The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a seamless continuation
of Peter Jackson's epic fantasy based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
After the breaking of the Fellowship, Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam
(Sean Astin) journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power
with the creature Gollum as their guide. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo
Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)
join in the defense of the people of Rohan, who are the first target
in the eradication of the race of Men by the renegade wizard Saruman
(Christopher Lee) and the dark lord Sauron. Fantastic creatures,
astounding visual effects, and a climactic battle at the fortress
of Helm's Deep make The Two Towers a worthy successor to The Fellowship
of the Ring, grander in scale but retaining the story's emotional
intimacy. These two films are perhaps the greatest fantasy films
ever made, but they're merely a prelude to the cataclysmic events
of The Return of the King. --David Horiuchi
Product Details:
Starring: Elijah Wood
Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably
NOT be viewable in other countries.)
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The Two Towers, and the characters, events, items, and places
therein are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien
Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
Four-disc Platinum Series Special Extended DVD Edition of The
Lord of Rings: The Two Towers
Collectible Gollum polystone statue created by Sideshow Weta
Exclusive bonus DVD on the Weta Workshop and how the Gollum
statue was created
Exclusive printed companion piece showing how Gollum evolved
from pencil sketch to digital character
Special Extended DVD Edition of The Lord of Rings: The Two
Towers
DISCS 1-2: The Feature:
A new version of the second installment includes over 40
minutes of never-before-seen footage incorporated into the film.
(approx. 208 minutes)
Four audio commentaries by the director, writer, the design
team, and production team featuring more than 30 participants
including Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Howard Shore, Elijah
Wood, Sean Astin, and Orlando Bloom.
DISCS 3-4: The Appendices:
Two discs with hours of original content including multiple
documentaries and design/photo galleries with thousands of images
to give viewers an in-depth behind-the-scenes look at The Lord
of the Rings: The Two Towers
DISC 3:
Adapting the book into a screenplay & planning the film
Designing and inspiration for locations in Middle-earth
Storyboards to pre-visualization
Weta Workshop visit: See sculptors in action as they create
weapons, armor, creatures, and miniatures from the film
Atlas of Middle-earth tracing the journey of the Fellowship
An interactive map of New Zealand highlighting the location
scouting process
Galleries of art and slideshows with commentaries by the
artists
DISC 4:
Sending the actors into battle: sword fighting
Principal photography: Stories from the set
Digital effects including motion capture and the computer
program to create the armies of Orcs
Bigatures: a close-up look at the miniatures
Galleries of behind-the-scenes photographs and personal cast
photos
Post-Production: editing it all together
Sound design demonstration
DVD-ROM Content: Includes access to exclusive online features
