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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Extended Edition [2003] - FULL REACTION!! (Patreon)

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I bet some of you thought I’d forgot about covering this movie or deliberately trying to not cover it. If Kai makes a promise, it WILL happen. That’s why a Kai promise is legendary 😂. Even if it’s years later 👀. Lucky for you it wasn’t but I do explain in the video why there was a delay.

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The most epic journey I think we’ve ever been on when it comes to movie reactions on this channel… HOLY COW!

Also, the longest movie to date! I genuinely can’t believe another movie will ever beat this [duration], but you guys are always surprising me when it comes to picking movies for us to dissect together. Can’t wait and I’ll keep an eye out for that suggestion.

I’m still shocked how Peter Jackson shot all these movies as in back-to-back before even editing the first one. Crazy! Another thing that’s crazy is the steal he got with all the actors and signing them up for low rates. Another crazy!

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Where do we go from here?

Do we now cover The Hobbit movies?

Or… Are they not worth covering!?

Decisions, decisions!

I’ll leave it to you guys to decide as like I always say, you’re the Directors so let me know below please.

Kai

P.S. At the end, I need the lore masters to help me out with the questions I have. Thankings you!

P.P.S. The fight at the end, all back lit by the lava reminded me of Star Wars Episode 3, maybe we should hop skip and jump from Fantasy to Sci-fi.

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PriddleIsTheName

Holy shitballs Batman! I thought you said this would probably be Wednesday, well guess im settling in for a bit 😂

Thomas Jenner

well guess i got something to watch tomorrow now

Bluhawke

Let's go! I've been looking forward to this. I have my snacks & tissues ready.

Petter

Thats the funny thing about C.Lee and saruman, when he got stabbed in the back, he did make the right sound, sence C.Lee had been a spy irl in the youth. he told Peter Jackson how it really sounded. Its like you try too catch ur breath, but cant. hehe

Bluhawke

Bit of both, lol. I typically bawl my way through this movie. I love these characters, and what they go through and represent…ugh. Makes me all kind of emotional.

Will Sinclair

Here's a little quick fact for you, going with how shocked you are with all 3 films being filmed back to back. There is an interview with Sir Ian McKellen saying that the scene where he is saying goodbye to the hobbits at the end of this film was actually his second ever scene he recorded for the whole trilogy.

Ducard

Ohh no, now I have to find 4 hours of free time to watch it. :-D

Mr Sym

Lets gooooooooo! So hyped for this. Honestly, I reckon it's worth at least starting The Hobbit trilogy and seeing whether you enjoy it. They got a lot of flak, some of it justified and some of it not, but I genuinely think they are great and definitely worth a watch.

snqu

I was NOT expecting for this to drop today, let's go!! Now I need to decide if I can wait till tomorrow or if I start watching this now and go to sleep late 😅

ManateeMan2004

It's almost like you're doing it on purpose, first Viggo's broken toe now Sir Christopher's reaction to being stabbed, you've a knack for finding long standing jokes. With regards to the Hobbit, i'd say they're worth a watch. They aren't at the level of this trilogy, that I can admit, but they have their charms and having grown up watching them first they'll always hold a special place for me.

The Card

Return of the King indeed....King Kai with the huge reaction to start the week that is! Guess I know what I'm doing with my next 4.5 hours!

Colin Eggers

Definitely looking forward to watching your reaction! In response to your question about the The Hobbit series, I personally would be a bit more iffy on them. While I enjoy them for what they are, IMO they're a step down from this trilogy. Relies a lot more on CGI than I like, and even though it's generally well done you can still tell.

Feyd

Well... another book. If you read it all... thanks. lol TLDR: Tolkien was catholic and that informed a lot of the story and there are a lot of metaphors for it. Aragon's journey is a story every young boy should be told. This trilogy is a masterpiece, but the Hobbit films are meh. The full response and answers to some questions you had: "It's always the humans that are dicking it up." - The whole series is informed by Tolkien's Catholic beliefs. Just like there are good humans that stand in the face of evil, there are more that are easily tempted and corrupted by it. Faramir and Eowyn are not related. Frodo's reaction to Gandalf at the end is because the last time he saw Gandalf, Gandalf fell with the Balrog and died. He never knew Gandalf was back until that very moment. Frodo had to go because the corruption of the ring will never fully leave him. It changed him and will always haunt him. You nailed it with the line of 'he cannot have a normal life.' In the same way that Bilbo never had a normal life, Frodo won't either. It's never explained in the movies, but they sailed off to "The Undying Lands" as mentioned in the other films. If I had to hypothesize based on Tolkien's inspiration behind everything, the elves and wizards are supposed to be akin to divine beings. It's the reason for the holy-like magic they've used. Gandalf's description of the afterlife to Pippin earlier sounds like it would fit. So it seems more like the angels (elves) and archangel (Gandalf) are just blessing Frodo and Bilbo with getting to pass on without dying. Man. Aragon's journey is the story to tell every young boy. Finding courage to stand against evil, the strength to defeat it, and to be rewarded with respect... and a gorgeous elven wife. We need more heroes like that in our storytelling again. Enough of all the antiheroes. It's fine to have them, but we need more sterling examples of how to be, like Aragorn. Less cynical characters, more nobility and honor. These films are masterpieces in both the story told, and the way it was told. I'm more of a sci-fi guy myself, but I cannot think of a better film series than this trilogy. Personally, I don't think the Hobbit films come close in comparison. They're not terrible, but I'd say they are worse in comparison to this trilogy than the Star Wars Prequels were in comparison to that original trilogy. They took a short story and dragged it out to like 9 hours of film. It doesn't hold up, really, and they aren't very good.

Feyd

Also, bonus points for dropping this on a holiday so I could sit and actually watch instead of just listen in the background while working. Thanks!

Ruben Jacobs

You could have some fun with the Hobbit, especially the first movie. But the problem with that trilogy is that the Hobbit book is shorter than any of the three parts of Lord of the Rings individually, yet they still attempted to stretch it to three long movies, and those movies greatly suffer as a result. They're filled with bad CGI and even worse filler content, however, the world of Middle Earth and Bilbo Baggins himself are delightful.

Skylar Ehler

I think you should check the Hobbit trilogy out, the controversy surrounding the trilogy is just not following some source material and over use of CGI but I think the great moments make them worth watching. Whether you choose to watch the extended cuts or not is up to you.

Nj-Howey

I consider this a belated birthday gift, lol, thank Kai, (technically my birthday was a week ago)

Mabyon

The Hobbit trilogy is decent, but yeah a clear step down from lotr with tons of CGI

Creamy Bandit

Great timing! I've just been to the Hobbiton movie set tour in New Zealand. It's the biggest permanent movie set in the world at 14 Acres!

AnG3L_Sn1P3R

I actually had never seen the extended editions of the trilogy, and going on this ride along with you has been an absolute blast! It reminded me of why I love these movies and this trilogy, and despite not having seen them in a long time, I could still recognize what were extended edition scenes and the bits they add were quite enjoyable, despite piling up quite the amount of additional run time. Honestly, while The Hobbit trilogy isn't anywhere as good as this one, they're still worth the watch and I'd love to see your reaction to it!

Generalpluto3

At 21:52 you mention how Chris Lee doesnt make sound as hes stabbed, this was actually suggested by him for the movie, bit of context below. Jackson was discussing how he wanted Lee to react when Saruman is stabbed by Gríma Wormtongue. Jackson suggested that Lee make a specific sound to portray the agony of the fatal wound. However, Lee, who had served in British intelligence during World War II, had an unnervingly accurate idea of how such a scene should sound. Calmly, he told Jackson that he knew precisely what kind of sound a man makes when stabbed in the back, due to his wartime experiences. According to Lee, the reaction was not a scream but a quiet gasp, as the lungs were punctured and air could no longer be inhaled properly.

Will Sinclair

OMG Kai, you had me balling with laughter with your comment about Frodo from 3:51:55. Going from nearly ugly crying to that comment it came out of left field, I never saw it coming.

carrot

I think the fill lights on the faces and eyes are due to the 4k remaster, as Peter Jackson went back and tweaked everything so it was less soft as well as fixing/updating the color correction from the blu-ray discs.

Neko_Otaku_ Guy

Oh shit, I'm late!! Gotta be up for work but F it, For Frodo!!

Sav Miller

The elves are immortal. When they are ready to leave the mortal realm, they are able to pass into Valinor, or the undying lands, by sailing West. There’s a whole mythology surrounding middle earth that Tolkien fleshes out in the Silmarillion. But the tldr is the world used to be flat and anyone could travel from middle earth to Valinor. But after an attempted invasion on Valinor, the gods changed the world’s shape to a sphere and hid Valinor from the physical realm. Men can sail around the globe, but only immortal beings like the elves can take the “straight road” to the undying lands. It is basically a metaphor for heaven or paradise.

Bren

May take me a few stints to watch this in its entirety and I cant wait to get started! Haven't read the comments here but I'm probably going against the grain by saying No to the hobbit trilogy. LOTR was good. 3 long movies covering the books. The hobbit was a painful slog to get through. Too long and boring. Not long to tell a story, long to stretch it over 3 films. I'm sure there will be a load to talk about from your perspective but considering the vast quantity of awesome films its safe to skip this for something worth watching.

Evo4Riley

Great reaction Kai loved this series of movies. I wouldn’t hate if u reacted to the hobbit movies I enjoyed them even if they aren’t perfect ❤️🔥

Strags

To answer why Frodo left Middle Earth to travel to the Grey Havens was because he was not a well person after carrying the Ring for so long. He had become physically, mentally and spiritually scarred from the immense burden of carrying the Ring for over a year. He was physically injured rather a lot. Stabbed by the Witch King's Wrath blade in the first film, which he likely never fully recovered from as it was a curse rather than a malady. Stabbed in the abdomen by Shelob and going by the size of the stinger that could not have been good for him, forgetting the venom entirely. I understand by the end he was either slowly dying or he was never going to recover and would have experienced a much shorter life than normal. As the Ring Bearer, the Elves granted him a mercy with a way to allow him to recover in Valinor.

Strags

Also Valinor / Grey Havens are an alligory to heaven / the afterlife

Fsaitza

Hey Kai so if you want to know more about the lore afterwwards it does exist actually, and its canon. This is in the books and I haven't seen any game or movie to talk about it, so if you want to know the epilogue of the characters, here it is: Aragorn ruled with Arwen for over a century, and obviously he was a great king, and they had a son called Eldarion. He actually died voluntarily once he realized his time had come. He started cool, and ended cool. And Elrond's vision of Arwen came true and she mourned Aragorn so much that she traveled to the land of the elves, now inhabited because all of them left, and died in solitude that year. A sad ending for her unfortunately. Sam was elected major of the Shire for a long time, and once his wife died, being already an old man he also had the honor of going to Valinor in a ship, like Frodo, because he carried the ring for a while. And he passed down the book beforehand to someone else, with his part in it. Merry and Pippin had really influential lives. Merry became Lord of Gamos and Pippin became Thain of the Shire, and they eventually retired to Gondor and Rohan were they passed away, and they were buried together alongside the human kings. And to think they started as tricksters and burglars. Legolas came back to his people to rebuild the forests of his land and Gimli took his dwarven clan to Helm's Deep and established a kingdom there. Once Aragorn had passed away, they both reunited to build a ship together to travel to Valinor too. Gimli became the only dwarf to ever go to Valinor. Oh and Faramir and Eowyn got married and stayed with Aragorn and Eomer was crowned king of Rohan. That one was easy to see it coming. Its sad that after such a long journey and so many adventures some of them didnt reunite again, but in the end they all got their moment in the sun and decided what lifes the wanted.

Kai Zammit - Filmmaker Reacts

Loved reading this, thank you! Arwen also had a hundred years of happiness so I'd see that as worth it. To quote a Queen song. One year of love is better than a lifetime alone. She had it in reverse! If you haven't heard that song. Go do, it's beautiful!

snqu

At the end where you mentioned how first Frodo could barely walk and then he's suddenly sprinting towards the doorway; he gets an adrenaline kick when Gollum is trying to take the ring from him. Even though it's portrayed as a heroic second wind, it's also partially the rings corruption as Frodo wants to protect the ring (for himself). We hear the ring whispering sweet nothings to Frodo at the cliff edge. Tolkien has mentioned that no one could have been able to destroy the ring, as the rings influence is just too strong in Mt. Doom (and that's the only place where it can be undone), so in the end neither Isildur or Frodo "failed". Frodo showing mercy and pitying Gollum was one of the key aspects why the mission succeeded (the book ending is slightly different, but Gollum goes down with the ring in the book as well). None of this would've been possible without Bilbo's journey though, which you can discover by watching the Hobbit trilogy! So yes, please watch them. They don't come even close to the greatness of LOTR and they have some major modern film problems, but they're still enjoyable and I would LOVE to hear your thoughts on them. Thank you for this reaction series, had a blast!! (also, lmao at the thought of you doing the 'gollum' at your kids when they sleep)

Kai Zammit - Filmmaker Reacts

Now that makes a lot of sense! The second wind. I also love the fact that you would always fail throwing it in. I'll scare my children tonight then and tell them that you wanted me to do it.

snqu

Lol tell them a random person from Finland says hi!

Fsaitza

And some fun facts about Tolkien, the guy who wrote all these books, he was close to C. S. Lewis, so much that he inspired him to write his own book saga based on his catholic beliefs, trying to create a magical world that served as a metaphor for people to bring them in the religion. Those books were The Chronicles of Narnia. Also, did you know that Tolkien actually hated the Dune books? He said something like he hated it "with some intensity", but he didnt want to go deep into the reasons. There are many theories going from the differences in how they expressed religion in their books, where Tolkien was more subtle and avoided imposing anything and Herbert was more direct and critic about it, in how they wrote, where Tolkien was more poetical and mythological and Herbert was more social and ecological, and even how they represented moral compasses, where Tolkien was more like good and bad and Herbert was a wide scale of colors. Its funny to think that both being so influential and important for literature and eventually even movies or games, they didnt get along with their stories, or at least Tolkien didnt. What do you say? Does it make sense to like them both being so different, or do you think people naturally will lean towards one more than the other?

Reacher

The Original Star Wars Trilogy is definitely the next step I'd take, and maybe go in for the Prequels and Sequels too. Definitely a lot of meat to get off the bone with all those movies

SweetrollDealer

Oh boy, I don't know why I didn't get a notification for this but this is going to be a doozy.

BaconJets

Fun fact about Sam having the ring; in the book, the ring talks to Sam and offers to turn Mordor into a giant garden which he would be a revered king of, which he rejects because he just wants his own quiet garden.

lynne

I suggest checking out the Hobbit trilogy afterwards! They're not on the same level as LOTR but they're not bad by any means (at least in my opinion). I think it's totally worth a watch, plus it adds some context and more worldbuilding 😊

Jonny

1:11:54 Man people don’t give you enough credit on that reacting side of things 🤣 sure you are great at explaining film techniques but on a long story beat like that and you are talking about jumping in a ducks arse 🤣🤣 while other people would either be quiet or just gaze at the views.

Van Jones

When Faramir returns from trying to retake Osgiliath in the book it's explained the orcs send him back with his horse, presumed dead, as a way to gloat. They knew he was important based on his armor

Xandur

Kai, I can't even begin to fathom how many people have probably watched this film since it came out. yet I guarantee you are the first person to ask about a Hobbit's pubes during that sentimental scene at the end

Lizabeth Robinson

A few quick responses: -Frodo was broken mentally as well as physically, like a soldier with PTSD ( like some Tolkien must have known from WWI). He couldn’t live in Middle Earth any more, tragically -Eowyn & Faramir are given a beautiful love story in the book -Though Jackson got criticized for all the movie endings , he cut the ending from the book. In the book Saruman lives and eventually makes his way to the Shire, destroying much. Our 4 hero hobbits raise a rebelllion. You should read the book; there’s so much -I read the books about 40 years before the movies. They are both masterpieces , with many differences , in different media

Yoshio

Can’t wait to see this! But like someone else mentioned, I didn’t get a notification for this one. I also didn’t get an email like I usually do, and I don’t see it on your post page. The only reason I saw it is it appeared on my main feed page. I can’t believe this was out 5 days ago!

Christian Watts

That empty space on top of the Gondor knights heads are like that so the helmet is the main thing taking the force of the hit, away from the head.

Em00

Hell yes we want The Hobbit too. Would love to watch your take on it, and especially the differences in film making techniques

Austin Ball

What a ride, thanks for taking us through the trilogy. Definitely couldn’t watch in one sitting! For Tolkien, the books are heavy in allusions Christian themes (he hated allegories, ironically enough). My favorite is the death of Gollum. Hard to tell in the scene, but book shows that Gollum trips. This trip was an act of God, per Tolkien’s emphasis on the subtlety of divine acts in the world. And as for filmmaking, an interesting piece of trivia is from the huge calvary charge at the battle for the city. Peter Jackson wanted it as authentic as possible, so he recruited something like 200 individual riders from the local area where they were filming (including several women with fake beards). Very fun, great movies, great reactions.

Jeffrey Bach

For a first time watch, if you haven't seen it, The Hobbit is worth it, extended of Couse. Otherwise check out the M4 book edit

WermalNihl27

Bro the most beautiful part in the trilogy and you break the spell by commenting on Elijah's fucking nose hair 😂

Kain D. Zero

You need to see The Hobbit. I say that without a doubt. If The Lord of The Rings is 10/10 or 9/10 then The Hobbit is 8/10 or 7/10.

Kain D. Zero

I fell in love with John Noble's acting in the series "Fringe". He is great in this one as well.

Kain D. Zero

I hate all stock audios that use someone else's voice than the ones in the actual film. I can't stand it either, Kai.

Kain D. Zero

Legacy of Kain: Defiance had ghosts similar to the ones in this movie"

Kain D. Zero

The book is better than the movies but the movies are the perfect compliment to the books. Interesting facts: "Not all family members felt the same way, though the most prominent voice in the family—J.R.R. Tolkien's son and literary executor, Christopher Tolkien—strongly disliked Peter Jackson's film adaptations. Quora +1 Christopher Tolkien's Views Action Focus: Christopher criticized the movies for turning his father's deep, philosophical work into "an action movie for young people aged 15 to 25". Commercialization: He felt the massive merchandising and popularity reduced the serious aesthetic and religious depth of the books. Suitability: He believed The Lord of the Rings was inherently unsuited for visual translation, stating that the film's pacing flattened the slow-unfolding mystery of the novels. TheOneRing.net +4 Other Family Members' Views Simon Tolkien (Grandson): Simon had a more moderate view. He noted that his grandfather likely wouldn't have enjoyed any film version of his books because visualizing a purely imaginary world limits the reader's own imagination. Simon actually split from his grandfather's strict position and even visited the set/auditioned. Royd Tolkien (Great-nephew): Royd embraced the films, attended red-carpet premieres, and even made cameo appearances in Jackson's movies. Other Relatives: Other figures in the wider family held mixed or less hostile opinions, and after Christopher stepped down from the Tolkien Estate in 2017, the estate's overall stance toward media adaptations softened (such as working with Amazon on The Rings of Power)"

Kain D. Zero

Please check out The Hobbit films. :) I have loved watching your reactions and can't wait to see more and more. Thank you, sir.