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

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  • Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
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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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Комментарии • 229

  • @HackTheMovies
    @HackTheMovies  Год назад +15

    Go to my sponsor SNHU.edu/hackthemovies if you're interested in starting a career in game development

  • @JamesJohnson-tr1gu
    @JamesJohnson-tr1gu Год назад +12

    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
      @brandon17760 Год назад +3

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

    • @NotThatJonesShow
      @NotThatJonesShow 6 месяцев назад +2

      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

  • @sergeantb708
    @sergeantb708 Год назад +16

    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_
      @_Pauper_ Год назад

      I like that. Funny take.

  • @DirtBoyTrilla
    @DirtBoyTrilla Год назад +38

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

  • @panickpun
    @panickpun Год назад +18

    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

  • @xsanguine8
    @xsanguine8 Год назад +16

    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
      @DestinyAwaits19 Год назад +2

      How gay.

    • @davealaya
      @davealaya Год назад

      @@DestinyAwaits19 you're gay

    • @DestinyAwaits19
      @DestinyAwaits19 Год назад +2

      @@davealaya ent wives, flowers, hobbits lol.

    • @davealaya
      @davealaya Год назад +1

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

    • @DestinyAwaits19
      @DestinyAwaits19 Год назад +1

      @@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.

  • @fall0ut1312
    @fall0ut1312 Год назад +3

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

  • @t45tt4tr
    @t45tt4tr Год назад +6

    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.

  • @zacharythompson7911
    @zacharythompson7911 Год назад +16

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

    • @Justin-ShalaJC
      @Justin-ShalaJC Год назад +1

      I think EVERYONE can do a pretty good smeagol impression

  • @Alfonso88279
    @Alfonso88279 Год назад +12

    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.

  • @wstine79
    @wstine79 Год назад +23

    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
      @SeanOkita Год назад +4

      Legolas’ action bits were cringe

    • @steveb7932
      @steveb7932 Год назад +2

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

    • @kdusel1991
      @kdusel1991 Год назад +3

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

    • @kdusel1991
      @kdusel1991 Год назад +1

      @@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
      @dreamlandnightmare Год назад +2

      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.

  • @dustywaynemusic6297
    @dustywaynemusic6297 Год назад +5

    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

  • @Bill_198
    @Bill_198 Год назад +9

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

  • @ryanpowell2540
    @ryanpowell2540 Год назад +9

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

  • @robk.6591
    @robk.6591 Год назад +9

    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
      @kdusel1991 Год назад +2

      Overall the entire trilogy is pretty solid.

    • @DestinyAwaits19
      @DestinyAwaits19 Год назад +1

      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.

  • @kdusel1991
    @kdusel1991 Год назад +12

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

    • @Alfonso88279
      @Alfonso88279 Год назад +1

      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...

  • @theflail
    @theflail Год назад +14

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

    • @kdusel1991
      @kdusel1991 Год назад +4

      Me too! I binged the trilogy to prepare!

  • @tails2299
    @tails2299 Год назад +4

    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!!

  • @ltbrently
    @ltbrently Год назад +4

    Yay! Joe is here! Fuck yeah America!

  • @MattoCinema
    @MattoCinema Год назад +9

    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."

  • @gustavoflorio5383
    @gustavoflorio5383 Год назад +9

    This will be fantastic!

  • @dustywaynemusic6297
    @dustywaynemusic6297 Год назад +4

    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_
      @_Pauper_ Год назад

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

  • @markmurgas5401
    @markmurgas5401 Год назад +7

    There better be two morgul dinners to talk about.

    • @kdusel1991
      @kdusel1991 Год назад

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

  • @healthierjoker
    @healthierjoker Год назад +2

    "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.

  • @bryandavismoviefan
    @bryandavismoviefan 16 дней назад

    You should have this duo on more often. Both have an awesome sense of humor and bring so much to the show. Great video famous Tony!

  • @mattfleurant9295
    @mattfleurant9295 Год назад +1

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

  • @praetorianle1988
    @praetorianle1988 Год назад +2

    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.

  • @erikbrock5444
    @erikbrock5444 Год назад +5

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

    • @kdusel1991
      @kdusel1991 Год назад +1

      My uncle does a great gollum impression.

    • @erikbrock5444
      @erikbrock5444 Год назад +1

      @@kdusel1991
      Challenge accepted.

    • @dustywaynemusic6297
      @dustywaynemusic6297 Год назад +3

      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.

  • @marivera77
    @marivera77 Год назад +4

    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
      @HackTheMovies  Год назад +3

      I'm just saying the bidet is an option!

    • @JamesJohnson-tr1gu
      @JamesJohnson-tr1gu Год назад +2

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

  • @richarddlee930
    @richarddlee930 Год назад +2

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

  • @theflail
    @theflail Год назад +2

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

  • @WilliamHaywardPainter
    @WilliamHaywardPainter Год назад +5

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

  • @nathandrake6531
    @nathandrake6531 Год назад +1

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

  • @Juanjitsu135
    @Juanjitsu135 Год назад +8

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

    • @HackTheMovies
      @HackTheMovies  Год назад +18

      Meh. Potter is lame.

    • @kidcrossfire3489
      @kidcrossfire3489 Год назад

      @@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
      @gioj.calixx1045 8 месяцев назад

      @@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
      @Wangan280z 8 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @strifenineteen
    @strifenineteen Год назад +1

    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.

  • @Rosefire
    @Rosefire Год назад +1

    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".

  • @hitmanmonaghan6633
    @hitmanmonaghan6633 Год назад +3

    Always great to see Joe! 😃👍🏾

  • @MatDuJardin
    @MatDuJardin Год назад +2

    second viewing, 6 shots later

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Год назад +2

    My Precious......

  • @veghesther3204
    @veghesther3204 3 месяца назад +1

    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.

  • @ryanmcgurk1750
    @ryanmcgurk1750 Год назад +3

    great episode, miss joes beard tho

  • @DRUNKENATHEISTSTUDIO
    @DRUNKENATHEISTSTUDIO Год назад +2

    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.

  • @jeremyfredenburg3827
    @jeremyfredenburg3827 Год назад

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

  • @SnatcherSD
    @SnatcherSD Год назад +1

    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
      @HackTheMovies  Год назад +3

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

  • @Melancolombia
    @Melancolombia Год назад +1

    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.

  • @logandehaven6012
    @logandehaven6012 Год назад +2

    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

  • @kingkold
    @kingkold Год назад +1

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

  • @ed_carnby3431
    @ed_carnby3431 Год назад

    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
      @kdusel1991 Год назад

      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

  • @enochthewitness-2023
    @enochthewitness-2023 4 месяца назад

    "not my dwarf" - lol 😂

  • @thomaslozano4135
    @thomaslozano4135 Год назад

    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.

  • @ShoZama85
    @ShoZama85 Год назад +1

    Just finished watching this and the video skips during the premier

  • @bobjohnson1633
    @bobjohnson1633 Год назад

    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.

  • @christopherkelly4230
    @christopherkelly4230 Год назад

    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.

  • @Youngie761
    @Youngie761 Год назад

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

  • @logandehaven6012
    @logandehaven6012 Год назад

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

  • @ltbrently
    @ltbrently Год назад +2

    Bulba! Bulbasaur!!!!!

  • @RaDicAL808
    @RaDicAL808 Год назад +2

    The Two Ta-Tas

  • @Rattwap
    @Rattwap Год назад

    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.

  • @yogthemuskrat
    @yogthemuskrat Год назад

    Great episode, guys!

  • @Mcvthree3
    @Mcvthree3 Год назад

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

  • @solomonstillthebest5737
    @solomonstillthebest5737 7 месяцев назад +1

    So.... where is the Return of the King review?

  • @RevanMartinez
    @RevanMartinez Год назад +1

    WHERE WAS GONDOR WHEN I WAS GETTING PEGGED??

  • @kidcrossfire3489
    @kidcrossfire3489 Год назад +3

    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.

  • @RendersFX.
    @RendersFX. Год назад

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

  • @rosshall6475
    @rosshall6475 Год назад +1

    Joe is my favorite guest

  • @CBSmith-js9yl
    @CBSmith-js9yl Год назад

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

  • @cuylers8056
    @cuylers8056 11 месяцев назад +1

    Is Gandalf the voice of Plankton?

  • @Staticseven1
    @Staticseven1 Год назад

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

  • @creativz666
    @creativz666 Год назад

    I love this channel always makes my day

  • @derekfleming4411
    @derekfleming4411 Год назад

    Valkyrie used the Saw theme in the trailer

  • @Renowildfire1
    @Renowildfire1 Год назад

    Tony I too can do a pretty good smeagle Impression

  • @ColemanMulkerin
    @ColemanMulkerin Год назад

    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.

  • @nicholashall3117
    @nicholashall3117 Год назад

    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

  • @Alfador42
    @Alfador42 Год назад +1

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

  • @ellzey2644
    @ellzey2644 11 месяцев назад +1

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

    • @HackTheMovies
      @HackTheMovies  11 месяцев назад

      RUclips 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.

  • @ty_the_RetoVideo_guy5543r
    @ty_the_RetoVideo_guy5543r Год назад

    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

  • @ApokolipsNow
    @ApokolipsNow 10 месяцев назад

    The Sleepy Hollow review sent me 🥂

  • @AZOMBIERYO
    @AZOMBIERYO Год назад

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

  • @sethwarwick1075
    @sethwarwick1075 Год назад +1

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

  • @themydnighthour
    @themydnighthour Год назад

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

  • @HeyFella
    @HeyFella Год назад +2

    You can tell what Johanna’s twitter feed algorithm looks like considering she thinks the kid with the Bill Clinton joke is a right wing conspiracy theorist lol. Not hating, I like Johanna, just an observation

  • @dustywaynemusic6297
    @dustywaynemusic6297 Год назад

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

  • @_Pauper_
    @_Pauper_ Год назад

    Great episode !

  • @rwkebalo
    @rwkebalo Год назад

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

  • @turtleturds
    @turtleturds Год назад

    Jo has some heavy hangers

  • @wisconsinking323
    @wisconsinking323 Год назад

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

  • @theepiyon3159
    @theepiyon3159 Год назад

    Tony's Gollum is spot on!

  • @tsartomato
    @tsartomato Год назад

    in uk it's not a bundle of sticks it's a cig

  • @TheAlanRaptor
    @TheAlanRaptor Год назад

    What's a ball rug?

  • @CourtnutThatsMe
    @CourtnutThatsMe Год назад

    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 🤣"

  • @joshmuecke85
    @joshmuecke85 Год назад

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

  • @Renowildfire1
    @Renowildfire1 Год назад

    Btw I am super excited about Willow

  • @jmyers1385
    @jmyers1385 Год назад

    Clicked vid for LOTR, stayed for bidet talk. 👌

  • @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

  • @Comicsnculture
    @Comicsnculture Год назад

    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

  • @JCIce007
    @JCIce007 Год назад

    "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.

  • @apathyminus5925
    @apathyminus5925 Год назад

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

  • @jamessmith329
    @jamessmith329 Год назад

    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.

  • @lmprzemekpraca476
    @lmprzemekpraca476 Год назад

    Youre Golum propably is looking for the ring.

  • @mrblueduck
    @mrblueduck Год назад

    Drink every time Tony says Saruman when he means Sauron.