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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Violence, Watch With Your Kids Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 11/18/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 5 Number of Discs: 5 Run Time: 3 hrs 43 mins Studio: New Line Home Video Members Wishing: 3 Genres: Fantasy, Epic, Sword-and-Sorcery, Fantasy Adventure See Also: The Lord Of the Rings: The Two Towers [Fullscreen], The Lord Of the Rings: The Two Towers [Widescreen], The Lord Of the Rings: The Two Towers [Special Extended Edition], The Lord Of the Rings: The Two Towers [Limited Edition], Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Limited Edition], Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Fullscreen] [Academy Award Packaging], The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers [Widescreen] [Academy Award Packaging]

The second film in Peter Jackson's series of screen adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's internationally popular -Lord of The Rings trilogy, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers literally begins where The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ended, with the Fellowship splitting into three groups as they seek to return the Ring to Mordor, the forbidding land where the powerful talisman must be taken to be destroyed. Frodo (Elijah Wood), who carries the Ring, and his fellow Hobbit Sam (Sean Astin) are lost in the hills of Emyn Muil when they encounter Gollum (Andy Serkis), a strange creature who once carried the Ring and was twisted by its power. Gollum volunteers to guide the pair to Mordor; Frodo agrees, but Sam does not trust their new acquaintance. Elsewhere, Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippin (Billy Boyd) are attempting to navigate Fangorn Forrest where they discover a most unusual nemesis -- Treebeard (voice of John Rhys-Davies), a walking and talking tree-shepherd who doesn't much care for Hobbits. Finally, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), and Legolas (Orlando Bloom) arrive in Rohan to discover that the evil powers of Saruman (Christopher Lee) have robbed King Theoden (Bernard Hill) of his rule. The King's niece Éowyn (Miranda Otto) believes Aragorn and his men have the strength to defeat Saruman, his henchman Wormtongue (Brad Dourif), and their minions. Éowyn soon becomes infatuated with Aragorn, while he struggles to stay faithful to the pledge of love he made to Arwen (Liv Tyler). Gandalf (Ian McKellen) offers his help and encouragement as the Rohans, under Aragorn's leadership, attempt to face down Saruman's armies, but they soon discover how great the task before them truly is when they learn that his troops consist of 10,000 bloodthirsty creatures specially bred to fight to the death. Most of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was shot in tandem with The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King during a marathon 18-month shooting schedule, overseen by Peter Jackson. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Elijah Wood - Frodo Baggins
Ian McKellen - Gandalf
Liv Tyler - Arwen
Viggo Mortensen - Aragorn
Sean Astin - Samwise Gamgee
Cate Blanchett - Galadriel

Like The Fellowship of the Ring before it, The Two Towers received two separate DVD releases: First, a respectable two-disc version of the theatrical release, then approximately three months later, a superb four-disc edition. Besides the wealth of extra features in this set, the main attraction is the extended cut of the film, which adds over 43 minutes of new footage, including an important flashback sequence with Boromir (Sean Bean) and Faramir (David Wenham). The total run time has been increased to 223 minutes, and spreading the movie over two discs has also allowed for greater picture and sound quality compared to the previously released single-disc version. (The second disc of the that version was devoted solely to extras.) As is to be expected, the film is formatted in widescreen enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs, and the full palette of sound options includes Dolby Digital 5.1 EX, DTS 6.1 ES, and Dolby Digital Stereo tracks. Along with the movie itself come four separate audio commentaries: Peter Jackson and the film's writers; the design team; the production and post production crew, and finally, all of the major cast members. Discs three and four hold a huge amount of supplemental material, including 13 original documentaries, interactive maps of Middle-earth, and image galleries with nearly 2,000 images. For an idea of the sheer volume of material here, watching all of the documentaries and featurettes straight through would take over six hours. As if that weren't enough, this collector's gift set includes a Gollum figurine, a 44-page book about Gollum's creation, and yet another DVD detailing the manufacture of Lord of the Rings collectibles. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide