Rating: 
Summary: I only gave it four stars because......
Review: I gave this movie four stars for a certain reason. I would give it five stars--I mean come on, they did an incredible job on it, just as they did in FOTR--but the changes they made were just a little too much. In an interview on lordoftherings.net that happened before the second movie came out, Jackson says, "Oh yes, we changed the Faramir sequence a little..." A LITTLE? Ha! In the book Faramir just kind of chats with Frodo and Sam, find out they have the Ring, and jst sort of lets them go. In the "little" change in the movie, he takes them to Osgiliath and they're attacked by a Nazgul, for Pete's sake! (no pun intended) Little change, my front tooth.
Elves coming to Helm's Deep neeeveerrr haaaapeneeddd. That change didn't bother me as much, but just to let people who haven't read the books know. And the Wargs on the way to Helm's Deep? Aragorn falling off the cliff? Come ON! In the theater, my sister kept muttering, "That never happened!!!!" They beefed Helm's Deep up quite a bit, too. And Jackson's Gandalf the White was......boring. The granfatherly, old-man-with-a-walking-stick Gandalf is gone. Instead of encouraging people and acting as Frodo's grandpa, he's now speaking nothing but depressing words and acting as a war general. The only part in the movie that I like him is when he's charging down the ridge with Eomer. (And by the way, Eomer's hardly in the movie at all!)
Gollum they did a SUPERB job on. He sounds EXACTLY as I imagined him to sound!!! The Ents actually were pretty well done, I think. They did a good job with the slllloooowwww Enntttissshhh sppeeeccchh (burrarruummm).
But the acting is still good, and the music still rocks (again, no pun intended). I especially like the March of the Ents music, and my sister LOVES the mournful Edoras music.
even with all my negative comments, this DVD is still definitely worth buying!
Rating: 
Summary: the lord of the rings-the two towers
Review: we could not finish this movie. One long noisy chase seen
with cliche heros and villians. At least we didnt spend the
theater money on it. The entire 3 segments might have made one
decent 90 minute movie.
Rating: 
Summary: Magnificent Filmmaking!
Review: This is one of the best movie-sequels ever made! Full of action, adventure, and drama 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is a stunning movie with spectacular special effects, wonderful music (score), and great acting. I can't wait to own the Special Extended DVD Edition of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'. It will be even better than its Special Extended DVD Edition prequel 'Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring'.
Rating: 
Summary: Good But Not Great - Dark...
Review: There are already myriad reviews of this film, but I'll add my $.02 - if we're just talking about the merits of the film, it was pretty good but can in no way compare to the detail and depth of the original Tolkein works. It was darker in many places than the first film, if that's possible. But if you've not read the books it gives you a decent overview of the events the contained in the book. I'd recommend getting the books and the movies and do your own comparison.
Rating:
Summary: makes you appreciate the book(s) more
Review: If I was unfamiliar with Tolkien's work I would probably have enjoyed this movie. (Trying) to look at it in an objective manner, it is good entertainment. However, if you have read and enjoyed the book(s), you will be grossly disappointed in the movie version. Although one could argue that the requirements of a 3 +/- hour film preclude a more faithful adaptation or rendering, the amount of time devoted to gratuitous and seemingly pointless additions to the story could have been far better spent in adhering to the original. Tolkien's work painted a very rich picture, with beautiful renderings of human strengths and weaknesses: nobility and greed; good and evil; honor, duty, and loyalty. Much that was the best in the texture of story was ripped out or altered for no apparent reason. After watching the movie twice, I re-read the books again. The amazement and delight of the written work seemed to shine all the more brightly after viewing the movie. On the plus side, I guess it could have been worse.
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Summary: Opinions on The Two Towers
Review: This movie, in a word, was 'entertaining'. I wouldn't go so far as to give it a 5-Star rating, because of its mistake of leaving out several key events in the books. But, putting that aside, the portrayals were nearly flawless, and the emotions seemed to actually jump from the movie into our hearts. I would very much hope that viewers were touched by Smeagol's plight, and Frodo's gradual losses of control. Smeagol was portrayed perfectly. His expressions look so human, that it's a wonder that he was computer generated. Frodo's 'posessed face', though not a great achievement in acting, was very amusing. The bettle for Helms Deep was also very strong. The hopelessness, the bravery, all were wonderful, and had us actually rooting for a victory for good. In Smeagol's case, we were disappointed, and even saddened by his pain and confusion.
This movie recieves a 4-Star rating. (4 3/4 would have been better.)
Rating:
Summary: For all of you lord of the rings fans out there.
Review: If you liked the origanal version of the lord of the rings then you will love this version. Gives you ll the stuff that they left out from the book. And I would imagine a lot more fighting and mybe we will get more that to seens of the ent's destroying Isengard!!!
Rating:
Summary: Movie vs. Book
Review: Great Film! First the good news. Great acting, action, cinematography. The attention to detail is mind boggling. The great quandry of an epic film is to sacrifice acting for effects. Jackson has held true to the characters as well as the main story. Of course a few of Tolkiens subplots are sacrificed but not out of disrespect. They simply would not help the film. For all you Tolkien purists...you just need to b**ch about something! The truth is that you'll be closet fans of the films right to your graves.
Now the bad news. Jackson has missed with the Nazgul (ringwraiths). The films simply do not convey what powerful and menacing creatures they are in the books. Their very presence sapps the presence of being from any mortal within proximity. The film does not make the viewer fear them. Remember how you felt watching The Shining or The Excorcist?
Can't wait for ROTK.
Rating:
Summary: This was awesome
Review: How can you not like this? I think it seriously improved over the book. It's long and action-packed and hilarious and everything!!!!! You have got to buy this dvd immediatly.
Rating:
Summary: Yea, its pretty good, I don't think I need to tell you...
Review: But for some reason, some guys just won't get over the fact that you can't always do stuff the same way. You know why comic book adaptations don't always follow the story of the comic book? Because it is a MOVIE. I loved the first movie. This movie is so-so. On one hand, I gave it 4 stars for the action scenes, some comedy, a great music score, and some great characters. The scenery is incredible, and the extras are pretty big. I watched the first special edition extras and they really show you that the movie takes a LOT of time. So basically you will want to check that out. The subtracted star? I don't think that the Sam/Frodo parts were good enough to live up to the Aragorn/Legolas/Gimli parts. I mean, it is really boring because Sam and Frodo have basically ZERO action scenes. They take around a rather annoying creature like dude called Gollum, who is just boring after a while. He isn't funny, and his mental psychotic scenes do tend to get old. The helms deep scene is the best, but then we have to switch over to feremir who will never live up to the great boromir. I don't know, but whenever I skip across most of the ent/Sam and Frodo parts the movie is cooler. I don't read the books, but Aragorn and company have some of the coolest scenes ever and it is really a mood breaker when you have to watch some guys take around a mentally challenged Gollum. Seriously though, The Helms Deep Stuff is AWESOME and a few of the other fights. But they love just going off on the most random things sometimes.
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