Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Review

After watching the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring about a month ago, I was excited to get back to Middle Earth with The Two Towers. I remember seeing this movie in the theaters and it being my favorite of the three films. I watched the extended edition of the movie which is about four hours long; which is why it so long long to find the time to watch the movie.

It was clear from the beginning of the movie that I didn't remember what happened. I probably remembered maybe 5% of what actually happened in the movie. But I was happy to see that we got more time with Golum, and he's such a sympathetic character whose just driven mad by the ring. He's like a pathetic pet, that you want to help. I loved Golum in this movie and can't wait to see more of him in the next movie. I also watched the behind the scenes of how Andy Serkis and the animators brought the character to life. It's fascinated, so if you haven't seen it, I recommend watching it.

As for the main characters, they are all separated in this movie, Sam and Frodo with Golum, Merry and Pippin with Treebeard, and Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli in Rohan. Speaking of which, Legolas and Gimli provided good comedic relief in the movie, that never takes me out of the epic scale of the story. What I was disappointed in was that we didn't get enough of Gandalf in this, but what we did get was great. I did remember loving the Tree Ents destroying Eisengard and it's still a great moment in the movie. 

There was also a scene in the extended version where we get a flashback of Boromir and how he ended up in Rivendell, which is what I was wondering about in the first movie. As far as the character journey's, Aragorn and the people of Rohan were the most interesting. Merry and Pippin don't really do much, and Sam and Frodo get side snatched by Gondor. Although, Sam does get a great speech about fighting for what's good in the world.

I have really enjoyed the rewatch of these movies since it's been over a decade since I first saw them. I'm curious to see what events happen in the last movie and where are character journeys take them. Out of the two, I'll say that I enjoy the first half of Fellowship more than the first half of Two Towers, but the battle at Helm's Deep is so awesome. I think the first movie does a great job of setting up the world and characters, and the second movie really lives in that world. I'm excited for Return of the King, which won 11 Academy Awards, winning in every category it was nominated in, including Best Picture. So, the bar is set high for the last movie. While I have enjoyed these movies so far, I still haven't read the books, but I'm hoping to be able to listen to them on audio books.

If you are a big fan of the Lord of the Rings, let me know your thoughts about the movies, as well as the books. Do you like the changes? Who's your favorite character(s)? Write your comments below or tweet to me @BelleArboreus. Thank you!