The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Adventure, Fantasy, Action • 2h 59m
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, John Rhys-Davies, Orlando Bloom, Bernard Hill, Miranda Otto, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd, Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, Craig Parker, Bruce Allpress, John Bach, Sala Baker, Jed Brophy, Sam Comery, Calum Gittins, Phil Grieve, Bruce Hopkins, Paris Howe Strewe, Nathaniel Lees, John Leigh, Robbie Magasiva, Robyn Malcolm, Bruce Phillips, Robert Pollock, Olivia Tennet, Raymond Trickitt, Stephen Ure, Billy Jackson, Katie Jackson, Victoria Beynon-Cole, Lee Hartley, Frazer Anderson, Ben Barrington, Jarl Benzon, Jørn Benzon, Owen Black, Dorothy Anne Bonner, Ben Britton, Riley Brophy, Alistair Browning, Alix Bushnell, Sean Button, Ryan Carey, Rodney Cook, Augie Davis, Mana Hira Davis, Shane Dawson, Karlos Drinkwater, Aron Eastwood, Frank Edwards, Clint Elvy, Alexia Fairbrother, Daniel Falconer, Siaosi Fonua, Kester Fordham, Michael Fowler, Ben Fransham, Frank Goldingham, Winham Hammond, Jonathan Harding, Lucas Hayward, Dan Hennah, Jason Hood, Lani Jackson, Peter Jackson, Gareth Jensen, Sam Kelly, Richard Knowles, Sandro Kopp, Sam La Hood, Don Langridge, Michael Lawrence, Alan Lee, Dra McKay, Joseph Mika-Hunt, Dean Morganty, Henry Mortensen, Francis Mountjoy, Paul Norell, Barrie M. Osborne, Allan Poppleton, Gareth Reeves, Miranda Rivers, Campbell Rousselle, Matthew J. Saville, Samuel E. Shore, Allan Smith, Greg Tozer, Piripi Waretini, Tim Wong, John Wraight, Kelley Kerr Young, Caleb Ross, Sean Bean, John Noble
Best English-friendly & video release
Caveat: mostly great video but the 4K Blu-rays have had additional DNR applied in some scenes on top of the DNR that had been applied in post-production and was already present on the DVDs & Blu-rays
The 2020 Blu-ray may be better than the 4K Blu-ray?
Updated 5 months ago
Additional info
4K Blu-ray set is missing extras from the old Blu-ray/DVD releases
UHD tiers
caveat: mostly great video but the UHDs have had additional DNR applied in some scenes on top of the DNR that had been applied in post-production and was already present on the DVDs & BDs
About the film
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
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- The Lord of the Rings 2: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings II: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers, LOTR2 - The Two Towers
Caveat: mostly great video but the 4K Blu-rays have had additional DNR applied in some scenes on top of the DNR that had been applied in post-production and was already present on the DVDs & Blu-rays
The 2020 Blu-ray (the one without the green tint) may be better than the 4K Blu-ray?
New Line Blu-ray
New Line Blu-ray have the original 6.1 mixes
4K Blu-ray set is missing extras from the old Blu-ray/DVD releases
The 2011 Blu-ray notoriously had a green tint, the 2020 one removes it.
4K Blu-ray caveat: mostly great video but the 4K Blu-rays have had additional DNR applied in some scenes on top of the DNR that had been applied in post-production and was already present on the DVDs & Blu-rays
The 2020 Blu-ray may be better than the 4K Blu-ray?
New Line Blu-ray
New Line Blu-ray have the original 6.1 mixes
4K Blu-ray set is missing extras from the old Blu-ray/DVD releases
Director: Peter Jackson
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Both will look identical in motion but the Turbine looks marginally better due to a higher bitrate allocation by each cut being given its own disc, whereas Arrow had FiM seamlessly branch the two onto one. However, Arrow has both cuts in Open Matte (on Blu-Ray) and corrected the opening Universal logo's aspect ratio. https://slow.pics/c/McvVcYDG
Director: Peter Jackson
WB 4K Blu-ray is significant upgrades compared to the BDs, but has noticeable artificial sharpening
WB 4K Blu-ray is significant upgrades compared to the BDs, but has noticeable artificial sharpening
WB 4K Blu-ray is significant upgrades compared to the BDs, but has noticeable artificial sharpening
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
WB 4K
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
An undeniably significant improvement from the BD yet still severely flawed. See DFIC's review.
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper
Director: Orson Welles
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)
WB Europe 4K Blu-ray
WB Europe 4K Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion (caveat: missing Criterion extras)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
All foreign language tracks were pitched too low, replacement disc and Ultimate Knockout Collection disc fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: Sylvester Stallone
2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Box Set
2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Box Set > 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray
2023 disc has a brief moment where the aspect ratio changes from 1.85:1 to 1.78:1, 2024 release fixed the error
Both cuts of the movie are on the same disc and don’t appear to be seamlessly branched.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: John G. Avildsen
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
Original Mono: Ultimate Knockout Collection/Knockout Collection replacement disc
Original Mono: Ultimate Knockout Collection/Knockout Collection replacement disc > Knockout collection original.
The Mono mix on the initial release of the Knockout Collection is a stereo fold-down of the 5.1, it also has a missing piano cue. The replacement disc and the ultimate knockout version fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition is the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
Original Knockout Collection release had its 5.1 mix pitched too low, replacement disc and Ultimate Knockout Collection fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
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