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Summary: how can so many people like this?!?!?!
Review: In the fellowship, when PJ and co. changed things to be different from the way that tolkien wrote the story and least it made sense in the context of the movie. In the two towers, all of the deviations from the book are not only stupid, but pointless. From the Aaragorn fighting with wargs and falling off cliffs to the ents, the oldest and wisest race in middle earth getting outsmarted and going way out of character by making a decision and changing their minds to the rediculous comic relief of Gimli (and I'm not even mentioning how they butcher faramir), these changes only served to hurt the story. Even when they follow along with the storyline, all of tolkiens magic is ripped away but the complete lack of subtlety. Theoden wasn't possesed by saruman and by making him so it robbed so much from what is otherwise a beautiful story. I'm sorry but after the amazing job they did on the fellowship, I can't help but be enormously dissapointed with the hollywood ... that I saw in the two towers and surprised by how many people think that this is actually a good movie!
It's sad how easy it is for hollywood to rob people of artistic integrity for the sake of maximizing profits (it's like George Lucas and Peter Jackson got together to write Gimli and Jar Jar's characters at the same time)
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Summary: Wonderful Movie!!!
Review: I went and saw the Lord of the Rings the Two Towers and I thought it was an excellent movie. It was very graphic and dramatic. This movie also was quoted and made (on the MTV Movie Awards) the best movie of the year. I wish I knew who did the casting, because I thought the actors in this movie were sensational! They really did know what they were doing. Peter Jackson was extremely smart to director this movie. I'm just hoping that Lord of the Rings The Return of the King will be as good as the critics say it is, because they were right about the first and second!
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Summary: A Towering Achievement...
Review: The second installment of Tolkiens classic trilogy is brought to magnificent life in this, Peter Jackson's forray into the world of Middle Earth. It's worth remembering that this is an ADAPTATION of Tolkiens work, and fans of the book will be quick to spot some key differences...most notably the ending, with postpones Sam and Frodo's arachnophobic encounters until the third movie. While book-spods will probably baulk at the various changes they might at least concede the necessity of modifying the film for the screen.The Two Towers marks the commencement of open battle between the shattered alliance of elves and men, and the dark forces of Saruman and Sauron, the former played to corrupt perfection by the indomitable Christopher Lee. The army of Orthanc, portrayed in clanking, snarling digital splendor, marches against the rag-tag human army, fleeing to apparant safety at Helm's Deep, an ancient stronghold. Meanwhile Frodo and Sam stumble painfully towards Mordor, helped and hindered by One-ring obsessed Gollum, voiced by Andy Sirkis and realised in more CG perfection. In the third strand of the story Merry and Pippin, in the clutches of Saruman's Uruk scouts, find themselves alone in the Fanghorn forest, with some unlikely allies. This is an absolutely massive story, compressed artfully into an equally epic movie. Yes, there's been some snips, cuts, changes and adaptations made, but at the end of the day this is still a worthy homage to Tolkiens vision, and a damn fine adventure. The cast list glitters and shines with quality actors...Elijah Wood continues to impress as the wide-eyed Frodo; grizzly Viggo Mortensen is dashing and soulful as Aragorn, with eagle-eyed Orlando Bloom and sturdy John-Ryhs Davies in fine supporting roles. The list goes on and on, much as it did for Fellowship Of the Ring. With plenty of wonderful special effects, a gripping score and many hours of fantastic special features, this DVD will one day be hailed as a third of the greatest movie of all time. Highly recommended.
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Summary: The Best Movie Ever!
Review: I feel sorry for you people who don't like this movie because you don't think that it goes by "The Lord of the Rings" book trilogy perfectly. You people, I should say Tolkien purists, don't have a clue about the great adventure you are missing out on. Well guess what? Nothing is perfect. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" goes by the book trilogy very well in my opinion. Shame on you Tolkien Purists! You should give thanks to director Peter Jackson who has put a lot of work and stress into directing "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. Anyway, lets get to the point. "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was spectacular! But its sequel "The Two Towers" is a lot better! With stunning special effects, a wonderful music (score), great acting, and good drama "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is a brilliant fantasy/action/adventure movie title. "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" will be a brilliant movie to own on DVD!
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Summary: The Best Movie of 2002 Is Soon To Be Released For DVD!
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is such a spectacular movie! The visual effects are magnificent, the acting was superb, the musical (score) is brilliant, and the drama was incredible! "The Two Towers" is a great adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings" book trilogy! I wish it were out for DVD now so I could own it.
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Summary: Elves at Helms Deep? So what?
Review: OK, after reading through some of these reviews, I can't but help notice all the references to the point that having Elves at Helms Deep was not accurate to the book. To this I say, "So what?" Why? I'll tell you why. But first I'll preface this by saying that I'm not an artsy fartsy film critic by any means, but if any of these reviewers had listened to the Director's/Writer's commentary on the Extended Edition of FELLOWSHIP, they would have learned that some things have to changed, added, or even deleted in order to make a compelling film. And not only a compelling film, but one that moves along. By that I mean, several events characters were changed in personality and timings in order to get the most "umphh" within the alotted run time. Secondly, many if not all of the added scenes in the Extended Edition were originally cut due to flow reasons, even though some were very important to the overall LOTR trilogy storyline. So the changes in TWO TOWERS that everyone is complaining about were probably made in order to give the same feeling or point, that probably couldn't otherwise be filmed. The big change of Elves at Helms Deep can and wil probably be logically explained in the commentary on the TTT-EE DVD. Now I also thought that TTT felt rushed in its theatrical release, so I'm really hopeful that these 43 additional minutes will add or even correct a few of the changes to the overall flow and story of TTT. However, one should also poing out that the abrupt ending of TTT was intended mainly due to running time. The events that supposedly fill out the end of the book will be the first events in ROTK. Look for the EE of the ROTK DVD to feature nearly an hour of additional scenes.
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Summary: Practically Perfect
Review: If you liked the first one, you will love this sequel. If you didn't like the first one, you will love this sequel. I had never read the books, and wasn't really a fan of the first film, but The Two Towers changed my mind. Peter Jackson struck gold in the second installment of The Lord of the Rings. Helm's Deep is an amazing action sequence that stunned me and everyone in the theater! It's a visual epic that ends with the viewer wanting to know who "she" is. ;) "Yes, she will do it..." Just pre-order and find out what I am talking about... It left me in so much wonder that I had to buy the books and figure out who she was. Great books, lovely movies! Believe me when I say we are in for an even BIGGER ride when The Return of the King is released... This is a must for anyone's DVD collection! Pre-order it now!
If you saw the movie and you didn't like it (is that possible?) The Return of the King preview is well worth it! THE BATTLE FOR MIDDLE-EARTH IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!
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Summary: A Flawed But Good Film
Review: I will start by saying that even though I was disappointed by the how the book was adapted to the screen; it was still a good film. It visually stunning and all the locations were perfect. But I, like many others have said before, had several problems with how the book was adapted. FotR was perfect; it was everything I could ask for in a LotR film. But with Two Towers I'm still trying to justify some of the huge changes Jackson made to the story. I believe that some of the changes in the film altered many of the underlying themes and characters in book. It's not so much that he got the story wrong, he got the meaning wrong. I do have hope for the final film though. Jackson does say on the FotR extended director's commentary the Two Towers is the film the deviates furthest from the book. If that is true then RotK can only be better. Having said all that I still plan on buy the both theatrical and extended editions for all three films.
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Summary: Loved it, except...
Review: This was a great, seamless follow-up to Fellowship. While I have read LoTR yearly for the last forty years, I do have a realistic concept of what it took to put such a HUGE classic on screen. Leaving out less important parts is necessary to plot movement, BUT why add something that never happened and detract from the strength of one of the better characters. Frodo, Sam and Gollum were never taken to Osgiliath by Faramir. Indeed, Faramir resisted any control of the Ringbearer and party because he knew neither he nor his father could be trusted with an item of such immense power. Other than that jarring note, the movie was incredible.
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Summary: Raising the Bar?
Review: Does this movie live up to the standard set by "Fellowship of the Ring?" Answer: Yes and no. YES, IT DOES because it was made with the same precision, quality, and attention to detail as its predecessor. As was done with "Fellowship," Peter Jackson brings Tolkien's Middle Earth to life with unprecedented realism. The CGI is, if anything, even more fluid and transparent to the viewer than the first film (The Matrix folks should be taking notes). Continuing the trend from the extended version of the first movie, this edition seamlessly integrates footage that was not included with the original movie release, adding important detail and minor plot points previously shorn only for brevity (the Harry Potter DVD folks should be taking notes, too). The added scenes in "Fellowship" extrapolated upon and added to the flavor of that film in ways that made watching it seem like seeing a whole new movie. Expect the same result with "Two Towers": a visual masterpiece that absorbs you into the story even more fully than before. NO, IT DOES NOT for a number of reasons: This movie does not raise the bar from what was accomplished with "The Fellowship of the Ring." In that regard, it probably deserves more like 4.9 stars. Another reviewer likened this installment to "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back." I cannot improve upon that assessment. The story is still excellent, but the the people, places, and, consequently, the overall mood of the movie, are much darker. Frodo, for one, is much more grim and moody, reflecting the baleful influence of the Ring upon him. Since the characters have been established from the first movie, character depth now gives way somewhat to the storyline. For instance, Pippen and Merry are notably only bit players in this film and have little to say, making them far less entertaining than they appeared in the first film. With any luck, the added/extended material should improve this lapse. It should also be noted that the movie's attention to detail refers to VISUAL detail -- if you are a book purist who is bothered by minor departures from the story as Tolkien wrote it, this movie is not for you. Expect minor alterations akin to those exhibited in "Fellowship" and more of them. Overall, the story remains the same. It's still a must-see, just don't expect the book. Parents of pre-teen children should be cautioned that the graphic violence exhibited in the first movie is just as pronounced in this one, and it occurs on a much grander scale. The carnage is neither worse nor better than the first movie, there's simply more of it.
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