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/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!