Sam Hurrell

Falkirk, Scotland

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FULL TIME: Falkirk 2-1 Dundee United

THE BAIRNS ARE GOING TO HAMPDEN!

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WIN TWO TICKETS TO GOLD CUP DAY AT THE CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 🚨

For your chance to win, simply like, repost and comment ‘WIN’

Winner will be announced on Thursday - good luck! 🤞

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The Battle of Helm’s Deep is one of cinema’s most legendary sequences, but the real battle was off-screen.

Filmed over four gruelling months (mostly at night in a rugged New Zealand quarry), the cast and crew endured relentless artificial rain, freezing temperatures, and 14+ hour shifts in heavy armour and prosthetics.

The Uruk-hai extras faced the worst of the cold and wet, standing in formation for hours. When they couldn’t recruit enough men over 6 feet tall for the towering Uruk-hai, shorter performers stepped up, earning the affectionate nickname “Uruk-lows”.

Despite the hardship, morale soared in unexpected ways: on one freezing 2 a.m. night, the Uruk-hai extras began quietly singing together while waiting for cameras to roll, lifting everyone’s spirits and reminding the team they were all in it as one fellowship.

Editing condensed over 20 hours of footage into the ~40-minute battle, thanks to pioneering MASSIVE software that brought those huge armies to life.

In the end, that shared endurance, much like the defenders of Helm’s Deep, turned exhaustion into triumph.

One of the greatest battle scenes ever filmed, born from real human resilience.

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Still laughing at Scott Bain launching Schwolow’s bottle with his instructions for pens into the stand and him freaking out no finding it

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Falkirk knock out Hearts! 🔵

Ben Parkinson scored the goal in regulation and he adds the winning penalty to secure his status as a cup hero 🔥

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@LeicesterNAP Nothing yet mate

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FULL TIME: Kilmarnock 0-1 Falkirk

Some heroic defending of the box to end the match, as John McGlynn’s side come away with a massive three points!

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@bet365help Howcome my bet has paid out at 9/2 on a horse that’s went off at 12/1 when the race was advertised with Best odds guaranteed?

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