Comments on: Best of the Decade #11: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/ The World's Longest-Running Movie Podcast Fri, 24 Sep 2021 00:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.33 By: Jeff https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-677413 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:38:01 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-677413 I enjoyed watching these the first time, and looked forward to each installment at the time, but they don’t stand up to subsequent viewings.

I was really tired of Frodo’s whining by the end of the series.

Samwise and Frodo should have hooked up at the end given how much Samwise was in love w/ Frodo. At least a make-out scene or something. Three movies of Samwise pining for Frodo and no payoff? Lame.

]]> By: Greg https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675504 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:42:00 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675504 I’d have to agree with Liney about Sean Bean’s death scene. Boromir’s (is that right?) heroic death runs me through the emotional gauntlet. I think it’s filmed perfectly. I’ve watched that scene over 100 times as it contstantly played on the big screen at Music World when I worked there when it was released on DVD.

]]> By: xego https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675458 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:59:36 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675458 “Shitty films based on shitty books”

No I don’t think you can go that far. I read the trilogy when I was a young teen probably if nothing else helped develop my reading skills. I can understand if Fantasy books aren’t Whintle’s cup of tea. I tried re-reading LOTR when those crappy paperbacks were all in the grocery stores but couldn’t get back into it. Aside from Carlos Casteneda I haven’t really got into Fantasy books. Why I wonder haven’t they filmed a Don Juan movie? Could it be the Shrooms…hehe

]]> By: Big Hungry https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675419 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:24:51 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675419 Also keep in mind how many trilogies deliver the same quality from movie to movie. I am sure part of this reason is that they were filmed together and are very much one story.

Let me name a few trilogies/sequels that do not deliver the goods and could of.

Matrix – The third one failed big time for me.

Pirates of the Caribbean – I still have no idea what was going on in the last film. (I wish I would of showed up late and just watched the last battle in the film.)

Spiderman – 3rd one had a tone switch of bad comedy and it could not recover for me.

Blade – 3rd one – only reason to watch is JB! but the story was bad. The second on was good

I can go on and on.

The only other Trilogy I can think of that delivered this decade for me is “born identity series” and I do expect this on the film junk list!

]]> By: Liney https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675348 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:13:53 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675348 I’ve always felt that this is the best of the LOTRs films. The scene in the mines, plus Sean Bean’s death scene, are two of the most memorable scenes in the whole trilogy, not to mention the moment when Bilbo tries to seize the ring from Frodo’s neck. Maybe the fact that there is more variety in the this film compared to the other two also makes it better.

]]> By: littlesheba https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675314 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:10:31 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675314 rus in chicago:

I too am a serious fan of the books and movies, and I’m with you. It’s a no brainer that all of these films should be on the top ten list of the oughts. In my opinion, those who rag on LOTR lack the gift of imagination.
And – 9 times out of 10, they’ve never read the books, so they REALLY have no authority on the subject (and authority is not given to them to deny The Return of the King. Steward!)

]]> By: rus in chicago https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675278 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:04:39 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675278 Wintle is a coward

]]> By: Big Hungry https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675240 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:11:05 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675240 I just jizzed thinking bout this epic trilogy all over again.
I think it will be a another couple decades until we get another event trilogy like this again. Some will get it others will not but one thing remains…. It did deliver to a majority of the public and critics. This was true art and will remain a staple of cinema. Obviously for me, this trilogy is my number one, but I respect those who do not get it.

]]> By: Henrik https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675237 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:04:34 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675237 In Helms Deep it all comes down to hoping that Orlando Bloom will forget to headshot the important orc with the bomb. Luckily he did.

]]> By: Big Hungry https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675232 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:58:15 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675232 @xego

All I can say is go buy or steal or borrow the extended editions you will not forgive our self if you never see them. Maybe it is just me but there are too many things that they cut out of the theatrical cuts after seeing the extended cuts. I will say this, helms deep to me feels like I understand the strategy of the battle more and every movies has more to it. These extras scenes are just not fillers but essentials. I will also say the extended dvds with the all the extras are bar none the best sets ever. 4 commentaries for each film on 2 discs and 2 other discs with extras which are must sees. If I had to choose to keep just one set of dvds these would be it.

]]> By: Henrik https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675227 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:35:51 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675227 I wish Wintle had a say in this list. He could drop down more simple truth like this: “Shitty films based on shitty books.”

]]> By: Goon https://filmjunk.com/2009/12/15/best-of-the-decade-11-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/comment-page-1/#comment-675226 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:31:45 +0000 http://www.filmjunk.com/?p=30506#comment-675226 rus… its more apparent in the books than the films that the eagles have their own agenda, and clearer that the mission requires stealth, etc

xego – I’d say that the Fellowship expanded edition is far superior because of the way the characters are established leading into the next two..

I’d say the Two Towers is marginally better expanded…. as for RotK – so/so – some of the expanded stuff works way better (Sarumon’s death), but other stuff isn’t so effective (army of the dead)

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