OT: The Two Tower.

HEMAN · #1 December 20th, 2002, 07:58 AM

I saw it today,It was Awsome

,Lots of graphics, so much hack & slash, Im going to see it again friday.The only time a see a movie twice is Star wars eposide 2 & Matrix.

Cheeze · #2 December 20th, 2002, 08:23 AM

That TNT special was great, I just wish I had seen more of it.

Just a quick correction. The actor playing Gollum was wearing a drysuit, not a wetsuit. Remember that scene was filmed at a streambed they had to remove all the snow and ice. The water was freezing cold, and he had to splash through it....several times. A drysuit is designed for divers/swimmers who have to move in cold water so they can Last and remain, relatively, dry. That is one tough, dedicated actor. I like how he described it as getting stabbed right in the chest when he hit the water.

jimbob · #3 December 21st, 2002, 01:15 AM

Oh, it was a great movie!

I saw it yesterday, and dreamed about it all night long...

I gotta say that Gollum's external "internal dialogue" was plain frightening!

But, no spoilage from this cowpoke, go see it as soon as you can!

-jimbob

Chronon · #4 December 21st, 2002, 06:21 AM

There were some good points to this movie (Gollum & the Nazgul), and it's certainly better than most in the epic fantasy genre (Conan, etc.)

But...if you are a Tolkien purist, and have not yet seen the movie, try not to set your expectations too high. There are some significant changes to Tolkien's original story line, and not all for the better, in my opinion. So, try not to get TOO excited, or you might be disappointed (as I was).

Rollo · #5 December 21st, 2002, 06:42 AM

Of course the movie was good. I expected no less. But IMO the first one was way better. Maybe I am already spoiled by the very high standard they set in the first, but I didn't have that totally blown feeling that I had one year ago.

Rollo

gravey101 · #6 December 21st, 2002, 07:00 AM

Well, I really enjoyed it. Storyline changes aside. I was glad to see Haldir and the elves at Helm's Deep :-) Anyways, I though the actor who played Grima Wormtongue was great. Gollum I enjoyed too. I did find the Sam/Frodo bit (ansd the ents) less enjoyable than the action in Rohan, but then I think I thought the same when I read the book. All in all, a great effort, just as good as the first, if a little different.

Rollo · #7 December 21st, 2002, 07:14 AM

I should add one thing that I totally enjoyed and that was that the Riders of Rohan are basically Vikings on horses

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Rollo