New Lord of the Rings: Two Towers of Power

Fox News ^ | September 24, 2002 | Roger Friedman

[sourcery]

FYI

[Registered]

Cool.

[Notforprophet]

The Two Towers is going to be the most amazing film of the year. I am taking off the day it opens to see it a couple of times.

[r9etb]

Having read the books (once), and loved the first movie, I can't wait to see the next one.

(IMHO, the most effective scene in LOTR-1 was when the Orc was shooting arrows at whats-his-face (Boromir?). The creaking of the bow, and the sound of the release of the string, and the sound of the arrow.... It sent shivers up my spine.)

[HairOfTheDog]

Ping em if you got em!

[BibChr]

AIEEEEEEEEEEE.

C'mon December! C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon!

How many will, like me, be asking for that day off from work?

Dan

[The_Victor]

...new computer-generated character Gollum, who puts Jar Jar Binks to shame.

This doesn't seem like much of an accomplishment to me. A wet diaper could put J.J. Binks to shame.

[Notforprophet]

I'll be off that day.

[Lil'freeper]

Memememeee

[ksen]

Me.

[strela]

I freely admit that I did not understand what all the fuss was about in LOTR. Now, having seen it, I do.

I will be going to see the second installment.

[HairOfTheDog]

I will - Gonna do the midnight show! And then catch some sleep and do the matinee, just to see if I like it.

[BibChr]

Midnight, that's cool.

Valerie and I just plan to buy consecutive tickets, back to back. Go in, watch, come out, go back in, watch again....

Dan

[Gophack]

." This may be another Oscar nominee for Best Picture.

It will be nominated, but it won't win. LOTR should have won last year -- it was head and shoulders above all the other nominations. I saw A Beautiful Mind, and it was a very good movie -- but it couldn't compare to LOTR. I really don't like the academy awards, and I can't believe I watch them sometimes because they always piss me off.

I also thought Peter Jackson should have won Best Director. Look what he did! Anyone can direct a drama, but something like LOTR is so breathtaking and complex and brilliant -- they (the academy) should be ashamed of themselves.

[Sloth]

I am taking off the day it opens to see it a couple of times.

I am getting married Dec. 23... The bride & I will probably go see it the night before. :)

[RAT Patrol]

WOW! These people deserve every dime they're getting.

[DM1]

Though I thoroughly enjoy these movies it kind of takes some of the fun out of it when i realize that, in a small way, i am making Ted Turner richer by seeing it.

[Taliesan]

first installment has made about a billion dollars worldwide so far.

Dan, do you know what it cost to make?

[Green Knight]

About $90 million. $270 million for the whole trilogy. Not taking advertising into account, of course, and any other expenses.