Warg riders and oliphaunts and Gollum, Oh my!

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 3:50 am

Has anyone else seen the latest trailer for the Two Towers? Speaking as an impartial observer, IT ROCKS!!!

Lots of cool stuff to be found there (the afore mentioned Warg riders, oliphaunts and Gollum), most of it brand new, unlike the last trailer which mainly rehashed footage from the 4 minute preview featured at the end of The Fellowship.

This one is much better. Check it out on the Official Site.

Some highlights:

Warg riders...

Oliphaunts...

And Gollum himself

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 4:45 am

Looks great from the pictures you've shown

I'm heading right over and checking it out !!!

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 5:29 am

I just have one word for yall: WOW

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 5:43 am

Damn straight.

This movie is going to be fricking incredible.

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 5:47 am

Do you know if they'll have those walking trees(I always forget their name

) in the two towers or will they leave them out just as they left Tom Bombadill out? They are quite essential and I would love to see theyr graphics

BTW nice av

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 5:51 am

Oh yes indeed, the Ents are definitely going to be in there. Check out the trailer again. At 2:31 there is a clip of Merry getting scooped up by an Ent (presumably Treebeard). You only see the feet and arm, but it’s unquestionably an Ent.

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 5:55 am

It is indeed an Ent, I wish they would have shown more but at least it leaves something for the premiare

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 5:59 am

An earlier trailer shows Treebeard’s eyes (and not much else). Similarly Gollum’s scenes in this trailer are very quick and fairly blurry (he’s always jumping around in them) so we never get a good look at his face. I agree that they’re saving the dramatic close-ups for the big screen release.

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 6:23 am

Originally posted by Kayless
I agree that they’re saving the dramatic close-ups for the big screen release.

I suppose it is for the best *sigh* but it leaves you wanting more several months before the release *double sigh*

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 6:30 am

At least the expanded Fellowship DVD will be out before too long (November).

garazdawi · Post by **garazdawi** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 7:08 am

Originally posted by Kayless
At least the expanded Fellowship DVD will be out before too long (November).

...For those that have a DVD player *triple sigh*

Nightmare · Post by **Nightmare** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 6:10 pm

I downloaded it yesterday.

It *is* much better then the first one that was released, but it seems that they have kind of "hollywoodized" it, with all the love intrigue between Aragorn and Arwen. But, hey, I'm not one of the fanatics who demanded blood that the first movie was a little off (it was really close to the book, imo).

A little off or different....hey, change is good. And its shaping up to be better then the first, and I'm one of the ones who LOVED the first...

EDIT: Also, this makes me want to see it even more...I was already going to see it opening day, but this is going to make me dress up to see it.

Wonder what character I should go as...

Maharlika · Post by **Maharlika** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 11:49 pm

What about going there...

Originally posted by Gaxx_Firkraag
Wonder what character I should go as...

...as Gollum.

Nah, I think a Rider of Rohan would be cool but since your hair is too short, might as well settle for a hobbit.

TT seems to me to be more promising and more exciting than FoTR. I guess because I find the former a lot more exciting than the latter when I read the Trilogy.

Yes, I look forward to the Battle of Helm's Deep.

I wouldn't want to miss Legolas and Gimli getting the better over the other when it comes to orc-head count.

Too bad though that the film (FoTR) didn't delve too much on the development of their friendship.

ruined letters · Post by **ruined letters** » Sat Oct 05, 2002 11:54 pm

As I work at a movie theater I see the trailer every day I work, which would include several hours today. I saw many many times today. The movie looks very good. I was very impressed with the movie and thought it captured the feel of the book and left out what needed to be left out to make the movie a good one. Much better than that stupid harry potter movie, which I see the trailer to every day too.

Chanak · Post by **Chanak** » Sun Oct 06, 2002 12:14 am

The Two Towers might be easier to capture on film, as it is more of a transition...I also think it is more action orienented, and I did enjoy the battle scenes in LotR.

@Mah:

I am hoping the filmmakers were able to capture the growing relationship between Legolas and Gimli that the orcish head count represented. It would be fun to watch.

Maharlika · Post by **Maharlika** » Sun Oct 06, 2002 12:25 am

I'm hoping for that, too...

Originally posted by Chanak
I am hoping the filmmakers were able to capture the growing relationship between Legolas and Gimli that the orcish head count represented. It would be fun to watch.

...though it's water under the bridge, I sure wished they started the development that involved Gimli's admiration and respect for Galadriel.

Chanak · Post by **Chanak** » Sun Oct 06, 2002 12:36 am

...though it's water under the bridge, I sure wushed they started the development that involved Gimli's admiration and respect for Galadriel.

Yes, I see that water going downstream now.

Galadriel, in the story, was quite beyond most of the characters in the book, except perhaps for Gandalf (who as we know was very low-key, and disguised his power). Even Elrond was a schoolboy compared to her.

Maharlika · Post by **Maharlika** » Sun Oct 06, 2002 12:44 am

Indeed...

Originally posted by Chanak
Yes, I see that water going downstream now.

...as it flows to join the river Anduin and into the Falls of Rauros.

Elrond, didn't look like Elrond to me...

...I was thinking, could one come up with an equal, if not better version of the book if they used 100% computer graphics --- you know like a very much improved "cartoon" or animation.

Kayless · Post by **Kayless** » Sun Oct 06, 2002 1:22 am

The Legolas/Gimli friendship was something I greatly missed from the Fellowship. Hopefully they’ve just pushed it back at bit in order to give it more focus (rather than jam it into an already packed Fellowship). For example, Narsil’s re-forging has been pushed back to RoTK in order to give it the proper time to appreciate the event. From what I’ve heard, TTT will indeed feature the orc killing contest at Helm’s Deep between Legolas and Gimli and other moments that show their burgeoning friendship.

Jaesha · Post by **Jaesha** » Sun Oct 06, 2002 1:28 am

Cool, Kayless! ...Though I don´t think this is gonna make you very popular, LOTR´s reputation is not very good in SYM.