| Hm well
It's 50/50 for me. Explanation:
I liked how they made the balrog to become a very dangerous creature. How the fellowship is trapped by all the orcs, hundreds of them, bloodthirsty and with hate and death in their eyes. Then of a sudden, you hear the footsteps of the balrog and they all flee.
That shows it's a powerful creature, it's a being of devious matters. They run from it and when it finally reveals itself visually I like it too. The graphics and mystery about it - it's all good. Flames, burning, the dust and shadowy graphics.
What I dislike and what destroys most of it is the allout plat scene with Gandalf "fighting" it. No real magic, no effects, nothing. "You shall not pass!" simply hang out of my throat after that. I expected some hardcore wizardry and finally he died with the balrog with him or somewhat, but he was just flashing his stupid stick around making faces. |