2002 Directed by Peter Jackson
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 Viggo Mortensen Sean Astin Liv Tyler Orlando Bloom John Rhys-Davies Dominic Monaghan Billy Boyd Andy Serkis Cate Blanchett Christopher Lee Hugo Weaving Bernard Hill Karl Urban Miranda Otto David Wenham Sean Bean John Noble Brad Dourif Craig Parker Olivia Tennet Jed Brophy Calum Gittins John Bach Robbie Magasiva Robyn Malcolm Bruce Phillips Raymond Trickitt Show All…
Peter Jackson Barrie M. Osborne Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Saul Zaentz Mark Ordesky Michael Lynne
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…
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…
One of the (many) things that makes LOTR distinct is that the One Ring is not a MacGuffin, or even only a symbol. It's a character.
Picking up right where the first one left off, this sequel goes even deeper into Tolkien lore, and doesn’t hold back. All of our beloved hobbits and elves and humans, broken up into three groups, encounter all sorts of creatures and villains as they reach closer to their main goal to rid the one ring that will rule them all.
Among the most memorable new additions of the series is Gollum, a CGI-created creature battling a severe case of schizophrenia. At turns hilarious and pitiful, Gollum is a terrific character, pivotal to the film’s structure and central to the struggling loyalty between the friendship of a weary Frodo and a suspicious Sam. King Theoden, Grimy Wormtongue, and Treebeard are also…
Long-winded and drawn out but competently made. Almost on par with the first but this one has too many seemingly meaningless subplots. These are way too fucking long.
This may not be a perfect movie but it has everything I love in it, as in lots of Orcs getting sliced and stabbed. Yeah, I could watch the battle of Helm's Deep over and over again.
The execution of Gollum and the execution of the battle of Helms Deep is enough to praise this film on, but the film continues the character threads of the last one nicely and continues to exhibit some of the finest fantasy filmmaking put to film.
After the first chapter impressed me interms of action, characters and visuals this film had a lot to live up to and boy does film deliver.
After continuing on from the first film we see the group split up into 3 separate groups and over coming new threats and introduced to new characters. What makes this film deliver is that all 3 acts are strong. From character development to the visuals.
Peter Jackson has done a fantastic job directing this film. He captures everything perfectly. Not everything is CGI. The battle in Act 3 is one of the best I've seen on screen.
The Banter between Legalis and Gimli is fantastic.
Continuing my theatrical edition marathon. Unfortunately I had some DVD slippage issues, but that's what you get when you pick up a $2 copy from the local thrift store I guess.
I realized while I was watching this that the theatrical versions of FELLOWSHIP and TWO TOWERS my family had on VHS were full screen, not wide screen. I'd preferred the extended edition DVDs to the theatrical releases because they had more material, but I'd also been missing out on quite a lot of the movie, no thanks to the full screen versions. Watching the theatrical version in wide screen felt different, in a good way. I hadn't realized that so many shots weren't centered. I like that this movie…
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