![]() ![]() The film also suffers from variations in pacing - Frodo and Sam's tale felt like it takes a lot longer than the other narrative featuring Aragorn and the others while Merry and Pippin's encounter with Treebeard is painfully slow. Obviously being the second of three movie, The Two Towers suffers by not having a really punchy beginning or by having a definite conclusion - it simply feeds into the next film. But frankly, it's too good to watch to get that upset - I wasn't. Purists might also take umbrage with the many fight scenes which aren't afraid of using modern choreography such as Legolas surfing down some stairs on a shield. Again, this may infuriate Tolkien purists but it's understandable given the film's pacing. The film takes some liberties with the source material, more so than the first film did. It involved so many extras and took so long that T-shirts were produced for the cast that read "I survived Helm's Deep!" The Battle of Helm's Deep took four months to shoot - all of it at night.When they arrive at Osgiliath, Sam says "By rights, we shouldn't even be here!" This was a nod by Jackson to fans of the book where Frodo and Sam never visit Osgiliath.Jackson was so impressed that this take makes it into the film. Seconds earlier, he kicks a helmet in frustration and broke two toes but continued to act through it. ![]() Mortensen's scream of anguish at the Uruk-hai funeral pyre is genuine. ![]()
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