I wish I hadn't read the book.....

Rating: Null/10 (18 December 2002)

If I hadn't read the book, I would have definitely enjoyed this much more than I had. The scenery, the action sequences, the epic scale all would have blown me away. But it was ruined by how much the story strayed from the book.
The only part that I feel did the book justice was the character Gollum. He is the standout star of The Two Towers. Bar none.
Other than that, complete disappointment. Since when does Gandalf bring Eomer to Helm's deep as reinforcements. Eomer was supposed to have ridden there with King Theodin? Sam and Frodo are not even supposed to consider trying to enter the Black Gate. As soon as they see it, they are supposed to know they can not even try. Faramir is not supposed to succumb to the same temptation that Boromir did. And when do the elves go to Helm's Deep? And what about the forest springing up out of nowhere, surrounding Saruman's troops and helping to scare them off.
I can justify the bits left off at the end (Shelob's Lair and Cirith Ungol, plus the journey back to Isengard) simply out of hope that they will be tacked on to the beginning of The Return of the King. If not, I will be seriously p***ed.