The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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Has anyone seen it? What did you think?
I found it simply stunning and left without dispointment.
I would definitely see it again.
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Not a big fan of LOTR. But i would have to say the Special effects rock.
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seen it twice already and plan on a handful of further viewings. i was particularly impressed with the animation of Gollum, it blew my mind the way he interacted with the real life characters.

the story line was also fantastic. i love jumping between multiple plots and keeping track of them all.

don't ask me to compare this one to the the first. i consider them to be one movie. so this one picked right back up and ran the distance.
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I just got back from The Two Towers, and it was great! I loved every minute of it.

But, be prepared for a long sitting.
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saw it for the third time yesterday and it just keeps getting better.

for those who like to pick out slip-ups: in the scene where Gandalf calls Shadowfax, you can see tire marks on the hill behind Shadowfax going off to the left.
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Saw it, and loved it. Especially the tree-people; amazing. Had trouble focusing on the movie cause of the girl I was with though. ;)
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i never take my girlfriend to movies anymore, a: because she dumped me a few weeks back. and B: coz we never saw any of the movies we went to see.

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Why were there Elves at Helms Deep?

I mean it made for an excellent battle scene, but it's so off track from the book.
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I have not seen it yet, but people should definitely go see Drumline.
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mydimension said:
i was particularly impressed with the animation of Gollum, it blew my mind the way he interacted with the real life characters.
There is a reason for this, Gollum was played by an RL actor wearing a sensor suit and the character's d graphics were overlayed to make it look more realistic. They did an excellent job with it though!
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yeah, i knew they did that but still, they way they blended Gollum into the shoot is still fantastic.
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I saw it Thursday and loved it from beginning to end.


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It's really a great film, the battle scene was amazing, I would definitely see it again.
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actually, I cant wait to watch The Return of the King

why must I wait 1 year!!!!!
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fantastic

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seen it twice now, would like to go again....excellent animations and compositing og cg and RL(what the hell is real life anyway?)

looking forward to the huge box set of of dvds that will come out when the return of the king is released...
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