Lord of the Rings Two Towers - movie review

[Pauly D]

Very much agree. My biggest beef with TTT is that the middle drags. Peter Jackson said he felt the need to "recap" events for those who hadn't seen Fellowship in a year. All the Elrond/Galadriel conversations and Aragorn/Arwen flashbacks were pointless and dragged the movie down. Plus I would've preferred that the Helms Deep battle played out more like the book without Elven involvement.

For what it's worth, Fellowship is easily my favorite movie of the series.

But you have to admit, the sound of the horn and that music to the elves marching in was awesome. Plus it's not as if they saved the day or anything like that. In the end it was just men and some of the Fellowship characters

[Bender]

For what it's worth, Fellowship is easily my favorite movie of the series.

Mine too.

[TDMVPDPOY]

get rid of the midgets staring at a ring and it wouldve been a shorter movie...fck that kent anyway

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get rid of the midgets staring at a ring and it wouldve been a shorter movie...fck that kent anyway

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Great point. Now the whole 6 part series is full of holes, rendering it unwatchable. 5/10 for the first three. 2/10 for the rest. This is why I hope they will remake it. Maybe with Michael Bay.

no


9/10 for the first three, 2/10 for the rest


the first 3 were a masterpiece.

[Pauly D]

no


9/10 for the first three, 2/10 for the rest


the first 3 were a masterpiece.

Don't fall for his . And some of yall are ing gots ing about it being too long for real

[SpursforSix]

And some of yall are ing gots ing about it being too long for real

I bet you never hear those gripes on a personal level.

[SpursforSix]

Don't fall for his . And some of yall are ing gots ing about it being too long for real

and btw...it is due for a remake soon. It's been like 15 years. I was kidding about Michael Bay. But they could redo it with better effects for less money today.

[Agloco]

Hitching a ride on Gwaihir to Mount Doom would have obviated the need for a great many things.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

It's a trilogy like Rocky is a trilogy. It's not. There's 5 of them.

And then there is plot. The Ring trilogy is two plot lines with the second half of the return of the king being a different plot. In more complex fiction there are multiple plot lines that culminate into a single greater plot.

Rocky is the exact same simple plot over and over again.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

And then there is plot. The Ring trilogy is two plot lines with the second half of the return of the king being a different plot. In more complex fiction there are multiple plot lines that culminate into a single greater plot.

Rocky is the exact same simple plot over and over again.

Always thought Rocky Balboa was the most overrated thing ever. Really dumb. At least 21/22/whatever Jump Street never stops being funny

[Pauly D]

Hitching a ride on Gwaihir to Mount Doom would have obviated the need for a great many things.

Do you even know what the you're talking about? Are you just trolling? The fact that you used a name makes me think you're serious

[SpursforSix]

And then there is plot. The Ring trilogy is two plot lines with the second half of the return of the king being a different plot. In more complex fiction there are multiple plot lines that culminate into a single greater plot.

Rocky is the exact same simple plot over and over again.

No way. Each Rocky is different. Sure, he fights in each one but the plots are never about the fights. The various Rockys tackle everything from love to revenge, to redemption.

It's not like the Lord of the Rings six piece had separate plots. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy them. But basically they are all about Hobbits and Wizards.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Do you even know what the you're talking about? Are you just trolling? The fact that you used a name makes me think you're serious

Wouldn't the Nazgul on their winged dragon-like steeds have destroyed the eagles?

[SpursforSix]

Wouldn't the Nazgul on their winged dragon-like steeds have destroyed the eagles?

No. They were faction joined.

[Pauly D]

Wouldn't the Nazgul on their winged dragon-like steeds have destroyed the eagles?

The eagles would've been corrupted by the ring themselves. The movies make them seem like mindless animals, kinda like horses, but they're self-aware like other races. Also, they kinda don't give a anyway

[SpursforSix]

The eagles would've been corrupted by the ring themselves. The movies make them seem like mindless animals, kinda like horses, but they're self-aware like other races. Also, they kinda don't give a anyway

On the record, the eagles communicated with the other races.

[Blake]

Not to mention, Tauriel being only 900 years old to be "closer" to Kili's age (still roughly the square of his age though, LOL) kind of ruined the "Arwen being the last elf" plot consistent with the books and the LOTR movies... though Arwen was roughly 2,000 years old and married Aragorn, age 89 at the time of their marriage at Minas Tirith well after the ring had been destroyed (Aragorn himself descended from a line of elves and men who interbred -- the Dunedain -- and lived to be 500-1200 years old themselves)... there was no precedent of an elf and a dwarf marrying or procreating, never ever, as even mere friendship between the two races was frowned upon in both the elven and dwarven cultures. Might as well date an orc or something.

Nerd

[Blake]

But really, my one beef with LOTR in the books is the lack of explanation as to why Saruman was reduced to a lame old fart.
How did he lose his power?

[SpursforSix]

But really, my one beef with LOTR in the books is the lack of explanation as to why Saruman was reduced to a lame old fart.
How did he lose his power?

He was cast down for transgressions in Olongapo.

[~O~]

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is the best trilogy of all time. I gave all three 10 of 10. There's no such thing as perfect but man........those movies are ing timeless. You can't do it any better and there's nothing I would change.

Best soundtrack from a movie series ever. Especially three movies. Best quality during its time recorded. the quality of the lord of the rings trumps movies in 2004 to 2009 by a long shot.

I can still watch all three straight through and still not be bored. The length of all three movies were necessary. There is too much backstory for SIMPLE MINDED people to stay focused in movies such as LOTR. The structure of which they speak can't be broken down easily by people who haven't taken classical English classes or any course that deals with reading old English. I had to rewatch it after the first time..because I was too blown away and lost. lol

Every scene has importance and symbolism. Quality over quan y.

The CGI use was subtle and necessary for some scenes but excellent in its use during those times. It wasn't forced out of laziness and budget cuts like it is today. They did the best they could with what they were capable of. After all, there was no cap on budget. The film locations were real. Most of the the scenes when they were running or walking through beautiful lands were real themselves. Not CGI. What I'm trying to say is the fact the filmed it on site made it more elite, superb, timeless.

Some people even loved these films so much that they visited the actual locations of the film sets. Rohan most of all was my favorite.

I own the entire soundtrack from the first movie...to the last. Even the music in the 30 minute credit scenes. Absolutely the best soundtrack for a movie series of all time. Best trilogy in existence.

[SpursforSix]

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is the best trilogy of all time. I gave all three 10 of 10. There's no such thing as perfect but man........those movies are ing timeless. You can't do it any better and there's nothing I would change.

Best soundtrack from a movie series ever. Especially three movies. Best quality during its time recorded. the quality of the lord of the rings trumps movies in 2004 to 2009 by a long shot.

I can still watch all three straight through and still not be bored. The length of all three movies were necessary. There is too much backstory for SIMPLE MINDED people to stay focused in movies such as LOTR. The structure of which they speak can't be broken down easily by people who haven't taken classical English classes or any course that deals with reading old English. I had to rewatch it after the first time..because I was too blown away and lost. lol

Every scene has importance and symbolism. Quality over quan y.

The CGI use was subtle and necessary for some scenes but excellent in its use during those times. It wasn't forced out of laziness and budget cuts like it is today. They did the best they could with what they were capable of. After all, there was no cap on budget. The film locations were real. Most of the the scenes when they were running or walking through beautiful lands were real themselves. Not CGI. What I'm trying to say is the fact the filmed it on site made it more elite, superb, timeless.

Some people even loved these films so much that they visited the actual locations of the film sets. Rohan most of all was my favorite.

I own the entire soundtrack from the first movie...to the last. Even the music in the 30 minute credit scenes. Absolutely the best soundtrack for a movie series of all time. Best trilogy in existence.

Yeah...I didn't really buy those walking and talking trees. Just superfluous flexing.

[~O~]

Yeah...I didn't really buy those walking and talking trees. Just superfluous flexing.

Well the talking trees. They could use better effects today but I truly didn't mind them being the way they were. I brushed it off. They did the best they could with what they had. The trees were necessary for Helms deep and against Isengard. They completely destroyed what was left of Saruman's army.

[SpursforSix]

Well the talking trees. They could use better effects today but I truly didn't mind them being the way they were. I brushed it off. They did the best they could with what they had. The trees were necessary for Helms deep and against Isengard. They completely destroyed what was left of Saruman's army.

It's one of the main reasons it falls flat to me. All of a sudden the trees are carrying the Hobbits around for what seemed like forever. On a journey they could never have made themselves. A convenient Deus ex Machina.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

But really, my one beef with LOTR in the books is the lack of explanation as to why Saruman was reduced to a lame old fart.
How did he lose his power?

Well, the Ents reduced Isengard to a bowl of mud soup, kind of like lower New Orleans after Katrina. Saruman lost his Palantir, and him and Wormtongue were pretty much forced to flee Orthanc. Saruman knew that the Valar order would not give him the same chance to return to middle earth as they had with Gandalf because Saruman had done too much evil. Saruman had to try to save face, so he tried to start back from the bottom... what better place than Hobbiton, which had once housed the Ringbearer himself who recently had vanquished his master?