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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is the second in the Middle-Earth trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. There will be a spoiler in this review for any who have not already seen the film or read the book.
The Plot
The plot of the film follows immediately on from the first film. With the Fellowship split up, the story takes on three parts. Frodo and Sam continue their quest to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mordor, aided by the untrustworthy Gollum on who they must rely to guide them on the right path. Merry and Pippin, the other two hobbits from the Fellowship, take a different path by way of capture: as prisoners of the creatures created by the Dark Lord Sauron and his minions. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli set off to rescue the kidnapped hobbits but find themselves embroiled in a battle for mankind, joining forces with other men and creatures against Sauron's forces, marching on Isengard.
The Cast and Performances
The majority of the cast return from the first film, and are all outstanding. Elijah Wood as Frodo and Sean Astin as Sam Gamgee combine brilliantly as the two best friends relying on Andy Serkis' excellently performed Gollum. Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan are Pippin and Merry, and do very well also. Viggo Mortensen is once again Aragorn, and is joined in his chase to the hobbits and battle for Isengard by Orlando Bloom's elf Legolas and John Rhys Davies' dwarf Gimli. The interaction between these three characters is very well directed. Sir Ian McKellen again supplies a fantastic turn as Gandalf.
The supporting cast is excellent, with the two standouts being Bernard Hill as King Theoden and Christopher Lee as Saruman.
My Opinion
The Two Towers is much better than the Fellowship of the Ring in terms of pace - the film flows a lot better, as there is less of a scene to set, and less explanations needed. The splitting of the three tales is handled very well by Jackson at the helm, and we are never bored by the switch in events. The scenery is once again breathtaking, and the score monumental in epitomising the actions we see in the film. The dark mood of some of the creatures and some of the places the adventurers end up in is captured perfectly, and the film flows through excellently, and I found myself enjoying this film moreso than the first. There are many lighthearted moments in the film, particularly between Legolas and Gimli, and this helped me relax a bit more and enjoy the film as opposed to being tense all the time.
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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