Posted on 04/14/2002 7:10:15 AM PDT by maquiladora
THESE are the first pictures from the stunning second movie in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy.
The eagerly-awaited The Two Towers continues the tale of hobbit Frodo Baggins and his pals from the first film, box office smash The Fellowship Of The Ring.
Our exclusive stills show a host of new heroes joining the cast, including sexy Aussie actress Miranda Otto as Eowyn, White Lady of Rohan.
Brit Bernard Hill stars as her uncle, King Theoden of Rohan, and Karl Urban and David Wenham play brave warriors Eomer and Faramir.
Brad Dourif plays Grima Wormtongue, adviser to Theoden, who isnt all he seems.
In The Two Towers, Frodo continues on his mission to destroy the evil One Ring.
Meanwhile, his former companions join up with the valiant Riders of Rohan to attack wicked wizard Saruman.
The movie, filmed in New Zealand, climaxes in an epic battle between the forces of good and evil.
The Fellowship took £596million at the box office worldwide, making it the fifth-biggest grossing movie ever.
It is already at No26 in The Suns recent bums-on-seats chart, which ranked films by audience numbers.
But fans will have to be patient The Two Towers doesnt open until December 18.
Dear Mr. John Rob, is there any chance that our Topic Title could be changed to Lord of the Rings? (shortcut LOTR)?
The Hobbit Hole Topic that exists in the Dailies is appreciated, but now the other LOTR threads get indexed to dailies too if we use that topic... and that probably shouldn't be. The Hobbit Hole can stay there to mark our daily, but there may be scads of eventual posts on the upcoming films during the year(s) to come. LOTR topic would make more sense in the long run.
$169.95: This full-featured DVD player from JVC (model #XV-LTR1) is perfect for any Lord of the Rings fan. Presented in gorgeous Lord of the Rings packaging, the DVD player comes with three special bonuses. An exclusive 17-minute DVD -- featuring behind the scenes footage about the making of The Lord of the Rings is sure to thrill anyone who is a fan of Peter Jackson's epic film; a special AOL disc gives includes Lord of the Rings screensavers, and offers you the opportunity to sign up for AOL and receive 700 free hours of service; and each DVD player comes with a special Lord of the Rings sticker. Please note that this item is not returnable to the New Line Studio Store. In case of manufacturer`s defect, purchaser must return the unit to JVC. The "Add to Cart" button is below this full feature list!
Comes with full-function remote
Playback of DVD, CD-DA, VCD, CD-R/RW
Separate Audio/Video Circuits
Component, S-Video & Composite Video
Coaxial Output
Trilingual (English, French, Spanish) On-Screen
10-bit/27MHz video D/A Converter
Theater Position - 3 Steps
Variable Search (Forward and Reverse)
Variable Slow (Forward and Reverse)
Digest Play (9 Pictures)
Strobe Play (9 Pictures)
Angle List (9 Angles)
Zoom Play
Resume Function
Audio Section
24-Bit/96KHz P.E.M. D.D. Converter
Dolby Digital/DTS/MPEG Digital Out
3-D Phonic
What I don't know, because I haven't looked yet, is whether the price is reasonable for the features. It does come with an "exclusive video" hehehehe - although I don't care about the AOL frap it also comes with.
It says in the list of features that it will play CD-ROM disks... Does that mean it will play the .avi and Quicktime files I have downloaded? I am unfamiliar with DVD players, but need to get schooled quick.
You can burn VCD disks on your CD-ROM and play them in some DVD players. (You must select a special option in your burning software.) Compressed formats like .mpg will need to be converted/uncompressed to .avi ...VCD is roughly VHS quality.
Can't wait to see her in armor. I've always loved her character.
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