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Summary: how could they have made it better
Review: After awe....... How do they make an amazing sequal to an amazing prequel! I have no regrets to "The two towers" except for the fact that if you haven't read the book it's going to seem kind of and odd storyline. While Frodo and Sam meet up with the creature gollum and merry and Pippin meet up with the ents and in the futur demolish Isenguard and the Orthanc, Aragorn Legolas and Gimli (the somewhat main characters of the movie) set off to fight for Rohan in the climactic battle of Helm's deep. Aragorn was the very social one of the trio and I belived for a second that he was cheating on Arwen for Eoywen. Legolas I belived was the greatest character int he lord of the ring series. His stunning elf scences create him into a robinhood ype guy who does the coolest stunts like how he gets one-handedly flips upon a howse and when he takes a shield and boards down a flight of stairs on it and takes out orcs with his bow at the same time. Gimli was the funniest one of the trio for his comical way of being short and at the beginning when he lags behind r=the other in an orc-hunt. Movie=amazing acting=supperb.
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Summary: Like the 1st better,haft to be big fan to really enjoy !
Review: So long!!!! yes. I enjoyed the first one better because it had more adventure to it a little less talk. If you must a very big fan to enjoy the entire 3 hours and 10 min of it, I admit after the first hour I was bored out of my mind. But in a "planned" Triligy the 2nd movie always seems to be the settig for the 3rd which useally like in this movie has a lot of taking and setting up. If you gunna go see it I suggest takeing a neck pillow with you and be pre-bared to sit there for a long while, if you have read the book or really enjoy it may seem like 45 min to you if you havent it will seem like 11 hours (no joke).
But now to complamit it, I was blown away by the battel seqences so well done I couldent beleve it thats what made it intresting to me and I look foward to Lord of The Rings III
But be pre-pared I hered the 3rd and final installment is going to be about 3 hours and 45 min.
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Summary: Forth Eorlingas!
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is in every way a worthy continuation of Peter Jackson's adaptation of the Tolkien trilogy. Just as finely wrought as "The Fellowship of the Rings," yet even more fiercely dramatic, "The Two Towers" hurls us into the action where the first movie left off, with the fellowship scattered in different directions. Jackson moves gracefully between the three parallel stories, giving the audience just enough time to catch its breath before the next dazzling set piece. Particularly dazzling are the Battle of Helm's Deep, a thrilling extravaganza that takes up the film's last hour, and the character of Gollum, simultaneously hideous, sinister and pitiful, a brilliant collaboration between actor Andy Serkis and Jackson's crackerjack team of computer artists. The special effects are state-of-the-art; the actors show superb teamwork, all holding up their ends while modestly serving the purposes of Jackson and Tolkien. Once again Jackson makes unobtrusive but definite changes to Tolkien's story, particularly in the form of some romantic complications for Aragorn (Tolkien, as everyone knows by now, fastidiously avoided the mushy stuff). But Jackson's choices are always astute, serving to open up the story cinematically and make it play better to a movie audience. Once again, Jackson is particularly careful to preserve Tolkien's moral vision--namely, that there are clear choices between good and evil, and that the will to wield power is the will to do evil. There are enough parallels between the action of "The Two Towers" and the current world situation to give us pause, just as there were between "The Lord of the Rings" and the insanity of the world wars Tolkien himself lived through. Tolkien always denied any intentions of allegory, and indeed he didn't need allegory; all he needed was insight into human character. Combining this with masterful scholarship and an agile imagination, he created a fantasy world unique in 20th-century literature. Jackson, in turn, has paid marvelous cinematic tribute to this fantasy world, far above what any audience could expect.
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Summary: THE MOVIE THAT DESERVES 1000 OSCARS!
Review: Anyone who hasn't seen it should see it, it is simply amazing, and the cinematography is so amazing, anyone who hasn't seen it has to see. Those who have read the book know that they left out a lot of stuff after the battle of Helm's Deep, but they cut that stuff out because the movie is so long, but overall, anyone who hasn't seen it, SEE IT! I am telling you! SEE IT!
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Summary: One of the greatest cinematic jouneys of our time continues!
Review: I had missed the opportunity to see part one of this trilogy in the theaters, although I am VERY happy and pleased with the new 4-DVD Special Extended Edition version of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING. I told myself I WOULD, God willing, see this movie in theaters and boy am I glad I did.Here then, is THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS as brought to the screen by Peter Jackson, Phillippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, Howard Shore, and their crew of merry troubadours. There is no break in action from the first film to the second. This picks right up where THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING left off. Upon seeing the opening grand vistas of the mountains of New Zealand and revisting Gandalf's last-stand battle with the infamous Balrog, I knew I was in for a treat, one that kept me glued to my seat for the full three hours of this movie. Those three hours seemed to just fly by and not once was I bored with the film. Granted: The visuals for this film are stunning, no matter what they depict. The music, once again supplied by Howard Shore, dances expertly being noble, exciting, chilling and tender without missing a beat. I loved the use of choir in this work, and especially the Norwgian fiddle used in the theme for the people of Rohan. All the music for me, however was absolutely first rate and further added to the supsense and beauty and high adventure of the film. Granted: The parts of Gandalf and Saruman, respectively, in this movie are small. However, both Sir Ian McKellan (Gandalf The White) and the incomparable Christopher Lee (Saruman The White) manage to give to their scenes an undeniable air of power, nobility, and in their respective cases, tenderness (for Gandalf) and menace (for Saruman). Also, though her role as Arwen is small here, Liv Tyler, to me, shines in it. I LOVED the scenes between both her and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and her and Elrond (Hugo Weaving) In both cases Arwen's scenes were tender and provided a real emotional impact. I felt the weight of her choice as she struggled yet more with the decision between a mortal life with the love of Aragorn versus the immortal life of an elfin princess. I felt for the plight of the Elves as they further progressed towards their final departure from the world of Middle Earth. All of the acting here in my view was wonderful. Viggo Mortensen shines as the heroic and noble Aragorn. Elijah Wood and Sean Astin are a pair you can really relate to as the stalwart little Hobbit Frodo Baggins and his trusty sidekick Samwise Gamgee. Brad Dourif made my skin crawl as the dastardly Grima Wormtongue. Bernard Hill came across as a tough but tender father figure of sorts as Theoden, King of Rohan (the scene where he mourns the death of his son had my own eyes burning with tears). Miranda Otto was apprropriately stately and regal as Eowyn, who proved she was no mere damsel in distress, but could handle herself quite well. Making a welcome return as Gimli, son of Gloin, John Rhys-Davies strikes the perfect balance between comedic and tough-as-nails. Orlando Bloom (Legolas) and Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) were also a joy to behold again. Everybody did a great job. Special kudos must be given to Andy Serkis (The voice of Gollum/Smeagol) I really sympathized as he watched the unfolding of the sad life of the little creature so horribly twisted by the dark powers of Sauron's One Ring of Power. Andy Serkis really pulled off the role of a poor little creature driven to utter madness and forced by this to be thought of as a monster by virtually ever other inhabitant of Middle Earth. I found the love triangle worked well. Arwen's time with Aragorn was passionate but done with extreme taste. Likewise, Eowyn's affection and love were obvious, without her throwing herself at Aragorn, AND Aragorn's fidelity to Arwen despite Eowyn's attention was very touching to me The Battle Of Helms Deep AND the complete and utter TRASHING of Isengard by the Ents (with SOME help from Merry and Pippin) were sequences that both amused, impressed and kept my attention riveted to the full. (I loved seeing Saruman's fortress getting its proverbial buttocks kicked) and the Helm's Deep battle was engaging in the best sense of the word. The Nazgul (the ring-wraiths) were as chilling as ever, even though their appearance was brief. It was made all the more chilling because the fact that they rode on the backs of winged creatures means that water is no longer a barrier(as it sometimes was when they rode the black horses) and that they could travel greater distances muc faster than before. Treebeard and the Ents looked convincingly real, and John-Rhys-Davies vocals for Treebeard gave that character a gruff nobility that on the whole was entirely appropriate for that character. In short, this movie is no less than the continuation of a trilogy that is a cinematic masterpiece. In terms of visuals, music, acting, pace and sheer entertainment, it left me breathless and makes the wait for THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING even more taxing and agonizing. I say, bring it on. This was a great film, and I for one am very eager and happy to see how the final chapter of this awesom movie trilogy plays itself out. When it is done, I am totally convinced that we will have one of the greatest movie trilogies of all time on our hands. Go. See it. Enjoy it. It's an easy film to enjoy, and even an easy film to love, if you have the courage to let your heart be touched and your imagination carried away to the awesome cinematic world that is Middle Earth, brought expertly from page to screen by a crew that knows and obviously loves what they're doing. Peace, and God bless you and yours, always.
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Summary: absolutely
Review: i absolutely loved this second movie of the lord of the rings. the first was great and the second was absolutely amazing as well. i can hardly wait till the third...
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Summary: different from the book - for the better
Review: I loved this movie. It rocked. The actions scenes were terrific. Some people whine about how certain scenes were not int he book, or characters had problems.
1. Faramir - in the movie, Faramir is depicted as capturing Frodo, considering taking the ring, and kinda being a bad guy at first. Soem people don't like this, but i do. It's just showing how Faramir goes through all the trials Boromir went through, and is establishing his character as strong when he overcomes it, unlike his brother. 2. Osgiliath - in the movie, Faramir takes Frodo and Samt o Osgiliath. True, this is not in the book, but you have to admit it added well to the movie, especially the Ringwraith at the end.
3. The Warg Riders - the refugees of Edoras are attacked by Wargs on the way to Helm's Deep. This is not in the book, but it rocks anyway.
A lot of things in the movie that were not in the book were added to make it even better.
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Summary: Amazing by all Aspects.
Review: The director Peter Jackson shows his true genious throughout this movie. Although the movie doesn't follow the book as much as the first it is stil great entertainment and keeps the same Tolkein feel as the first movie did. Peter jackson has made this movie in a way were when you walk away from the theatre you thought the movie was pretty good, but the more you think, the better you realise the how good this movie is. Gollum's portrayal was superb. Exactly as in the book. Maybe even more amazing than in the book. The battle of helm's deep was exelent, and unlike most movies this movie actually looked like 300 men against 10,000. It actually even looked like more than 10,000 orcs. The ents weren't shown as much as in the book, yet the seige of isenguard was portrayed as in the book almost down to the last detail. Everything matched up together to make, The Two Towers.
Although, because much of what happened in the second book needs to happen in the third movie, the third movie may be too tightly squezed toghether and much may have to be left out in the third movie.Maybe even the storming of the black gates. But the small adventure after arriving back at the shire will most likely be left out. But I know for a fact that they still have the grey havens and the pass of the dead.
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Summary: Jackson Scores Again!
Review: The Two Towers is the kind of film that makes you want to stand and applaud in the theater. And it is appropriate for what is happening in the world today. When Sam explains why he and Frodo must fight on it is as though he is speaking directly to the movie audience as if the character himself knows we are eagerly listening in. Don't miss this flick -- it leaves you hungry for the 3rd installment of the series. It is terrific and the cinematography, acting -- all aspects of the film -- are the best epic I've seen in years and years. GO SEE IT and then GO BUY IT as soon as you can.
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Summary: Near Perfect
Review: I just went and saw "The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers" tonight, for the second time.. and it (not surprisingly) was even better than the previous time. The first installment of the trilogy was very impressive, but the second is just plain fun. Despite some drawn out points of the film, I never lost interest.. not even for a moment. The battle at 'Helm's Deep' was amazing. Throughout the entire movie (the 2nd time), I was so enthusiastic about that whole war sequence to begin. This movie has such imaginative characters, and such saturatingly deep development into the story; you'll leave the theater wishing the final movie was out already.
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