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Summary: Good movie, atrocious adaptation of the book
Review: Acting: great. Direction: great. Scenery/costume design/music: great. Screenplay: lousy. Yes, yes, yes, we all know it's nearly impossible to translate such an honored work of literature to the the big screen. Peter Jackson did an amazing job with "The Fellowship of the Ring," part one of this epic story. He dropped the ball big time with this adaptation of part two.Completely unnecessary scenes steal precious screen time from scenes that are actually important, thus watering down this pivotal story. Aragorn going over the cliff? What a waste of ten minutes. Aside from the fact that the scene is not in the book (an entirely different subject for discussion!), it's horribly cheesy and not even remotely interesting or very well done. (Oh, Aragorn is swept away by the river! Will he survive? Gee, I wonder....) Faramir's character (for those who know the books) is not only off, but the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of how he's supposed to be. Instead of something of an "Aragorn Lite" - a brave, wise warrior who resists temptation, he's played as "Boromir Lite" - a boorish, headstrong, weak fool who, in another example of ten wasted minutes of film time, unnecessarily brings Frodo and Sam along with him instead of letting them continue their quest, which Faramir knows is vital. This sets up a completely unbelievable scene (even for a fantasy movie) involving a Nazgul mere feet from the One Ring. Puh-lease. These two useless scenes alone could've allowed Jackson to actually finish the movie, instead of simply stopping it as though he were running out of time. And honestly, how could you ask for a better cliffhanger ending than that in the book? One of the storylines comes to something of a resolution, while the other leaves off in the mother of all cliffhangers. As it is, the movie hardly feels complete when the end credits begin to roll. I left the theater in a baaaad mood after this one. It's not all bad! As mentioned at the beginning of this review the actors are excellent, the scenery is beautiful, and the direction is quite good. The battle scenes are nothing short of breathtaking (though the "Olympic torch" guy stretched even MY ability to suspend disbelief). A more comprehensible story and an actual ending sure would've been nice, though. If you're just up for a cool-looking, well-acted movie, and if you don't know the books, "The Two Towers" may be for you. If you love the novels, however, and are looking for an adaptation as good as the first part of this movie trilogy, you'll be disappointed.
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Summary: THE HARDEST ONE OF THE TRILOGY TO MAKE FOR GOOD REASON!!!!
Review: Peter Jackson has enough talent to realize that he needs talented people aroudn him to make something as great as The Lord of the Rings.
TTT is a moving and well-crafted piece of film making. Jackson edits between many main stories and sub-storylines beautifully and does justice to all of the characters. THIS was THE HARDEST FILM TO MAKE BECAUSE OF ITS BROKEN STORYLINES AND DARKNESS.
The story itself is not very loyal to Tolkien work. It has the broad strokes of the book, but never reaches its complexity. THIS IS the most dark and complex of the books, granted.
Jackson was more loyal to the CHARACTERS in this film than the first. He gives all the characters there due and FINALLY shows how important Aragorn is to the story at large instead of leaving him in the background (A major failing of the first film was consentrating too much on Frodo and not the importantance of the fellowship as a whole. This film has amazing effects, but more importantly the acting is superb. Viggo Mortensen IS Aragorn!! Rarely have I ever seen an actor embody a character so well. I cannot believe he was not originally cast as Aragorn!!!
Viggo was born to BE Aragorn. Viggo is him with a look, a movement with his sword, and the eyes that show his fear of failure and weakness. One actor who is not given enough credit in these films is Liv Tyler. She is Arwen and has a hard job coming in at three seperate times to be a character who may seem uminportant but is the long run becomes a symbol of love and all the hope that people must not loss. She is the most selfless of all the characters in the end. She is Aragorn's hope. She reminds the viewer and Aragorn what he is fighting for and why we must never give up. Liv is beautiful, intelliegent, and brings Arwen to life with her ablility to speak elvish, she is 2000 years old with the way she stands and moves and holds all those years within her eyes. Jackson kudos to you for seeing Liv's talent. There are a few disappointments in this film. 1. Is that Faramir was made evil and bad like his brother in the film. Whereas, in the novel he lets Frodo and Sam go no questions asked. He is good in the book. The opposite of Boromir.
2. Eowyn was in fatuated with Aragorn but Aragorn never strayed from Arwen. He never even thoguht about it. 3. The ending with Frodo never happened in the book
How could you Peter cut off the entire Two Towers ending. Tolkien turned over in his grave. The ENDINGS TO THE BOOKS ARE REAL CLIFHANGERS!! Sean Astin was so great as Sam and finally had the speech he so richly deserved. It brought tears to my eyes. Go Sam and yes he is the only reason Frodo got to Mordor. Jackson finally got how to cover all the characters in this film. They were all done way better justice in this film that the first one. We finally see the competition and friendship between Gimli and Legolas. Sam becomes Samwise the Brave, Aragorn is shown to be a conflicted leader, and Gollum is finally brought into the film (he was much more important in the Fellowship book) Overall, The Two Towers is a materful film that expands this film trilogy beautifully. The direction was amazing and covered all the stories well. THE acting again in the best part of these films. Gollum was good and evil just as he was in the books. The effects were great as expected. These films only show a glimpse of what Tolkien did but what they show is great. I wish they coudl have shown everything. THIS is the HARDEST of the three FILMS to make because it is not happy and carefree like FELLOWSHIP and is not triumphant like RETURN OF THE KING. TWO TOWERS is about darkness with no light at the end of it and is about the emotional journey of each character and how each one finds their way out of the worst it can ever get. This is the psychological aspects of each character and how each one finds hope through the darkness. THIS WAS THE BEST BOOK with it emotional and character complexity, its psychological aspects, and of course, its ability to tell many different stories. There is always hope!
Enjoy Everyone
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Summary: One can only imagine what awaits with this VHS/DVD opus.
Review: Having already reviewed the August release of the theatrical version, I still felt compelled to weigh in on the Special Extended Edition, which will likely be much more of a complete version of the Two Towers. This is epic filmmaking at it's best. Peter Jackson has tapped a veritable fountain of creative juices, and he weaves a tapestry of sorrow, joy, and terror like no other director in the history of modern cinema. The Two Towers is the penultimate adventure film; a treatise on war, an examination of genocide, and a heart-wrenching look into the schisms of greed, and ultimate power. Many who see this film will look past the tortured ramblings of Gollum as nothing more than a gimmick, a minute-to-minute laugh track from a loose-cannon gladhand. But those that take a second to delve beneath the cowl of Gollum's apparent insanity will find a depth of character that is as of yet unmatched in the fantasy genre. Many who see this film will balk at the elves heroic arrival to the gates of Helm's Deep. A story driven on emotion at times requires such artistic license, and this alteration worked for this viewer. With no change in the outcome of the "victory" by the embattled warriors of Rohan, the elves played only to enhance an already emotionally exhausting and kinetically exciting battle for surivival. The performances were astonishing, from Aragorn's noble and heroic warrior-to-be King, to Gimli's soft-hearted and motherly banter, the cast has pulled of a feat rarely accomplished: Total Cinematic Synergy. From the music to the costume design, from the breathtaking cinematography to the painstaking editing, The Two Towers is a triumph. Relish the time we have spent in Peter Jackson's wonderfully imagined Middle Earth. Embrace this vision, for it is one that is singular in the art of filmmaking. Thank you Mr. Jackson.
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Summary: Peter Jackson is a Genius
Review: He took one of the most envoled, detailed seris of books ever and faithfully brought them to the silver screen. With legions of diehard fans ready to judge hims this was no easy task. As long time fan of the bools i have to say I'm very satisfied with this movie and I hope the Return of the King is as good as this one.
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Summary: The Lord of the Rings the Two Towers
Review: The Two towers, the second installment in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings series, based on the masterpiece by J.R.R Tolkien, is the best movie I have ever seen,it pretains the emotion and depth of the book while also full of fantastic surprises. I saw this movie nine times and can't wait to see the extended edition and the next instalment, the Return of the King. The movie is about holding on to each other in the face of evil. The movie begins with Gandalf the grey falling with the Balrog and moves on to the explosive conclusion of the battle for Helm's Deep, in which the men of Rohan are pitted against the merciless, Hate filled army of Saruman the White. Aided by the wizard Gandalf and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. The movie ends on the positive note that friendship and sticking together through hard times no matter how small you are is very imporatnt. i suggest if you haven't seen this epic wonder of a movie you should. YOU WILL LOVE IT !!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Powerful and Moving Epic from Book to Screen
Review: I have to tell you that when I first saw Fellowship of the Ring I was awestruck by the cinematograpy of that film. Seeing The Two Towers further drove my curiosity as to weather or not Peter Jackson could really make J.R.R. Tolkien's epics of Middle Earth come to life on the screen. You really get a feel for how urgent destroying the ring has become from how Frodo is almost taken by it many a time. The battle scenes in this film go beyond any battle scene that I've ever seen! (save Braveheart, The Patriot, and a few others) This film would be a great addition to any Tolkien fan's collection because of the content. Peter Jackson has taken MANY lines word-for-word from the book and has left out very little from any of the books. If you haven't seen it, skip renting it and take it home to be part of your collection. THE EXTENDED EDITION'S OF FELLOWSHIP AND TWO TOWERS WOULD BE THE IDEAL SET, AS IT PUTS A LOT OF DELETED/EXTENDED SCENES AND INFORMATION BACK INTO THE FILMS, TIEING THEM MORE AND MAKING A LOT MORE SENSE TO YOU IF YOU ARE NOT A TOLKIEN READER.
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Summary: YEAH!!!!!!!
Review: This is my favorite movie. I have seen it 9 times in the thearter. I will see it again and again. and its got like 2 speacial features that the extended edition wont have. this is a must buy movie!
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Summary: THEY DID IT AGAIN!
Review: I WAS LATE WHEN I SAW THIS MOVIE BUT NOT TOO LATE FOR IT'S SPECIAL EFFECTS AND THE FAMOUS COLUM...JUST A SIMPLE "WOW" WOULD DO! I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE NEXT ONE!
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Summary: Spectacular! Better Than "Fellowship of the Ring"!
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is a spectacular movie sequel! It is a great adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkiens "Lord of the Rings" book trilogy. The special effects are stunning! The music (score) is superb! And the acting is incredible! The action, drama, and adventure "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" offers is wonderful! I can't wait to own this movie on DVD! August 26th is nearing!!!
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Summary: The Two Towers
Review: When I first saw the Two Towers in theater opening night, I was only half-way through the RotK book. Being a 13 year old, I was pretty happy I was going to finish the Hobbit and the LotR trilogy before the third movie ever produced its trailers. The Two Towers was an excellent movie. Fast paced, energetic, tense at some parts. I too, have some complaints of some of the things that they left out of the movie, such as the Entmoot, and the fact that Haldir was at Helm's Deep, I don't remember that in the book. It was a great movie nonetheless, and thus I thought it was better than the first. See, the first movie or book was like a platform, the pillars to construct a structure, introducing the characters, laying out the storyline, but where the Two Towers picked up, then it started getting action packed.
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