Amazing! The movie for all Tolkien-fans.

Rating: Null/10 (5 June 2003)

When I looked up from the paper one day and realised that the greatest fantasy epic of all time was being made into a movie, I could do nothing but stare at the picture with my mouth wide open.
For Tolkien's epic "The Lord of the Rings" was indeed being made into a motion picture, separated into the three movies "The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King." A year ago, I saw the first film, and I was intrigued. Peter Jackson, director, did a wonderful job of turning the book into a movie. (Though I was a bit disappointed that he left out Tom Bombadil.) But I'm not here to talk about "The Fellowship of the Ring" - I'm here to talk about "The Two Towers," the most amazing movie that I've probably ever laid eyes upon.
It started out with a flashback to the "Fellowship," and I was thinking, "All right. I know this happens...Can we move on to that sexy Elijah Wood [Frodo] now?" But within a short fifteen seconds or so, I had forgotten about the male leads in the movie and I was biting my nails for Gandalf as he fell down the Mines of Moria clutching on to the monstrous Balrog. From then on, my eyes were glued to the screen as I watched the adventurous Hobbits trek through the lands of Middle-earth as their never-ending quest for the Ring continued.

In "The Two Towers," the realm of Rohan is introduced, and this makes things a whole lot more interesting. The action is extraordinary. For the first time, the real world of Men is introduced rather than the first movie's hiding within the sacredness of the Wood-elves and the sleepy Hobbits. There's literally tons of war scenes that'll make your blood run cold. Peter Jackson definitely did an extraordinary job with directing and creating this film, and I thank him for that.
Though some Tolkien-fans might disagree with me when I say that this is the perfect movie, and that it's not as true to the books, I really have to say that they should let things slide a bit. This is more true than Harry Potter is to its books. (And a whole lot better, if you ask me...) If you were a true Tolkien-fan you wouldn't care if it sucked, you'd care if they did everything in a way that the filmmakers actually put time into it - and they did - TWO YEARS of time!
Overall, I'd have to say that if I could see this movie again before it hits DVD, I definitely would, and I'd like to thank Elijah, Viggo, Ian, Andy, Dom, Billy, Orlando, John and Sean for your great roles in the movie!
-Ravenn Porter (MissyBaggins91)