The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Extended Edition) DVD – Elijah Wood, Liv Tyler

The extended edition (over 40 extra minutes) of the second film in Peter Jackson’s epic big screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. The Fellowship of the Ring has now divided and Sam and Frodo are lost in the hills of Emyn Muil. They are also being followed by Gollum, a creature who promises to help them find the Mountain of Doom. Meanwhile Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli search for the hobbits Merry and Pippin in the Kingdom of Rohan, which is currently being attacked by Saruman’s orc armies. Gandalf returns as Gandalf the White to remind Aragorn of his destiny to unite the people of Rohan with Gondor. Whilst the Fellowship are not travelling together they must unite against the powerful forces coming from the Two Towers: Orthanc Tower in Isengard where Saruman has bred a deadly army of 10,000, and Sauron’s fortress at Barad-dûr.

The Fellowship has divided and now finds themselves taking different paths to defeating Sauron and his allies Their destinies now lie at two towers – Orthanc Tower in Isengard where the corrupted wizard Saruman waits and Sauron&39;s fortress at Barad-dur deep within the dark lands of Mordor The Special Extended DVD edition of the worldwide phenomenon features 42 minutes of additional footage and scenes thoroughly integrated into the original theatrically released version of the film that made its worldwide debut on 5 December 2002 and which has since gone on to become the fifth most successful film in history  

In the second part of the fantasy trilogy Frodo and Sam continue on to Mordor in their mission to destroy the One Ring, whilst their former companions make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard.