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"LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS"
Well, as pretty much everyone, I loved this movie. That isn't to say
that I didn't have my reservations, but the movie is so long that the
good far overshadows the bad. Let's talk about the bad. If I think
about something like Harry Potter, they cut stuff out, and there
were some rewrites as a result of those cuts. This is all acceptable
in the fact that it's an adaptation to a different medium and the film
can only be so long. This I can accept. The fact that they cut out
Tom Bombadil in The Fellowship of the Ring hurt my heart quite
deeply, but I understood the removal. It led to events that would
have made the NON extended edition of the movie over 3 hours
long easily. But like the Fellowship, the Two Towers has many
changes that leave the avid fan scratching his head.
Those of you who have not read the book, run out!! Go see The Two
Towers right now by all means as this is probably one of the best
films you will see all year until next December. For those who are
fans of the book, prepare yourself for a great film, but with what I
consider to be severe fundamental changes that might make your
stomach turn at moments. Be ready to see Saruman have the
ability to invoke possession, and Faramir fall prey to Boromir's
weaknesses.
I once heard the argument "Well if they made it exactly like the
book, then you would already know what happens." *long confused
pause* SO?!! It's "J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings!!" It's not
"Quest for the Ring - loosely based on the events in J.R.R.
Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings". This kind of creative screen-writing
at times made me want to smack Peter Jackson and Fran
Walsh upside the head . . . ( Still not saying I wouldn't if I met them
in person ) . . . HOWEVER . . . As I said, these few things are nothing
compared to the flawless execution of the Ents, Gollum, the battle
between Gandalf and the Balrog ( I could watch this over and over . . .
maybe I'll make a videotape with that and the Yoda battle in
"Attack of the Clones" looped over and over again ) and the
appearance of the Rohirrim at Helm's deep led by Gandalf the
White . . . *shivers* . . .
All in all, a great film I've already gone and seen twice . . . GO SEE
IT! NOW
Stephane Morrell
Laurier CIM Group
MCSE,CCA
-Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, because you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
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