The Two Towers: review

[George1902]

just got home from the 12am showing of Two Towers. i'm gonna give 2 different reviews here... cause it's my post and i can =-p

first, if you've never read the books:

great movie for you to see. you probably enjoyed the first movie and had the *advantage* of not reading the books. i say advantage cause you did not have to cry during the movie as you saw that your favorite parts were altered or removed. the same will happen in this movie. it has enough action, suspense, and romance to satisfy any moviegoer. see it. it's 8 bucks well spent.

next, if you've read the books:

you may have enjoyed the first movie dispite the deviations. chances are the changes were small enough for you to either not notice or not care. sorry to say, not this time! the errors, deletions and changes are so grievous it was hard for me to sit through it. i won't go into details, but i can't see how anyone could possibly live with the changes Peter Jackson has made to this story.

i doubt i'll go to see Return of the King when it comes out next year.

so a quick recap... if you haven't read the books, or just couldn't care less about staying faithful to the original work, you'll have a great time at the movie. if you liked the books, stay home and read them again instead of waisting 3 hours of your life.

anyone who's seen the movie, please reply and tell me if i'm overreacting....