As good as the first.

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2002)

This movie was as thouroughly enjoyable as the first chapter in the story. The acting was great, the special effects were great, and the story was great. It is shaping up to be my favorite trilogy of all time. This one follows three stories one of Frodo and Sam on their way to Mordor, one of the two hobbits kidnapped in the first one, and the other of Aragon, Gimley, and Legolos and their encounters. The one that is the main focus to me was the Aragon tale and it was by far the best. The other two were good as well, but most of the battles happened in the Aragon parts of the story. I also really enjoyed the expanded roles of Gimley the Drawf and Legolos the elf. Great effects also abound in this one as the creature Gollum looks a lot better than I thought it would. Just a great movie, I can't believe there are people that gave this movie a 1. I mean even if you hated some part of it the scenery alone makes the at least a 3. I am thinking these people were dragged to the movie kicking and screaming which is why you should never take someone to a movie they don't want to see cause then they give it a 1 out of spite. It is either that or they are star wars fans who can't stand that there movies don't get the great reviews anymore.