Movies: With Book Tie-Ins
The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers
Picking up where The Fellowship left off, The Two Towers starts. The fellowship has divided with Frodo and friend Sam heading to Mount Doom, they soon meet up with Gollum. Meanwhile, Aragon, Gimli, and Legolas search for a party of Urak-hai warriors who have captured their hobbit friends. Lord Suaron, in collaboration with Saruman, continues to build his army in the land of Mordor for the coming war of Middle-earth. There is also a character no one expected to come back, comes back.
Basic Stats
Release Date:
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian December 18, 2002
McKellen, Viggo Mortensen,
Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, MPAA Rating:
Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, PG-13 - for epic battle
John Rhys-Davies, Cate sequences and scary images
Blanchett, Liv Tyler, Christopher
Lee Genre:
Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Director: Peter Jackson
Running Time:
Screenwriters: Philippa 170 minutes
Boyens, Peter Jaskson, Steven
Sinclair, Frances Walsh Country:
U.S., New Zealand
Studio: New Line
Producers: New Line, The Saul
Zaentz Company, WingNut Films
Recommendations
I have read the book and seen the movie and I thought they were both excellent. The movie covered a lot of the the book's storyline and the actors were great. I also thought that the action and directing during the Battle of Helms Deep couldn't be better. Also, the computer imaging of the tree-masters was superb.
Prequels, Sequels, and Trilogies
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
By: J.R.R. Tolkien
(The books above are the prequel and the trilogy to
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)