Lord Of The Rings..The Two Towers

fornicatarachnid · Dec 22, 2002, 11:57 PM

Im just home from watching the latest in the trilogy and am

happy to say that the second part is every bit as enjoyable as

the first. Even though its 3 hrs long it really doesn't feel like it,

I have been known to fall asleep at the cinema in the

past

not this time though

so it

must have something going for it lol. Seriously though I can

recommend this film to anybody. The most memorable parts for

me

EDIT CRAIG5320: POSSIBLE SPOLIERS BELOW LET'S PLAY THE GAME EH?

were the ones where Gollum is fighting with his alter-ego, soo

funny. The sound effects are amazing too, especially when the

bomb goes off

A word of warning to those with young kids though, it will be

scarey in parts for the young ones

Vampyromaniac · Dec 23, 2002, 03:14 AM

Oh, it's out in England already?

***craig5320*** · Dec 23, 2002, 03:16 AM

Came out on the 18th, where've you been? was it not a world-wide release? tis' very good.

Zarathustra · Dec 23, 2002, 03:53 AM

I will refrain from commenting on The Two Towers until the real version comes out next fall.

Vampyromaniac · Dec 23, 2002, 03:56 AM

Aaah, OK. So sorry.

Z, what version?

***craig5320*** · Dec 23, 2002, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zarathustra
I will refrain from commenting on The Two Towers until the real version comes out next fall.

Enlighten us?

Do you mean the final installment? and referrring to the bad chopping of the Two Towers ending? resulting in a bizzare ROTK beginning?

craig5320

AT_curiousB · Dec 23, 2002, 04:04 AM

me tinks he means the extended DVD, with all the bits added back in that ended up on the cutting room floor.

***craig5320*** · Dec 23, 2002, 04:08 AM

aHHH. I get ya

fornicatarachnid · Dec 23, 2002, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by fornicatarachnid

EDIT CRAIG5320: POSSIBLE SPOLIERS BELOW LET'S PLAY THE GAME EH?

I was playing the game Craig, I was very careful

not to give anything important away when I wrote that post.

The last thing I want to do is spoil it for anybody

shuki · Dec 23, 2002, 02:32 PM

saw it opening night here (last Thursday). 9pm show was sold out. We had a completely packed house. I too absolutely LOVED the movie! I'll definitely be back for a second veiwing and possibly a third. Also keeping eyes peeled there on newgroups and mIRC.... but so far, not very satisfied there

Man there were SO many good parts... a few of my favs (SPOILERS BELOW!)

Spoiler Alert!

Zarathustra · Dec 23, 2002, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AT_curiousB
me tinks he means the extended DVD, with all the bits added back in that ended up on the cutting room floor.

Yep the real version which will be out in another huge box set. The extended version of LOTR was 10x better than the version they released to theaters. It was simply better in EVERY way.

AT_curiousB · Dec 23, 2002, 04:43 PM

I have read that the company which produces LOTR intends to release a massive blowout DVD set on the completion of the ROTK. This will include all of the extended DVD's previously released, as well as the extended ROTK, with even the bloopers thrown in. See this short news story http://www.ananova.com/entertainment...sm_732353.html

***craig5320*** · Dec 23, 2002, 05:00 PM

All producers are starting to do that nowadays, where they plan out what they're gonna have extra on the DVDs etc, like Star Wars they kno they can sucker people in with all the extras, I kno in a sense it's good nowadays, but it's all becoming very commerical, and merchandising geewhizz.

Zarathustra · Dec 23, 2002, 05:55 PM

Yeah that set will be like 50 discs! There's a good parody hidden on one of the discs in the 4 disc set involving Jack Black and Sarah Michelle Gellar

***craig5320*** · Dec 23, 2002, 06:12 PM

^ That's from MTV Movie Awards, did they actually put it on the Extended DVD? hmm.... crazyness

p-nut84044 · Dec 24, 2002, 12:36 AM

I liked the movie. Nice visuals.

shortstuff · Dec 26, 2002, 02:53 AM

I saw the movie Sunday..........It kicked major butt. I give it three paws up.

~~David~~ · Dec 26, 2002, 09:15 AM

Saw it last night. Very good movie! Well worth going and seeing

Zardon · Dec 26, 2002, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by WyreTheWife
I give it three paws up.

talented cat, balancing on one paw

kinetic · Dec 26, 2002, 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
talented cat, balancing on one paw

Lol! Reminds me of the time I was playing 'Guess the Animal' with my daughter Lucy (7). She said the animal had 3 legs and, after I'd exhausted every possibility, she came up with the answer.
A 'balancing cat'

OR541 · Dec 26, 2002, 11:03 AM

killer movie

***craig5320*** · Dec 26, 2002, 12:38 PM

seen it twice now, and maybe going to see it a third time, may have been better if they'd finished the book tho

but the way they've recreated middle-earth is amazing

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 26, 2002, 01:20 PM

the movie was great

Mac Daddy · Dec 26, 2002, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by craig5320
seen it twice now, and maybe going to see it a third time, may have been better if they'd finished the book tho but the way they've recreated middle-earth is amazing

Interesting, I haven't seen it yet, but unlike some of my friends, spoilers are pretty much a "Can't Happen" for me, since I have been reading this series since 1974 when I was seven.
Own several complete sets of Tolken's series, Including The Silmarillon and the other, backstory releases.

Amazing the amount people who have never read it

Going to see it this weekend, sounds like I will be pleased

I'm already pleased to see the inclusion of Ents in the preview
( No spoiler there, If you haven't read the book, you wont know what the heck I'm talking about

)
This follows the exclusion of The Great Oak, and Tom Bombadill(know I spelled it wrong, always do) from Fellowship.
I'm sure they had time restrictions, its a long series!!!

Looking forward to it !!!
Another series I wouldn't mind seeing for the "Big Screen" is Stephen King's The Dark Tower. Big fan
The last 3 parts of that series,all are set to be released by late fall next year. For those of you who like to read as much as I do

Cheers

WyreTheWolf · Dec 26, 2002, 06:44 PM

Watched it in a THX theater Sunday.

It recieves the Wolfies Paw of Approval!

Mac Daddy · Dec 26, 2002, 07:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by WyreTheWolf
Watched it in a THX theater Sunday.

It recieves the Wolfies Paw of Approval!

Awesome, thats where i'll be watching it, IMAX/THX hear in Canada, on Sat, hee hee, cant wait.

I want to see that 3 paws up, balancing on one leg thing though, that would be amazing

I guess thats WyreTheWife though

Cheers

WyreTheWolf · Dec 27, 2002, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mac Daddy
Awesome, thats where i'll be watching it, IMAX/THX hear in Canada, on Sat, hee hee, cant wait.

I want to see that 3 paws up, balancing on one leg thing though, that would be amazing

I guess thats WyreTheWife though

Cheers

I likes it!

kinetic · Dec 27, 2002, 09:56 AM

I can't wait to see this film, trouble is I'm struggling for a sitter for my daughter (nearly 8). Is the film suitable or should I wait until I can get a sitter?

Vampyromaniac · Dec 27, 2002, 10:01 AM

Dude, it has monsters and stuf!!

it's scary!!!

WyreTheWolf · Dec 28, 2002, 01:59 AM

Well there are demons, Ents (tree people), wizards, warlocks, Imps, Fairies, Goblins, Evil Eyes, Dragons, and lots of other critters... Oh yeah... and Hobbits. I could see it being a little frightening for an 8yr old. My suggestion is to rent the first one... Show it to her, and then see how she reacts to that one. That is my $0.02 usd

Dec 22, 2002, 11:57 PM	#1
fornicatarachnid Clanless Join Date: May 2002 Location: On the web, England UK Posts: 714 Rep Power: 0	Lord Of The Rings..The Two Towers Im just home from watching the latest in the trilogy and am happy to say that the second part is every bit as enjoyable as the first. Even though its 3 hrs long it really doesn't feel like it, I have been known to fall asleep at the cinema in the past not this time though so it must have something going for it lol. Seriously though I can recommend this film to anybody. The most memorable parts for me EDIT CRAIG5320: POSSIBLE SPOLIERS BELOW LET'S PLAY THE GAME EH? were the ones where Gollum is fighting with his alter-ego, soo funny. The sound effects are amazing too, especially when the bomb goes off A word of warning to those with young kids though, it will be scarey in parts for the young ones Last edited by craighumphreys; Dec 23, 2002 at 01:10 AM.

Dec 23, 2002, 03:14 AM	#2
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Oh, it's out in England already? __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

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Dec 23, 2002, 03:56 AM	#5
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Aaah, OK. So sorry. Z, what version? __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Dec 23, 2002, 04:04 AM	#7
AT_curiousB DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: England Posts: 128 Rep Power: 0	The real version me tinks he means the extended DVD, with all the bits added back in that ended up on the cutting room floor. __________________ Bill

Dec 23, 2002, 03:53 AM	#4
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Dec 23, 2002, 02:32 PM	#10
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	saw it opening night here (last Thursday). 9pm show was sold out. We had a completely packed house. I too absolutely LOVED the movie! I'll definitely be back for a second veiwing and possibly a third. Also keeping eyes peeled there on newgroups and mIRC.... but so far, not very satisfied there Man there were SO many good parts... a few of my favs (SPOILERS BELOW!) Spoiler Alert! Gandalf grabbing his sword while falling and having it out with the baulrog! when Gandalf made his appearance as "Gandalf the WHITE" before the King smeagol's conversation with gollum was spectacular! they did an outstanding job with his character altogether IMO legolas snagging a ride with gimli as only elves can HELMS DEEP - yes entire part! Gimli's one liners at Helms deep has me totally cracking up! but I'm soooo glad they didn't make him into the little comic relief side kick as he does indeed kick some serious ASS! "OK, you can toss me".... Gandalf with reinforcements charging in *too many......

Dec 23, 2002, 04:43 PM	#12
AT_curiousB DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2002 Location: England Posts: 128 Rep Power: 0	Extended DVD I have read that the company which produces LOTR intends to release a massive blowout DVD set on the completion of the ROTK. This will include all of the extended DVD's previously released, as well as the extended ROTK, with even the bloopers thrown in. See this short news story http://www.ananova.com/entertainment...sm_732353.html __________________ Bill

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*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,573 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	All producers are starting to do that nowadays, where they plan out what they're gonna have extra on the DVDs etc, like Star Wars they kno they can sucker people in with all the extras, I kno in a sense it's good nowadays, but it's all becoming very commerical, and merchandising geewhizz. __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

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Zarathustra Elite Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Confederacy Posts: 841 Rep Power: 0	Yeah that set will be like 50 discs! There's a good parody hidden on one of the discs in the 4 disc set involving Jack Black and Sarah Michelle Gellar

Dec 23, 2002, 06:12 PM	#15
*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,573 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	^ That's from MTV Movie Awards, did they actually put it on the Extended DVD? hmm.... crazyness __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook

Dec 24, 2002, 12:36 AM	#16
p-nut84044 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: magna, ut Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	I liked the movie. Nice visuals.

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shortstuff Sweetness Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,835 Rep Power: 0	I saw the movie Sunday..........It kicked major butt. I give it three paws up. __________________ [color=Indigo]Joe "Roadee" Dawson R.I.P my friend. You will be missed [/color] If we keep doing what we've always done, we'll keep getting what we've always got.

Dec 26, 2002, 09:15 AM	#18
~~David~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Atlanta Posts: 959 Rep Power: 0	Saw it last night. Very good movie! Well worth going and seeing

Dec 26, 2002, 11:03 AM	#21
OR541 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: salem, OR Posts: 28 Rep Power: 0	killer movie

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*craig5320* HH Administrator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 8,573 Rep Power: 445 System Specs	seen it twice now, and maybe going to see it a third time, may have been better if they'd finished the book tho but the way they've recreated middle-earth is amazing __________________ HardwareHeaven on Facebook Last edited by craighumphreys; Dec 26, 2002 at 12:43 PM.

Dec 26, 2002, 01:20 PM	#23
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	the movie was great __________________

Dec 26, 2002, 06:44 PM	#25
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	Watched it in a THX theater Sunday. It recieves the Wolfies Paw of Approval!

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kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	I can't wait to see this film, trouble is I'm struggling for a sitter for my daughter (nearly 8). Is the film suitable or should I wait until I can get a sitter?

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Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	Dude, it has monsters and stuf!! it's scary!!! __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Dec 28, 2002, 01:59 AM	#30
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	Well there are demons, Ents (tree people), wizards, warlocks, Imps, Fairies, Goblins, Evil Eyes, Dragons, and lots of other critters... Oh yeah... and Hobbits. I could see it being a little frightening for an 8yr old. My suggestion is to rent the first one... Show it to her, and then see how she reacts to that one. That is my $0.02 usd