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The Two Towers
2002-12-23 09:07 pmWe (that is to say, the whole family) went to see The Two Towers today. Visually spectacular, and on the whole quite good as a movie, but less successful in my opinion as an adaptation of the book.
Quick summary -- they should have skipped the gratuitous battle scenes and stupid interpolations, and stuck to the actual plot. The ents, while not what I had envisioned, were pretty good. Gollum was superb: best supporting actor, if there's any justice in the Oscars. The battle of Helm's Deep was impressive.
But there were problems.
( spoiler warning )
See it, by all means, but don't expect a particularly faithful rendering.
Quick summary -- they should have skipped the gratuitous battle scenes and stupid interpolations, and stuck to the actual plot. The ents, while not what I had envisioned, were pretty good. Gollum was superb: best supporting actor, if there's any justice in the Oscars. The battle of Helm's Deep was impressive.
But there were problems.
( spoiler warning )
See it, by all means, but don't expect a particularly faithful rendering.