The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers - Saturday Night Review

Rating: 10/10 (27 November 2010)

Peter Jackson delivers again. In style.
The Lord of the Rings : The Towers, is the next installment, or rather the continuation of the Fellowship of The Ring. The story continues from the Great River, where Frodo and Sam part away from the rest of the Fellowship and embark on a journey never to be forgotten: that of destroying the One Ring, by taking it deep inside Mordor, into Mount Doom.
Elijah Wood and Sean Astin once again steal the show with supreme performances of Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee respectively, while the return of Gandalf is welcomed appreciatively. The story takes on two difference courses, both of which are equally vital and are given almost the equal amount of time throughout the movie.
Peter Jackson has not disappointed one bit with the visuals. The screenplay is simply magnificent and war sequence of Helms Deep will always be one of my favorite scenes in the Lord of The Rings. Faith, trust, loyalty and friendship is shown throughout the movie, as in the epic book of J.R.R. Tolkein. The music is wonderful, quite similar to its previous installment, but nevertheless a hundred percent effective. The fall of Isengard is shown in a splendid way and Jackson shows it takes more than mere directing to achieve it. A great effort taken by the entire crew for the movie and full appreciation deserved.
Quite a few would be of the opinion that The Two Towers is relatively disappointing with respect to the other two movies. I beg to disagree. The movie has been fantastically captured, and pays tribute to the book perfectly.
Overall, it is a captivating movie, taking the story to its final part, the epic ending of the Lord of the Rings. A must watch for any movie fan, let alone an The Lord of the Rings fanatic. It is a visual treat, great story telling and great performances. A 10 / 10.