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What’s your favorite “secondary” fight scene in LOTR?
Posted on 11/26/20 at 12:46 am
Posted on 11/26/20 at 12:46 am
Helm’s Deep, Siege of Gondor/Pelennor and Battle of the Morannon are out. But there are several amazing secondary battles in LOTR that I love. I guess you could call these skirmishes.
Balin’s Tomb
Amon Hen
Wargs vs Rohirrim
Gondor vs Haradrim in Ithilian
Ents attacking Isengard
Orcs storm the beaches of Osgiliath
Faramir’s retreat from Osgiliath
I think when you crank the surround sound up to 100 on Balin’s tomb encounter it’s almost up there with best overall fight scene for me. The first cave troll, the first overall fight in the trilogy, the first time seeing orcs attack our heroes, the tension and build up, it’s absolutely top notch.
I think second for me is Faramir’s retreat from Osgiliath. For 2003, to see Fell Beasts swooping down and picking up horses to drop them on high was just unbelievable to watch. It was such a step up in CGI at the time. I was like a kid in the candy store watching it in the theater.
Amon Hen takes third because of the first time seeing how much of a bad arse Aragorn is. He went 1 on 100 with ease, then Legolas shooting automatic arrows at amazing speed. Boromir’s final stand always gets me too.
Balin’s Tomb
Amon Hen
Wargs vs Rohirrim
Gondor vs Haradrim in Ithilian
Ents attacking Isengard
Orcs storm the beaches of Osgiliath
Faramir’s retreat from Osgiliath
I think when you crank the surround sound up to 100 on Balin’s tomb encounter it’s almost up there with best overall fight scene for me. The first cave troll, the first overall fight in the trilogy, the first time seeing orcs attack our heroes, the tension and build up, it’s absolutely top notch.
I think second for me is Faramir’s retreat from Osgiliath. For 2003, to see Fell Beasts swooping down and picking up horses to drop them on high was just unbelievable to watch. It was such a step up in CGI at the time. I was like a kid in the candy store watching it in the theater.
Amon Hen takes third because of the first time seeing how much of a bad arse Aragorn is. He went 1 on 100 with ease, then Legolas shooting automatic arrows at amazing speed. Boromir’s final stand always gets me too.
This post was edited on 11/26/20 at 1:09 am
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Posted on 11/26/20 at 1:38 am to Frac the world
Im not great with the terms and location, but when those trees fricked up the orcs and captured saruman in the tower when they broke the dam and flooded the land. That scene was bad fricking arse.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 2:09 am to Frac the world
Balins tomb is where shite started to get real in lotr. Blew my mind when I saw it for the first time. Then the balrog scene and Gandalf’s death was right after. It is probably my favorite sequence in movie history. It had everything. And it was powerful.
This shite right here made my jaw drop:
This shite right here made my jaw drop:
This post was edited on 11/26/20 at 2:13 am
Posted on 11/26/20 at 5:45 am to Frac the world
The sword play by Aragorn vs Lurtz, the Uruk-Hai chief who killed Boromir was, epic. When he deflected that dagger with his sword, that wasn't CG. He really did do that, and they kept it in the movie.
Viggo Mortensen is the GOAT
Viggo Mortensen is the GOAT
This post was edited on 11/26/20 at 6:20 am
Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:58 am to Frac the world
Balin's Tomb is the easy answer here.
That level was the demo for the hack and slash Two Towers PS2 game. I vividly remember thinking how badass that game was gonna be after playing it.
That level was the demo for the hack and slash Two Towers PS2 game. I vividly remember thinking how badass that game was gonna be after playing it.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:07 am to Frac the world
Ents v Isengard followed by Balin’s Tomb
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:26 am to Frac the world
Amon Hen, hands down
The tracking shot after Boromir sounds the Horn of Gondor is genius
Plus this
The tracking shot after Boromir sounds the Horn of Gondor is genius
Plus this
Posted on 11/26/20 at 8:55 am to Muthsera
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Balin's Tomb is the easy answer here.
I think this is my answer as well... in 2001 I was like 12 and didnt really know much about LOTR.
the battle and the buildup and the drums and the sound and at that moment I finally realized the stakes and what bad shite was out there in Middle Earth
Posted on 11/26/20 at 8:56 am to Frac the world
Weathertop is freaking awesome because of the foreboding music playing while the Hobbits are being cornered by the Ringwraiths.
This post was edited on 11/26/20 at 8:57 am
Posted on 11/26/20 at 9:28 am to AURaptor
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When he deflected that dagger with his sword, that wasn't CG. He really did do that, and they kept it in the movie
It was a real fricking knife too. They had fricked up and not given the guy the prop knife for the throw.
This post was edited on 11/26/20 at 9:41 am
Posted on 11/26/20 at 9:32 am to Philzilla2k
I’m going to quibble...
Isn’t that almost Gymkata pommel horse though? 1 against 200? What are those orcs just standing around for?
It’s too much overkill. It would have been much better and more believable if it was something along the line of 1 against 5.
Isn’t that almost Gymkata pommel horse though? 1 against 200? What are those orcs just standing around for?
It’s too much overkill. It would have been much better and more believable if it was something along the line of 1 against 5.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 9:50 am to Frac the world
Thanksgiving tradition for me to watch these.
Can’t wait to wake up from post lunch nap, heat up some leftovers and get the marathon started
Can’t wait to wake up from post lunch nap, heat up some leftovers and get the marathon started
Posted on 11/26/20 at 9:52 am to LuckyTiger
I agree.
I hate when they show like 100+ for dramatic effect then have him fight off dozens.
Just show the dozens and show him win. I’m not retarded
BUT it doesn’t take away from the epic ness of the scene
I hate when they show like 100+ for dramatic effect then have him fight off dozens.
Just show the dozens and show him win. I’m not retarded
BUT it doesn’t take away from the epic ness of the scene
This post was edited on 11/26/20 at 9:53 am
Posted on 11/26/20 at 1:22 pm to Ryan3232
quote:
Im not great with the terms and location, but when those trees fricked up the orcs and captured saruman in the tower when they broke the dam and flooded the land. That scene was bad fricking arse.
Great scene. Think about how great a movie is to feature walking talking fighting trees battling monsters and taking down a tower without looking cheesy or stupid.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 1:24 pm to Frac the world
I still think the balrog from the first movie is about the coolest looking creature ever put on film
Posted on 11/26/20 at 1:30 pm to Ryan3232
I always lol at the flaming ent who douses himself with water.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 1:57 pm to LuckyTiger
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more believable
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:03 pm to Philzilla2k
Don’t know why but that moment, where Aragorn seems to give a salute or something, has always stuck in my mind as among my favorites.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 9:25 pm to LuckyTiger
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It’s too much overkill. It would have been much better and more believable if it was something along the line of 1 against 5.
Keep in mind, those Uruk-Hai are less than a week old going up against the greatest human threat to Sauron in all of middle earth. There was no greater swordsman than Aragorn. He was raised by Elves, specifically Elrond, he’s a Numenorean, he’s been a ranger in the wilds for 70 yrs honing his skills. It’s perfectly believable that Aragorn could hold off that many until Legolas and Gimli arrived 2 minutes later.
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