We just got out of a three-hour suspension of disbelief called The Two Towers. Trees rule!

While many thought the film was long or slow or both, I see the film as truly the middle installment of what will become a powerful and cohesive cinematic trilogy. Maybe George Lucas will change his mind and let Peter Jackson direct a third trilogy of Star Wars using the same approach of three films shot all at once and released a year apart.

If you haven't already, watch the Appendix disks of the new boxed DVD set of The Fellowship of the Ring to get an idea of the amazing techniques and technology behind the films.

- mike lee - new york and baltimore - curiouslee.com