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DVD The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Full Screen Edition)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a seamless continuation of Peter Jackson's epic fantasy based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. After the breaking of the Fellowship, Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power with the creature Gollum as their guide. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) join in the defense of the people of Rohan, who are the first target in the eradication of the race of Men by the renegade wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee) and the dark lord Sauron. Fantastic creatures, astounding visual effects, and a climactic battle at the fortress of Helm's Deep make The Two Towers a worthy successor to The Fellowship of the Ring, grander in scale but retaining the story's emotional intimacy. These two films are perhaps the greatest fantasy films ever made, but they're merely a prelude to the cataclysmic events of The Return of the King. --David Horiuchi
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A Classic
I read these books as a child long before they were popular in the "escapist" 70's. The three movies do the books justice and bring the books to life. All three are excellent DVDs with great picture and sound. If only more such films were being made. I guess heroism, friendship and love are out of fashion, but the success of these films proves that they are not dead.
Exceptional. Perhaps my favorite of the three films!!
I love this installment. It is possibly my favorite. I am especially fond of Theoden. His dialogue is golden. Upon the death of his son, his grief is poignant. "Simbelmÿne. Ever has it grown on the tombs of my forebears. Now it shall cover the grave of my son. Alas, that these evil days should be mine. The young perish and the old linger. That I should live to see that last days of my house."
Gandalf consoles him. "Théodred's death was not of your making."
Theoden continues to grieve. "No parent should have to bury their child." Then he begins to sob bitterly.
Later, Theoden as steeled himself for the coming onslaughter and dons his armor. His words draw stronly from Tolkien. "Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind in the meadow. The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow."
From text of The Two Towers is runs as follows:
Where now the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing?
Where is the helm and the hauberk, and the bright hair flowing?
Where is the hand on the harpstring, and the red fire glowing?
Where is the spring and the harvest and the tall corn growing?
They have passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow;
The days have gone down in the West behind the hills into shadow.
Who shall gather the smoke of the dead wood burning,
Or behold the flowing years from the Sea returning?
It is as though he is quoting from the oral tradition of his people.
In addition to all of this there are so many wonderful elements in these films.
We have the race across Rohan by Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn to rescue Merry and Pippen. Aragons tracking and recreation of the events that enable the hobbits to escape their captors is masterful in its execution.
Gimli and Legolas are wonderful.
Aragorn is one of the Kings of Old!
Eowyn longs for death and valor and will pierce your heart!
Gollum is exceptional.
Can I forgive Peter Jackson for the liberties that he takes with the elves fighting at Helms Deep?
Sure. It really is good cinema!
Can I forgive Jackson's butchering of the character of Faramir? OK. The sequence with Boromir and Faramir together is wonderful. It explains quite a bit.
I can even forgive him of greater Crimes Against Tolkien which I will address in a review of The Return of the King.The Two Towers is wonderful. I cannot recommend it enough!
Everyhting a sequel leading up to the next movie should be
The Two Towers is a filler, that's all. Thankfully it's a good filler. The idea is to introduce some new characters and set the story up for the third movie.
New characters you meet: Eowyn, played by Miranda Otto, Faramir, who is Boromir's brother, Theoden, King of Rohan, Theodred, Theoden's son, Eomer, played by Karl Urban and Eowyn's sister, The Ents, Grima Wormtongue,(Saruman's bi***) and Gollum!
The movie spends a lot of time showing Merry and Pippin meeting up with the mighty Ents, Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas making their way through Fangorn and wherever else to find their friends, Frodo and Sam meet up with Gollum who helps them make their way to the ring and has an agenda of his own. We get Gandalf back, who kicked the crap out of the balrog and was resurrected to help the group on their journey and is now known as Gandalf the White. Theoden is being corrupted by Saruman and doezsn't even acknowledge his son's death, who was poisoned by Grima. Under the influence of evil, Theoden excommunicates Eomer and his band of soldiers, The Rohirrim. My small gripe is that Eowyn is majorly underwritten and not given the credit she deserves as a strong and independent woman. Theoden is very bullheaded and tries to do what he thinks is right but he ends up being majorly wrong.
The biggest moment came at the battle of Helm's Deep. Haldier and his army of elves honor their allegiance with men once more. There are 10,000 orcs and uruk hai against a small band from Rohan. Theoden believes they are safe from harm at the walls of Helm's Deep but Saruman concocts bombs to blow up the wall. The part I didn't like was when Haldier gets killed by a pike from one of the Uruk hai. The battle scene was done very well and quite impressive but you shake your head at Theoden's poor judgment. Just when all hope is lost though, Gandalf the White shows up with Eomer and the Rohirrim, who beat the snot out of the rest of the army and win the battle, while the war is looming ahead.
This movie to me wasn't as great as Fellowship of the Ring and Return of the King but it's good though. It has it's exciting moments and strong messages and sets you up for the third installment.
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