5* Fantasy EPIC!!!!!!!!!

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2002)

Having never read any of Tolkiens RINGS trilogy and only ever seeing the animated Ralph Bakshi offering over 20 years ago i wasn't knowing what to expect.
But this 2nd part of what i feel could well be the best trilogy ever made was absolutely BRILLIANT.
Gollum was one of the most believable CGI creations i have ever seen in a movie.You couldn't help but feel his suffering (totally absorbing).
Great acting by all the cast throughout the entire movie.
Battle scenes were extremely well done and the soundtrack really added to the atmosphere of the movie.
My only downpoint to the movie was that 3 hours was not long enough.Heres hoping that Peter Jackson releases extra footage on another DVD set next year when it comes out on that format..
I highly recommend this movie to everyone.
I'm outta here.Gotta book a ticket to go see it again :-)