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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

  • 2002
  • PG-13
  • 2h 59m
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
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Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor.
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While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard.

  • Director
    • Peter Jackson
  • Writers
    • J.R.R. Tolkien
    • Fran Walsh
    • Philippa Boyens
  • Stars
    • Elijah Wood
    • Ian McKellen
    • Viggo Mortensen
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.8/10
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    POPULARITY
    487
    10
    • Director
      • Peter Jackson
    • Writers
      • J.R.R. Tolkien
      • Fran Walsh
      • Philippa Boyens
    • Stars
      • Elijah Wood
      • Ian McKellen
      • Viggo Mortensen
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  • Top rated movie #12
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 132 wins & 138 nominations total

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    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    • Frodo
    Ian McKellen
    Ian McKellen
    • Gandalf
    Viggo Mortensen
    Viggo Mortensen
    • Aragorn
    Orlando Bloom
    Orlando Bloom
    • Legolas
    Bruce Allpress
    Bruce Allpress
    • Aldor
    Sean Astin
    Sean Astin
    • Sam
    John Bach
    John Bach
    • Madril
    Sala Baker
    Sala Baker
    • Man Flesh Uruk
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Galadriel
    Billy Boyd
    Billy Boyd
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    Brad Dourif
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    Bernard Hill
    Bernard Hill
    • Theoden
    Bruce Hopkins
    Bruce Hopkins
    • Gamling
    Paris Howe Strewe
    Paris Howe Strewe
    • Theodred
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Saruman
    • Director
      • Peter Jackson
    • Writers
      • J.R.R. Tolkien
      • Fran Walsh
      • Philippa Boyens
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    Reviewers say 'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers' is acclaimed for its stunning visuals, groundbreaking CGI, and epic battle sequences. The film excels in world-building, emotional depth, and themes of friendship and sacrifice. However, critics note pacing issues, deviations from the book, and its middle-chapter nature, which some find less cohesive. Complaints about length, complexity, and certain directorial choices are present. Despite these, it is generally seen as a significant and enjoyable part of the trilogy.
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    9Person555

    An excellent addition to the series

    Vote: 8.8 (rounded up to 9)

    The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is an amazing movie that any Tolkien fan, adventure fan, or war fan should see. Acting: Elijah Wood as Frodo is amazing. He really captures the pain that the poor little hobbit must be going through. Ian McKellen as Gandalf is excellent,even though he has a much smaller role than in FOTR. Viggo Mortenson as Aragorn was another good choice and you could really experience what he must be going through. John Rys-Davies was really good as Gimli, but his jokes got really tiring before the end. Sean Astin as Sam fit the description of good old Sam well and also acted out the character perfectly. Bernard Hill as Theoden, Brad Dourif as Grima, Miranda Otto as Eowyn, Karl Urban as Eomer, David Wenham as Faramir and Liv Tyler as Arwen were all excellent actors. Gollum was really amazing. Andy Serkis deserves some award, for the perfect cat coughing up fur ball voice for Gollum, and kudos to the design team who made the motion capture suit. I wish we could have seen more of Christopher Lee as he is a superb actor. Orlando Bloom as Legolas, on the other hand, sucked. He had absolutely no emotion and if it wasn't for his fighting scenes then the character would have been totally wasted. Dominic Monaghan as Merry and Billy Boyd as Pippin were also good actors. Directing: Peter Jackson did another excellent job in this movie, though as i said in my FOTR review, his career as a horror movie maker hurt him. The scene where all the dead Orc bodies were piled up and one of their heads was on a pole wasn't really necessary (and then Gimli was going through the burning remains (hmmmm orc barbecue), and there was another stupid scene were you saw the Uruks being born out of mud sacs. Screenplay: Good, the only scene they needed was the one in the extended edition of the flashback between Faramir, Boromir and Denethor. That scene was really necessary to describe Faramirs character Special Effects: Too amazing for words. The Battle of Helms Deep was so perfect you couldn't tell what was CGI and what wasn't. Gollum didn't look like a fake. The battle of Isengard was also well done and when the ents broke the dam and Isengard was flooded i was reminded of a disaster flick. The special effects alone were worth the price of admission. Other: Again the cinematography was beautiful and just jaw-dropping gorgeous. Makes me really want to visit New Zealand just to see the places they filmed. Rohan, and Edoras especially were beautiful. Howard Shore's score was excellent. The Rohan theme song fit the beautiful scenery perfectly. Overall: An excellent movie worth seeing. If the filmmakers weren't so stuck up about themselves this movie would be even better.
    8Xstal

    The Wooded Claw...

    The quest to melt the ring in Doom continues, as two Hobbits and a Gollum lacking sinews, crossing marshes full of dread, towards the Black Gate's where they head, and then they're captured by the brother, of one once dear (although he was somewhat affected by the ring before expiring). After fleeing from an evil band of orcs, another pair of Hobbits sit with stalks, of an Ent known as Treebeard, who gets annoyed when friends are sheared, summons brethren, and against the foe they walk. Helm's Deep provides the backdrop for a battle, where sabres, swords and axes are all rattled, but walls come tumbling down, as the Uruk-hai hit town, when their hoards stampede and charge like crazy cattle.
    10Loving_Silence

    An Epic in every sense of the word.

    Peter Jackson truly outdid himself when creating the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and he fails to disappoint us in the 2nd part of the Trilogy. The Two Towers shows us that he is not a one-hit wonder, like so many directors are. I actually think that The Two Towers reaches the same level as the Fellowship of the Ring, and sometimes even surpasses it.

    This film is the biggest film in the trilogy. What do I mean by that? Well this film has so many things going like the amazing Battle of Helms Deep. Frodo and Sam journey to Mount Doom, to destroy the Ring. But the one who's leading them through the way is Gollum, he looks so creepy and realistic, that he doesn't feel disconnected from us. A powerful performance by Andy Serkis as Gollum, he should of been nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

    The Best part of the film, is quite easily and everyone knows it the ending. The ending of the battle of Helm's Deep is quite breathtaking, and as Gandalf the White comes in the distance with another army to defeat the Orcs. When Treebeard and his army of Entz tear down Isengard, the destruction and the battle is so immense in size, that you truly have to see to believe.

    In size and scale, Peter Jackson has truly redefined the word "epic" and he also pays attention to the small things that truly elevate this movie from great to amazing. I definitely recommend this film to everyone, but you really should watch the first movie to truly understand what's going on.

    10/10
    9dcastor

    Great One

    I considered The Fellowship of the Ring to be one of the greatest movies ever. This one is better!

    The scenery is marvelous, the animations great, and the story superb. This episode strays further from the books when it comes to the unfolding of events, but I feel that it stays closer in atmosphere and realism; the nazgûls are now the fear-inspiring creatures they should be. Gollum, excellently implemented, even becomes more realistic then I remember him from the books, not to mention other attempts to portray him. His schizophrenic monologues are among the highlights of the movie.

    The major drawback is once again the apparent incapability of the dark-side creatures. Aragorn with fellows can ride back and forth among them unhurt, while the Uruk-Hai fall in large numbers just for being nearby. Though I enjoy many of the jokes made at Gimli's expense, this still is another thing I partly dislike. Gimli sure is no clown in the books.

    I rate the movie 9/10 (my highest so far).
    9auuwws

    Great movie

    Great movie I really enjoyed watching and better than the first part

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    • Trivia
      They couldn't recruit enough men in the six foot height area to play Uruk-hai, so men from five foot high were cast as well. They were affectionately nicknamed the Uruk-Low.
    • Goofs
      Just as Ugluk and the troop of Uruk-Hai stop and Uruk asks, "What is it? What do you smell?" one of the Uruk-Hai fails to notice a bump in the terrain and goes sprawling to the floor.
    • Quotes

      Frodo: I can't do this, Sam.

      Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger, they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn't. They kept going. Because they were holding on to something.

      Frodo: What are we holding onto, Sam?

      Sam: That there's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo... and it's worth fighting for.

    • Crazy credits
      "Cute Rohan Refugee Children . . . . . . . . Billy Jackson and Katie Jackson" (Peter Jackson's son and daughter)
    • Alternate versions
      In the US theatrical and DVD releases (both versions), the New Line Cinema logo at the beginning says "An AOL Time Warner Company" underneath it. For the US Blu Ray release (both versions), the logo has been changed to simply say "A TimeWarner Company" underneath it.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Gollum's Song
      Performed by Emiliana Torrini

      Courtesy of Virgin Records America, Inc.

      Music by Howard Shore

      Lyrics by Fran Walsh

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    • Release date
      • December 18, 2002 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • New Zealand
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • New Line Cinema
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Sindarin
      • Old English
    • Also known as
      • El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres
    • Filming locations
      • Hinuera Valley, Matamata, Waikato, New Zealand
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • WingNut Films
      • The Saul Zaentz Company
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    • Budget
      • $94,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $345,518,923
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $62,007,528
      • Dec 22, 2002
    • Gross worldwide
      • $938,532,865
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS-ES
      • Dolby Digital EX
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      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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