Like a secret

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 2002)

After a year of anticipation Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is finally in theatres, and it is everything one would hope it would be and more.
The acting and effects were far superior to anything ever scene. Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) was hilarious, with some of the best one-liners I have ever heard. Gandalf (Ian McKellen) was awe inspiring, leaving you completely dumbstruck by how all consuming his performance was. Viggo Mortensen was a perfect Aragorn, a man trying to hide from and embrace his destiny. The scenes with Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) were very slow going, but were necessary for the next installment. The sluggish pace was made up for by the performance of Andy Sekis who played Gollum. The way Gollum/SmÃ©agol was portrayed was perfect. At times he was humorous, then scary, but mostly sad. I really took pity on this creature; there were times I almost cried because I felt so much pity for him. The Ents (tree-like giants) were exactly what I had pictured when I read the books.
Then there was the epic battle of Helm's Deep. Nothing felt softened, or played down, it seemed so real that even though I have read the books I was still in suspense for how it ended.
The movie was so incredible that when it ended you felt like you had this secret that only people who have shared this experience would know.