incredibly well done and fun

Rating: Null/10 (2 February 2003)

I have to admit, although the first film was good... it made me yawn more than once, it was almost 100% faithful to the book with minor twists that made it more watchable.
the second BOOK I´ve never been too much of a fan of because of the adventures of frodo and sam are for the most part boring and uneventful. the second MOVIE had to make due with showing that they were still alive whilst still cutting to the battle sequences that make more fun. this would have been extrememly boring had it not been for the character of gollum which is the only part that makes these scenes bareable, the characters of frodo and sam seem washed out in comparison.
all in all this film entertained me completely, treebeard and gollum are so impressively well done that I almost couldn´t tell they were fake, some scenes look a bit fake, especially the flyovers of helm´s deep before the
battle, but all in all it´s a small price to pay.
the only real thing I didn´t like about the film was how it jumped all over the place, but then I don´t think I would have been able to stay awake with the narrative sticking to the book´s original layout so this was a small price to pay, a masterwork, can´t wait to see #3