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Summary: A Wonderful Movie Sequel!
Review: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is a wonderful sequel to 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. The special effects are brilliant! The acting is superb! And the music (score) is incredible! I love everything about this wonderful movie! The action, adventure, drama, romance, and suspense 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' has to offer is outstanding! I can't wait to own this movie on DVD!
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Summary: FORGET THE CLOWNS THAT DEBATE OVER THE STORY.....
Review: LORD OF THE RINGS: ttt IS A WONDERFUL FILM AND WELL ADAPTED. IF YOU ARE A "PURIST" STAY AWAY FROM THE MOVIE. ALTHOUGH THE WRITERS DIDN'T REMAIN TOTALLY FAITHFUL TO THE MOVIE DOESN'T DETRACT FROM ITS ENTERTAINMENT VALUE. HAVING READ THE BOOK I WAS DISSAPPOINTED AT FIRST BUT I DON'T CARE. I WOULD GIVE THIS MOVIE 10 STARS IF I COULD.
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Summary: A Great Movie!!!
Review: This movie sequel is great because the action is way cool! The visual effects are incredible! The drama and suspence is wonderful! And the musical (score), as well as the acting, is outstanding! "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is the winner of two Oscars and four MTV Movie Awards for great achievement in filmmaking. I can't wait to own "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" on DVD when it releases in stores!
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Summary: A Great Phenomenon!
Review: This movie is a great phenmomenon! 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is even better than its spectacular prequel 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. The action/adventure, drama, and suspense 'The Two Towers' has to offer is brilliant! The special effects, music (score), and acting in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' are wonderful! This is a movie that I highly recommend you buy for DVD when it is released in stores.
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Summary: ATTN: Spoilers!
Review: First I'd like to say that this was an absolutely INCREDIBLE movie. Then to rebut some of the criticism of it:
Someone said that they didn't like the Arwen expansion in FotR because they weren't a Liv Tyler fan. WHAT! Are you crazy. She's absolutely gorgeous. (Almost as pretty as Legolas!) True, it's a deviation from the book, but I found it acceptable.
The elves going to Helms Deep, also a deviation, was acceptable, and to counter what someone said previously, the "Last Alliance between Elves & Men" did not mean that they would never ally again, it meant it was their last chance to rebel against Sauron, since he was about to complete his domination of Middle Earth, and basically reduce them to thralldom.
Aragorn falling off the cliff I found a bit more disturbing, not because it was that bad, but just because I saw no point to it, and unless you have a good reason, why change such a great story.
The changes I STRONGLY objected to were:
1) Faramir taking the Hobbits/Ring to Osgiliath. MAJOR change from the book. Faramir was the more learned brother, while Boromir was more like his father (brash fighter). Faramir trusted in Gandalf's wisdom, and he did NOT hinder the Hobbits from their task. HUGE change in character, for which I see no acceptable reason.
2) Gandalf did NOT pave the way for the Hobbits with the Ents. Gandalf considered getting the Ents help extremely important, but he didn't have time to do everything himself. He knew Merry & Pippin were in Fangorn and with the Ents. A big part of the LOTR story is the major part that these small people the hobbits are able to play in the world. Gandalf is the first to see this, and he trusts them to get the Ents involved. I hope that Merry & Pippin's contributions are not reduced in ROTK. I am also curious to find out if "The Scouring of the Shire" is kept in the movie. I kind of expect it to disapear, which would be a shame.Great things I'm suprised more people aren't mentioning:
1) Gollum's argument! (The audience, myself included, positively GASPED at this scene.) INCREDIBLE!
2) Legolas' horse mount -> WAY COOL!
3) Legolas' shield ride -> Wish I could do that!
4) Winged Nazgul -> excellent job.
5) Helm's Deep Siege (especially when all the ladders raise up).
6) Gandalf's fall into the chasm/battle with the Balrog. (Can't wait to watch this in slow motion. I hope the detail is clear in slow motion.) One thing that I was a bit disapointed with was the filming at King Theoden's home (can't remember the name of the city), the camera was just whizzing around like crazy when they first got there. I found it a bit disorienting. Despite the 2 changes that I didn't like, THIS WAS AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE FILM. Yes, it is different that FOTR, but so is the book. The 3 books all have a different flavor to them, even though they were originally meant to be one BIG book.
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Summary: Fasanating!
Review: 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is the most fasanating action/adventure movie ever made! Listed below are six good reasons as to why it is fasanating. 1. Spectacular visual effects!
2. Incredible acting!
3. Wonderful music (score)!
4. Brilliant battle scenes!
5. The action, adventure, romance, drama, and suspense is great!
6. Like its prequel 'Fellowship of the Ring' 'Two Towers' is an outstanding adaptation of the author J.R.R. Tolkiens 'Lord of the Rings' book trilogy! Those are six good reasons as to why 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is a fasanating movie. I can't wait to own it on video when it is released in stores!
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Summary: Admirable Follow Up
Review: First of all, I take my hat off to Peter Jackson and his production crews for an excellent job on bringing Tolkien's tales to the screen. The two so far are eminently watchable and largely true to the original in spirit (though not always in story). Having said that, I would like to reply to those who vehemently deplore the Tolkien "purists" (as if they had AIDS). Jackson does follow the essentials of the LOTR quite well throughout, but there are, as we know, places where he diverges, sometimes considerably, from the books. These fall into two categories: (1) those that do not affect the important aspects of the story or characters and (2) those that do. Due to the constraints of film, some changes/edits are inevitable. Where they fall under type (1), there is no problem and a Tolkien fan who objects vociferously about those is being excessively critical. But those of the second type are a problem, in my view. Examples of the first type are Tom Bombadil and Arwen taking Frodo to the ford. Tom Bombadil is colorful and fun, but not necessary to the story, hence, the change is acceptable. Glorfindel, who meets Aragorn and the hobbits above the ford, is not in any way important to the story, so if Jackson substitutes Arwen to create a love interest and have an exciting horse race (not in the original), then that's just fine. In other areas, however, I was disappointed in Jackson because the changes were not necessary and could have been handled differently. This is most apparent in the Two Towers. For example, the handling of Faramir, whom we are made to think covets the ring for Gondor. This is patently not true in the book. In fact, it is critical that he does NOT want it and suspects the ruin it would bring to those who tried to wield it. It is he, knowing Boromir better than any, that understand Boromir would have been tempted and guesses that he tried to take it from Frodo. He does not wait for Sam to make an emotional outburst speech. The point is that men are seen as weak and capable of corruption by all the Old World beings such as the elves and Faramir gives a prime example that some Men (including Aragorn) are not so susceptible and that there is hope for humankind when the elves leave Middle Earth. Jackson completely throws this away just to put in some blitzy battle scenes. Brining Frodo, Sam and Gollum back to Osgiliath adds nothing and takes away valuable time from the film that would have been better spent on more character development and interaction, something that is often overlooked in favor of special effects and action. Also, Frodo and Sam's interaction with Gollum are sometimes distorted unnecessarily in a way that lessens the story. Gollum does not attack them at their first meeting, instead it is the hobbits who capture him and it is Frodo's idea, not Gollum's, to make Gollum swear by the ring and to control him with it. The depth of Frodo's wisdom, though recently naive, is lost in these exchanges. In addition, Gollum's upcoming betrayal is seen as more a reaction to bad treatment by hobbits rather than the constant corrosive pull of the ring. Jackson keeps this idea, too, but overplays the other for some Hollywood drama. These are small points but they add up and the constraints of making a film are not an excuse. Overall, the LOTR movies are excellent and we should be grateful for them. I only wish that Jackson had avoided the Hollywood temptations in places (these were not distortions required by filmmaking), then he would have made perfect films. And it's a shame because some of them were not necessary and the films could have been kept interesting while staying closer to the original. However, I could also point out numerous examples where, although altering the story/landscape/dialogue somewhat, Jackson stays true to the tale. The bottom line is that he makes good movies that reflect the original fairly closely. If you love the LOTR, get the films and enjoy them as movies. If you want the full story, get the books and read them (does anyone read any more?).
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Summary: One Of The Best Fantasy Movies Ever Made!
Review: Along-side its prequel 'Fellowship of the Ring' 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is a brilliant fantasy movie! It has great acting, spectacular musical (score), and outstanding special effects! The drama, romance, action/adventure, and suspence 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' has to offer is incredibly wonderful! I cannot wait to own 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' when it is released in stores for video!
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Summary: The Best Movie Of 2002!
Review: 'Lord of the Rings: Two Towers' is a wonderful movie! The visual effects are astounding! The musical (score) is superb! And the acting was brilliant! 'Lord of the Rings: Two Towers' will be a wonderful movie to own on video.
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Summary: Already Own It....
Review: Of course I will buy this on DVD... Actually I already have the Two Towers on video, and it's in DVD format/quality. Well it's not a DVD but close, but it's still DVD Quality... heh heh... Yep Super High Dolby Stereo Sound, and crisp crystal clear picture. I have had this on video since the day it came out in the theaters, last Christmas. But since I am one of the biggest Tolkien fans around I will buy this and the Extended Edition Gift Set just like I did with the Fellowship and I'll do the same when Return of the King comes out in August 2004 (and Extended Edition in November 2004). What more can be said about this grand epic that hasn't already been said. It's better then the new Star Wars films and has already in many ways destroyed the stereotype that Star Wars was the best film trilogy/saga/movie ever created. Long Live Tolkien!
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