BLU-RAY
REVIEW:
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
9/18/10
OVERVIEW: Oscar®-winning The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, one of the most magical, intensely spectacular epic adventures in motion picture history, can now be seen as never before when all three of Peter Jackson’s visual masterpieces explode onto Blu-ray™
individual discs September 14th. The disc set will reawaken the powerful connection that fans have to these films through rich, robust colors and crisp sound that home audiences can only experience on Blu-ray™ Disc. This highly anticipated release precedes Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment’s fall 2010 launch of The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest video game as well as their recently announced action RPG game The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, due out in 2011.
SYNOPSIS: Frodo and Samwise press on toward Mordor. Gollum insists on being the guide. Can anyone so corrupted by the ring be trusted? Can Frodo, increasingly under the sway of the ring, even trust himself? Meanwhile, Aragorn, drawing closer to his kingly destiny, rallies forces of good for the battles that must come. Director Peter Jackson delivers an amazing second movie that won 2 Academy Awards®* and earned 6 total nominations including Best Picture. The journey continues. So do the astonishing spectacle and splendor.
DVD: The film is
presented in 1080P widescreen preserving its theatrical
format. It seems to be the same cut use for the DVD, however
the picture is just flawless, giving the film the clarity that
only high definition can provide. Warner Home
Entertainment has done it again with this transfer. Not only the picture looks
excellent in this release, also the sound it is good, a 6.1
Dolby TrueHD in English that provides a nice complement to the
picture. It also includes 5.1 Dolby Digital EX language tracks
in Spanish , as well as subtitles in Spanish and English
In terms of Special Features,
the Blu-ray Disc includes Trailers; On the Set “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”; Starz Encore Special:Return to Middle-earth: WB Special; ”The Long and Short of It” A Short Film Directed by Sean
Astin; The Making of ”The Long and Short of It”; lordoftherings.net Featurettes ;
Emiliana Torrini ”Gollum’s Song” Music Video; Special Extended DVD Edition Preview;
Behind the Scenes Preview of ”The Return of the King”
This is a blu-ray to own, very
few times I recommend upgrading a DVD title. And any
of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of those tittles that deserve an upgrade.
In my eyes this film is a true classic. It is one of those
films that are hard to find these days. Overall the Blu-ray looks great
and should not be missing in anybody's collection, however it is
unfortunately that it doesn't include a digital copy.
VIDEO:
Anamorphic Widescreen (2.40:1 aspect ratio) 1080P
AUDIO:
English 6.1 DTS HD/Dolby Digital Spanish 5.1 EX
Subtitles: English and Spanish
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
Trailers
On the Set “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”
Starz Encore Special:Return to Middle-earth: WB Special
”The Long and Short of It” A Short Film Directed by Sean Astin
The Making of ”The Long and Short of It”
lordoftherings.net Featurettes
Emiliana Torrini ”Gollum’s Song” Music Video
Special Extended DVD Edition Preview
Behind the Scenes Preview of ”The Return of the King”
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