Chinese Zodiac vs The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.2/10 for Chinese Zodiac). Chinese Zodiac is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 59m. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is the older of the two (2002 against 2012). Both are action, adventure movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Chinese Zodiac posterChinese Zodiac2012 VS The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers posterThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers2002
Chinese ZodiacThe Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 8.4/10
Year20122002
Length2h 3m2h 59m
GenresAction, AdventureAction, Adventure, Fantasy
CountryChinaNew Zealand
DirectorJackie ChanPeter Jackson
Main castOliver Platt, Jackie Chan, Alaa Safi, Michelle Bai, Zhang LanxinLiv Tyler, Miranda Otto, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies

Synopsis

Chinese Zodiac

Asian Hawk leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the twelve Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student and a Parisian woman, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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…

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