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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002
PG-13
179 min
Adventure Drama Fantasy

Plot Summary

The continuing quest of Frodo and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. Frodo and Sam discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum. Aragorn, the Elf archer Legolas, and Gimli the Dwarf encounter the besieged Rohan kingdom, whose once great King Theoden has fallen under Saruman's deadly spell.

8.8
IMDb Rating
95%
Rotten Tomatoes
87
Metacritic
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Ratings & Reviews

8.8
IMDb Rating
95%
Rotten Tomatoes
87
Metacritic

Technical Details

179 min
Runtime
18 Dec 2002
Release Date
PG-13
Content Rating
Movie
Content Type
2002
Year
Genres
Adventure Drama Fantasy

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User Reviews

r96sk

r96sk

9.0/10
Recent

I might not have enjoyed it as much as the first film, but <em>'The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'</em> is still a terrific film no doubt. Visually it still looks superb, I really do love the look of these films so far. The main plot is engaging and very interesting, while things like the costumes et al. remain at a high level. There is also top action, including some noteworthy battle sequences. There are, though, a few bits I found less great - still very good in the grand overall sc...

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drystyx

drystyx

10.0/10
Recent

An awesome middle story of the trilogy. The world of hobbits, elves, dwarves, and others finds a fellowship of nine beings separated to go on different paths. One is dead. Two are captured by orcs. One is presumed dead, but returns in a more powerful form. Three go to war. The other two become the focus of this story. Hobbits Frodo and Samwise take a magic ring into the land of a devil and his beings, and find a guide, the pathetic Gollum, to aid them. Meanwhile, the three at war meet with t...

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

8.0/10
Recent

Having used the first film to magnificently, if - at times - a little too earnestly, set the scene and establish the characters, Peter Jackson now cleverly interweaves the continuation of the story as "Frodo" (Elijah Wood) and "Sam" (Sean Astin) take their evil talisman and make their way to the treacherous "Mount Doom" - alighting on the untrustworthy "Gollum" (a wonderful Andy Serkis) en route - to destroy it. Meantime "Gandalf", "Aragorn"; "Gimli" and "Legolas" must track down "Pip" and "Merr...

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