Wow.
Meredith and I saw The Two Towers yesterday with anne, Dave and various other people from Apple. It was incredible. I want to go see it again.
Most reviews I've read of the movie have been overwhelmingly positive, with a few exceptions. The Mercury News review of the film was particular insipid. The stupidest quote is, perhaps: "Even without the obvious connection to the twin towers brought down on Sept. 11 -- a symbolic link which the picture does not seem to shy away from ..." I don't even know how to reply to something that inane.
Bottom line: go see it. The adaptation of the book to the movie is as good as you could possibly hope for. The effects are nothing short of stunning. The battle scenes are amazing. Gollum is amazing. Ents are cool! This is the fastest-paced three hour movie I've ever seen.
I wonder if the Merc reviewer was aware that most of the filming was done prior to 9/11...
I wonder if the Merc reviewer was aware that most of-- no, I'm sorry, ALL of the book was written prior to 9/11...
Posted by: carrie on December 26, 2002 04:36 PM