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Summary: Call it something by another name!
Review: To edit a book in order to make it into a movie such as 'The Fellowship of the Ring' did, is very common place and acceptable. After all squeezing an epic reading experience into 2 hours is impossible. On the other hand what happened in 'The Two Towers'(?) is like splatting some paint onto a canvas and passing it off as a Picasso. To alter the inherent nature of a main character is a crime against the book, and no longer worthy of it's title. Peter Jackson could just as well have started from scratch and made a great movie, but let's face it, he wanted to cash in on a much loved classic, not honor it.
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Summary: A Must See For Any "Lord of the Rings" Book Trilogy Fan!!!
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" may not go perfectly by the author J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" book trilogy, but it does go by it close enough. So don't believe those nonsense reviews about "The Two Towers" not going by the book trilogy well at all. All director Peter Jackson, and his crew, have done was added and changed a few parts in the movie making it just a little, but better, than the book trilogy. But so what?! So what if the movie didn't go by the book trilogy PERFECTLY. Books and movies are two totally different things. And, yes, there were a few parts that were in the book trilogy that were not seen in "The Two Towers". The most important parts they cut out that were at the end of "The Two Towers" book will be at the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" movie. But thats a good thing because it makes the third, and last installment, of "The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy much more interesting and exciting. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" does hold true to "The Lord of the Rings" book trilogy, which I have read, by the author J.R.R. Tolkien. Above all "The Two Towers" is a spectacular five star movie with a great plot, wonderful acting, intense action/adventure, good drama, well done romance, and mind blowing special effects. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is worth seeing and it's a must see for any "Lord of the Rings" book trilogy fan. I cannot wait until it is released in stores for DVD and VHS!
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Summary: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is a brilliant movie by director Peter Jackson! The special effects, cinematography, and music (score) were all fantastic! This movie is filled with action, adventure, drama, a little romance, fantasy, and fun. Even though this movie did not perfectly follow the author J.R.R. Tolkiens "The Lord of the Rings" book trilogy, which I have read, that does not mean that this is a bad movie. I, for one, can actually understand why Peter Jackson, and his crew, cut, added, and changed some parts to it.
The actors and actresses did a wonderful job on acting in this movie. They also did a wonderful job on acting like the characters from the author J.R.R. Tolkiens 'The Lord of the Rings' book trilogy. There are a lot of fantasy characters brought to life, from the book trilogy, onto this movie such as: many orcs, some trolls, some oliphaunts, the ring-wraiths, the Gollum creature, ents, elves, dwarves, wizards, and hobbits. Peter Jackson chose to direct this movie in New Zealand, which was the perfect country to direct "The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. This movie is the winner of two Oscars (Academy Awards)! Congratulations to director Peter Jackson and his crew! I highly recommend you see "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" movie in theaters and (or) buy it for VHS or DVD because it is a perfect five star and two thumbs up movie! This movie is also filled with true amazement! "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is better than its prequel "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", and that movie was wonderful! Now I, and I am sure many others, cannot wait to see the third, and last part, of director Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy. 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King', which will be the sequel to 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers', is going to be a phenomenal movie! I highly recommend you see 'The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' when it is released in theaters.
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Summary: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers"
Review: Spectacular! "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was indeed the best movie of 2002. It is even better than its brilliant prequel "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring". It is filled with action/adventure, drama, fantasy, and excitement! "The Two Towers" has wonderful visual effects, a great music (score), and very well done acting. Many fantasy characters are brought to life in this movie such as: orcs, phantoms, elves, wizards, hobbits (which are halflings) and more. The actors, and actresses, did a splendid job on acting in this spectacular movie so they deserve a lot of credit and applause for their wonderful effort. Director Peter Jackson, and his crew, deserves thousands of movie awards for making such a brilliant movie. I can't wait to buy "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" on video cassette when it is released in stores!
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Summary: A Wonderful Fantasy Movie!!!
Review: The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is by far the best fantasy movies ever! The Fellowship of the Ring was a marvel! But its prequel The Two Towers is way better. The music (score) in it is better than its prequel. The visual effects in The Two Towers is spectacular! And the acting is at the same legnth as The Fellowship of the Ring: wonderful!!! The Two Towers has a good amount of action, adventure, and drama. This is not a fantasy movie to miss out on.
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Summary: Daunting middle entry needs more story
Review: While the Fellowship of the Ring took us on an emotional roller costar following Frodo from his peaceful Hobbit life to his unwanted role as ring bearer, to his decision to carry the ring though he was not asked, to his final, desperate act of breaking the fellowship for everyone's safety regardless of his own peril; the two towers merely connects that story with the final chapter. The film opens with a great scene of Gandalf slaying the Balrog, then all threads connecting to the first film begin to fray. Peter Jackson opted for spectacle over story telling for this middle chapter. Likely he feared people would bore easily in this long, long chapter (to be nearly 4 hrs in it's extended glory!!!) so he turned the battle of Helms Deep into the chapters focal point. Unfortunately by doing this he reduced the hobbits interaction with Treadbare (is my spelling correct?) to little more than endless, boring shots of Pippin and Merry bouncing up and down while the tree talks very slowly and sounds way too much like a certain Dwarf in the film (because John Ryse-Daives plays both and the sound of his voice is so obvious it's distracting!) The destruction of Saruman's Foundry / Breading pit is too fast because they have no time in this film if they want the 30 min plus Helms Deep battle to play out (the order of events is drastically changed and the dramatic highpoint of Gandalf facing off with his defeated master is left to the next film, a big, big mistake as it could have salvaged the dramatic shallowness of this film.) This is an action film, not a story. There is wall to wall amazing action (yeah, like that Matrix Sequel) the battles are biblical, the humor is thick, the spectacle is breathtaking and awe inspiring. Unfortunately the story of the Hobbit, the man who would be king and the Wizard that holds it all together is swamped under the action and humor. All the best drama, the real tension, the character development is spared for the last installment. Then there's the damned voice overs!!! Don't get me started on the flashbacks and narration that takes place. Every thirty minutes some Elf starts explaining the emotional and dramatic death of the story that you are not seeing, the endless exposition of narrative is mind numbing, stupefying and painful to sit through. It's just, Peter, we get what's going on, now start showing and stop telling. Of course, Gollum is the high point here. Our only really fully developed character with real emotional weight and dramatic impact (as well as great humor) Forget the forced love triangle, the bull - s*** with the Arwyn and Eoywn that's not even in the book, Gollum is the star and driving force of this film. See it for them, they make it real when the real (not CGI) people can't. The writer of this review is not responsible for Typo Demons that plague his work.
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Summary: One of the greatest films ever made!
Review: The second part to Peter Jackson's collosal LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy is even more visually impressive than FELLOWSHIP, with new characters including King Theoden, Eomer, Grima Wormtounge and the ancient Treebeard. This time around, the fellowship has parted into three groups; Frodo and Sam force Gollum to take them to the black gate at Mordor and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli search for Merry and Pippin. And the Istari Gandalf returns as the more powerful Gandalf the White after defeating the Balrog. The story is more emotional than Fellowship, and the central characters are stronger presences than before. Jackson's excellent direction makes this one of the most amazing films ever made. From the march of the ents toward Isengard, Saruman unleashing his army to "Destroy the world of men", it all culminates in the incredible battle of Helm's Deep, an amazing action sequence where the seamless blend of CG and live-action builds up to a fantastic climax.
Howard Shore's strident score encapsulates the very essence of Tolkein's thoughts and emotions. Ian McKellen turns in another great performance as Gandalf, but it is Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn who does most of the action here, and he's great. John Rhys- Davies and Orlando Bloom provide strong gravitas, plus with such a vast array of strong supporting actors, the combined strength of veterans like Benard Hill as Theoden and Christopher Lee as Saruman makes the story come alive. As strong as the characters are in TOWERS however, it's the CG-created Gollum that is the most amazing. Putting lame Jar-Jar and Harry Potter creatures to shame, Andy Serkis' performance helps the emotional presence of an essentially computer-generated character come to life. Treebeard and the Ents are fantastic examples of top-notch CG, but they say that the best effects are the ones you don't notice, which is true in this film. You are so focused on the story, the fleshed-out characters and the spirit of Tolkein's tome coming to life that the CG is simply assisting the tale. This is a film which you have to watch at least three times to fully appreciate all the effort that went into making a true masterpiece. This is one of the most eagerly-awaited DVD releases this year. Extras include an on set documentary: The Two Towers, "Return to Middle-earth" making of the movie, eight lordoftherings.net featurettes, trailers and the "Gollum Song" music video. Interestingly, the short film by Sean Astin "The Long and Short of It" is included, aswell as a 10-minute behind-the-scenes preview of "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" and a preview of the Two Towers Video Game. A Must-Buy DVD.
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Summary: Wait untl the Extended Edition comes out
Review: I echo moviemaus-- rent if you want to watch it. Even the description above says it includes
# An inside look at the Special Extended DVD Edition of "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers".
That is the multi-DVD set with deleted scenes that Tolkien fans like me missed in LOTR. Don't make the same mistake I did with LOTR!
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Summary: Good, but just wait.
Review: Okay, the movie was absolutely awesome. As others have previously stated, however, just wait for the release of the deluxe edition. I purchased this version of The FotR and I absolutely love it. I think it would be wise to hold out and buy the big version later. However, I won't be able to wait so I'll just rent it between August and the time the deluxe edition comes out.
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Summary: one of the best movies i have ever seen
Review: This is by far one of the best movies I have ever seen. The action, the story, everything about this movie is perfect. This movie makes me want to actually pick up the book and start reading. The casting, the effects, the costumes, Gollum, all excellent work. The Battle of Helms Deep was the best medieval type action sequence I have ever seen. After seeing this and The Fellowship, I can only imagine what the Return of the King holds in store. I also hope that in a few years they might decide to make a prequel to it with the Hobbit. In all i would definitley reccomend this to people of all ages.
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