It's gets more boring as it grows..

Rating: 5/10 (23 December 2002)

I know I may be banished for saying this. The second installment of LOR is as boring and as soulless and the first one. I read the positive reviews and floored by a perfect 100% on rottentomatoes.com's fresh meter. I thought I should see it right away. I sat through this movie for almost 3 hrs just wondering when it was going to pick up its momentum - well it never came. What a big letdown?
Yet, the "Two Towers: may run for a year and gross a Billion dollars. Maybe this has to do with the magic woven by the Book and hence the hypnotic effect it leaves on LOTR fans. As for me, I'm just dazed and confused and seriously considering if I should go back when "The King Returns".
Credit should be given to the Director and the f/x team for Gollum (is one of the saving graces) and the battle for Helm's deep. Otherwise it measures up to 'The Mummy' with too many leads, a sweeping landscape and extraordinary spl f/x - nothing more.
5/10