Let’s
just start with the truth. This movie
ROCKED! If you’ve seen the first Lord
of the Rings, you won’t be disappointed.
I loved it and I’ve been surprised that Peter Jackson has been able to
deliver such amazing fantasy based movies.
It’s been a long time coming.
This
movie picks up where Fellowship of the Ring left off. Our fellowship is divided.
Frodo and Sam are traveling to Mordor, while the others, led by Aragorn,
are trying to find the missing hobbits.
The
film does a good job of cross cutting all the different story elements. It keeps the story moving and at nearly a 3
hour running time, it leaves you wanting more.
We see Sam and Frodo getting help from the creature, Gollum. We know in the Lord of the Rings history,
that he had possession of the ring of power for quite some time, and it
resulted in an unnatural long life for him.
Gollum is a completely digital creature. It was amazing to see the detail in this character. It’s the best digital character that I’ve
seen in film yet. Gollum, is brought to
life by actor Andy Serkis and the digital effects wizards of Jackson’s
WETA. It’s incredible to look at the
eyes of this character. It’s so good
that it further immerses you in the story of the movie. You forget at times, that what you are
looking at was created in a computer.
Aragorn
and the others meet up with Gandalf, and the people of Rohan whom we meet for
the first time in this movie. Gimli,
the dwarf, offers the best comic relief and he is extremely funny. The scenes with them running around the
countryside are breathtaking. The
cinematography is great. My bet is that
the areas of New Zealand where they have been shooting are just that
gorgeous. The final battle at Helm’s
Deep is not to be missed. It makes it
worth seeing this movie on the big screen.
I
can’t tell you for sure if I liked this film better than the first. I can tell you that I absolutely loved
it. I’ve seen it twice so far, and I
wouldn’t be surprised if I see it 3 more.
It’s that entertaining.
Considering that my only other introduction to Mr. Peter Jackson as a
director was the Michael J. Fox movie, The
Frighteners, I have been blown away.
I was initially skeptical when New Line announced that he would steer
this mighty ship. Since seeing these
Lord of the Rings films it makes me more intrigued to check out the rest of
Jackson’s films and I’m convinced that there is no one else who could have made
these movies. He gets great
performances out of his actors, cinematography is fantastic and he doesn’t
sacrifice the story for the effects.
It’s nearly perfect. Can’t wait
for the next installment December 2003.
For
more information visit http://www.lordoftherings.net
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i’ll be at the movies…