Good Scenes in the Movies

[Nurvingiel]

I can't believe I'm starting this thread, but there are some good scenes in "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers", and "The Return of the King". This is not a complaint thread like "the whole movie sucked except this one scene". This thread is to say which scenes you thought were well-done. There is already a thread on the best fight scene - this one is for bests scenes overall.


Last night I watched part of FOTR between ad breaks in CSI. I flipped to FOTR to see Gandalf's face as he clung to the bridge of Khazad-dum. I felt like my heart skipped a beat in the ensuing scene. It's dramatic, and it has great camera shots. I love the way Gandalf says, "Fly... you fools." The first time I saw FOTR this scene made me tear up. As they run out of the mines, my most favourite part of the entire soundtrack plays in the background. Sometimes I found the soundtrack a little overbearing in the movie, but it's perfect here.

The other great scene is the death of Boromir. The first time I saw FOTR this scene made me cry. Sean Bean is completely brilliant as Boromir throughout the entire movie, and he really shines in this scene. He shows Boromir's courage and determination so well in the last battle, and the scene between him and Aragorn is very moving.

The battle itself is also excellent because Gimli gets some great battle action and shows his mad warrior skeeelz. Gimli is one of my favourite characters in the book, and I really appreciate this scene.


You can talk about scenes from all three movies.

[Lizra]

IMO, there are way too many GOOD scenes to mention! I just got my 2005 page a day calendar. (This will be the third year for me) It is of all three movies, and there are so many GORGEOUS shots of great scenes. Ahhh!

[Pytt]

The scene I think is the best in all movies, is when the beacons are lit, in RoTK. That is stunning marvelous Though there mught be more beacons than it was originaly, or was it?, the scene is extremely beautiful.

there are of course other magnificent scenes in the movies, but compared to this...

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

I really liked the scene between Aragorn and Boromir in Lorien. I think this really summed up Boromirs love for his country yet the fact that he was resigned that it should be Minas Tirith that should take the hammer blow of Sauron's wrath. I also really like Boromirs death scene to. His recognition of Aragorn being his king and his repentance of trying to take the Ring from Frodo. From this scene I think the look on Legolas' face summed up the elves knowledge of death. The fact that it was a strange thing for them and didn't regularly occur with them whereas it did with Mortals.

I also enjoyed the scene on Caradhras where Frodo drops the Ring. This shows Boromir's weakness and lust for the Ring, that he was so far fighting. It also showed Frodo's possesivness when he grabbed the Ring back from him. And when you see Aragorn removing his hand from his sword showed to me that he knew that the quest came above the life on Boromir.

[tolkienfan]

I thought that all the scenes with Gollum and Frodo in The Two Towers were done extremely well. I also really loved the scenes in The Two Towers and The Return of the King where Gollum and Smeagol faced each other. I thought that was really interesting and very well done, those were some of my favorite parts of the book too! I also thought that the scene where the Ring gets destroyed in The Return of the King was very moving. The special effects were really good.

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

as movies, i have to say my favourite scene bagan wit the opening titles
on fellowship, and din't end until the end credits on return of king

<sat on more fences than worzel gummidge!!

[Nurvingiel]

Originally Posted by Lizra

IMO, there are way too many GOOD scenes to mention! I just got my 2005 page a day calendar. (This will be the third year for me) It is of all three movies, and there are so many GORGEOUS shots of great scenes. Ahhh!

Well, I kind of implied you can put your favourite scenes. I don't expect you to list every single good scene in a 12 hour movie.

The beacon scene was very visually stunning. EDIT: Actually, all the mountain shots were. Caradrhas was wicked cool.

Another great scene was approaching Edoras. I like how it was shown (as a walled city on a hill), and the Riders of Rohan had such cool armour. I enjoyed the Celtic/Viking-looking patters for armour and the design of the hall etc.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

Caradrhas was wicked cool.

It's Caradhras! The dh produces the th sound!

Originally Posted by tolkienfan

I thought that all the scenes with Gollum and Frodo in The Two Towers were done extremely well.

I liked those scenes to. Especially the one where Frodo calls Gollum Smeagol for the first time.

[Nurvingiel]

Originally Posted by Telcontar_Dunedain

It's Caradhras! The dh produces the th sound!

OMG no wonder I can't spell it, I always pronounced it "Caradras"

*slaughters inner fangirl with an oar*
I blame her. But they always come back.

[Earniel]

I quite liked the lighting of the beacons of Gondor in RoTK. It wasn't quite how I imagined it, but I always thought the lights of the beacons Gandalf and Pippin see in the night on their way to Gondor were a powerful idea and image. And here the movie didn't let me down, which was really nice. (Except Pippin's clumsy lighting of the first beacon. Creeping up there and then fumbling until the wood cought fire was rather unnecesary IMHO.) But the music and the appearing of one lighted beacon after another was visually great.

[Nothing]

My favourite scene is when Aragorn, in TROTK says to the four hobbits: "My friends you bow to no one"

[Embladyne]

One of the most memorable, not my fav, though, scenes is when Pippin sings for the Steward. I mean, it's just so sickening the way he callously tears his food to peices as his son is going to his "death." But, I did think the song was a wonderful touch, the way the voice carried over into the battle scene. Beautiful editing.

[Earniel]

Then you may like this cartoon....

[Elvellon]

I specially like Bilbo scenes; they are very good, even if not accurate they do “feel” like Bilbo.

[Rosie Gamgee]

Well, there's lots of good scenes. Two of my favorite are

The converstation between Pippin and Gandalf about death, in Minas Tirith

Boromir's death scene

[tolkienfan]

I also loved the scenes in The Fellowship of the Ring where all the hobbits are in the Shire and they are all happy and peaceful

[Bombadillo]

Originally Posted by Elvellon

I specially like Bilbo scenes; they are very good, even if not accurate they do “feel” like Bilbo.

I know what you mean. The very beginning of FotR EE is great, when Bilbo begins with "Concerning Hobbits..." He's so peaceful and homey. And the frown that the old, baggy-faced Proutfoot hobbit gives Gandalf is priceless.

Ah, there are lots of things, I'll admit. I like all the little winks that PJ gives the readers. ("A shortcut to what?" "Mushrooms!")

Believe it or not, I even like the fight between the orc captains in Cirith Ungol, and the stunned silence of all the orcs when Gorbag drops from the ceiling in the middle of them with Shagrat staring down.

These are besides all the jokes and all the excellent acting in general, too.

[Nurvingiel]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Then you may like this cartoon....

LOL!! I love Fraud of the Rings!

I loved Boromir's death. I can't believe I didn't mention that before! Sean Bean is totally brilliant as Boromir, and that scene makes me want to cry. The first time I saw it, it brought tears. Same with Gandalf's death. It was so beautifully filmed, that I nearly cried. It didn't matter that I knew he wasn't dead, the rest of the Fellowship thought he was, and you really connect with them in that scene.

[EarthBound]

While most of the great scenes have been mentioned I'll go for a more personal one...

When Frodo and Gandalf are riding through the lanes and homes of the Hobbits.


It's not so much the scenes as the mood. I'm grasping at "something more" than just what is on screen, it's that world of quite lanes, stone walls, and lovely gardens that makes me sigh . . .

I'm such a sap, eh? Still, from the moment the music pipes up and we see Frodo reading his book till Gandalf reaches Bilbo's gate......it's simply lovely.

[Snowdog]

Fellowship:
The Prancing Pony ("It comes in pints?")
Boromir's death

Two Towers
Sarumann addressing his army
Éowyn's 'wet-panties' scene when she sees Aragorn alive in Helms Deep.

Return of the King
Pippen singing while Faramir rides on Osgoliath.
The rally and ride of the Rohirrim into battle.
Orc invasion of Osgoliath