The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers

Year: 2002
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellan, Christopher Lee, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies

Synopsis:

Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) and his friend, Samwise Gamgee (Sean Astin) continue on their journey into Mordor to destroy the ring. Gandalf (Ian McKellan), Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) must help Rohan prepare for an attack by the Orc armies of Saruman (Christopher Lee).

Review:

This whole trilogy is incredibly detailed, and very well filmed. Visually, the movie is amazing. The sets and scenery are gorgeous, and while detailed, they are not so detailed and busy that they distract from the story. The movie is somewhat oddly paced, going from the battle scenes, to the hobbits, Merry and Pippen talking to the Ents, and Frodo and Sam being led by Gollum into Mordor. There are probably some minor flaws in the movie, but they are covered by the epic plot, the detailed settings, and the well-defined characters. This is a good continuation of the trilogy, leading into the third movie.

My Rating:
9/10