Thursday, December 19, 2002

Went to see The Two Towers yesterday afternoon with Frank.

It was GREAT FANTABULOUS AMAZING SPECTACULAR ... you get the idea...

I'm glad I went for the afternoon show, the theatre was only 1/3 full.

They made quite a few changes from the book. Most changes compressed the story (ie instead of several main battles there's only one) which I understand. There were a few additions that I'm a bit ambivalent (they almost kill one of the main characters in a scene that's not in the books. I think Peter Jackson just likes the "is he dead" cliffhangers, he put three in the last movie). New characters were cast perfectly. And the one animated character (Gollum) is done so well I kept forgetting he was animated. Plus of course the incredible New Zealand scenery and spectacular cinematography. I sense oscar nominations again...

Its going to be a Loooooooong wait for December 17, 2003!!