I have never seen a better movie in my life. I thought it would be impossible to improve on The Fellowship of the Ring, but Jackson blew me away. The Two Towers is the best movie I have ever seen. It makes Star Wars look like crap. Lord of the Rings is the best Trilogy ever made. Classic for years to come.
I really enjoyed watching this movie. Can someone explain to me the story of Gollum. Frodo stated he was a hobbit named ???. What is that about? Does the multiple personalities of Gollum come from him being tortured? Who is the "she" that Gollum is referring to at the end of the movie?
1. His name was Smeagol. 2. Smeagol became Gollum after years and years and years of holding the ring. Smeagol is whats left of his hobbit side that lies within Gollum. 3. "She" is Shelob....either read the book or wait til next xmas to see what "she" is....I'm not going to ruin it for anyone.
I thought this was the worst book, so it wouldn't surprise me if this was the worst movie of the bunch. I was pretty disappointed with it. While Fellowship (especially the extended cut) flowed well and didn't feel like 3 hours, this one felt like 5 hours. The CG except for gollum and the final battle seemed worse than the first for some reason also. Overall, I thought it was overdramatic and cheesy at many points. The flow of the movie was terrible; it jumped from storyline to storyline without any sense of continuity. Still it was a tough subject to tackle and not a terrible film. It wasn't the best film ever or even a great film. Maybe another director's cut will address my issues with continuity and pacing and let the movie live up to the praise people seem to be heaping on it.
First, I just got back form seeing it and thought that is was freaking fantastic. An excellent movie, better than the first in my opinion. Second, and I don't know if you've read the books or not, but it is kind of disheartening to at the same time see some people complaining that it strayed too far from the book, only to see others complaining about things that are actually like the book. There is actually MORE counting of kills in the book. Heck, the book itself is very cheesy, especially given the fact that the context of what is and isn't cheesy today is far different than it was from the time of the book's writing. In my opinion, for example, the marsh scene was done really well. I've heard a lot of complaints about the movie, most of which I didn't experience. Was it fortuitous for a horse to come by and pick up Aragorn? Sure, but it's a fantasy story, fortunate things happen. Was I surprised by some of the deviations from the book...sure. But someone had to interpret it in their own way so that all movie goers can actually understand what's going on and be emotionally drawn in. As someone who has read and thoroughly enjoyed reading the books more than once, I wasn't at all dissapointed in the changes. To suggest that Guy Ritchie, or, even more amazing, a consortium of directors like Guy Ritchie under the direction of Steven Spielberg (no thank you, Spielberg A.I. idea of science fiction/fantasy would have me sleeping in no time) could do a better job seems ridiculous to me.
I'm sure glad I'm not a LOTR geek like Nomar and my purist vision has been destroyed. I followed the film better than the first one, and I enjoyed the three parallel story lines. One thing I am, however, is a big old Led Zeppelin geek and throughout the whole film I was reminded of Zeppelin songs. From "Ramble On"- Led Zeppelin II "Mine's a tale that can't be told, my freedom I hold dear. How years ago in days of old, when magic filled the air. T'was in the darkest depths of Mordor, I met a girl so fair. But Gollum, and the evil one crept up and slipped away with her, her, her....yeah. " The Battle Of Evermore -from Led Zeppelin IV "Queen of Light took her bow, And then she turned to go, The Prince of Peace embraced the gloom, And walked the night alone. Oh, dance in the dark of night, Sing to the morning light. The dark Lord rides in force tonight, And time will tell us all. Oh, throw down your plow and hoe, Rest not to lock your homes. Side by side we wait the might of the darkest of them all. I hear the horses' thunder down in the valley blow, I'm waiting for the angels of Avalon, waiting for the eastern glow. The apples of the valley hold, The seeds of happiness, The ground is rich from tender care, Repay, do not forget, no, no. Dance in the dark of night, sing to the morning light. The apples turn to brown and black, The tyrant's face is red. Oh the war is common cry, Pick up you swords and fly. The sky is filled with good and bad that mortals never know. Oh, well, the night is long the beads of time pass slow, Tired eyes on the sunrise, waiting for the eastern glow. The pain of war cannot exceed the woe of aftermath, The drums will shake the castle wall, the ring wraiths ride in black, Ride on. Sing as you raise your bow, shoot straighter than before. No comfort has the fire at night that lights the face so cold. Oh dance in the dark of night, Sing to the morning light. The magic runes are writ in gold to bring the balance back. Bring it back. At last the sun is shining, The clouds of blue roll by, With flames from the dragon of darkness, the sunlight blinds his eyes." basically all of Led Zeppelin IV has that mystical feel to it, with Stairway To Heaven and not to mention one of the songs is entitled"Misty Mountain HOp" feel free to interpret however you wish, and if you can think of more Zep references to TOlkien, please do so. that being said, GREAT FLICK
Nomar is right that Jackson butchers the story. Even when the Frodo and Samwise were in Osgilliath, Jackson knowingly winks at the audience by having Sam say. "By all practical rights Mr. Frodo, we should not even be here." Also, he took some liberties at the battle of Helms deep. The Horns...a moving forest is what destroyed the 10,000 orcs, they sort of left that out. However, it is a movie adaption, and a dang good story. I wish I did not know the story so well, and could not watch it all the while going...huh? I don't recall the elves at Helms deep... Oh well, I anxiously await the next one. DD
Well, your points are all the same. You didn't like it because you thought it was too horror-oriented and strayed too far from the novel. To which I responded: horror informs Jackson's style but he is much broader in scope than you give him credit for; moreover, if you don't stray from the story, you end up with a five-hour movie filled with bunch of epic poems and a tiny audience of (if you'll excuse me) f*cking lameass dorks with nothing better to do than pick away at tiny issues. Yeah, it's cheesy: the books are bloody Velveeta! Yeah, the middle movie lacks coherence because the fellowship are split up: how do you suggest Jackson fix *that*? Three different stories which are cinematically sequential but jump back and forward in time, like Pulp Fiction? Nope. There's no way to avoid some awkwardness! I found the pacing OK, considering the amount of ground covered. Look at the broad picture here: this trilogy is obviously one of the most ambitious, critically and popularly successful, and goddammit, pretty astounding achievements of cinema in the last fifty years. I mean, it obviously has some faults, but so does Birth of a Nation!
I'm not going to see The Two Towers until I've watched Fellowship of the Ring (I'm getting the DVD when I get a PS2 in the next month or two).
First time I watched The Fellowship, I wasn't impressed. Not disappointed but not impressed. After I rented it, I was astonished at how I did not like The Fellowship. Blown away. I hope that a second viewing will have a similar effect on me. But the one scene that goes down as all time Terrible moment in movie history is the scene at the battle of Helms Deep, where the orck is running to the explosives to blow up the wall, and it emulates the olympic running of the torch to light the olympic flame. It was all time cheese........I cant get over what any serious movie director was thinking with this scene.
i'm going to the movie tomorow, i think i will like it alot. I also read the books. I loved the fellowship of the ring. The Two Towers was my favorite book of the 3 so i can't wait. i wil tel you al what i thought of it tomorow.
MAN!! YOU GOT ANY JOB OPENINGS *SMILE* Rocket River still ain't seen the d*mn movie. . Star Trek Nemisis was ok nothing special
I'm so glad I didn't get around to reading more than The Hobbit. This movie is definitely in contention for Swirve.com's top movie of the year, and I can't wait until next December, especially since I have no idea what happens!!!! What a freakin' awesome movie. I've never seen two movies back to back that were as outstanding as this one and Gangs. With Adaptation not being a disappointment, this is by far the best movie weekend I've ever experienced!!!
I admit to being a Tolkien geek, probably read the books at least six times....and I loved the movie. Yeah the Arwen angle still bugs me a tad but only in reterospect. As far as them changing the ending with the Gondor visit...since Jackson did such a great job with the Ents, I forgive the slight change in plot. I thought Helms Deep was kickass, but man o man did I love the Ents. Exactly as I envisioned them as a kid.
That part where the Ent (those were the trees, right...I'm obviously not a Tolkien geek ) put out the fire in the river was hilarious.
What a beautiful, awesome, kickass movie. Probably one of the best fantasy/action films I have ever seen. I have never had a problem seperating two mediums, and went into this judging it as a film, which is what it was. So any problems with 'following' the book don't apply for me. As a film that used a classic novel as it's source and inspiration, this was almost a work of art.
The Two Towers, as well as the Fellowship, are two of the best movies I have ever seen. I also loved the books. I saw the Fellowship having never even read The Hobbit, and I loved it. I then watched it again after reading the book, and loved it. These are brilliant works of art. I can't wait to see it again.
Yea..Lotr 1&2 rocks!! Too bad I cant say the same for The Phantom Menace or The Clone Wars, I thought those two star war movies were trash.
