LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS - SPECIAL EXTENDED EDITION

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"A new power is rising"

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Plot Summary: The Fellowship has been broken. Boromir is dead, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee have gone to Mordor alone to destroy the One Ring, Merry and Pippin have been captured by the Uruk-hai, and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli have made friends of the Rohan, a race of humans that are in the path of the upcoming war, led by its aging king, ThéodenThe two towers between Mordor and Isengard, Barad-dúr and Orthanc, have united in their lust for destruction. The corrupt wizard Saruman, under the power of the Dark Lord Sauron, and his slimy assistant, Gríma Wormtongue have created a grand Uruk-hai army bent on the destruction of Man and Middle-earth. The rebellion against Sauron is building up and will be led by Gandalf the White, who was thought to be dead after the Balrog captured him. One of the Ring's original bearers, the creature Gollum has tracked Frodo and Sam down in search of his 'precious', but is captured by the Hobbits and used as a way to lead them to Mt. Doom. The War of the Ring has now begun. In theaters for one week only in a special extended edition never before seen in theaters. THE RETURN OF THE KING, the final chapter in the trilogy, is released on December 17th, 2003.

Directed by: Peter Jackson (Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King)

Starring: Elijah Wood (Deep Impact), Ian McKellen (X2: X-Men United), Viggo Mortensen (28 Days), Liv Tyler (Armageddon), Sean Astin (Encino Man), Cate Blanchett (Veronica Guerin), Orlando Bloom (Pirates Of The Caribbean), John Rhys-Davies (The Medallion), Bernard Hill (Titanic), Christopher Lee (Sleepy Hollow), Billy Boyd (Master & Commander), Dominic Monaghan (Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring), Hugo Weaving (The Matrix Revolutions), Miranda Otto (What Lies Beneath), David Wenham (Moulin Rouge)

Rated: PG-13 (for epic battle sequences and scary images)

Running Time: 3 hours 32 minutes

Release Date: December 12th, 2003 (limited)

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The original sequel was much better than the first film in my opinion, but I would rather rent the extended version than see it in theaters. I am saving my money for the third and final movie, THE RETURN OF THE KING, which is released in about a week and a half.

[Fisting Ackbar]

Already own it on DVD, no desire to see it in theaters.

[Jon Lyrik]

Don't have the DVD just yet...might see it.

[Nate6]

I don't particularly feel the need to have develop a sore on my arse from seeing this again.

[Scarface98.9]

I have it on DVD, and I don't think the pace would work for theaters, so my ass'll say no, I won't see it. I do think it's an improvement over the theatrical cut of the 2nd movie

[Common Sense Man]

Well I just saw FOTR EE in the theater today and can't wait for this weekend to go see TTT EE.

I have yet to see it as I knew it would be in the theaters again.

And I have not bought the DVD yet, I had to downgrade to a 13 inch tv so watching movies is almost a waste of time!

I must say I think I did better in the theater this time than with any previous viewing of FOTR or TTT, no sore ass or exploding bladder!

Maybe I can make it two for two.

Wish me luck.

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[Common Sense Man]

Well I saw the TTT EE edition in the theaters today and I must say what an improvement!

It was a much better movie, but with so much story to tell longer is better in my opinion so it could only get better.

But some of the beefs I had with TTT originally were explained and basically fixed by this version.

Showing the Trees taking care of the majority of the orcs was a great addition and one I sorely missed in the first version.

Almost all of the characters got fleshed out even more especially Gimli and Legolas.

In the shorter version there is no connection between the horse that finds Aragorn, now we know it was the horse he released.

Details like this make all the missing connections come together.

I was also glad to see that they cut all the dialouge from the reunion scene between Aragorn and Eowyn after the battle of Helms Deep.

And I did not find the pacing slow at all.

Again PJ breaks the mold when it comes to adding scenes or lets say what most expect to see from a Directors Cut or alternate cut.

Most Directors cuts I have seen in the past add nothing worth seeing.

But I felt just about everything that was added was a smart move and made the film better as a whole.

And I am glad I was able to see it on the big screen.

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