Very Well done, but not quite as good as the first..

Rating: Null/10 (27 December 2002)

This film is of course the second of a trilogy and the biggest problem is that it really doesn't have a beginning or an end, but I think I will enjoy this film when I see it along with the other 2 as a whole. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this film and the special effects scenes easily surpass the ones of the original, but I just thought the story wasn't with this one as much as it was with the original. The characters are great of course, but I was disapointed that Ian McKellan's Gandalf didn't get much screen time and I was even surprised that the film focuses more on Aragorn than Frodo. I admire this film because it is very different and the scenery is excellent. Its a very well done film and I would definately say that this film is one of the best films of 2002. B+