Just as great as the first film

Rating: 9/10 (24 December 2005)

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, essentially the Act 2 of a 3 Act trilogy structure, successfully continues the classic trilogy. Director Peter Jackson really knows what he's doing, as he expands on the characters we have come to love in the first film (The Fellowship of the Ring) - I was especially impressed with the "performance" by the CGI-character Gollum (the first CGI character that was realistic enough to me, whose bipolar-ism is explained in detail, making the audience understand how he became how he is and even to the point that you feel sorry for him) - Andy Serkis who portrayed Gollum really deserved at least an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Howard Shore continues a grand trilogy score with an addition of the melodic Rohan theme. A near perfect 9 out of 10.