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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
U/A (INDIA)
2003
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Positive Reviews
89
Negative reviews
5
Average Rating
4.2
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5.0
Without missing a beat in three hours, the film shifts from epic to lyrical and back.
Av Club
4.5
The final battle at Helms Deep is nothing short of awe inspiring; its a cinematic achievement on a par with Ben Hurs chariot race, Lawrence of Arabias ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
To put it (very) bluntly, this one kicks some serious butt, at once a fanboys wet dream of adaptive near perfection and an engaging, emotionally super ..
Austin Chronicle
4.0
The Two Towers proves that, for all his skills of imagination and inventiveness, Jackson is most of all a disciplined cinematic storyteller.
Screen Daily
3.8
It is not faithful to the spirit of Tolkien and misplaces much of the charm and whimsy of the books, but it stands on its own as a visionary thriller.
Rogerebert
5.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is like being trapped in a nerds bedroom.
Telegraph
5.0
Any lingering doubts that Jackson was creating a masterpiece of epic filmmaking should be formally erased by this wondrous second act combination of l ..
Ny Daily News
2.5
It had a rhythm, a good pace, emotional highs, solid action sequences, many unforgettable moments.
JoBlo
3.8
Please feel free to declare a masterpiece if you want, but also dont feel too guilty if you nod off.
The Globe And Mail
4.4
How long will the whole thing be and what will it be like all at once
Combust Ible Celluloid
5.0
We should simply be delighted to have seen two thirds of this unfolding story and anticipate the conclusion with great hope.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
The battle is spectacular in its scope and fury.Even though it uses a time honored Western cliche, this is an epic screen battle.
Lariat
4.2
But the second film is, in many ways, imaginative and thrilling, and though it may turn out to be the least of the three Lord of the Rings films, it i ..
Eric Ds Nider
5.0
The Two Towers moves like lightning, culminating three short hours later in the battle of Helms Deep, the first great clash of the war of the rings an ..
News Review
5.0
The performances are uniformly excellent, with the original cast reinforced by strong characterisations from Brad Dourif and Bernard Hill.
Radio Times
3.5
Not only does it provide closure for this chapter, but its also rather epic in nature and mostly quite engaging to behold.
Screen It
4.0
The Two Towers is a satisfying and wholly gripping drama in its own right.
Independent
4.4
The Return of the King, the final chapter, will be released a year from now.I cant wait.
Rolling Stone
5.0
This is magical, expert, passionate filmmaking that needs to be seen on the big screen.But it is also the middle of a trilogy, so dont let the fact th ..
Shadows On The Wall
5.0
It picks you up and sweeps you along with it, your eyes so glued to the screen that you dont begrudge a second of its buttock punishing running time.A ..
View London
4.0
They give Towers a snappier ending, too, straining less hard to make it seem like both a single installment and a complete story in itself.
Cs Monitor
3.5
In other words, brisk plotting, no frills acting, outstanding special effects, and unusually effective pacing.
Film Journal
2.0
And God knows there is plenty of it.This film packs enough battles into three hours to keep the residents of Valhalla talking for a year.
The Guardian
4.0
If youre not already on board, you scrabble around as best you can, and this means hard work, which is something rare and yes, exhilarating in a moder ..
Smh
5.0
Let it amaze you with its wonders, its size and its rich complexity.
Mountain X
4.2
The films chronicle the struggle of good versus evil with fantastic special effects and a strong emotional center.
Emanuellevy
4.0
Awesome creatures, breathtaking scenery, and epic battle scenes add up to another spectacular spectacle.
Reel Talk Reviews
4.4
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l ..
Q Network
5.0
This is the speediest three hours in the cinema I have ever experienced.
Daily Mail
3.5
Hes the one character in the picture whose course of action doesnt feel as if its been plotted out on a flowchart.The Two Towers conjures an illusion ..
Ew
5.0
This movie is full of incredible scenes of sword fighting, cross bow action and unbelievable war sequences.
Cinema Crazed
5.0
That may be an odd thing to say about a movie that climaxes with one of the most amazing epic battle sequences ever put on film, a movie that, like it ..
Salon
3.0
If its hard to keep hold of the spiraling narrative threads, its harder still to resist the rush of mythic imagery and cornball heroic dialogue delive ..
Slate
5.0
An essential component of what is now destined to be among the best film franchises of all time.
Empire
4.0
This film is not altogether satisfying, but youd be an idiot to miss it.
Eye For Film
3.8
What theyve devised will almost certainly please the books fans for its fidelity to pace and story.Yet newcomers may occasionally feel thwarted by a n ..
Sf Gate
4.0
Gollum is the first believable CG character, while the battle of Helms Deep is one of the finest, most expansive combat sequences ever filmed.
Bbc
2.5
When Gandalf arrives with reinforcements, descending a near vertical slope using horses where you or I would use snowboards, the spirit of triumphant ..
New Yorker
5.0
And somewhere in the nether center of this all, you can feel not just the power and sureness of Jacksons direction, but his boyish wonder.In the end, ..
Washington Post
5.0
Marshall stages the narrative scenes in a fairly pedestrian manner and pulls out all the glitzy stops for the musical ones, reflecting the new for the ..
Mr Brown Movies
2.5
One of the most gratifying things about The Fellowship of the Ring was in experiencing a humane, beautifully told fantasy epic that took its exciting ..
The Movie Boy
4.0
Maintaining the commitment to cinematic beauty, story and amazing special effects he established with The Fellowship of the Ring, Jackson once again g ..
Bullz-Eye
3.8
This second installment of the trilogy is altogether darker, grayer, grimmer and bloodier than the first
Reeling Reviews
4.5
Its far too infrequent that a film can make you sympathize this closely with its characters.In one of the most fantastical settings and one of the mos ..
Flickfilosopher
5.0
Combined, The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers represent one of the most engrossing and engaging six hour segments of cinema I have ever enjo ..
ReelViews
4.5
The films crowning glory remains the battle at Helms Deep and can best be described as Braveheart meets The Alamo; itll keep your heart leaping into y ..
Hollywood
4.5
Fellowship and Towers may be fantasy, and take full advantage of the computer, but theyre a far cry from the comic book cinema of Harry Potter and Spi ..
Seattle Pi
5.0
What an eyeful it is.This is probably the greatest battlepiece composed for the screen since Eisensteins Ivan the Terrible.
Standard
3.8
The dialogue is eloquent and antediluvian without seeming false or stuffy.
Spliced Wire
5.0
First Impressions Even though the visual effects are the most noticeable achievement, The Lord of the Rings greatest success is its serious tone of fa ..
Movie Habit
5.0
This is what the fans were really waiting for when they envisioned Tolkiens world on film.
The Star
5.0
And yes, this is one case where you can actually believe the hype The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is indeed even better than its predecessor, Th ..
Deseret News
4.5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Share Tweet Share Email Good Lord, its even better than the first.Picking up where last years cliffhanger left o ..
E Online
5.0
Mortensen is a superb hero exuding great charisma beyond his dark good looks.
Urban Cine File
3.8
This second installment is heavy on battle sequences, which will thrill some viewers more than others.this second installment is heavy on battle seque ..
Movies Tv Guide
5.0
This judgment has a certain resonance, but what it fails to deliver is any real sense of moral danger.
La Weekly
3.8
Whatever one might criticise about this ambitious series of films, its makers are clearly committed to its monumental character and content.
Varia Gate
5.0
To put that another way, if you have any taste at all, then youll enjoy this movie.
Three Movie Buffs
3.8
And the sequels battle scenes especially the climactic assault on the Helms Deep fortress by the armies of darkness easily put those of the Star Wars ..
New York Post
4.0
But for thrills and action its hard to disagree That The Towers is the perfect foil for the wide eyed awe and story setting qualities of its predecess ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
3.1
A man who jumped into Table Rock Lake to help passengers after a tour boat sank, says he has suffered physically and emotionally and is suing the owne ..
Kansas City
4.2
Exhilarated by Fellowships cliffhanger ending, newcomers and old fans alike rushed to the books for resolution.
Christianity Today
3.1
Hosts much to point out as inferior, but also a great deal to praise and marvel over. As a result, the film averages to a weak B+ with the recommendat ..
Ross Anthony
4.4
There is just something exciting about watching cinematic history unfold.
Big Picture Big Sound
5.0
WHAT MORE CAN YOU ASK FOR.Well, mind blowing action is one thing.
Montreal Film Journal
4.0
While some people think this surpasses the original, I dont. The storylines are fractured and geographically and narratively its sometimes hard to fig ..
Sbs
5.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
4.5
An astonishing spectacle of CG dazzle, its also riddled with good old fashioned heroics, from flamboyant self sacrifice to the proverbial cavalry ride ..
Chron
3.0
Its been a very watchable, distinctive, if over extended FX spectacular.Nothing more.
Film Guardian
4.0
While it is exciting, Two Towers lacks the emotional intimacy of the first film.And, for this non fan of the books, Tolkiens story when wedged into a ..
Dvd Talk
5.0
This has got to be the first movie where one of the most remarkable performances was done by a computer generated character.
Film Quips Online
3.5
Slated for completion next year, the entirety of the Rings looks auspicious even if in its present manifestation this once and future landmark is a bi ..
La Times
4.2
What I can say now is that, along with Fellowship, this film delivers much of what is great about the book, and remains an order of magnitude above al ..
Decent Films
3.5
Point remains that Two Towers is much more action packed and spectacular than the previous movie.
Scifi Movie Page
4.5
Any three hour movie that passes in an eyeblink is doing something right, and like its predecessor, The Two Towers leaves us yearning for more.
Flip Side Archive
5.0
this three hour epic is one of those few films where you leave feeling they could have spent even more time with story explanation and exposition
Fat Guys At The Movies
5.0
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Freep
5.0
A towering triumph Rings sequel soars with rapturous spectacle and excitement Here is a movie, like The Fellowship of the Ring, thats packed to the br ..
Articles Chicago Tribune
1.5
But any sort of compelling story gets lost amidst all the spectacle.
People
4.4
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
3.5
It delivers on the visuals, but the characters and story all suffer around it.
Need Coffee
4.4
Its a shame more recent films cant let us down in such a thrilling and enchanting manner.
Nitrate Online
1.5
Youre bound to be impressed with the visuals in the film, and its doubtful that youll leave the theater feeling empty handed.
Juicy Cerebellum
3.5
This passage is a great read especially by flashlight when your folks think youre asleep but on film it looks silly.In the films towering visual story ..
Abc News Go
5.0
This is the rare picture that evokes and revives the spirit of classics from The Wizard of Oz to The Seven Samurai.
Articles Baltimore Sun
4.4
You can see why director and co writer Jackson has elected to forgo any prologue bringing moviegoers up to date.
Articles Sun Sentinel
3.2
Lets pray that we still have another ahead of us, and that the rocky, uneven qualities of the current film will ultimately be revealed as merely a tor ..
Nicks Flick Picks
1.5
It cant be easy starting a movie in the middle, staying in the middle, and then ending it in the middle...
Fantastic A Daily
3.8
At six hours into the trilogy, thats both disheartening and curiously thrilling.
Paloalto Online
4.4
The film is a roundabout, unfinished journey, by necessity; but in between its beginning and not quite an end, its an often breathtaking example of th ..
Seattle Times
4.2
It sounds like a new Madonna album could be right around the corner.
Edge Boston
4.5
On the side of epic and exciting are the elaborate, awe inspiring battle sequences.
Movies Radio Free
3.8
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Charlotte
2.0
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Tele Text
5.0
It operates on a visual scale that is far bigger than the first films.
The Sunday Times
5.0
This film is a fitting companion to the astounding The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring..It just keeps getting better and better.
Edition Cnn
4.5
Oddly enough, as with Fellowship, this tactic isnt frustrating and it doesnt make the film feel incomplete; rather, it adds to the epic scope of the p ..
Ace Weekly
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