I rally wanted to love this movie.

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2002)

I really really wanted to love this movie. I loved Fellowship, I found it nearly flawless. I give a 10/10 for the acting and the special effects. If I have never read the books, I would have been absolutely flawed by this movie. Some of the changes detracted from this movie, but not terribly.
But the fundemental changed made to Faramire (compare him in the book to the movie - not merely changed but the opposite) seriously undermined the whole plot of the trilogy.
Still, I have this an 8/10. On its own merits, it is excellent. But changes were made that weakened the story for no good reason...