Movie Review for Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The

Summary: Set in a time of uncertainty in the land of Middle-earth, a tale which charts a heroic quest which centers around an intrepid hobbit. The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins, who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ringbearer as his assigned duty is to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged. But he can’t accomplish this task alone. A Fellowship bands together to lend Frodo all that he needs to carry out his mission: the wisdom of Gandalf; the loyalty of his friends Sam, Merry, and Pippin; the courage of Aragorn and Boromir; the precision of Legolas; and the strength of Gimli. They are aided in their quest by Arwen, Galadriel and Elrond, whose knowledge of the Ring brings to light the true danger and importance of their journey.

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel of 3BlackChicks Review (8/0)
            The first two hours are a tiny bit tedious, but nonetheless this movie is second only to part 1 o...

By Rebecca Murray of About.com (8/0)
            If the first film was a hearty appetizer, the second film is a full course dinner. I can't wait t...

By Rachel Deahl of Ace Weekly (Lexington, KY) (8/0)
            Director Peter Jackson delights with seamless CG-effects, strong storytelling, and more compellin...

By Mike McGranaghan of Aisle Seat (8/0)
            The Two Towers has the kind of ambition that few movies these days have. Going to see it...

By Brian Webster of Apollo Guide (8/0)
            The storylines are woven together skilfully, the magnificent swooping aerial shots are breathtaki...

By Dan Jardine of Apollo Guide (8/0)
            the awe-inspiring battle sequences in this film are nonpareil in contemporary cinema.

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Marc Savlov of Austin Chronicle (8/0)
            An engaging, emotionally supercharged epic adventure that will doubtless take pride of place alon...

By Nev Pierce of BBC (8/0)
            ...surpasses The Fellowship of the Ring in terms of wit, action and narrative drive.

By Ty Burr of Boston Globe (8/0)
            George Lucas should watch this and hang his head in shame.

By Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi of Broomfield Enterprise (8/0)
            “Lord of the Rings: The Twin Towers” was absolutely wonderful.

By Bryant Frazer of Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (8/0)
            Plays rather like a dream, with all the beauty and weirdness that cinematic evocations of dream s...

By Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times (8/0)
            It is not faithful to the spirit of Tolkien and misplaces much of the charm and whimsy of the boo...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Margaret A. McGurk of Cincinnati Enquirer (8/0)
            ...every bit the momentous event fans have been hoping for.

By Joshua Tyler of CinemaBlend.com (7/1)
            An epic of grandeur and scale that’s been decades gone from the popcorn pushing sound stages of H...

By David Keyes of Cinemaphile.org (8/0)
            The Two Towers takes the tradition of Tolkien's work into a darker, creepier and more seriously w...

By Karina Montgomery of Cinerina (8/0)
            Two Towers is spectacular and exciting, and technically practically perfect, but somehow clinical...

By Paul Clinton (CNN.com) of CNN.com (8/0)
            The Two Towers does not disappoint. This film is a fitting companion to the astounding The Lord o...

By Mark Palermo of Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (8/0)
            Where few movies even contemplate delivering an experience this glorious, The Two Towers is uncom...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid (8/0)
            Jackson's precision and passion make every second of the movie hum with bravado and excitement.

By Harvey S. Karten of Compuserve (8/0)
            Stunning CGI as expected, but story-wise, Lewis Carroll and L. Frank Baum have little to worry ab...

By Larry Carroll of Countingdown.com (8/0)
            Two Towers should serve as a postcard to George Lucas, one that reads 'Making great movies, wish ...

By Peter Sobczynski of Critic Doctor (8/0)
            The most impressive new element in this installment is the completely CGI-created Gollum...he tur...

By George Wu of culturevulture.net (8/0)
            Could use a little more humanity, but it never lacks in eye-popping visuals.

By Steven D. Greydanus of Decent Films Guide (8/0)
            From the bravura opening that stunningly recalls and continues a central sequence from The Fellow...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By D.K. Holm of DVDTalk.com (8/0)
            The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers may well be that true rarity, an almost perfect film.

By John J. Puccio of DVDTown.com (8/0)
            Both Gollum and the battles are a triumph of integrated art, technology, and sheer logistics.

By Christopher Null of E! Online (8/0)
            Most stories have a beginning, middle, and end, but Two Towers feels like a whole lot of midd...

By Brian Mckay of eFilmCritic.com (8/0)
            A Glorious Spectacle Unsurpassed – until The King Returns

By Scott Weinberg of eFilmCritic.com (8/0)
            Yeah, these flicks are just that damn good. Isn't it great?

By Eugene Novikov of Film Blather (8/0)
            This is filmmaking on an unparalleled scale, stirring, rousing, technically perfect.

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Daniel Eagan of Film Journal International (8/0)
            For the most part, it’s business as usual. In other words, brisk plotting, no-frills acting, outs...

By John R. McEwen of Film Quips Online (8/0)
            It would be an enormous task for Jackson to outdo last year’s phenomenon ...And yet he pretty muc...

By Jimmy O of Film Snobs (8/0)
            Okay, let's face it. Peter Jackson wins. George Lucas loses.

By Eric Campos of Film Threat (8/0)
            And as with the first film, this one also leaves you wanting hours more once those end credits be...

By Christopher Null of filmcritic.com (8/0)
            While I was expecting yet another derivative battle sequence, the siege on Helm's Deep is one of ...

By Victoria Alexander of FilmsInReview.com (8/0)
            I'll be the reckless, foolish messenger and endure the wrath of LOTR devotees: Compared to The Fe...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Todd Gilchrist of FilmStew.com (8/0)
            The Two Towers is riveting entertainment - few films could cover such distance (in both narrative...

By Rob Vaux of Flipside Movie Emporium (8/0)
            [Director Peter] Jackson and his crew have so steeped themselves in the majesty of Tolkien's writ...

By Michael W. Phillips, Jr. of Goatdog's Movies (8/0)
            Jackson ... is at his best when coordinating enormous numbers of people and impressive special ef...

By Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette (8/0)
             The quality of the film is just as high as the first one.

By Kevin Fiddler of Henderson Home News (Henderson, NV) (8/0)
            The Two Towers stands tall among year's best.

By Ross Anthony of Hollywood Report Card (8/0)
            Hosts much to point out as inferior, but also a great deal to praise and marvel over. As a result...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By David Poland of Hot Button (8/0)
            What's wrong with The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers? Well, to quote my 13-year-old nephew, '...

By Gary Brown of Houston Community Newspapers (8/0)
            A truly spectacular film.

By Steve Rhodes of Internet Reviews (8/0)
            Another stunning technical achievement for director Peter Jackson ... [but without] the enormous ...

By JoBlo of JoBlo's Movie Emporium (8/0)
            This go-around bored me, confused me at times and didn't really get too much deeper into its char...

By Bob Bloom of Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (8/0)
            The Two Towers is epic filmmaking at its finest, an intelligent and literate translation of a wel...

By Alex Sandell of Juicy Cerebellum (8/0)
            The least entertaining sequel to an event film this side of, Men in Black II.

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Steve Crum of Kansas City Kansan (8/0)
            The final act's battle scene is the most spectacular medieval type ever filmed. (Pubished 1-3-03)

By Russel Swensen of L.A. Weekly (8/0)
            Although Jackson is doubtless reserving the darkest hours for The Return of the King, we long for...

By Robert Roten of Laramie Movie Scope (8/0)
            The filmmakers are not just succeeding in their task, they are making a truly exceptional film se...

By Jon Niccum of Lawrence Journal-World (8/0)
            As with the novel, The Two Towers is a bridge more than a stand-alone work, and as such it places...

By Prairie Miller of Long Island Press (8/0)
            A film that worships itself with every frame. A sprawling, boisterous fantasy, but one that takes...

By Manohla Dargis of Los Angeles Times (8/0)
            If the second film never reaches the highs of the first -- we have met the players before and the...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Manohla Dargis of Los Angeles Times (8/0)
            ...the story bogs down...

By Mark Dujsik of Mark Reviews Movies (8/0)
            A monumental technical achievement.

By Gabriel Shanks of Mixed Reviews (7/1)
            The most exciting vision captured on cinema, two years running.

By Kevin N. Laforest of Montreal Film Journal (8/0)
            There is easily ten times more danger and mayhem [than in Fellowship], and the action is consiste...

By Ken Hanke of Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (8/0)
            Let it amaze you with its wonders, its size and its rich complexity. There is so much to admire i...

By Frank Ochieng of Movie Eye (8/0)
            Make no mistake in the realization that The Two Towers registers delightfully as a defining techn...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Marty Mapes of Movie Habit (8/0)
            A new standard by which big-budget adventures will be judged.

By Kevin A. Ranson of MovieCrypt.com (8/0)
            ... these characters are feeling as people, not just enduring as tragedy finds them. This is the ...

By Jorge Avila Andrade of Moviola (8/0)
            'Cautivadora, sorprendente, impresionante. Demuestra que el límite del ser humano es su propia im...

By Widgett Walls of Needcoffee.com (8/0)
            The film is just a big, gorgeous, mind-blowing, breath-taking mess.

By James Rocchi of Netflix (8/0)
            The middle installment of Peter Jackson's saga is heavy on spectacle, long on talent -- and still...

By Nick Davis of Nick's Flick Picks (8/0)
            Let's pray that we still have another ahead of us, and that the rocky, uneven qualities of the cu...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Dan Lybarger of Nitrate Online (8/0)
            Now that Jackson has established his make-believe world, he can have fun with it.

By Jim Chastain of Norman Transcript (8/0)
            It is grand in scale and overpowering in terms of action, but, for me, “The Two Towers” misfires ...

By Jeffrey Westhoff of Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (8/0)
            While this movie, by necessity, lacks Fellowship’s heart, Two Towers outdoes its spectacle.

By Frank Swietek of One Guy's Opinion (8/0)
            Meeting, even exceeding expectations, it's the best sequel since The Empire Strikes Back ... a ma...

By Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews (8/0)
            This version of the sinister classic tale of battle between the forces of good against evil even ...

By Jeanne Aufmuth of Palo Alto Weekly (8/0)
            An enigma edged with a rousing melange of story arcs.

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Frédéric Rochefort-Allie of Panorama (8/0)
            Peter Jackson a su créer un film nettement plus énergique que l'oeuvre littéraire et plus sérieus...

By J. Robert Parks of Phantom Tollbooth (8/0)
            It is a story reminiscent of the great stories of old. It is a story that matters.

By Sean Burns of Philadelphia Weekly (8/0)
            It's a heartier, goofier yarn, refreshingly short on the pompous solemnity that bogged down its p...

By Jon Popick of Planet Sick-Boy (8/0)
            Hardcore fans might have something to gripe about, but in the grand scheme, Towers should be maki...

By Linda Cook of Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (8/0)
            "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" is majestic in its splendor.

By Andrew Manning of Radio Free Entertainment (8/0)
            Brilliant and ambitious...does not falter in its mission to visualize Tolkien's ingenious work.

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Tor Thorsen of Reel.com (8/0)
            Visually breathtaking, viscerally exciting, and dramatically moving, it's the very definition of ...

By Laura Clifford of Reeling Reviews (8/0)
            This second installment of the trilogy is altogether darker, grayer, grimmer and bloodier than th...

By Robin Clifford of Reeling Reviews (8/0)
            {Gollum] turns out to be one of the best things in the film and attains the status of such mythic...

By Betty Jo Tucker of ReelTalk Movie Reviews (8/0)
            Awesome creatures, breathtaking scenery, and epic battle scenes add up to another 'spectacular sp...

By James Berardinelli of ReelViews (8/0)
            In nearly every way that counts, The Two Towers is The Fellowship of the Ring's equal.

By Harry Guerin of RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (8/0)
            To begin chronicling Jackson's achievements in leaving you gasping would take longer than the run...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Jim Lane of Sacramento News & Review (8/0)
            Another masterwork, and it's going to be a long year until The Return of the King.

By Mick LaSalle of San Francisco Chronicle (8/0)
            ...has discrete virtues that distinguish it from its predecessor.

By James O'Ehley of Sci-Fi Movie Page (8/0)
            Tolkien groupies be damned, but I can't ever remember the books ever being this action filled!

By Jim Judy of Screen It! (8/0)
            With superb technical work and some terrific individual sequences and fun computer-generated char...

By William Arnold of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (8/0)
            A brilliantly conceived, boldly executed, cumulatively thrilling fantasy epic that expands the ar...

By Moira MacDonald of Seattle Times (8/0)
            Peter Jackson, in the second installment of his Lord of the Rings trilogy, has confounded expecta...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine (8/0)
            The Two Towers could be the most sinister Hollywood epic ever made.

By Rob Blackwelder of SPLICEDWire (8/0)
            If you watch Towers from the bigger-picture point-of-view, imagining how it will play once all th...

By Tony Toscano of Talking Pictures (U.S.) (8/0)
            ...a powerful sequel and one of the best films of the year.

By Richard Corliss of TIME Magazine (8/0)
            A thrilling work of film craft.

By Audrey Rock-Richardson of Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) (8/0)
            Remarkably, Towers emerges as a forcefully unique work with it’s own distinct sense of terror...i...

By Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide's Movie Guide (8/0)
            This second installment is heavy on battle sequences, which will thrill some viewers more than ot...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Ian Waldron-Mantgani of UK Critic (8/0)
            There are flaws, yes, but the film is a breathtaking achievement in its scope.

By Urban Cinefile Critics of Urban Cinefile (8/0)
            Jackson and co have brought back the value and respect for the term epic cinema.

By Enrique Buchichio of Uruguay Total (4/4)
            'A hell of a movie', dirían los yanquis.

By Claudia Puig of USA Today (8/0)
            ...a most excellent middle chapter in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy.

By Jeffrey Chen of Window to the Movies (8/0)
            For those who value a steady build to utter intensity, The Two Towers is a grand achievement.

By Susan Granger of www.susangranger.com (8/0)
            Recalling the first Star Wars trilogy, The Two Towers is like The Empire Strikes Back, a thrillin...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Steven Snyder of Zertinet Movies (8/0)
            “Towers” is a much darker and chaotic experience, showing Frodo near the point of collapse, the f...

By Elvis Mitchell of New York Times (3/5) Login Required (Login Required)
            ...a rare perfect mating of filmmaker and material.

By Phil Villarreal of Arizona Daily Star (3/5) No reference
            The middle third of an epic nine-hour movie that will doubtlessly shine as one of the most daring...

By Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of Atlanta Journal-Constitution (3/5) No reference
            ...a terrific movie.

By James Hill of BET.com (3/5) No reference
            When the battle sequence finally hits, your sore butt cheeks will feel vindicated.

By L.J. Strom of Boxoffice Magazine (3/5) No reference
            Like its predecessor, Towers ends on an effective cliffhanger; though there is much to marvel at ...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times (3/5) No reference
            ...stands on its own as a visionary thriller.

By Michael Wilmington of Chicago Tribune (3/5) No reference
            ...a stupendous visual achievement, a great movie fantasy.

By Pablo Villaca of Cinema em Cena (3/5) No reference
            Nós gosta muito de As Duas Torres.

By Luis Martinez of Cinenganos (3/5) No reference
            The Two Towers es apabullante, no sólo en su épica, sino también en el gigantesco despliegue de r...

By Dan Fazio of Citysearch (3/5) No reference
            Jackson has staged an impressive war movie, and it's no crime to fall slightly short of a masterp...

By Jeff Vice of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (6/2) No reference
            This is one case where you can actually believe the hype -- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Sean O'Connell of Eclipse Magazine (3/5) No reference
            Possesses a strong central story and works independently as well as part of a bigger picture.

By David Foucher of EDGE Boston (7/1) No reference
            Equally as compelling as its predecessor, and perhaps more technically awesome, Peter Jackson’s s...

By Brent Simon of Entertainment Today (3/5) No reference
            Though not without problems, The Two Towers is a heartening mixture and careful balance of techno...

By Jason Anderson of eye WEEKLY (7/1) No reference
            Just as Jackson's film of The Fellowship of the Ring shared the almost leisurely pace of the firs...

By Staci Layne Wilson of Fantastica Daily (3/5) No reference
            It can't be easy starting a movie in the middle, staying in the middle, and then ending it in the...

By Walter Chaw of Film Freak Central (3/5) No reference
            A deeply conflicted picture that soars when it works, and plods along sincerely when it doesn't.

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Chuck Russel of Film Threat (3/5) No reference
            In a nutshell, I'm practically speechless.

By MaryAnn Johanson of Flick Filosopher (3/5) No reference
            In one of the most fantastical settings and one of the most fantastical stories this year, Jackso...

By David Hunter of Hollywood Reporter (7/1) No reference
            ...some who found Fellowship a ponderous opening act will be happier with the quickened pace ...

By Bruce Kirkland of Jam! Movies (3/5) No reference
            In terms of its visual and aural splendour, it is even better and bigger in scale than the first ...

By Drew McAnulty of Jam! Movies (3/5) No reference
            What's really scary is it will likely pale by comparison to the ultimate showdown in next year's ...

By Louis B. Hobson of Jam! Movies (3/5) No reference
            Technically, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is another towering achievement for New Zealan...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Marshall Fine of Journal News (Westchester, NY) (3/5) No reference
            An even better film than the first: more deeply felt, more vividly imagined, acted with greater a...

By James Sanford of Kalamazoo Gazette (7/1) No reference
            Actually superior to its predecessor... You could hardly ask for more spectacle for your movie do...

By Robert W. Butler of Kansas City Star (3/5) No reference
            For those of us who thought the first film was at its best when reveling in the little details of...

By Danny Minton of KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (3/5) No reference
            This is definitely not as accessible as Fellowship, but the pay off is much grander.

By Josh Bell of Las Vegas Weekly (3/5) No reference
            It is, simply, what movie-making should be, the kind of film that proves that 'quality cinema' an...

By Glenn Whipp of Los Angeles Daily News (3/5) No reference
            Jackson tries to keep the plates spinning as best he can, but all the bouncing back and forth can...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Matt Easterbrook of Matt's Movie Reviews (3/5) No reference
            I enjoyed it even more than the first movie.

By Rene Rodriguez of Miami Herald (3/5) No reference
            The Two Towers is crammed with so much adventure and incident, so much derring-do and visual wond...

By Duane Dudek of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/1) No reference
            If The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers seems less transparently inviting than its predecessor, ...

By Nell Minow of Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (7/1) No reference
            Every moment of chapter two is packed full with the same breathtaking audacity and scope of the f...

By Michael Elliott of Movie Parables (7/1) No reference
            A perfect compliment to The Fellowship of the Ring, a fact which only serves to whet our appetite...

By Clint Morris of Moviehole (3/5) No reference
            Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is not a perfect film, but it is a wonderful adventure.

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Mark Ramsey of MovieJuice! (3/5) No reference
            'The time of the Elves is nearly over,' warns the Elf leader. 'Soon, there will be no one to bake...

By Jonathan Foreman of New York Post (3/5) No reference
            In any case, it's an amazing feat of imagination.

By Shawn Levy of Oregonian (3/5) No reference
            The wait is over, and it was worth it.

By Roger Moore of Orlando Sentinel (3/5) No reference
            The first film was good. The Two Towers ... is much better.

By Steve Schneider of Orlando Weekly (3/5) No reference
            Just know that everything that transpires in The Two Towers vindicates the zeal with which the vi...

By Wesley Lovell of Oscar Guy (3/5) No reference
            The greatest fantasy epic of all-time continues with a mesmerizing middle chapter that leaves gre...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By James Kendrick of Q Network Film Desk (3/5) No reference
            the film’s climax, the Battle for Helm’s Deep ... is quite simply one of the most impressive larg...

By Forrest Hartman of Reno Gazette-Journal (7/1) No reference
            Technically brilliant, [The Two Towers] features the same attention to detail and sparkling visua...

By Jack Garner of Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/1) No reference
            The second part of Jackson's Ring trilogy continues the epic adventure without the slightest drop...

By Peter Travers of Rolling Stone (3/5) No reference
            ...spectacular in every sense of the word...

By Joe Baltake of Sacramento Bee (7/1) No reference
            Viewers more than get their money's worth here.

By Sean Means of Salt Lake Tribune (3/5) No reference
            While Fellowship lay clear why the plight of the One Ring matters to the creatures inhabiting Tol...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By David Elliott of San Diego Union-Tribune (3/5) No reference
            Given his enduring success, author J.R.R. Tolkien must have been a fantasy master. He is being ma...

By Stefan Birgir Stefansson of sbs.is (3/5) No reference
            Not the greatest ever but very good

By Nicolas Lacroix of Showbizz.net (3/5) No reference
            Le EMPIRE STRIKES BACK de la trilogie de Jackson: plus sombre, mieux structuré, plus significatif...

By Chauncey Mabe of South Florida Sun-Sentinel (3/5) No reference
            The grandest spectacle since David Lean hung up his light meter.

By John Urbancich of Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (7/1) No reference
            The gorgeously elaborate continuation of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy is so huge that a column...

By Josh Larsen of Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (3/5) No reference
            `Fellowship' tried on XXL pants and made them fit...`The Two Towers' is even bigger, and this tim...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Paul Salfen of Supercala.com (3/5) No reference
            ...the end result is just astounding.

By Paul Arendt of Teletext (3/5) No reference
            A banquet of monsters ... the most spectacular film of the year.

By Dustin Putman of TheMovieBoy.com (3/5) No reference
            Maybe The Two Towers will stand as a more respectable and meaningful bridge between the crucial f...

By John A. Nesbit of ToxicUniverse.com (7/1) No reference
            Not only does Jackson establish himself as the Cecil B. DeMille of epic CGI battle scenes, but he...

By Jonathan R. Perry of Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (3/5) No reference
            Even if it's just a narrative bridge, this second series installment is still a glorious reward f...

By Josef Braun of Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) (3/5) No reference
            For attaining a sense of sheer, unadulterated awe, it's difficult to imagine many films that coul...

                         Reviews of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The
By Michael Szymanski of Zap2it.com (7/1) No reference
            Peter Jackson has done the nearly impossible. He has improved upon the first and taken it a step ...

By Shay Casey of Daily-Reviews (3/5) Not Reachable
            It's a grand film, art masquerading as commercial enterprise, and the best film I've seen this ye...

By James Berardinelli of ReelViews (3/5) Not Reachable
            ...not to be missed by anyone who appreciates fantasy adventure.

By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) of St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/5) Not Reachable
            Once again, Jackson and crew have crafted an astonishing-looking movie.

By Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone of TheMovieChicks.com (7/1) Not Reachable
            As impossible as it might seem, The Two Towers is even bigger in scope than The Fellowship.

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