Rating: 
Summary: not great
Review: I was not all that impressed with this movie...after all the hype I expected more than just a bunch of people either getting ready for a battle, engaging in a battle or talking about what a heck of a big battle was next. I understand having the dwarf make a jerk out of himself for comedic effect was not in the books...(never read them...not my bag...) and that a whole bunch of other stuff was either made up or left out. That seems like a pretty lame way to make a movie of a classic novel...
The beginning part where that guy...Merlin, I think, was falling and killing that thing from Spawn...that was pretty cool...and those trees (though they were kind of an HR Puffinstuf rip off)... three stars for all that and any other part that didn't remind me of Braveheart.
Rating: 
Summary: Yet again, perfect.
Review: I will really keep my thoughts short, this movie is a classic, a must have along with "The Fellowship of the Ring." The battle of Helms Deep is one of the best battle scenes of all time.
Rating: 
Summary: Leave out Tolkien's vision and replace it with Hollywood pap
Review: Call me a purist, call me pedantic, call me whatever the hell you want. The fact is that this bastardization is not the Tolkien classic that I have read many times. A good book is more than just a general story with lots of easily discarded detail. The details are what make the story unique. In Peter Jackson's powerful mass-consumption version of The Two Towers, the details are changed (Theoden refuses to confront Saruman's forces, preferring to hide in Helms Deep), mangled (Pippin fugures out a way to 'convince' Treebeard to strike against Saruman), twisted (Faramir shows no quality and instead takes Frodo and Sam to Osgiliath), created without sense (Aragorn falling off a cliff) and completely left out (too numerous to mention). The list goes on and on. In fact, anyone who HAS actually read the book, will note that there is not one scene that captures the depth or beauty of Tolkien's work, despite New Zealand's breath-taking landscape. EVERY scene is different from the book. From what the characters say to what they do and why they do them. The only scene worth any acclaim is the fight between Gandalf and the Balrog at the beginning of the film. Interestingly, this is the only scene that Tolkien didn't describe in detail, but one that Jackson visualised perfectly. To truly do the book justice he should have refrained from altering what was already perfect and stuck to bringing THAT to the fore, rather than this watered down, unremarkable, run af the mill, fantasy flick. One day a version will be produced with less reliance on the child-pleasing special effects and more on the characters and the life-inspiring dialogue which makes Tolkien's masterpiece stand alone and tall among many giants of the grand art of storytelling. Ralph Bakshi's earlier poor animated version followed both the stroyline and the dialogue more closely!
Rating:
Summary: Majestic!
Review: This is the movie sequel to 'Fellowship of the Ring' I have been waiting for! 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is a movie that stunned me while I watched it in the theater. The special effects: brilliant! Acting: wonderful! Music (score): spectacular! And cinamatography: oustanding! I can't wait to own 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' Special Extended DVD Edition!
Rating: 
Summary: Better than the first
Review: I am not a big fan of this movie yet?
However I felt that The Two Tower's was better
than the first Lord of the ring's.
The one thing I didn't care for was the creature
called Gollum.He reminded me too much of Jar Jar Bink's
in Star wars episode 1:The Phantom menace(Very annoying).
Overall this is a very good movie for those
of you who like action,drama and suspense.
A must own for every die hard Lord of the ring's fan.
Rating:
Summary: Wow and oh my god
Review: never has a movie left with so excited. I could watch these forever.The action is great. you will realy feel for the characters. I never have cried so much in my entire life. Wow is all i can say. this movie is super intense
Rating:
Summary: Great movie, less than perfect adaptation
Review: I was very impressed with the movie production. The sets, costumes, acting, special effect were all spectacular. However, they strayed too far from Tolkein's original story. Although better than most movie adaptations, Jackson fell into the trap of trying to change the book to make it more interesting to less sophisticated movie goers. He needs to give regular viewers more credit, and realize that it is the hard-core fans of the books, the ones that have been following the making of the movie for years, that are going to keep it successful. There is nothing wrong with the original story, and modifying it only lessens it's impact. All that aside, the movie was very well done and very entertaining. The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is the differences from the original.
Rating: 
Summary: Great scenery and special effects ¿ that¿s it.
Review: What a disappointment. It amazes me that so many people thought this movie was wonderful. The only reason I gave this 2 stars was due to the incredible sets and graphics involved in recreating Tolkien's world. But it ends there. I was bored through the entire movie, they played this sappy music over and over trying to create heart-felt moments until at some point, you just stop caring. The director didn't understand the concept of building to emotional or action climaxes.Now I've always been a big Tolkien fan since I started reading, yet I'm not against changing the story when it's moved to film because it's necessary in order to cram that much content into a shorted period. However, the changes made baffled me. For instance, The men of Gondor run into Frodo and Sam and decide to take him back instead of allowing him to continue on his mission, just to change their mind later. This doesn't change the story to shorten it; what it does is alter a character for the worst. This was Borimeir's brother, the original point was that he was different and passed the test of the ring (not give into temtation) which gives you an idea of the strength of character for the last movie. Instead, they made him the same as any other mortal. Then what happened to the forest attacking the Oruik High at Helms deep, I don't see any other way of defeating 10,000 brutal monsters. Or the Ents deciding to stay out of the war, just so they could waste more screen time while two hobbits trick Tree beard into seeing the destruction. How is it that all the Ents showed up 2 seconds later for the attack? I have to end this because I could talk all day about how this movie sucked.
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Summary: What does this have to do with Tolkien?
Review: This movie has almost nothing to do with the story in Tolkien's legendary books. Peter Jackson has basically written his own story and called it The Two Towers to sell more tickets. In The Fellowship he at least tried to stick somewhat close to the book and even though there where some gross inaccuracies I thought he did a pretty good job. This movie however is a joke. It does not deserve to bear the name The Two Towers. Peter Jackson basically decided to say "Forget the book I can write it better" (actually that is pretty much what he did say in an interview with Time magazine) but in my opnion he was wrong!The characters for the most part were well casted and the actors do a good job. Also, the sets looked good. That however is all that can be said for this film. Otherwise, this movie was an insult to Tolkien and his books.
Rating:
Summary: Minority Opinion, Spoilers and Facetiousness
Review: After the success of The Fellowship I was confident that Two Towers would continue what looked to be a fine adaptation of the books. But I have to say that Two Towers is a bit muddled.
What bothers me most, besides the muddle, is the collapse of the imagination, aside from the large battle scenes at Helm's Deep. For me, Gollum did not work, he was so clearly computer generated, and though based on a live model his movement was quite out of sync with his surroundings. The same can be said of the movement of the warg riders. And this brings in another pointless annoyance. Wargs are supposed to be wolf-like, but Jackson made them like hyenas. Why? It did nothing for the story. Treebeard and the Ents were almost pathetic and seemed to be designed along the lines of Gumby. The destruction of Isengard should have been as powerful a scene as Helm's Deep, but it was embarassing. The scenes with the refugees from Rohan would have made good television. But one of the most upsetting bits (if you've read the books) is the hijacking of Frodo to Isgoliath and his proposal of marriage to the Nazgul. They would have made a cute couple, but Sam broke it up. I suppose Mr. Jackson sought to improve Tolkien's story. He should have resisted the impulse. I would also ask Mr. Jackson to stop giving the bad guys Cockney accents or he's going to hear from the CLF (Cockney Liberation Front). Don't waste your money on the extended version of Two Towers, you will only get more muddle. If you have to get an extended version go for The Fellowship, because in this case the beginning of the journey is more fun than getting there.
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