Good, but far from perfect

Rating: 7/10 (26 December 2002)

I expected great things from this second opus of the trilogy (specially when i saw the first votes), but i was a bit disappointed.
First, there is no abstract of the first episode, so you are supposed to have seen it and remember it precisely, or to buy the DVD. Second, i believe that if i haven't read the book, i should be very confused, as the film is a permanent "zapping" between parallel stories (even in the
most intense moments). By the way, the hobbits parts (Frodo/Sam/Gollum and Pippin/Merry/Ents) are very light compared to Aragorn part, so i suppose that the hobbits are boring Peter Jackson and that he include them just because he has to. Finally, the great magicians Gandalf and Saruman with their big noose don't seem to me so powerful.
Well, there are good things anyway in that film. I like very much Gollum, i like the big battle scene (and the fun one in Isengard), i like details like the orcs, the wargs, the gates of mordor, and many others.

I gave 7/10 (9/10 to the first opus), i believe this film is overrated, even if i will wait one year again like so many people to see the final episode.