Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) by Phil P — 28 Dec 2012

"Throw me...don't tell the elf.".

It could've been the worst of the 3 - being the middle it has no start and no end so there's no conclusion. But no, it's easily my favourite of the trilogy progressing the story nicely and introducing more characters and creating more of a character of 'Gollum'.

There's a greater sense of size and epicness of the world in 'The Two Towers' its done on a grander scale - probably due to the success of the first film. There's more of the world to see and a larger emphasis on the task 'Frodo' and the gang are up against. It also contains what I consider to be the greatest battle scene of all time - 'The Battle for Helms Deep'. That last hour is a magnificent feat in film making.

Whereas 'The Fellowship of The Ring' was relatively dark and miserable throughout, 'The Two Towers' as a happier ending and is the part that shows that there is hope and they finally believe they can accomplish the task. There's a greater feeling of togetherness throughout then film 'Legolass' and 'Gimli' start to become friends. The king of 'Rohan' is returned to the crown and 'Gandalf' returns. Despite the appearance of what some perceive to be a darker film it is not it's quite the opposite.

Unlike then previous film the 3 running time for 'The Two Towers' works perfectly it doesn't drag, everything is necessary. The CGI is clearly improved and considering its only 1 year later it's quite remarkable.

An improvement in every way on the previous film a greater emphasis on the world and an all together brighter and happier outlook on what they're facing - and containing the greatest battle scene I've ever seen. This really is the 'Empire Strikes Back' of 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy.