total anti-climax

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2003)

Its been over two weeks since i saw the two towers, and after much suppression i have decided to vent. This was possibly the most dissapointing movie i have ever seen. i understand that changes have to be made to suit film audiences who havent read the book and to squeeze the film into a reasonable time, however huge parts of this film were a total perversion of tolkien's work and seem to be part of Jackson's ego trip does he really think he can improve on an all time classic. i can deal with Shelob not being in the film ( as she will be in Return of the King) and i can just about handle Aragorns unnecessary "near death" experience and the stupid bits of comic relief which lower the tone of the film (its supposed to be dark and full of dread). However i cannot candle the total destruction of Faramir's character simply to make Aragorn look more noble, the stupid dwarf tossing scene. the changing of lines to make frodo braver than Sam etc. The elf joining the men to fight at helm's deep shows that Jackson is missing the point of the story. but the thing that annoys me the most is the totally Jackson created inclusion of Arwen's character in this film. yes I'm sure male cinema goers like the chance to eye up hot elf totty but this romance which barely features distracts valuable screen time from incidents that tolkien DID write and quite frankly p*sses me off (sorry) That said I think the acting was great and the special effects and scenery were breathtaking i just wish Jackson would stick to what he does best directing, not rewriting classic literature. Would like to apologise for any mistakes in facts or spelling i'm just a fan not a geek.