Top 100 Movies you must Watch... 20- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002 Film

8.7/10-IMDb

Release date: December 5, 2002 (USA)

Director: Peter Jackson

Running time: 235 minutes

Awards: MTV Movie Award for Best Movie, Academy Award for Visual Effects, Academy Award for Best Sound Editing, Saturn Award for Best Costume, MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, Nebula Award for Best Script, MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, BAFTA Orange Film of the Year, Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Costume Design, BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Production Design, People's Choice Award for Favorite Drama Movie, MTV Movie Award for Best Virtual Performance, Satellite Award for Best Overall DVD, Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film, ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Period or Fantasy Film, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Digital Acting Performance, Satellite Special Achievement Award for Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble

Screenplay: Stephen Sinclair, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh

Description

Gandalf the Grey gives his life in battle against the Balrog, giving the Fellowship of the Ring time to escape from the Mines of Moria.

Weeks later, Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee continue their journey to Mordor to destroy the One Ring and, with it, the Dark Lord Sauron. One night, they are attacked by the ring's former owner Gollum. The pair capture Gollum, but Frodo takes pity on him, understanding the burden of the Ring. Frodo persuades Gollum to guide them to Mordor. Sam immediately distrusts Gollum on sight and warns Frodo that Gollum will betray them.

In Rohan, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli pursue the Uruk-hai who have taken Merry and Pippin prisoner. Meanwhile, Rohan's King Théoden has been entranced and physically weakened byGríma Wormtongue, who is secretly in the service of Saruman the White. Saruman has his Orcs and Wild Men of Dunland lay siege to the lands. Théoden's nephew Éomer accuses Gríma of being a spy; Gríma has him banished for undermining him. Éomer travels to the countryside to gather the remaining men of the Rohirrim. Éomer's army later ambush and kill the Uruk-hai holding Merry and Pippin. Merry and Pippin flee into Fangorn forest and meet Treebeard, the oldest of the Ents.

Frodo, Sam and Gollum traverse the Dead Marshes, evading a Nazgûl. Upon reaching the Black Gate, they find it closed and guarded by Orcs. Gollum convinces the pair that he will lead them to an unguarded entrance. After learning of Éomer's ambush, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli discover Merry and Pippin's trail. The trio are confronted by Gandalf, reborn as Gandalf the White. Gandalf joins with the trio as they journey to Edoras. After arriving, they free Théoden from Gríma's spell, and inform the king of his son Théodred's death. Théoden moves his people to the stronghold Helm's Deep for safety. Fearing Helm's Deep will not survive, Gandalf leaves to find Éomer. Gríma flees to Orthanc and informs Saruman of a weakness in the outer wall of Helm's Deep. Saruman dispatches his vast army to the stronghold, with the intent of wiping out all of Rohan and Aragorn with them.

Meanwhile, Gollum struggles with his loyalty to Frodo and his consuming need for the Ring. When Sam and Frodo are captured by Rangers of Ithilien, Frodo reveals Gollum's presence to spare his life; Gollum nevertheless feels betrayed, and begins plotting against Frodo. As Théoden's forces travel to Helm's Deep, they are attacked by Saruman's Warg riders and Aragorn is thrown from a cliff to his apparent death in a raging river. In Rivendell, Elrond convinces his daughter Arwen to abandon her love for Aragorn and leave Middle-earth with her fellow Elves. Meanwhile, Éowyn, Théoden's niece, nurtures a growing affection for Aragorn.

Learning that Frodo has the Ring, the Rangers' captain, Faramir, who is also Boromir's brother, orders that it be sent to Gondor. In Rohan, the barely-alive Aragorn washes up on the river bank. He makes his way to Helm's Deep and warns Théoden that he has seen Saruman's army headed for the fortress. Théoden gathers his men to fight against Saruman's army of Uruk-hai. When night falls, a battalion of Elves arrive to re-enforce the men of Rohan. In Fangorn Forest, Merry, Pippin, Treebeard and other Ents hold a council to decide on the role of the Ents in the war with Saruman.

The battle of Helm's Deep begins between the Uruk-hai and Rohirrim with Aragorn and his companions. Explosives are used against the weakness in the wall, allowing the Orcs to breach the fortress. In Fangorn, Treebeard and the other Ents initially refuse to get involved in the war until Pippin shows them that Saruman has decimated the forest; enraged, Treebeard commands the Ents to seek vengeance. Aragorn leads Théoden, Legolas and the remaining Rohirrim to attack the Uruk-hai, allowing the Rohirrim's women and children to escape into the mountains. Gandalf appears, accompanied by Éomer and his men. The combined forces cause the Uruk-hai to flee into Fangorn, where the Ents and their Huorn allies attack them. At Isengard, the Ents defeat the Uruk-hai and break the river dam, drowning the surviving Orc defenders, flooding Isengard, and stranding Saruman in his tower.

Faramir has the Hobbits taken to the war-torn Osgiliath, where they are attacked by Orcs led by a Nazgûl. Frodo succumbs to the Ring's influence and attacks Sam, but comes to his senses when Sam tearfully reminds him of their friendship. The Nazgûl is defeated and flees. Faramir, understanding the danger of the Ring, frees the Hobbits and sends them on their journey, joined by Gollum. Gandalf remarks that Sauron will seek retribution for Saruman's defeat, stating that hope now rests with Frodo and Sam. At that same moment, Gollum vows to reclaim the Ring by having "her" kill Frodo and Sam.

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Top 100 Movies you must Watch... 12- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001 Film

8.8/10-IMDb

Release date: December 19, 2001 (USA)

Director: Peter Jackson

Running time: 228 minutes

Featured song: May It Be

Awards: Academy Award for Original Music Score, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Makeup, MTV Movie Award for Best Movie, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Visual Effects, Nebula Award for Best Script, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Bodil Award for Best American Film,BAFTA Award for Best Makeup & Hair, Saturn Award for Best Director,AFI Movies of the Year, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects,Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor, BAFTA Orange Film of the Year,Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture,Satellite Award for Best Editing, Satellite Award for Best Sound, Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature, National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actress, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Costume Design, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score, Chlotrudis Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Production Design, Cinema Audio Society Award for Oustanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures, Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film, People's Choice Award for Favorite Drama Movie, AFI Production Designer of the Year, National Board of Review Award for Best Production Design/Art Direction, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography, Satellite Award for Best Overall DVD, Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Costume Design, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance - Male,People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie

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In the Second Age, the Dark Lord Sauron created special rings to give them to leaders of all the kinds. He gave three rings to the Elves, seven rings to the Dwarfs, and nine rings to the Humans. However, Sauron also secretly created another ring, called the One Ring, which allows him to control the carriers of the other Rings, and such, allowing him to conquer Middle-earthusing it. But, In a battle against Sauron, Prince Isildur cuts the Ring from Sauron's hand, destroying his physical form.

However, there is a catch; Sauron's life force is bound to the Ring, allowing him to survive while the Ring also survives. Isildur, corrupted by the Ring's power, refuses to destroy it. When Isildur is killed by Orcs, the Ring is lost in a river for 2,500 years. The Ring is found by Gollum, who has the ring for 500 years, allowing him to live for a very long time, but corrupting his mind, but one day, the Ring separates from Gollum, and remains that way until it is found by the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins.

Sixty years later, Bilbo is celebrating his 111th birthday, and he decides to leave his birthplace of the Shire, and leaves the Ring to his nephew, Frodo Baggins. Upon learning the Ring belonged to Sauron, the Wizard Gandalf the Grey warns Frodo that Sauron's forces will come for him, and has Frodo leave the shire accompanied by his friend Samwise Gamgee. Gandalf rides to Isengard to meet with the head of his order, Saruman the White, who reveals that Sauron's servants, the Nazgûl, have been sent to capture the Ring. Saruman reveals himself to be in service to Sauron and imprisons Gandalf atop his tower. Saruman commands Sauron's Orcs to construct weapons of war and produce a new breed of Orc fighters: the Uruk-hai.

While travelling to Bree to meet with Gandalf, Frodo and Sam are joined by Merry and Pippin, who are stealing some local crops and are nearly captured by the Nazgûl. The four reach Bree and meet the mysterious ranger Aragorn (Isildur's descendant) who hides them from their pursuers and agrees to lead them to Rivendell since Gandalf hasn't arrived. The group rests at Weathertop where they are attacked by the Nazgûl, and Frodo is wounded by a Morgul blade, but Aragorn arrives and scares off the Nazgûl. Frodo is saved by the Elf Arwen, who uses her magic to summon a surge of water that sweeps away the pursuing Nazgûl. Arwen takes Frodo to Rivendell where her father, Elrond, heals him.

Gandalf escapes Saruman's tower with the aid of Gwaihir the eagle and travels to Rivendell. Elrond calls a council of the races still loyal to Middle-earth to decide what should be done with the Ring. He reveals that the Ring can only be destroyed by throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom in Mordor, where it was forged, as he himself tried to get Isildur to destroy it. Frodo volunteers to take the Ring to Mordor, accompanied by Sam, Merry, Pippin, Gandalf, and Aragorn. They are joined by the Elf Legolas, the Dwarf Gimli, and Boromir, a man of Gondor, to form the Fellowship of the Ring.

Hindered by Saruman's magic, the Fellowship are forced to travel through the abandoned underground Dwarf city of Moria. Inside, the Fellowship is ambushed by Orcs and a Balrog, an ancient demon of fire and shadow. Gandalf confronts the Balrog, allowing the others to escape, but both Gandalf and the Balrog fall into an abyss. Mourning Gandalf's apparent death, the group flees to the forest of Lothlórien, where they are sheltered by its rulers, the Elves Galadriel and Celeborn. That night, Galadriel informs Frodo that it is his destiny to destroy the Ring. Meanwhile, Saruman assembles a force of Uruk-hai to hunt the Fellowship.

After leaving Moria's caves and then arriving at Parth Galen, Boromir, after hinting that the ring should be used as a weapon to fight against Mordor, eventually gives in to the Ring's corruption and tries to take it from Frodo, believing it is the only way to save the people of Gondor. Heeding Galadriel's warning that the Ring will eventually corrupt the other members of the Fellowship, Frodo escapes by the Ring's power of invisibility and decides to continue his journey alone.

The Uruk-hai arrive, and Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli attempt to hold them off while Frodo escapes. Merry, Pippin, and a remorseful Boromir, who realized the ring's corruption and prays for forgiveness, lead the Orcs away from Frodo. Boromir is shot fatally by the Uruk-hai's leader, Lurtz, while Merry and Pippin are captured by the rest of the Uruk-hai. Aragorn slays Lurtz, and Boromir dies with Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas by his side. The three set out to rescue Merry and Pippin, while Frodo lets Sam join him in his journey to Mordor.

. Wikipedia

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Top 100 Movies you must Watch... 9- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003 Film

8.9/10-IMDb

94%-Rotten Tomatoes

Release date: December 17, 2003 (USA)

Director: Peter Jackson

Featured song: Into the West

Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Original Music Score, BAFTA Award for Best Film, Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay, Academy Award for Visual Effects, Golden Globe Award for Best Drama Film,Academy Award for Makeup, MTV Movie Award for Best Movie, Academy Award for Costume Design, Academy Award for Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Academy Award for Sound Mixing, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Film, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Nebula Award for Best Script, BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer, MTV Movie Award for Best Action Sequence, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast, Saturn Award for Best Director, Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form, BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects,BAFTA Orange Film of the Year, BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay, Adapted, Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design,BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film, Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Costume Design, Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Director, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Production Design, DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film, Costume Designers Guild Award for Best Costume Design - Period or Fantasy Film, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Production Design, PGA Producer of the Year Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year, Australian Film Institute Award for Best Foreign Film, San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, ADG Excellence in Production Design Awards - Period or Fantasy Film, San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Production Design

Screenplay: Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh

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While on a fishing trip, Sméagol's cousin Déagol finds the One Ring in a river. Sméagol kills Déagol for the Ring and flees into a cave, becoming the creature Gollum under the Ring's corruption.

Five centuries later, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Théoden, Gamling, and Éomer meet up with Merry, Pippin and Treebeard at Isengard. The group returns to Edoras, where Pippin looks into Saruman's recovered palantír, in which Sauron appears and invades his mind; Pippin tells him nothing regarding Frodo and the Ring. From this event, Gandalf deduces that Sauron is planning to attack Minas Tirith. Gandalf rides with Pippin to find Denethor, the Steward of Gondor, to whom Pippin swears his service. Gandalf urges Denethor to call Rohan for aid, but Denethor declines, fearing Aragorn and Gandalf plan to depose him. The Morgul army, led by the Nazgûl, drives the Gondorians out of Osgiliath. Denethor sends his son Faramir on a suicide mission to reclaim the city. Under instruction from Gandalf, Pippin evades city guards to light the distress beacon, signalling Théoden and Aragorn to assemble the Rohirrim for battle.

Elrond informs Aragorn that Arwen did not go to the Undying Lands, and is now dying. Believing their forces to be outnumbered by Sauron's, Elrond gives Aragorn the sword Andúril to acquire the service of the Army of the Dead, who owe allegiance to the heir of Isildur. Éowyn confesses her love for Aragorn and asks him not to go, but Aragorn reaffirms his love for Arwen and heads into battle. Accompanied by Legolas and Gimli, Aragorn ventures into the Paths of the Dead and gains the loyalty of the King of the Dead and his men by brandishing Andúril, proving himself the Heir of Isildur. At Dunharrow, Théoden rides off to war, unaware that Éowyn and Merry have secretly joined his forces.

Sauron's armies lay siege to Minas Tirith, led by the Witch-king. Believing a grievously wounded Faramir to be dead, Denethor tries to burn his son and himself alive, but Gandalf intervenes; he saves Faramir, but Denethor commits suicide. Just as the Gondorians are about to be overrun, the Rohirrim army arrives and counter-attacks in a massive cavalry charge led by Théoden. This shifts the tide of the battle, and the Orcs begin to retreat. However, the Haradrim arrive and join the Orc army, turning the tide. The Witch-king kills Théoden, only to be wounded by Merry and finished off by Éowyn. On the verge of defeat, the Rohirrim are saved when Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli arrive with the Army of the Dead and overwhelm Sauron's forces, ending the battle. Aragorn frees the Army of the Dead and their souls go to the afterlife.

Meanwhile, Frodo, Sam and Gollum travel to Minas Morgul. Sam overhears Gollum's plans to murder them and take the Ring for himself but an oblivious Frodo refuses to believe him. Hoping to remove Sam as an obstacle, Gollum secretly tosses their precious food supply over a cliff and persuades Frodo that Sam wants the Ring for himself. Frodo angrily tells a heartbroken Sam to go home, who initially leaves, but discovers Gollum's treachery and follows after them. Gollum betrays Frodo and disappears, leaving him in the lair of the giant spider Shelob, who paralyses Frodo before being wounded and driven away by Sam. An Orc patrol captures Frodo and takes him to Sauron's fortress. Sam rescues Frodo from the tower, and they continue the journey to Mount Doom.

Meanwhile, Aragorn leads his remaining men to the Black Gate of Mordor, distracting Sauron and his forces and allowing Sam and Frodo to enter Mount Doom. As Sam carries the weakened Frodo up the volcano, Gollum reappears and attacks them but they manage to evade him. At the Crack of Doom, Frodo succumbs to the Ring's power, refusing to destroy it. Having followed them, Gollum attacks Frodo, biting his finger off and seizing the Ring for himself. An enraged Frodo attacks Gollum, and they both fall over the edge. At the last second, Frodo grabs onto the ledge, leaving Gollum to fall into the lava to his death, taking the Ring with him. As the Ring melts in the volcano, Sauron is destroyed and the land of Mordor collapses, taking down most of his forces.

Frodo and Sam are saved from the rising lava by Eagles, led by Gandalf. In the aftermath, Aragorn is crowned King, heralding a new age of peace, and marries Arwen while the four hobbits are bowed to by all of Gondor for their courageous efforts. The four Hobbits return home to the Shire, where Sam marries his childhood sweetheart. Four years later, Frodo leaves Middle-earth for the Undying Lands with Gandalf, Bilbo, Elrond, Celeborn, and Galadriel, leaving his account of their quest to Sam.

. Wikipedia

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