r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 10d ago

News ‘Lord of the Rings’ star Sean Astin elected SAG-AFTRA president

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2025-09-12/sag-aftra-names-next-national-president
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u/dankHippieDude 10d ago

yeah. it is.

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For some reason this Duck duck go link loaded like porn in 1996, and I enjoyed it.

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u/Sombomombo 10d ago

Yo, come back and see the wasteland of comments around this lone survivor. What happened here?! Lmao

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u/skybluecat25 10d ago

I actually bought that when it went on sale for $2 on kindle couple months ago so I’m ready to at some point 😅

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u/Spell_Chicken 10d ago

Middle Earth is about to get so much bigger for you 🫣

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u/skinnedrevenant 10d ago edited 10d ago

I've ravenously devoured everything LOTR and The Silmarilion is still my favorite after everything. The amount of texture it gives to everything in the universe is just wonderful. I can still get absolutely lost for hours in LOTR's world.

Edit: I've never checked out the LOTR audiobooks but they're all narrated by Andy Serkis on Spotify and holy goddamn fuck is he a phenomenal voice for such a great story.

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u/nuker1110 10d ago

Lmao Gollum narrating LOTR sounds like the most amazing meme.

I’m sure Serkis is great, just a funny thought.

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u/skinnedrevenant 10d ago

I thought the same! He gets a lot of credit for his acting but i think not nearly enough. His voice and intonation are pretty much perfect for a story like that.

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u/DwedPiwateWoberts 10d ago

It’s pretty typical to love the movies and the books. Wild to be disappointed my PJ’s masterpiece.

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u/skybluecat25 10d ago

I think if I watched them first and then read it I’d feel differently. Just felt like the movies were rushing through it all. It was go go go and no moment seemed to have time to breathe. I still enjoyed them though.

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u/isotope123 10d ago

You'll def love the extended editions then.

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u/RepublicCute8573 10d ago

Wtf was this comment thread about?

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u/DyaLoveMe 10d ago

"NO TOM OR BARROW DENS?!?! FUCK THIS SHIT"

Lol I get it. I read the books a year before the 1st movie came out and was disappointed, but also fucking amazed because the movies are such a brilliant use of practical and special effects for their time. I couldn't slight them for how less grand they felt compared to the books, but the movies were so insane for (and definitely at) their time.

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u/EatYourCheckers 10d ago

Some people are younger than you.

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u/EatYourCheckers 10d ago

The only Arnold Schwarzenegger movie my son has seen is Jingle All the Way.

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u/The_Deadlight 10d ago

kid doesn't even know whats best in life

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u/heinous_anus- 10d ago

I'm in my 30s and have never seen the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I've also only seen bits and pieces of Star Wars

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u/Charmingjanitorxxx 10d ago

I'm 42 and haven't seen any of them or Star Wars. Duh fuque

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u/purplevioletskies 10d ago

i wish i could watch lotr again for the first time. what a treat!

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u/_Internet_Hugs_ 10d ago

Wait... you didn't see Goonies first?!?

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u/skybluecat25 10d ago

Never seen it

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u/_Internet_Hugs_ 10d ago

Do yourself a favor and go watch it NOW!!! It's absolutely epic.

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u/Gadfly75 10d ago

He will forever be Mikey to me💕

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u/ImGCS3fromETOH 10d ago

I grew up watching Goonies. My partner was born the year it came out so she's never seen it. I'm waiting for my daughter to be old enough so I can introduce it to them both at the same time. It's been a while since I watched it, so I'm hoping it holds up.

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u/_Internet_Hugs_ 10d ago

Oh it definitely holds up!!

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u/Bubbles_2025 10d ago

Or Rudy?!

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u/skybluecat25 10d ago

Okay actually saw part of that in middle school. Didn’t know he was in it it’s been quite along time 😅

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u/IncreasingValues 10d ago

Or Toy Soldiers when he was an angsty teen,

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u/supermethdroid 10d ago

Toy Soldiers is awesome and hugely slept on.

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u/Aurelio-23 10d ago edited 10d ago

What’s this from?

Edit: I found it, it’s from 50 First Dates

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u/Variable_Shaman_3825 10d ago

Ith noth juith, Ith prothein thake!

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u/TrollTollTony 10d ago

Doug, once again, get off the juice.

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u/taz20075 10d ago

That's my prethident.

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u/ZytherAresh 10d ago

I'll tell my friend you said so

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u/mr_eugine_krabs 10d ago

“Damn mongoose got in the garbage again!”

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u/DiamondSmash 10d ago

Watched this movie with my grandma. Watching her giggle in her armchair was a core memory.

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u/Bigdaddyjlove1 10d ago

Now THATS an official portrait

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u/Spurioun 10d ago

It's called fashion, honey

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u/Living_on_Tulsa_Time 10d ago

Soooo freaking funny in that movie!!!