Best movie ever?

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2003)

I was in a bit of an unhappy mood when my father and his brothers took my sister and I to go see this. By the time I left the theater my mind was completely devoid of any unhappy thoughts. This was more than just a good movie: It could be the greatest film ever. Now a lot of people are going to disagree with that, but I don't care. This is even better than the first, and considering the fact that the first one is one of the greatest movies of all time, you know that you have a classic right here.
Rather than starting with flashback scenes like in the first, The Two Towers starts with Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) having a dream about Gandalf's death during the Fellowship journey. Gandalf's battle with the fire monster while plummeting down into a deep cavern is the perfect climax to start the movie, and it's definitely the right way to pick up where Fellowship left off. But overall, TTT didn't start too well for me. It's great all the way through, but I thought it was overly violent and scary at first, two factors that made me think, "There's no way this is going to be better than the first one." The film does, however, get better and better from there on. There are many exciting twists and scenes that will surprise and excite you. The battle in Rohan (Or wherever it was: The place where everyone fled to and hid in the caves) was one of the most riveting cinematic moments I have ever experienced in my entire life. Like the brilliant Star Wars Episode 1, the ending switches between sequences like the tree invasion of Saruman's kingdom, and they're so good that even if you're on the brink of wetting your pants after that huge drink you had, you'll still remain planted in your seat just to see what happens. The scenes in this movie were so tense that I could feel my pulse racing, and when Gimli (John Rhys-Davis), my favorite character, jumped into the storm of invaders, I think I could have passed out.
If what I just said isn't enough to convince you that this is one of the greatest films of all time, then I don't know what to say. This movie has everything and beyond. And if you thought Ian Mckellen was great in the first, wait until he drops your jaw this time. All in all this film is perfect except for Smeagle, who, although proves to be an interesting character, gets pretty annoying and says the word precious too many times. But I'd much rather listen to him all day instead of Moaning Myrtle, the top candidate for most annoying movie character ever.
My rating: 5 out of 5