Lord of the Rings: Two Towers Reviews Rolling In 440
flogger writes "After the first showing of The Two Towers, the reviews are now coming in. They are positive and SPOILER FILLED. Reviews can be found here, here and a short one here." Don't say you weren't warned. I'm not reading them. I finished re-reading TTT saturday, and am ready to see Ents walk.
Free pass in the super duper DVD box set. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Spoiler filled? (Score:4, Informative)
It is both spoiler filled for both those that have and have not read the books.
All info on the new film will be spoilerish for people that have not read the books (a surprisingly large group).
Information pertaining to specific changes and added scenes as well as descriptions of the flow of the narrative would be spoilers even for the crowd that has read the books.
Re:the battle (Score:1, Informative)
http://lordoftherings.net/effects/index.html
Re:Free pass in the super duper DVD box set. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:DUMB PIECE OF AMERICAN, UNEDUCATED, PATRIOTIC S (Score:2, Informative)
The second half (the 4th book) revolves around the trek of Sam and Frodo to destroy the one ring, whose power was used to build the foundations of the mighty tower of Barad-Dur.
With these 2 structures featured heavily, there seems little other reason how Tolkien came to the title.
Re:What disappointed me... (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Music (Score:2, Informative)
Check out the soundtrack [lordoftherings.net].
Re:What disappointed me... (Score:2, Informative)
Uh... "one huge novel"? Where'd you get that idea?
It was originally supposed to be 6 books when he wrote it but the publishers, at the time of the original printing, wanted to save money on printing costs and force readers to buy more of the series all at once. They combined books 1 and 2 into one book, 3 and 4 into the next, and 5 and 6 into the last.
Re:Free pass in the super duper DVD box set. (Score:1, Informative)
Of course, it wouldn't matter if it did, since the local theater (yes, there's only one, welcome to new brunswick) is shining up it's "NO PASSES ACCEPTED" sign, as they always do when a big movie comes out.
Considering the ticket is only good for a week or two (Dec 18-Dec 31 I think) it's easy to see why they do this: every sale of a dvd set gets them a guaranteed 'ticket' for the opening of the next film. So that way when the film opens they can count all those tickets as box office.
How important is the opening box office to a movie? Look at Solaris. Good movie, but people shyed away from it on opening. That was the kiss of death, and now it will be gone in five weeks.
Re:I can wait... (Score:3, Informative)
So when the previous poster was referring to buying a director's cut, Phil made an attempt towards a joke that no one is getting.
Re:What disappointed me... (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Spoiler filled? (Score:3, Informative)
If there's a question, there's a Google [google.com]
Re:What disappointed me... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:What disappointed me... (Score:2, Informative)
Re:I hope the sense of time is better in TTT (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Unbiased reviews (Score:3, Informative)
That statement is probably very true, which makes it even more interesting that I did not see one review in Swedish media that did not begin with words to the effect of:
"I never in my life read Tolkien, but..."
"I hated Tolkiens books, but..."
"I regularly piss on Tolkiens grave, but..."
and (this guy must be a real fan-boy) "I haven't read Tolkien in a great while, but...
After which follows a favourable through enthusiastic review.
Re:I hope the sense of time is better in TTT (Score:2, Informative)
Plus a whole new 'marsh' sequence is added when the four hobbits are following Aragorn, which shows that the trip from Bree to Rivendell was MUCH longer (they passed through a whole different kind of terrain.)
Yes, in the book, a few years passes between the party and Gandalf's return to Bag End to tell Frodo to leave. That passage of time isn't very well explained in the movie, but it is lightly implied with all the riding around Gandalf does.
Re:Free pass in the super duper DVD box set. (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Path (Score:2, Informative)
As for why Sauron does not send a force from behind, his one goal here is the Ring, which he thinks Aragorn has. I think he believes Aragorn is drunk on the power of the Ring and seeks to challenge him openly at his gates, a sort of 'winner take all' ending.
Aragorn is in the open and exposed. If he attacks Minas Tirith again, Aragorn may retreat to the city leading to a long seige. If he attacks the army from the rear, it may scatter and he'd be forced to hunt Aragorn (a ranger and woodsman) up and down the Great River.
Saruon knows he has an overwhelming force, his spies can see the exact size of Aragorn's army. Sauron has the choice of terrain - Aragorn must attack his fortifications.
Remember your Sun Tsu - Choose your battleground and you need not fear the outcome of a hundred battles.
And as for why the attack should be at the Black Gates, rather than Minas Morgul, here's the best reason - time. Gandalf is playing for time. It takes quite a while to muster the army, march across Osgiliath, up to the crossroads, along Ithillian (sp?), around the Dead Lands and up to the Black Gate. That's a longer hike than Frodo has to make, with Sauron concentrating all his attention away from Mordor the entire time.