> Pacing is intense throughout, well-balanced between the divided groups of characters. It could easily have been jerky, but the transitions were smooth.
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> Of course, much is not identical to the book, Helm's Deep (if memory serves correctly--haven't read it in a couple years) and the ending included. But at least as visually stunning as the first one.
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Two words. Ent forest. Pretty!

> The borders of Mordor seemed more sunny than i remember reading about, but no biggy.
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Yeah. So I thought. And it seemed a lot smaller somehow than I remembered it... But pretty.

> And of all things, Gollum steals the show. This is not open for debate.

Absolutely true. The first time with him alone... Everyone in the theater burst out laughing for nearly five minutes. But he is so, so much like Dobby from Harry Potter it frightened me!

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> I love Tolkien's books, but all the first movie's stage-setting was more than i liked in one sitting(though it was clearly part of a phenomenal total work, with beautiful scenery and a fine representation of the text, and i did see it three times in the theater for those reasons). This one outdoes it. Rock on!
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> Mi *glad to have gotten to see the midnight premiere again, even if i had to pay for it this time (last year was a Christmas gift), but going to bed at 4 a.m. is not good* ke

I thought Two Towers rocked Fellowship out of the water. Of course, I also told my friends over the movie that it would have been better without the boring fighting bit at the end ^^

I actually started remembering parts from the books watching this. I thought I'd forgotten it all after watching Fellowship. Turns out all the good stuff that I'd stored just hadn't happened yet.

And when did Aragorn get cute? In the first movie he was just dirty. I think without Boromir to look like his twin, he shown more in both ways. I actually like him in this movie. What actually does happen to Arwyn? I forgot that part of the book. I never even remembered that Her and Aragorn had a thing. Heh. Shows I wasn't really one for romance when I read it in seventh grade...

Since we're pre-spoiler I won't say anything else. Good movie, midnight showings rule, especially with so many people all going boo at the same time during the previews, and clapping for the amazing sweetness(see Legolas fight scene at the end). Wonderful. Now I have to go get ready for my 8 am class which I've had 3 hours sleep for. Wish me luck.

Mel"Two down, one to go"anie