Review: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson)

[Reposted here for my own reference; originally written after seeing the December 2002 theatrical release.]

Short take (no spoilers):

Wow. Argh. Wow. Argh. Wow. Argh. Wow. Argh. Wow. Argh ...

Long take (spoilers ho, both for _The Two Towers_ and, prospectively, for Return of the King):

( Read the books! )

Review: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson)

[Reposted here for my own reference; originally written after seeing the December 2003 theatrical release.]

Short take: (no spoilers)

"It is too short." -- J.R.R. Tolkien, Foreword, The Lord of the Rings (2nd ed.)

Long take: (spoilers ho! even if you have read the books)

( If you haven't, now's your chance ... )