I'll tell you why so serious

i must have seen a different film!!

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

While 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers (2002)' initially seems like an improvement upon its predecessor due to an almost instant start, to the point of totally leaving anyone not already on-board with the story behind, and constant 'in-the-moment' feel, the piece soon becomes a baggy and generally slow affair that does, in itself, seem like the so-called 'extended version' (how an actual 'extended version' exists, I'm not sure I'll ever fully understand). This middle instalment falls victim to its transitional status, which is essentially a kind way of saying that not all that much happens - at least not considering its bloated three hour run-time - while it ties the knot between the first and last part of its larger tale. It also suffers from a meandering narrative that opens up its world in a way that seems unfocused, taking away from the core - and, incidentally, most interesting - story of our protagonist and his journey to destroy that which would seek to destroy the world at every opportunity. There's still a lot to like, including a clarity of vision most prominent in the brilliant battle sequences - which are some of the largest in scale seen in cinema (only to be bested in size by its follow-up) and yet still retain a remarkably tangible quality - and smaller character moments - mainly surrounding its landmark 'motion capture' character. Indeed, this character is a groundbreaking achievement that did almost as much for the industry as the rest of the effects combined, being the premier creation of this kind essentially still to this day. He has some of the best moments in this feature, moments which are only slightly less interesting because of all the apparent 'filler' which surrounds them. It's made out to be essential perhaps because it sits in the source novel, but trimming sequences shouldn't be discouraged even in something based on a beloved book. This flick ends up perhaps the weakest of the trilogy. In the end, though, there are enough stand-out scenes and it's entertaining enough to make it more than worthwhile. 8/10

This was too an excellent part though a little short that the 1st part. This shows the dark forces gathering while the good are attempting to defeat the army of Saruman in their own ways all realizing that it's not in their individual capacity to do so. The crucial task of the Ent army added colours and adventure to the story. The return of Gandalf as the White Witch was interesting (none could be thought without him). The differing roles of the four hobbits and cunning games played by Gollum are worthy of mentioning. Also the entry of Gandalf at the crucial moment in the war of Helm's deep and the Ent destroying the setup of Saruman and Sauron are main events of the movie. Overall this ends on the disturbed sides wherein all the forces are not united while the Orcs are preparing for the big war.

After watching The Fellowship of the Ring I was curious to see what else was in store for the companions of the Shire and their friends and allies. This outdid the first one. Lots of action and more beautiful vistas and sights plus that epic battle sequence at one point in the film (you'll see!). It reminds me so much of those medieval battles in the Middle Ages but ten times bigger. Plus we see some new faces in the course of the story. If you enjoyed the first Lord of the Rings film, don't wait! See this followup!

Peter Jackson's amazing sequel it is an EPIC war drama film I love the Final Battle at Helm's Deep. Also the Treebeard .....With Merry and Pippin. The Battle of the Treebeard's army with Saruman's Uruk-hai ...... GREAT.....One!!!!!!