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Author	Topic: What's your favourite THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RINGS' moment?

André Lux Oscar® Winner	I believe it's common sense now that Peter Jackson's FOTR is a great achievement, both in the commercial and artistic levels. I just saw it again (just my fourth time, shame on me...) and was amazed with the amount of great music which is out of the CD! Anyway, I want to know what's your absolute favourite moment of the movie, in which all the elements - photography, acting, music, editing - are perfect. The beautiful opening, featuring Sauron's appearence? Arween bold escape? The Battle with the Balrog? Boromir' Demise? Aragorn fight with Lurtz? When the end credits start (option for the *******s who hate-hate-hate-hate the movie)? Well, my favourite moment - in which all the elements of the tale come togheter beautifully - is: - At the council of Elrond, when they all fall under the power of the ring and start fighting each other, Frodo stand up and gently say he will carry the ring... though he doen't know the way. I just love the next shot of Gandalf, realizing what Frodo is doing and how near they all went to the evil power of the ring. Perfect!
posted 03-22-2002 01:04 PM PT (US)

Dinko Oscar® Winner	The end credits.
posted 03-22-2002 01:11 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	Ok. as.sho.le #1! [Message edited by André Lux on 03-22-2002]
posted 03-22-2002 01:19 PM PT (US)

Kimiakane Oscar® Winner	The kiss!
posted 03-22-2002 01:24 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	No surprise!!!
posted 03-22-2002 01:26 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	When there is an aurgument about who shall carry The Ring, during the secret meeting. Just the way Gandlaf turns around with a look of great relief and comfort, when Frodo yells out "I'll Do It!", I thought was well done.
posted 03-22-2002 01:39 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	Exactly my favourite moment Tim...
posted 03-22-2002 01:40 PM PT (US)

Peter Criss Oscar® Winner	The Liv Tyler scenes.The rest,ahah, sucks big time!! (Is these the words?) The Catman
posted 03-22-2002 01:42 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	Ok. As.sho.le #2 (no surprise)
posted 03-22-2002 01:45 PM PT (US)

Kyriacos S Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by André Lux: Ok. As.sho.le #2 (no surprise) LOL! K
posted 03-22-2002 01:47 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	LOL!!
posted 03-22-2002 01:48 PM PT (US)

Quill Oscar® Winner	The part when David starts stuffing himself full of spinach...oh wait...wrong movie. That was that crappy A.I. flick... Fellowship has so many great moments, most films today would be lucky to have one of the items you mentioned Andre. I like all of them you mentioned for different reasons. Dammit--I can't choose! Probably the Balrog, but....
posted 03-22-2002 01:49 PM PT (US)

John Zimmer Oscar® Winner	I'd have to say the Queen of the Damned trailer. Ha Ha just kidding! I thought the opening prophecy scene was stunning. Can't wait for TTT! Jz NP: Star Wars: Episode II (John Williams)
posted 03-22-2002 01:51 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Peter Criss: The Liv Tyler scenes.The rest,ahah, sucks big time!! (Is these the words?) The Catman Besides, I think he wasn't able to understand the title of this thread. It isn't about ARMAGEDDOM!!
posted 03-22-2002 01:57 PM PT (US)

Peter Criss Oscar® Winner	Lol! There some people who remain answer to himself. Isn´t that special? And of course, Armageddon is far better, there we havea Dianne Warren song, performed by Aerosmith!! Well, the best part of LOTR soundtrack is Enya´s song, btw. The Catman
posted 03-22-2002 02:10 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	Hihihihi... I love when the Catman gets hysterical!! Besides it's also amusing to see he still read all my posts with such interest. It's cool to be so important, even for such low profile character... [Message edited by André Lux on 03-22-2002]
posted 03-22-2002 02:13 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Quill: Fellowship has so many great moments, most films today would be lucky to have one of the items you mentioned Andre. I like all of them you mentioned for different reasons. Indeed Quill! I believe Peter Jackson was able to get back that old feeling of grandness but still with something very intimate to say... BTW, the entire Moria sequence is my second favorite! Movies can't be much better than this one.
posted 03-22-2002 02:18 PM PT (US)

brutus Oscar® Winner	When Gandalf is confronted with the Ring, after Bilbo has left, when he is tempted to pick him up and then he's waiting for Frodo, murmuring "Riddles in the Dark... my precious..." and then, like you André, the entire Moria Sequence! [Message edited by brutus on 03-22-2002]
posted 03-22-2002 02:40 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	That's a great one, brutus. Also all the scenes with Bilbo. I agree with Frodo and Gandalf at the council of Elrond (and I still say Gandalf has both comfort AND sorrow in his face in the scene). The Breaking of the Fellowship - who thought the movie could be BETTER than the book in some parts? Last time I watched it (#3, but I have to go back once more), I was extremely thrilled during the Moria sequence. I knew everything what was going to happen, I had seen the same sequence twice before - but it still was more exciting than most thrillers I've seen only once. What about the Gandalf/Frodo dialogue in Moria? I nearly cried when I saw the poster they made out of it. NP: The Mists of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
posted 03-22-2002 05:55 PM PT (US)

Jared Cowing Oscar® Winner	"Is that so?" -Gandalf For some odd reason I love that line. Just the way he said it- maybe it's just me. I'll just throw it in with the other lines I seem to like. ("Stupid majority!" -Cat from Catdog)
posted 03-22-2002 06:54 PM PT (US)

brutus Oscar® Winner	<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Marian Schedenig: Last time I watched it (#3, but I have to go back once more), I was extremely thrilled during the Moria sequence. I knew everything what was going to happen, I had seen the same sequence twice before - but it still was more exciting than most thrillers I've seen only once.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> I do confess that I've seen it five (sic!) times now and I still experience it like you in this sequence! Unbelievable! <BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1> What about the Gandalf/Frodo dialogue in Moria? <HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE> Just great! As other pointed out: there's so many good scenes! In the past Years, I didn't care for the Oscars, but this year I hope Jackson will get the 'Best Picture'! I hope I hope I hope! [Message edited by brutus on 03-23-2002]
posted 03-23-2002 02:59 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by brutus: In the past Years, I didn't care for the Oscars, but this year I hope Jackson will get the 'Best Picture'! I hope I hope I hope! Same here. Last year, I watched the awards only because I couldn't sleep. This year, I will watch the whole thing because I want to know what happens. For the record, there are a few bits in the book that aren't in the movie which I think would make some of the best scenes as well. Like Gandalf saying the Ring inscription in Black Speech during the Council, for example. Oh, another favourite: "Frodo, my lad!" Can you imagine what Bilbo will look like at the end of ROTK? I guess simply seeing him will be one of the best moments. Marian - who called his laptop Bilbo because he keeps carrying it there and back again. NP: The Mists of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
posted 03-23-2002 04:29 AM PT (US)

Camillu Oscar® Winner	One scene that moved me like few scenes I've ever seen : Just after Gandalf has fallen, when Aragorn is torn between runnin out and lingering on, and suddenly the orc arrows come whistling through the air. Naturally, Shore's music is one of the highlights of this scene...
posted 03-23-2002 05:48 AM PT (US)

cine-sin Oscar® Winner	I finally saw the film just a few hours ago and while a good film - I wished I could have liked it more than I did. Aside from the sweeping landscapes, my favourite moment was actually when Legalus was rapidly shooting arrows at the Orcs - and one finer moment when he drove an arrow through the eye of one of them (or some other creature). I'm glad to have finally seen the film but I'm not sure if it will elevate my thoughts on Shore's score. Only time will tell. Rochelle
posted 03-23-2002 07:13 AM PT (US)

Dan Brecher Oscar® Winner	Aragorn and Boromir talking at Lothlorien. I think Bean is superb in this scene, plus as I have said countless times, I love the unreleased cue of music that underscores this moment. Also, when you hear the beating of the drums, McKellen utters his "to the bridge of khazad dum" line and the score surges into the triumphant version of the Fellowship theme. I love this moment in the movie. LOVE IT. Amon Hen is just plain great too, the whole thing with Boromir and Frodo obviously, but then the Orcs appear and and Aragorn begins to do his thing, THEN Legolas appears and does all that incredibly cool stuff. I also get a kick out of seeing Legolas walking on top of the snow whilst the remaining fellowship members are stuck deep in it up on the mountain. Few people even notice this. The film is returning to a lot of theatres this week in an Oscar push, then a number of select threatres are granted permission to replace the final reel with the new reel featuring the Two Towers footage on Friday the 29th. There's my 7th (theatrical) viewing right there. Dan NP: In the Bedroom
posted 03-23-2002 09:57 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Those are all great, Dan. Another favourite of mine: "This foe is beyond any of you". quote: Originally posted by cine-sin: I finally saw the film just a few hours ago and while a good film - I wished I could have liked it more than I did. Sorry, I forgot: Have you read the book, or not? It took me several reads (okay, I was 13 when I first read it ) to really understand it (and I still learn new things everytime). I don't know how much of the story is apparent if you only watch the film without knowing the things that are only hinted at.
posted 03-23-2002 12:37 PM PT (US)

brutus Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Marian Schedenig: It took me several reads (okay, I was 13 when I first read it ) I was twentyfive when I read it the first time. And since then I've read it every two years , ahem and now I'm thirtysix, which means I've read it - uh, hmmm... anyway, how many times did you?
posted 03-23-2002 01:16 PM PT (US)

SCimmerian Oscar® Winner	I would have to say the following sequences or The ariel shot over the Black Tower in Mordor and the Black Riders riding out of the great gate. The Cave Troll battle, and the escape down the falling stairs in Moria{oh my god that fantastic music!} But for me THE BALGROG is it.One of the great creatures in all cinema history{Peter Jackson is a major Harryhausen fan and you can see that in this and the cave troll battle.}Wow I was stunned.Last the battle at Amon Hem was a real REH moment{Tolkien could not write battle scenes}.I hope Jackson does the Battle of Helms Deep in the same REH vein too.Crom I cannot wait for TTT.What will Shore come up with? Can you just imagine the intensity!
posted 03-23-2002 11:04 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	For the record, the gate where the Nazgul ride out is probably Minas Morgul, a bit outside Mordor. quote: Originally posted by brutus: I was twentyfive when I read it the first time. And since then I've read it every two years , ahem and now I'm thirtysix, which means I've read it - uh, hmmm... anyway, how many times did you? More often than you, I believe. Seven or eight times, plus one more that's not finished yet (I was about at the beginning of ROTK when Christmas came and I got so many other books to read that I yet have to pick up on LOTR again). I also have three editions of the books. The "classic" German green paperback edition, a hardcover anniversary edition, also in German (which doesn't really look good, and I've actually never read it, but it came with a new translation of The Hobbit - which is even worse than the old one), and then this beauty which I got for Christmas 2000 (also includes The Hobbit - which is the reason why I have four editions of that, the two German translations, the English paperback, plus this one). BTW, I find it horribly stupid that the German editions STILL don't include the appendices. Sure, you can buy them separately, but how many people do that? The novel is very incomplete without them. (Most of the Arwen scenes in the film perfectly blend with the book, but when you don't know the appendices, they look like they were completely made up). NP: A.I. Promo (John Williams)
posted 03-24-2002 06:16 AM PT (US)

brutus Oscar® Winner	He he, I have three Editions as well... The old translation Hard Cover WITH Appendix, the same Beauty as you and then the Collectors Edition, bound in the same neat Leather like the Soundtrack Collectors Edition It comes without Illustrations, but anyway IMHO, the most beautiful one you can have... [Message edited by brutus on 03-24-2002]
posted 03-24-2002 02:37 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Wow. I must get a "plain" leather edition or something like that someday as well, but that can wait. (And I have to get and read the History of Middle Earth series first, too) BTW, SCimmerian, I disagree strongly with your statement that Tolkien couldn't write battle scenes. The description of the rescue of Faramir's unit on the Pellenor fields from Pippin's POV is utterly amazing. I'd love to see it depicted that way in the film, but I guess PJ will go for a more "involved" approach.
posted 03-24-2002 02:50 PM PT (US)

Alwin Oscar® Winner	The part where Sam "swam" out to Frodo's canoe, and pretty much drowned! I was laughing my ass off - probably the only one in the theatre to do so. Everybody else had tears in their eyes from the breaking of the Fellowship...
posted 03-24-2002 06:37 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	So you were one of those who half-ruined that scene for me.
posted 03-24-2002 07:39 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Just noticed one more while watching the Oscars show: The scene with Bilbo and Gandalf blowing smoke rings/ships.
posted 03-24-2002 08:37 PM PT (US)

brutus Oscar® Winner	The Moment when Howard Shore stepped on the stage to take his Osc- oh!
posted 03-24-2002 08:47 PM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	Chupa Ferrari!!!!!!!!!! Sorry, couldn't resist...
posted 03-24-2002 10:01 PM PT (US)

Pete M Oscar® Winner	Oh, there's just so many. I really love the bit where Bilbo first puts the ring on. And the whole of the Blrog bit, of course. Plus, there's the Ring Goes South, when we see all the Fellowship passing one by one. And Weathertop, all of it, but particularly just before the Nazgul step out of the darkness & the choir starts. And when the wraiths break down the door at Bree, & we see the blades passing the innkeeper. And Frodo packing to leave. The wonderful Concerning Hobbits (all of it). And the introduction of Arwen. The whole of Lothlorien & the lament for Gandalf. The mirror of Galadriel. And Gandalf falling in Moria (& know what happens, but it still makes me cry - more so than Boromir). And that moment of pure aggression as the Orcs break down the door in Moria. Of course, the breaking when Sam swims out (although this is weakened in the film since we don't find out Sam is terrified of water). And when Legolas, Aragorn & Gimli set off at the end. Of, Gosh darn it, there are simply too many!!!! Which is one of the reasons why it was the best score of last year, IMO. Still, if I had to pick just one, I'd maybe go for the moment early on, when Gandalf is explaining to Frodo about the ring & Gollums torture, & Frodo offering the ring to Gandalf. I really like that bit. NP FOTR
posted 03-25-2002 07:31 AM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Gandalf's "It WANTS to be found". He's perfect in all scenes, but this is the ONE scene where they took him right out of my mind. He looks somewhat different than in the rest of the movie, or so it seems to me. The rest is a movie. This scene is real. And the bit at the end with Frodo and Sam looking towards Mordor. sigh NP:The Mists of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
posted 03-25-2002 09:17 AM PT (US)

André Lux Oscar® Winner	YOU SHALL NOT... PASS!! [Message edited by André Lux on 03-25-2002]
posted 03-25-2002 08:38 PM PT (US)

SCimmerian Oscar® Winner	Marian, if you want to read how a battle scene is to be written then you have to read ROBERT E. HOWARD.
posted 03-26-2002 01:34 AM PT (US)

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