No one comes close!

Rating: Null/10 (1 July 2003)

YES! Two Towers IS in fact one of the best visual and exceptional epics of our age! NOBODY could've done it better than Peter Jackson!
Here is a review of book and film (to distinguish the two)
BOOK: Well written, but somewhat slow paced. As being a HUGE fan of J.R.R. Tolkien, I found that his style of writing picked up immensely as the stories went on. It took me three months to finish Fellowship, and only one to finish Two Towers. It was much more gripping and although I enjoyed chapters like Helm's Deep, Shelob's Lair, and The Palantir. Certainly a great middle book to the series.
MOVIE: Although not as faithful to the book as Fellowship, it remains true to Tolkien's world! I easily forgave Peter Jackson's changes in Faramir and Treebeard, since they were never really changed dramatically. It was, however, Smeagol/Gollum that takes this film over the top! He looks so real and feels so real you could swear that you could actually have a conversation with him! Wonderfully adapted.
Expanding Helm's Deep was a great idea on PJ's part!
Overall, it's better than Fellowship of the Ring, and makes me wish all the more that December wasn't so far away! I look forward to Return of the King, and eagerly anticipate the climactic finish in Mount Doom!