The acting in this is so believable. You really believe that Gandalf and Bilbo are friends and have been for a long time.
Peregrin–from latin “peregrinus” meaning foreign traveling. very clever. I, however, am not, having just figured it out
Gandalf doing the daddy voice. Ooooo scary!
Ian Holm played that speech brilliantly. I like that he sounded just a touch inebriated at the beginning (Have you been at the Gaffer’s brew?). I suspect that he (Bilbo, not Holm) did have a couple of ales to get up his courage. It takes a really good actor to play slightly drunk convincingly.
so glad to have the extra bilbo stuff at the start. also the first of only three times in the whole set of movies that frodo and bilbo are interacting directly
Thanx for sharing.
The ring thud on the floor when Bilbo drops it is brilliant. There are so many details that are so well executed. Gosh. I can’t say enough how great these are. geek gush
They didn’t have a whole lot of interaction in the books either.
Why play it when you can be it? That’s my motto.
They used a magnetic plate to do that so that the ring would drop and not bounce. Listen to the Director’s Commnetary. A lot of interesting tidbits.
This LOTR Trilogy is truly awesome, and near perfect. What an accomplishment and a gift to us all. I love it all. The music, all the small details that add so much depth and flavor, it an amazing body of work.
Notice the way the ring doesn’t bounce when it hits the floor? Some nice cinematic shorthand that thisisn’t just any ordinary gold ring.
Hmm…apparently I’m a couple of minutes behind y’all.
They used everything movie magic had created up til this point in these films. Models, costumes, CGI all appropriately used and they all look real. Amazing.
I was just getting ready to write this. GET OUT OF MY HEAD
They also did a lot of practical effects. Forced perspective, standing on a box, etc.
I could hang with Pippin and Merry.
“Keep it secret. Keep it safe.”
The building sense of danger and dread is brilliantly done.
Seems like a lot of Organic Chemistry lurking here in your head.
You’re gonna do fine on you exam tommorow.
“Rosie knows an idiot when she sees one.”
A friend of mine had a similar thing to say to me about my wife and I had the same reaction as Sam.
No exam, just a quiz. You must be in the wrong head if you found chemistry in there.