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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) film

Discussed in 5 episodes · 4 film takes
PKA Score 7.6/10
Taylor
5.3🦉/7
4 takes
IMDb 8.9 RT 91% Metacritic 92
PKA rates this 1.5 lower than critics

Every time it came up

▶ PKA 497 @ 3:14:37 — Painkiller Already #497
Practical effects vs CGI discussion; water and battle scenes
Champ · unverified▲ positive
“That physical makeup on the orcs and the Uruk-hai and everything in Lord of the Rings so spectacular. It's because they were all unique people dressed up in armor with physical makeup added.”
▶ PKA 605 @ 58:58 — PKA 605 W/ Blame Truth: BT Gets Banned, Meeting Johnny Depp, Tay
Multiple hosts discuss their experiences watching the extended edition, impact when released in theaters, and putting girlfriend through the films
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“By the time they got to the Mines of Moria and you see the goblins and the cave troll and the Balrog, I was in my head like I could base my life on this. This could be my favorite thing forever.”
Taylor · unverified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“I put my girlfriend through Lord of the Rings. I didn't realize the versions that I had were full extendo cuts. So this was like a 12-hour experience.”
▶ PKA 313 @ 2:54:31 — Painkiller Already #313
Extended discussion of film series quality, pacing, editing philosophy, and character details
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm so obsessed with it and into it. Even in like the... I would watch Frodo do his Hobbiton tax return, or his taxes, just to be like, wow, they have a fucking, you know, you have to pay taxes if you grow a pumpkin too ”
Woody · unverified▲ positive
“They did such a good job at creating the world. Like even the scenes in the Shire where it is slow, where it's not action, there's not war. Like you're saying, Taylor, I am so engrossed in that stuff because they did suc”
▶ PKA 692 @ 3:46:34 — PKA 692: President Hit Squad, Woody Humiliated In School, Shogun
Extensive discussion of the film trilogy, battles, character power levels, and extended editions
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“after seeing that Shogun clip and then going on YouTube and watching some of those chain shots and then watching Master and Commander yeah yes that's a that's a sick scene”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“wouldn't want the South to win that would be terrible if the South had won the Civil War we it would be awful”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“I think um if you took the Bible and mixed it with Star Wars it's it's it's very close to that completely fictional”
▶ PKA 682 @ 54:03 — PKA 682 W/Mint Salad: Going The Extra Mile, Paid To Be A Giant,
Extensive discussion of the trilogy, cinematography, book vs film adaptations, and Tolkien's writing
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“it's the best movie series of all time and I've seen dozens of films like it's it's far and away the best”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed · passing mention, not scored
“Fellowship Two Towers Return of the King she doesn't maybe want to watch 4our movies to get her review material”
Kyle · unverified▼ negative
“it's a hard read he is a bad author who thinks he can't make mistakes he's he's a he's bad at pacing his pacing leaves a lot to be desired”
Mint · unverified▲ positive
“I watched the I watched the first Lord of the Rings and I gotta say I watched the extended Cup by the way clarify and it was worth the three hours”