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New Lord of the Rings: Two Towers of Power
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| September 24, 2002
| Roger Friedman
Posted on 09/24/2002 11:13:31 AM PDT by sourcery
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:34:45 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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I've now seen advance footage of the second installment of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, and all I can say is "look out." This may be another Oscar nominee for Best Picture.
Last week New Line Cinema held two sneak previews of 16 minutes of assembled footage of The Two Towers which featured a look at some new characters and a glimpse of a giant war scene. It was all very impressive, especially the new computer-generated character Gollum, who puts Jar Jar Binks to shame.
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:13:31 AM PDT
by
sourcery
To: ecurbh
FYI
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:13:50 AM PDT
by
sourcery
To: sourcery
Cool.
To: sourcery
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.
To: sourcery
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.)
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:17:33 AM PDT
by
r9etb
To: ecurbh
Ping em if you got em!
To: sourcery; HairOfTheDog; JenB; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; ecurbh
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
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:18:42 AM PDT
by
BibChr
To: sourcery
...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.
To: BibChr
I'll be off that day.
To: BibChr
Memememeee
To: BibChr
Me.
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:19:46 AM PDT
by
ksen
To: sourcery
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.
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:20:05 AM PDT
by
strela
To: BibChr
I will - Gonna do the midnight show! And then catch some sleep and do the matinee, just to see if I like it.
To: HairOfTheDog
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
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:26:19 AM PDT
by
BibChr
To: sourcery
." 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.
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:27:30 AM PDT
by
Gophack
To: Notforprophet
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. :)
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:28:16 AM PDT
by
Sloth
To: sourcery
WOW! These people deserve every dime they're getting.
To: sourcery
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.
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:40:36 AM PDT
by
DM1
To: BibChr
first installment has made about a billion dollars worldwide so far. Dan, do you know what it cost to make?
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posted on
09/24/2002 11:43:18 AM PDT
by
Taliesan
To: Taliesan
About $90 million. $270 million for the whole trilogy. Not taking advertising into account, of course, and any other expenses.
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