A Towering Achievement

Rating: 10/10 (21 June 2003)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers isn't a sequel to The Fellowship of the Ring, it's a direct continuation and it's every bit as brilliant, if not more. Just make sure you've seen Fellowship before seeing this movie. The fellowship established in the first film has been broken. Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) continue to Mordor, being guided by Gollum, the first truly believable computer animated character. Meanwhile, Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Gimli (John Rhys-Davies), and Legalos (Orlando Bloom) make new allies and launch an assault on Isengard. The Two Towers features a breathtaking atmosphere, amazing character development, and one of the most visually outstanding battle sequences in motion picture history. A must see.
10 out of 10