Not Quite as true to the book as the first.....

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2002)

Not Quite as true to the book as the first book was, but it excelled in the categories that mattered most. Getting peoples attention after a full year wait, and giving us a 3 hour joy ride into a place where Action and Adventure is as common as the daily sunrise.
The movie picked up just where the first one left us. With Legolas, Gimli and Aragorn on the trail of Merry and Perrigrin who had been captured by the attacking Orcs. What follows in this movie is some of the greatest fight scenes, compter animation, and... oh yeah, MORE FIGHT SCENES!!! The fight between Gandalf and the Balrog was very cool, as well as the Wolves of Isengard and Helms Deep fight. The Helms Deep battle was so well done and visualized from the book, that it seemed like they could have made an entire video game about the one single battle if they had wanted too. I dont want to ruin it for anyone who has not seen it yet, but let me tell you three things. You will not be dissapointed. You will not be neutral. You WILL love it!
One final thing needs to be awknowledged. I dont know what category or catagories it would fit into, but i do know that the way Golem streamed seemlessly into the movie needs alot of recognition. I have never seen a more amazing sight than just watching Sam, Frodo and Golem interact together.
If ever there is a movie that deserves the ranking of a perfect 10, then this is it. I cant wait to see how good they do on Return of the King.