Movie #46: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Movie #: 46
Movie Title: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Year Released: 2002

Director: Peter Jackson
Notable Cast: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Liv Tyler, Cate Blanchett, Bernard Hill, Miranda Otto, Karl Urban, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Craig Parker

Short Description: While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: N/A
IMDB.com: #20
Ranker.com: #56
Lifed.com: N/A
Empire.com: #54
FilmCrave.com: #18
FlickChart.com: #91



Date Watched: 9/18/2016

Grade: 4.5 out of 5 (Outstanding)

Rationale: Though I consider The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers to be the weakest of the three Lord of the Rings films, a 4.5 out of 5 is hardly a weak grade. Hindered by the fact it's a bridge film between The Fellowship of the Ring and The Return of the King, The Two Towers admirably advances stories that started in The Fellowship of the Ring while strongly setting the stage for the story's conclusion in The Return of the King. Andy Serkis' motion capture performance as Gollum is absolutely groundbreaking and the Battle of Helm's Deep is as epic looking as any battle in war that you'll see. I love the entire Lord of the Rings series and I'm glad that I finally "had" to watch one for this project.