The Best of the Rings Trilogy and the Best Sequel of all Time!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2017)

As the middle chapter in the greatest trilogy of all time, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers successfully continues the journeys of the recently broken Fellowship by focusing on the characters' story lines: Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas travel to the aid of the troubled country of Rohan and help defend the Rohirrim against the corrupted wizard Saruman and his terrifying Uruk-hai army, Frodo and Sam encounter the mentally deranged Gollum, the former owner of the One Ring, who helps them on their path to Mordor, and Merry and Pippin meet a new ally in the tree-shepherd Treebeard. For me personally, The Two Towers is not just the best of the Lord of the Rings series, its also the best second sequel and best sequel of all time - and I've seen Terminator 2, Captain America: Winter Soldier, Aliens, The Dark Knight, Godfather 2, Toy Story 2 and Empire Strikes Back - and it's certainly better and stronger than all of them. It extends the world building from Fellowship and deepens the relationships of the characters (and does it better than Empire), it's also darker, intense, undoubtedly exciting and more involving, defying viewers expectations by taking the series to heightened emotional levels and leaving the viewers satisfied and also wanting more. Mind-blowing, stronger and the most thought-provoking of the trilogy, The Two Towers is a sequel that is better than the original and is the best sequel of all time and is a must-see for fantasy fans and film buffs.
Pros: It features the best battle of the entire franchise (Helm's Deep), acting, characters, a brilliant script that flawlessly handles three story lines and develops more characters, beautiful production & costume design, action scenes, fantastic special effects, amazing stunts and the gorgeous cinematography.
Cons: Eomer could have been more developed, the Treebeard scenes were slow-paced and interfered with the battle at Helm's Deep, Legolas jumping on top of his horse was stupid, there should have been a resolution with the Dunlendings (the Wild Men) and Eowyn's cringe-worthy singing at Theodred's funeral (extended edition)