Thread: Sauron vs. Tom Bombadil

Awesome video!!

I can't believe this slipped under my radar. I love the part where Sauron stops what he is doing and just looks at Tom in disbelief. That was hilarious!

Originally Posted by Nymphonic

I love the part where Sauron stops what he is doing and just looks at Tom in disbelief. That was hilarious!

Same here! A fantastically funny moment... in a fantastically funny video. Well done!

I've never played BfME, but I was impressed with (A) how good the game looks & how many models it can have running around at the same time, (B) the degree of control it must allow for you to have choreographed all that, (C) how much work that must have taken nonetheless, and (D) how good the resulting video looks!

Wow! High-larious. This made my week!

I had to come and look at this again. Sauron is like "Whaaaaaaaaaaaat?"

Simply Mahvelous!!!

Absolutely loved the video. You did a great job. +1 rep to you for one hell of a good laugh.

As an asthmatic with a current respiratory illness, I can say that that video came very, very close to killing me.

I can honestly say I've never heard myself laugh so hard.

+1000000 rep

Awesome song. I love the 80's. The video was great.

Thank you all again. I'm very happy to see others enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making the video

I think the sight of seeing Sauron skip around in a circle may have broken something in my brain.

Now I'd like to see a video of the meeting of Tim Benzedrine and Sorhed.

100% Pure Concentrated Cheers!

Thank you, that so made my day mate!

On a side note, I always thought Brian Blessed would have made a great Tom Bombadil. That voice and laugh, I believe Tom would have worked on film kicking Barrow-wight butt. The only real upset I had with the films.

Go Tom, go!

80s music + LOTR = win

+1 rep! Very funny indeed.

That was a great video, well done .. +reps for you!

What a great video. Thanks.

Absolutely VERY funny, thank you for sharing it and brightening my day!!!

Haha, Sauron knocking over the tree was epic. Well done!

Would have been nice to see an intro/lead-up with Sauron walking around to I Can't Dance by Genesis, then switch to We Can Dance if We Want To when Tom show up. Just an idea if you ever make another. + Rep regardless.

I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes.

This is hilarious. It needs to stay near the top so all can see it.

/Joins the bandwagon WAY late....

I seriously need to get over here from the DDO side more often.

That vid made my evening! Excellent concept, and great work.

lol that was funny...have tears in my eyes

Lolwonderful. +1

Great job! Funniest video I've seen in a long time.

Just now found the link to this in your signature and watch the video, totally hilarious! Thanks for the laughs!

+1 rep

Originally Posted by Nymphonic

I can't believe this slipped under my radar. I love the part where Sauron stops what he is doing and just looks at Tom in disbelief. That was hilarious!

I had to watch this a second time. I still think the part where Sauron stops and cannot believe what he is seeing is hilarious!

haha funny

LOL LOL LOL!

I love it.

What was that and how come people are still commenting on a thread that started in April?

Yes I did just watch it for the first time and really don't know what to think.

Originally Posted by f.i.t.c.

What was that and how come people are still commenting on a thread that started in April?

Yes I did just watch it for the first time and really don't know what to think.

Somebody needs to give Sauron some dance lessons. I would be willing to (a simple matter of posing as Morgoth would work perfectly to avoid getting killed by Sauron). Bombadil would work too, but he has too much "The heck?" factor.

NICE! That was even better than Voldemort playing hopscotch with Dobby, losing, and then getting tomato sauce poured all over his head.

.............................. ...............holy ef............................ god that's a crime against nature...................... if u watch the simpsons, sauron puts disco stu 2 shame......................... .... but, alas, i still wanna c da head honcho o' evil.......................... ......... MORGOTH VS. TOM BOMBADIL OH YEAH BABY........................ in advance, sry the loss u morgoth fans suffered..............hhhhhhhh hhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wonder what that could mean??????.................... .............*taps plays*.................poor morgoth............... still, no shame in losing 2 da best.......................... ......................least he spent his last moments having fun and dancing....................... .............................. ........end communication................. .....*sound of tv being turned off*.......................... ..............

wow(this does not mean world of warcraft it's the awed wow) i rly rly used a llooooooooooooooooooootttttt of periods there......................... ....

Lol nice, look at Sauron's reaction when he gets to see Tom coming, he is like ''Wth.. is he....dancing??''
You gotta love Tom Bobadil cool dancing attitude/look , '' i am partying''

omg good video!!! congratz!! its funny xDD!

This just *HAS* to re-surface. Brilliant.

@robnkarla:

Originally Posted by robnkarla

Since many here are Tolkien fans (of course!) I thought you might all enjoy it [...]

Speaking as a Tolkien/LotR fan (to the point of being a tiresome nerd on the topic!), I haven't enjoyed anything so much in ages.

What can I say? OK, the game portrayed isn't LotRO, but this is simply *THE* funniest, most original and most entertaining LotR- (if not LotRO-) related video I've ever seen. No doubt the Monty Python team would have kicked themselves if they'd seen this, back in the day, for not having done it themselves: after all, it's easily on a par with the "Spanish Inquisition" sketch, if you ask me - and contains a similar kind of "clever and witty" humour (and amusing, irreverent parody) too: not something which is easy to pull off.

It's at times like these when I wish I could give more than one +Rep per post. Contratulations on an excellent piece of work: as others have said, Sauron's "What on (Middle) *Earth*... ???" attitude, as Bombadil merrily approaches, dancing Orcs in tow, and begins to skip around him - and his obviously unwilling, yet nonetheless eventually irresistible, urge to join the dance, really are priceless.

Originally Posted by robnkarla

I decided I'd create an answer to the age-old question of what would happen if Sauron and Tom Bombadil ever met.

Can't imagine it being answered any better in terms of humour - and, on a "literal" level, too, if one *were* to get all Tolkienesque and Lore-obsessive about it, the chances are pretty high that the enigmatic, apparently all-powerful yet also strangely "otherworldly" Bombadil actually *would* be the "winner" in any kind of show-down with Sauron - but, just as shown in this video, he'd find a cheery and merry way to conquer Sauron's evil, rather than resorting to anything as far beneath him as violence.

Oh, and... perfect choice of music. Really sets the video off and adds the ideal finishing touch - not to mention providing a burst of nostalgia for sad old gits like me who remember "We Can Dance" (? actual title... I forget!) when it was first released...!

I hope that others will enjoy this gem as much as I did.

Best,

Demelza of Lórien
Friend of the Wild and Lady of Streams

...and one Tom to rule them all.

Awesome. Linking this to everyone I know. TY,.

Originally Posted by Demelza

This just *HAS* to re-surface. Brilliant.

@robnkarla:

Thank you very much for your kind words. I'm very glad you enjoyed it and the video still stands as one of the most enjoyable LotRs items I've done. It just was not possible to pass up mixing Sauron vs. Tom Bombadil with Men Without Hat's "Safety Dance" & it's music video. It all stemmed from an IM conversation I once had with a friend

I know it's not LOTRO, and I just only hope for poeple to enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it from concept, to rigging, to scripting, etc.

Originally Posted by robnkarla

Thank you very much for your kind words.

Well... I may (no: make that definitely!) have a reputation for tending towards rather "curmudgeonly" posts on this Forum, but if it had more contributions like your video, I'd have more to be cheery about...!

Having said that, the sheer work involved in making the video (I'm no programmer, but I can spot a lot of hard work when I see it), together with your evident talent for genuine (and Lore-wise!) humour, are precisely the rarities which make excellent pieces like yours so uncommon - and so well worth commenting upon. All I did was speak the truth, but still, I'm happy my message reached you.

Originally Posted by robnkarla

I'm very glad you enjoyed it and the video still stands as one of the most enjoyable LotRs items I've done.

I re-watch it most days - it's a guaranteed pick-me-up for those off-days, and a bonus on the great days!

Originally Posted by robnkarla

It just was not possible to pass up mixing Sauron vs. Tom Bombadil with Men Without Hat's "Safety Dance" & it's music video.

Ah, but... there are ways and ways of doing what you did. The meticulous attention to detail (and the evident knowledge of Tolkien Lore backing it up, without which it would have been far less funny: in order to parody something, one must know a lot about it!) is amazing. I *love* the part where the dramatic operatic music cuts to "Safety Dance" (thanks for reminding me of the song's proper title!) and the scene cuts briefly to Sauron - forgetting entirely to mow down the opposition and just standing there, looking dumbstruck and obviously wondering where the music's coming from! And the video is just full of perfectly timed to-and-fro cuts of a similar nature: as I say, the hard work and talent that went into it are apparent, and make it as truly excellent as it is.

I've seen plenty of parodies of Sauron doing silly stuff, but nothing to even remotely compare to your work.

Originally Posted by robnkarla

I know it's not LOTRO, and I just only hope for poeple to enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it from concept, to rigging, to scripting, etc.

I defy anyone, whether Lore nerd (like me) or someone who doesn't even know who Bombadil is, to fail to find this amusing!

All credit to you: this video is a classic. From original concept to technique and execution, it's in a league of its own.

Best,

Demelza of Lórien
Friend of the Wild and Lady of Streams

This is hilarious! Thanks for the great vid

Thanks for bumping this so I got the opportunity to see this amazing piece of creativity!

/salute