The most epic story of all time lives on in a groundbreaking sequel.

Rating: Null/10 (30 August 2014)

"The Lord of the Rings" lives on and continues the story in a way that helps us understand our unique characters and Middle Earth and to better appreciate the story. "The Two Towers" is the second out of three "Lord of the Rings" masterpieces coming after "The Fellowship of the Ring" and prior to "The Return of the King" the best out of the three. "The Fellowship of the Ring" brought us into the core story of two hobbits, Frodo and Sam who are to destroy the evil ring of Saroun and vanquish evil in Mordor. Frodo and Sam are continuing their path into Mordor to destroy the ring with the help of a very different creature named Gollum who was cursed by the ring and knows the path to Mordor. This causes tension between Frodo and Sam before they get caught up in their most challenging path yet. Arragorn, Legolas and Gimley encounter the soldiers of Rohan after searching for Pipen and Marry after they were captured by Saruman's orcs. They enter Rohan and help the poisoned King Theoden help his people from danger with the assistance of an old friend. Pipen and Marry escaped into a lush forest home to tree creatures who have been victims of Saruman as well. All these magical stories come crashing down into intense battles, heart-warming character encounters, beautiful friendhsip, bravery and more. "The Two Towers" is a much more entertaining film than we have seen in recent years. We already have the main plot covered from the first film, so now director Peter Jackson takes us into Middle Earth in a more uncharted and rugged way. We meet the kingdom of Rohan and see them fight in an epic battle between Saruman's menacing orcs after we already get frequent action sequences prior. There are also many new characters we meet that all provide something to the plot. They are not just there to make the story have more conflict, but rather they serve a vital purpose into this epic plot. The new creatures we see are so shocking when we finally see them. Walking and talking trees, dragons, gollum, Uruk-hai orcs and more. Peter Jackson worked extremely hard on making every element plausible and magnificent in order to bring Tolkien's pages to life. He uses vivid camera work with either extreme beauty or ominous vibes. The visual effects are the stuff film schools will look at and read about hundreds of years from now where the editing and cinematography is second to none. This isn't only a genius story brought back to life in a magnificent way but a visual phenomenon that cannot be missed. "The Lord of the Rings" are three stories we have to experience sometime in your life. Cinema is by far the best way to do so and with "The Two Towers" your able to experience an even more far side of Middle earth like you couldn't imagine.