Eat your heart out George Lucas

Rating: 10/10 (23 December 2002)

The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is everything the Star Wars Prequels are not. Unlike the First Star Wars Trilogy, they will not be recognized as classics in motion picture history. LOTR will! Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Episodes I and II, but they will not go down in history as movies that transcend generations for decades to come. The Two Towers, like the first movie, is virtually flawless. The script, acting, Special FX, directing, cinematography, sets, location, and overall vision are magnificant. Some may argue that the Two Towers doesn't embody the "spirit" of the books or that Peter Jackson doesn't place the appropriate emphasizes on certain story lines in TTT. This may or may not be true, but it's all about perspective. Millions of kids and adults alike have read these books and formed their own vision of how this rich story should play out of the big screen. Jackson ultimately has to make these movies work for the masses without straying from the heart of the story, and I believe this vision is what is most endearing about the first two LOTR movies. This movie has everything a movie lover can ask for. Fast pace, character development, solid relationships that are not forced and an climatic ending that leaves you begging for more. In addition, this movie takes motion pictures to new heights with it's state of the art special FX. The CG character of Gollum is by far the best CG character every protrayed on film. Lucas's ILM wasn't even close with Jar Jar or the various EP II CG Characters. Oh well, hopefully Lucas will take note of LOTR for his own SW prequel finale. Any ways, when all is said and done, The Two Towers is a wonderful movie experience, which will stand the test of time.