Very Gross at times

Rating: 5/10 (16 January 2003)

This movie was surprisingly gross at times. The scene when they are breaking 2 little rabbits backs is nasty. Another one the disgusting Golum slaps fish on rocks. The scene with a stack of burning bodies is disgusting and the director keeps showing the scene over and over. Most directors show something uncomfortable and move on. This one keeps pounding uncomfortable shots over and over again.
This film is not for young kids though Lord toys are surely marketed to them. Golum is terrible to look at and creepy to hear talk over and over again. He is an almost Holocaust type image that hurts the film. The film is far more brutal and dark than the first. Nothing really draws the audience in and it can be confusing and revulsion is too common here.
In conclusion, though, the final hour is good with a lot of intensity in the battle scenes. The last hour makes the film worth seeing. I liked the first film better over all but these battle scenes were excellent in the final hour but it did cut away from them too often.