a must see film

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2002)

After a year waiting for this film, I had extremely high expectations. They were met. Great special effects, great acting, great sound,great photography, great story. It may a have suffered initially with no recapitulation from the first film, but after that it just keeps getting better and better until it reaches its climax in the battle of Helm's Deep. Gollum is excellent (who is Dobby?) as is Treebeard. If Ian McKellen excelled in the first film, here we see Viggo Mortensen reaching out for greatness. Still the real star of the film is Gollum. I can't wait to see the film again. Then I'll have to wait and anticipate film three with the promise of Shelob's appearance. A must see movie.