Very Good, yet should have been closer to Tolkien's Words

Rating: 8/10 (24 January 2003)

Warning! This Contains Spoilers! Beware!
Bravo Peter Jackson! You have kept me on the edge waiting to see Return of the King. The Two Towers was a magnificent movie, beautifully shot, with a great cast, and a worthy successor to the Fellowship of the Ring. Andy Serkis was the best actor I've seen in a digital role, he might even be the best actor in the movie. You're supposed to hate Gollum, yet you have to feel bad for him. I especially enjoyed the (Spoilers) Fell Beasts the Nazgul rode, The Ents destroying Isengard, the Black Gates, and the mentioning of "she" at the end.However, I was angry to see that numerous sections (including the whole last third of the book) were changed or just thrown out. (Spoilers) I did not like the changes made for the character of Faramir. They changed him from a great, kind, noble man to almost a mirror image of his brother. Second of all, Aragorn falling of a cliff was just stupid. (The Warg battle was cool though)And I don't know where Peter Jackson got the idea to put elves in the battle of the Hornburg at Helm's Deep. It just doesn't make any sense.I personally liked the Fellowship of the Ring a little better than the Two Towers. A person who has not read the books, will more likely enjoy the two Towers better than The Fellowship of the Ring, for it is faster-paced, comical, and action packed. The Fellowship was was long, was stuffed with too much information, and went to a lot many places with out a lot of time for the viewer to catch on. If you are like me, and have enjoyed Tolkien's works, you will most likely joy the Fellowship, for it is true to his word. The Two Towers was one of the best things $8.50 bought this year and I want it on DVD! 8/10