Harvey Weinstein (1)

Frodo and Sam continue their journey to Mordor and can't get there quickly enough. The longer Frodo keeps the ring, the more it harms him. The once honest and innocent hobbit begins to feel the nasty weight of his task. The second installment from the J.R.R. Tolkien trilogy boasts new lands, new creatures and new battles.

Desperate battles against the forces of evil.

I liked it last night a lot more than I did the last time I saw it, a few years ago. It always used to be my least favorite of the trilogy, but now I found myself watching it as a film rather than as a geekfest. I can't even do that with the other two. This one just works differently. It shamelessly manipulates your emotions, where the first two rely more on a "Dude, that's awesome" factor. Although, some of the Attempted Emotion Manipulation show more doesn't work at all (e.g., the romantic subplot, or anything after the first ending), so it's good they still have enough awesomeness to fall back on.

Concept: C
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: B
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music: B

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 3.1/4

(Nov. 2010)

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A+ (One of my favorites). I love these movies, but honestly, it could have been a lot shorter. For the last half hour or so, every time I watch it, all I can think about is counting endings.

(Sep. 2023) show less

Acting: 5.0; Theme: 5.0; Content: 3.5; Language: 5.0; Overall: 5.0

There seems to be two story lines in the classic movie of the iconic J.R.R. Tolkien novel of the same name. Gandalf, along with Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and King Theoden, travel to Isengard where they meet up with Merry and Pippin to celebrate the seeming victory at Helms Deep. After Gandalf realizes the plan of their enemies to attack Minas Tirith, they must bring together their forces to overcome their foe. Meanwhile, Frodo show more and Sam continue their journey to Mordor. After many adventures, the two groups meet up together to celebrate their victorious separate ventures. Highly recommend.

***April 16, 2023*** show less

A fantasy world is at war, and two "unlikely heros" try to get past enemy lines.

My favorite of the trilogy. I find it strangely difficult to judge as a film, though; I can't help watching it as a geek.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: A
Dialog: D
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: A
Acting: C
Music: B

Enjoyment: A plus

GPA: 2.7/4

(Sep. 2010)