Again, magnificent

Rating: 10/10 (2 May 2004)

So its 1 year later and we all own the first film on DVD...or should do.
Everyone has high expectations for this film and by god were those met. The perfomances that made the first film so beleiveable are all here as are the special effects and amazing locations. This film however is the worst out of the trio. And its down to the fact that too much time is given to tree beard. Although he was done very well and he is an important part in the story...even i hav to admit (and being a mega lotr fan) he did waffle on a bit. Another bad criticism I have is that Gollum, although done well didnt meet my expectations. In fact the model of Gollum in this film is different to the one in the first film. I dont know what it is about him but I felt that Gollum could have been better. Its probably because he's so babyish and in the third film he does get alot better because the evil side comes out. The battle of Helms Deep is ground breaking in every way and is held together by strong performances by Viggo Mortensen and Bernard Hill. Whereas Legolas the elf only seems to be in the film to do cool stunts and Gimli to bring more comedy into the serious situations.