Gollum's great; Battle's boring; Best of Three!

Rating: 8/10 (9 April 2004)

After seeing all 3 films, "Towers" is my favourite, mainly because of Gollum/Smeagol, brought brilliantly to life by Andy Serkis. The debate scene is the stealer but all his interactions with Frodo & Sam are laudable. (I was disappointed that the "Sneaking!" sequence was omitted. It's appears too late in the 3rd film & sadly pales in comparison to the animated version. And the written version, naturally.) I also like Pippin & Treebeard. Unfortunately the other characters don't share the same appeal & I've never been a fan of huge battles. Helm's Deep goes on forever! The Aragon/Arwen relationship doesn't excite either. But Gollum has been an hero of mine, ever since I saw him in the original animated film. Be sure to see that too. 8/10