Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

For those who read the book first, this movie sucked. Badly. Jackson re-wrote the plot so much that parts of it were not recognizable. Practically every scene had a "wtf?!?" moment in it. One problem is that Jackson was a huge fan of war and battle scenes; Tolkien, on the other hand, did not glorify the battles in his book. Tolkien had fought in the trenches in WWI, and saw most of his friends die. He was not a fan of war. He was a fan of trees and other green growing things. The only green things Jackson was a fan of were dollar bills.

Clearly a bridging movie between the first and the third. Easily the worst of the films, and has "come on, hurry up" feel to it.

wow another boring movie where idiot farmers have better fighting skills than trained warriors. Also, i hate elves. they are arrogant annoying creatures that constantly act like they are superior to every other living thing on earth

This was the best of the lot; of course, I like the battle scenes. The seige scene is a great last stand episode.

My Favorite will always be The Fellowship Of The Ring, but this film is incredible in a whole other way.  Our heroes continue their quest to Mordor to destroy the ring. You are introduced to a whole new group of folks, and are shown some great battle scenes starting around halfway through the film.  Gimli is also hilarious in this one.

Another fantastic film in the three-part series.

Faramir was written out of the films, replaced by another character called Faramir with nothing in common except their name, blood-tie to Boromor and military rank and function. The film devolves further from the script, and there is no end to Jackson's lame excuses and explanations as to why he did such a poor translation this time around. The story really turns into a piece of trash, saved by Tolkiens depth of language and Boyens natural talent as a writer. The costumes and sets are the best ever seen on film, and the cinematography is excellent. Jackson did a good job but he and his wife mangled the script so badly, and devolved all the characters and relationships so horribly I'm saddened to see how badly Jackson failed to understand Lord of the Rings, instead replacing his own values with Tolkiens.

ok i admitt it i am a fan of lord of the rings

Great movie. Its the middle of the best series ever so yer... it owns! The action in it was cool especially the siege of helms deep.

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Es ist der schlechteste LOTR Film. Und ich hasse LOTR irgendwie.

The second part of Lord of the Rings is as good as the first and third parts. Frodo and Sam are on their own and are joined by Gollum, who has split personalities. He wants the ring for himself. This has a lot of good moments and nice special effects too.

This is one of the best movies I've ever seen. It mesmorized me and made me care about the good guys beating the bad guys. Great acting and special effects. An instant classic.

Superb, Christopher Lee was perfect for Saruman and Andy Serkis as Gollum was remarkable.

It seemed a little long and nothing really happened at all with Merry & Pippin...always sitting on the damn Ent throughout the movie.

If you read my Star Wars Episode III comment, it applies here. The Two Towers was the only Lord of the Rings I remotely understood. however, I only understood it about 45%.

Peter Jackson took out perfectly good stuff that would have translated fine into this movie and replaced it with his own crap. Movie is good, but the butchering of the original story sucked.

The raid on the fortress sequence was amazing. . .terrific film.

The best of the series mainly because it is now over.

The battle at Helms Deep was amazing!

it rocked! war scenes were cool!

My personal favorite in the trilogy.

I think this was an amazing movie. The best Lord of the rings movie ever. The huge battle was just breathtaking, I've neven seen anything like that before. Peter Jackson left a legacy and I could watch that movie every day. One of my all time favorite.

The Best of the LOTR Trilogy. It was the most exciting and didn't feel too long like the others. Plus the battle scenes were an absolute joy to watch!

This has more action than the first one and goes by quite quickly considering the 3 hour run time. It picks up the story right were the first film left off but if you have not seen the first you will be lost. The battle scenes are great with wonderful effects.

Yes, a feast for the eyes.Did not follow the book exactly,but this book is NOT an easy read.

Probably the best of the 3 films, I really love it. Its amazing how Tolkien created such characters ..

Again good but drawn out

Of all the LOTR movies, I wouold have to say this one is my favorite. If I can sit through this movies 5 times and not get tired of it, you know I must love it. And it's not just because of Orlando's eye shot closeup in Fangorn Forest. Although that did keep me on the edge of my seat for about 5 minutes afterwards.( That was when I was obsessed with him, which I'm not anymore by the way) This one definetly has the best battle scene. The batle at Helms Deep is amazingly crafted. It took them a long time to build that set. I think they said about 7 months. And then it gets destroyed! Talk about hard work gone before your eyes! But it's all worth it. My favorite 2 lines from the battle scene. 1st, from Legolas talking to Gimli when he can't see. GimliWhat's happening? LegolasShall I describe it to you, or would you like me to find you a box?. My second favorite, again from Gimli and Legolas. When their fighting the Orcs and such, Gimli Leoglas! Two already! Leoglas I'm on 17! Gimli Argh! ... Read more

A good film that I recomend. The directing and special effects are beautiful.

Not as good as the first installment of the trilogy. It had some nice battle scenes and i thought that Gollum was a good character. I will rent the third installment when it comes out.

A mind-blowing experience. The extended edition of the Two Towers is worth every penny.One of the greatest sequels ever made.

Orlando Bloom stole the show and made me jump out of my seat and cheer when he slid down the stairs while firing off arrows at hapless orc and then proceeded to separate some heads from some bodies when he reached the bottom. This film only betters the formula established in the first film. Gollum is a top notch performance. That character made me lauch and tremble and even feel sorry for him. He was brilliant. I hope this trend continues into the third film.

This film is fantastic! It betters the first one which is hardly possible. The actors are magnificent and the special effects in the battle scenes are worth taking many double takes. A trumph for film-making even if it fudges on Tolkien's version a little.

I loved the battle at Helm's Deep and the part where the Ents attack Isengard.

Not what I expected. The first LOTR was almost exactly like the book but the second one strayed from the original story. On the plus side gollum was done extremely well. The digital character in the last Harry Potter POS looked like crap in comparison.

Once I saw the Fellowship, I couldn't wait for the Two Towers to come out. And the only bad thing about the Two Towers is it makes it that much harder to wait for the Return of the King. One of the very best movies of all time. You just don't know what you're missing until you've been a part of the Lord of the Rings!

Never read the books but I'm in love with this movie series.

This movie sucked and that's about all I have to say.

The movie was pretty good. I'm only giving this movie a "terrible" rating, because I feel that it should be below "The Matrix: Reloaded" most definitely.

Masterful movie - the acting is top notch and the cinematography is spectacular'

I loved this movie, even more than I loved the first one. It is fun trying to spot friends in it and the odd famous person I have met. And it is good to know that this level of achievement can come out of my school. Great Movie

The scenery & special effects are awesome. Can't wait for the third.

Enjoyed this even more than the first which was excellent. Thrilled to see our h.s. aged children even fascinated though they have never read the book like their mom did (many years ago!).

Don't get me wrong, Chicago was fine. But lets get real Academy, LOTR The Two Towers was the best picture of the year hands down. Now, I'm not one of these fanatics and I actually thought the first one could have been a little shorter, but the 2nd has more action and excitement. It flows better, Gullom-Smiegel is a lot of fun to watch and the whole movie it is a true cinematic masterpiece. I will say that from reading a bit from some of the comments here from people psycho-analyzing the film to the extreme to another person calling it "Christian" and Harry Potter "anti-Christian" need to remember ITS JUST A MOVIE, a science fiction movie and not to take it so seriously! Chill out folks. However, LOTR is a fantastic film, no question.

This movie deserves a word which I do not apply lightly: masterpiece. If I could give it more stars, I would. This is perfect film-making. Not one frame is dull. Each of it's 181 minutes is enthralling. Everyone would find something to enjoy.

Well, I think this one was a bit more fun to watch than the first one. I happened to agree with Ebert on both - the first one was very awkwardly paced and in this one the main heroes, the hobbits, seem to take a back seat to Helm's Deep - a battle that occupied one short chapter in the book. This guy I know thought it would've been better to end the movie with the cliffhanger Tolkien used in the book (I guess I shouldn't give it away to non-readers). As an avid fan of the book I'd have to agree. I was discussing with some online fans what will be left out due to their chopping the main events off the end of the second book, and we ended up agreeing that quite a bit will be (I'm guessing Aragorn will not take the POTD). I noticed the absence of the twins - Arwen's brothers, and wondered why it couldn't have been them with some Elves and the other Rangers to come down and help with the battle. But I guess Jackson wanted to give Lorien a bigger role. And, oh, I just love the decision to s... Read more

The book on which the three films are based is conventionally, and incorrectly, referred to as a "trilogy"...a term that describes three books that are related but each a complete work in itself--able to stand independently of the others. Lord of the Rings is actually a single novel divided into three parts by the publisher for reasons of convenience. Critics who call The Two Towers a "sequel" are mistaken. It is part two of a three part work, and is best judged as such. As such, and anticipating a similar quality level in the as-yet-unseen third intalment, it is excellent work. Jackson's emendations were by and large more respectful of the novel than anyone has a right to expect, given the film industry's historically rocky relationship to literature, especially great literature.