- In Theaters
- Dec 18, 2002
- On DVD
- Aug 26, 2003
- Studio
- New Line Cinema
- Length
- 3h 55m
- MPA rating
- PG-13
Overall Score
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Rating Summary
Chris hosts a Help Me Watch episode with Franco and Jonathan, discussing recent watches including Fallout (season two), Paradise (season two’s topside post-apocalyptic focus), One Piece live-action season two, and Invincible season four, plus excitement for Ryan Gosling’s Project Hail Mary. They cover trailers for Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31) featuring power issues, Bruce Banner, and Punisher, and Dune Part Three (December 18), along with March 17 and March 24 physical-media releases (including For All Mankind season two, Jurassic Park 4K set, Return to Silent Hill, anime titles, and others). The main review is The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (extended), highlighting Rohan, Helm’s Deep, Ents, Gollum’s performance/VFX, and small nitpicks, with Return of the King planned next.
00:00 LOTR Cold Open Banter
00:43 Life Updates Movie Plans
01:36 Fallout Season Talk
06:01 Game Adaptations Debate
07:25 Paradise Season Two
11:03 More TV Quick Hits
12:28 Movie News Trailers
12:50 Spider Man Brand New Day
16:27 Dune Part Three Trailer
20:08 New Releases March 17
27:19 New Releases March 24
28:54 Supernova Plot Rant
32:29 Two Towers Setup Synopsis
34:25 Cast Notes New Faces
36:15 Two Towers Observations
43:57 Gandalf Returns
45:16 Breaking Theoden’s Curse
46:35 Wormtongue Roasts
48:09 Gollum and Sam Tension
50:12 Helm’s Deep vs Thrones
52:44 Ents and Fantasy Roots
54:30 Legolas VFX Nitpicks
57:17 Gollum CGI Breakthrough
01:03:16 Extended Cut Trivia
01:07:47 Why Epics Don’t Happen
01:12:40 Scores and Wrap-Up
One Minute Review: Fallout season 2 | Paradise season 2 | One Piece season 2 | Invincible season 4
Movie News:
New Spider-Man: Brand New Day (July 31) trailer
New Dune Part 3 (December 18) trailer
New Releases:
March 17th
March 24th
| Beethoven (Special Edition) (1992) | Kino Lorber |
| Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) | Criterion |
| Killers of the Flower Moon 4K (2023) | Criterion |
| Looney Tunes Collector’s Vault: Volume 2 (Warner Archive Collection) (1930-1969) | Warner Bros. |
| Red Sonja 4K (Limited Edition) (1985) | Arrow |
| Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The Complete Limited Series (2023) | Universal Studios |
| Supernova (2000) | MPI Media Group |
| Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted (Slipcover in Original Pressing) (2024) | Factory25 |
| Himouto! Umaru-chan: Season 1 Collection (干物妹！うまるちゃん) (2015) | Sentai Filmworks |
| Loner Life in Another World (Collector’s Edition) (2024) | Sentai Filmworks |
| RWBY: Volume 9 (2023) | Viz Media |
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