22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST Buy! Perfect for fans of all ages., November 7, 2002
This review is from: The Two Towers Movie Photo Guide (The Lord of the Rings) (Paperback)
Don't be fooled by the back cover that states "the official children's photo guide to The Two Towers." This great book is full of amazing photos from the upcoming Lord of the Rings film to delight fans of all ages!
The book itself is set up in a narrative style, which goes through the general movie plot with accompanying pictures. For instance, in the part where Merry and Pippin encounter the Ents, we are treated with a full-page picture of Treebeard (in all his glory!) holding Merry and Pippin.
The book has pictures of all the major (and minor) characters and locations in the film, including Theoden, Gollum, Faramir, Aragorn, Legolas, Frodo, Gandalf the White, the Warg Riders and Easterlings, as well as Osgiliath, Ithilien, Edoras, Helms Deep and Fangorn Forest.
One word of caution, however: This book goes through the general plot of the movie and also reveals where changes were made from the book. So if you want SPOILERS, this is the book for you! However, if you want to remain spoiler-free (at least until the film arrives), then quickly browse through the book but do not read it!
Of the 4 movie tie-in books that were recently released (The Two Towers Visual Companion, Two Towers Creature Guide and The Making of the Movie Trilogy), this is the BEST in terms of Two Towers-related pictures. The Visual Companion comes a close second. If you want behind the scenes info, then pick up The Making of the Movie Trilogy as well. The books go hand-in-hand with very little overlap in terms of content.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very slim, December 12, 2002
This review is from: The Two Towers Movie Photo Guide (The Lord of the Rings) (Paperback)
This book shouldn't be overrated. It's nice to see the storyline of the second film presented in it, and it has a couple of nice pics. But that's it. The commentary is absulutely worthless and adds nothing unless you're a complete Tolkien novice. Very much a children's book, I bought it for the film storyline (which once again deviates significantly from the books at certain parts) and some stunning pics, of which there are but a few. And the storyline of the film will be known to all soon anyway so it's only merit post-TTT release will be a few nice pics.
Gary Russell's Art of the Fellowship of the Ring would be a much more worthwhile purchase. I wonder if he'll do another one for TTT and RoTK...
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very nice!, November 7, 2002
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This review is from: The Two Towers Movie Photo Guide (The Lord of the Rings) (Paperback)
This book is very visually pleasing, but the text that accompanies the pictures is a little elementary. I think it is geared towards a younger crowd than the other TTT books. I DO reccommend buying it if you are an avid Tolkien fan and are looking forward to the movie. It contains many beautiful, never before seen pictures! It does contain spoilers, though, because there is a brief plot description that accompanies the photos...
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