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By:
Ted Pfeifer
Title:The
Two Towers
Director:Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler,
Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin
Rated: PG-13
Opened: December 18, 2002
Official Site: lordoftherings.net
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Peter
Jackson has put together another amazing film as the second
installment of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
"The Two Towers" is every bit as good as the first
and in some ways is even better.
The film picks up exactly where the "Fellowship of the
Ring" left off, with the two hobbits on their way to
destroy the ring and the elf, dwarf and human, hunting down
orcs in search of the other two hobbits.
And
from there on for the next 3 hours you are placed back into
middle earth and experience a world that is as unforgettable
as anything you will see while sitting in a movie theater.
The star of the film is a computer generated character named
Gollum, he is a conflicted being who at once wants to help
Frodo destroy the ring and on the other hand wants to take
possession of it. It is my belief that if an actual actor
played this part and gave the performance that this computer
did, the actor would be nominated for all kinds of awards.
It is astounding.
The
rest of the cast is brilliant as in the first and I believe
this is because they shot all three films at the same time.
That way no one changed the way they acted due to the response
of audiences to their characters after the first film.
There
are several battle scenes that are huge and loud. They are
unlike anything ever seen before and they are just setting
up what will be the final battle in the 3rd part of the story.
Peter
Jackson should be commended on what a feat he has accomplished
and we are the lucky ones to be able to enjoy what we has
been given to us.
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