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Old 11-29-2007, 07:11 AM   #1
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What was your #1 favorite scene out of all three movies?
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Old 11-29-2007, 09:35 AM   #2
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Pretty sure that there is a thread about that aroudn here already, but I'll go ahead and answer yours.

Personally I always liked the beacons scene most, the music and the pictures go together great and the whole symblism of hope being rekindled is great. I actually think that by replacing the beacon hills with beacon mountains makes it even better, although I must admit that it makes little sense to make beacons on those high mountains instead of the hills.

Anyway, closely behind this would be the charge of the Rohirrim in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and their charge at Helm's Deep.

Number three probably is the scene of Sam carrying Frodo up on Mount Doom with the flute music from "The Black Gate" (starts there at 1:00) in the background.
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Old 11-29-2007, 09:49 AM   #3
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How would you define what a scene is? Can I take the concluding five minutes from Helms Deep - say the section with the massive Rohirrim charge down the hill combined with the Ents destroying Isengard and Theoden and Aragorn charging down the causeway? Is that one scene? Or is it three?

My answer would depend on how you define what a scene is.
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Old 11-30-2007, 09:48 AM   #4
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The very intro of Fellowship--Kate Blanchett did a good job in relating the history of the Ring, and I fancy that the sadness and beauty of the Elves is perceived by a true Tolkien fan there.

And then there's the deleted scene in Two Towers, the one in Faramir's recollection after the capture of Frodo and Sam and just before Gollum's, where Denethor first appears. The acting was superb! Boromir exactly as the warrior-leader who relies on Faramir, the lore-man, for his speech, and keeping the speech short so they can drink more, ah hell perfect, just as I imagined in the Tolkien-dedicated corner of my brain. And then Denethor comes around, and the boys say something like "why's he here?" in the classic boy talk about their dad. Denethor makes no secret of his dislike for Faramir, like the Denethor in the book. Perfect Denethor portrayal if you ask me!
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Old 01-07-2008, 11:31 PM   #5
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Ah yes, Concerning Hobbits! (it's in the EE of FotR) and I love the 111 birthday party scene! I love the scene in TTT where Sam first says "By Rights We Shouldn't even be here" (when Frodo and Samwise are in Osgiliath... always makes me laugh!) But then Sam said the beautiful chunk of line that Sean Astin says most wonderfully! Then there is the Charge of the Rohirrim and the Battle of the Pellenor fields, also the struggle up Mt. Doom and the Gray Havens. To make me laugh there is Merry and Pippin's crazy songs (one in the EE of FotR and the other in the beginning of RotK)....
There is so many!
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Old 01-08-2008, 10:54 PM   #6
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My favorite scene is when Boromir attempts to take the Ring. Boromir's Last Stand is also my favorite.
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Old 01-14-2008, 12:33 PM   #7
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Ah yes, Concerning Hobbits! (it's in the EE of FotR) and I love the 111 birthday party scene!
Right on TGEW! I love that scene with Bilbo writing his story, and when Gandalf makes his entrance.
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Old 01-08-2008, 11:19 PM   #8
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Pretty sure that there is a thread about that aroudn here already, but I'll go ahead and answer yours.

Personally I always liked the beacons scene most, the music and the pictures go together great and the whole symblism of hope being rekindled is great. I actually think that by replacing the beacon hills with beacon mountains makes it even better, although I must admit that it makes little sense to make beacons on those high mountains instead of the hills.

Anyway, closely behind this would be the charge of the Rohirrim in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and their charge at Helm's Deep.

Number three probably is the scene of Sam carrying Frodo up on Mount Doom with the flute music from "The Black Gate" (starts there at 1:00) in the background.
HA! Same exact three scenes, and I posted without reading yours. Ha ha ha ha ha!
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Theoden's battle speech and the charge of the Rohirrim on the Pelennor Fields. That scene almost had me moved to tears.
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Yeah, the Charge of the Pelennor is also my favorite scene. I teared up a few times.
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Old 01-10-2008, 11:45 AM   #11
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I might as well have an answer for my own thread....

I love (even though it never happened in the books) the scene of the elves marching into Helm's Deep. I love that, its so powerful and makes you feel like saying "Yeah, Uruk-Hai! What now? Byaaah!"

The charge of the Rohirrim is a given. That is probably the defining scene of ROTK. And I love it when the last army stands before the Black Gate, which opens and out pours the army of Mordor with Barad-Dur watching in the distance. That scene is so well done.
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Pretty sure that there is a thread about that aroudn here already, but I'll go ahead and answer yours.

Personally I always liked the beacons scene most, the music and the pictures go together great and the whole symblism of hope being rekindled is great. I actually think that by replacing the beacon hills with beacon mountains makes it even better, although I must admit that it makes little sense to make beacons on those high mountains instead of the hills.

Anyway, closely behind this would be the charge of the Rohirrim in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields and their charge at Helm's Deep.

Number three probably is the scene of Sam carrying Frodo up on Mount Doom with the flute music from "The Black Gate" (starts there at 1:00) in the background.
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Old 07-06-2008, 09:36 PM   #13
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Pippin saying "The Eagles are coming!" in the midst of battle! A great tribute to Pippin's thoughts in the book.
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Old 07-07-2008, 06:25 AM   #14
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I love all of Moria. I love the beacons. I love the flash-forward to a grieving Arwen. I love it when the Uruk-hai attack at Amon Hen, and the remaining Fellowship members go to town on them. I love Eomer & Gandalf arriving at Helm's Deep (OK, so it wasn't like that in the book, but yeah). I love the Elves lamenting Gandalf.

I could list a whole lot more, but if I were to concentrate and genuinely try to tell you what's my number one, it would probably be Moria, all things considered. It's haunting, brutal, and accompanied by an amazing score.
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Moria truly is an epic in itself. It's hard to pick just one favorite scene...there are so many...
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My favorite scenes from the movies (if I had to pick one from each) are as follows:

From The Fellowship of the Ring:
The whole discussion between Frodo and Gandalf while in Moria

From The Two Towers:
Sam's speech about The Tales that really mattered,

From The Return of the King:
The coronation scene, where Aragorn is crowned king
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And then there's the deleted scene in Two Towers, the one in Faramir's recollection after the capture of Frodo and Sam and just before Gollum's, where Denethor first appears. The acting was superb! Boromir exactly as the warrior-leader who relies on Faramir, the lore-man, for his speech, and keeping the speech short so they can drink more, ah hell perfect, just as I imagined in the Tolkien-dedicated corner of my brain.
Ahhh, you stole mine! That was absolutely my favorite scene in any of the films, since I'm a Gondor junkie. The irony! The passion! The Bor-Far love!

In with a close second is the scene where Denethor orders Faramir off to retake Osgiliath: "You wish now that our places had been exchanged. That I had died, and Boromir had lived." "Yes... yes, I do wish that." It's terribly, horribly skewed from the original scene in the book... but all the same I cried.
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Old 05-09-2008, 11:38 PM   #18
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Hmmmm, preciouses, wethinks maybe...

1) Boromir's ultimately rocking speech in EE TTT
-well, no, Middle Earth doesn't rock, it simply isn't on that scale.

2) something like a tie among Boromir's last stand and his speech at the Council of Elrond and collectively the Isengard scenes (the hammers and fires and armies! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!)

3) (What an excuse to watch the films again!) the exchange of catapult and trebuchet missiles in the ROTK

4) The battle at Mt. Doom (I know he was hardly there, but Gil-Galad ruled!)

5) a tie between the Ride of the Rohirrim at Pelenor Fields (shivers down the spine when they all roared "Death"!) and Theoden's realizing that it might be cool if he rode out with about 5 other guys when the gate broke in. Then he charged forth, horn blowing, Howard Shore's awesome music playing, and finally wearing that sweet horse helm.

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Some one above mentioned the Elves marching into Helm's Deep.
One time I saw it, it was great. Wonderful music.
Another time I watched it, I thought of nuns processing into a Chapel (excuse the bows), I mean, many of the elves in the movies resembled women, and those particular elves wore the cloaks and was kind of dark (understand?).
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Old 05-10-2008, 07:45 AM   #19
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From Fellowship, my favorite is probably "Concerning Hobbits". The Shire looks exactly the way I'd imagined it would, and that whole section perfectly captures the spirit of the Hobbits.

My favorite in TTT is from the extended edition, and a scene that I think really belonged in the theatrical release. I'm referring, of course, to the backstory bit with Faramir, Boromir, and Denethor. It explained Faramir's motivation to the audience, and made him much more sympathetic.

My ROTK favorites are tied.

I love the beacons. The pairing of the music with the images is just extraordinarily beautiful. I just can't think too hard about it, since around the 5th time I went to see the movie, I started wondering about how, exactly, all those people got up there in the first place. But seriously, it's a very moving sequence, and visually stunning.

My other favorite is Sam carrying Frodo up Mount Doom, and the scene leading up to that. Seriously, that music starts, and I start crying. Such a powerful sequence.
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How can so many of you guys like "Sam carrying Frodo up the Mtn." scene?
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Hi I just joined. I'v read The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion and seen all the movies. These are my favorite scenes:

When Arwen and the ringwraiths crossing the ford at Rivendell.

The wood elves traveling to the Greyhavens.

When Haldir and the elves arrive at Helms Deep.

The charge of the rohirim.

When the eagels arrive at Black Gate.

When Gandalf, Gwaihir, Landroval and Meneldor saved Frodo and Sam


Sorry for any spelling errors I'm only 13.
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Old 06-25-2008, 02:37 AM   #22
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I never find it easy to say what my favourite anything is, book, film, scene, whatever.

So I'll just mention one which I'm surprised hasn't appeared on this thread yet:

–the Balrog scene in Moria. The creature doesn't look like the one in the book, but it's a great monster, anyway. And I like the lead-up to it– you know, where the Orcs surrounding the Fellowship hear the Balrog coming and suddenly melt away?

(Admittedly, I could have done without the dopey dwarf-tossing joke a bit later.)

Also, I like the battles in general and just about anything featuring those spectacular rapid camera-sweeps.
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Forgot about the balrog scene. I also liked the lead up, battle and escape. I always like it when the camera follows the arrows.
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