a great film

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2003)

This movie was well worth the 12 month wait. But where the first film had great structure in the form of its story, this movie lacks all.
I see this movie as an extention rather than a sequel.
A plus for me was the symbolism, the great use of Special effects and the incredible battle of helmsdeep. Sean Astin's acting is improving and Viggo was a truly underappreciated actor until now. Mr Jackson have surely done a great job on this movie. I read the books some years ago, but I read all at once, and I think Jackson delivered totally.
Its obvious that some hard core fans of the book would be p***ed at the end product of this movie. But I think that fans in general adored and LOVED it.