If you have seen The Two Towers then why not write your own review of what you thought of the movie? Else, if you are planning on seeing it and want to read what people thought, scroll down - But BE WARNED, possible spoilers.
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| Two Towers | SamwisetheBrave |
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| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers opened yesterday and I was there to see it first thing. The film was done very well despite the few plot changes. As I watched the opening scene with Gandalf and the Balrog I felt goosebumps run up my arms. Director Peter Jackson does stray form the book in this film. I saw him say in an interview that this film will be the one that is least like the books. Jackson makes Faramir look like his brother because of his lust for the ring. When in the book Faramir resists the power of the ring and lets the Hobbits go right away. Even though the scene in Osgiliath adds to the films action, I feel it would have been better to stick to the original plot. I was also upset that they saved the battle with Shelob for the next film. That would have made a great ending for this film. All in all, The Two Towers is an excellent installment in an amazing epic adventure. With breath taking camera movements that give us a view of Middle-Earth, extrodinary battle scenes, and more character development. The Two Towers will definitely be one of the best films of the year. | ||
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| 80% Awesome 20% Terrible | Glorfinel |
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Warning!!! This contains spoilers!!!
So, I went and did my Iron Man LOTR: TTT. I watched 3 consecutive showings of the film in one day. I was blown away and profoundly disappointed at the same time. Visually even more stunning than the last one, this film starts with an incredible beginning showing the Epic clash between Gandalf and the Balrog. It was exactly as I had always visualized it. The film goes like an incredible rollercoaster ride from there. Wargs, Rohirrim and Ents... oh my! Some really fantastic stuff. Again PJ took some liberties (an army of elvish archers from Lorien led by Haldir at the battle of Helms Deep? ... well, you can neve have too many elves :-) ) but I feel that all but one were good. However that one liberty he took really hurts the film and make me a little ambivilent about it. The battle of Helms Deep was incredible. The portayal of the people of Rohan was very good. The big, and I mean really big, problem with the film is the portrayal of Faramir. It is terrible. It is all wrong. He is portrayed as way to fallible and commonly human. He has almost none of the Nobility natural to his character as portrayed in the book. And that really disappoints me and hurts the film. I struck me as actually worse than the portrayal of Aragorn's character from the first movie. It's almost as if PJ is trying to say "Elves and hobbits are very cool, dwarves make great comic relief, but Men?... Men just suck. And that is not the case. The nobility of Aragorn and Faramir sets them apart and can be seen as qualities to be aspired to. These are good qualities that are not attributed only to Supermen or only Numenoreans, but to anyone that aspires to be the best they can be with honor and humility. The portrayal of Aragorn in redeemed a bit in this film, but its portrayal of Faramir greatly lessens it. Thus it is an incredible film with are terrible flaw. |
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| Changes | Anilorak |
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I watched the movie yesterday, and I will definately give it a 5! It was AMAZING! Gollum was portrayed so well, that it gave me goosebumps. His "inner strugle" with his alternate personality was Oscar worthy. I was kind of dissapointed with Faramir. But I got over it very quickly. I realized that Peter Jackson tried to make him more down-to-earth. I mean, everyone has the problem of temptation one way or another, and by making him subjective to this temptation, Jackson can make him overcome it, and eventually become the noble Faramir everybody knows and loves!
Another thing that kind of hurt the movie, was some visual effect "downgrades" that were done with the Ents. Even though the Ents themselves looked awsome, there were times where Merry and Pippin did not look like they were actually there. But again, I got over it when they saved the whole Ent scene with the Isengard battle. Besides those minor flaws, the movie was great. There were some very good changes also. The way Theoden was possesed by Sarumans spirit, and Gandalf had to force it out of him was great. To finish it up, I thought the Soundtrack was very inspireing, the Rohirim were portrayed very well, and the movie in general was a definant step up in the trilogy. |
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| Disappointed | Billbo |
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So far, I fully agree with the other reviews that have been written. But even though I've given the movie a 4 rating, I'm still incredibly disappointed at what I saw last night. Yes, it's a great movie...IF you haven't read the books.
So...here I go. First, the good: The portrayal of Gollum was absolutely amazing, especially considering the fact that the character was computer generated. He had depth, his schitzophrenia came across very well, and his facial expressions were amazing. But why the vocalization of his plan to deceive Frodo and Sam at the end of the film? The surprise at the end of the book was much more effective, I think. And why did they choose to end this book before the encounter with Shelob? The conclusion of the book is so great and I just can't imagine why Peter Jackson would even want to change it... On with the bad... Faramir was also big let-down. Even though he eventually 'sees the light' (AFTER bringing the hobbits and gollum on a contrived side-trip to Gondor...what's up with that??), Jackson makes him out to be like the majority of men. Faramir should be the opposite of his father and brother because he is fully aware of the dangers of the ring and doesn't possess the desire to use it. The Ents were cool, but I really missed all the Ho-Humming. And the fact that the Hobbits had to coax them into storming Isengard was a bit annoying. And I was also upset with the way that Merry and Pippin met Treebeard...totally different than the book. And what was the point in bringing Elves into the battle at Helm's Deep? I just don't understand... Also, on the way to Helm's Deep when Theoden and company are attacked by the wolf riders, Aragorn falls off a cliff into a river. My memory may be failing me a bit, but I don't recall this in the book. Why? I could go on and on..but I won't. Maybe I just need see the movie again... |
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| TTT The Wow Factor | Star-of-Hope |
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Hmmm... the Wow factor!...
Two scenes come to mind... Gollum fishing in the pool...wow! Wow!! Gollum fighting with Smeagol ...wow From the Closet Purist of the FOTR, a stunning admission: This time I sat back and enjoyed the film for what it was and although some things jarred as 'NOT RIGHT" I contained my 'just rage' and pushed it aside and allowed the experience of the movie to encompass me. (Probably influenced by being seated with 2 revisionists =:), it was suggested I took a paper bag with me in case I started hyperventilating, but over all I was incredible restrained. A couple of snide comments ;) was my limit :P) The Ents...hmmm...Treebeard...GREAT...Gollum..magic! Eomer and Faramir...hmmm...Eowyn...great...Aragorn..Magic and my darling Gimli!!...The character development on the [B]whole fellowship[/B] was wonderful, the human qualities such as humour, shining through. Plot Changes!!! :| lets just say PJ is lucky I saw him the day before I saw the movie... Sets/costumes, locations...AAA+++ Grima...TOO Grima, too obvious in his portrayal ...the exorcisim B-) Sauron's eye!!!...YESS!!! Not as I imagined as I read the books, but nonetheless very effective. The Wargs...once again not as I imagined..very hyenaish in appearance, but effective. Over all I was reasonably happy with it, seeing it again in the next day or so, time will tell how I feel after a second viewing.. WOW factor??? Yes this is certainly some of that! as an interpretation of the book..I'd give it 2 out of 5, as a movie...4 and a 1/2 |
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