My Precious CGI...

Rating: 10/10 (19 December 2002)

FINALLY!!! Peter Jackson has proven that it is indeed possible to CGI a character and it look 100% realistic. Unlike Yoda in Attack of the Clones, which was well done, but still obviously CGI, Gollum is spookily real. There have been rumours of Andy Serkis being up for an Oscar. I say YES!
I saw The Two Towers last night full of the same kind of anticipation that I had for Star Wars Episode One. I walked away from this movie feeling breathless.
The story starts right where Fellowship ended and splices the stories of the members of the Fellowship flawlessly. Frodo and Sam on their way to Mordor when they meet Gollum. Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas tracking the kidnapped Merry and Pippin where they meet and "old friend". They end up with the Rohan. From this point on it is non stop action. The battle of Helm Deep is breathtaking. CGI where needed, everything else, good old fashioned battle scenes. Merry and Pippin have their own story with the Ents that is humouring and moving.
Everything climaxes to a point that leaves you screaming at the credits. Three hours? Pah, I could have sat there for another three hours. December 2003 cannot happen soon enough.
Lucas take note before directing Episode 3. Sit down with Peter Jackson. He might teach you a thing or two about making a PHENOMINAL movie!!!