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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002

Peter Jackson

Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Sean Astin ...

8.0

171,683

Fantasy. Adventure. Action The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers begins in the hills of Emyn Muil, where lost Hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Astin) discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum (Serkis). A mercurial creature who has himself been warped by the Ring, Gollum promises to guide the Hobbits to the Black Gates of Mordor if they will release him. Sam does not trust their new companion, but Frodo takes pity on Gollum, who like himself ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"Never has a film so strongly been a product of a director's respect for its source. Mr. Jackson uses all his talents in the service of that reverence, creating a rare perfect mating of filmmaker and material."	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"[It] is in some respects a more impressive film than its well received predecessor (...) Thesps from 'Fellowship' continue ably in the same vein here, and such newcomers as Otto, Hill, Dourif and Serkis add welcome new interest and flavor."	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Dazzling (...) Epic battles, spectacular effects and multiple story lines make 'The Two Towers' a most excellent middle chapter in 'The Lord of the Rings' film trilogy (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'The Two Towers' is one of the most spectacular swashbucklers ever made (...) It stands on its own as a visionary thriller (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United Kingdom	Caroline Westbrook Empire	"This is both funnier and darker than the first film, and certainly more action-packed. An essential component of what is now destined to be among the best film franchises of all time (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'The Two Towers' unarguably makes a powerful impression (...) It's been a very watchable, distinctive, if over-extended FX spectacular (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"Everything great about the first film has been dutifully amplified here to umpteenth degrees (...) The film’s greatest strength is how Jackson brings to life the haunting conflict between Gollum and Smeagol (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Keith Phipps AV Club	"What makes 'Towers' so staggering is the way it brings the full scope of Jackson's adaptation into focus. Without missing a beat in three hours, the film shifts from epic to lyrical and back."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Spectacular in every sense of the word, even if you don' t know an Orc from a Uruk-Hai (...) Jackson keeps the action percolating (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Paul Clinton CNN	"An utter triumph (...) This film is an astonishing accomplishment, building upon the first installment with immense power and sense of purpose (...) 'The Two Towers' does not disappoint"	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"In size and scale, Jackson has redefined the word 'epic' - but his attention to the small things really gives this series its awesome stature."	POS
United States	Anthony Lane The New Yorker	"Never in three hours did I look at my watch (...) The virtues of Jackson's trilogy, thus far, have been pace and astonishment"	POS
United States	J.R. Jones Chicago Reader	"More graphic in its violence and more fantastic in its imaginings than the first film"	POS

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