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Summary: Does anyone else just see a bunch of big elves
Review: I'm not sure if it's just me but I found this whole series to be very boring and stupid.
I will admit that the special effects are good, but nothing amazing.
The acting is fine, but not amazing
The plot ok, but not super exiting
I can't seem to figure out why this trilogy is getting such great reviews. The first movie was fine but nothing really that new. And also after about an hour I found the hobbit's to be very anoying ( maybe it's all of the fake ears and feet}.
So if you still must see this movie I would rent it. Because it's one of those super long movies that one viewing will to te trick. Or you could just read the book.... I know it sounds like a crazy idea, but you could learn some big words and have the story line built in! Soif you want to buy a blockbuster dvd from last year..........Buy the matrix Reloaded
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Summary: Extended...For Your Pleasure
Review: The seamless integration of nearly 45 additional minutes of footage satisfies (if not fully) the Tolkien purists critique of the theatrical version as not including certain scenes or characters from the book. The difficulty of capturing every minute detail from the book, to the script, to the film can be overwhelming. Such memorable scenes from the book added to this extended DVD version, such as the revenge of the Huorns of Fangorn (not to be mistaken for the Ents) on the Orcs of Isengard in the Battle of Helms Deep, the revealing of Aragorn's age and his Numenorean decent, to the "special" appearance of Old Man Willow (though not accurately portrayed in time and place) all adds depth and also integrates many of the extended scenes from Fellowship of the Ring such as Galadriel's gifts. Director Peter Jackson does a superb job in Two Towers. The commentaries, the behind-the-scenes footage and the conceptual artwork included gives us an additional 6 and half hours of playtime. This DVD extended edition is definitely worth the investment!
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Summary: Incredible adaptation, an epic that is unparalleled in film
Review: I was not a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings trilogy nor the Hobbit, yet I read them and remembered enough of them from my youth that viewing the films was astonishing. The filmmakers really got the details of the creatures, the battles and the heroic struggles as close to Tolkien as I could recall. In particular, the second of the trilogy "The Two Towers" is an amazing film, with chilling battle scenes of amazing intensity and complexity. We were mesmerized for the entire film and without a doubt, this is a film epic of unparalleled importance. The extended DVD set is a good idea--the behind the scenes material and extra discs will provide hours more of enjoyment in addition to replaying the film itself. I find these films just incredible, as true to an epic book as possible in the film medium.
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Summary: Completes the movie!
Review: I think the Platinum editions of the Lord of the Ring movies are great. This one, like the Fellowship, adds tons of deleted scenes and commentary that really completes the movie in a way. Definetly worth the cost.
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Summary: Did it have to be so "dark"?
Review: The scope of these films in movie history will possibly not be topped, at least in no time soon. Their worldwide popularity, breaking box office records everywhere, assure that Peter Jackson and company won't have to work another day in their lives."The Two Towers" delivers in action, emotional impact, scoring, direction, characterization, and brilliant performances (Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis, Christopher Lee, Sean Astin, and Bernard Hill, standouts among a stellar ensemble) should be the standard for epics to come. This is obvious by the praise from professional and laymen reviewers alike. The only "downside" is this film's lack of occasional levity. Based on the "serious" nature of Tolkein's masterpiece and Jackson's desire to be as faithful as possible, humor doesn't quite fit. However, an induced smile would be welcome amongst the opulent battle sequences, the sweeping set pieces, the mystical fairy scenes, and the Hobbits in transit. The only "fun" can be found in watching the schizophrenic Gollum have internal conflicts with his other self. And I find myself feeling a little guilty at smirking at the workings of such a troubled mind.
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Summary: Great movie, better DVD
Review: LOTR- The two towers, we all know it, we all know how good it is. The continuing saga of Frodo, sam, Aragon, and Gandolf, and their adventures. We learn from the second installation that the ring is growing deeper in Frodo, and that global war is imminent. This DVD gives you much more insight into the lives of the characters, and background information crucial to the understanding of the storyline. There is also tons of behind the scenes footage that is fascinating to watch. This is a great DVD, and I recommend this to all Lord of the Rings fans.
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Summary: Problems with disks 3 and 4
Review: I just got (after waiting more than 1 month) the 4 dvd extended edition and disks 3 and 4 didn't work for me either.
Disc manufacturers are mentioned on Box as "Disc Made In Germany" The movie played fine, but disks 3 and 4 would only play on my pc's dvd. My dvd player is an Aiwa XD-DV370. Rate is for movie, not for package!
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Summary: Great sequel but not as good as the first
Review: This movie was really good, but the first one is better bcouse it's darker and you care about the charictors more. This one takes place right after the first. Frodo and Sam travel into Mordor to destroy the evil demon Sauron by casting the one ring of power into of into Mount Doom. After a few days of traveling,
they fight Gollum, a monster who was crupted by the ring. They
win,but gollum helps lead them to Mordor,becouse he has been there before. This was a good film that is really worth it. the only bad part was the stuip Helm Deep battle. If you saw the first film and liked it, than this will be a great film for you.
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Summary: Visually stunning but plays with plot a bit
Review: There are those in the "movie-first" crowd who deride Tolkien fans for being purists. I have something to say to them: were it not for Tolkien's imagination and incredible effort, along with the sustained interest readers have had over the decades, there'd be no Peter Jackson movies to marvel over. Simply put, other fantasy films with no literary basis have not done nearly as well as LOTR. That said, I think that "The Two Towers" is a bit of a concession to movie audiences. It's more of an action film than "The Fellowship" was, and it plays more with the plot. You have to be a Tolkien reader to know that the Aragorn/Arwen love story is magnified for the film, and that the Elves didn't actually show up to help out at Helm's Deep (it was a leader named Erkenbrand, but his part no doubt would've added confusion to the already involved plot). The second book runs in two separate sections (the war between Rohan and Saruman, and Frodo's passage into Mordor), and it's clear that Peter Jackson meant to integrate the plot lines more. It's a tad bewildering at times, but I agree with the pacing. What I do not agree with is the whole scene where Faramir escorts Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the ruined outpost Osgiliath (where Frodo confronts the chief Nazgul, Ring plainly in sight). Faramir is the pivotal character who snares the hobbits, learns their secret quest, and decides to let them go on. Instead, the movie gives us a Faramir who's no better than his brother Boromir when it comes to the Ring. Sorry, but this is wrong and Jackson deserves criticism for it. I can overlook the overdone bits about Arwen's romantic dilemma, but there's no need to change the characters' basic architecture.
One of the stars in this film is the rambling, windswept realm of Rohan. From the horseman's plains to the Golden Hall of Meduseld, everything rings as true as an Elvish blade. Topping off this beautiful scenery is Miranda Otto. She's Tolkien's Eowyn personified (and just as great to watch in "The Return of the King.") These things are what make the films so incredible - terrific casting, eye-popping sets and action - and yet, why the detours into stuff that isn't in the book? Maybe that's why they made a Platinum series. I would have sat for four hours to see the thing done right. But let's say that the LOTR films will be seen as revolutionary and rewarding in their own way.
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Summary: AT LAST THE TRILOGY MAKES IT TO THE BIG FILM!!!
Review: I was worried that Peter Jackson might botch the trilogy up simply b/c his previous two films didn't work for me. So, as the opening of the first LOTR film got closer and closer, I was really starting to wonder. See, I knew that, comparing this to STAR WARS, that the fantasy genre would go nowhere in movies if LOTR bombed.
Fortunately, I was wrong about Jackson and the quality of the movie, so, I am gladly eating my hat.
FELLOWSHIP begins the tale of the struggle between good and evil in which the Evil Lord's ring, which is imbued with a great deal of his essence, is lost after good wins. Through a series of incidents Frodo Baggins, a young hobbit, inherits the ring, but finds out that it must be destroyed or the world will end in fire.
The extended version includes extra footages like: (1) more fight scenes with the Uruk Hai; (2) a scene of Merry and Pippin dancing; (3) additional Shire material in the beginning; (4) more with the fight at Moria; (5) a bit more travel time and sequences at Rivendell; and (6) more backstory about Gollum.
But, the true treasure of this four CD set lies in the commentary of the creative team:
(1) Did you know that Galadriel is a great aunt to Arwen? So, when she talks to Aragorn about his relationship with her, it's more of a big deal than we think;
(2) There's lots about the makeup of the hobbits and especially the hours spent on the feet and makeup;
(3) Details of how the orcs and other fantastic creatures were made; especially about the rock troll;
(4) Did you know that some of the people passing by the hobbits at the PRANCING PONY were acrobatic women on stilts?;
(5) How many times they rewrote the prelude which introduced Sauron;
(6) The makeup and design of Rivendell; why it was set with nature and many open causeways to the elements;
(7) How the director got some of the most famous artists, who did renditions of Tolkien, to work on the set;
(8) How the cast was chosen;
(9) It goes through the whole movie with commentary by the director and writers; and then another run through with commentary by the actors;
(10) Why the prologue with the battle against Sauron kept being taken out and then being put back in;
(11) How the director told Ian McKellan (i.e. Gandalf) to compare Frodo volunteering to taking the ring to having a son who just volunteered to fight in the WWI trenches.;
(12) How Sean Astin hurt his foot;
(13) The CGI and how it helped plot the story;
(14) Dwarf tossing remarks;
(15) The design of the Balrog;
(16) Why Tom Bombadil didn't make it in the movie;
(17) How the director and writers had to deal with the producers and studios to accomplish certain feats (i.e. like letting Gandalf smoke!)
Overall, a smashing success.
Purists of the books will hate it or find something to gripe about. Everyone else will love.
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