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The book is better
But this said, I believe that there couldn't be a better movie. It captures the epic sweep and the pain and turmoil as Frodo and Sam approach the cracks of doom. It was fantastic. The filming was beyond scope. The characters were perfect.

Is it worth the buck?
Hmmmmm, I am a very big fan of extended versions because ultimately they present more content and more continuity of the feature. With respect to the cast & crew of LOTR: The Two Towers, this version is woth the buck! Let me elaborate, if you watched LOTR: The Two Towers the theatrical version, lots of things are missing here baby! Most noticeably is what happened to the rest of the Uruk-hai when the battle of Helms Deep was over as you didn't see lots of them in LOTR: The Return of the King. Now there's a good teaser, hehehe! Another one which was not in the theatrical version, was Faramir really surprised when he learned the death of Boromir? Now, don't get mad at me, here's another one, Denethor actually appeared on this extended version!

The bottom line is there are at least 45 mins of added juice here and all of them have helped in making the movie even more interesting.

Once again Jackson captures the brilliance of Tolkien
THe Two Towers is the second part of Peter Jackson's acclaimed adaption of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. The Journey continues in this movie. Beginning with beautiful scenic shots of the moutains of the Middle-Earth, the Two Towers has climactic battles, struggles of will, moments of pure joy and beauty. Frodo and Sam continue to scratch their way to Mordor, pursued not just by agents of the Dark Lord but by Gollum, slave to the lust of the ring. Meanwhile, Merry and Pippin have been captured by Uruk-Hai and are hunted by Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. The hunt takes Merry and Pippin to the center of Fanghorn Forrest in the company of the Ent Treebeard, a 14 foot tall walking talking tree. The 3 hunters fall in the Rhohirram under the command of Eomer (Karl Urban), a culture of horse lords threatened by the evil wizard Saruman, with their king Theoden (Bernard Hill) enchanted by Saruman's agent Wormtongue (Brad Dourif). Now on horseback, the 3 hunters encounter a resurrected Gandalf the White, now with power over Saruman. They ride to free Theoden, where they encounter Theoden's beautiful and strong niece Eowyn (Miranda Otto). Taking his people to the safety of Helm's Deep, Saruman sends his hordes after the king and in an impressive night battle, the Rohirram are aided by a contingent of Elven warriors (the biggest deviation by Jackson from the book). Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam encounter Faramir, the brother of Boromir on their way to Mordor led by Gollum. While our heroes triumph at Helm's Deep, and Saruman is defeated, the menace of Mordor grows greater as Sam and Frodo move closer to the fulfillment of their quest. I found The Two Towers to be a beautiful and profoundly moving film. The affects were amazing and the ability of Peter Jackson to combine live action, computer graphics and minature shots make this a great film. Once again, this movie should have won an Academy Award and the fact that it didn't is almost a crime.

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