Picking up directly where THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) left off, this dark and near-despairing sequel plunges the now-scattered band assembled in the first film into a hellish landscape of war and waste. Plucky hobbits Frodo (Elijah Wood) and Sam (Sean Astin) are traipsing towards the dark kingdom of Mordor, where Frodo must destroy the malevolent ring of power in the burning maw of Mount Doom before it falls into evil hands. The scrawny, desiccated Gollum (voice of Andy Serkis), who once possessed the ring and was warped and twisted by its insidious influence, agrees to lead them, and Frodo is persuaded by the sorry creature's whining and...
Released:
2002
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
170 mins