Does anyone else thinks this movie is highly over-rated?

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2002)

The differences from the book, the lack of certain elements and way too much of other - all these made me rethink my attitude for Peter Jackson.
Yes, he did great job on the fighting scenes, but totaly discraced himself in the ents scenes where the blue screen cut the eyes. Yes, he tried to keep true to the characters in the book, but ended up focusing too much on the wrong ones for no good reason.
In general i give the movie 8/10, but it wouldn't be fare to compare this to the first one, since at least it has a beginning. The Two Towers is a great follow up to the Fellowship, but I wouldn't call it cinematic epic or masterpiece as many here do.