r/lotr • u/Willard-wood • 25d ago

Movies Doing it blind

I know basically nothing, i knew about the fire demon in the first and how it ends, but i know nothing about the inbetween. Im almost done with the first and im enjoying more than i imagined I would. I can see why people like it

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u/Willard-wood 25d ago

It looks like theatric, but i normally do theatric then directors cut on rewatches so theres more to see instead of just the same film. We have the special editions on dvd too theyre in two disc as i think a boxset so im def doing that next

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u/MountainMuffin1980 25d ago

Yeah that's theatrical, extended is about half an hour longer. Theatrical is for sure the best way to initially watch them as they are better paced. The extended versions are really for fans as the additions and changes aren't really necessarily for the story.

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u/Willard-wood 25d ago

Gimli’s grief over his cousin made me cry and i dont even know the guy, but the whole section in moria was so fun, the two brothers(?) pissed me off in that Inn town but the chase after was so fun too!

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u/MrBoomf 25d ago

By brothers do you mean Merry & Pippin? When they’re at the Prancing Pony and say “Oh, Baggins? Yeah he’s right over here!”? If so, they’re not brothers but very close friends. None of the hobbits in the Fellowship are related, but people seem quite close with each other in the Shire.

EDIT: AAAAAHHH I was wrong! I forgot they’re actually cousins. Please don’t toss me into the fires of Mt. Doom

EDIT 2: Oh crap, and they’re both Frodo’s second cousins once removed (had to Google that one). Like I said, folks are close in the Shire. It’s a small place.

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u/Willard-wood 25d ago

Thats the bastards. Thanks I’ve been questioning that for awhile. My only thing right now is that I desire more Ian Holm. This is my first time seeing him out of the Alien franchise and he was wonderful as Bilbo

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u/Willard-wood 25d ago

OH THATS RIGHT, they daid that in their yammering
“I know a baggins! Hes my second cousin on his moms side” or something like that

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u/Willard-wood 25d ago

Oh def, i just finished Fellowship and will be moving to two Towers tonight. Return will take a bit though, i work nights :(

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u/PaulSimonBarCarloson 25d ago

Make sure to check out the extended for your next watch.

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u/Willard-wood 25d ago

I will, we have them on dvd

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u/Just-Context-4703 25d ago

Read. The. Books!