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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
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Reviews Counted: 214
Fresh: 206
Rotten:8
Average Rating: 8.4/10
Consensus: The Two Towers continues the LOTR trilogy with few missteps.
Theatrical Release: Dec 18, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $340,478,898
Synopsis: Picking up where the first film left off, Peter Jackson's THE TWO TOWERS throws the remaining members of the Fellowship into the scattered chaos of Middle-earth, now fully under siege by the forces of Sauron. While Frodo (Elijah Wood) and... [More]
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis
Director: Peter Jackson
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Reviews for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
More graphic in its violence and more fantastic in its imaginings than the first film.
03/05/08
Top Critic The battle is one of the best of its kind in film history, a symphony of bloodlust and hopes dashed and restored.
08/13/07
Yes, Peter Jackson demands nine hours of your time. But I can't think of a director more deserving.
07/14/07
In size and scale, Jackson has redefined the word 'epic' -- but his attention to the small things really gives this series its awesome stature.
02/09/06
Top Critic
I began to wonder, as the waves crashed about: Is it still possible for a movie to get excited about people?
03/03/05
Tolkien made every character's heart a battlefield between desire and selflessness, and Jackson underlines and boldfaces this theme. Call it Soul Wars, Episode Two.
01/15/05
The final act's battle scene is the most spectacular medieval type ever filmed. (Pubished 1-3-03)
11/01/04
This second installment in the trilogy ends with Gandalf intoning that the battle for Middle-Earth is about to begin. I'm pumped.
08/07/04
Top Critic With one film to go, Peter Jackson is on the verge of completing a trifecta that will rank among the greatest achievements in film history.
01/06/04
The most impressive new element in this installment is the completely CGI-created Gollum...he turns in the best performance.
12/17/03
Equally as compelling as its predecessor, and perhaps more technically awesome, Peter Jackson’s second Middle Earth chapter is, as expected, very, very cool.
10/07/03
It is, simply, what movie-making should be, the kind of film that proves that 'quality cinema' and 'blockbuster entertainment' are not, and should not be, mutually exclusive.
09/07/03
Both Gollum and the battles are a triumph of integrated art, technology, and sheer logistics.
08/20/03
The Two Towers is riveting entertainment - few films could cover such distance (in both narrative and geographical senses) with such assurance - but it remains hard to explain with great certainty the details of the plot.
06/11/03
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03/07/03
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March 27, 2008:
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January 14, 2008:
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December 18, 2007:
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