Cool visual effects and a whole lot of action, but didn't you get enough in The Two Towers?

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2004)

I've had enough of special effects and war already. Peter Jackson was afraid that the second movie would be less interesting but I think that the amount of interest descended throughout the trilogy. The first movie was all Gothic and scary, until it reached the climax of Moria, and then they threw in the beginning of the second book to give it a better end. The second movie lacks pretty much in storyway but it has the wonderful helm's deep scene (apart from the ridiculous skateboard thing and gimli's low quality jokes) to make it one of the greatest war movies ever. The Third movie just keeps bringing action, but since the palantir was already revealed in the first movie, and both Saruman and Elrond's sons are completely removed, they throw in the forging of anduril here instead and fucc up the whole deal. However they did deserve many of the Oscars; the music is great, wonderful setting and great effects.