Monkey-Plex Review: FILM: The Lord of the Rings

FILM: The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers 4 monkeys

Look, there’s nothing wrong with this film, per se. I just didn’t like it as much as The Fellowship of the Ring. As to why I didn’t, I’m having a hard time pinpointing that. Was it missing that “joy of discovery,” of being introduced to a new world and new characters brought brilliantly to life? Or did it just move a little too slowly during the first two hours? Hour three makes up for it, though, with an epic battle that is well worth the wait. And “wait” seems to be the key word here again, as I can’t wait to see how it all wraps up … next Christmas. To paraphrase Veruca Salt, “I want it now!” But wait I shall. These films continue to display a very appealing “fantastic realism” that is completely absent from George Lucas’s modern work. I’m willing to be wrong about this, but I just don’t see the day when actors go through their paces in front of a blue screen. Take a look at any scene from Attack of the Clones and compare it to this film. There’s life in the images from The Two Towers, there’s life in every frame, even the ones composed mostly of CGI characters. That’s something that the digital wizards at ILM would do well to emulate for Episode III.

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For me, TT is different because the weight of the ring has begun to settle on Frodo. In Fellowship, things seem so hopeful, despite the many pitfalls they encounter. Frodo has this innocence in Fellowship that he loses by TT. Have you seen the extended DVD of Fellowship? Gorgeous!

Posted by Elise @ 12/29/2002 09:31 PM PST

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