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Summary: Amazing, isn't it?
Review: I find it amazing how this DVD has already received over one thousand reviews, and it hasn't even come out yet! It's obvious that what we are rating here is not the DVD but the theatrical version of The Two Towers. I plan to wait till I see the DVD (which, if the FOTR extended DVD is anything to go by, is promising to be a work of art) to review it in November. For now, I will succumb to the temptation of putting in my two cents' worth about this movie. I'm not going to say that it's better than the first, simply because I regard it as a continuation of the same story. I won't try to persuade the disgruntled purists to lay off and realize that it is a film, a different medium and should be judged on its own merits. Many reviewers before me did a wonderful job expressing this point. I would like to appeal to those who, like myself, have loved the movie but have found some changes hard to accept, namely Faramir, Aragon's fall, etc. I must say I was quite shaken by the change in Faramir when I saw the movie for the first time. It took me a while to realize that what Peter Jackson and his team did here must have a reason, just like any other changes that they chose to make. The more I thought about it, the more I came to understand this choice. And this is where the Extended DVD will come in! Many of us know that with the extra 43 minutes of footage will come more character development. Faramir's relationship with his father will come to light. In all fairness, would it be realistic to expect that Faramir, who had such a great desire to prove himself to his father and to save his city, would pass up a chance to acquire The One Ring? I think that, once we see the extended film in all its glory, we will understand this and other changes much better. Remember how it was with the extended version of FOTR! And this is precisely my point: let's wait until the Extended TTT DVD comes out to really appreciate it (and don't forget the excellent bonus documentaries that are sure to please us fans!). Let's give Peter Jackson and his team the benefit of a doubt and an allowance for creative changes; surely they deserved at least that for sharing their talents and giving us the gift of the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy!
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Summary: Awsome! And Wowing!
Review: This is the best movie ever made!!! I love the ent character Tree Beard; and the part when the ents storm Isengard: WAY COOL!!! This movie rocks! The Battle for Helms Deep was fantastic while the warg battle was intense. The drama and suspence in "Lord of the Rings: Two Towers" is five-star top of the line material. All-in-all a wonderful movie sequel.
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Summary: Sam cable get a LIFE!!!!!!!
Review: Mr. Cable needs to wake up THIS IS A MOVIE. Two towers does a nice job of capturing the SPIRIT of the book. Well written with an excellent cast and locations. Yes there are comprimises made for the sake of time/story flow but on the this is a wonderful movie. I have enjoyed the Lord of the Rings trilogy for over 20 yrs, but some fanantics think the movie must follow the book Verbatim. Just enjoy the movie for what it is A MOVIE!
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Summary: Better than the first
Review: Wonderful movie. Fast-paced, adventurous. Better than the first. There's just one thing that bothers me--where are the black actors? Come on, Mr. Jackson, you couldn't hire not one black actor and I don't mean one in costume. So many extras and NOT one black actor. It's so obvious and worse, it's disturbing.
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Summary: Uh... Yah! This Movie Is An Epic!
Review: People who hate this movie have no imagination for fantasy what so ever. This movie has brilliant special effects, a wonderful music (score), and great acting. The action is very intense (especially the action sequence at the Battle for Helms Deep). "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" does have a lot of action in it; but it is packed with adventure, suspense, and drama as well. So whats not to like about this movie? "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is THE best movie sequel ever made! Oh! And of coarse this movie is an epic. It rocks!!!
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Summary: There's only one left!!!
Review: This movie was CRAP!!!!!!!!!I've tried watching on several occasions, and can't get more than 20 minutes into it. I know I'll be hazed for this, but not everything can be a gem, look at Star Wars II. I like Sci-Fi/Fantasy films, but give me something I can follow, or at least believe. I gave this 1 star, because you can't give zero.
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Summary: Great Entertainment
Review: Fantastic adventure movie that will have you glued to the screen for the whole 3 hours. Tremendous characters like Gollum and Gandalf steal the show along with awesome settings that will make you feel as if you are along for the journey. Great flow to this movie, the fastest 3 hours I've ever sat through.
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Summary: Don't Waste Your Money On The Origional Version!!!
Review: Though I have never read the 'Lord of the Rings' book trilogy I am a huge fan of the 'Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy. The origional versions of the movie trilogy are very good and all; but I am going to buy the next two Special Extended DVD Editions (the 'Two Towers' and the 'Return of the King') because they will go by the book trilogy, which, of coarse, I have not read, even better than the origional versions. I already own the Special Extended DVD Edition of the 'Fellowship of the Ring'. I think that the Special Extended DVD Edition of 'Fellowship of the Ring' is a lot better than the origional one because of the added scenes. I can't wait to own the Special Extended DVD Edition of 'Lord of the Rings: Two Towers'! I am sure it will be better than the origional version.
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Summary: Help! Peter Jackson has stolen my imagination!!
Review: As an avid J.R.R. Tolkien fan and someone who has re-read the trilogy once a year for the past 17 years, I am happy to say that Peter Jackson and his team have successfully taken almost all of the images my imagination had conjured while reading these books and placed them with near perfection into this film. Even with the changes that were made and that had to be made for a successful transition from book to film, when I watch this movie I feel the same excitement and awe that comes with reading the book. Not because my imagination has been stolen and re-distributed by Mr. Jackson and company but because the emotion and tone that is carried throughout the novels really shines through. This is the most import aspect of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy and nitpicking the changes that were made would be a waste of my time. I couldn't be happier with the way these classics have been treated thus far and I can't wait to see the finale.
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Summary: Excellent Work of Art
Review: Peter Jackson has done it again. If anything, The Two Towers is even better than Fellowship. The movie has very few short comings. I was a bit freaked out that the elves showed up at Helm's Deep but it worked. The love story connection with Aragorn and Arwen is fine but somewhat unneeded. I didn't dislike it at all but the story didn't have to have it. Gollum came off as "funny" sometimes and he is NEVER funny in the books but it worked. The addition of the warg scene was excellent! Though it is not in the books it makes sense and definitely gives a new vision of the Wargs when I read The Hobbit. They are scary and done well. I love the fact that this battle takes place in the daylight. That was a very brave move of Jackson. It is hard to hide special effect mistakes in the daylight. There were no mistakes. Even when fleet footed Legolus whips up onto the steed that Gimimli is riding it looks great. Our elven friend, of course, steals the show yet again with his combat prowess. The Ents are perfect, the settings are perfect, and the only character that comes off wrong is Farmir. He is a bit of a jerk the entire time he is on screen. The part is well acted but he was not the way he is portrayed in the book. All in all that is minor but for those of us who are hard core, it did shake us up a bit to see him portrayed in that fashion. The opening sequence with Gandalf fighting the Barlog is wonderful. I do not think I breathed until it was over. This set the tone of the movie which is far darker and more brooding than Fellowship. Wars, death, and Frodo's encroaching near insanity, put this movie right where it should be.
If I have anything negative to say it would definitely center around Faramir's character and the fact that Jackson felt that is was necessary to pretend that Aragorn had been killed in a fall while fighting the wargs. This was totally unnecessary. However, it was well acted and the reunion between legolous and Gimili and aragorn was wonderful. There are some key scenes left out and I am awaiting the special edition on DVD to see what they put back in. I expect that, like Fellowship, the DVD, director's cut will improve the movie even more. All in all, this is one of the best films I have ever seen. It is so great to see fantasy taken seriously, finally, for once....I just hope Jackson isn't forgotten again for a Best Director award. He certainly deserves it for crafting these...
"impossible to make" movies.
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