The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Details

Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.

Starring

Elijah WoodIan McKellenViggo MortensenSean AstinAndy Serkis

Director

Peter Jackson

Writer

Fran WalshJ. R. R. TolkienStephen SinclairPeter JacksonPhilippa Boyens

Genre

AdventureFantasyAction

Release Date

Dec 18, 2002

Parents Guide

• Sex None

  A man and a woman recline together on an outdoor sofa kissing passionately. The woman wears a dress that appears sheer, but no anatomy is seen.

  In a vision/dream a woman kisses an unconscious man, reviving him.

  A villain stares at a young woman in a predatory manner and it is said that he often watches her from the shadows. He attempts to speak tenderly to her and she rebuffs him.

  A skinny human-like male creature wears nothing but a small loin cloth throughout the film.

• Violence Moderate

  Orcs raid and burn a village to the ground, burning buildings and killing without mercy. People flee and scream in terror.

  Cavalry charge an orc encampment. Several orcs are shot with arrows and stabbed. One orc is speared, but chases two characters into the woods. We see his bloody gut wound, and he limps with agony.

  Cavalry men charge cavalry orcs. Soldiers on both sides are stabbed, speared, decapitated and limbs are hacked off. We see bloodied swords and several bodies on the ground.

  Thousands of cavalry riding men charge into orcs on foot. Several orcs are killed.

  Characters find an orc head impaled on a spear.

  Humans ambush another group of humans fighting for the bad guys. Several of the bad guy humans are shot with arrows and we see several dead bodies.

  The orcs are shown to be cannibalistic and eat their own kind, with gross and occasionally bloody results.

  In the extended edition, we see the aftermath of a battle at a creek, with several, bloodied dead bodies of orcs and men on the ground, with blood in the creek.

• Profanity None
• Drugs Mild

  Several characters smoke pipes and drink wine and ale, though they never get drunk.

• Frightening Scenes Moderate

  Evil, unsympathetic orc creatures begin eating another orc, which they just decapitated, all that is seen of the act itself is an intestine flying up in the air, it is easy to miss, however this is all still pretty disturbing

  The main battle sequence also features scenes of women and children hiding within the fortress and crying.

  Much darker than The Fellowship of the Ring.

  Armies of orcs are grotesque, with rough voices and yellow eyes and sharp teeth. A few of them have blood dripping out of their mouths. They are very frightening. The orcs are shown in several scenes.

  In a scene in which the main character falls into a marsh that carries the souls of dead people, we see very scary, grotesque ghosts trying to pull him in before he is instead pulled out. This scene is disturbing and very scary.

  The servants of Sauron are clad all in black with their faces invisible. They emit loud screams and talk with a very evil, low voice. They ride grotesque flying creatures that kill people and good guys without mercy, mostly by picking them up and letting them fall.

  Gollum is a frightening, frightening creature, who is present through most of the film, though he talks and interacts with main characters.

Reviews

• ★★★★★ 5 stars All Clear