Best Scene?

[Lady of Rivendell]

Okay...being a newbie to Entmoot, I've read a lot of the threads about the movie and I might be mistaken ( which often happens ), but I havn't seen a thread dealing with everyone's favorite scenes from TTT. I know that some people mentioned it in the " What did you think about TTT " thread but I'm curious! So come on everyone...Favorite scene! Fess up! Even those of you who didn't really like the movie must have a scene that stood out as a semi-decent one....=-)

I'll start.....my favorite scene was Gimli and Legolas's kill counting scenes from Helm's Deep. I really wanted that scene to translate over from the book and luckily, it did!

[ThorinOakenshield]

Haven't yet seen TTT, waiting for the video, but book-wise I loved their game, especially since Gimli seems to have come out on top. Long live the Dwarves! *ThorinOakenshield*

[Gerbil]

Favourite has got to be the start sequence of Gandalf vs Balrog.
It was done extremely well I thought - in particular the distant first shot of the pool - you see the light appearing up top and then they appear ''slowly' - the sense of scale is awesome - swiftly followed by the camera following them down into the water.
Amazing.

It's all downhill from there of course :D

[Arathorn]

My favorite is when Frodo first calls Gollum Smeagol. I liked the far-off look on Gollum's face as he remembers that he was not always a miserable creature.

[Elf.Freak]

i liked the whole film, but my fav HAS to be the Ents, they were done really well! (oh yeah, i liked Aragorn's comment about 'Beards' on the way to Helms Deep;))

[Ërendil]

I liked the scene when the battle of Helms deep is just about to begin. Everyone is in position waiting, aiming theur bows and getting ready for war. The rain starts to fall adding great atmosphere and the Uruks start chanting in the black speech.

[Varda Oiolosseo]

That has to be by far my favourite scene! I loved it! When it started to rain and the Uruks ! It was amazing!
I also so loved the Ent's when they were attacking Isenguard! That was brilliant! And when they broke the damm. and when they were marching and throwing rocks! That was just fantastic!
:D

[Ërendil]

Another scene I liked was at the end when Gollum is muttering to himslef about getting "Her" to kill Frodo and Sam, and that "She" would help. I thought that was very clever the way they can now introduce Shelob. I can't wait for that scene!

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Gerbil
Favourite has got to be the start sequence of Gandalf vs Balrog.

Originally posted by Arathorn
My favorite is when Frodo first calls Gollum Smeagol. I liked the far-off look on Gollum's face as he remembers that he was not always a miserable creature.

[Sister Golden Hair]

There were so many good scenes this time around. I loved the Elven archers marching into Helms deep. they were so beautiful. The whole Helms Deep battle was great.

One of my favorite parts though was such a minor little thing, but I just loved it when Gandalf appears to Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas when he returns as Gandalf the White and he says: "I come back to you at the turn of the tide." I just love the way he says that.

[Lizra]

I really like the early part when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli watch the Riders of Rohan thunder past. Aragorn steps out and calls to them. They swiftly circle back, and surround the "Fellowship" with spears. Eomer asks what a man, an elf, and a dwarf are doing in the Riddermark.
I love it because a touch of Fellowship of the Ring is still there, the introduction of Eomer is exciting, and for Aragorn to step out and let fate take her course is intense. The mix of races is ominous, I just love it!

[azalea]

:mad: Hey, Lizra, you took mine!;) And continuing, I'm glad they included Legolas' defense of Gimli.

I also liked the scenes w/ the Uruks running w/ Merry and Pippin.

And I've said before I liked Haldir's death scene. And the part when the elves do their little military "turn, stomp, thump bows" thing.

[Erawyn]

I liked the scene when the battle of Helms deep is just about to begin. Everyone is in position waiting, aiming theur bows and getting ready for war. The rain starts to fall adding great atmosphere and the Uruks start chanting in the black speech.
And that one guy shoots before everyone else...

I really like the early part when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli watch the Riders of Rohan thunder past. Aragorn steps out and calls to them. They swiftly circle back, and surround the "Fellowship" with spears. Eomer asks what a man, an elf, and a dwarf are doing in the Riddermark.
All the horses turning in unison is beautiful!


Hey, Lizra, you took mine! And continuing, I'm glad they included Legolas' defense of Gimli.
You would be dead before your stroke fell:D

[WallRocker]

Gotta love the Ents! My favorite scene was when Treebeard says 'Come, my Friends. It is possiblle we march to our doom. The last great march of the Ents!', then, the view changes, and we see all the Ents marching to Isengard. The music there is so awesome ! The begining scene w/ Gandalf and the Balrog is one of my favorites as well.

[Sister Golden Hair]

It was kinda cool when the Ent was on fire and dunked under the water.

[Khamûl]

My favorite part is when Legolas sticks his arm out and swings up onto the horse. :D (Just kidding, just kidding...)

It's hard to pick just one. So here's my top three: Gandalf and the Balrog - Enough said. ;) The White Rider - His return as Gandalf the White was awesome. Right before the Battle of Helm's Deep - I love the hopelessness of the scene and while the Uruks are marching in, you could cut the tension with a knife.

[LuthienTinuviel]

i liked the arwen parts, surprisingly.
i love how it illustrated the monumentous desicion she has to make, and how it tears her apart to have to choose this one fate forever.
and i liked how frodo is yelling at sam. that is a good part to show how the ring can change beings that way (better than the galadrial flip a nut sequence)

happy new year, im off to bed.

[Sister Golden Hair]

Hey, those Elven archers snapping to attention wasn't too shabby either.

[Arathorn]

I still think that those elves at helm's deep were huorns disguised as elves.
<ducks>

[Sister Golden Hair]

Yeah, you better duck!:p :mad:

[Cirdan]

I liked the coneys/taters scene see with Sam and Gollum.

[cassiopeia]

I like when we first see Gollum (exciting for the first time). I liked the scenes with Sam, Frodo and Gollum the best (gasp!). Gollum is very real and I love Sam and Frodo's friendship (except when Frodo trys to hurt Sam). I also liked the part when Aragorn takes the sword from that little Rohirrim boy and when Arwen is greiving over a dead Aragorn (very touching).

[Lady of Rohan]

My fav seen was probably the orc killing contest that Legolas and Gimli had going on. I was hoping that that would be in the movie. I also lilked the ents. I think they where done really well. But all in all I liked the movie alot.:D

[Sween]

My fav scean is when you see the white rider on the dawn of the 5th day and aragorns eyes then all the riders start to pile down and the course of the battle changed also loved aragorn and gimli in frount of the gate because it shows the power of the two of them well.

[obscenename]

<B>"Yes, funny how someone can bitch about the changes and then suggest a much larger one."</B>

As long as sacrifices have to be made to fit time constraints, why not make one more? I was trying to defend TT not so much as ranting yet again on FOTR. Neither film was true to the books. If I suspend belief for both movies and simply watch them for entertainment, I enjoy Two Towers more. FOTR had too many things wrong with it as a movie, in my opinion.

[middleEarthStar]

My favourite scean was when Aragorn and the king ride out from helms deep and Gandalf comes with the riders!!!!!!!!!!!
It was soooo powerful!!!!!!

Many other sceans was best too!
Sam and Frodo with Gollum!
When Smeagol makes Gollum go away...

Pip and merry with the ent!

And one scean that touch my heart was in the end when Frodo and Sam was in Gondor and sam have just saved frodo from the flying Nazgûl and Frodo draw sting against Sam!!
That was so sad.... "dont you know youre own sam?"
OHH
and when Frodo gets of him and drops sting and says:
"I cant do this sam."


my god.

[azalea]

Originally posted by middleEarthStar
... sam have just saved frodo from the flying Nazgûl and Frodo draw sting against Sam!!
That was so sad.... "dont you know youre own sam?"
OHH
and when Frodo gets of him and drops sting and says:
"I cant do this sam."


That was definately my favorite "Sam and Frodo" scene!

[Yazad]

My two favorites were the opening two minutes with Gandalf and the Balrog. I like the way they kinda split time by showing the unbroken scene and then following Gandalf instead of the Company. Well done. Still, it was kinda silly that Gandalf could fall faster than Glamdring, but I guess it's magic, eh? I loved that scene until just before Gandalf threw down the balrog only to have him splat like bug on the mountain. What happened to "I threw down my enemy, and his fall broke the mountainside where he smote it in his ruin."?

My second favorite scene was (visually - plot wise it couldn't have been stupider) seeing Osgiliath with the flying Nazgul. A very cool image.

Yazad

[Gerbil]

Well, you can affect your speed of falling somewhat depending on how aerodynamic you make yourself - notice Gandalf points downwards as he speeds up. It's perfectly practical, and skydivers do this sort of thing all the time.

Of course, how Gandalf knew this is another matter ;)

As usual, clothes seem to inherit their master's abilities though - Gandalf was covered by the Balrog's flames but his clothes remained unsinged :D

Must admit, the Balrog's fall was a bit anti-climactic (compared to the book anyway - I enjoyed the film bit for what it's worth) - as far as I recall the battle and ensuing defeat of the Balrog does as you say, and destroys the tower itself.

Still, can't complain really - it was so well done I still shiver at the thought of it.

All in all, the Balrog scenes for me are the best parts of both films.
The Balrog is simply stunning, and PJ, for all his faults, handles these scenes brilliantly IMO.

[Yazad]

Originally posted by Gerbil
Well, you can affect your speed of falling somewhat depending on how aerodynamic you make yourself - notice Gandalf points downwards as he speeds up. It's perfectly practical, and skydivers do this sort of thing all the time.

Of course, of course, but no person in history, Istari or no Istari, is going to be more aerodynamic than a sword. What the blade fell 5 seconds before Gandalf did? That means Glamdring had already fallen already 100 meters (and increasing in speed) by the time Gandalf dropped.

But I can accept it as magic or whatever. It's a movie after all.

It would have been nice to have them explain how they got back up the mountain, though. And I sorely missed "far, far below the deepest delvings of the dwarves the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not, they're older than he." And it woulda been neat to see how WETA dealt with "A thing of slime". They did a good job, I thought, with the fire and shadow.

Oh well.

Yazad

[Gerbil]

Just because a shape seems aerodynamic doesn't necessarily mean it is.
A sword is, when pointed down, going to be a bugger to catch up with.
A sword flat on, has a lot more wind-resistance.
Of course, exactly how long it takes to catch up has got a bit of 'poetic license' about it in this scene, but it's hardly the biggest cock-up PJ has made ;)

Plus track 1 of the soundtrack is the best - probably cos I loved the scene the most, but I don't care about the reason!

[crickhollow]

I love that quote too, Yazad. I seems that PJ felt the need to limit middle earth in that respect. He traced everything back to Sauron or Saruman, leaving no tantalizing hint of things that are older and deeper.

[Lady of Rivendell]

=-) I forgot about coneys/tater scene with Gollum and Sam...I really laughed at that one too!

[Taulëasawen]

I likes the argument between Sam and Gollum/Smeagol and when Gollum/Smeagol sings that song....:D :D

[Gorhiriel]

When Haldir turned up, I thought: COOL!! cause Haldir rocks. but when he died, I was like WHAT THE!?!?!?!?! :mad:

I liked the bit with the Riders: You would die before your stroke fell!

[Sylvee Estel]

I love Sam's whole little encouraging speech he gives after Frodo says " I can't do this Sam." And I love the whole Gollum and Smeagol go away and never come back scene.

[gimli7410]

i like it when gimli says he cant se and legolas asks him if he should describe it to him or get a box. also i like it when they are trying to see who can kill more orcs.

[Balrog_of_Morgoth]

The Balrog scenes in each movie are far and away the best for me. But, of course, I've always been fascinated by all things Balrog.

In Fotr, from the point where Gandalf turns to face the wall of flames and the Balrog jumps into the screen---to where Gandalf falls from the bridge.

In TTT, the whole opening scene where you see the tail end of the bridge scene and then the battle to the bottom.

My criteria is that those two scenes are the times when I cannot turn away from the screen/TV for anything. Other times, I can look away if I have to, though I don't like it.

[Elvengirl]

Legolas sliding down the stairs on the shield!! j/k :)

I like almost every scene with Gollum, Balrog intro was awesome, and at Helm's Deep just when it starts to rain.

[Lizra]

Frodo laying there fondling/stroking the ring while Gollum says "So bright, So beautiful (something , something) the Precious" (anyone know exactly what he says there?)

[laurelin]

my fav scene was gollums split personalities ("leave us alone and never come back!") did anyone else like that at all? i also loved the scenes where it shows how legolas and gimli are now friends(like in the whole helms deep sequence) because in the hobbit, legolas's dad put gimli's dad and the other dwarves in jail and i always liked the idea that despite all of that, they r willing to risk their lives for the other one

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Welcome to the Entmoot, laurelin! :D If you want, you can mosey over to the Welcome thread in general messages and introduce yourself officially. :)

Hope you have a great time here! :D

[Elvengirl]

Originally posted by laurelin
my fav scene was gollums split personalities ("leave us alone and never come back!") did anyone else like that at all? i also loved the scenes where it shows how legolas and gimli are now friends(like in the whole helms deep sequence) because in the hobbit, legolas's dad put gimli's dad and the other dwarves in jail and i always liked the idea that despite all of that, they r willing to risk their lives for the other one
Welcome!
I agree, I loved Gollum's debate scene. One of my favorite parts in the book was the competition between Legolas and Gimli, so I was very happy to see it included in the film, and see the friendship that grew between them.

by the way, I love your name Laurelin :D

[Orion]

My favorite scene was the one in Entmoot, when Merry tells Pippin that there won´t be Shire - it´s so touching and powerful. A very nice Merry scene. :) Also the scene with Theoden grieving (sp?) on his son´s grave is really good, his speech there got stuck to my mind for a long time. "No parent should bury their child"..

[jusu]

I like Aragorn both in LotR and TTT, he grows all the time, best scene is probably in TTT the tomb scene with Arwen as the strong gray-haired king turns into stone figure.

In LotR however my favourite scene is when Gandalf arrives to Shire and small kids run after his cart and shout for fire crackers, and just when they think that nothing happen, up goes the flash. I laugh with the kids (and the man) every time with my eyes wet. By the way the beginning of the first version compared to the extended LotR is much better.

But then some oddities. Have you figured out why in TTT Aragorn says "Brego" when the horse "kisses" him by the river. His horse name in the book was not Brego, was it Brego who built Meduseld?

And when I first saw LotR (first night of course) there was a translation (in Finnish, as we don't dube the original voices) of Golumn's cry in Mordor torturing "Frodo, Baggins, Shire". Well, he didn't know Frodo then and actually, Frodo has been taken away from the text in newer editions. But actually his first cry sounds something like that.

[azalea]

The "Brego" thing has been discussed in other threads; try doing a search of the word "Brego" in this forum to find out (and yes, you're right about it I think).

Gollum screams "Shire! Baggins!" The Frodo part must have been a mistake they made in translating (the translator must not have been familiar with the book).

[Ragnarok]

I liked when Gandalf and the legion of horsemen ( I forget who they are) ride over the hill to aid in the Battle of Helm's Deep.

[Orion]

Originally posted by jusu

And when I first saw LotR (first night of course) there was a translation (in Finnish, as we don't dube the original voices) of Golumn's cry in Mordor torturing "Frodo, Baggins, Shire". ...

I remember that, I went to see it on the first night too and in the subtitles it was "Frodo, Baggins, Shire", and then like a week later it had been removed.. :)

(In FOTR every scene with Boromir must be my favorite.. especially when he holds the ring in Carahdras and has that little talk with Aragorn in Lothlorien.)

[jusu]

So, Brego was the horse of the late Theored and the scene were Aragorn see the horse earlier is removed from the film (and will most probably be in the extended version). But Theored's horse is not named in the book.

[azalea]

But there was an historical figure named Brego -- did you find that?

[bricktor]

My fav quote would definitely be Sam's 'speech' to Frodo..but I do love the ents! They are so cool.

Pippin: "It's working!" Merry: "I know it's working! Run!" :)

[Sween]

The best scean by far is when they ride out to meet the orcs at the end of the battle of helms deep. The music and everytghing is just beautiful the best part is when the small erod (is that the correct term?) is just motoring down the causeway killing everything in sightand just the despair of what they are trying to do death and glory then gandalf just apearing and leading the charge of the riders and just ploughing int the orcs. The thing that most struck me is this is infact the way wars used to be forought and thats just amazing

[Elessar the Elfstone]

My faverouite scene is the scene where Aragorn is getting into his armour and has finally chosen that he will comand the race of men I thought it was acted amazingly

ps Uruks are Mordor's foot soldiers it's Urik Hi that attack helms deep :) (I watch TTT too often, 7 times to be presise)
pps I dont mean to cause any offence to any other entmoot members I'm just too much of a perfectionist when it comes to lotr:D :D :D

[Elessar the Elfstone]

Brego was aking of rohan:cool: :rolleyes:

[azalea]

Originally posted by Elessar the Elfstone


ps Uruks are Mordor's foot soldiers it's Urik Hi that attack helms deep :)


:confused:

Was this in response to a post someone made?

[Belle]

I'll probably be attacked for saying this but the best bit by far was when Aragorn kinda swept through those doors in Rohan. Phwar. He looked very kingly. And also Legolas' shield/skateboard thing and the horse thing. All those little bits made it a really funky film.

Also, I agree, Sam's speech towards the end to Frodo was really touching and lovely. Made me cry everytime I heard it.

[Linaewen]

I'll probably be attacked for saying this but the best bit by far was when Aragorn kinda swept through those doors in Rohan. Phwar. He looked very kingly. And also Legolas' shield/skateboard thing and the horse thing. All those little bits made it a really funky film.

The first bit was quite good. The Legolas things weren't that bad either. But my favourite part was the battle at Helm's Deep. I love battles. :D I'm a very violent person.

[azalea]

Uhhhh, it's that avatar thing w/ me again -- it's funny to see that sweet-looking girl in the picture say "I'm a very violent person!":)

[Elessar the Elfstone]

Yeah, I wrote it cause I was sick of people saying Uruks. even though there's not much difference between them lol .:D

[Bombadillo]

WHAT!? You liked the elves at Helm's Deep!? Daagh... I won't get get started. I'll just beat on something now....




But the best was when Gimli fell off the horse.
And there's a site where they show some shots of the movie dubbed into Japanese, and then the Japanese added English subtitles. This is also the best there because he falls off the horse as he's laying in the middle of a huge ring of people he yells "NO NO! Nobody find out!"

[Fingolfinrox]

I liked the elves at Helms Deep to. :D

My favorite scene has to be Gollum's split personality. Its just so realistic and is far more involving than Jar Jar Binks.

[Pippin's_mushrooms]

one of my favorite scenes is when Shadowfax comes cantering (I think cantering. Or is he trotting?) up. Another one is when the elves march to helms deep. Another one is when Pippin's on the "tree" and then you see Treebeards eye. There's tons more of fav scenes I have but I can't name them all.

[Bombadillo]

The best part was Moria in general. But to be more specific, right after Gimli says "No one tosses a dwarf!" He jumps and I think it's Legolas who grabs his beard so he doesn't fall backwards into the black abbyss below him and slowly die, and Gimli's response is "NOT THE BEARD!" Ahhh...

That and one other, also in Moria. When Gandalf raises his staff to the balrog and "You CANNOT PASS!" That wasn't even as great as it could have been, but that's such an amazing part it doesn't even matter.

[Elvengirl]

Originally posted by Pippin's_mushrooms
one of my favorite scenes is when Shadowfax comes cantering (I think cantering. Or is he trotting?) up

Yes, Shadowfax is cantering and as he gets closer he starts to trot. And I agree, isn't he beautiful?

[Pippin's_mushrooms]

he's REALLY beatiful!!! i luv Shadowfax!!!

[Lollypopgurl]

My favorite part has to be when the Ents march to Isenguard and Treebeard says,"It is likely that we march to our doom. The last march of the Ents."

I always get soooo many goosebumps there, and the music's awesome too! :)

[ladyarwen]

Here are my top favorite scences:
1) When Aragorn falls off the cliff and when he wakes up and rides back to Helms Deep. (when he opens the door to the room that Theoden is in...and he tells them about saruman's army)
2) Legolas and Gimli counting how many they've killed at Helms Deep. But all of Helms Deep was just awesome!!!
3) I really liked when the Ents destroy Isengard
4) When Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas (The 3 Hunters) get surrounded by the Riders of Rohan
5) And I gotta say when Legolas swings up on his horse. :)

[Bombadillo]

Originally posted by Lollypopgurl
My favorite part has to be when the Ents march to Isenguard and Treebeard says,"It is likely that we march to our doom. The last march of the Ents."

I always get soooo many goosebumps there, and the music's awesome too! :) I haven't seen TT yet, but I would imagine. That was one of the best parts of the book, and the best song. My brother's band is going to add music to it sometime.

[ladyarwen]

Oops! How could I forget one of the best scenes? I forgot to say at Helm's Deep when you see Gandalf on the hill and he rides down on a white horse with all the dark horses behind him, charging Saruman's army. It's really neat how he has dark riders behind him and he's all white. I thought that part was awesome. :D