Not true to the book as the first one, but a brilliant movie!

Rating: 10/10 (18 January 2003)

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I just saw it last night, so I'm still kinda shocked by how good it was! I expected a great film but this was...WOW! There are minor flaws (some scenes are cut somewhat brutally) but hey, it's not such a big thing as I heard some people say! As for the books, it's not as true to them as the first one (esp. Faramir) but the changes are great, and make a lot of sense (the only thing i didn't really like is how they force Gimli to be funny in some situationes esp. in the begining) Karl Urban is fantastic as Eomer (my favourite character in this one) as is M. Otto as Eowyn! I can go on like this for ages, but the bottom line is that this is by far the best movie of 2002, it is a master piece of cinema, and it made the wait for the final chapter a lot harder!