Review of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) by Ethan C — 27 Jun 2016

Mid-part of Peter Jackson's epic Lord of The Rings trilogy, this is epic somewhat in both scope AND running time - nearly 4 hours, I think.

This is the one that includes the Battle of Helm's Deep, while Andy Serkis's mo-capped Gollum has a much larger role to play than in the previous film, but it's also easy to see why the scenes that were cut for the theatrical release were so done.

Like all mid-parts of a trilogy, there's also an argument to be made that it is all set-up but no pay-off, with the War of the Ring only just beginning here ...