Absolutely Fantastic, truly stunning.

Rating: 10/10 (11 February 2006)

Like its two counterparts i find it almost impossible to give this lower than a ten. I would say however that this is the worst of the three but worst is not a word i like to use when dealing with such an Amazing film. The two towers is unsurprisingly visually stunning in every respect and we see the first Motion capture technology put in to film using gollum. After producing a outstanding wonderfully filmed first instalment peter Jackson had to follow up with something truly stunning, he did. The two towers follows of from where the fellowship left off and brings the film to the forefront with spellbinding special effects. The film follows the split up members of the fellowship and charts their journeys through middle earth all in the hope to do the most impossible of tasks and destroy the ring. Mortensen, bloom, Mckellen , wood and Sean Austin along with all other actors involved are again nothing short of perfect in portraying their characters to tell the story. The Two towers was the one film that we anticipated for a whole year and we were not let down with something as intricate and gripping as it was. Considering everything else in the film it is Andy Serkis that steals the show for the two towers in my view presenting the character of gollum in such an amazing way that you again become lost in the story. To add to the already finely done scenes before it Jackson produces the unforgettable battle of helms deep. This is without a doubt where the two towers became most gripping, emotive and visually stunning and the way it unfolds is truly, truly brilliant helping the 2nd instalment roll into the third. The two towers may in essence not be as good as Amon hen and Moria in the fellowship or the ride of the Rohirrim in the Return of the King but i feel it is still a true masterpiece of film making and kept the trilogy as strong as ever. The Two Towers in my view deserves nothing less than 10/10.