LOTR: The Two Towers

Girl’s second thought...

The Two Towers was the book in the series that I did not enjoy reading. Something about it just annoyed the shit out of me as a ten year old. I remember it took me three months to read, possibly longer, and I was a quick reader... I just couldn’t keep at it. I’d fall asleep, throw the book away, get a new one, try again...

The movie was all right, though. My least favorite of the three, but whatever, that doesn’t mean much because I loved this film version of the LOTR trilogy. The Helms Deep battle wasn’t as epic or as thought out as it was in my head while I read the book. There was tonnes of plot lines and bits of information missing concerning Gandalf’s plight and the Rohirrim. That aside, however, this movie still earns my respect at continuing this series solidity into the third film.

Girl’s Rating: Solid, entertaining, but no Fellowship. Not without Sean Bean.

Guy’s Review...

And then came number two. Here it gets a little bit better. It might be because I love the tree people. I just enjoy the slow pace they walk through the forest with and the way they speak. I’m gonna take on their way of living and maybe I’ll be their age if I’m lucky. I gotta say... The special effects really holds up, because the forest and the wandering trees look as amazing as they did the day I saw this in theaters.

As for fan favorite Gollum. I love the dude, everything about him is awesome. We feel sorry for him, he scares us and the way he looks is a mix between pathetic and haunting. I learned fast after watching this for the first time that I had the ability to make a decent impression of this little creature. It’s almost like my Gizmo bit a little bit slimier. Anyways, he makes the whole movie for me.

Another thing came to mind while watching this. Remember when Gandalf shows up in the end and saves the day? Well, one of my friends, who shall remain nameless (Kristoffer) admitted that he welled up during that scene. I guess it was powerful to him in some way. When I think about that I realize that there isn’t one scene in this trilogy that gets me that way. I’m not trying to be tough or anything many scenes in other movies makes me want to cry. If Peter got me to cry at any time during these three films then these films would have had everything.

Guy’s Rating: Lots of Gollum and that’s all I need.