Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is Still Great 20 Years Later! - Talking About Tapes

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Tony, Johanna, and Joe from Movie Dumpster go on a quest to revisit The Two Towers 20 years after it hit theaters. In this movie review/podcast of the second live action Lord of the rings film they will discuss all the things they think make the movie great. Like the top notch special effects, how it expertly adapts the source material, and the amazing set design.
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[@HackTheMovies]

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[@JamesJohnson-tr1gu]

I feel like either the Elves don't take dumps, or if they do, it's magical dumps where they don't need to wipe

[@brandon17760]

I mean probably they live in a forest, nothing but fiber to eat lol

[@NotThatJonesShow]

The elves barely even have to eat and when they're living in Valinor it's essentially heaven it's whatever they feel like doing they can do if they want to eat or not eat at least that's how I've always seen it since when in Valinor they're under the gaze of their gods entirely for all time

[@fall0ut1312]

"Where was Gondor when I was getting PEGGED!" lol That made my day man. I love this show.

[@panickpun]

The 2 towers is the movie that got me into Lord of the Rings, I went to see it for a friend's birthday party and at no clue what it was and yet it's a sequel I still felt I wasn't lost this is a great film in the series

[@sergeantb708]

I'm pretty sure the Nazgul were using horses because they were still trying to be sneaky at that point. Now they're just "Well everyone knows now"

[@_Pauper_]

I like that. Funny take.

[@DirtBoyTrilla]

Yo Tony - thank you for providing quality content to KZbin. I appreciate ya and hope you have a great Christmas.

[@dakotashea3561]

Seconded

[@xsanguine8]

From what I remember the Ents and the Entwives went separate ways, because the men were only focused on planting forests all over the land, while the women were focused on the beauty of things, Treebeard mentions that seeing areas full of flowers could be signs that an Entwife has been through there.

[@DestinyAwaits19]

How gay.

[@davealaya]

@@DestinyAwaits19 you're gay

[@DestinyAwaits19]

@@davealaya ent wives, flowers, hobbits lol.

[@davealaya]

@@DestinyAwaits19 oops I meant I'm gay. Edit: we are all gay here on this channel

[@DestinyAwaits19]

@@davealaya I don't mean homosexual. I mean gay as in lame. In the high school sense. The Lord of the Rings books and lore are gay.

[@t45tt4tr]

Every weekend I visit Helms deep or "Hjelms Dyb" which is located north of Djursland, Denmark. It's a bay that often has good waves and a beautiful cliff. No orks though.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

I've only seen this movie once or twice but I never noticed that Gandalf had Christopher Lee's voice. I should rewatch these movies

[@Alfonso88279]

The ents are not really trees. They share some traits like only being able to drink but their skin just looks like tree bark. Reading the books I always thought they were similar to the trols, since the trols were created as a distorted replica of them. They should have lungs and the rest.

[@zacharythompson7911]

Great episode! also Tony and Joe's Smeagol impressions were spot on.

[@Justin-ShalaJC]

I think EVERYONE can do a pretty good smeagol impression

[@robk.6591]

I can't decide which of the first two LOTR movies I like better. Fellowship has better pacing and tells a more conventional story. But the action scenes in The Two Towers is so much better. Plus Aragon kicks more butt in it.

[@kdusel1991]

Overall the entire trilogy is pretty solid.

[@DestinyAwaits19]

Only the theatrical versions have good pacing. The extended edition is great for world building, but pathetic when it comes to tension and well made story.

[@wstine79]

This was my favorite of the trilogy. The battle at Helm's Deep was epic, especially when Legolas and Gimli were forming their friendship. And who doesn't love Gollum?

[@SeanOkita]

Legolas’ action bits were cringe

[@steveb7932]

the black gate scene is awful and the ents are underdeveloped. Its a great movie but easily the worst of the trilogy.

[@kdusel1991]

I love them all equally! They're all great!

[@kdusel1991]

@@steveb7932 yet it's still better than the hobbit movies and rings of power. I wouldn't say it's the worst of the trilogy though.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

On the contrary, I find this by far the weakest of the trilogy. Feels so padded and stretched out. Somewhat of a slog to get through. So much walking and so little story progression. I've watched the other two dozens of times, but I've only watched this one maybe twice.

[@ryanpowell2540]

Great episode. Everyone was on-point here. It's hard to believe it's been a year since the Fellowship episode!

[@markmurgas5401]

There better be two morgul dinners to talk about.

[@kdusel1991]

I bet there will be at least another morgul dinner party reference

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

I'll tell this story again when you guys do Return of the King, but I was working as a projectionist at the time and accidentally set that print on fire lol. Only one of these movies I saw in theatres. Edit: I set it on fire opening night.

[@_Pauper_]

that’s either super hilarious or I hate you. Ok not hate… upset with you on behalf of other LOTR nerds

[@gustavoflorio5383]

This will be fantastic!

[@healthierjoker]

"What do your elf eyes see" is because Elves in that universe. See the world as a flat thing before the shaping of what it it is. This is why they are the only ones who can navigate back to the elven home lands because only they can see the way. So asking this Aragorn knows Legolas can see exactly where they are from their current position.

[@MattoCinema]

The balrog didn't fly because it was falling down a hole where it couldn't actually spread it's wings and yes, Haldir (The Elf General) was in Fellowship. "The dwarf breaths so loudly, we could've shot him in the dark."

[@Bill_198]

Alright! A Jo-Jo episode! Haven't watched any of them in a long time but this is probably my favourite of the three.

[@ltbrently]

Yay! Joe is here! Fuck yeah America!

[@praetorianle1988]

I remember watching it on two bootleg cds. I didn't mind the quality of the video. Then when I got a better version I was blown away again. And I keep watching extended version from time to time.

[@kdusel1991]

This is gonna be a good one! I loved the one you guys did on fellowship!!

[@Alfonso88279]

That was such a frustrating view for hardcore fans of LOTR, like, so many misunderstandings and mistakes... This video is similar. But I think that's the point of Hack the movies, right? To relate with casual audiences. But they show real knowledge about some movies...

[@erikbrock5444]

I'm told I do a pretty good Gollum impersonation myself.

[@kdusel1991]

My uncle does a great gollum impression.

[@erikbrock5444]

@@kdusel1991 Challenge accepted.

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

I feel like a Gollum impression is kinda like Christopher Walken or Arnold Schwarzenegger. Everybody has one but when you hear a good one it's brilliant.

[@tails2299]

This and the fellowship episode are some of my favorite episode from HtM. Love you guys I hope you had a good year. 😊 looking forward to the next!!

[@strifenineteen]

It's funny how it took the Ents all day to say good morning yet when treebeard screams the others are right there ready to fight.

[@theflail]

Yeeeessss! Ive been waiting for this review! Glad it's johanna and joe back for it too

[@kdusel1991]

Me too! I binged the trilogy to prepare!

[@richarddlee930]

One of my favorite custom maps on counter strike was helms deep.

[@marivera77]

11:05. So if you are a guy and go to Tony’s house, he WILL ask you to take a dump. Just be aware of that. 😂

[@HackTheMovies]

I'm just saying the bidet is an option!

[@JamesJohnson-tr1gu]

I'll be sure to pound a tray of baked beans beforehand

[@mattfleurant9295]

Merry Christmas! Thanks for all the laughs throughout the year!

[@HackTheMovies]

You are more than welcome!

[@jeremyfredenburg3827]

Fun episode as always happy holidays to hack the movies and movie dumpster crew ❤️

[@theflail]

This review could have never ended and I would be fine with it

[@Rosefire]

I recall the elf who saved Frodo from the Nazgul in "Fellowship of the Ring" was named Glorfindel. This was hilarious to listen to and I look forward to your discussion on "Return of the King".

[@MatDuJardin]

second viewing, 6 shots later

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

Always great to see Joe! 😃👍🏾

[@nathandrake6531]

have a great Xmas tony, always watching from cheshire in the UK

[@shainewhite2781]

My Precious......

[@yogthemuskrat]

Great episode, guys!

[@logandehaven6012]

54:41 They’re just sleeping in a barn, where are all women go to take a nap. Edit: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein review reference

[@enochthewitness-2023]

"not my dwarf" - lol 😂

[@ed_carnby3431]

This was a fun episode, love seeing Johanna and Joe on. Especially Joe doing voices and impressions. It is shocking that not alot of people like this one. Also very true when mentioning a movie event Especially with fantasy films. I do hope to see you guys on twitch playing the video games Two Towers on ps2 was awesome.

[@kdusel1991]

I still have both my gamecube versions of two towers and return of the king. My friend and used to play them all the time when we were younger

[@Youngie761]

*rubs eyes* . HOLY CRAP! Glad to see you guys!

[@christopherkelly4230]

Speaking of the two towers and Howard stern I was driving cab and listening to Howard stern when we announced that a plane flew into the first tower. Listened very intently till I dropped my passenger off and drove directly to the office sat down and watched the news. Till then I thought Howard stern was doing a bit.

[@creativz666]

I love this channel always makes my day

[@logandehaven6012]

The gollum scream used to scare me when I was 4.

[@bobjohnson1633]

I liked the first one so much that I bought the dvd at like 14. It came with a free ticket to see the sequel. I watched the two towers in the front row. Helms Deep was the baddest damn thing I have seen to this very day. It was like being there.

[@thomaslozano4135]

That was Pippin that convinced Treebread to go south, not Merry. I haven't seen these movies since early this year and I still remember that lol. Hopefully you won't be that mistake in Return of the King. Love you man.

[@Mcvthree3]

"Treebeard-a-dillo" made me legit laugh out LOUD

[@kingkold]

Wait , Joe, Didn't King Theodian say in return of the king that wormtongue was once a good man ?

[@_Pauper_]

Great episode !

[@Melancolombia]

6:33 The weirdest example of that I can think of was the live action Peter Pan trailer using the music from the computer game Myst 3: Exile.

[@Melancolombia]

27:00 Myst 3 also had Brad Dourif.

[@AZOMBIERYO]

How could anyone ever expect the king's trusted right hand man BackStabby McBackstabber to have betrayed the king lol

[@Staticseven1]

When Tony is talking normal, he sounds weird. "and, what not". Okayy?!

[@veghesther3204]

Of the 3 movies the best ones IMHO are the first and the last one but book wise the Battle of Minas Tirith is in the Two Towers (2nd book) only it was shown in the Return of the King (3rd movie) for some reason. Though Christopher Lee (Saruman's actor) passed away a few years ago he was the ONLY actor that was old enough to have actually met JRR Tolkien the Lord of the Rings creator while HE was still alive Tolkien passed away in 1977 but Christopher Lee was 93 years old when he passed away in 2015.

[@Juanjitsu135]

Nice cant wait, but was just thinking last night are yall gonna finish the harry potter series

[@HackTheMovies]

Meh. Potter is lame.

[@kidcrossfire3489]

@@HackTheMovies I know I saw the first few movies, they did nothing for me, and people that are big fans of the franchise have defended it to me by saying stuff like “Well, if you read all the books, look at this other extra stuff, watch these reviews, and rewatch the movies again, you’ll LOVE IT”, which is bullshit. The key to getting me to like something that I’m already checked out on isn’t to give me mountains of homework or to make me consume ALL of it.

[@gioj.calixx1045]

@@HackTheMoviesat least chamber has a beginning and an end and doesn’t forget about it’s main protagonist in favor of a no stakes undercard battle.

[@Wangan280z]

Ive only watched the movies and i love them. Especially once the goblet of fire comes around and shit gets zoppity. That fuckin dumbledor vs. voldemort fight at the end of order of the phoenix is the shit, then that final movie when everybody is gettin down to defend hogwarts is fuckin great. My wife and i watch all the movies at least twice a year, usually more. But whatever your still very famous and important to me Tony.

[@DRUNKENATHEISTSTUDIO]

The inclusion of the Requiem for a dream music in the Two Towers teaser trailer was always very puzzling to me. Just the iconic theme of a hardcore addiction tragedy just plopped into fantasy action.

[@ltbrently]

Bulba! Bulbasaur!!!!!

[@RendersFX.]

Dream team today on HTM - the Jo-Joe guest combo is always immediately good times

[@WilliamHaywardPainter]

Peter Jackson also rates this movie as his favourite of the trilogy

[@ryanmcgurk1750]

great episode, miss joes beard tho

[@RaDicAL808]

The Two Ta-Tas

[@SnatcherSD]

What's with the weird cuts? I don't know what they're talking about. And some of the points they're trying to make seems to be missing.

[@HackTheMovies]

It glitches during the premiere. I'm rewatching now to make sure it plays smoothly

[@CBSmith-js9yl]

Two Towers=favorite book in the series Fellowship=fav movie

[@Rattwap]

I always point out soma detail in the toe breaking scene, but it’s something completely different. If you pay close attention the their wardrobe and weapons, you can see that they flipped the scene. Everything is on the opposite sides.

[@ty_the_RetoVideo_guy5543r]

Your car guy reminds me of Bard Garret on Seinfeld...better make sure he isnt driving it later..hahaha and throwing golf clubs at ya

[@kidcrossfire3489]

As someone that just really didn’t care for these movies anyway, Two Towers felt like about the most middle, the most “part 2 of 3” movie, ever.

[@Renowildfire1]

Btw I am super excited about Willow

[@themydnighthour]

Oh, I forgot, my favorite part was when Jennifer Lawrence wrote the second book.

[@Alfador42]

20... fucking... years... My gosh.

[@theepiyon3159]

Tony's Gollum is spot on!

[@jmyers1385]

Clicked vid for LOTR, stayed for bidet talk. 👌

[@nicholashall3117]

14:45 He did actually, after this and Heavrnly Sword (PS3) I think him and the guys from Weta FX started Imaginarium P.S. Y'all need to do Ghost Dog Way of the Samurai, I saw it on the counter lol

[@ColemanMulkerin]

The movie does actually deviate for the book in a lot of places but I mostly agree with the changes from a movie making standpoint.

[@rosshall6475]

Joe is my favorite guest

[@mrblueduck]

Drink every time Tony says Saruman when he means Sauron.

[@sephiroth8519]

I thought it was a young Johnny Depp picture on the cover of Rochelle Rochelle LMFAO

[@ShoZama85]

Just finished watching this and the video skips during the premier

[@RevanMartinez]

WHERE WAS GONDOR WHEN I WAS GETTING PEGGED??

[@CourtnutThatsMe]

Two Towers is easily my favorite of the Trilogy. The battle at Helm's Deep will always be iconic to me ❤️ Also, I watched one episode of Rings of Power and went "I see you haven't learned your lesson from the Hobbit Trilogy...I'm out 🤣"

[@jamessmith329]

Tony, be careful about challenging Vigo Mortensen to a fight. Watch Eastern Promises, and keep in mind that anyone who fights a man who is that comfortable fighting with his balls swinging in the wind is not likely to win.

[@sethwarwick1075]

It's crazy Christopher Lee plays a major villilan in star wars and lord of the rings Sauramon and count dooku

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

Christopher Lee played Dracula a bunch of times before that

[@JCIce007]

"Where was Gondor when I was getting pegged?!" Put that on a T-Shirt, cowards. And may everyone enjoy a nice Morgul dinner this year.

[@Comicsnculture]

I thought it was implied in midnight mass that Jesus was a vampire as the priest found the cave he was buried in and’ rose’ from

[@Renowildfire1]

Tony I too can do a pretty good smeagle Impression

[@tonyschannel7438]

Kinda funny that Liv Tyler plays an elf in the Lord of the Rings movies, and her dad played one in The Polar Express..

[@derekfleming4411]

Valkyrie used the Saw theme in the trailer

[@ellzey2644]

I don't understand why this one isn't getting the same traffic as the other. Joe rules. Tony is…

[@HackTheMovies]

KZbin had an issue with premieres glitching the week this one came out. Everyone thought the episode was messed up and bailed in it probably. It killed its reach.

[@8razz13b]

I worked with a guy that claimed to be the orc that said "meats back on the menu"

[@turtleturds]

Jo has some heavy hangers

[@joshmuecke85]

I truly cannot stand these movies, but i enjoy listening to Tony and Co opinion

[@anthonychobotdoespopcultur7762]

This is going to be fun but my favorite of 2002 is spiderman I was 19 when this came out the last of my teens

[@dustywaynemusic6297]

The cover of Die Hard was changed after 9/11 I think, and the cover of the 1983 Def Leppard album Pyromania lol

[@ApokolipsNow]

The Sleepy Hollow review sent me 🥂

[@Gibbs316]

Tony sounds like he can’t name 10 books when he was talking about the VGA awards kid.

[@wisconsinking323]

Please do a talk about some straight to DVD movies on the podcast.

[@OUTATIME84]

Grench Theft Auto should be a mod! That would be epic!

[@rwkebalo]

At 1:19:05, had to pause, watch 300, then resume

[@apathyminus5925]

How could you put this video out so close to Christmas and not talk about the Christopher Lee Heavy Metal Christmas album?

[@Renowildfire1]

This is the only one I seen in theaters

[@docsamson7575]

Just thought I'd mention this cause this one scene always kinda bugged me, even though I also love it. And that's when Frodo covers himself with the cloak and looks like rocks. First off it is a cool scene, but in the theatrical cut of Fellowship you don't see them get those special cloaks. It only shows her give that light to Frodo. But the whole scene of them getting the cloaks was only in the extended cut. And the whole magic cloak / rock scene was in the theatrical cut of Two Towers. So even though personally I think the extended cut is the only way to go on this trilogy, and I do love that scene, if all you've seen is the theatrical versions then that scene makes no sense. Anyway, that's my 2 cents. 😆 👍

[@lionspawfilmandphoto]

I was so confused when I first saw that and it only made sense after I watched the extended Fellowship.