The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 Directed by Peter Jackson

A New Power Is Rising.

Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

Elijah Wood Ian McKellen Liv Tyler Viggo Mortensen Sean Astin Cate Blanchett John Rhys-Davies Bernard Hill Christopher Lee Billy Boyd Dominic Monaghan Orlando Bloom Hugo Weaving Miranda Otto David Wenham Brad Dourif Andy Serkis Sean Bean Karl Urban Craig Parker John Noble Bruce Allpress John Bach Sala Baker Jed Brophy Sam Comery Calum Gittins Phil Grieve Bruce Hopkins Show All…

Alternative Titles

LOTR 2, The Two Towers, Sagan om de två tornen, LOTR The two towers, Les deux tours, Le Seigneur des Anneaux: Les Deux Tours, The Lord of the Rings 2 - The Two Towers

fantasy adventure action

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Review by Lucy ★★★★½ 7

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

when the fucking ents take an entire day to have one short conversation with each other but the SECOND treebeard sees what nonsense saruman has done he just SHOUTS and those ents ZOOPED into isengard SO FAST and just start BUSTING SKULLS..... and the fact that saruman thought he was hot shit and then his entire scheme was destroyed by some SUPER OLD PISSED OFF TREES... ICONIC
Review by Roberto_ ★★★★★ 9

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Review by Lucy ★★★★★ 3

and for this letterboxd installment i’d like to only discuss the 10 second clip of legolas SURFING down a full flight of STAIRS on a SHIELD while RAINING down arrows on uruk-hai... that’s real! and it took a lot of self restraint not to write that in all caps because i’m so psyched about it
Review by katie ★★★★ 9

MAKE GAY FRODO CANON
Review by Vanessa ★★★★★ 2

PO-TA-TOES
BOIL 'EM MASH 'EM STICK 'EM IN A STEW
Review by CinemaClown ★★★★★ 22

Every story usually consists of three acts; the first is where you introduce your tale & its characters, the second is the middle part where the majority of the plot surfaces & character development takes place, and the third & final act is where you tie up all the loose ends to bring your entire narrative to a satisfying conclusion. Almost every storyteller has a definite idea of how to begin & end their stories but the middle act is always the hardest part. Because no matter how great the other two acts are, if this part isn't handled correctly, then the overall experience will ultimately amount to almost nothing in the end.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is that middle…
Review by niceguys ★★★★½ 2

it started raining and suddenly I became more concerned about legolas' hair than the actual battle
Review by justmiaslife ★★★★★ 3

aragorn entering the room after everyone thought he was dead
me: king shit
Review by iana ★★★★ 3

i’m merry and pippin just vibing with tree dudes
Review by shay ★★★★★ 1

a spinoff movie called legolly blonde focusing on how legolas grooms his hair and what products he uses
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★½ 7

Did someone turn off the light?
Because it just got real dark up in here.
In all seriousness, The Two Towers isn't the cheery and delectable piece of adventure that The Fellowship of the Ring was. However, that doesn't mean that it isn't as satisfying. The danger is higher, the scope is wider, and the characters are in one helluva situation.
Basically, this reminds me of the Empire Strikes Back. It's darker, deeper, and full of choices that will reverberate throughout Middle Earth. However, that doesn't mean that it's necessarily better than its predecessor. The first film feels like an adventure, while the second feels like a challenge.
And it all leads up to Helm's Deep. A grand and absolutely…
Review by Jamelle Bouie ★★★★½ 2

“It’s like in the great stories Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn’t want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.”

Recent reviews

Review by William Anastassiou ★★★★

In my mind, I thought this was my favorite of the 3 films based solely on the helms deep battle. It's not perfect, and the Frodo and Sam bits were very boring.
Review by atika ★★★

PO TA TOESSSSS
Review by danlikesmovies ★★★★★

Watched the extended edition on the new 4K UHD disc with Dolby Vision HDR. It’s like watching the franchise for the first time all over again. My least favorite of the LoTR trilogy, but still an absolute masterpiece. The battle for Helms Deep will forever be one of the greatest fight sequences in all of cinema.
Review by marisa ★★★★★ 1

(legit review to be written soon.)
what a film.
definitely better than fellowship, this one has to be my favorite so far. i love how the two towers got to the point immediately as it started, no wandering throughout the film.
the battle sequences were so intense and chilling, loved them all!
what i love about the two towers in general is that nothing was dragging throughout, the transition to the point of view of the different characters was so clean.
also, can we just take a moment to appreciate andy serkis's performance as gollum?? that was just INCREDIBLE.
the visuals, the soundtrack, literally anything and everything about the film is absolute perfect. so much better than fellowship, and the LOTR movies are definitely aging well.
Review by Michael ★★★★

THE CONCLUSION EXPECTATIONS ARE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.
Review by megan! ★★★★½

😭😭😭don’t you know your sam?😭😭😭
Review by Andreas Vege ★★★★½

Jeg liker denne også. Men liker nok den forrige litt bedre?
Er gjennom hele filmen sur på Sam for at han mobber Smeagol som jeg elsker over alt.
Review by T.H. Ponders ★★★★

Alright, the middle day of the trilogy. I do think this one drags ever so slightly. The pacing between the three stories is a little difficult, because so little happens to Meri and Pippin, only slightly more happens to Frodo and Sam, and so damn much happens to Aragorn and the lot. Still I am continually amazed at the number of film techniques at use here. And the Battle of Helm’s Deep is pretty darn epic. Still, Im not surprised this is usually at the bottom of folks lists. Very excited for the conclusion tomorrow!
Review by Jenny ★★★★

i keep thinking that sam and frodo are about to kiss
Review by Trezl ★★★★★

My favorite of the LOTR movies. So awe inspiring when it first came out, and it still holds up in 4k.
Review by dholmes1 ★★★★★

Sam: "I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why.…
Review by Arstan Söze ★½

Good until stopped working. Tree pull down next minute it crashed and the fucking movie stop brings anger to my souls