The lord of the rings : the two towers /

In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson benefited from extraordinary special effects, evocative New Zealand locales, and an exceptionally well-chosen cast, but most of all from his own adaptation with co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, preserving Tolki...

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Uniform Title:	Lord of the rings, the two towers (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	New Line Cinema Corporation, WingNut Films (Firm), New Line Home Entertainment (Firm), Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Jackson, Peter, 1961-, Walsh, Fran, 1959-, Boyens, Philippa, Wood, Elijah, 1981-, McKellen, Ian, Mortensen, Viggo, 1958-, Tyler, Liv, Astin, Sean, Blanchett, Cate, 1969-, Monaghan, Dominic, 1976-, Boyd, Billy, 1968-, Rhys-Davies, John, Bloom, Orlando, 1977-, Weaving, Hugo, 1960-, Lee, Christopher, 1922-2015, Shore, Howard, Tolkien, J. R. R. (John Ronald Reuel), 1892-1973
Format:	Video Blu-ray Disc DVD
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Blu-ray (feature film): In English or Portuguese with optional subtitles in Spanish or Portuguese; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. DVD (special features only): Audio and subtitles vary.
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : New Line Cinema : 2011.
Edition:	Extended ed.
Subjects:	Baggins, Frodo > Drama. Middle Earth (Imaginary place) > Drama. Tolkien, J. R. R. > (John Ronald Reuel), > 1892-1973 > Film adaptations. Fantasy films. Lord of the Rings films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Summary:	In bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's nearly unfilmable work to the screen, Jackson benefited from extraordinary special effects, evocative New Zealand locales, and an exceptionally well-chosen cast, but most of all from his own adaptation with co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, preserving Tolkien's vision and often his very words, but also making logical changes to accommodate the medium of film. While purists complained about these changes and about characters and scenes left out of the films, the additional hours of material in the extended editions help appease them by delving more deeply into Tolkien's music, the characters, and loose ends that enrich the story, such as an explanation of the Faramir-Denethor relationship, and the appearance of the Mouth of Sauron at the gates of Mordor.
Item Description:	Based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. Blu-ray discs contain the feature film; DVDs contain special features only. Originally produced as a motion pictures in 2002. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	5 videodiscs : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	Blu-ray; requires blu-ray player. DVD; region 1.
Audience:	PG.
Awards:	Academy Awards, 2003: Best Sound Editing (Ethan Van der Ryn, Michael Hopkins), Best Visual Effects (Jim Rygiel, Joe Letteri, Randall William Cook, Alex Funke).
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Andrew Lesnie ; production design, Grant Major ; film editor, John Gilbert ; music, Howard Shore.