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Summary: Purist: just another word for closed-minded.
Review: Well gee....P.J and Co. only spent 7 years of their lives putting LOTR on the screen. Instead of screaming about this change and whining about that change, why not try sitting back and just enjoying this story. That's all it is, folks. A story!! If the book had been followed to the letter the movies would have been horrendously boring and rambling. Tolkien takes pages just to describe a road fercripessakes!! Sharpening up the plot, eliminating superfluous content and tightening the tension between characters is essential in keeping the viewer(NOT reader)interested. For example, if Faramir had simply met Frodo and Friends in the woods and let him go on his merry way, the power of the ring would have really been demonstrated, wouldn't it? Nope! Books and movies belong to completely different worlds. Purists need to figure out how to see beyond the frontispiece and expand their ideas of interpretation and possibility. /end rant.
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Summary: Extended Version Outshines Original
Review: For those of you who love The Lord of the Rings series, but have not seen the extended versions, you are missing out! The Two Towers E.V. (Extended Version) shows over 40 minutes of extra scenes. After seeing many of the scenes, I understand more of the movie. The E.V. consists of 4 discs, 1-2 being the movie. In the first disc, I thought that the extra scenes were simply used as humor devices to lighten the movie. The first DVD, however, did not seem to contain as many significant added scenes than the second. In the second disc, there were more influencial scenes in which I thought provided a clearer understanding to certain parts. I will not go into detail, but to name a few, there was a scene where we understand more about who Faromir is his relationship to his father and brother, Boromir, who was part of the Fellowship. There was a scene in which involved the trees playing a more significant role as to the outcome of the Battle of Helms Deep. Already, I can not go on! Take my word for it and see the E.V. It will be well worth the time! The two other discs that come with the movie are more features. These features are very fun to browse through as it contains more interviews with people who helped make the movie and such. There are behind the scenes activity and more. My favorite was looking at the art work of nearly all the characters and the designing and building of Middle-Earth. I suggest after watching the movie, you take some time to browse through these features, as I am sure you would then agree it was well worth the money you put in. Be careful where you buy it, though. If you do not plan to purchase it through Amazon (which I suggest you purchase it from), be aware that there are prices ranging above $35 elsewhere. Just an FYI. I could go on about how great this extended version was and how much I enjoyed it, but it is an experience in which you should feel for yourself. Enjoy!
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Summary: The Best Version of Jackson's "LOTR: The Two Towers"
Review: Peter Jackson surpasses himself again with this extended DVD version of "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" that is far more impressive than the theatrical release. Here he has added 43 minutes of additional footage, along with additional new music scored by composer Howard Shore, giving us more for our eyes to feast upon the royal family of Rohan, the family of Denethor, the Steward of Gondor (portrayed by John Noble, who appears only in this extended version, in a brilliant flashback sequence involving his sons Boromir and Faramir), and the Ents. There is also more time spent on the relationship between King Theoden's advisor Grima Wormtongue (Brad Dourif) and Saruman (Christopher Lee), shedding more light on Saruman's alliance with the dark lord Sauron. There is splendid acting by the entire ensemble cast, though highest honors must go to Andy Serkis for his brilliant portrayal of Gollum, Sean Astin's Samwise Gamgee, Ian McKellen's Gandalf, Viggo Mortenson's Aragorn, Miranda Otto's Eowyn and Bernard Hill's King Theoden. 'Tis a brilliant sequel to "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" which is now even better.
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Summary: Incredible set !!!!!!
Review: It will be difficult for me to say anything that hasn't already been said, so I'll say that the extended scenes and new scenes are worth the price of the set alone and that they add a new depth and flesh out the movie a lot more.
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Summary: DASHEIKS 2 CENTS: BEAUTIFUL
Review: Tolkien, the greatest writer to ever live would have been extremely proud of this series of cinematic perfection. The most beautiful movies I have ever seen. Thank God Almighty that I have lived to see and own these movies. I am greatful forever.
THANKYOU !!!!!
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Summary: Juggernaut saga continues
Review: I have loved these two installments so far. Not having progressed past the Hobbit in my literary knowledge of the series, I'm continually surprised and impressed as the directors vision and execution and have since put the leather versions of the books on my wish list. Frodo and Sam continue towards Mordor with the Ring while the rest of the band strike out on their own story arcs. Truly epic in scope, they redefine the fantasy film genre. It's amazing the difference in this trilogy between say, Matrix and Star Wars. There is a gritty sense of realism which filming in NZ brings to the table, it seems so much less sterile than the almost completely CG world of the first three Star Wars films. The magnificent battle for Helms Deep at the end is so much more emotionally compelling and visceral than the battle for Zion in Matrix 3 it's not even worth comparing, the former is so well done. The extended DVDs are the ones that people should wait for adding a lot of missing footage it extends and fleshes out the original theatrical versions by 30-40 mins. This trilogy deserves to take its place as one of if not the best of all time, combining the best of effects, storyline, acting, and presentation. Highly recommended.
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Summary: One of the lucky ones, I guess
Review: There's nothing I can say about this edition that hasn't been said already. I had the usual problems with the theatrical version (a shallow Faramir, too little Treebeard, and a generally rushed pace) and am happy to find that nearly every gripe I had has been eradicated. I feel bad for the numerous viewers who ended up with defective discs. At this point I've watched all four discs from start to finish and have encountered nary a glitch. It would be wise of New Line to re-press the set, minus defects, and offer a no-strings replacement deal for all the customers out there who purchased a faulty product.
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Summary: What's taters, precious?
Review: Oh, my. I cannot believe how much better this was than the theatrical release. Even that was nearly perfect. Now, I'd say this is the perfect movie. Extended and new scenes added so much to the film, and they were placed in perfectly. I'm very glad the Faramir scenes were added. Definitely fixed it a lot. Everything about this movie is great. I haven't watched the appendices yet, but I did find Smeagol/Gollum's MTV award. It was hilarious. Watch it. NOW!!! Just 2.5 weeks til Return of the King!
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Summary: UNBELIEVABLE!
Review: OK, as almost everyone else has said, this version blows the theatrical version away. Critical is:
-MUCH subtext to Faramir's behavior. His behavior was completely non-sensical (if you are a fan of the books) in the theatrical release, but this version makes a lot more sense.
-LOTS of special additions that make the Merry/Pippin/Treebeard/ents scenes MUCH more satisfying
-the inexplicable Wargs scene is still there, but it seems diminished in importance in light of the other additions You must pick this up. YOU MUST PICK THIS UP! One note: I haven't read all 1500-plus reviews here, but I wonder if anyone picked up on the brief homage to the book's Tom Bombadil/Old Man Willow scenes that Jackson could not include in Fellowship of the Ring. Look and listen again to the added ent-draught scene!
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Summary: perfect is all needs said
Review: This extended edition I feel is far superior to the theatrical release.
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