A red sun rises, blood has been spilled this night.

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2014)

"The Two Towers" is a rousing adventure, a skillful marriage of special effects and computer animation, and it contains sequences of breathtaking beauty.
It also gives us the character of Gollum, one of the most engaging and convincing CGI creatures I've seen. Gollum was long in possession of the Ring, now entrusted to Frodo, and misses it ("my precious") most painfully; but he has a split personality and (in between spells when his dark side takes over) serves as a guide and companion for Frodo and Sam. His body language is a choreography of ingratiation and distortion.
Jackson has taken an enchanting and unique work of literature and retold it in the terms that even modern movie-goers can enjoy. To do what he has done in this film must have been awesomely difficult, and he deserves applause.