The acclaimed fan-produced prequel film based on Appendices in The Lord of the Rings and dramatising Aragorn & Gandalf’s search for Gollum. The Hunt for Gollum is a non-profit, serious homage to the writing of J.R.R Tolkien and the films of Peter Jackson. Directed by British filmmaker Chris Bouchard, shot on location in England and Wales. Produced by a small army of Tolkien fans and independent filmmakers.
THFG took two years to make and was released as a non-profit Internet-only video by agreement with Tolkien Enterprizes.
This first Youtube version, slightly extended with 1 scene added back in. Later versions have improved audio volume and brightness.
Directed by Chris Bouchard
www.chrisbouchard.co.uk
www.thehuntforgollum.com
I bet Peter Jackson would love to see this, he would fanboy like crazy.
So much is great in this (probably low budget) fanfic movie… if the people in charge if the new series at Amazon have any brain, they will sure follow some of this movie's great stylistic choices! Acting, music, location and shots… all truly masterful! Well don, sirs and mams!
Still better than the Hobbit
Didnt know aragorn was a stoner
Guys I just found this . It is AMAZING !
Thank you very great job ! Tolkien's Legacy shall never die !
a lil cheesy but i like it
Even tho im super late to this, but my god this is actually quite good! If only we had more ppl like this to make small films for either LOTR, Star Wars, Hunger Games Etc.
Actually really enjoyed this. Well done guys.
I love the way we see just how powerful a nazgul can be in darkness even if only one ..Aragon was really struggling
After he said," We'll poke out its eyes, we'll wring its filthy neckses, we wouldn't hurt a fly" after saying that, he's staying in the sack, and he probably eats flies
Is Gollum a rake
This is actually better filmed than Jackson's movies.
best short film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVzqLpfMzwE
Ανέβασα ολόκληρη τη ταινία με ελληνικούς υπότιτλους στο Youutube, εδώ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELTSKrGFvaY
Petition for this team to take over Amazon's LOTR series.
I really hope Amazon can top this.
What name this movie plz tell me
I have only just found this movie. Why it has never been added to my suggestions before, I will never know, as my main interest on YouTube is LOTR and All Things Tolkien.
Anyway, Fantastic Job to everyone involved. Every aspect of the film was Top Class! From the Acting, Music & VFX to the Editing, Costume and Prosthetics team.
When studying Digital Arts at College, we had to make a film, so I know how hard it is to reach the Quality of the Production of this film.
No doubt the Talented Individuals who made this film will have moved on in the Industry, but I sincerely hope that, in times to come, they will produce more Movies for fans of Tolkien and other Sci-Fi/Fantasy Fans.
Thank You, THANK You, THANK YOU!
P.S. It was SO good, it didn't feel like 39 minutes long, it actually only felt like I was watching it for 15 minutes – AND, I wanted to watch more!
Did anyone else feel like that?
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Wow
Wow. Como é que só descobri isto agora?
where's gollum? Time stamps pls I don't have time to watch the fun movie
I would rather support film makers such as these then anything coming out of hollywood today.
It says about Sauron's search for the ring, "For 500 years it had remained out of his sight". I thought it was a bit longer than that. I know it spent 500 years with Smeagol but surely before that it spent a couple of millennia at the bottom of the Gladden River.
The intro is awesome. Especially the forest scenes..
Wow, this is AWESOME!!!🙌 It's amazing what can be done, with great passion & knowledge of Tolkien's work. I can only imagine what the creators of this short film could've done with vast resources?! That said, given what they had to work with… This is on par with anything Peter Jackson did with LOTR. And superior to what he did with The Hobbit. I would luv to see more short films based on aspects of Tolkien's writing not yet put into film. Huge props to everyone involved with this project!👍 A job very well done!!!💯👊
ARAGOR LOOKS SO WEIRD OMG.
But great movie!
Good techniques for keeping the CGI costs at a minimum especially with Gollum, having most scenes far away and for the close ups mainly him in a sack to save it all up for the last scene in which I do say actually quite looks still impressive!
Very well done for a fan film. Not my cup of tea. This reminds me of Middle Earth Shadow Of Mordor. Not respecting the source material.
Boy no wonder the orcs hate everyone else's guts just kill them for something to do.
If this was the guy who played Aragorn in the Amazon series I’d be totally fine with that!
Lotr is not public property delete this garbage
Acts 4:24 24When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign LORD," they said, "you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them.
very cool!
That was amazing loved every second of it
why did I just found out about it? this is way better than Peter Jackson's The Hobbit Trilogy. Thank you for making this!
In the books Aragorn tied GOllum with an elven rope
Absolutely amazing 😍
What a well made movie! The pacing, the mood, the characters – all of it is true to the movies and the story. This was clearly a labor of love. Thank you!
This is perfet LOTR fan movie. 🙂 Great Job. 😀
A superb production with a shoestring budget. It puts all these blockbusters into perspective.
I've been meaning to watch this for years. It's really hard to fault it. Fantastic work.
Needs more volumn. Great video otherwise!!
I loved the part where he fought Devin Townsend
This was really good ! this is peter jacksons level 😀
This proves that Gollum is a big part of the whole story.
Such a great production! Would kill to see anything Tolkien inspired made nowadays.
That doesn’t look like Viggo Mortensen in my opinion
The score is pretty awesome too
WOW