What happened to Faramir ????

Rating: 7/10 (1 August 2003)

I enjoyed the first film and could barely wait for this movie to be released. Well I was entertained (and this is by no way a bad movie) there are a few issues I have with it.
The first and most obvious being Faramir. Faramir is supposed to be the opposite of his brother, strong and not prone to the usual weaknesses of men. But Peter Jackson portrays him as being corrupted by the ring as soon as he sets eyes on it. Yes, he does eventually let Frodo go but there was no need for this alteration to have ever been made. It really spoiled the film for me.
The only other big thing was the ENT's. This didn't bother me as much as Faramir, but it was still an unnecessary change from the book. The ENT's are supposed to agree in the ENT Moot that they will fight in the war - not the way they do it in the film. Oh yeah - and the attack on Isengard, I know its difficult in film to show ENT's digging a new path for a river over a couple of days - but what idiot builds his fortress next to a massive, crumbling dam ???
Winging over. Apart from these major (and a couple of minor points) I did still enjoy the film and probably would have enjoyed it a lot more if I hadn't already read the books. 6/10.