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THEATRICAL RELEASE
Dec 18, 2002 (Wide)
VIDEO RELEASE
Aug 26, 2003 (DVD)
Aug 26, 2003 (VHS)
Nov 18, 2003 (DVD)
NUMBERS
Box Office: $339,457,993
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CONSENSUS
The Two Towers continues the LOTR trilogy with few missteps.
CAST & CREW
Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen
Directed by Peter Jackson
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SYNOPSIS
Picking up where the first film left off, Peter Jackson's THE TWO TOWERS throws the remaining members of the Fellowship into the scattered chaos of Middle-earth, now fully under siege by the forces of Sauron. more...
MPAA RATING
PG-13, epic battle sequences and scary images
RUNTIME
3 hours, 34 minutes
RELEASE DATES
RELEASE COMPANY
New Line Cinema
GENRE
Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Big Battles, Monsters, Good Vs. Evil, Epic, Magic, Fantasy Worlds, Nature, Based On A Novel
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Site
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DVD FEATURES
DVD REVIEWS
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PARENTS EVALUATION
POSTERS
TRAILER & MEDIA
PHOTOS
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PRODUCTION NOTES
NEWS ARTICLES
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SUBMIT/EDIT ARTICLE
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 "Could use a little more humanity, but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals."
-- George Wu, CULTUREVULTURE.NET
"Despite a quieter middle section, involving Aragorn's dreams of Arwen, this is even better than The Fellowship. There are scenes of cinematic perfection that steal your heart away."
-- The Wolf, IOFILM.CO.UK
"It can't be easy starting a movie in the middle, staying in the middle, and then ending it in the middle..."
-- Staci Layne Wilson, FANTASTICA DAILY
"Jackson tries to keep the plates spinning as best he can, but all the bouncing back and forth can't help but become a bit tedious -- even with the breathtaking landscapes and villainous varmints there to distract you from the ricocheting."
-- Glenn Whipp, LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
"The year's greatest adventure, and Jackson's limited but enthusiastic adaptation has made literature literal without killing its soul -- a feat any thinking person is bound to appreciate."
-- Gregory Weinkauf, DALLAS OBSERVER
"The storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaking, and the overall experience is awesome."
-- Brian Webster, APOLLO GUIDE
"There are flaws, yes, but the film is a breathtaking achievement in its scope."
-- Ian Waldron-Mantgani, UK CRITIC
"Nós gosta muito de As Duas Torres."
-- Pablo Villaca, CINEMA EM CENA
"The appearance of Treebeard and Gollum's expanded role will either have you loving what you're seeing, or rolling your eyes. I loved it! Gollum's 'performance' is incredible!"
-- John Venable, SUPERCALA.COM
"The gorgeously elaborate continuation of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is so huge that a column of words cannot adequately describe co-writer/director Peter Jackson’s expanded vision of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth."
-- John Urbancich, SUN NEWSPAPERS OF CLEVELAND
"An epic of grandeur and scale that’s been decades gone from the popcorn pushing sound stages of Hollywood."
-- Joshua Tyler, FILM HOBBIT
"...a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year."
-- Tony Toscano, TALKING PICTURES
"Peter Jackson has done the nearly impossible. He has improved upon the first and taken it a step further, richer and deeper. What Jackson has done is proven that no amount of imagination, no creature, no fantasy story and no incredibly outlandish scenery"
-- Michael Szymanski, ZAP2IT.COM
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"While this movie, by necessity, lacks Fellowship’s heart, Two Towers outdoes its spectacle."
-- Jeffrey Westhoff, NORTHWEST HERALD (CRYSTAL LAKE, IL)
"Yeah, these flicks are just that damn good. Isn't it great?"
-- Scott Weinberg, EFILMCRITIC.COM
"The film is just a big, gorgeous, mind-blowing, breath-taking mess."
-- Widgett Walls, NEEDCOFFEE.COM
"The middle third of an epic nine-hour movie that will doubtlessly shine as one of the most daring and successful accomplishments in cinematic history."
-- Phil Villarreal, ARIZONA DAILY STAR
"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."
-- Jeff Vice, DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY
"[Director Peter] Jackson and his crew have so steeped themselves in the majesty of Tolkien's writing that every frame produces new joys, whether you're a fan of the books or not."
-- Rob Vaux, FLIPSIDE MOVIE EMPORIUM
"Jackson and co have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema."
-- Urban Cinefile Critics, URBAN CINEFILE
"Awesome creatures, breathtaking scenery, and epic battle scenes add up to another 'spectacular spectacle.'"
-- Betty Jo Tucker, REELTALK MOVIE REVIEWS
"Visually breathtaking, viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving, it's the very definition of epic adventure."
-- Tor Thorsen, REEL.COM
"Meeting, even exceeding expectations, it's the best sequel since The Empire Strikes Back ... a majestic achievement, an epic of astonishing grandeur and surprising emotional depth."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
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Avg. Rating: 8.3/10 |
"Not since Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's Ran have the savagery of combat and the specter of death been visualized with such operatic grandeur."
-- Philip Wuntch, DALLAS MORNING NEWS
"Peter Jackson and company once again dazzle and delight us, fulfilling practically every expectation either a longtime Tolkien fan or a movie-going neophyte could want."
-- Michael Wilmington, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Though Frodo's quest remains unfulfilled, a hardy group of determined New Zealanders has proved its creative mettle."
-- Bruce Westbrook, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
"Spectacular in every sense of the word, even if you don' t know an Orc from a Uruk-Hai."
-- Peter Travers, ROLLING STONE
"Yes, there are some 'middle-chapter' problems, but Peter Jackson's Tolkien adaptation hasn't lost its devastating humanity, its heart-stopping cinematography or its epic sweep."
-- Charles Taylor, SALON.COM
"Once again, director Jackson strikes a rewarding balance between emotion on the human scale and action/effects on the spectacular scale."
-- Susan Stark, DETROIT NEWS
"What Jackson has accomplished here is amazing on a technical level."
-- Steven Rosen, DENVER POST
"This film doesn't change my review of the original, but it does have me eagerly looking forward to the final installment. I liked it a lot!"
-- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"Though Jackson doesn't always succeed in integrating the characters in the foreground into the extraordinarily rich landscape, it must be said that he is an imaginative filmmaker who can see the forest for the trees."
-- Carrie Rickey, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"Epic battles, spectacular effects and multiple story lines make The Two Towers a most excellent middle chapter in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy."
-- Claudia Puig, USA TODAY
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"Although Jackson is doubtless reserving the darkest hours for The Return of the King, we long for a greater sense of urgency in the here and now of The Two Towers."
-- Russel Swensen, L.A. WEEKLY
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