The lads take a detour into an animated feature this week! "The Lord Of The Rings: The War of the Rohirrim" pushes Tommy and DL to get their anime reps in with a feature that challenges the conventional fantasy epic by emphasizing a Japanese style to a Western Audience.

Oh... and a secret Gandalf appears!

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Time Codes:

Intro0:24.520

What Have You Been Up To?10:12.192

MAIN TOPIC: War of the Rohirrim (2024)25:53.102

Stupid Plot Summary26:56.109

Cast & Crew29:02.050

Goofy IMDB Pic29:38.163

Plot32:16.454

Did it enhance the LOTR vibes?40:47.736

Animation44:59.851

World-Building48:23.490

Action51:59.953

Tones & Themes54:25.732

3 Best & 3 Worst54:50.049

Critical Reception57:37.953

Better or Worse than Aquaman (2018)?59:18.379

** SPOILERS START HERE **1:00:10.860

** SPOILERS END HERE **1:06:52.114

Trivia True or False1:06:52.394

Wrapping Up1:09:19.919

Main Topic:

LOTR War of the Rohirrim shows us a story from a paragraph in the annals and appendices of Tolkien's original work, but Tommy and DL seem to struggle with the animated nature of the work. With a little-known cast, but knowing Peter Jackson is at the helm, it had enough to get them through the door but whether it was an enjoyable experience or not seems to be a balancing act!

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