Originally based on a book, this unique movie series has gone on to be the most watched trilogy in the world. Rather confusingly to anyone who is a fan of the novels, this sequel was an adaptation of the return of the king the concluding chapter to the lord of the rings trilogy the studio claimed it had always intended to adapt the return of the king as a hobbit sequel. Follow the adventures of bilbo baggins, his nephew frodo, and their valiant friends in peter jacksons awardwinning adaptations of j. Watch the first two hobbit films, then the entire lord of the rings trilogy, and cap it off with the battle of the five armies in theaters.
This wonderful book, took the world by storm in 1954. I finally settled on the following order, which youll agree is the best possible version of events. What movie should you watch first the hobbit or lord of. The fellowship of the ring 2001, the two towers 2002, the return of the king 2003 is the series based on the novel. The fellowship of the ring is a 2001 epic fantasy adventure film directed by peter jackson, based on the first volume of j. Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, the lord of the rings is one of the bestselling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold. And it wont have peter jackson or anyone from the lotr series so i am not sure the actual knowings if it will be. Tolkien, is a book that excels in a number of things. All these movies are among the biggest grossers on the box office, worldwide.
Especially the extended unexpected journey, with bilbos lookaround of rivendell another oddity of watching them in chronological order is that gollum goes from being kept almost completely in the shadows, building this air of mystery about him, through fotr to finally be revealed in ttt. The movies, released in the early 2000s, are based upon the books written by author j. The two towers a good story always starts in the midst of the action, and leaps past the boring parts. The story began as a sequel to tolkiens 1937 fantasy novel the hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work. Tolkien and brought to life on our screens by the director peter jackson. What order to watch lord of the rings and the hobbit. The lord of the rings film trilogy the one wiki to rule. If all goes well, the third movie coming out in december is on par to set a box office record for highest grossing trilogy. The first ever lord of the rings movie was the lord of the rings 1978, but of the trilogy starting in 2001, the first movie was called the lord of the rings.
A reluctant hobbit, bilbo baggins, sets out to the lonely mountain with a spirited group of dwarves to reclaim their mountain home, and the gold within it from the dragon smaug. Sauron made the one ring, which has been filled with his own power and it allows him to rule over everyone else that lives in middleearth. It was animated and soon became an amazing trilogy. What is the best order to watch the lord of the rings movies. Produced and distributed by new line cinema with the coproduction of wingnut films, it is an international venture between new. The correct order for a first time viewing of the lord of. Sold by hedgehog too and ships from amazon fulfillment. The hobbit films are clearly made with the intent that youve already seen lotr in its entirety. What is the best order to watch the lord of the rings. The best way to read tolkiens hobbit and lord of the. The fellowship of the ring embark on a journey to destroy the one ring and end saurons reign over middleearth. The fellowship of the ring 2001, the two towers 2002 and the return of the king 2003. The dwarves, along with bilbo baggins and gandalf the grey. The amazing trilogy the lord of the rings turned out to be a series of films later on.
Combined, the hobbit and lord of the rings are arguably the best movie sagas ever told. The screenplay was written by fran walsh, philippa boyens, and peter jackson. The lord of the rings order starts with the fellowship of the ring, and ends with the return of the king. Return of the king movie, 2003 a note on time periods.
The hobbit movies are god knows how many hours of nothing happening at all as they excruciatingly eke out a. Browse other questions tagged thelordoftherings movie tolkienslegendarium thehobbit time or ask your own question. People can start with the hobbit, as an easy and lighthearted fantasy story, which tolkien wrote first, without having much backstory and historical details in mind the lord of the rings. There is also the prequel of the hobbit which although the rights have been sold, no one has made a movie yet. Technically, the first lord of the rings film was an animated version simple titled the lord of the rings, released in 1978. The lord of the rings volumes were published between july 1954 and october 1955. Production of amazons longawaited, multiseason television adaptation of j. The lord of the rings by tolkien, first edition abebooks. Peter jacksons lord of the rings franchise box office. Tolkiens book the lord of the rings the movie trilogy was directed by peter jackson. What comes first the hobbit or the lord of the rings.
Here lies the ultimate list of lord of the ringshobbit movies. The hobbit is told as a flashback by old bilbo recording his journey and while preparations are on going for his 111 th birthday, as seen in the beginning of. This order solves the largest issue facing chronological story order. The chronology of the movie game universe based off the works of tolkien. This happens at the beginning of the fotr movie, in the first scene after the prologue. A meek hobbit from the shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful one ring and save middleearth from the dark lord sauron. The first lord of the rings movies was a tv movie in 1978. Both the books and their movie adaptations are amazing and catchy. The only bit from the hobbit you need to know is how bilbo found the ring, and that is shown in the first lotr movie.
One of these is expertly immersing you in the world of middle earth. The plan was to take the three books and split the story across two animated movies. Originally based on a book, this unique movie series has gone on. The complete lord of the rings saga in chronological order.
An fine unread copy of the first book in j r r tolkiens iconic fantasy trilogy the lord of the rings. Best order to watch lotr movies for first time viewers. I have a hazy memory of the phrase maybe it was on an old pin, maybe one of my parents mentioned it but it entered my life some time close to the first lord of the rings movie. If you watch the lord of the rings first, youll know the outcome of the risks, and the tension in the hobbit is reduced. Osborne, jackson, fran walsh and tim sanders, and written by walsh, philippa boyens and jackson. In the late 1970s, united artists decided to adapt tolkiens lord of the rings trilogy for the big screen. It was hard for my kid brain to believe that the fantasy epic was ever an underground thing. There was also an animated version of the hobbit, released in 1977. The fellowship of the ring, the first book of the lord of the rings series by j. This is the first novel in the lord of the rings series and was released in the year 1954. The films are subtitled the fellowship of the ring 2001, the two towers 2002 and the return of the king 2003. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 movie reaction. In 1979, rankinbass released a sequel to the hobbit.
Tolkiens lord of the rings books in publication order which is also their chronological order. The first lotr movie came out in 2001, and millions of people saw it and liked it without knowing anything about the hobbit. The return of the king after those were the hobbit movies, in terms of release dates they are. Many people consider the lord of the rings to be the best trilogy ever made. The film is the first instalment in the lord of the rings trilogy and was produced by barrie m. The lord of the rings is the natural sequel of the hobbit and completes the story.
The author slowly pieces together the world by having characters not explain things to the reader, but instead to other characters. Tolkiens the lord of the rings will take place in new zealand. This movie series, like lotr, was wildly successful and earned just shy of two billion dollars between the first two films. Between the beginning of time and the first age, years are given. In which order should one watch lotr and the hobbit. Before game of thrones, the lord of the rings reigned supreme. The order that the movies were released in chronological order is the lord of the rings 1. The lord of the rings is an epic highfantasy novel written by english author and scholar j.
The lord of the rings is a set of three fantasy movies. Middle earth chronological order the lord of the rings. The hobbit, an unexpected journey having established the story we now move learn the origin of the ring and gollum. Afterwards, he read a tiein edition of the book during a twelvehour train journey from wellington to auckland when he was seventeen. You dont have to watch any of the hobbit movies to understand lord of the rings. With elijah wood, ian mckellen, orlando bloom, sean bean. Director peter jackson first came into contact with the lord of the rings when he saw ralph bakshis 1978 film, which he found confusing. Lord of the rings 5 no opening credits 5 saruman the white character 5 severed head 5 stabbed in the arm 5 stabbed in the chest 5 stabbed in the leg 5 sword and fantasy 5 brother sister relationship 4 cgi character in a live action movie 4 colon in title 4. This order is designed to address one of the major flaws of a chronological viewing order of the hobbit and lotr movies. This is the perfect reading copy for anyone who has seen the movie or not. Since hes in lord of the rings, if you see that first, when you watch the hobbit you know that he wins the battle against the orcs.