Great film, but tended to drag a bit more than the first one.

Rating: 8/10 (24 October 2003)

As a Tolkien fan, and after the incredible first installment of the Lord of the Rings trilogy I was really looking forward to The Two Towers. There are many epic fight scenes - my favourite being the treants versus the forces of Saruman the White at his tower in Eisengard :) It is a must to watch. However I can only hope that in the final installment, The Return Of The King, there is less of a sense of it being dragged out in parts. This could primarily be achieved by leaving all scenes involving Samwise Gamgi out of the film. His "fondness" for Frodo is done a bit over the top and you are left with the feeling that Sam would gladly wipe Mr. Frodo's butt-crack if need be. This minor irritation and the fact that a few scenes dragged a bit are all that prevent me giving this film a rating of 9 or 10.