I got to see The Two Towers last night. As a stand alone movie, I thought it was amazing. The scenery was incredible. The special effects were remarkable. Overall, I was very impressed.
As a conversion from a pre-existing book, this movie was not as good as the first one in my opinion. It seemed to me that major pieces of the plot were changed. In the first film things were left out for time's sake. That's very different from changing them.
I'll definitely have to see it again, and I'm excited about the third one. With this one, I just had a little trouble separating the film from the book. Both are excellent on their own, but not necessarily together. Oh well, we can't always get everything we want, right?
How about that horse mount eh? Legolas rules!