"The Lord of the Rings, in some ways, is a work governed by a map, and that map is a map of fantasy. But behind the map of fantasy, there is a real map of England."
"One of the major themes of The Lord of the Rings is that of small people, who are not themselves very important, yet accomplishing big things."
"Smeagol is one of the most pitiful characters from The Lord of the Rings."
"When Frodo discusses her choice to become mortal in 'The Return of the King,' she explains that she is chosen 'both the sweet and the bitter.'"
"For me, the really great literary achievement of The Lord of the Rings is its portrayal of evil."
"Saruman's entry to the story and turning to evil are foreshadowed in an early conversation between Gandalf and Frodo."
"Saruman's relationship with rings of power is analogous to that of a master and a dangerous craft."
"The scene actually feels even gayer in the book."
"Regardless of authorial intent, The Lord of the Rings feels gayer than a communist propaganda poster."
"The heterosexual romances of The Lord of the Rings will leave one feeling as dry as sandpaper."
"What is so beautiful about the Lord of the Rings is exactly its broad applicability"
"It represents the endgame of militarization."
"Their failures throughout the story represent the inadequacy of military technology."
"The Lord of the Rings is the greatest story ever created."
"The best movie trilogy of all time: The Lord of the Rings."
"Our Fellowship of the Ring reunited with Pippin and Merry."
"The Lord of the Rings is quite simply one of the greatest movie trilogies ever committed to film."
"It's no exaggeration when I say that Lord of the Rings is definitively the most influential fantasy series of all time."
"Gandalf did not move. And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the city, a cock crowed."
"Horns, horns, horns. In dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the north wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last."
"As powerful as the Witch-king may have become, there was little to no way that he was breaking the staff of a Maia."
"I've been putting it off forever so my plan is to read The Hobbit, read The Lord of the Rings series, then watch all the movies in whatever order that they came out, and this video will just be documenting that."
"That's crazy, the ring came to the creature Gollum, who took it deep into the tunnels of the Misty Mountains."
"Will you take the ring? I will take the ring to Mordor."
"It's arguable that Lord of the Rings would ever have been made if we had made Kong."
"The tree in the story that Niggle is painting is the Lord of the Rings."
"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won all 11 Academy Awards it was nominated for."
"Hello and welcome to this Blender tutorial on creating this fantasy sword from The Lord of the Rings."
"This is the sword that Gandalf carries, named Glamdring."
"Don’t you leave him! they said to me. Leave him! I said. I never mean to. I am going with him, if he climbs to the Moon; and if any of those Black Riders try to stop him, they’ll have Sam Gamgee to reckon with, I said. They laughed."
"The two towers asks the most important question in film history: Can you stay silent when Viggo breaks his toe when he kicks that orc helmet, or are you normal?"
"Coming face to face with Gollum, who is like a dark mirror of what Frodo could become, he pities him."
"I'm wasted on cross-country. We Dwarves are natural sprinters."
"Let this be the hour we draw swords together."
"That's part of why Gandalf cresting over the hill is one of the greatest moments in cinematic history."
"Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the best film trilogy of all time, The Lord of the Rings."
"What Peter Jackson did with The Lord of the Rings films, culminating in Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, which I contend is the greatest cinematic achievement in movie history."
"The Lord of the Rings gave them so much publicity and tourism money that they even have a Minister of the Rings in their parliament."
"...the person that Frodo actually sells Bag End to is of all people Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, the nemesis of his uncle Bilbo."
"The series for The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power, which was a massive dream of mine."
"I'm gonna show you an exclusive look at my entire LEGO The Lord of the Rings collection."
"I got the nine from The Lord of the Rings trilogy, that's just insane."
"I could watch Return of the King; I could watch it tomorrow."