A unsatisfying mess.(minor spoilers)

Rating: 4/10 (4 April 2004)

My problems with this movie are many. The love for the first one really made me antsy to see the next installment. What i saw was a complete disregard for the characters and themes of the first film. The Two Towers introduced waaaaaaay too many characters while leaving established characters from the first film by the wayside. The procession of new characters became tiresome especially in the wake of Gandalf's near total disappearance from the film. The visuals continued to be astounding but i knew that from the first film. The action was larger on scale but lost all of the personal feeling from the fellowship. Helm's Deep quickly fell into the trap of repetition and sky shots of stuntmen and CGI. The rest of the story is supposed to be carried by Frodo and Sam and their journey towards Mt. Doom. I was wholly disappointed with Gollum who was well done technically but not as a character. The longwinded scenes of him talking to himself were tiresome and soon also became repetitious. I think Two Towers disproves the logic that bigger is always better. As Two Towers expanded a great story of a group with a goal into a giant world war epic that lost its characters in a sea of war.