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The Two Towers
Two words can be used to describe this movie; absolutely amazing. Jackson's success with The Fellowship of the Ring had me wondering if he would be able to meet my high expectations for The Two Towers. Jackson didn't just meet my expectations, he greatly exceeded them. As before the basic plot remained close to Tolkien's story, however Jackson changed his movie to fit the preferences of many movie-goers today. The Two Towers is far more action-packed than its novel counterpart. The hobbits take more of a supportive role and spend most of their time away from the action while characters like Aragorn take the lead. These changes weren't bad however, this movie had practically everything; a great story line, great character development, spectacular special affects, and one of the most epic battles that was ever placed in a film. In addition to all these The Two Towers had some of the most amazing computer generated (CG) characters I've ever seen.
Gollum was absolutely amazing; he was incredibly life-like and well acted, arguably the best actor in the film. Gollum's is one of the most complex characters that I've seen played on film. On one side we have a goofy and faithful companion and on the other we have a cunning sneak who will do anything to recover the ring. The scene where Gollum argues with himself is well-acted, hilarious, and cleverly done. As Gollum talks the camera angle changes making it look like he's talking to a reflection of himself and showing his inner conflict. Gollum is the perfect example of all the consideration that was placed in this movie but Gollum wasn't the best part.
The most spectacular thing about this movie would have to be the battle of Helms Deep. It's nearly an hour of breath taking action and one of the biggest battles that has even been filmed. There is a difference between a major battle and a well filmed major battle. The battle wasn't all mindless carnage; there was an art to it. Not only was the battle filmed from far away showing the sheer numbers of the enemy and the mass melee, it was also filmed on an individual scale showing the great heroics of Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), the spectacular bowman ship of Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and the battle-crazy Gimly (John Rhys-Davies). This battle was also filled with great suspense. At one moment you think the battle's going well and soon after that you wonder how Aragorn and the others are going to survive. It's certain that this battle will have you on the edge of your seat; the action never stops, especially when there's more than one battle going on at once.
While the battle of Helms Deeps is taking place the Ents are also laying siege to Isengard, Saruman's (Christopher Lee) stronghold. It was a grand display of CG as all the Ents and many of the orcs were generated to produce this battle. Although it isn't on the same grand scale as Helms Deep, this battle is still well done and very entertaining. It's quite hilarious seeing a giant tree use an orc as a club. The last hour of the movie was one of the most exciting movie experiences I've ever had.
It's hard to say whether I liked this movie more than the first one. Without a doubt The Two Towers had far more action than The Fellowship of the Ring but it's hard to look at the two movies separately. However, the story as a whole is one of the best stories to ever hit the big screen. If Jackson is able to perform to the same level as he's done with The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers then it's certain that the Lord of the Rings will go down in history as the best film trilogy ever.

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS EVER
This movie is one of my favorites due to the fight scenes and the special effects. Includes 4 discs. Tons of specials like 4 commentaries, over 2000 pictures, feauturettes, documentaries, galleries, DVD-ROM content, and much much more. I recommend this movie if your into kind of adventure sci fi movies. The ending is the best at the fight scene. It is a good price and a good deal. This will remain one of my favorite movies. If you have not seen this movie yet I recommend you rent it first.

Lots of Changes from the Book
This movie was very different from FoTR, in many ways. First of all, the movie and book is mostly battle. The battle of Helm's deep is probably the focal point of the entire movie, so the movie is significantly more violent than the first. If you're faint at heart, and don't like seeing orcs die, then you might want to consider watching "Bambi" or something else instead.

The cinematography in the movie was...once again, astounding. One particular shot that runs in my mind is when Aragorn retraces the steps of Merry and Pippin...the flashbacks between Aragorn (present) and Pippin and Merry (past) are excellent. A few other notable shots include when Aragorn picks up the Lorien Leaf that the hobbits leave behind; when Aragorn walks through the double doors, and (this one is incredible) when Frodo attacks Samwise (watch his blade..this shot is incredible). Of course the landscapes and the battle scenes are great too, those are just a few particular shots that I remember.

There are several things that I really loved and enjoyed about the movie. I'll make a brief list of them here:

-The introduction starting outside the mountain hearing what is going on inside and then Gandalf falling/fighting the Balrog
Grima Wormtongue. Perfect casting..you couldn't get any slimier than that!
-The Wargs (though they sort of looked too cute...)
-The ents...oh my..the Ents were spectacular.
-The destruction of Isengard! I just wish they would have shown more of it.
-The battle of Helm's deep. I know this is like half the movie...but it was great!

There were a few changes from the book, but I won't mention them (I don't want to spoil the movie too much). I'll back up every (almost) change that Jackson made...even what Jackson did to Faramir.

There weren't too many things I didn't like..but the first and foremost is probably the Entmoot...that is the one change that I think Jackson shouldn't have made. Also...we didn't get to see Treebeard's "house." That was a shame. I really wanted to see the table and the Ent draught. I also didn't like the dwarf tossing joke (yes..*another* dwarf tossing joke...sheesh!) and I didn't like what Frodo saw in the Dead Marshes.

Peter Jackson (even he admits this), took more creative liberties with this movie than any of the Lord of the Rings films (released and unreleased). Knowing this before I saw the movie, I was a little worried. I figured he had cut something big out...or added something stupid in. But, in the end, I can appreciate almost all the changes he made (with the possible exception of the entmoot), and I think this movie was once again a winner! Thanks to everyone who made it! It was great!

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