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Summary: beautiful beyond words
Review: although, in my opinion, "The Two Towers" is my third favourite in the triology, do not assume that it means is bad. far beyond the truth! indeed, "The Two Towers" is the essential "Middle Film" as they call it, literally the following scene from the end of the "Fellowship", and is a perfect way to get you trully urging for the "Return". In saying that I must warn anyone now: DO NOT SEE THIS WITHOUT HAVING SEEN THE FIRST and ABSOLUTELY DO NOT SEE THE THIRD WITHOUT SEEING THIS or i promise you, you will be totally, utterly confused. HEHE!The fellowship is broken. now the story breaks again into three superbly moulded adventures, Merry and Pippin's entrapment in fangorn forest, aragorn and co prepare for the battle of helm's deep with repaired kingdom rohan, and of course, our dear frodo and sam continue their quest towards the never-sleeping mordor, accompanied by their guide Gollum to destroy the One Ring, which of course is tragically beginning to take power over frodo. the battle of helm's deep is an absolutley wonderful scene. epic battles and superb stunts really give it a finishing kick. They really are fantastic! And the ancient Ent, Treebeard who befriends Merry and Pippin is a startling special effect. Of course the most impressive addition in this movie is the creature Gollum, totally moulded from a human actor (Andy Serkis) into a revolutionary computer animated delight! This film probably was my thrid favourite, because there is alot of the story focussing on the men, which of course is perfectly fine as that is how it is like in the book. my favourite character is frodo, and i would have loved to see him included a bit more in the epic. But not to worry - because the closing scenes are magnificent and emotional (a snippet to whats in store for the third!) when frodo and sam, who have had their friendship tested on their journey, trully strengthen their bond. It's extremely moving! This film is amazing! It's a perfect "Middle Film" for what has become the greatest triology ever brought to the big screen. "The Two Towers" is an honest adaption of Tolkein's masterpiece, mixed with beautiful cinematography, inspiring music, extraordinary special effects, epic battle scenes and amazing acting by elijah wood (frodo) and sean astin (sam) in particular! Following on from the magic of the "Fellowship", "The Two Towers" locks you in for the most astonishing finale you could ever imagine! beautiful beyond words
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Summary: Better than the original
Review: This is way better than the theatrical version of 'The Two Towers' the characters are more fleshed out, there is more action and most importantly more Gollum. This is the best DVD I have I was disappointed by the extended 'Fellowship of the Ring' I thought it dragged on way too long. With this one I wasn't bored for a second. A must buy for everyone.
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Summary: An essential purchase
Review: Almost 3/4 of an hour of extended scenes - some brief and subtle, others surprisingly important, was an absolute delight and brought Jackson's masterpiece even closer to Tolkien's. The commentary offers many great insights and is often genuinely amusing. The bonus disk and book, devoted to the creation of Gollum, is utterly fascinating in its own right. The Gollum statuette is beautifully detailed, satisfyingly heavy and now has pride of place in a display cabinet in my lounge! What else is there to say about the movie itself that hasn't already been stated? Surely THE most spectacular battle scene ever filmed vies for your attention with the most stunning and convincing non-human creature ever to grace the big screen! Gollum is utterly believable and the alternating pity, tragedy and horror that Tolkien wished us to feel, is conjured forth with astonishing skill by Jackson. Sumptious, sweeping landscapes and not a duff piece of acting in sight complete this marvellous movie experience. This edition is SO much better than the 2-disk theatrical version, that it is indispensible to the Tolkien fan.
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Summary: AWSAME
Review: THIS IS THE BESTES MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEENED. IT IS FULL OF BUNCHES OF SHORT PEOPLE TALKING LIEK... FUNNY.IT WAS SO SUSPENSFUL WHEN I THOUGHT THE MIDGETS WOULD FALL OFF THE ORCS WHEN THEY WERE GETTING CARRIED OFF TO PLACES. I THOUGHT FOR SURE OLD MAN RIVERS WAS DEAD AFTER HE FELL IN THE FIRST ONE OF THE CLIFF THINGY. THIS MOVIE HELPED ME PASS WITH LOW D MINUSES CUZ THE DORFS GAVE ME FAITH IN MY SELF. GREAT FOR WIZARD LUVERS WHO LIKE WIZARDS. THE LITEL PEEPLE IN MY HEAD SAY JOO SHOULD BUY IT NOW... OR THEY WILL EAT U.
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Summary: Spectacular
Review: Arguably better than the first installment of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, The Two Towers is a more than seamless continuation of the first film. Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) continue their quest to destroy the ring, and are now guided by the deceitful Gollum. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) join the fight to defend the city of Rohan as Saruman (Christopher Lee) and his dark lord Sauron proceed with their plan of the eradication of mankind. More violent, fast paced, and with a more epic feel; The Two Towers is, as of this typing, the best action/fantasy adaptation yet; and while it may not take place exactly as Tolkien himself had written it, he himself would nod his head in approval of the fantastic job done by director Peter Jackson. Most of the cast from Fellowship of the Ring has returned: including Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Hugo Weaving, and Andy Serkis providing his movements and voice as Gollum, who is a fantastic pinnacle of how far computer animation has come today. The battle scenes are more than epic; including the climatic slickly put together battle of Helm's Deep. All this however is only a taste of what is to come with the third and final film in the trilogy: the eagerly anticipated The Return of the King.
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Summary: Quite Simply The Best Fantasy Sequel Ever
Review: "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is a darker, swiftly paced film, that is far more brooding and somber than its illustrious predecessor. Surprisingly, it flows much better too, with the three subplots neatly interwoven under Peter Jackson's keen direction. Diehard fans of Tolkien may be disappointed with further liberties which Jackson has taken with the author's prose, yet these changes are well wrought and remain true to Tolkien's spirit. The best of the three subplots is the story of Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli as they search for Merry and Pippin, whom we saw being seized by Saruman's Uruk-Hai at the end of "Fellowship of the Ring". Their journey takes them to the land of Rohan, where Aragorn leads a combined elf and human defense of a Rohan stronghold from Saruman's Uruk-Hai army. Meanwhile Merry and Pippin encounter the ent Treebeard, and eventually join in the old, seemingless timeless, being's encounters with Saruman and his dark forces. And Frodo and Sam trek onward to Mordor, accompanied by Gollum. The acting in "The Two Towers" is fine, though it doesn't quite rise up to the majestic heights seen in the previous film. Ian McKellen is splendid as Gandalf, but here he has the misfortune of uttering some somber, seemingly banal dialogue. The two actors who make the most of their time are Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn and Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee. And then there is Andy Serkis's riveting performance of Gollum; one worthy of an Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination. Of the newcomers to the saga, both Bernard Hill as Theoden, king of Rohan and Miranda Otto as his niece Eowyn are impressive, with Otto almost stealing the scenes she's in with Mortenson. Once more the sound track is superb thanks due to an inventive, brilliant score from composer Howard Shore; it is also unique with a fine string melody for the people of Rohan. Until I saw this film I thought the "Empire Strikes Back" was the best sequel I'd seen in the realm of fantasy and science fiction. Much to Peter Jackson's vision and directing, "The Two Towers" is simply the best.
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Summary: One of my favorite movies
Review: This is a great movie!! I really like that there is no bad language too. And for people who are scared that this movie is scary, I don't think it is at all, and i'm only 13.One of the funnies parts(I think)is after the battle at Helm's Deep. When Legolas walks up to Gimli,(who is siting on a dead orc)and says,"Final count-meaning how many orcs he killed-42." then Gimli says,"42? Oh, that's not bad for a pointy-eared elvish prince like you.I myself am sitting pretty on 43." Then as quick as a flash, Legolas whips out his bow and arrow and shoots the orc gimli was sitting on. "43." he says. Then Gimli says,"He was already dead." Legolas:"He was twitching." Gimli,"He was twiching!? That's because he's got my axe ebedded in his nevous system!!" as he shakes the axe that's in the orcs head! ...Anyway, this is a great movie go see it.
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Summary: STUNNING GIFT SET! TRASH THE VHS!
Review: I've already reviewed the original version of "The Two Towers" but I can't help but feel compelled to give my views on the "Extended Edition Collector's Gift Set" which is by far the greatest DVD set that has ever been made along side the "Gift Set" edition of "The Fellowship of The Rings". The movie itself is a stunning masterpiece but The extended edition of TTT virtually renders the theatrical edition almost irrevelent to me because the newly incorporated footage, all 43 minutes of it, virtually expands the entire scope of an already great epic and the new footage gives this movie a whole new look from my perspective. No offense to whose who like the theatrical edition, it's still amazing, but it's almost like cut up compared the the "Extended Edition". Many scenes which seemed unimportant are greatly expanded and there are also some new scenes which are completely left out of the theatrical DVD edition one of which was very heartbreaking but I'm not going to say what it is out of fear of spoiling it. The first two DVDs contain excellent commentary by Peter Jackson, by the design crew, and also by the stellar 16 member cast of this stunning masterpiece. Even then, there's also lots more of what's on them than just what I mentioned. The third and fourth DVDs however are the real treats! As for all of the many fans including myself out there who are baffled and awe-struck at how they could possibly have made such an incredible epic movie like this, well these third and fourth DVDs delve deep into the making of this movie. The documentaries contained are absolutely stunning and worth watching over and over again! The humongous scope of the massive work done with making all of the many things for this movie is phenomenal and beyond imagination! Would you believe all of the hard work that was put into making not just the movie but even the movie sets themselves. I have never before seen such a mind-blowing 'behind the scenes' DVD like the "Gift Set" edition. Both the third and fourth discs are enough to warrant buying this awesome Gift Set. There are so many more treats on this gift Set that I could never do this DVD any justice with this review nor do I want to spoil it. This set also comes with a statue of Gollum which is actually quite cool and makes for good decorative use for my desktop and also a fifth DVD of artwork of Gollum and how the statue of him was made but it's not a whole lot to write home about in my opinion but even if you just get the 'regular' "Extended Edition" you have no idea of the many, MANY Easter Eggs that are found on this set. This set may be a bit on the expensive side but trust me, this item is worth more than the price tag slapped on it. Just the box packaging is worth keeping forever! The bottom line: I say get this DVD and throw out the VHS!! Okay, I'll stop here but before I go, I just want to say thank you to Peter Jackson and the entire crew for not only creating three stunning masterpieces but also putting out incredible DVD sets for "The Two Towers"
Rating:
Summary: beautiful beyond words
Review: although, in my opinion, "The Two Towers" is my third favourite in the triology, do not assume that it means is bad. far beyond the truth! indeed, "The Two Towers" is the essential "Middle Film" as they call it, literally the following scene from the end of the "Fellowship", and is a perfect way to get you trully urging for the "Return". In saying that I must warn anyone now: DO NOT SEE THIS WITHOUT HAVING SEEN THE FIRST and ABSOLUTELY DO NOT SEE THE THIRD WITHOUT SEEING THIS or i promise you, you will be totally, utterly confused. HEHE! The fellowship is broken. now the story breaks again into three superbly moulded adventures, Merry and Pippin's entrapment in fangorn forest, aragorn and co prepare for the battle of helm's deep with repaired kingdom rohan, and of course, our dear frodo and sam continue their quest towards the never-sleeping mordor, accompanied by their guide Gollum to destroy the One Ring, which of course is tragically beginning to take power over frodo. the battle of helm's deep is an absolutley wonderful scene. epic battles and superb stunts really give it a finishing kick. They really are fantastic! And the ancient Ent, Treebeard who befriends Merry and Pippin is a startling special effect. Of course the most impressive addition in this movie is the creature Gollum, totally moulded from a human actor (Andy Serkis) into a revolutionary computer animated delight! This film probably was my thrid favourite, because there is alot of the story focussing on the men, which of course is perfectly fine as that is how it is like in the book. my favourite character is frodo, and i would have loved to see him included a bit more in the epic. But not to worry - because the closing scenes are magnificent and emotional (a snippet to whats in store for the third!) when frodo and sam, who have had their friendship tested on their journey, trully strengthen their bond. It's extremely moving! This film is amazing! It's a perfect "Middle Film" for what has become the greatest triology ever brought to the big screen. "The Two Towers" is an honest adaption of Tolkein's masterpiece, mixed with beautiful cinematography, inspiring music, extraordinary special effects, epic battle scenes and amazing acting by elijah wood (frodo) and sean astin (sam) in particular! Following on from the magic of the "Fellowship", "The Two Towers" locks you in for the most astonishing finale you could ever imagine! beautiful beyond words
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Summary: Not as fun as the first movie, but still good.
Review: The Two Towers was really good although it wasn't (as I said in the title) as fun as "The Fellowship of the Ring." The plot for The Two Towers...
Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) are still on their quest to destroy the One Ring in Mordor. They meet Gollum, an evil creature who knows the way into Mordor. Frodo and Sam have no choice but to depend on Gollum, because without him, they would never be able to get into Mordor.
Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) try to rescue Pippin (Billy Boyd) and Merry (Dominic Monaghan) from the orcs.
I won't tell what happens later on, but if you watched "The Fellowship of the Ring," I suggest that you watch "The Two Towers," especially if you want to watch "The Return of the King," which is the third movie for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.
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