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Hey guys!! SO I JUST FINISHED THE TWO TOWERS... let me tell you, as a viewer usually youre worried a sequel can't live up to the first film.. and that is NOT the case.  I adored everything about The Two Towers, the scenery, characters, their designs, the pacing, story.... its all phenomenal - I don't want to give away any spoilers but this movie made me SOOOO HAPPY. YOULL KNOW WHAT PART IM TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU SEE IT. I cried, I laughed, I was at the edge of my seat, and I hope you guys experience it the same :) thank you guys so much for sharing this experience with me, it means a lot and I hope you continue this journey with me <3

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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LightsCameraJake

watching this back again and I forgot how unnecessarily cruel you were to Gollum in this. Like yikes vee for somebody who has empathy, it was scary how much you wanted to kill him xD I also forgot how every five minutes you would be like "the writing, the dialogue, the scenery, so good" like, yes, you mentioned that three times in the last 30 min xD. It was cute lol.

FatLittleButterfly

Gandalf had the party leave and solo-ed balrog to hog all the experience and new loot items xD

Anonymous

🙌🙌🙌

R.BGames37

Oh boy, oh boy here we go.. Two Towers time.. Just "Return of the King" left.. best in the Trilogy (My Opinion) these go so dang fast.. and love every minute of it.. Vicky, you are truely a incredible reactor.. and you're reactions are so pure, honest and truely amazing.. Much love. Raymond.

Dioskur

Happy to see you're happy! The best thing about LOTR is that it doesnt get worse. Each part is brilliant. Enjoy the third!

Matthew Davis

Now I have something to look forward to once I'm off work 😄😄

Anonymous

Here goes my whole afternoon! Haha not complaining though

Anonymous

Awesome can't wait to watch it. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. Greetings from Germany ✌🏼

Niravathu

Now that you've seen Gandalf's rebirth, and you asked the question "how old is Gandalf," let's talk lore. Gandalf is a being known as a Maia, akin most closely to an archangel. He has existed ever since Eru Iluvatar (basically God) created the universe, approximately 55,000 years ago. Saruman and even Sauron are also Maia. When Gandalf mentions fighting the "Balrog of Morgoth," he's talking about a character akin to Satan named Morgoth, originally Melkor, a Valar. The Valar are demi-gods, and Melkor was the only one who attempted to beat Eru and claim dominion over Middle Earth. Sauron was his personal Maia, a servant created for the sole purpose of following him. Unfortunately, being that Melkor was the greatest of the Valar, Sauron was the greatest of the Maia. It's also why his spirit, which is within the ring, has power over anyone who holds it, and why Gandalf refused to take it.

Dave M.

Who’s gonna mention the helmet kick trivia?

Malcolm Ferguson

It's not Gollum's fault. Sauron coming back had nothing to do with the Ring being found. In fact, if anything, Gollum finding the Ring was a good thing, as it means now they have a way to destroy Sauron.

Anonymous

I think The Tow Towers was the weakest movie out of the three, although it's still a great movie, it's just that I can't get over the butchering of Faramir's character. I mean, I know why they did it, I just don't agree with it.

Anonymous

Today is my birthday, so this is a great gift! Haha. Can't wait to watch!

Anonymous

wait till the next one lol

Andrew T

Comments like how Gollum leashed by Elvish rope is like walking a cat, and how Elvish bread ("chokes us") is like Popeye's biscuits, are reason enough to be a patron.

Anonymous

I'm legally obligated to inform you, a first time viewer, that when Aragorn kicked that helmet and screamed the actor actually broke his toe in that shot.

Anonymous

The Hobbit is definitely worth watching if you are enjoying this as much as you appear to be. There are lots of great parts that you will love. The common mistake going into it is that most people expect the same greatness as LOTR. Obviously it's nowhere near as good, but it doesn't have to be. It's still a pretty good set of films in my opinion.

William

If you do the hobbit, I recommend the extended edition

Robjgood

What you say is true in a way. However I think The Hobbit movies were severely hurt by them trying to make them like LOTR. Adding so much battle fluff while not making sure the characters had time to shine. We got basically no development for the dwarves after the first movie.

M F

please keep your comments spoiler free.

M F

Please keep your comments spoiler free everyone. Just enjoy the reactions and uploads

Anonymous

Regarding the title, in the movie it refers to the towers of orthanc (which is the tower of isengard) and barad-dur (the tower in mordor and that's the one with the eye). In the books there are two other towers, which will be introduced in the third movie, so it's not quite clear which of those were meant. Personally, I always thought they were the towers of Orthanc and Minas Morgul, but as I said, it's never been established afaik which towers were actually meant.

Doug Watson

Fun Fact: John Rhys-Davies Plays Gimli and is the voice of Treebeard

Doug Watson

It's so great to see someone who understands the one ring and its power.

James M

I've never watched the extended versions of the LOTR films. Enjoyed watching The Two Towers for the first time since it released in theaters. Still lovin' these reaction-reviews! I suggest Game of Thrones for a TV candidate. I know you said no really long TV series, but every episode is epic and similar genre to LOTR. I guess I'll get back to this in your next TV Poll. Keep it going, can't wait to see your reaction to ROTK!

Wreckingballryan

I always assumed the title referred to the alliance between Barad-dûr and Isengard, and by extension Sauron and Saruman.

Tiger Chu

If you want more of the world then you should definitely check out The Hobbit movies after this trilogy

Koala Banana

Another great reaction! Excited for the final one!

Quacksalver Extraordinaire

Vicky, I'm afraid there really isn't a definitive answer to your question concerning which two towers are in question as Professor Tolkien wasn't exactly sure himself. The Lord of the Rings was written as a single novel and was broken into three volumes by the publisher due to cost issues. Following WWII there was a paper shortage in the UK, so the cost of a single volume book would have been too prohibitive even in 1953. So, Tolkien had to come up with three separate titles: one for each volume. For the second title, Tolkien preferred "The Treason of Isengard" (which is the title of Christopher Tolkien's fifth volume of The History of Middle Earth), but the publisher didn't like it so Tolkien settled for "The Two Towers." Four towers are prominent in the book: Sauron's tower of Barad-dûr in Mordor, Saruman's tower of Orthanc at Isengard, the Tower of Minas Morgul, home of the Witch King of Angmar (the chief Nazgul) and finally the Tower of Ecthelion at Minas Tirith, the White City of Gondor. Tolkien went back and forth about which of the towers were "the" two towers. For the film adaptation, Peter Jackson settled on Barad-dûr and Orthanc as neither of the other two appear in the second film. As for the Hobbit films, they're OK, but not as good as LOTR. My personal opinion is that Jackson's heart wasn't really in those films and there was too much studio interference. However, the casting of Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins was inspired and his performance is exceptional.

Koala Banana

I appreciated that you made the connection of Saruman vs The Ents as industrialization vs valuing nature. That's exactly what Tolkien was going for. Good job.

Koala Banana

This is called over-hyping

Jesse Darty

On the quality being as good film to film, that's cause Peter Jackson filmed all the movies at the same time and there wasn't a long wait between the films. I think each one came out a year apart. It's probably the most consistent trilogy ever almost, however Peter Jackson had to dedicate a decade or more, and the cast was filming non stop for years. Even though the end result was amazing, Jackson says it was something that was more work than it was worth and he doesn't recommend any director ever try something so arduous again. And arduous it was. Theres not one single cup or spoon or sock that wasnt made custom by hand for the movie. The towns and villages where all built and left to age in the weather for years. The problem with the Hobbit is exactly that it doesn't seem as much as a labor of love and the special effects are sloppy and the characters don't really endear themselves to you much. I didnt really care for it. You might like it though.

LordGrailKnight

Theoden is not exactly "cocky" per say, he is putting on a face of confidence. He knows his people are frightened, scared, and terrified. So he walks around making speeches, and talking up their chance, to give people hope.

panacamanana

Are you kidding? Screw what people have to say about the Hobbit, they are still fun. They aren't as good, and there is a lot of problems, but you should watch the The Hobbit films.

Lee Salvemini

Yep I really enjoyed returning to MiddleEarth and I treat Hobbit trilogy more like a storybook tale within the world.

Sean Novack

All three films were filmed back-to-back-to-back in order to maintain quality and continuity The "Uruk-Hai" are the "super Orcs" bred by Saruman The scream Aragorn gives out after kicking the helmet is very real, Mortenson was supposed to kick a prop helmet but accidently kicked a real one and broke his big toe. Hobbits don't wear shoes, it's a racial peculiarity from a human point of view Without getting too deep into Middle Earth history (Tolkien was a genius at worldbuilding), Gandalf is a "Maiar". Essentially, an angel sent to Middle Earth on a mission from the Creator-figure in Tolkien's universe. His name is actually Olorin, 11 others were sent with him and they formed the Istari, or the Council of the Wise. The only other ones we encounter are Saruman the White, and Radagast the Brown (don't worry about him for now) He was fighting an ancient Balrog referred to as "Durin's Bane" by the Dwarves. Balrogs are very high-level demons and the servants of the old evil Morgoth, who was also the Master of Sauron. Gandalf managed to throw down the Balrog, but was himself killed in the process. He is "sent back" as Gandalf the White in order to complete the mission of defeating Sauron and become what Saruman was supposed to be.

Thomas Williamson

Too late to do anything about it now, and I *AM* enjoying the reactions, but I would have picked the theatrical editions rather than the Extended "Director's Cut" Super Deluxe editions, which add up to a butt-achingly long 10+ hours of movie. Peter Jackson's a great director, but sometimes he needs to be, well, reined in a bit. (IMHO.)

E

20 years and with all the new tech and all the money in the world to burn , and studios can’t make anything that gets close to LOTR. Cant give crap like Disney Star Wars a pass and expect studios to do better. and I get being hyped at first but come on.

MenuMitch

we'd all absolutely love to see V react to GoT but it would be 80 reviews, there wouldnt be a vote for a year maybe more lol

MenuMitch

WOOHOO Return of the King next, I have been thoroughly enjoying watching this series with you and I hope you decide to watch the hobbit films (including the animated one)!!!!!!!!

Chris Lüders

Hello Vicky, I love your reaction to the film(s) and I hope you will watch the third part soon. At one point you asked how it was 20 years ago to watch these films in cinema and I can tell you it was absolutely terrific. Because never before you could see such great scenery, outfits, landscape, deepness in characters and great dialogues in modern films. There were some great films before like Braveheart, Gladiator and so on, but these were only single films with no greater story around it. Of course these were impressive, but in my opinion the Lord of the Rings films are masterpieces. Also, for films, they are very close to the books of J.R.R. Tolkien. Beyond doubt some things have been simplified and a few subplots left out, e.g. Tom Bombadil. But it would have been too complicated to explain who Tom is and why he is even more powerful than Gandalf. So to get back to the question on the one hand it was terrific to watch them (and I have watched them more than once in cinema), but on the other hand it was awful because you knew you have to wait for a whole year until you can watch the next part. 😉 Some people mentioned The Hobbit trilogy and not to watch them. Well at first I was no fan of these films, but I have to admit they're also excellent. Okay, they aren't as masterpieces as Lord of the Rings, but they are certainly better than 95% of the films released in the same period. I think a lot of people had too high expectations after watching Lord of the Rings and you have to keep in mind while Lord of the Rings is written for young adults, The Hobbit was written for teenagers. So I can only tell you, I would like to see you watch these films too. 😊

Pirateman

I really don't think the target audience (or resulting writing style) for the two books should be used to explain the quality of the movies. Even in part. The Hobbits awfulness is entirely the fault of the studios and their producers.

Anonymous

After finishing these Trilogy you MUST watch The Hobbit.

LudicDave

The wizards in Middle Earth are not like wizards in most fantasy settings. Being a wizard is a specific job. Saruman's job was being the white wizard. When he abandoned that job to join forces with Sauron, he lost his job as the white wizard. And thus the position became available.

Dave M.

I'm twiddling my thumbs for ROTK 😅

Matt Buffington

Probably my favorite movies of all time.

Anonymous

All three movies were filmed back home in New Zealand 😁

Jayson Phillips

I know the feels I had to bury my wife, my daughter, and my son all before 2019

Anonymous

It's ALL New Zealand. Always has been.

Drizma

Honestly, Smeagol's story is probably the saddest in this series. He was tricked into murdering his friend, banished, and lived in a cave for centuries. Then the cause of all that is stolen, he leaves, and is quickly captured, and tortured. Then, he finds someone that can understand what he went through (That's what Frodo was talking about when he was saying he had to believe Smeagol could return, he could feel the ring taking him, and believed if smeagol could come back then he'd be able to as well.) and he starts to trust him. He shakes off the ring's influence, and starts to turn around, but then he believes his friend betrayed him, and the ring comes back. And then not long after, he dies. I'm not sure if you heard the end credit song, but it gives some insight to his thoughts.

Drizma

Also, in Fellowship, when Aragorn throws an apple to Pippin, and it hits him in the head, he looks up, thinking it fell from somewhere. And he does that for the rest of the series.