Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (29 December 2002)

Had I never read the trilogy, I would've enjoyed this movie more. The screenwriters basically slaughtered it. One of the noblest characters in the book was Faramir, who did what his brother Boromir could not do, and let Frodo leave for Mordor with the ring. In the movie, Faramir is as bad as Boromir and wants the ring for Gondor. Arrrrrgh! Letting Frodo go shows that even though a man can be tempted, he can overcome. The movie eventually got it right, but only after Faramir took Frodo and Sam to Osgiliath. What a crock!
The scene with Saruman's orcs riding the cats (or whatever they were) had no business being in the movie. The screenwriters could've used the time to show more of Merry, Pippin and Treebeard, but they just glossed over this very important part.
Also, what's this crap with the almost love triangle among Arwen, Aragorn and Elrond? Yuck! If I'd wanted a chick flick, I wouldn't have gone to see The Two Towers.
I saw "Fellowship" several times in the theatre, but "The Two Towers" was a dud. I'll wait for it on DVD.