With a half-dozen Lord of the Rings films below his belt, Peter Jackson has named The Two Towers as his favourite…right this moment, not less than.
One doesn’t merely decide their favourite Lord of the Rings film. Oh, we do? Nicely, Peter Jackson does, too, giving his definitive decide that may little doubt divide Lord of the Rings followers. No, it’s not Ralph Bakshi’s film, however as a substitute The Two Towers.
Talking with Letterboxd, Peter Jackson mentioned that as of now, his favourite film of the Lord of the Rings saga is the second installment. “The Two Towers, I feel. But when I see them once more I might need a completely completely different one.” However Jackson was cautious to notice that he’s not simply sitting round his hobbit-hole watching his personal flicks, including, “I can’t watch my very own movies. I simply, I imply, at some point…I form of take pleasure in it extra as extra time goes by, so at some point I’ll watch them once more. I hope you take pleasure in ’em!” If solely he might shake them from his reminiscence…
Contemplating this interview was with Letterboxd, it’s price noting that The Two Towers isn’t the highest-rated Lord of the Rings film. As an alternative, that honor expectedly goes to unique trilogy capper The Return of the King, which has a 4.5 score from 2.3 million logs. The Two Towers, in the meantime, trails with a 4.4 from the identical quantity of views. Coming in at third is 2001’s The Fellowship of the Ring, which additionally has a 4.4 however from almost 3 million logs. Curiously, his follow-up Hobbit trilogy will get damaged up by Rankin/Bass’ 1977 model, simply beating out The Battle of the 5 Armies.
The Two Towers would find yourself with six Academy Award nominations, taking residence Greatest Visible Results and Greatest Sound Modifying. It could additionally land a nod for Greatest Image, though I keep that this had extra to do with leftover love for The Fellowship of the Ring. One thing comparable might be mentioned of The Return of the King, which, because it represented the trilogy as an entire, ended up sweeping the 76th Academy Awards with 11 Oscars. Come on, don’t even attempt to declare that “Into the West” is healthier than “A Kiss on the Finish of the Rainbow”!
Peter Jackson will function a producer on the upcoming The Hunt for Gollum spin-off, with Andy Serkis serving as director.
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