Can it get better?

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2003)

I never thought a fantasy movie could achieve greatness after Star Wars (although Star Wars has his percentage of science-fiction, it still is a fantasy movie) but Peter Jackson seems to want me proven wrong. And he accomplished it. The Fellowship Of The Ring came pretty close to the top and The Matrix still has to pass the test of having a capable sequel, but The Two Towers can easilly be already acclaimed the best fantasy movie ever - at least until the release of Star Wars Episode III. If you are one of those die-hard book fans who can't stand when the wrong character says that favourite line of yours then you shouldn't watch this movie hoping that it is a perfect adaptation of the book. It isn't. It is based on the book, which is a great masterpiece in literature, but it can make it better and come to life. Viggo Mortensen does a great job with Aragorn and Ian McKellen is... well... Ian McKellen but the greatest of all actors in this movie is a CG character named Sméagol, or Gollum. This movie is worth paying the ticket just for watching Gollum come to life. Absolutely amazing work. If you think the CG characters in some popular movies like Star Wars or Spiderman looked real that is because you haven't seen Gollum yet. Gollum is the best actor in this movie and if it wasn't for being a CG creation then I would say give him the Oscar right away. Of course if the Academy Awards go on with the pathetic decisions they made last year The Two Towers will probably win nothing but technical awards. Go watch The Two Towers, go watch it again, and again. I'm sad that there isn't an 11 in IMDB's rating scale because this is the best fantasy movie ever. No doubts. It is fantastic, it is epic - and the soundtrack is brilliant -, it is beautiful. It is... precious. The wait for The Return Of The King is unbearable.