[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Better storyline, characters, action.

Loved the Lord of the Rings and The hobbit but ROP just doesn't come near to them, the characters are dull and bland, the story is way too slow moving. Visually it's great but it seems like they threw everything at making it look good and forgot about the rest. There was no real tense or edge of your seat moments like there was in HOTD

Fair enough on most of it.

I've got to be honest though I disagree with you about the plot, ROP has the mystery of who is Sauron where as HOTD just seems to be about who's knocking up who.