Finished watching Lord of the Rings: Two Towers.
There are a few weird elements to it, but I think this comes mostly from the original book. We know that Gandalf falls down with Balrog. But then he tells a story how he fought with it on the mountain peak, and after that was reborn. And he has a new staff. This doesn’t make any sense.
Also, Merry and Pippin drink some water, and then Pippin grows taller. And they are almost killed by a tree? What?
Gollum still looks absolutely fantastic. Which cannot be said about Jar Jar Binks from the same time.
Two of the most impressive roles are Eowyn and Theoden. Great range of emotion, fantastic acting.
Arwen is much more boring and flat, in comparison.
Orc talking like and old British man unhappy with his tea or the weather is a bit strange:
Frodo in this movie becomes Jesus with some anger management issues. Again, I think this is more the problem of the original book than the movie.
Fight with wargs looks great. Helm’s Deep is even better. I don’t remember when was the last time I was so moved by a movie battle.
Even the orc olympian didn’t stop me from enjoying it:
There are some weird parts: Legolas surfing down the stairs on a shield, Aragorn throwing Gimli across the bridge, but overall it’s fantastic. Also, I didn’t remember how important was the role of the ents in this battle. Ents are like the UN. It takes them a lot of time to decide anything.
