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Summary: the best *******************************************
Review: This was the best movie I've ever seen! I'm reading the book right now and this is the only movie I have ever seen that is asgood as the book! I watched the first movie and that one had more facts and more of the story in it. But this one is more action, and makes the first one seem babyish to me. But I still think this was a little too gory, but amazing, sort of scary movie. What I liked about it the most is they didn't overdo anything: the scariness, the humor, or the goriness of it all. And the actors really took on there parts and they became the people. (or in some cases: hobbits, dwarves, orcs, or elves)
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Summary: The Two Towers
Review: I thought thid film was great, i hae only seen it once but plan to see it again and again etc etc. Peter Jackson is a great director and really brought the film to life. The actors are very good..it all seems so real
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Summary: Much better than the first movie!
Review: This movie was (see title) MUCH BETTER THAN THE FIRST MOVIE! We start out, in a dream sequence, with Gandalf (played by Ian McKellan) fighting a Balrog of Moria while falling down a pit. In this movie, Gandalf comes back, and McKellan does a splendid job portraying the old wizard.Elijah Wood, who made his on-screen debut in Back to the Future Part II, if I'm not mistaken, displays his ability to have LONG close-ups of his face, yet again in this movie. Something Wood is quite good at is being able to tell you what he is thinking through his eyes. Andy Serkis is the voice of Gollum, the greatest thing about this already great movie. He used to be the hobbit Smeagol, until he found the ring in the river Anduin (straying from the book's plotline, I know,) and it took him over. (THEY SHOULD'VE HAD DEAGOL IN THERE!) One of the stunts Serkis had to do to portray Gollum was to jump into an icy-cold river and pull out a fish. Brr! The famous Christopher Lee does a great job of being an absolute jerk in this movie (otherwise known as Saruman the White). Really! He plays an awesome jerk. Also, he has this great little "Oh-dangit-all-my-orcs-are-dying" look on his face. John-Rhys Davies plays a double-role as both the voice of Tree-beard the ent AND the dwarf, Gimli. He provides comic relief for this otherwise dark movie with both his voice of Tree-beard and his acting as Gimli. He has the most memorable line of the whole movie, and that is, "Ya could've picked a better spot!" Karl Urban makes his first appearance in the movie trilogy by playing Eomer, of Rohan. Near the beginning of the movie he gets banished from Rohan by his uncle, the King Theoden, who is being possessed by Saruman. Sean Astin has a great part as Samwise Gamgee, and, if Sam weren't there, Frodo wouldn't be either. Sam helps Frodo through some very tough times, and has one very memorable line, "There is good in the world, an' it's worth fightin' fer!" At first, people didn't want to put that line in because it sounded, to them, like something George Bush mights say. Now it is a high point in the movie. Playing Aragorn, Viggo Mortenson comes back from the first movie. Let me tell you, if you want to see someone get REAL [mad]at some evil dudes, watch for this guy! Legolas' actor is Orlando Bloom, and he's just downright COOL (although the stairboarding is sort of OVER THE EDGE. "Would you like me to get you a box?" Although I could go rambling on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about how good this movie is, I think I'll leave it at that. Make sure you think of this as a FULL RECOMENDATION, because it is. This is one of the greatest movies of all time.
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Summary: Bored of the Rings
Review: I have read the books, but that was years ago, so I don't remember much ... as such, I just want to deal with the movie by itself, without comparing it to the book.
The first Lord of the Rings movie was long, but it was propelled by varied events, introductions of new lands and characters, diverse challenges, and so forth. This movie merely retreads familiar ground, and has very little action. I was willing to forgive the first movie for its corny dialogue (which I half expect in fantasy movies), but this movie piles on the schlock until I was either laughing or groaning out loud every 5 minutes.
Much of the movie seems to be concerned with keeping everyone on track, so not much happens save for the characters walking around, riding horses, and talking. Of the few action scenes, the exorcism that Gandalf performs on the king is ridiculous and has been done way too many times.
The closing fight scene went on way too long as well. I was expecting the fight to last about 10 minutes, but it seemed to go on for about 30, or close to it!
Finally, Gollum was charming (he was by far my favorite character in the books, with Aragorn being second), but his inner-conflict shown in such a blatant external way again made his character laughable. Another problem was Orlando Bloom, who I felt played one of the strongest and most likeable characters in the first movie: in this one, though, they didn't seem to know what to do with him.
Visually, this movie was miraculous and breathtaking, but its completely empty story, lack of emotion and depth, and seemingly forced, repetitive, and lengthy fight scenes, made it utterly torturous to watch. I was literally squirming in my seat for the majority of this film.
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Summary: All that and MORE!!
Review: This Movie Is Just as good as the first movie.What happen is Saruman tries to take over the world and wipe human kind off the earth. But If love fighting this is a movie for you plus this movie is based around Aragorn,Gimili,Legolas.
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Summary: Visually stunning...but it could have been better.
Review: Today marks the second time I have seen The Two Towers, and I continue to be amazed by what the special effects team was able to accomplish, especially with Treebeard. When he first opened his eyes, I thought "Now that's cool!" The Dead Marshes (viewed from both above and below the surface of the water) also freaked me out. The performances were all well done (if I ever have a major undertaking, I hope I have someone like Sam to help me get through it), but I did miss Sean Bean (at least I still had Orlando Bloom -who actually gets a decent amount of lines this time around- and Viggo Mortensen to satisfy my aesthetic needs).
As a movie, I liked it a lot. As an adaptation of the second installment of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, however, I found it lacking, which is why I only gave it two and a half stars.
I consider myself a pretty strong Tolkien purist, but went into the movie understanding that certain things would be changed/deleted (like Tom Bombadil in Fellowship) to either tighten up the narrative or save time. But like others have already said in their reviews, I cannot not forgive the way Peter Jackson and his fellow scriptwriters completely destroyed the character of Faramir, especially because there was absolutely no point to it. Tolkien described him as having the blood of Numenor flowing through his veins, which puts him on pretty much the same level nobility-wise as Aragorn. He is supposed to be a man of the highest quality and a direct contrast to his brother Boromir, who was unable to withstand the temptation of the Ring. Faramir's characterization alone made me deduct 1 star from the movie.
I took off another half-star just because of other plot changes that annoyed me, such as the Ents not seeming to know what was going on with the trees they have the ability to communicate with, Eomer being pretty much deleted when in the book he has a significant part (I felt bad for Karl Urban, who could have had a lot more screen time), the Elves showing up at Helm's Deep (and why did they have to bump off Haldir?), Aragorn's trip over the cliff, and having Saruman possessing Theoden.
The scenes with Aragorn, Arwen and Elrond, and the Osgiliath sequence also cost the movie one star in my mind because they took up valuable time that could have been used to actually include some important, vital events in the plot of the second book - the confrontation between Gandalf and Saruman at Isengard with the turnover of the palantir, and the appearance of Shelob causing the capture of Frodo by the orcs. I felt differently about the inclusion of Boromir's death in Fellowship because it kept the events of that battle together instead of breaking them up into two films. But I'm just afraid about what this means for the third movie's plot, because Return of the King is a packed enough book already without adding in extra stuff from The Two Towers. The movie version of Return of the King looks to be either five hours long or suffering from major plot excisions. Maybe if they put in another teaser trailer at the end of The Two Towers when it's almost done in the theatres (like they did with Fellowship), there will be some clues.
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Summary: The Two Towers
Review: When the Fellowship of the Ring came out, I was very impressed with it, but when I saw the Two Towers I was blown away. The second movie had all the elements of the first, and more. the action, acting, and plot were superb. some of the story was changed from the book, but that is ok. The one detail I thought should have been in was when Aragorn gets the reforged Narsil Sword, this signifies his right as king, but that little detail aside it's a great movie worthy of multiple viewing and a spot in my DVD library.
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Summary: Great movie, SWEET-AWESOME book.
Review: I would just like to note that i agree that it was very dissapointing how the movie portrayed Faramir as a bad guy. Personally, he was my favorite charcater in the book and when I saw the movie is was very disgusted with his representation. I was very much looking forward to seeing Faramir and Ithilen come alive, but when I saw it, I was flabbergasted. Also, another thing that dissapointed me in the movie was when Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli met Gandalf in Fangorn, they shot him and thought him to be Sauruman, where in the book, they draw their weapons, but Legolas realizes it is Gandalf and yells "MITHRANDIR!!!" And I know that isn't a big deal, but it was a very special event in the book to me and is wasn't such a hostile welcome back.
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Summary: Incredibly, once again, Peter Jackson does the impossible
Review: From gliding through the Misty Mountains and reliving Gandalf's battle with the Balrog to the Battle of Helm's Deep, the climactic scene of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, I think that, even though Frodo Baggin's (Elijah Wood) quest is still unfulfilled, a group of hard-working New Zealanders have once again created an epic adventure confection of a movie, full of fantasy, courage, imagination and flair. J.R.R. Tolkien would not have been disappointed. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, since is a continuing of a story, doesn't stop to introduce us to the quest or the characters from the first part, The Fellowship of the Ring. Beginning right where the first left off, Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) must continue their quest to Mount Doom and destroy the evil One Ring. Hunting them done is the rascal Gollum (Andy Serkis) but promises to lead them in to Mordor secretely. In Fangorn Forest, captured hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) escape from the Orcs and are rescued by Treebeard (voiced by John Rhys-Davies), an ancient ent. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) enter the country of Rohan. After the miraculous return of Gandalf (Ian McKellan), the four see King Theoden (Bernard Hill). But the king isn't doing too well. He's doing practically everything his servant Grima Wormtongue (Brad Dourif) is telling him. Wormtongue is in league with Saruman (Christopher Lee) and therefore is kicked out of Rohan. Aragorn, Gandalf and Theoden must discuss Rohan's plans to counter Saruman and Sauron. Saruman is preparing for war, as we've also seen in The Fellowship of the Ring. He has been crossing orcs with goblins, breeding the dreadful Uruk-Hai to launch against Men of Gondor and Rohan. Gondor has it's own problems holding off Sauron's evil army. It all comes down to Saruman against the country of Rohan: A war of 10,000 Uruk-Hai against hundreds of Rohan people. Can Men claim a victory against Barad-dur and Orthanc, the union of the Two Towers? The Two Towers, for me at least, had a quicker pace and sharper sense of movement than the more-episodic Fellowship of the Ring. Peter Jackson easily presents a film that will keep your attention for the full three hours. In many ways, The Two Towers is a much livlier film than it's predecessor. It takes a deeper look into it's character's own problems, dreams and future, covering many subjects: The war for Rohan, the war for Gondor, the war for the ents, and possibly the most important, the fate of the One Ring. If The Fellowship of the Ring was a beautiful-looking movie, The Two Towers easily surpasses it visually. With the use of a program called MASSIVE, Peter Jackson and company takes flawless computer animation and simplistically adds it to real-life to create a stunning world. The Battle of Helm's Deep is one of the most memorable scenes of all time, while it uses a fantastic blend of live-action and computer animation. I say it's already got the Best Visual Effects Oscar in the bag. Not just because of the CGI, but with the camera trickery to make the hobbits small and the great backdrops. I am appalled by the number of reviewers saying that this isn't faithful to Tolkien's book. Everyone should know that books and film are two different media, and should be treated as such. Many things in Tolkien's story would've gone horribly wrong on screen. As Peter Jackson said, if you were to film LOTR page by page, faithful to everything, what you would get is a mess. Many don't realize that what works in a book will NOT work on film. Be happy that you actually have a LOTR movie. Many filmmakers would not have been up to transferring Tolkien's story to the big screen. Jackson did make a few unnessesary changes, but he's a brave filmmaker to actually take on LOTR and still make something this good. Quit whining. It might need a bit more humanity, but I'd say the chemistry between characters is much more alive and vivid in The Two Towers than with The Fellowship of the Ring. The relationship shared by Gollum and Frodo, or more importantly, Gollum and Sam, works wonderfully. Aragorn trying to convince King Theoden to go to war and the characterization involving Gimli was exceptionally. The Return of the King will see a lot more of this. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers continues Tolkien's trilogy with very few missteps. It is on every count as good as the first, and in many ways, even better. It could possibly be the most sinister film ever, a banquet of monsters and beasts. It's doing so much better at the box-office than the first, and it easily surpasses it in spectacle. It's still unclear how it will do at the Oscars. Being a sequel, it might not get nominated for Best Picture. However, I'd say it has already sweeped the technical awards. It certainly deserves it.
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Summary: Tolkien Enthusiasts... Take a Pill
Review: ...If you truly took the time to read the books and understand the history of Middle Earth, you would also realize that there is WAY TOO MUCH to put in a movie. Give Petie some credit... this movie was shelved for many years because no one could put it together! The movie is a THEATRICAL REPRESENTATION of the books... and is based on the books. Give the guy some credit for adding in a few things for entertainment value. I too was a little dissapointed that many things were left out of the movies, but let's face it... if complete detail was utilized... this trilogy would have been nothing shy of 20 hours long! The movies are wonderful people... and although not exactly like the books... still an exceptional piece of work for Peter Jackson....
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