Great Film: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
My precious...
Seriously, I never thought a movie could get better than the Fellowship of
the Ring, but it did. This movie should be #1 on the IMDb top 250. This
movie, as long as it was, captivated me from start to finish, and those who
are not entertained by this movie can not be entertained period.
Yes, I have read the book. Any chapters cut out at the end of books III and
IV will probably themselves in the next installment. If you haven't noticed,
the beginning of the Two Towers was actually closed the Fellowship of the
Ring on the big screen.
Gollum was a CG masterpiece. He added some light to this incredibly dark
movie. At the same time, there are areas where you feel sorry for the poor
guy, or just want to kill him. Smeagol was probably the most diverse
character I've ever seen.
Elijah Wood put on a better performance than he did in the first movie, as
did Sean Astin. Ian McKellen, who captivated us in the last movie,
captivated us even more in this one. Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, and
Orlando Bloom made a great trio. They laughed together, cried together,
prospered together, and suffered together. This trio gave life to Aragorn,
Gimli, and Legolas. Eowyn expressed her emotions clearly through Miranda
Otto.
The music need not be discussed. Its greatness speaks for
itself.
Favorite Scene: The Battle of Helms Deep. Possibly the greatest scene in the
book, 50% of the trailer, and action packed climax to this beautiful movie.
The movie, like its predecessor, fails to bring us closure, but that's ok.
Closure will come next year. I look forward to the Return of the
King.
The Two Towers is now my favorite movie of all time.
The scale is broken. 10 is not a capacity sufficient enough to hold this
movie... my movie... my... precious...
Cast
- Sam played by Sean Astin
- Saruman The White played by Christopher Lee
- Legolas Greenleaf played by Orlando Bloom
- Theoden played by Bernard Hill
- Galadriel played by Cate Blanchett
- Man Flesh Uruk played by Sala Baker
- 'Pippin' Took played by Billy Boyd







