Viggo was robbed of an academy award.

I really want those 20 hours of footage at helms deep as an independant movie so I can just binge a 20 hour battle

It’s heartbreaking to think Tolkien jr hated the movie adaptations as so much love and respect was poured into them. There are many people who likely picked up the books (or audiobooks) after watching the movies who never would have otherwise. It’s also probably the only movie trilogy where literally everybody was flawlessley cast. It could never have worked had a single main or even supporting cast member been replaced.

#29; slight correction. The stunt woman could afford the horse, but due to her position on the crew, she believed the horse would have been bought by a socially higher up crew member before she'd get the chance. She relayed her fears to Viggo, whom as part of the cast was one of the first to get a chance. He purchased the horse, and when the stunt woman confronted him about it, thinking he'd swiped the horse from her, that was when he presented to her as a gift.

The fact that Andy Serkis wasn't even nominated because of some bullshit mo-cap rule is ridiculous. He blew Gollum/Smeagol out of the water

The one movie trilogy to rule them all.

It’s also spooky that J.r.r Tolkien died 1973 1 ring to rule them 9 for mortal men 7 for the dwarf lords 3 for elven kings

I feel bad that Christopher Tolkien didn't like the movies. I love the books and I think that Jackson did his upmost and did justice to the books. He opened up the story for a whole new generation, who loving the movies will hopefully go pick up the books and read.

I sincerely want to thank peter Jackson for giving this masterpiece to humanity

It is truly insane how much work went into the making of this trilogy

So much love and respect towards Tolkien was poured into this, can’t say the same for the soulless Amazon fanfic

Fact number 51: The current Queen of Denmark, Margrethe the 2nd, has illustrated the Lord of the rings and the Hobbit books under the name Ingahild Grathmer. Queen of Denmark, Margrethe the 2nd aka Ingahild Grathmer sent Tolkien her interpretations of scenes from The Lord of the Rings in the early ‘70s. The hard-to-impress author absolutely loved them, and was taken with how similar they were to his own sketches.

As soon as you said “the best trilogy ever made” I instantly liked, I always say that lord of the rings is and always will be the most amazing movies ever made.

I wonder how many people went on to read LOTR and become huge Tolkien fans because of these movies. I believe Christopher Tolkien may have over reacted to the nature of the films.

"What are we holding on to Sam? That there is some good in this world Mr. Frodo. And it's worth fighting for." Hideously relevant in 2021.....

I'm so glad they went with Cate Blanchett to do the intro monologue, she absolutely killed it. I'm sure Ian McKellen would have done really well too, but it's just hard to imagine anyone topping Cate.

Making the Weinsteins trolls is pure genius 😂 so much respect *Edit: lol I came back to this comment after 11 months and have never thought this comment would have been seen lol*

There isn't a chance that Amazon can produce anything as good as what Jackson accomplished, even with all the money in the world.

Knowing That Sam joined Frodo in the undying land is a great closure to me, now i can die in peace.

Honestly, bringing in John Howe and Alan Lee may have been one of the most important pieces of making these films truly incredible.

Note: The "giga-ring" (the largest of all the prop rings) was also used in the scene up on the mountain where Frodo trips in the snow, drops the ring and Boromir picks it up. Great video, thanks for putting it together!

Anytime LOTR scenes play and that soundtrack, I start to Tear up. Such beautiful movies.

Here are some more. 1. Christopher Lee not only met JRR Tolkien, but he was actually friends with him. Tolkien told Lee if they ever made a live action version of the Lord of the Rings he wanted him to be in it. 2. JRR Tolkien wrote the books because he believed that Britain had no mythical stories of their own. All the British myths that were around were based on other countries stories. So he decided to write something himself. 3. JRR Tolkien wrote quite a bit of the story to Lord of the Rings whilst he served in the British army during the first world war. He used to keep a notebook which he wrote things in. 4. A lot of people believe JRR Tolkien is British but he was actually born in South Africa 5. JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis used to be friends and help each other with their writing. They had what they called their own book club.Their friendship later soured. 6. Orlando Bloom was a huge fan of a TV show in the UK called Midsummer Murders. It is a detective series. After he did the Lord of the Rings trilogy and after the first film was released, he made it known to the producers he was a fan of the show and would love a part in the show. He got his wish and they put some Lord of the Rings references in the episode. 7. To get the cast to know each other before they started shooting. Peter Jackson arranged for some of the cast members to travel together to New Zealand. Dominic Monaghan was told he would be travelling from the UK with Actor Orlando Bloom. They never met but as soon as Dominic saw Orlando get on the plane he knew it was Orlando and they became great friends on the flight. 8. JRR Tolkien started writing the final book The Silmarillion, but died before he could finish it, so his son finished it.

Haha wow, your perspective on the Rings of Power a year ago are like a voice of optimism from the distant past

Galadriel is one of two elves still alive in Middle-Earth who have seen the light of the trees, the other being Glorfindel. Even though his part in the story has mostly been given to Arwen in the movies so they could have a good female lead actress, Glorfindel still is present in the films, as a silent extra in the background of Elronds council and also during Aragorns coronation. Cirdan the shipwright (also seen in one of the final scenes of Return of the King) is even older than Galadriel, but he never went to Valinor and thus never saw the trees.

video title: 50 facts you didn't know about lord of the rings My MiddleEarth nerdy self: BRING IT ON

If movie theaters played this trilogy every year, I'd go see it on the big screen every time.

"50 things I learned from watching the DVD extras" There, I fixed your title.

I’m coming here after a marathon of LOR. Utter brilliance. I was in tears when the movie ended.

Continuation on Fact 20, Viggo insisted on that for his armor as well, Chainmail made for an adult male weighs something around 15-20lbs, or 7-9 kilos, and he wore that shooting action scenes while wielding a real steel sword weighing probably another 5-6lb, or 2.5~ kilos. If I remember correctly Sean Bean also followed Viggo's example, so the fact about him hiking and climbing the mountains to the shoots is a bit more impressive. Learned that from the staff at Wheta Workshop down in Wellington a couple years back, where fun fact, they have a working Warthog from the planned Halo movie that never went anywhere.

That this trilogy was ever made, let alone turn out to be the masterpiece that it was, was nothing short of a cinematic miracle that we should all be thankful for.

Wonderful job. The more I hear about Viggo Mortensen the more impressed I get. He even slept with his horse to establish trust for the scene where the horse nudges him back to consciousness after his fall in the Two Towers.

This was a great way to spend a half hour. Thank you for creating such a wonderful tribute to Jackson's films, the character actors & actresses, and Tolkien's vision--both father and son.

i still think the most shocking fact was that legolas was only pay $175k for all THREE movies.. LEGO-FRIGGIN-LAS! that's just mindblowing!! he was such a hearthrob for many of us geeky gals, what an incredible dude

I remember my first experience with the lord of the rings, it was at my fathers knees after church on Sunday, he read us the hobbit. My favorite voice was gollum. I read the rest of the trilogy on my own and I’ll never forget the deprived voice of gollum

I remember my dad telling me about these when I was in 4th grade! Then when the fellowship came out in theaters we went to go see it as a family, and me and my dad became life long fan’s! Cinema was created for these movies, the greatest movies of all time

I've been saying this for every time I see it: "No, no one can do anything like that anymore." I remember when I saw The Fellowship in the cinema 20 years ago. I was frozen on the spot...

i wouldnt think there is any other movie created with such passion, love and perfection. How commited the entire crew was is mind boggling. And the result is probably the best that is every to be seen on a theatre screen. I´d just hope they release more of the shots that were never published in documentatios or making offs

These 3 movies moved me into tears, so well done. The books also moved me to tears. MHO this is the greatest story ever told. I salute everyone who had a part in the movies and the production there of. Especially Peter. Thank you for your work.

I’ve watched the films countless times and read the books breathlessly. This is the moment, both in the films and the books, that the tears flow: to follow you dearest friend to the unknown on faith and hope alone. The long, grievous, and treacherous road behind only a shadow of the road ahead. “Of course you are… and I’m coming with you!” God I love it.

As If there wasn't already a reason to dislike Harvey Weinstein...

"And he lived happily ever after, till the end of his days.."

It's easy to forget how old these movies are. They hold up much better than most films made around the same time.

The movies are 100% why I got into the books. The movies came out right as I entered my teenage years, I was instantly hooked and have turned the pages of Tolkein many many times and know there will be more. These movies really do hold a special place in my heart as they've led to a lifetime of Fandom and adventure. The road goes ever and on and on...

I’ve now watched all of the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Extended Editions two times all the way through with my boyfriend and it’s become a wonderful, nerdy tradition for us. I even got him Glamdring (Gandalf’s sword) for his birthday. It’s our favorite movie franchise for good reason, it just can’t be beaten! Incredibly talented cast and crew.

GOAT trilogy. Love these LOTR behind the scenes vids. Thank you. Great job 👍

The effort involved in these movies is so impressive, and it showed.

This is our Iliad and Odyssey, our tale of Gilgamesh. That I got to see it on screen is such a once in a lifetime experience

"Best movie trilogy of all time" You're damn right!

Sean Bean dressed as Boromir hiking to the set is so perfect. Also awesome video im a huge lotr fan and i learned some new things here

It is very easy to assume that Sam’s eventual journey to the undying lands meant he would see Frodo again, but sadly this almost certainly would not have occurred. The name “undying lands” implies that all who journey there won’t die, but this is only true for elves who are already immortal, while for mortals time actually seems to pass more quickly than in middle earth. Frodo would have grown old and died long before Sam arrived, but I’m sure Sam still loved getting to see the place before his own death.

For anyone interested, most of these facts come the dvd extras, which can be found on UKposts. There’s at least 12 hours of them and they are almost as good as the films, the story of how they were made is an epic tale of its own!

I have one of the leaves from the fake old tree. Got it as a gift from the tour guide. Bless him 😇 framed with love 😁

Thanks to the UKposts algorithm for suggesting me this great video.

I love the fact that this set of 50 facts was made. A sign of a true fan. I am also amused that Aragorn was referred to as Eragon multiple times around the 20 minute mark haha

The rain/flood waters taking out the set for such a scene in the LOTRs was an act of the gods. Truly.

It's funny - I've read Lord of the Rings several times; seen the Triology several times, and it's still wonderful! I think everyone in the cast and the props folks did an amazing job. Thanks for posting! And, I bet you could do -- "50 MORE facts you didn't know..."

LOTR will always have my heart.

Best trilogy ever. I have watched the fellowship of the Ring ,The Two Towers & Return of the King each over a thousand times in the past 20 years and that's real it's got me through really dark times.I'm bipolar, very lonely in life. I love you Peter Jackson and all your other movies,big fan of Frighteners all of them. To everybody that had a part in making this movie from the actors to the staff to the people making it happen i really appreciate all of your hard work. ♥️ Joey bonehead ps. The Weinstein brothers are trolls,you guys got a lot of answering to do when you get up to those pearly Gates.Be prepared.

Thanks so much for making this, from one fellow fan to another ♥️

"I don't even remember when I first discovered these beatiful films..." I was there 3000 years ago, when Isildur took the Ring. I was there the day the strength of men failed. I was there, when the cinemas all around the world played the movies. Damn, I'm old.

Viggo actually got the cops called on him for having a sword out in public.

This was great! I learned a lot more about the trilogy. I just finished watching the extended versions of the three films. They were excellent, as was this video.

I just watched the trilogy on IMAX in 4K... and wow. it will never get old or boring. it is to good!

One trilogy to rule them all

These movies were so amazing for their time, still such good movies. The talent to pull this off is incredible

They didn't only do that thing with the helicopter pilot to mess with Sean Bean... but also to joke with the other Sean, Mr. Astin, as he was messed with so much for basically being the whole safety team XD he would regularly go up to the pilot and ask things like "how many years have you flown" "what's the casualty rate" and pretty much babysit the security and safety people because he didn't trust them to keep the crew and cast safe haha. I am religious about Behind the scenes of the LotR so this video is very nice to watch! I just can't get enough. I really like the movies, but i have always been more interested in the making of the movies themselves. Cheers! Nice video!

This is hands down a PERFECT trilogy of movies. It makes the best of every art that conforms it. Words can't even come close to express how great and important I think they are.

its been almost 20 years, time passes so fast

I was 13 when Return of the King came out.... still the best movie theater experience of my lifetime

CGI Gandalf running at 6:33 had me dead 💀

Thank you so much for letting Cate Blanchett narrate the Prologue. It is one of the many reasons why I love FOTR.

They sung edge of night at my nephews funeral by his adopted brother. Unreal

Books are awesome and the films certainly didnt disappoint. Well done!

I loved this sooooo freaking much, I am a LOTR fanatic and always will be. And this video was put together really well

Viggo is that much of a badass that the dwarfs headbutting each other in the hobbit to say hello comes from what he done back stage when playing aragorn 😮😊

ha so those blacksmith orcs are actually the real blacksmith for the movie production....well done !!

18:20 Okay, but removing Saruman's death from the theatrical release was such a bad decision. Honestly the Return of the king as a whole felt very spastic because there were so many scenes missing (that were then included in extended version)!

You really feel special being alive to see this. It is one of those things that you feel had to have so many aspects go right just to come to life, and that those circumstances may never come to pass again.

The fact Andy Serkis wasn't nominated for his performance is heartbreaking.

Amazing video bro. Love your blend of photos and clips and the whole set up of the video was very well done. Thankyou

Never heared about this youtube channel but was in my recommended and oh boy, I love Lord of the rings even more this is also a piece of art!

This is honestly such a masterpiece, and I feel bad for those who don't know of its greatness! thanks for these 50 facts, I have no regrets after watching this XD

8:15 Ted Nasmith was also invited to work on the concept art but couldn't attend due to personal issues at the time. He worked closely with Christopher and created the original artwork for the Silmarillion.

A lot of this material is in the boxed DVD set which I bought back in the day and still own. It's my favorite way to watch the films.

One of the greatest movies and series ever created of all time.

This was an Amazing compilation of facts about the making of the Trilogy of Lord of The Rings. Thanks for all your insights and I thoroughly enjoyed watching this.

Loved the information in your video! I'm a lotr fan and have read the books too. One has to remember that to bring a book such as this to life, a little poetic liberty is necessary. And Peter Jackson has absolutely got it down to perfection! Love New Zealand featured in the movies as well. Hobbiton of course is easy to visit and an amazing experience! 💕

This is the greatest movie of my childhood. Just finished watching it for 56th time already. Lol. ❣️

I only recently discovered these movies. Im 29. I was being weirdly stubborn about watching then, maybe because they were so long but Im only mad i didn't see them sooner. Dont crucify me more than i already doing to myself!!! Lol i cant get enough of this trilogy and the hobbit trilogy. I have not stopped watching them for the last 3 months or so. I'm literally obsessed and my challenge this year is to read the books. Peter Jackson is the GOAT and this trilogy is unbelievably unmatched!!! Thank you for this video of fun facts! Really looking forward to the show as I'm realizing that there's so much to learn!!

"I sincerely hope they are faithful to the source material, and put the same kind of effort and attention to detail as the original trilogy did so well", I hoped as well lol, I really did.

The scene with Merry and Pippin at Bilbo's party at the beginning of the film was definitely at odds with the book, as Merry would have been 19 and Pippin only 11 years old :-)

Your right about LOTR being the greatest trilogy of all time every movie is epic and mostly without flaws and the extended editions are well worth the time.

I thought I'd watch this and maybe get 25% new info, but I was really surprised there were still so many things to learn! You did a great job. BUT as a huge fan, hearing someone mess up 'Aragorn' as 'Aragon' (20:13) instead is a little irksome, lol.

Amazing! Thanks for taking of your time to compile this. Many I didnt know🤙🏻.

Love it! Thank you for making this video.

My all time favo !!!! All the three movies are up to the standard. everything looks so real! This is the reason that im still watching it whenever i want to .... how they have imagined certain things in the movie is mind blowing !

I would chop off my leg to own the storyboards.

Magical combination of director and location. Peter’s life in NZ influenced the films in the same way that Tolkien’s love of Northern Europe influenced the books. Without a location these books are just tales.

This is very interesting and fun to watch. Thank you for making it!