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Weekend Box Office TTT Rules Praise, but Not B.O. (Special)
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"Expectations are sometimes just too high")
by Lee Tistaert

Some of the material is not original, but fans either don’t recognize that or don’t seem to care.

You may argue against that in terms of my exceptional reaction to Signs (for the film not being an original film concept), but I guess the difference is that watching the Shyamalan film, the movies M. Night based his flick off of didn’t come to mind during my viewing. And watching Two Towers unfold, those two film references came right at me.

And it almost feels like some moviegoers are willing to ride over/dismiss what could be considered flaws to whatever degree in order to still label themselves as crazed and devoted fans. I wouldn’t classify TTT’s visual effects as outstanding, which already, despite being just my perception, would keep it from getting a top of the line rating. The acting in the sequel was all around pretty good, but that division didn’t exactly break any new ground or anything. It was a popcorn flick executed properly. It had somewhat of an ensemble cast (not all well known, but a large roster), but when someone like me compares The Two Towers to something like Ocean’s 11 which had almost every name in showbiz attached, Ocean’s leads the way by a good margin. I’d watch that one again any day than a third trip to the Lord of the Rings sequel.

I enjoyed Two Towers very much, but it didn’t have enough substance to make it a truly excellent motion picture. Fans no doubt love the action sequences (and the story), but to me action sequences can’t be the founding of "A" material and even the story wasn’t overly profound. There has to be layers beneath the surface and the film didn’t present me with the outermost juiciest results. It was a well-done action film that has excitement, good performances, and is very well told visually, but I can’t really logically see how someone can brand it as an almost superior motion picture. It doesn’t bring anything new to the table outside of an adrenaline rush. It has a message and heart in the end, but beneath the surface it is not very profound. It’s an epic film without real true meaning.

Great credit needs to be given to Peter Jackson for giving the trilogy vibrant life on the big-screen, but the movie really isn’t anything much more than dazzling fun. On my scale, that would rank as a B+ film (as Two Towers did) unless there was more honest material involved in its game, which would’ve propelled its rating to a more terrific A- position (depending on how sincere the script could’ve been - "A" material wise).

Some box office fans are letdown by the film’s failing to ignite $400 million in flames, but really, what’s disappointing about its run? In a way, Spider-Man has changed moviegoers’ perceptions come ticket sales, as we’re all now expecting the unexpected when it comes to upcoming film events. But Spider-Man also appealed to a gigantic, wide audience that The Two Towers doesn’t have. Spider-Man was about the average teenager who was able to get all the power in the world, which appealed to millions and millions of moviegoers. Two Towers has no theme like that, as it is purely a crusade. Watching Spider-Man on DVD, I came to a realization that it wasn’t that great of a movie (B- re-grade after my original A- critique) but it held an idea with the theme just mentioned that many audience-goers can be intrigued by. There are plenty of average people in the world, which Spider-Man targeted with dynamite.

'TTT Rules Praise' Continued...


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