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The Fellowship:
Hobbits: Frodo (Elijah Woods) : He has spent all his life in the shire who bravely takes on a quest. Nephew of Bilbo Sam (Sean Astin) : Hobbit Gardner for Frodo and Bilbo and also Frodos best friend who accompanies Frodo on his journey Merry (Dominic Monaghan) : Cousin of Frodo and a mischeivous character who in the beginning inadvertantly ends up joining Frodo and Sam Pippin (Billy Boyd) : Best friend of Merry and equally mischeivous who also ends up alongside the other hobbits.
Others: Gandalf (Sir Ian McKellen) : A wise wizard who sends Frodo on his quest, the first to identify the ring and possibly the only one fully aware of the dangers ahead. Strider/Aragorn (Viego Mortensson): A Ranger from the north wondering the plains he is a man and perhaps there is more to him than meets the eye Legolas (Orlando Bloom) : An Elven prince who is both nimble and sharp. Gimili (John Rhys-Davies) : A proud dwarf with an initial mis-trust of the elves. Boromir
(Sean Bean) : Eldest son of the steward of the strongest city of men Gondor, whose intentions may not be entirely honourable.
Extra Characters:
Treebeard (John Rhys-Davies) : An Ent of Fangorn Forest, ents being one of the oldest creatures and tree shepards. Like to do things very slowly. King Theoden (Bernard Hill) : King of Rohan Grima wormtoungue : Theodens aide
Plot:
So Gandalf and Boromir have gone and the fellowship has been seperated and each group must carry on with their own mission:
Frodo and Sam:
As they make they're journey towards Mordor the ring is gaining more and more influence over Frodo. just when they think they are hopelessly lost they meet Gollum and start to see some good in him. Gollum agress to show them the way to Mordor but would you trust him.....
Merry and Pippin:
They have been captured by the orcs believing them to be in possession of the ring and have orders from Saruman to bring them to him. As they are bound and carried on the back of Sarumans crossbreed of Orcs, who can not only run during darkness but also in sunlight, all hope seems lost. A chance encounter with the Men of Rohan, the other strong hold of men, allows them to escape and they head into Fangorn Forest where they meet an ally in the unlikley form of Treebeard the Ent, Fangorn Forest also has some other surprises along the way....
Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli:
Realising they cannot help Frodo and Sam any further the trio focus there attention on rescuing Merry and Pippin from the Orcs as Aragorns tracking skills come into practice they are in hot pursuit of the hobbits when they also encounter the men of Rohan. The trio soon meet and old friend and head to Rohan to aid King Theoden against the evil of Saruman what follows is one of the greatest battle scenes I have seen in a film at Helms Deep......
Soundtrack:
The same as the first film in that no songs are remarkable but all fit in perfectly with the visuals in front of you and themes from the first film are built upon.
Special Features:
Commentary track by writer-director Peter Jackson and writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens Commentary track by the design team Commentary track by the production/post-production team Commentary track by 16 cast members, including Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Bernard Hill, and Miranda Otto DISCS 3-4: The Appendices: Two discs with hours of original content including multiple documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers DISC 3: Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth Storyboards to pre-visualization Weta Workshop visit: See sculptors in action as they create weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film Atlas of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location scouting process Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the artists DISC 4: Sending the actors into battle: sword fighting Principal photography: Stories from the set Digital effects including motion capture and the computer program to create the armies of Orcs Bigatures: a close-up look at the miniatures Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast photos Post-Production: editing it all together Sound design demonstration DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features
Overall:
I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first but then I didn't enjoy this book as much as the first! for those who have read and loved the books be prepared again for some deviations int he plot, however, watch the documentary explaining the reasons and all starts to become a bit clearer!
Make sure you have watched the first film before this one and definitly worth watching as part of the whole trilogy experience!
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Action/Adventure - Director: Peter Jackson - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Andy Serkis
Production Year: 2002 - Action/Adventure - Director: Vincenzo Natali - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Lucy Liu, David Hewlett, Anne Marie Scheffler, Joseph Scoren, Matthew Sharp, Jeremy Northam
Production Year: 1964 - Action/Adventure - Director: Cyril Endfield - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring:Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
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