6. The Lord of the Rings: the Two Towers
Perfectly paced. For two hours it gathers momentum and consequence as men die, women are terrorized, and children are pressed into service. It's these small details that bring us right up to the brink of despair. The computer program designed to simulate the final battle tells the story: when they first turned it on, the AI defenders all turned tail and ran. We all have the same feeling as the CGI men on the ramparts - this fight is unwinnable. Urged constantly further toward the possibility that all of the heroes are about to die, out we ride into a sea of spears, only for unforgettable deliverance from an easily forgotten plot point. It's orc Zulu meets dwarf Gunga Din meets the charge of the light brigade, led by Gandalf Churchill.
Then there's gollum. Gollum is the great risk of the series because it would be so easy to be terrible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qteq21CvDRE
Instead, the actor behind him should have gotten the first and only CGI-derived academy award.
Oh, and also, Rudy. And giant fighting trees.
Perfectly paced. For two hours it gathers momentum and consequence as men die, women are terrorized, and children are pressed into service. It's these small details that bring us right up to the brink of despair. The computer program designed to simulate the final battle tells the story: when they first turned it on, the AI defenders all turned tail and ran. We all have the same feeling as the CGI men on the ramparts - this fight is unwinnable. Urged constantly further toward the possibility that all of the heroes are about to die, out we ride into a sea of spears, only for unforgettable deliverance from an easily forgotten plot point. It's orc Zulu meets dwarf Gunga Din meets the charge of the light brigade, led by Gandalf Churchill.
Then there's gollum. Gollum is the great risk of the series because it would be so easy to be terrible http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qteq21CvDRE
Instead, the actor behind him should have gotten the first and only CGI-derived academy award.
Oh, and also, Rudy. And giant fighting trees.
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