Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Rating: 9/10 (23 March 2003)

`The Fellowship of the Ring' was simply remarkable. And `The Two Towers' was just as great. These two movies should be what all directors strive for, magnificent. THE TWO TOWERS does as good of a job as the first one to get the viewer really involved in the story. I was sitting on the edge of my seat the whole 3 ½ hours approximately it was on. I haven't read either of the Lord of the Rings books so I can't say if it is better or worse than the novel. A lot of critics say that the movie left a lot of the book out of it. That's probably a good thing in a way. If the viewer read all the books, they're going to know what should happen next in the scene. I'm sure Peter Jackson knew what he was doing when he left some of the scenes of the book out of the movie. Why are the critics complaining, the movie is there to entertain you. It doesn't have to follow the book word for word. All the TWO TOWERS needs to do is keep your emotions and suspense going for the third installment of the movie. It's very hard for the audience to like a sequel better than the first one, but Peter Jackson comes extremely close. It's amazing how much special effects and detail is put into these movies. The acting is excellent; I thought Elijah Wood and Sean Astin put in a better performance than in the first one. They seemed more into their characters in the TWO TOWERS. I can't wait tell next Christmas for the prequel to come out. I'm sure there will be even greater and more exciting battles to come. These movies should be ranked beside the Godfather trilogy in being the greatest films ever made. I gave this film a 9/10 for greatness. It better win some Academy awards.