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Summary: Two Towers Topped the Fellowship
Review: Okie~> This movie was one of if not the only movie that was ever capable of capturing my attention and keeping it for the entire duration of the film. (and that's saying something considering the length!) After seeing the Two Towers I was so excited for the rest that I went out and read The Return of the King (awesome book), and now I'm a Lord of the Rings junkie. The battle of Helm's Deep WAS AMAZING!!! The uruki (i think thats how you spell it) were so realistic and truly terrified me. An amazing film... rent it~>watch it~>love it~>buy it
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Summary: Awsome!!!
Review: This movie is just so cool! I can't wait to see its sequel "Return of the King"! "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" was an awsome, and yet stunning, movie!
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Summary: Tolkien Would Have Been Proud!
Review: "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" goes by the books it is based on very well. I don't have much to say as of now. But I will say that "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is a wonderful movie and that its a great adaptation of the author J.R.R. Tolkiens "Lord of the Rings" book trilogy! He would have been very proud!
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Summary: Who Cares About The Books?! The Movies Are Better!
Review: People who say that this movie is not good because it doesn't go by the books well are sensless. They should not even watch "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" because they don't deserve to. "The Two Towers" is one of the best movies ever! And no, "The Fellowship of the Ring" was NOT better. It was just as good as its great sequel. Even though I have once read "The Lord of the Rings" book trilogy I at least liked it but didn't worship it. "The Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy is way better than the books because you don't have to visualize anything at all. With great acting, visual effects, and a wonderful musical (score) "The Two Towers" is by far the best movie ever until "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King".
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Summary: I have high hopes for this DVD
Review: Ok, so in truth I would have only given the Two Towers theatrical version four stars. But only because of the positively cruel character assasination of poor Faramir! (If you haven't read the books and you thought he was a jerk- or you don't remember who he is- please reconsider until the next movie comes out, ok?) Even the Elves at Helm's Deep weren't so bad, or moving Saruman to the next film (which, in my opinion, was extremely brave, as they have a LOT to contend with in the next film), but poor Faramir. Always underappreciated. *sigh*But, that leads me to the reason that I'm giving this DVD 5 stars. From what I've heard (from multiple, reliable sources) there is going to be in the new footage Faramir's finding of Boromir's body in the boat, plus a few scenes with Denethor and Boromir, which will hopefully let the viewers see Faramir's family problems, which -obviously- tempted him to bring the ring home for his father, in the movie. Still, I'm a bit unhappy with them in that aspect. But Gollum was absolutely fantastic, and Orlando Bloom didn't have so much screen time, both of which made me extremely happy. Well, all I can say is, I hope they get Faramir right in the next one. They've done pretty much everything else perfectly (if you're not a devout purist, that is).
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Summary: Why change a great story?
Review: Be warned - this review is more about the relationship between the movie and the story and less about the movie itself. I grew up with LOTR. It was read to me as a bedtime story as a child and was re-read every couple of years since. When hiking in forest or mountain, I amused myself by wondering if this is what Fangorn Forest, Emyn Muil or Mordor looked like and wondered if it was the wind moving the trees or if perhaps they were moving on their own. I felt the age-old wisdom of the Ents, the pride of dwarves through Gimli, Aragorn's self-doubt and conflicts, and Faramir's nobility when over-coming the temptation of the Ring. I named my first born Aragorn. I understood why Tom Bombadil, the Old Forest and much of the preamble had to go in The Fellowship of the Ring. The teeter-totter staircase in the Mines of Moria was not needed, but forgiven by perfectly imagined Balrog. The first movie stayed very close to the spirit of the book if not the story. What I do not understand is why Peter Jackson felt it necessary to diverge so much from the spirit of the story in the Two Towers. Why was it necessary to present Merry and Pippin as having changed the minds of the Ents when in the book the Ents arrive at the need to attack Isengard on their own? Why present the Ents as jerky stick men? Why needlessly have Faramir bring Frodo and Sam to Osgiliath instead of letting them go earlier on and thus presenting Faramir as a far more noble. Why have Legolas and Gimli be some Middle-Earth version of Laurel and Hardy? One giggle in The Fellowship was enough - the antics they put Gimli through in the Two Towers are completely unnecessary. However - the scenes of Gollum's internal debate, the battle at Helm's Deep, the interaction between Theoden, Grima (Wormtongue) and Gandalf in Meduseld and Sam, Frodo and Gollum's walk through the Dead Marshes to the Gates of Mordor were awesome. The scenes of mothers sending their very young sons off to battle at Helm's Deep were immensely powerful. We even got see the caves of Helm's Deep to which Tolkien alluded but never described. I wonder what else will be dropped or changed in Return of the King? Will Aragorn travel the Paths of the Dead? Will it be Eowyn who slays the Nazgul or is it Merry who becomes the hero? Will Shelob look as bad as the Ents? This movie could have been, should have been great, as it is, it's merely good.
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Summary: It's Tolkien; Stay true to the book
Review: From a theatrical standpoint, The Two Towers was well done. The acting, special effects, etc. were excellent. In my opinion TTT was the best movie of 2002. It is understandable that any movie based on a book will deviate to a certain extent. The Fellowship of the Ring was well done and deviations were acceptable. The Two Towers deviates much more from pure Tolkien. Some deviations are acceptible, however, there are several key alterations to the plot that are very dissapointing and without reason. Gandalf's battle with the Balrog was excellent and a welcome addition since the book leaves this part to imagination. Well done. I enjoyed the warg battle since the book only briefly mentions the wargs and including them would be impossible without a confrontation. However, Aragorn falling off the cliff was just an emotional ploy to enrich the cheezy love story included in the movie. Faramir's weakened character along with Frodo's forced journey to Osgiliath was completely uncalled for. Frodo still utimately is set free and heads to Mordor so why change the plot? That part of the movie also felt very rushed. Adding Elves to the battle of Helm's Deep makes for a much more visually stunning battle and can be overlooked. It was described in the book, however as a victory for the world of men. It seemed that after an hour of building up the battle that it came to a very abrubt end after Gandalf showed up. Within a minute of Gandalf showing up, he's stating that the battle for Helm's Deep is over and that the battle for Middle Earth is about to begin. We see men and elves getting their butts kicked. How about seeing some Orc butt being kicked before suddently ending the battle sequence? (Maybe in the extended version) I would have also liked to see more development of the Ents and not as idiots as the film makes them out to be. I've watched the film 4 times and each time it has grown on me a little more. However from a purist standpoint, the FOTR stays much more true to the book. I look forward to the extended version and hope to see additional footage that moves the movie back towards the book rather than futher away. This movie receives 3 stars for great action, special effects and a good attempt at re-creating Middle Earth. It loses two stars for unacceptible deviations from the book.
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Summary: There is a union between the Two movies...
Review: The quest continues to destroy Sauron's ring in this remarkable sequel in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. The Two Towers manages to retain the same amount of characterization, story development, and theatrical style that made the first film so powerful and amazing. The film's characters are still remarkably well-developed. Their relationships flourish and grow more complicated, as Frodo becomes more corrupt and Gollum reveals a split personality (which is shown extremely well in the film!). There's also more humor among the existing characters. Surprisingly, supporting characters rarely seen in the original book are also further developed (Arwen, Elrond, and Celeborn make a reappearance). And new characters also recieve a fair amount of development. The only bad thing about the characters is that Saruman doesn't make much of an appearance. The film retains the same visual style as the last film. There's more large-scale shots, particuarly as the armies of Mordor are seen marching across the land. It's breathtaking to see thousands and thousands of orcs marching across the screen; there's no other film like it. The battle of Helm's Deep is equally remarkable and is the highlight of the whole film. Also noteworthy are the ents, who ultimately sack Isengard. Even the ruined city where the Nazgul rule was done well. Among all these great scenes, there's still some artistic elements as well that embellish the story's ideas. There are certain elements that the film has incorporated that were not present in the original story, such as the elves' involvement in Helm's Deep, or Aragorn's battle with the orc wolf-riders. These added elements may take away from the accuracy of the movie, but are still enjoyable to watch. This movie serves as a fine chapter in the whole trilogy. It's just as good as the last film and is very much worthy of watching.
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Summary: One of the best movies ever!
Review: When I was 14, I picked up a book called The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. I had already read The Hobbit, but I didn't want to read a sequel to it. I thought it would be dull and monotonous. I was wrong. Since then I have read each of the three books at least four times, since I had to read lesser books for school.
Then, I watched The Fellowship for the first time on video. I loved it. Soon, the sequel came, it was spectacular. However, it is not as good as the first, I think, seeing as how it strays away from the books a bit. But that doesn't make it any worse, just because it's a little diff't. A few of those scenes are: The Wolves of Isengard, and the Evenstar scenes. Also, I don't like the way they portraid King Theoden. He is a kindly old man, and no longer fears death, though they make it seem like he's a cranky old man, who's paranoid because of all hte death. Still, I would only add onto it, not change it.With the superb choice of actors, and the story, it has become one of the best movies of all time. My personal favourites are Gimli and Saruman. They are played by experienced actors, and are just as I imagined them.
I would reckomend this movie to anyone who is bored, and has a lot of free time. It is very long. Still, I would like it to keep going. It's great. I wish it would never end.
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Summary: Good movie but...
Review: I love the Lord of the Rings and I found the second movie to be thrilling. It has lots of action:P new characters and is totally gripping. The only thing I dislike is that the movie itself does not follow the storyline very well. It left out some(what i thought) important parts. The producers also added some things that make the movie seem very distant and romantic. I do not crititize their decision as obviosly they thought it was best, but I do wish they had followed the storyline of Tolkien's book better. Other than this it is an excellent movie and I really reccomend it!!!
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