Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Cast
Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen as Gandalf the White
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn
Sean Astin as Samwise 'Sam' Gamgee
Billy Boyd as Peregrin 'Pippin' Took
Liv Tyler as Arwen
John Rhys-Davies as Gimli
Dominic Monaghan as Meriadoc 'Merry' Brandybuck
Christopher Lee as Saruman the White
Miranda Otto as �owyn
Brad Dourif as Gr�ma Wormtongue
Orlando Bloom as Legolas Greenleaf
Cate Blanchett as Galadriel
Karl Urban as �omer
Bernard Hill as Th�oden, King of Rohan
Directed by Peter Jackson
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Maggie
8.5/10. It had great action, Gollum was absolutely awsome and I cried. The Battle of Helm's Deep wasn't as great as I thought it was because once something dramatic happened wit the battle, they switched to Frodo and Sam or Merry and Pippin who were so anti-climactic. Merry and Pip weren't in it that much, and the movie mostly followed Legolas, Aragorn and Gimli. Liv Tyler(Arwen) was in it, of course, but she did absolutely NOTHING! She was just a time filler, and the smae goes for Elrond and Galadriel. Haldir of Lorien showed up again, and Gandalf did, too. One of the biggest problems was that the movie didn't follow the book much, but it was still a good movie. If you like action and drama, it's for you. If you didn't see the first one or read the books, then I suggest doing so before seeing this great flick.
Movie Previewer
9.5/10 Ok now I'm not trying to attack rater #2, but I can't believe you gave The Two Towers a 5!!! In my opinion that's like saying it was a one-scene film, but I guess we are all entitled to our own opinions. Anyways The Two Towers focuses on the fellowship, which is not really a fellowship anymore (I'm not the best with wording things like that). The fellowship has broken and each part has it's own goals. Frodo (Elijah Wood), Sam (Sean Astin), and Gollum (Computer) are trying to find a way into Mordor (Home of Sauron, villain in the movie) to destroy the ring (One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them). In this movie the ring demonstrates more control over the main character Frodo. "The ring, it's getting heavier!"
Whereas the other two hobbits, Pippin (Billy Boyd) and Merry (Dominic Monaghan) are sitting on a tree that carries them around a forest for all of the movie, and eventually they get some excitement at the end of the movie.
And the other four characters Gandalf (Ian Mckellen), Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) are in Rohan with the King of Rohan. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli spend half of the movie at Helm's Deep in a great battle scene (with AWESOME graphics I might add), and of course in all the fantasy movies (Harry Potter for comparison). The wizard saves the day.
Peter Jackson's version of these books is really cool, in my vision it's like I jumped right into the book and was right there fighting alongside the rest of them. He also shows immensely how the ring is having more of a hold on Frodo.
The only reason that I took off .5 of a perfect score is that it was a bit long! I think I counted my friend next to me went to the bathroom 3 times! (Or maybe it was just all those Pepsi freezies he got).
I do have to say that Gollums last line in the movie crept me out a bit, but I have no worries. The next chapter in the Lord of the Rings trilogy is The Return of the King (which from the first two so far it promises to be the best one yet!) Look forward to seeing a preview from me on Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. It opens Christmas 2003.
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Rated PG-13 for epic battle sequences and scary images.
Running time: 179 minutes
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