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Summary: They didn't get all of the Two Towers book in the movie
Review: The only reason it gets a 4 from me is Shelob and a certain capture and the passing of the torch between wizards (so not to give too much away) was not in it. Other than that this movie has the best battle scene I have ever seen in a movie. Because I am LOTRs, I was captivated by this movie. I actually shed a tear during the first movie while I was in the theater. These movies are so well done in the department of scale, acting and of course the epic story. And for those that thought it was a little brief during different scenes in The Two Towers, the extra 40+ minutes should help that out like in the extended Fellowship did.
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Summary: Extended is the only way to go
Review: I admit it, I wasn't a fan of Tolkein before I saw Peter Jackson's orginal take on The Fellowship of the Ring. It was a good story, but I kept getting bogged down in Tolkein's writing style. That's just me, though, and really a minor complaint.Then Fellowship of the Ring was released in the theaters, and I was mesmerized. And I wondered if it could be possible to make a better movie. They could. Peter Jackson went back in and re-edited the original film to add an additional 30 minutes, but unlike a lot of director's cuts that simply shove a bunch of uncessary footage in and actually ruin a good movie in the process, Jackson completely re-edited his original masterwork so that the new scenes seemlessly flowed into the film, and he even had a new musical score drafted so the new footage fit even more properly. He didn't just shove the video in, and make the movie longer. So a 3 hour movie became a 3-1/2 hour movie, but it was a better movie. In fact, it paced better and actually felt shorter in the end. Splitting the movie across two DVDs also helped matters, as it put an intermission in at a natural breaking point. So now Peter Jackson is doing the same treatment to the even more lavish Two Towers. This time, the film is getting 45 minutes of added footage, and knowing Jackson's love for the story, it should be, once again, a better movie for it. The theatrical release of The Two Towers was perhaps one of the most astonishing films I've seen, but there were many moments where things felt rushed. The extended version should allow Jackson the opportunity to slow things down where they need to be slowed, and better develop the story overall. These extended versions are not just for the Tolkein fans who didn't get enough in the theater. They're for everyone, because so much of the things we might have found ourselves scratching our heads over are now explained in detail. The scene in The Two Towers where the Hobbits are eating the Elven bread and discussing how unsatisfying it is became all the better when the Lothlorian gift-giving scene was added back in to the first film, and we got to learn that one bite of the bread is supposed to saite them for hours. We also understand why they are wearing the cloaks all through the second movie, where they came from. It was all missing from the theatrical release of the Fellowship of the Ring, but in the extended version, the story is told. And The Return of the King should be even easier to understand after seeing the extended version of The Two Towers. Also, the extras are more prolific here, as well. Following suit with the Fellowship of the Ring releases, the theatrical DVD extras will be mostly copies of the TV specials that advertised the film, and some preview material for the extended version and The Return of the King. In the extended version, Jackson produces two discs of completely new supplementary material, none of which has been seen elsewhere, in the tradition of Tolkein's appendices at the end of The Return of the King. In the first movie's extended package, the appendix discs contained a detailed journey through the life of J.R.R. Tolkien and his books, and through the making of the movies (specifically that movie). The second will more than likely be a detailed analysis of the making of that movie, and more than likely an explanation of how complex scenes like the Battle of Hells Deep were created. And lastly, there's the cool packaging. On the shelf, it looks like a well-worn, leatherbound edition of Tolkein's book. Very classy. Somehow it just looks wrong sitting on the DVD shelf -- this set (The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King extended editions) begs for a place of honor all its own. Don't bother with the theatrical release. Rent it if you must. Okay, if you're a Tolkein fanatic, perhaps buy both. But if you only plan to own one edition of the Lord of the Rings DVDs, then these extended editions, including this version of The Two Towers, is what you should be buying. No doubt.
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Summary: I liked the first one better
Review: I didn't really like the first movie in the Lord of the Rings Triligy until the second time I saw it, so The Two Towers may be the same way. Not that I'm saying it was all bad. It just seemed WAY too long. They could have cut a lot of those fight scenes in half and still have gotten the point across. The Two Towers picks up where The Fellowship of the Ring abruptly ends. There isn't really anything telling about the first movie except for the scene with Gandoph's famous line "YOU SHALL NOT PASS" and when the demon pulls him into the pit, you follow him and see him stabing the demon with his sword on the fall, until they hit land, and that's when Frodo wakes up and realizes that Gandoph's fall was a dream. Golum (the creature that wants "our precious") has a bigger role in this part of the story than in the first one. He actually is one of the main characters. Golum (with his split personalitys) act's as Frodo's and Sam's guide to the black gate of Mordor. Also, the other remaining part of the Fellowship of the ring after it split up went off to find the two hobbits that were captured by the Orcs in the first movie. They escape from the Orcs, and venture into a dark forest complete with walking and talking trees, but I'll get back to them. Meanwhile, the Orcs from Isengard (the evil wizards tower) are sent to attack a castle that held one of the few groups of men that didn't go to the evil side. These people are then joined by the Elfs, and are losing the war against the Orcs until Gandoph comes back (Frodo's dream was true) as instead of Gandoph the Grey, as Gandoph the White. He is accompanied by an army that beat's the orcs. Meanwhile, the trees see what Isengard's orcs did to the forest and declare war. They attack the tower, and destroy it by breaking a dam and flooding it, stopping all of the orc's industry in the process. Then, when the story should be over, Golums evil side takes over, and decides to kill Sam and Frodo in order to get "Our Precious," and then decides that a mysterious "she" should kill them. And then, after a 3 hour movie (6 hours of story so far), the movie stops and leaves off for part 3. Return of the King. Long story, huh? Something good about this movie was the excellent special effects. I imagine that it was done by ILM, and if it was, it was their work at their best. Some of that stuff that they did in this movie was so impressive that it was hard to imagine it being fake. Lord of the Rings has so many underlieing themes that you notice as you watch it. Of course, there's the good/evil theme which may be why it's so much like Star Wars, or maybe because Star Wars has the same type of fighting scenes. There's also the theme of industry taking over agriculture. The evil is industry, and the good is agriculture. All of the evil forces in the story cut down forests, make objects, etc, while good forces are all farmers that live off of the land, or mine, or do something that doesn't involve destorying something for good. Like in the real world, industry will win (hate to ruin the ending). I'll give this movie 3 stars, but as a whole, the triligy may be worth possibly even 5 stars.
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Summary: Lord of the Rings II is fantastic!
Review: The Two Towers is a terrific movie, especially the end at the Battle of Helm's Deep. You will enjoy the movie all the way through! In addition to the film, there are loads of special features that you do not want to miss- especially the featurette. Don't wait another day. Add Lord of the Rings- The Two Towers- to your movie collection. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: The Two Releases of The Two Towers
Review: Sprinkled amongst the 600+ reviews listed here are admonitions to the folks releasing this film on DVD -- apparently a version in August and an extended set in November. I hope someone from New Line (or whoever is responsible) is reading these critiques because I want to add my voice to those who are piqued about this ploy (which started last year with the first installment of the trilogy). To be sure, Peter Jackson's is an exciting interpretation of the Tolkien saga and I will definitely want to add The Two Towers to my DVD library. But this time I am prepared to wait for the extended version (assuming the reports are true) and urge all who care about this movie and want to savor everything that went into making it to do the same. End of review.
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Summary: Best Trilogy
Review: The LOTR trilogy is the best one ever. The visual effects, the action, its all great. One of the few good book-to-movies. Absolutely brilliant! i give it a A+. A must have!
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Summary: UNBELIEVABLE!
Review: I agree with the 12 year old, I can't believe this movie got complaints. It was great!. Loved It. Must Have. Will not be dissapointed. Enjoy the movie (like I know u will)
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Summary: The Best Movie of 2002!
Review: This movie is the coolest,badest,most greatest fantasy movie of 2002.It was funny,action-packed,and a bit scary at some points.As in the words of Gollum,"Those stupid HOBBITS,STUPID."
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Summary: Great Sequel, Lives up to Expectations
Review: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers measures up to all the expectations most viewers wanted. After a great movie like Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers had high expectations, not only by me, I imagine. Almost everything about this movie is great. The battle scences, the heros, the setting of where it takes place all fits in wonderfully. It is one of the best movies I've ever seen. The only sequel I can think of that measures up to The Two Towers is The Matrix Reloaded. We start up in The Two Towers seeing a scene from the middle of Fellowship. Gandalf's legendary battle with the Balrog. Except this time, we see more of it. We see Gandalf fall, catch his sword while he is falling, and we see him fight the Balrog while they are both falling. So at the start of the movie we know, Gandalf has NOT fallen to his death. He falls with the Balrog as they both fight valiantly. We see how Sam and Frodo are doing, traveling to Mordor, and they pick up a new guest, to travel with them, Gollum. Gollum helps them and leads them through the Dead Marshes, and he says he knows of a secret way into Mordor, but will Gollum actually lead them there, or leave them to die? We also see how Pippin and Merry are, which isn't to well. The got captured in Fellowship of the Ring, by the Uruk-Hai. They are still being held captive, heading to Isengaurd at a terribly fast pace. Aragorn, Legoles, and Gimli chase after the Uruk-Hai in the fields of Rohan, until the meet Eomer, a soldier of Rohan. Aragorn asks if he as seen the two hobbits, but Eomer and his group slayed the Uruk-Hai that was carrying Pippin and Merry. Fortunatly, they escaped the battle and head into the Fangorn Forest. Aragorn, Legoles, and Gimli were given horses. They went to the battle site, found the tracks and went into the Fangorn, where they meet Gandalf. The four of them go to see Theoden, the king of Rohan. Theoden leads his people to the stronghold of Helms Deep. There they are attacked by 10,000 Uruk-Hai. The battle of Helms Deep is one of the coolest battles I have seen in my life. It is the sweetest thing. Peter Jackson did this so well. The whole movie itself is very well done, and very cool. Peter Jackson, thank you.
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Summary: Call it something by another name!
Review: To edit a book in order to make it into a movie such as 'The Fellowship of the Ring' did, is very common place and acceptable. After all squeezing an epic reading experience into 2 hours is impossible. On the other hand what happened in 'The Two Towers'(?) is like splatting some paint onto a canvas and passing it off as a Picasso. To alter the inherent nature of a main character is a crime against the book, and no longer worthy of it's title. Peter Jackson could just as well have started from scratch and made a great movie, but let's face it, he wanted to cash in on a much loved classic, not honor it.
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