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Summary: It's a nice movie - a pity they didn't make the Two Towers
Review: Well, as I suspected upon watching this in the theater, this movie reveals the lack of appreciation amongst the director and cast for Tolkien's books. At several places they mention how little they think about the way Tolkien developed this or that character or plot element. They completely misunderstand what Tolkien was saying about Faramir's character, and where they do retreat to an almost-Tolkienian love story between Aragorn and Arwen, they admit that this was after trying to make Arwen into a warrior and failing.The movie is entertaining, and the casting, staging and effects are superb. It's just a shame they decided not to make Tolkien's story into a movie. This one is along the lines of "inspired by" fluff.
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Summary: WHEN will it be fixed???? (3 and 4)
Review: Ive been reading a lot of people's reviews and they say that disks 3 and 4 won't work on their dvd player. I have an Apex dvd player and the disks both play fine. Is this problem with all of the dvds or just the ones of the people complaining? Does New Line even know their dvds are messed up? I mean... i dont want a dvd that won't play on others. I plan on getting other dvd players in the future. Nobody wants a defective disk.
When will it be fixed???
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Summary: Better than original
Review: This version, in my opinion, was better than the theatrical version. It stays closer to the book and has more depth and drama. If you only like the movies because of the ultra cool action sequences than you might want to stay away because most of the new scenes are just a bunch of talking. There is just one thing i dont understand. The scene where they are burying Theodin's son is kind of cut off on my dvd. I dont know if its like this with all of them but on my dvd it goes from Eowyn singing and the people puttin Theodrid in his tomb to Theodin holding a flower in front of the closed tomb. The scene ends very abruptly and i just simply want to know if all the dvds are like that or if mine is just messed up.
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Summary: Another DVD tour de force from the LotR Crew
Review: Once again, Peter Jackson and the rest of the team working on Lord of the Rings have stepped up and given us a stellar DVD package. It's commonplace to pack extra features and interviews into DVD offerings these days, but to date, no one does it like Jackson. Two full DVDs of insights into cast, crew, direction, production, post-production, etc, create a sprawling backstory to the excellent second film in the trilogy. In addition, several new scenes have been added to the film, fleshing out the story and adding in quite a few aspects that I felt deserved to be in the film, as well as providing background for some of the choices the writers had to make in changing Tolkien's original story. The two most significant of these, to me, are the flashback scene with Boromir that helps to soften the changes made in Faramir's character. Jackson and writer Philippa Boyens point out, quite reasonably, that it is a little odd for the book-Faramir to throw off the voice of the ring, it being the most evil and corrupting influence in the entire world of Middle-Earth. Their need to have Faramir be a barrier for Frodo drove them to rewrite his character, but the Theatrical release cut did not do justice to his reasoning. The extended cut quite adequately fleshes this out. I was thrilled to see that they added Treebeard sending the trees to Helm's Deep; I was disappointed to see that scene gone from theatrical release, and I think they did a stellar job of knitting it back in. That scene also helped to smooth the jarring presence of the Elves in Helm's deep; a point that was a necessary alteration, but one that had many hard-core Tolikienites grumbling. As with the previous Platinum Series DVD, the real meat of the release is the behind-the-scenes information. Viewers get a continued insight into the massive scope of the production, including the breathtaking effort behind the building of Edoras and the subsequent removal of the sets. Also with the introduction in the film of Gollum, there's a lot of Andy Serkis in the special features, and it's a real treat to see how this talented and charismatic actor did so well bringing gollum to life while filming, he caused changes in the design of the character in order to do him justice. The DVD is too dense with goodies to give a comprehensive review; I've just gone over my personal highlights. If you're a fan of the movies, this version is a must-have for your collection.
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Summary: This is what it means to be a 5-star DVD collection.
Review: Anyone reading this already knows what the Lord of the Rings is all about - so relating specifically to this 4-DVD set, one word: AMAZING! The LOTR DVD collectors sets have to go down in the short history of DVD's as the greatest collection ever. Even for the casual, non-geeked out fan, this set is worth it for the extra forty minutes of cut scenes not shown in the movie version. Watching the extended DVD will make the entire trilogy experience more satisfying. Those who are fans of the book and obsessed with the movies will agree with me that the additional scenes bring the movie truer to the novel. In the end, the additional 40 minutes and the four commentary tracks, not to mention the two additional dvds (mostly for the LOTR geeks like myself) are well worth the additional ten dollars over the single dvd version released in the summer of 2003.
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Summary: Almost a four hour movie now.
Review: With all the extra scenes and the extended scenes, we have a great, fully detailed story, with lots of character development, much of which focused on Frodo and Gollum. They also add more scenes with Merry and Pippin dealing with the Ents.
The extras as great, dealing not only with how they were able to produce massive armies for the big screen, but one chapter deals totally with just the development of the character of Smeagol/Gollum.
Of course, like the first collection of DVDs, they deal with the general problems and issues of turning the second book into the second movie. The backgrounds, plot twists, special effects, weapons, languages, music, miniatures and accidents. Not only are the cool Uruk-hai back, along with the Nazgul, but we get to see the first Wargs - giant wolves who have allied themselves with the Goblins(also known as Orcs). I can't wait for the Return of the King!
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Summary: Original Version: 5 Stars; Special Extended Version: 3 Stars
Review: I will say that the Special Extended Edition "movie" of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is way better than the original version. The extra/added scenes are incredible parts from 'The Lord of the Rings' book trilogy. But, why is there a defect in discs three and four? They just won't play on my Magnavox DVD Player! A whole lot of people are having this miserable problem. I own the original Full-Screen version of 'The Two Towers' and the Special Features disc had no problem. Skip the original Wide-Screen version of 'The Two Towers'; the movie itself is defected (it skips just five minutes before it ends). Anyway, why should I spend a lot of money on an awesome DVD when the two Special Features discs won't work in most DVD Players (including mine). I must say that I love 'The Lord of the Rings' movie trilogy and I simply am obsessed with the book trilogy. The movies, especially, are great and are very wonderful and exciting to watch. But I won't hire the rating of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' Special Extended DVD Edition until this problem is fixed!
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Summary: closer to the book
Review: My husband and I really enjoyed this version. I'm a big fan of the books and I was a little disappointed in the orignal theater version of the two towers because most of my favorite parts of the book were cut for fights scenes that aren't even in the book (after thirty some reading in my lifetime I can't find the battle with the wargs in any book or appendix). I preferred the character development and internal struggle of the characters and Peter Jackson seems to like big battle sequences. Almost all of the missing stuff was put back in. The battle at Helms Deep is more in proportion with it's importance in the book instead of the main focus of the movie. Now some of the new stuff is great and some is choppy. The Huorns are put back in, but are done in such an awkward way that they were better left out. On the other hand, all the extra Faramir stuff added a depth to the character that made him more consistent with the book, and as a result the lines he says have a lot more background and meaning. Fans of the Ents will be pleased. Still, I admit after watching both versions, I can see why Jackson made the decisions he did. The theater version is probably the smoother, more easily understood version for those who aren't familiar with the background story. It isn't necessary to know the individual orcs' names to understand the story. You may also not like the length of this version if you aren't dedicated. I watched it over two nights, splitting it at the disc change, to make it less of a marathon. If you're a fan of the books, or a new fan of the movies looking for something that fleshes out the story more, you will love this.
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Summary: A Shift in Focus
Review: See...the Hobbits are supposed to be the common man, the people we relate to. Aragorn and his ilk are supposed to be the mythical, those we watch through the Hobbit's eyes. But it seemed like in this film the Hobbits played less of a role, in favor of Aragorn being the main character. More power to them, as this choice is probably safer in terms of making movie-goers happy, but it personally made me like it a bit less then the last flick.
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Summary: The extra Hour that they took off the original movie
Review: is seen her in this edition and it is worth it! this edition really helps you understand a lot about the charatures (if you have't read the books!) There are things that they shouldn't have left out in the theater. YOU Have to see this edition. It has got some amazing things. You can see the costume designs, backstage things, and more! Plus the package that it comes in looks like a leather bound book. Looks amazing on your shelves. THANK YOU :)
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