The Trilogy continues, and it's just as good as the first...

Rating: 10/10 (20 December 2002)

...with even more action pumped in; the final battle sequence is an astonishing feat from Jackson and his team, making an entire fleet of Urk-Hai completely computer animated, seem totally convincing. And while the second part is exactly as long as the first, it's even more eye-grabbing with it's visual wonder, the scope of Middle Earth the most impressive thing about Two Towers (it's deserved of an Oscar). Another impressive feat is the computer animated creature of Gollum, a schitzophrenic, deformed Hobbit who finds Frodo Baggins his new master, alongside Samwise Gamgee, and he may just be the most compelling of the characters, along with the somewhat downsized role of Gandalf the Grey, er White, played still with skill by Sir Ian McKellan.
So, for the fans of the Fellowship, and for Tolkien's core audience, they may find a few story strands missing from the original novel, but it is highly reccomended viewing anyway, and if those are concerned about not seeing a scene they visioned from the book, keep in mind that probably a year from now will see the release of the Two Towers extended edition on DVD. Grade: A