<a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101021202-393573,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101021202-393573,00.html</a>
I knew a TIME-WARNER publication would get dibs this time (it was NEWSWEEK last year). They should have included a review by Corliss to balance out Cagle's reporting.
I knew a TIME-WARNER publication would get dibs this time (it was NEWSWEEK last year). They should have included a review by Corliss to balance out Cagle's reporting.
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| Fellowship was often quiet and deliberately paced. Two Towers is an unabashed action film. Even Ian McKellen, as the wizard Gandalf, does his share of fighting. Those who appreciate the finer points of Tolkien's work may be taken aback by the new film's high-tech grandiosity. |
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| Still, those who prefer grunting, beastly warriors brandishing scimitars to gently dancing hobbits will be thrilled. Two Towers, says Jackson, "definitely isn't as cute (as Fellowship). It has a much more gritty kind of edge to it." |
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| The director readily admits that of his three films, Two Towers departs most from Tolkien's work. "We were aware that we were making films for the hard-core Tolkien fan base as well as everyone else," says Jackson, who co-wrote the script with Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh. "In the beginning, it was a difficult tightrope to walk, but then we sort of abandoned thinking about it. If we make a good film, we'll be forgiven, whatever the crimes we commit to the book." |
