The Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers (Special Extended Edition)(Collector's Gift Set) > Reviews

Advantages: still as epic in scope and visuals, great acting, final battle is atmospheric and affecting, extra footage fleshes the story out nicely
Disadvantages: I still didn't find it quite as magical as the first

Among the various interesting and amusing gifts that I received during our yuletide, er sorry Christmas season just recently, one of the more practical and, well, unexpected ones was the lovely and expensive 4-disc special extended super duper whizbang Two Towers DVD, which of course is released just nicely to coincide with the release of the grand finale. I did actually manage to fit in watching the first half of Two Towers before we were unable ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent film, worthwhile extras
Disadvantages: A bit gruesome in places

The Two Towers follows the story started in Fellowship of the Ring, where a party of nine set out from Rivendell to take a ring of power back to the fires where it was forged to destroy it. Its owner is now seeking that ring, and if it gets it, the whole of Middle Earth is doomed. So that party set out, made up of representatives of all the free races of Middle Earth - Hobbits, Men, Elves, and Dwarves, guided by a Wizard. Without going into too much ... Read review

Advantages: Better film, lots of extras
Disadvantages: None

...I when I bought The Fellowship of the Ring I certainly wasn't paying out more money to get the extended version. However a friend of mine had it and exclaimed over how good it was, so I decided not to buy the normal version of the Two Towers but to get the extended one instead, and boy am I glad I did. I actually found the cinema version of the film a little bland but this DVD version kept my interest throughout and fleshed out the movie considerably. ... Read review

Advantages: Long Film-Action-Adventure-Romance-Animation-Actors-Story
Disadvantages: None

Hey there people, Well the second film is finally out. Usually people say the original is better than the next one. Well this is where they are wrong!The Two Towers beats the ratings of The Fellowship of the Ring by the action and story. Peter Jackson definetely knows how to direct his films. The story continues with 3 stories going on at the same time. Frodo and Sam continue towards Mount Doom, but get another companion....... Merry and Pippin ... Read review