the one place in Middle-Earth we don't want to see any closer. Hella: (sighs) Ah, well, we have to. Every reaction you can count on Hella to give an honest and semi-brutal response to what is happening. I love it.
have you seen the accessory CDs that come with the extended edition?...They show a lot of detail in how the films were made. Including how Andy got the part of Smeagol/Gollum.
There is far more to Gandalf than the movie ever reveals. He is not permitted by the powers that sent him to use his full strength. He was sent to guide, advise, and Inspire. But he is something far greater placed into a human body in order to complete his mission
I've always seen Gandalf as an allegory to Jesus. He is a divine, self sacrificing resurrected character who speaks in riddles but gives good advice and as you said guide and inspire.
@@luisdawnfinder3188 He is, when he was taken by the balrog its a type of the harrowing of hades, and you next see him in a glorified (white) state like Jesus after the resurrection. Tolkien says Christian themes are throughout the story
If I recall right he is allowed to use his powers against demons and ancient threats, hence with the Balrog you get to see some of his power although it was mainly defensive.
@@ryanhampson673 As far as I remember It is not that he is not allowed to use his powers or he is allowed to use only against demons or ancient threats, but when he took the human form to came to middle earth his powers was sealed. He cannot use his fullpower even if he wanted. He only can use a very small parcel of it
Comments like these are coming with the Movie Munchies Ladies-I think it is why I enjoy their reaction channel-their reactions allow me to enjoy movies I enjoy through different eyes. I have found movies I haven’t liked are not better through their eyes though-so I am editing my views more. I still highly champion the reaction to The Princess Bride. I think their reactions to violent movies are fine, but I enjoy much more the reactions to movies that are smart, romantic, lovely more-it seems more to their liking and the violent movie reactions become routine for me. Best MMLs.
ENTS' SAD STORY The ent wives liked gardens and orchards. They liked to bring order to nature and were home bodies. The ents liked wild nature and wandering the wild woods. The woods back then took up most of the world. The ents came back one day and the ent wives had moved away.Their gardens were empty. No matter how hard they looked, the ents never found the ent wives. You could say they just grew apart!
@@isaackellogg3493 In the Making Of videos that came with the DVD version of the movie, the production crew never seemed to understand that "Mumakil" is the plural form of "Mumak." And they are no more closely related to mammoths than to modern elephants.
@@johnwalters1341 the Mûmakil are a species of Gomphotheres (“welded beast” or “peg beast”). Gomphotheres were elephant-like proboscideans related to, but not members of, the modern elephant family. They were more closely related to mastodons than to mammoths or living elephants yet were more derived than mastodons, suggesting a more recent origin. In turn, it appears one line of gomphotheres may have given rise to the later mammoths and mastodons. So the Gomphothere-mammoth-mastodon-elephant family tree is as complicated as that of hobbits.
The epic saga continues. 'Looks like meat's back on the menu boys!' Is among the most morbidly funny and memorable quotes in this section of the film. Also Viggo Mortensen actually broke some toes when he kicked the helmet, his scream of rage was actually one of pain. It was kept for the realism.
@@bluecedar7914There are three guarantees in life. Death, taxes, and people who inform others that Viggo Mortensen broke his toe when he kicked the helmet and therefore his scream was real
This was always my favorite of the trilogy. I was excited to see how you ladies reacted to the story of Gollum and his redemption story. And I was NOT disappointed. Despite his appearance, both of you came to like him. His performance is phenomenal. Kudos to Andy Serkis for such a phenomenal job. Wonderful reaction ladies!
The way Gandalf and the Balrog got to the top of the mountain is that the Dwarves had long ago built a very long and winding staircase that went from the deepest cavern to the very top of the highest peak where there was a door that opened onto the mountain top. After they fell into the water the fire of the beast was extinguished and it became a thing of slime that then tried to flee from Gandalf by climbing the endless stair but Gandalf pursued it while continuing to strike it with his sword. After a couple of days they finally reached the summit and and when they emerged into the cold air of the mountain it re-ignited the flames of the Balrog and they began fighting again and that's where we see the story from in the movie. Gandalf was then lying on the Mountain top in a state of near death, with his hair and clothes all burned off of him, when the great Eagle that rescued him before sees him and swoops down and rescues him and carries him back to the Elves forest kingdom where the Fellowship had rested before. There the elves heal Gandalf and make new robes and staff for him and he becomes Gandalf the White.
Gandalf wasn’t “near death”. He DID die. The Valar incarnated him Into a new body and gave him the additional authority of being “the White” and sent him back. This was a type or figure of Christ’s death and resurrection.
Gandalf did die. Eru Illuvatar sent him back because of his loyalty and his mission was not finished, so he was resurrected and allowed to use more of his power, and take the position of Saruman among the Istari. Gwaihir brought him to Lothlorien where Galadriel gave him his new clothes and staff, but did not need to heal him, because Eru had already done it.
Saying that Merry and Pippin would have seemed "only children to your eyes," isn't body shaming. It's an honest attempt to get information from Eomer about the hobbits.
Here's a cool fact the scene where Aragorn kicks the helmet after he thinks Merry and Pippin are dead, that scream he gives out sounds so pained and real because it is. Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn's Actor) did takes of that shot so many times kicking the helmet, that he actually broke his toes on the last take! It was so good that they kept it in the film. Now that's suffering for the art.
You should be scared of those songs. Star Trek described the type of song she's singing by saying "It isn't to mourn the dead, it's to warn everyone in Heaven that a true Warrior is coming."
One thing that should be noted is that the ring isn't just power, but representative of sin itself. Like sin, it is tempting, working on the sense of selfishness and pride to lure people into serving it. Giving in taints your soul scaring you and making you feel ever more despairing. Such despair is what has consumed Gollum. He despairs in himself, only finding meaning in the empty feeling that selfishness from the Ring provides. The Ring's power can only be denied by acts of forgiveness and mercy. It is for that reason that Frodo is the best to carry it. He is a disciplined, merciful, and forgiving Hobbit, which makes the Ring's job difficult.
Look for a Ted-Ed episode on "Plato's Ring" - besides what else Tolkien added to it for the story, I'm pretty sure the one ring is very much a reference to Plato. In a nutshell, Plato debated with another philosopher whether morality was inherent to a person or enforced by external law and the fear of being caught in an immoral act. Plato wondered if someone had a ring that could turn them invisible and let them get away with whatever they wanted, would they still be able to stay a moral person? I always wondered why of all things the ring grants invisibility and the idea that it's a moral test seems to be a perfect answer to the question.
Remember what Gandalf said: "Do not be so eager to deal out Death and Judgment, for even the very wise cannot see all ends." And since you've seen Return of The King on Patreon, you see that Grima is the one that stabs Saruman. If they had killed him in this film, as you wanted, Saruman would have holed up in his tower.
Well, Saruman’s intention may have been holing up in Orthanc, but he would eventually have come to realize that the tower had actually become his own prison.
And Saruman is a wizard. There's nothing Wormtongue can tell him that he doesn't already know. He's got birds and beasts spying for him, and he's as old as Gandalf, and knows all about Helm's Deep. The things Wormtongue says are exposition for the audience. There was really no harm in letting him go. Besides, the king had just come out from the spell he was under - it doesn't look good if the first thing he does is kill someone groveling on the ground, with everyone watching.
"It's because they have no souls" , "Gandalf's Brother". This is officially the best reaction channel on RUclips. I love how they analyze the world of middle earth.
25:04 The dead elves and people are some of the ones who died in the great war Galadriel tells in the prologue of the first movie. 38:50 Entwives lived at the other side of the great river they sail in first movie. They had gardens there because they preferred that to forests, but in the war against Sauron, he burnt and destroyed all those lands to delay the advance of the allies. Desolation was so huge that almost nothing could grow in those lands again (they are now known as the Brown Lands). No one knows what happened to the Entwives, if they fled, were killed or were taken to work as slaves in the lands of Mordor.
I like Eomer, but when he said "I would cut off your head, dwarf, if it stood higher from the ground.".... He didn't realize he was talking to a very skillful warrior in Gimli. I would put my money on Gimli all day in that fight lol.
totally agree, though i will say that i'm pretty confident that Eomer would give a very good accounting of himself.....before being utterly destroyed by Gimli!🙂
In the book, Eomer made a slighting reference to Galadriel in their conversation, causing a running beef between Eomer and Gimli: "The matter of the Lady Galadriel still lies between us. I have yet to teach you gentle speech." "We shall see," said Eomer. "So many strange things have chanced that to learn the praise of a fair lady under the loving strokes of a Dwarf's axe will seem no great wonder."
@@johnwalters1341 The side story between Gimli and Eomer is awesome. They eventually become good friends and stand side by side in the book at Helm's Deep, saving each others' lives during the battle.
RIP Bernald Hill. Theoden was my favorite character in the books, and he would go on to be my favorite character in the movies. Bernald Hill played him perfectly; exactly the right mix of stern gravitas mixed with warm hearted care for his people. Like an old grampa. A grampa that could kick an orc's arse.
Here is the translation for Eowyn's Lament. Tolkien was a lover of languages and was the kind of professor who would openly recite Old Saxon poetry from heart to his class. In fact, the Rohirrim are based on the idea that the Anglo-Saxons defeat the Normans at Hastings (thus preserving their language and customs) and then developed a horse culture. "An evil death has set forth the noble warrior A song shall sing the sorrowing minstrels of Meduseld That noble cousin, who always held me dear Now is held in darkness enclosed."
song of the Ents Ent: When spring unfolds the beechen-leaf and sap is in the bough, When light is on the wild-wood stream, and wind is on the brow, When stride is long, and breath is deep, and keen the mountain air, Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is fair! Entwife: When Spring is come to garth and field, and corn is in the blade, When blossom like a shining snow is on the orchard laid, When sun and shower upon the earth with fragrance fill the air, I'll linger here, and will not come, because my land is fair! Ent: When Summer lies upon the world, and in a noon of gold Beneath the roof of sleeping leaves the dreams of trees unfold, When woodland halls are green and cool, and wind is in the West, Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is best! Entwife: When Summer warms the hanging fruit and burns the berry brown; When straw is gold, and ear is white, and harvest comes to town; When honey spills, and apple swells, though wind be in the West, I'll linger here beneath the Sun, because my land is best! Ent: When Winter comes, the winter wild that hill and wood shall slay; When trees shall fall and starless night devour the sunless day; When wind is in the deadly East, then in the bitter rain I'll look for thee, and call to thee; I'll come to thee again! Entwife: When Winter comes, and singing ends; when darkness falls at last; When broken is the barren bough, and light and labour past; I'll look for thee, and wait for thee, until we meet again: Together we will take the road beneath the bitter rain! Both: Together we will take the road that leads into the West, And far away will find a land where both our hearts may rest.
First of all, I applaud you both for watching the extended version of these movies. I found out the hard way that when showing a friend The Lord Of The Rings for the first time, the theatrical release is the way to go. Also, you both look stunning 🤩. Hela, may I take you out on a date 🙏🏽 🌹
I remember getting the first two Extended Editions and showing them to my mom at Christmas and she got so pissed off that story wasn't finished. We had to rush to the movie theater to see the third one.
Don't be afraid of the song Eowyn sang. It is a lament in Anglo-Saxon. She does it well. "Now dear Théodred lies in darkness, most loyal of fighters. The sound of the harp shall not wake the warrior; nor shall the man hold a golden wine-cup, nor good hawk swing through the hall, nor the swift horse stamp in the courtyard. An evil death has set forth the noble warrior A song shall sing the sorrowing minstrels of Meduseld That noble cousin, who always held me dear Now is held in darkness, enclosed."
Hi Movie Munchies!! Your reaction to the Lord of the Rings movies is so good; you are both enjoying the story and characters. Love your honest, fun reactions. Keep watching these good movies! Have a great day, beautiful ladies!!
You know, Viggo Mortensen actually broke his toe when he kicked the helmet. He channeled the pain to deepen Aragorn's anguish of the apparent death of the Hobbits. Note: It's crazy that he was more injured here, than in the first movie when an orc actually threw a dagger at his head.*
@@Youngie761 Remember, some of Saruman's half-orcs had visited Bree and the Southfarthing...so they could have told the uruks about menus at Bree/Shire inns and taverns.
Wormtongue is my favorite character in both the books and the movies. The way the actor has portrayed him really stands out to me. His perfect pronunciations and mannerisms really shines in this movie.
The fight between Gandalf and the Balrog continued after they hit the underground lake, they fought each other all through the caverns, made it outside, and to the peak of the mountain known as Silvertine where Durin's tower stood. That entire dual between those two lasted 3 days and two nights, they didn't include like 85% of the actual fight. It's no wonder Gandalf keeled over
Those prosthetics on the orcs were really useful not just for the looks, but since the actors inside them had to open their mouths more to deliver their lines it caused them to spit a lot, adding to the disgusting feel to the orcs.
I LOVE that you considered it body shaming for them to say hobbits would look like children. 😊 You two are the best!!! Thanks for making these videos. I absolutely love watching movies and shows with you!
40:03 - That flag comming off was not scripted. It just naturally happened when they were filming, and they kept it in the movie. Which worked out perfectly.
It's still amazing looking back just how many careers spawned from this. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom. Even Karl Urban who I've loved watching for so long got his start here.
As always, Hella and Chi, you two see things in movies that many other reactors do not. It's part of what makes you both so much fun to watch. ♥ One important thing to remember about The Lord of the Rings is that every character has a purpose. Even after we may think they're gone, they come back to do what they are meant to do, whether good or bad. Grima Wormtongue's story hasn't ended ye and Shmeagol/Gollum will help Frodo make his hardest decision. Eowyn, King Theoden's daughter has a very pivotal part to play as well as Treebeard and many more of the Ents. Both Eowyn and Treebeard have two of my favourite parts of the books and movies. Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest of the 20th Century stories in that the main characters all learn and grow and become better versions of who they begin the story as.
my favorite moments: 02:01 game of thorns 05:40 goblim (goblin + gollum) 09:06 yeah, fight each other 11:10 oh, this traitor 15:32 just fight against each other 27:04 they got different transportation now
Fun fact, this is entire movie takes 18 pages of 1178 in the 3 books. At least the Rhoirm section. At lot of the Frodo stuff was borrowed from the third book, and other sections moved to the third movie
Adapting Tolkien's book to movie form was especially hard for T2T, since it doesn't have a proper beginning or end. As a result, the script writers had to make more changes to Tolkien's story than either of the other two movies. Much of the middle third of the movie was invented by the script writers. In particular, the Battle of Helm's Deep was supposedly modeled on the movie "Zulu," where a small force of British soldiers oppose an enormous army of Zulu warriors. Peter Jackson was very fond of this movie and used it as an outline for his battle.
@@johnwalters1341 While in the book they weren't outnumbered as badly as in the film--3,000 Rohirrim vs 10,000 orcs and Dunlendings--Zulu was a good film to base the film battle on, as they are indeed similar in situation.
Hell yeah!!!! Now the real Adventure begins.... I have a Confession to make: I'm addicted to your Videos!😂 Chi and Hella pretty as always and especially Hella's dress looks amazing! Where can I buy it?🤔
By the way.. The voice of Treebeard are John-Rhys Davis voice. And he is the actor who played Gimli. His voice was so deep and on point that they didn't need to change it by the computer.
1.Frodo "dream" was a vision. This was really happening but Frodo saw these events through his "dream" while he slept. 2. Saruman forces on his tower destroy forest for their "industry". This is because they need fire for their furnaces with which they forge iron and do all sorts of other things. It's the start of an industry. First industry in the world. 😉But it's also an element of Tolkien's warning about industry (because Tolkien was more or less against industrialization and destruction of nature for the sake of steel). 3. Smeagol's dark side is the spirit/voice of the ring. 4.Smeagol or Smeagle is a previous ring holder from whom Bilbo took a ring. So girls, maybe it's good if you have time to read original Tolkien books about "Lord of the Rings", "Hobbit". If you have the opportunity, get "Unfinished Tales" or/and The Silmarillion. These are Tolkien's work and they are related to Norse mythology itself. ☺ But still your reaction was good and interesting to watch. Fun to watch. 😁
Oh my god these movies are so damn good 20 years later. Maybe even better. "he is not alone" and then "good, very good" Samwise Gamgee is the best. Love the movie reactions I have to watch more. S+ to the Movie Munchies.
Gandalf it´s one of the five Istari... sent to the middle earth by the Valar. With Saruman, it´s also Gandalf, Radagast and the two blue wizards. Saruman was the white because he was chosen as the leader of all them. When he turned to evil... the God Ilúvatar chose a new leader.... returning Gandalf as Gandalf the white.
Fun fact: The Nazgul (Ring wraiths or Black Riders) that is riding is actually the Witch King of Angmar and the leader of the Nine and the new transportation that Angmar is riding on is a Fellbeast, not a dragon. It is like a mutated wyrm, but abominable and disdainful in appearance.
so the thing with the Balrog vs Gandalf: they are fairly evenly matched, both being Maia. there are various estimates for how far down they fell, from 2.5 miles to 15 miles. The truth is we don't know for sure. What we do know is that the balrog was familiar enough with the depths of the earth under moria to find his way back out. Gandalf pursued him vigorously, partly because of the danger the balrog poses to anyone he deems an enemy and partly to find his way out of the labyrinthian network of caves and tunnels. Gandalf ended up fighting with the Balrog for 10 days before finally overcoming him.
At the beginning of the movie, Frodo and Sam are about 1600 km from Mordor, but they can see the Fire mountain because there is no air pollution to cloud their view. During the pandemic, air pollution levels grew so low that the Himalaya Mountains could be seen from 200 km away, and none of them are volcanoes.
I think you are the first reactors I've seen who realized the rope came undone because they wanted it to, not because Sam made a bad knot
I thought that it was Gollum, loosening it sneakily whilst following them.
Both wrong. It's an elvish rope it just does that when you want it to. Read the books you plebs.
Its elvish rope- it comes loose when you want it to.
I knew that too
I've seen maybe 20 reactors. First time someone realized it ^^
One fun thing to notice. Both Saruman and Gandalf use black powder. Yet where Saruman used it as a weapon of war and death, Gandalf was shown making them into fireworks for cheer and merriment. Great subtle characterization
I always thought, because Gandalf has the elven ring of fire, that he used it to discover gunpowder. He shared the secret with Saruman because he believed he was an ally and friend. But Gandalf used his knowledge for joy, while Saruman used the knowledge for war and death.
Gandalf is the fire that warms and lights. Saruman is the fire that burns and destroys.
I never miss anything and yet....not even a passing shadow of this brilliant little detail went through my mind after all these years. That's it, I'm telling everyone it was i who came up with it 😁😉
At 44:39 the language Eowyn is singing in is Old English. It is how English would have sounded 1000 years ago.
RIP Bernard Hill -> King Théoden (1944-2024)
RIP Sir Christopher Lee -> Saruman (1922-2015)
Two great actors.
utterly impeccable casting
Man, time really does fly. Can't believe it's been 9 years since Lee died.
@@nodak81I feel the same way. 😢
Actually we lost 9 actors. If you look up on Google.
Chi: Samuran*
Aragorn: You are a daughter of Kings. A shieldmaiden of Rohan.
Eowyn: [Stares at Aragorn] 😍😍
Hella: "She's in love".
We have a WINNER!!
Aragorn was probably the first male in her life to take her seriously.
That fierce stare from her after they crossed blades is chilling. And...oh yeah, she is in love.
17:15 Once Hella realizes the Orcs are the Meat that's back on the Menu, she makes food references when each one dies!
"Yeah! Another dish!"
I'm not sure if this is kind-hearted or sadistic.
Also it confirms orcs have restaurants since they know what menus are
Elvish objects like the rope & bread cause Gollum pain & discomfort, which is why the rope burns him & the bread is inedible. He is very dramatic, but he is not faking that- he is cursed.
Yeah, the books explain it better and it’s hard to catch. Everything elvish is basically blessed and gollum is cursed so it burns him to feel the rope or eat the elvish food. It’s kind of a hard detail to fit into any exposition.
Poor Gollum.
I always found it a bit strange that Samwise couldn't let go of his antipathy towards Gollum, but now I'm wondering if particularly pure people are also repulsed by his curse.
@@stacktrace8605 Sam was simple and understood things in black and white. He wasn't as educated and worldly as Frodo, who understood the subtleties of the Ring from Gandalf, Bilbo, and had empathy from carrying the Ring himself. Sam isn't perfect, and in the book Sam's inability to see Gollum as redeemable leads to one of the most heartbreaking scenes not included in the films.
@@stacktrace8605 He does warm up to smeagol (the exchange with cooking the meat, potatoes, is how sam is trying to show he's accepting smeagols company), but never trusts him. Which is wise considering how the ring twists its bearers.
If he hadn't been treated to harshly by the gondor soliders, who knows (I saw in a comment elsewhere the reason gandolf came with 3 eagles is that one was to carry smeagol if he survived)... Poor smeagol is just a completely tragic creature, the ring snears him at the very beginning, is the cause of his exile and isolation, and then after 500 years when he is finally truely free of it (the process starting when frodo reminds him of his name, who he was), he suffers through no fault of his own and terrified to the point the ring grabs him again...
18:50 "That body-shaming twice" - I laughed out loud at that!
I think Hella is sensitive about shorter people like the hobbits and dwarves. But rest assured, the small folk have big courage!
@@ronbo11 Yeh bro as a 130 cm tall guy i felt the reason that compelled her to say that XD
@@ronbo11which one is named hella? I’m new here and I just think that’s a beautiful and awesome name.
Edit: nvm they say in the intro. Not an Asian name afaik, I wonder how she got it.
4:45 Sam: Mordor, the one place in Middle-Earth we don't want to see any closer.
Hella: (sighs) Ah, well, we have to.
Every reaction you can count on Hella to give an honest and semi-brutal response to what is happening. I love it.
Andy Serkis played Gollum so perfectly, especially with his voice
That’s right.
Yep. Gollum is THE star of this movie!
@@PhilBagels he sure is
have you seen the accessory CDs that come with the extended edition?...They show a lot of detail in how the films were made. Including how Andy got the part of Smeagol/Gollum.
@@belasius2895 yes i have
Hela, please don’t drink “tree water” we love you the way you are…
Fun fact: the voice of Tree beard is the same actor as Gimli the Dwarf!!!
Also the tallest actor of all the fellowship members.
John Rhyes Ramie
@@nathancruz9172 John Rhys-Davies
I didn’t know that
Here before the first "Toe Break" comment.
😂
You go and tell them
looks like you beat it by 13 minutes good job
Yeah, but everyone ignores the commitment of the helmet to the role
That takes some doing for any Lord of the Rings reaction for sure. Everybody wants to jump in and tell that story.
John Rhys-Davies, in addition to playing Gimli, is also the voice of the helmet.
There is far more to Gandalf than the movie ever reveals. He is not permitted by the powers that sent him to use his full strength. He was sent to guide, advise, and
Inspire. But he is something far greater placed into a human body in order to complete his mission
Yes, I feel most people dont realize how powerful maia are in that world. He is literally and angelic character
I've always seen Gandalf as an allegory to Jesus. He is a divine, self sacrificing resurrected character who speaks in riddles but gives good advice and as you said guide and inspire.
@@luisdawnfinder3188 He is, when he was taken by the balrog its a type of the harrowing of hades, and you next see him in a glorified (white) state like Jesus after the resurrection. Tolkien says Christian themes are throughout the story
If I recall right he is allowed to use his powers against demons and ancient threats, hence with the Balrog you get to see some of his power although it was mainly defensive.
@@ryanhampson673 As far as I remember It is not that he is not allowed to use his powers or he is allowed to use only against demons or ancient threats, but when he took the human form to came to middle earth his powers was sealed. He cannot use his fullpower even if he wanted. He only can use a very small parcel of it
27:05 “oh my god they got different transportation now” 😂😂😂
29:09 "Gandalf's Brother?"
Got a good bargain on them, too, down at the fell beast dealership.
Comments like these are coming with the Movie Munchies Ladies-I think it is why I enjoy their reaction channel-their reactions allow me to enjoy movies I enjoy through different eyes. I have found movies I haven’t liked are not better through their eyes though-so I am editing my views more. I still highly champion the reaction to The Princess Bride. I think their reactions to violent movies are fine, but I enjoy much more the reactions to movies that are smart, romantic, lovely more-it seems more to their liking and the violent movie reactions become routine for me. Best MMLs.
I'm pretty sure out of the millions who have seen Two Towers, Hella is the only person to say that.
ENTS' SAD STORY
The ent wives liked gardens and orchards. They liked to bring order to nature and were home bodies.
The ents liked wild nature and wandering the wild woods.
The woods back then took up most of the world. The ents came back one day and the ent wives had moved away.Their gardens were empty. No matter how hard they looked, the ents never found the ent wives.
You could say they just grew apart!
Very sad.
Sauron burned the gardens of the Ent-wives to make the approach to Mordor more difficult for the Army of the Last Alliance.
An old Entish saying "Yo, bitches be cray"
So you could say they were-ent there anymore.
I love how everyone is doing their best Gollum impression on the thumbnail!
"Oliphaunts" are the Middle Earth versions of elephants.
They are gigantic - many times larger than elephants of today. 15 meters (45 feet) tall!
with four tusks in the movie
Oliphaunts is the hobbit word for Mûmakil, who are actually more related to Mammoths than modern elephants.
@@isaackellogg3493 In the Making Of videos that came with the DVD version of the movie, the production crew never seemed to understand that "Mumakil" is the plural form of "Mumak." And they are no more closely related to mammoths than to modern elephants.
@@johnwalters1341 the Mûmakil are a species of Gomphotheres (“welded beast” or “peg beast”). Gomphotheres were elephant-like proboscideans related to, but not members of, the modern elephant family. They were more closely related to mastodons than to mammoths or living elephants yet were more derived than mastodons, suggesting a more recent origin. In turn, it appears one line of gomphotheres may have given rise to the later mammoths and mastodons.
So the Gomphothere-mammoth-mastodon-elephant family tree is as complicated as that of hobbits.
Éowyn's "Lament for Théodred" wrecks me every time! 😢
Gollum, "We survived because of me."
Smeagol, "Not anymore."
Gollum, "What did you say?"
Chi, "Not anymore." 51:16
The epic saga continues. 'Looks like meat's back on the menu boys!' Is among the most morbidly funny and memorable quotes in this section of the film. Also Viggo Mortensen actually broke some toes when he kicked the helmet, his scream of rage was actually one of pain. It was kept for the realism.
Whoomp! There it is...😀
Kinda surprised Arby's never adopted the slogan, "Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!"
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@@bluecedar7914There are three guarantees in life. Death, taxes, and people who inform others that Viggo Mortensen broke his toe when he kicked the helmet and therefore his scream was real
Was looking for the story about Viggo's toe. I'm satisfied with this comment section.
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This was always my favorite of the trilogy. I was excited to see how you ladies reacted to the story of Gollum and his redemption story. And I was NOT disappointed. Despite his appearance, both of you came to like him. His performance is phenomenal. Kudos to Andy Serkis for such a phenomenal job. Wonderful reaction ladies!
He steals the whole movie. Worthy of an Oscar, IMO. Granted, it's non-traditional to give an award for a CGI character.
"you can still see it. just go that direction!"😂
The way Gandalf and the Balrog got to the top of the mountain is that the Dwarves had long ago built a very long and winding staircase that went from the deepest cavern to the very top of the highest peak where there was a door that opened onto the mountain top. After they fell into the water the fire of the beast was extinguished and it became a thing of slime that then tried to flee from Gandalf by climbing the endless stair but Gandalf pursued it while continuing to strike it with his sword. After a couple of days they finally reached the summit and and when they emerged into the cold air of the mountain it re-ignited the flames of the Balrog and they began fighting again and that's where we see the story from in the movie.
Gandalf was then lying on the Mountain top in a state of near death, with his hair and clothes all burned off of him, when the great Eagle that rescued him before sees him and swoops down and rescues him and carries him back to the Elves forest kingdom where the Fellowship had rested before. There the elves heal Gandalf and make new robes and staff for him and he becomes Gandalf the White.
Gandalf wasn’t “near death”. He DID die. The Valar incarnated him
Into a new body and gave him the additional authority of being “the White” and sent him back.
This was a type or figure of Christ’s death and resurrection.
Gandalf did die. Eru Illuvatar sent him back because of his loyalty and his mission was not finished, so he was resurrected and allowed to use more of his power, and take the position of Saruman among the Istari. Gwaihir brought him to Lothlorien where Galadriel gave him his new clothes and staff, but did not need to heal him, because Eru had already done it.
You forgot to mention there were tunnels connecting to the staircase that were created by Nameless things
Most agree the lord of the rings trilogy was the best movie trilogy ever created
42:40 - "Oh, okay" - Hella, that was unimaginably cute :)
It's so refreshing to see reactors like yourself who understand that middle earth is a place filled with magic.
"Dark have been my dreams of late" has to be one of the most amazing quotes in any movie...all of us know EXACTELY how that feels
This is the first time I hear someone suggest that maybe ressurected Gandalf is Gandalf's brother.
Saying that Merry and Pippin would have seemed "only children to your eyes," isn't body shaming. It's an honest attempt to get information from Eomer about the hobbits.
Also they call them kids the whole time 😂
Here's a cool fact the scene where Aragorn kicks the helmet after he thinks Merry and Pippin are dead, that scream he gives out sounds so pained and real because it is. Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn's Actor) did takes of that shot so many times kicking the helmet, that he actually broke his toes on the last take! It was so good that they kept it in the film. Now that's suffering for the art.
You should be scared of those songs. Star Trek described the type of song she's singing by saying "It isn't to mourn the dead, it's to warn everyone in Heaven that a true Warrior is coming."
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 1, Episode 20, “Heart of Glory”
One thing that should be noted is that the ring isn't just power, but representative of sin itself. Like sin, it is tempting, working on the sense of selfishness and pride to lure people into serving it. Giving in taints your soul scaring you and making you feel ever more despairing. Such despair is what has consumed Gollum. He despairs in himself, only finding meaning in the empty feeling that selfishness from the Ring provides. The Ring's power can only be denied by acts of forgiveness and mercy. It is for that reason that Frodo is the best to carry it. He is a disciplined, merciful, and forgiving Hobbit, which makes the Ring's job difficult.
Look for a Ted-Ed episode on "Plato's Ring" - besides what else Tolkien added to it for the story, I'm pretty sure the one ring is very much a reference to Plato. In a nutshell, Plato debated with another philosopher whether morality was inherent to a person or enforced by external law and the fear of being caught in an immoral act. Plato wondered if someone had a ring that could turn them invisible and let them get away with whatever they wanted, would they still be able to stay a moral person? I always wondered why of all things the ring grants invisibility and the idea that it's a moral test seems to be a perfect answer to the question.
Hella has a amazing ability to see who loves who and stuff and what people are feeling towards each other its very cool.
53:00 "...become best friend later..." 🤣😅😂
Remember what Gandalf said: "Do not be so eager to deal out Death and Judgment, for even the very wise cannot see all ends."
And since you've seen Return of The King on Patreon, you see that Grima is the one that stabs Saruman. If they had killed him in this film, as you wanted, Saruman would have holed up in his tower.
Well, Saruman’s intention may have been holing up in Orthanc, but he would eventually have come to realize that the tower had actually become his own prison.
And Saruman is a wizard. There's nothing Wormtongue can tell him that he doesn't already know. He's got birds and beasts spying for him, and he's as old as Gandalf, and knows all about Helm's Deep. The things Wormtongue says are exposition for the audience. There was really no harm in letting him go. Besides, the king had just come out from the spell he was under - it doesn't look good if the first thing he does is kill someone groveling on the ground, with everyone watching.
@@PhilBagels Aragorn showed Theoden the virtue of mercy.
"It's because they have no souls" , "Gandalf's Brother". This is officially the best reaction channel on RUclips. I love how they analyze the world of middle earth.
Did anyone noticed Hella's face @ 42:41, omg so priceless, and so cute. Love you, Hella.
25:04 The dead elves and people are some of the ones who died in the great war Galadriel tells in the prologue of the first movie.
38:50 Entwives lived at the other side of the great river they sail in first movie. They had gardens there because they preferred that to forests, but in the war against Sauron, he burnt and destroyed all those lands to delay the advance of the allies. Desolation was so huge that almost nothing could grow in those lands again (they are now known as the Brown Lands). No one knows what happened to the Entwives, if they fled, were killed or were taken to work as slaves in the lands of Mordor.
I like Eomer, but when he said "I would cut off your head, dwarf, if it stood higher from the ground.".... He didn't realize he was talking to a very skillful warrior in Gimli. I would put my money on Gimli all day in that fight lol.
totally agree, though i will say that i'm pretty confident that Eomer would give a very good accounting of himself.....before being utterly destroyed by Gimli!🙂
In the book, Eomer made a slighting reference to Galadriel in their conversation, causing a running beef between Eomer and Gimli: "The matter of the Lady Galadriel still lies between us. I have yet to teach you gentle speech." "We shall see," said Eomer. "So many strange things have chanced that to learn the praise of a fair lady under the loving strokes of a Dwarf's axe will seem no great wonder."
@@johnwalters1341 The side story between Gimli and Eomer is awesome. They eventually become good friends and stand side by side in the book at Helm's Deep, saving each others' lives during the battle.
RIP Bernald Hill.
Theoden was my favorite character in the books, and he would go on to be my favorite character in the movies. Bernald Hill played him perfectly; exactly the right mix of stern gravitas mixed with warm hearted care for his people. Like an old grampa. A grampa that could kick an orc's arse.
RIP Bernard Hill 1944-2024
Here is the translation for Eowyn's Lament. Tolkien was a lover of languages and was the kind of professor who would openly recite Old Saxon poetry from heart to his class. In fact, the Rohirrim are based on the idea that the Anglo-Saxons defeat the Normans at Hastings (thus preserving their language and customs) and then developed a horse culture.
"An evil death has set forth the noble warrior
A song shall sing the sorrowing minstrels of Meduseld
That noble cousin, who always held me dear
Now is held in darkness enclosed."
19:49 the actor who played Aragorn actually broke his foot when he kicked that helmet. So when he screamed and dropped to his knees it was for real.
song of the Ents
Ent:
When spring unfolds the beechen-leaf and sap is in the bough,
When light is on the wild-wood stream, and wind is on the brow,
When stride is long, and breath is deep, and keen the mountain air,
Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is fair!
Entwife:
When Spring is come to garth and field, and corn is in the blade,
When blossom like a shining snow is on the orchard laid,
When sun and shower upon the earth with fragrance fill the air,
I'll linger here, and will not come, because my land is fair!
Ent:
When Summer lies upon the world, and in a noon of gold
Beneath the roof of sleeping leaves the dreams of trees unfold,
When woodland halls are green and cool, and wind is in the West,
Come back to me! Come back to me, and say my land is best!
Entwife:
When Summer warms the hanging fruit and burns the berry brown;
When straw is gold, and ear is white, and harvest comes to town;
When honey spills, and apple swells, though wind be in the West,
I'll linger here beneath the Sun, because my land is best!
Ent:
When Winter comes, the winter wild that hill and wood shall slay;
When trees shall fall and starless night devour the sunless day;
When wind is in the deadly East, then in the bitter rain
I'll look for thee, and call to thee; I'll come to thee again!
Entwife:
When Winter comes, and singing ends; when darkness falls at last;
When broken is the barren bough, and light and labour past;
I'll look for thee, and wait for thee, until we meet again:
Together we will take the road beneath the bitter rain!
Both:
Together we will take the road that leads into the West,
And far away will find a land where both our hearts may rest.
totally stealing this!
sincerest thanks for sharing dude, appreciate it very much.🙂
Thank you for taking the time to type that out!
the drink the Uruks make Merry take is Orc Draught, its hinted to be a mix of strong liquor (either whiskey or rum) mixed with human blood
"Yeah, these people don't have souls." - Chi 9:30 - 9:49 - Almost spat my food out. lol
First of all, I applaud you both for watching the extended version of these movies. I found out the hard way that when showing a friend The Lord Of The Rings for the first time, the theatrical release is the way to go.
Also, you both look stunning 🤩. Hela, may I take you out on a date 🙏🏽 🌹
42:45 You see people spending so much money on skin care and all they need is a good exorcism.
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31:30 "no it's real, believe it" bruh that threw me off.
I remember getting the first two Extended Editions and showing them to my mom at Christmas and she got so pissed off that story wasn't finished. We had to rush to the movie theater to see the third one.
Don't be afraid of the song Eowyn sang. It is a lament in Anglo-Saxon. She does it well.
"Now dear Théodred lies in darkness,
most loyal of fighters.
The sound of the harp shall not wake the warrior;
nor shall the man hold a golden wine-cup,
nor good hawk swing through the hall,
nor the swift horse stamp in the courtyard.
An evil death has set forth the noble warrior
A song shall sing the sorrowing minstrels of Meduseld
That noble cousin, who always held me dear
Now is held in darkness, enclosed."
Hi Movie Munchies!! Your reaction to the Lord of the Rings movies is so good; you are both enjoying the story and characters. Love your honest, fun reactions. Keep watching these good movies! Have a great day, beautiful ladies!!
"They got different transportation now!". I am dead.🤣
one of the few reactors to realize that the rope is magic and unties itself so you don't have to leave it behind
Why do I feel like this movie was made for Hella. "Tree, help!" before the Ent reveal😂😂😂❤
19:49 who’s gonna say it? Time-honored tradition must be upheld.
You know, Viggo Mortensen actually broke his toe when he kicked the helmet. He channeled the pain to deepen Aragorn's anguish of the apparent death of the Hobbits.
Note: It's crazy that he was more injured here, than in the first movie when an orc actually threw a dagger at his head.*
Why does no one talk about Sean Astin's foot injury when he waded into the river at the end of the first movie?
@@PhilBagels I didn't know about that one. What happened?
@@Poisonedblade I think he cut his foot on some glass in the water
@@nemesis4852 Oh! You're right. I just saw the video. He stepped on a shard of glass.
16:56 "Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!"
"They eat each other." 😂 "That is gross." smiled Hella.
How would they know what a menu is?!
@@Youngie761 Isengard is known for it's fine restaurants and Numenorean Cuisine. Orcs are quite posh, since they were once elves... and now perfected.
17:16 "yeah, another dish" 🤣
@@Youngie761 Remember, some of Saruman's half-orcs had visited Bree and the Southfarthing...so they could have told the uruks about menus at Bree/Shire inns and taverns.
Wormtongue is my favorite character in both the books and the movies. The way the actor has portrayed him really stands out to me. His perfect pronunciations and mannerisms really shines in this movie.
They should watch all chucky movies to know his voice too. ;)
The fight between Gandalf and the Balrog continued after they hit the underground lake, they fought each other all through the caverns, made it outside, and to the peak of the mountain known as Silvertine where Durin's tower stood. That entire dual between those two lasted 3 days and two nights, they didn't include like 85% of the actual fight. It's no wonder Gandalf keeled over
My lucky day! I was just hoping these lovely ladies would hurry up and react to The Two Towers and here they are. Yay!
Those prosthetics on the orcs were really useful not just for the looks, but since the actors inside them had to open their mouths more to deliver their lines it caused them to spit a lot, adding to the disgusting feel to the orcs.
42:49 - RIP Benard Hill, the actor for King Theoden. He just passed away 2½ months ago.
(December 17, 1944 - May 5, 2024) Age 79
Kills me everytime
"I am Saruman." The girls "Your are Samurai?"
I LOVE that you considered it body shaming for them to say hobbits would look like children. 😊
You two are the best!!! Thanks for making these videos. I absolutely love watching movies and shows with you!
Hahahahahaha! I had completely forgotten the "Tree-infested" XD!
Only a Dwarf would call a forest infested with tree's xD
42:40
I just got diabetis after seeing Hella timidly looking away. That was soooo sweet.
40:03 - That flag comming off was not scripted. It just naturally happened when they were filming, and they kept it in the movie.
Which worked out perfectly.
Woooo, the saga continues....both the Lord of the Rings saga AND the Movie Munchies saga!!! 🤭😄
Nice surprise thx Chi 🤗 Hella ⭐
This one has some of the best fighting and dialogue.
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*Fun Fact* when Aragon kicks the helmet and screams, he screams because he actually broke his toe.
Theoden at his son's grave makes me cry harder than any other scene in the entire trilogy.
Hela, "that's body shaming twice." 😂
Your comments on this movie were very good and your knowledge of English is very good as well
Vietnamese reactors!! We rarely see that!!! Thanks for reacting to one of the greatest fantasy series :D
Nice one, Ladies! I'm enjoying rewatching these movies with you! On to part 2...
It's still amazing looking back just how many careers spawned from this. Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom.
Even Karl Urban who I've loved watching for so long got his start here.
As always, Hella and Chi, you two see things in movies that many other reactors do not. It's part of what makes you both so much fun to watch. ♥
One important thing to remember about The Lord of the Rings is that every character has a purpose. Even after we may think they're gone, they come back to do what they are meant to do, whether good or bad. Grima Wormtongue's story hasn't ended ye and Shmeagol/Gollum will help Frodo make his hardest decision. Eowyn, King Theoden's daughter has a very pivotal part to play as well as Treebeard and many more of the Ents. Both Eowyn and Treebeard have two of my favourite parts of the books and movies.
Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest of the 20th Century stories in that the main characters all learn and grow and become better versions of who they begin the story as.
Ladies, you never disappoint... fabulous reactions!
42:38 begins the best moment on Movie Munchies. How wonderful.
For real my heart melted here 😂
Was actually watching this earlier today wondering when your reaction would be up. Yay double LoTR day!
my favorite moments:
02:01 game of thorns
05:40 goblim (goblin + gollum)
09:06 yeah, fight each other
11:10 oh, this traitor
15:32 just fight against each other
27:04 they got different transportation now
Fun fact, this is entire movie takes 18 pages of 1178 in the 3 books. At least the Rhoirm section. At lot of the Frodo stuff was borrowed from the third book, and other sections moved to the third movie
Adapting Tolkien's book to movie form was especially hard for T2T, since it doesn't have a proper beginning or end. As a result, the script writers had to make more changes to Tolkien's story than either of the other two movies. Much of the middle third of the movie was invented by the script writers. In particular, the Battle of Helm's Deep was supposedly modeled on the movie "Zulu," where a small force of British soldiers oppose an enormous army of Zulu warriors. Peter Jackson was very fond of this movie and used it as an outline for his battle.
@@johnwalters1341 While in the book they weren't outnumbered as badly as in the film--3,000 Rohirrim vs 10,000 orcs and Dunlendings--Zulu was a good film to base the film battle on, as they are indeed similar in situation.
@@johnwalters1341 it's a near perfect battle, loved the ebb and flow of it.
Hell yeah!!!!
Now the real Adventure begins....
I have a Confession to make: I'm addicted to your Videos!😂
Chi and Hella pretty as always and especially Hella's dress looks amazing! Where can I buy it?🤔
By the way.. The voice of Treebeard are John-Rhys Davis voice. And he is the actor who played Gimli. His voice was so deep and on point that they didn't need to change it by the computer.
1.Frodo "dream" was a vision. This was really happening but Frodo saw these events through his "dream" while he slept.
2. Saruman forces on his tower destroy forest for their "industry". This is because they need fire for their furnaces with which they forge iron and do all sorts of other things. It's the start of an industry. First industry in the world. 😉But it's also an element of Tolkien's warning about industry (because Tolkien was more or less against industrialization and destruction of nature for the sake of steel).
3. Smeagol's dark side is the spirit/voice of the ring.
4.Smeagol or Smeagle is a previous ring holder from whom Bilbo took a ring.
So girls, maybe it's good if you have time to read original Tolkien books about "Lord of the Rings", "Hobbit".
If you have the opportunity, get "Unfinished Tales" or/and The Silmarillion. These are Tolkien's work and they are related to Norse mythology itself. ☺
But still your reaction was good and interesting to watch. Fun to watch.
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Made me happy when they said "Great leader" to the Uruk Hai commander, He is a legend!
That "best friend..." edit Lol 🤣🤣
Cool to see the young Butcher from "The Boys" in this too
Oh my god these movies are so damn good 20 years later. Maybe even better. "he is not alone" and then "good, very good" Samwise Gamgee is the best. Love the movie reactions I have to watch more. S+ to the Movie Munchies.
Gandalf it´s one of the five Istari... sent to the middle earth by the Valar. With Saruman, it´s also Gandalf, Radagast and the two blue wizards. Saruman was the white because he was chosen as the leader of all them. When he turned to evil... the God Ilúvatar chose a new leader.... returning Gandalf as Gandalf the white.
Fun fact: The Nazgul (Ring wraiths or Black Riders) that is riding is actually the Witch King of Angmar and the leader of the Nine and the new transportation that Angmar is riding on is a Fellbeast, not a dragon. It is like a mutated wyrm, but abominable and disdainful in appearance.
By the end of the story you will see who the real hero of the fellowship is.
so the thing with the Balrog vs Gandalf:
they are fairly evenly matched, both being Maia. there are various estimates for how far down they fell, from 2.5 miles to 15 miles. The truth is we don't know for sure. What we do know is that the balrog was familiar enough with the depths of the earth under moria to find his way back out. Gandalf pursued him vigorously, partly because of the danger the balrog poses to anyone he deems an enemy and partly to find his way out of the labyrinthian network of caves and tunnels. Gandalf ended up fighting with the Balrog for 10 days before finally overcoming him.
Just subscribed. You have a great way of reacting to the movie! You appreciate all details. Good work.
At the beginning of the movie, Frodo and Sam are about 1600 km from Mordor, but they can see the Fire mountain because there is no air pollution to cloud their view. During the pandemic, air pollution levels grew so low that the Himalaya Mountains could be seen from 200 km away, and none of them are volcanoes.
' 1600 km ' ??
@@marifaceawl7192 its about a thousand miles, but they (the Foreign Girls) are non-American
Turns out I was wrong. They were only about 300 km away at that point. I forgot how much time they saved traveling from Lothlorien by river. 😅🫣
@@isaackellogg3493 I'm non american too, its not even close to 1600km is the point.
@@marifaceawl7192 see above-I corrected it
Great reaction! Can't wait to see the second half... which is very intense!
54:18 - That guy is the narrator and plays the Spartan with the eyepatch in the movie 300.
David Wenham, a native of New Zealand.
He was also in Van Helsing that they watched a couple of weeks ago.
This is my new favourite channel, you ladies are lovely x
These movies always just fill me with so much emotion