Incredible...

Rating: 8/10 (20 December 2002)

This movie is even better than the first. With more spectacular adventure lines and a perfect chance for Elijah Wood to show that he IS a good actor. He now is faced before the treacherous might of the ring. He shows jealousy, anger and obsession in a way he never been able to show before. The special effects are made so that the story wont be based on them. The fight at Helms deep is amazing and will be written into history as the most extended and the most realistic (so realistic it can be when 10 000 Orcs invades an immense keep against 500 men). None of the effects look especially computer made. The funniest character of them all is Gimli (the dwarf) that always have problems due to his length. See it, but don't expect that every line will be based on the book. The story is suited for a movie, not a book. But it feels very Tolkien, thats for sure.