[Laiqalasse]

the two parts in FotR that got to me most were Gandalf's "death" and Boromir's death. i knew both were coming, and of course i knew Gandalf wasn't really dead, but i still cried like a baby. with Boromir... i don't really know. like i said, i knew it was coming, but it was the way they portrayed it. those arrows were SO HUGE. and the sheer look of surprise on his face. and the music (or lack thereof). the whole thing was so tragic.

in TTT it was definitely when Haldir died; i was the one person who didn't know it was coming.

~~Laiqalassë~~

[linweseregon]

Saddest moment
Look on Legolas face when he realises that Bromir is dead. He just can't understand can he bless his little elf socks.

Look on Halidar's face just before he dies, all his kin slaughter around him, on the order of the queen of all bitches Galadriel.

Look on the Fellowship's face outside Moria when they realise that Gandulf is really dead. How can he be dead, he's always been here.

Funny bits
Nobody tosses a dwarf.

Shall I describe it to you, or shall I get you a box?

And in TT, Legolas and Gimili discussing their 'scores'

Pippin and apples.

[Roisin]

I have to amend this now that the extended edition of The Two Towers has come out...pretty much all of the added scenes with Faramir. He's just a much richer character with the added footage. And that shot of Boromir right before he rides off to Rivendell...he looks like he's having a premonition. Poor flawed Boromir.

Roisin

[Moralanqua]

I have a new "scene of the year!" nomination, the best movie moment so far from LOTR...

Final Tally - from TTT ext ed!

This scene is perfection! That pout! Gimli's fantastic voice! Ai!

Im in a puddle already

[nosferangel]

I've seen all tree films
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several times--> who hasn't?




Boromir's death is the saddest moment, because it's all still fresh and you really don't know how things are ending up (I never had read a book until then, I knew nothing about the story, I was actually afraid Aragorn and company wouldn't be in the rest of the stories.... see how fresh I was? And I had ONE absolute hero, and he dies....

Also Aragorn who fights the uruk's and takes out lurtz after lurtz shot boromir.... excellent stuff!!!



ttt: the arrival, of those goodie rohirrim and the elves of haldir

the legolas-jump





rotk: pelennor, théoden 's speech
théoden's death (sad sad sad)
I wish faramir could have shown more of his skills in the great war...

I wish Boromir would have lived and Gimli would have died
sorry


Legolas isn't THAT hot, really....
Eomer is !

[ElvenRanger13]

All three had moments that were unforgetable.

In fellowship= All of there reactions to Gandalf's death.
Boromirs death
When the fellowship is walking down a hill and we get to see each member.

TT= Legolas sliding down the stairs.
Haldir seeing his kin killed.
Haldir's death.
Theoden at the grave of his son.
The look on Legolas face when he realizes Aragorn fell off the cliff

Rotk= Denethor looking over the wall and seeing the mordors army.
Pippin's song
Legolas and Gilmi at the black gate.
any moment when Sam was crying

I know theres more but I can't think right now.

[Elaria]

Oh it's just so hard to say which bits were best... it's all so good! But here are some highlights for me.

FotR:
Gandalf's death, from his battle with the Balrog to the Fellowship's reactions afterwards
Boromir's death, from the arrows to his last words - he is such a brave brave man and a testament to Gondor

TTT:
Haldir's death - it's the saddest thing when an Elf dies
In the extended version, the funeral where Eowyn sings - it was sad but lovely

RotK:
Pippin's song was the most evocative moment for me
Also Sam helping Frodo up the mountain - true friendship, from beginning to end


These are just touching moments. Of course there are amusing and 'wow!' kinda ones, like the rivalry between Legolas and Gimli and when the Fellowship descend that hill in the first movie, with the music and everything (Aragorn was the best there, in all his king-like glory)...

Man these movies are good!

[Anna]

FOTR: The wraiths are sooo cool! And scary...
Legolas´ nasty little reply to Gimli´s bragging about Moria. ("Why doesn´t that surprises me?" or something like that...)
The cavetroll. The size, the fight, Legolas on top of it, Boromir´s comment: "They have a cavetroll."
Boromir´s death.
Gandalf´s "death".
Gandalf: "Bilbo Baggins, I´m not trying to rob you!"
Galadriel´s intro. Has me shivering in anticipation every time.
Merry´s and Pippin´s reactions to Legolas´explanation of lembas.

TTT: Oooo, battles! I´m such a sucker for battles!
Helms deep. Of course.
Haldir and the elven army coming to aid the men. That scene has me jumping up and down, shouting YES and crying my eyes out.
Haldir´s death...
When the uruk-hai attack that village in Rohan and the mother is sending her children away. "Father says Éothain can´t ride Garulf. He is too big for him." "I don´t wanna go!" See, now I´m crying again!
Legolas in battle-mode. Oooo...
Legolas jumps up on the horse.
Gollum. Any scene. EVERY scene!
Legolas and Gimli.
Gandalf the White.
Nazgul.
When the elven archers turn as one on Aragorn´s orders to shoot at the uruks marching up to the gate. So cool!
Final count. "Not bad for a pointy-eared little princeling!"
Theodred´s funeral.
Theoden crying at his son´s tomb.

ROTK: Battles, battles, battles! YES!
Again; Legolas in battle-mode. Can´t get enough...
Eowyn and the Witch-King. Wow...
Pippin´s song is absolutely heartbreaking...
Shelob!!! I suffer from a severe case of arachnophobia... You figure out the math! I STILL have nightmares in spite of hardly watching anything regarding her!

I love the movies, in spite of the many flaws. I can overlook the flaws (most of the time, anyway). But, it´s especially ROTK that has me crying. I hardly stop crying at all when watching it! Seriously! It´s quite exhausting, to tell you the truth.

Can´t wait until EE ROTK comes out! I hope Saruman is in it!

I´ll stop ranting now.

[limegreensloth]

The two things that never fail to move me no matter how many times I watch them would have to be Merry and Pippin after the death of Gandalf and during the last stand of Boromir.

The image of Pippin prostrate on the rocks, clutching at Merry is just so heart wrenching, gah, it's burned into my mind. The look of utter confusion on Legolas's face doesn't help any either.

And Boromir's death scene. Every thing about it, but especially the image of Boromir kneeling before Merry and Pippin and the resolution on his face as he rises up to continue defending them. And then when he is finally defeated, the look of utter horror on M and P's faces before their last desperate stand. In the book it was Aragorn and Legolas's song at Boromir's funeral that did me in, in the movies it's Merry and Pipping fruitlessly charging at the Uruk-Hai. Oh and when I watched the scene again after finding out that the words in the background were apparently Faramir's little speech "I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I only love that which they defend" rendered into sindarin, it all just fell into place - the nobility and sacrifice of Boromir's death was just highlighted and yes. Gah.

[BellaDonna]

The one that I felt was extremely touching was the part where Theoden is getting ready for battle and he says that quote:

"Where is the horse and the rider?"

That one! and the other one was the song that Pippen sang in the third one! Beautiful song! And also the part where Haldir gets offed and dies in Aragorn's arms. Sad part but a good one!

[inglor]

The one thing that sticks in my mind:
The look of fear on a random Rider of Rohan when he sees the vast army of Mordor they are about to charge. The guy's look was one of not just fear but realization that they are VASTLY outnumbered. You could see all the boasting and glory in battle talk drain from his face.

I REALLY like how PJ decided to throw in what the regular joe would be feeling at a time like that. Not All valiant, brave, and resigned like this was another day at the office (like the Elves at HD) but honestly scared.
Similar to the way they did in Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan, you get a feel of what it was like to be there. It gave me chills

And then the look on the orcs as the Rohirrim were charging. Like "Uh OH, this was supposed to be a pillage and plunder fest, nobody told me I was going to have to fight..."
Little things like these I really enjoyed and what made the movies more than just a movie about my favorite book

and of course, the Balrog , itself worth the price of admission.

[siva]

FOTR

When the hobbits are hiding behind the tree from the black rider.
Galadriel's opening.

TTT

Gollum talking to himself.
Legolas sliding down the stairs at helms deep
Gandolf's return.

ROTK

Theodred saying to Eowyn as he lay dying "i know your face" sniff
Rohan appearing on the battle field.

[Ningloreth]

My favourite scenes are:

FOTR—the scene immediately after The Council of Elrond, when Legolas runs down the steps in his suede jerkin. It's as if, at this stage, he's just playing at being a hero and he still thinks that changing out of his beautiful velvet cloak into something more appropriate will be enough to do the job...

I also love what Orlando calls his 'not the dwarf' look, which one critic said was the moment when Legolas realised that the story was not going to be about him...

TTT—Haldir's death always makes me weep.

And, of course, I love the moment in the extended version, during the preparations for Helm's Deep, when Eowyn runs away from Aragorn and Legolas catches her and steadies her.

ROTK—Eowyn slaying the Witch-King and Legolas slaying the mumak...

[TXFaramirFangirl]

There are so many from all three movies . . .

FOTR:
The first time I saw Rivendell-my jaw hit the floor!
Boromir riding up to the Council (for obvious reasons . . .PMF's unite!)
Aragorn . ."if by my life or death I can protect you I will." *swoon*
The cavetroll battle in Moria
The Balrog battle: "You shall not pass" gives me chills to this day
Gandalf: "Fly you fools!" and the reactions afterward
Boromir's death at Amon Hen <--I still tear up everytime I see it.
Boromir's conversation with Aragorn in Lothlorien
In the extended edition: Aragorn singing The Lay of Luthien

TTT:
Eowyn's funeral lay for Theodred
Helm's Deep in all it's awesomeness!
"May the Grace of the Valar protect you." and "The light of the Evenstar does not wax and wane" Go Arwen is all I have to say to that.
The flashback scene with Aragorn and Arwen (the first one, not the dream sequence) . . .I'm a self confessed fangirl but during that scene I wanted to reach into the screen and smack him.
When the kids were putting on the armor before Helm's Deep
The flashback with Faramir and Boromir
"I'm sitting pretty on 43" I laughed till the cows came home--Gimli rocks and it was nice to see him be one up on that pretty boy elf

ROTK:
PELLENOR FIELDS!!!! That was just . . .whoa!
That first shot of Minas Tirith
"I know your face." That was a perfect bookend to TTT.
All of the Denethor and Faramir moments just tugged at my heartstrings.
Eowyn slaying the Witch-King; I erupted into applause!
Aragorn's coronation . . .*drool*
Frodo's look after he got stung by Shelob . . I couldn't look at the screen!
Sam finally getting the spotlight and "I may not be able to carry the Ring, but I can carry you!"

*waiting for the extended edition so I can get my Houses of the Healing fix . .is it December yet??*

[HeartoftheNight]

Wow, some pretty great moments listed in here. Got to list some, get them out of my system before I explode.


Fellowship of the Ring

I love the part at Rivendell, after the council when Merry & Pip show up and Pippin says all that stuff. I still crack up still.
When Boromir and Merry and Pip are practicing with the swords. I couldn't stop laughing when they tackled him.
When they're in the Mines of Moria, in Balin's Tomb and Boromir goes, "They have a cave troll," so casual like, like he's annoucing the weather.
When Gandalf "died" and Frodo screamed. It tore at my heart. And then everyone after, crying, especially Sam. He just made me finally break down.
This only happened once because I never liked Boromir for some reason, big sister still beats me up for it , but I did cry when he died, and even more when Merry & Pip charged the Uruk-hai, so futile like. And the scene after, when Aragorn is with Boromir. I really felt the glory of the man, the love he felt for his city, his people. He was a true hero then.
Just one more! When Frodo is standing on the shore, remembering Gandalf's words. His eyes just say so much, it gives me the shivers. And of course, Sam wading out into the water, so loyal. **swoons**


The Two Towers

When the Three Companions are chasing after the Uruks that have Merry and Pip. Gimli was priceless through all of that.
Eomer's first appearance and talk with the Three.
Eomer beating up Wormtongue. I cheered. Some one had to do something to the foul little man.
In the extended edition, when Eowyn sang at Theodred's funeral in the Rhohirric tongue. Sad. And Theoden crying after.
Gotta love the Legolas jump. :p
When Aragorn arrived at Helm's Deep and Legolas greeted him. That was so ... priceless.
Gimli & Legolas through the whole battle together, especially at the end in the extended edition, when Gim was sitting atop the last dead orc. And the "Toss me," part, of course.
Gollum when he's free from his evil half and he capers around, and later him and Sam arguing about taters and the stew.
And last but not least, Eomer riding with Gandalf at the end. Ooooo, gives me the shivers.


The Return of the King

Errm, haven't seen it in a while, **sob** going to tonight though. He. Try to remember everything.
When Frodo believes Gollum over his Sam. Sam just looks so heartbroken and betrayed. It made me cry.
Pippin and Merry being torn apart. There was something so devastating about it, it gave me a thorough heart wrenching. Creatures so innocent shouldn't have to know such horrors.
Eowyn suiting Merry up for battle. So cute. And afterward, Eowyn and Eomer talking. Eowyn really reminded me of Boromir there, the wish to fight for her people, the need to do something. And Eomer, in true big warrior fashion, disbelieving that one so small can make a difference in battle. Merry'll show him.
Sam when he thought Frodo was dead. And then realizing his mistake. You can just imagine what he's thinking.
Denethor sending Faramir out to die, the stinky old fart. Sorry children!
Pippin singing as the Gondorian's are charging.
The Rohirrim charging at the Pelenor. Eomer going into battle, slaying mumakil. **sigh** He's so wonderful.
Sam carrying Frodo up Mount Doom. Sam was so loyal and steadfast, always forging ahead against impossible odds and beating them. All the scenes on Mount Doom and the eagle finally taking them away. So ... wow.
In the trailer when Eomer is screaming/crying after finding Theoden. Any other scenes with Eomer I somehow forgot.
And of course, the ending when Frodo leaves Middle-Earth and saying good-bye to Sam. I don't care what you all say! That moment was not gay! It was sad, heartbreakingly so. **sticks out tongue** And Sam returning home with Rosie and the kids waiting for him. Makes you think happily ever after can come true, and no matter how dark things can get, there'll always be a light at the end, waiting for you.


Okay, I think I just listed all of the three movies. What can I say, they were so wonderful! **capers around like a mad fool** I wuv Peter Jackson. The man's brilliant to the point of insanity. :p

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Eomer is hotter than any pretty elf will ever be! Mwahahaha.
Gonna die for that one.