great movie! (may contain spoilers)

Rating: 10/10 (8 January 2003)

this movie is incredible. i loved every minute of it. my favorites were the ents and the discussion between smeagol and gollum. i loved the use of the camera angles to further split his personalities, i thought it was a great touch. the helm's deep scene was also wonderful. i also enjoyed the portrayal of eowyn, she is a wonderful character and she was truly done justice by the film.
two elements, however, dissapointed me. i did not enjoy the fact that faramir was given a personality more like that of his brother boromir. faramir in the book is a much more helpful and supportive character, and i thought having him hinder the quest in the movie ruined his character. the other was the ambiguity surrounding arwen. it was left undecided whether she left for the frey havens or not. much as i personally find arwen a pointless character and would rather aragorn (a personal favorite) had gone for eowyn, i think that it would ruin the effect of an otherwise AMAZING film version of a great story to change that detail.
overall, the two towers is an immensely enjoyable movie that is hugely worth seeing and no one should miss it!