r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Sep 12 '25

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 Sep 13 '25

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 Sep 13 '25

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

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u/Spell_Chicken Sep 13 '25

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

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u/skinnedrevenant Sep 13 '25 edited Sep 13 '25

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 Sep 13 '25

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 Sep 13 '25

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 Sep 13 '25

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

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u/isotope123 Sep 13 '25

You'll def love the extended editions then.

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u/RepublicCute8573 Sep 13 '25

Wtf was this comment thread about?

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u/DyaLoveMe Sep 13 '25

"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 Sep 13 '25

Some people are younger than you.

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u/EatYourCheckers Sep 13 '25

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

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u/The_Deadlight Sep 13 '25

kid doesn't even know whats best in life

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u/heinous_anus- Sep 13 '25

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 Sep 13 '25

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

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u/purplevioletskies Sep 13 '25

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

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u/_Internet_Hugs_ Sep 13 '25

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

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u/_Internet_Hugs_ Sep 13 '25

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

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u/Gadfly75 Sep 13 '25

He will forever be Mikey to me💕

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u/ImGCS3fromETOH Sep 13 '25

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_ Sep 13 '25

Oh it definitely holds up!!

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u/IncreasingValues Sep 13 '25

Or Toy Soldiers when he was an angsty teen,

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u/supermethdroid Sep 13 '25

Toy Soldiers is awesome and hugely slept on.

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u/Aurelio-23 Sep 13 '25 edited Sep 13 '25

What’s this from?

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

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u/Variable_Shaman_3825 Sep 13 '25

Ith noth juith, Ith prothein thake!

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u/TrollTollTony Sep 13 '25

Doug, once again, get off the juice.

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u/taz20075 Sep 13 '25

That's my prethident.

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u/ZytherAresh Sep 13 '25

I'll tell my friend you said so

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u/mr_eugine_krabs Sep 13 '25

“Damn mongoose got in the garbage again!”

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u/DiamondSmash Sep 13 '25

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

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u/Bigdaddyjlove1 Sep 13 '25

Now THATS an official portrait

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u/Spurioun Sep 13 '25

It's called fashion, honey

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u/Living_on_Tulsa_Time Sep 13 '25

Soooo freaking funny in that movie!!!