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| Nelson_Mandela 06/18/19 2:44:10 PM #386: | #91. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ad/Lord_of_the_Rings_-_The_Two_Towers.jpg Dir: Peter Jackson Genre: Adventure, Fantasy Year: 2002 I think this write-up is going to be more of a defense of my LOTR rankings than a glowing praise of The Two Towers. So I'll begin here: Return of the King is the worst of the trilogy. I don't consider it a "bad" movie, but given how well made the first two are, it's certainly disappointing. I hate the multiple non-endings, I hate the cheesy lines (the overwrought "girl power" moment was particular gag-inducing), and I hated how long it was. So I probably have the least popular of the LOTR rankings: 2 > 1 > 3. But I think The Two Towers is an incredible piece of filmmaking. People forget how mind-blowing the mo-cap Gollum was, and the focus on his "light" and "dark" side was the iconic part of the series for a lot of fans. People forget about how insane the final siege was and is--setting the standard for any big battle for years to come. This is my favorite LOTR movie because of how simultaneously grand yet contained it feels. It's a simple arc done on a magnificent scale, and it supersedes anything that came before or after it. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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