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The Heroes of Middle Earth FULL SKULL BABY!

The epic battle of good versus evil continues with the thrilling film spectacle "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers". With the Fellowship broken, Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) continue their quest into Mordor and form an uneasy alliance with the creature Gollum. As Sauron's power continues to grow, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) and Gandalf (Ian McKellen) aid the people of Rohan against Saruman's (Christopher Lee) massive army. "The Two Towers" is an outstanding continuation of Peter Jackson's award-winning adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien's epic fantasy. The film contains an incredibly engaging storyline with such memorable scenes and interesting characters. The cast is wonderful with Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and Ian McKellen delivering some powerful performances. The creature Gollum is a stunning visual accomplishment and Andy Serkis's voice work is remarkable. The movie also features some amazing special effects and edge-of-your-seat action sequences including the climactic battle of Helm's Deep.

If you're unable to wait for the 4-Disc Extended Edition in November, then "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" 2-Disc Edition is certainly a fine addition to any DVD collection. The sensational blockbuster is presented in its theatrical 2.35:1 widescreen format. The DVD contains a flawless video transfer with rich color detail. Its 5.1-EX Dolby Digital sound is stunning and very aggressive. It might not be the Extended Edition but this 2-Disc edition features numerous behind-the-scenes featurettes, preview of the upcoming "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King", trailers, TV spots, web featurettes and a music video. Overall, "The Two Towers" is a fantastic DVD and definitely scores an "A".

A Towering Achievement... FULL SKULL BABY!
The second installment of Tolkiens classic trilogy is brought to magnificent life in this, Peter Jackson's forray into the world of Middle Earth. It's worth remembering that this is an ADAPTATION of Tolkiens work, and fans of the book will be quick to spot some key differences...most notably the ending, with postpones Sam and Frodo's arachnophobic encounters until the third movie. While book-spods will probably baulk at the various changes they might at least concede the necessity of modifying the film for the screen.

The Two Towers marks the commencement of open battle between the shattered alliance of elves and men, and the dark forces of Saruman and Sauron, the former played to corrupt perfection by the indomitable Christopher Lee. The army of Orthanc, portrayed in clanking, snarling digital splendor, marches against the rag-tag human army, fleeing to apparant safety at Helm's Deep, an ancient stronghold. Meanwhile Frodo and Sam stumble painfully towards Mordor, helped and hindered by One-ring obsessed Gollum, voiced by Andy Sirkis and realised in more CG perfection. In the third strand of the story Merry and Pippin, in the clutches of Saruman's Uruk scouts, find themselves alone in the Fanghorn forest, with some unlikely allies.

This is an absolutely massive story, compressed artfully into an equally epic movie. Yes, there's been some snips, cuts, changes and adaptations made, but at the end of the day this is still a worthy homage to Tolkiens vision, and a damn fine adventure. The cast list glitters and shines with quality actors...Elijah Wood continues to impress as the wide-eyed Frodo; grizzly Viggo Mortensen is dashing and soulful as Aragorn, with eagle-eyed Orlando Bloom and sturdy John-Ryhs Davies in fine supporting roles. The list goes on and on, much as it did for Fellowship Of the Ring.

With plenty of wonderful special effects, a gripping score and many hours of fantastic special features, this DVD will one day be hailed as a third of the greatest movie of all time. Highly recommended.

This is the best of the three!! FULL SKULL BABY!
Usually, the second movie in a trilogy is the weakest. It doesn't have the freshness of the first movie or the finality of the final movie. The Two Towers, however, is the exception to the rule. For lack of a better phrase, it rocks!!! The extra material included in this extended version DVD really fleshes out the movie. After you watch it you'll wonder why Peter Jackson left it out; it makes the movie complete. The fight scenes at Helm's Deep are great, and you forget that a lot of what you're seeing is computer generated. Several new characters are introduced, but you feel like you've known them all along. The best part of the movie is the addition of a Boromir/Faramir scene. Of course, I could be biased. I love Boromir (Sean Bean). This movie is a cinematic masterpiece. It's great!!!

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