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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Widescreen Edition)

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Directors: Sean Astin, Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Bruce Allpress, Sean Astin
Studio: New Line Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

1106 reviews
Sales Rank: 835

Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 179 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5

MPN: TRNDN6355D
ISBN: 078064333X
UPC: 794043635526
EAN: 9780780643338
ASIN: B00005JKZV

Theatrical Release Date: December 18, 2002
Release Date: August 26, 2003
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•	2002 - The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers
•	Elijah Wood, Live Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen
•	Widescreen / PG-13 / 2 DVD Disc Set / 179 Minutes
•	Director: Peter Jackson / Hours of Special Features
•	Collectible - New - DVD-Rom Content

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Product Description
THE 2ND INSTALLMENT OF THE EPIC TRILOGY. FRODO BAGGINS THE FELLOWSHIP CONTINUE THEIR QUEST TO DESTROY THE ONE RING STAND AGAINST THE EVIL OF THE DARK LORD SAURON.

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IThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers/I is a seamless continuation of Peter Jackson's epic fantasy based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. After the breaking of the Fellowship, Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power with the creature Gollum as their guide. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) join in the defense of the people of Rohan, who are the first target in the eradication of the race of Men by the renegade wizard Saruman (Christopher Lee) and the dark lord Sauron. Fantastic creatures, astounding visual effects, and a climactic battle at the fortress of Helm's Deep make IThe Two Towers/I a worthy successor to IThe Fellowship of the Ring/I, grander in scale but retaining the story's emotional intimacy. These two films are perhaps the greatest fantasy films ever made, but they're merely a prelude to the cataclysmic events of IThe Return of the King/I. I--David Horiuchi/I

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The wizard and the eye June 27, 2010
E. A Solinas (MD USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful

When the first film in the epic "Lord of the Rings" trilogy thrilled fans and topped the box office for weeks, expectations rose even higher for the sequel, "The Two Towers." But if he second part of Peter Jackson's astounding adaptation lacks the surprise of the first movie, it continues the strong storytelling, amazing acting, and one of the greatest battles of the silver screen. Too bad this blu-ray is only the theatrical version! br / br /The fellowship has been split, and two members are dead. Now Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) are pursuing a band of orcs who kidnapped Merry and Pippin (Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd). But soon Merry and Pippin are rescued by an ancient treelike creature, and the others encounter an old friend -- Gandalf (Ian McKellen), reborn as the White Wizard. br / br /Meanwhile, Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) are making their way towards Mordor, and soon Frodo realizes that they are being followed by Gollum (Andy Serkis), who once possessed the One Ring and still lusts after it. But Frodo begins to pity the degenerate creature, and agrees to let Gollum lead them to Mount Doom -- but Sam suspects that Gollum cannot be trusted. br / br /"The Two Towers" is not really a sequel. Instead, it's just a continuation of the story that left off at the end of "Fellowship of the Ring," and suddenly it's not all about Frodo and the hobbits anymore, but about whole kingdoms being crushed by the bad guys. And to top his previous work, Jackson creates three simultaneous climaxes, including the grimy, rain-soaked battle of Helm's Deep. br / br /But as he tells the epic stories, Jackson doesn't neglect the smaller stories, like the hobbits befriending treelike ents and battling a wizard. The scripting is impeccable, mixing the funny moments ("Don't talk to it! Don't encourage it!" Pippin wails when a "tree" speaks to them) with the dramatic speeches, and ending with a simple, powerful speech by Sam. And while there are some amusing moments, this movie is far darker than the previous one -- Gollum's eerie double-personality alone can make your skin crawl. br / br /And WETA Workshop's CGI effects don't disappoint. Not only do they manage whole armies and battles, but they brought the gruesome Gollum to life. He's probably the first convincing CGI character, to the point where you can actually forget that this Ring junkie is just a bunch of pixels. br / br /Elijah Wood continues his magnificent performance as Frodo Baggins, with the deep friendship, compassion and weariness that he started to show before. But his performance deepens to include some serious Ring-lust. Sean Astin's performance grows as well, as he does whatever it takes to protect Frodo -- from soldiers, Gollum, ringwraiths, whatever. br / br /But the supporting cast gets plenty of attention too, including a love triangle involving Aragorn and the warrior-maid Eowyn, and Legolas and Gimli becoming best buddies (even competing to see who kills the most orcs). McKellen gets to play "Gandalf 2.0," a less grumpy and wiser Gandalf, and movie veteran Christopher Lee gets more juicy scenes as the warped wizard Saruman. The scene where he sees the ents attacking is outstanding. br / br /And for this blu-ray? For some insane reason, The Powers That Be just WILL NOT release the extended edition of this movie, even after all these years -- meaning that a giant chunk of the narrative is missing. Yes, it's the theatrical release... yet AGAIN. And the extras are from the theatrical version as well: spots, previews, an Emiliana Torrini music video, featurettes, trailers, Sean Astin's short film "The Long and the Short of It," and some documentaries about making the movies. br / br /The journey continues in "The Two Towers," crammed with so much action and pathos that it never has time to suffer from "middle chapter syndrome." But you may want to hang tight for the blu-ray of the full story.

4 out of 5 stars

Gollum rules April 20, 2010
Ashtar Command (Stockholm, Sweden)
"The Two Towers" is the inevitable sequel to Peter Jackson's dramatization of "The Fellowship of the Ring". br / br /The epic battle at Helm's Deep is the climax of the movie, but the real superstar is Gollum. Talk about being worth waiting for! The nasty and unpredictable creature was only momentarily included in the trailer, since Jackson just knew it would bring the house down anyway. Which, of course, it did. The inner struggle between the evil Gollum and the good-hearted but confused Sméagol is a real classic. Is anybody surprised that the evil side eventually wins? Still, Gollum is to be pitied rather than hated. To him, the ring is like a narcotic. That too is nicely captured. br / br /That being said, the weaknesses of Tolkien's LOTR trilogy also shines through at various points. The characters lack depth. There is no real tension between Aragorn and Eowyn, or even between Aragorn and Arwen. Faramir is extremely boring, and the tension between him and his father is somehow missing, too. Ironically, the only figure that undergoes some kind of character development is Gollum, which may be one of the things that make him so interesting! br / br /Another problem is that Tolkien couldn't make up his mind whether LOTR should be a children's story or a fantasy epic for adults. "The Two Towers" is mostly the latter, but the childish aspect comes across in the subplot involving the Ents, giant talking trees spouting beards and very slow minds. I know that the Entish attack on Isengard is supposed to be some kind of symbolic "revenge of nature", but the whole thing nevertheless strikes me as quite ridiculous. Jackson probably didn't dare excise the Ents from the plot, but he should have! br / br /There is also one problem which will bug Tolkien fans - the only actor with a reasonably correct elvish pronunciation is Christopher Lee (Saruman). The others pronounce "Sauron", "Mordor", "Sméagol" and "Déagol" in English rather than in Tolkienesque... br / br /I'm not a great fan of the LOTR universe, but, yes, I did notice! br / br /That being said, "The Two Towers" is nevertheless worth watching. Apart from poor Gollum and the battle at Helm's Deep, I was also somewhat fascinated by Rohan. Is that some kind of Viking village? I think I recognize some of the symbols from Old Norse picture stones... br / br /Four stars - one star off for Treebeard. br /

5 out of 5 stars

The Lord Of The Rings Rules March 6, 2010
David A. Smith (Webberville, Mi, USA)
The Two Tower Continues Frodo Struggle To Get Rid Of the one ring, the two towers is the second movie to the lord of the rings series. this is such an excellent movie i recommend it to eveyone.

5 out of 5 stars

The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers (Full Screen Edition) February 12, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Sauron's forces increase. His allies grow. The Ringwraiths return in an even more frightening form. Saruman's army of Uruk Hai is ready to launch an assault against Aragorn and the people of Rohan. Yet, the Fellowship is broken and Boromir is dead. For the little hope that is left, Frodo and Sam march on into Mordor, unprotected. A number of new allies join with Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Pippin and Merry. And they must defend Rohan and attack Isengard. Yet, while all this is going on, Sauron's troops mass toward the City of Gondor, for the War of the Ring is about to begin. The battle sequence alone represents successful movie making in its highest form. The choreography of the battle, the visual effects, the pacing, acting, cinematography, and music, all work together in perfection to achieve grand movie making which is as entertaining and enjoyable as a movie can be. For this very reason, no one, whether a fan of Fellowship or not, should miss The Two Towers. br /

4 out of 5 stars

Would give 5 stars, but... January 17, 2010
BJO (Texas)
I ordered three videos from this same seller. The items arrived promptly and in great condition. My only negative feedback is that I ordered three videos and had to pay shipping for each individual item even though they arrived in the same package. It would be great to receive a multiple item discount.

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