Breathless magazine prose is disgusting. This review of the Two Towers extended DVD is particularly horrible:

What follows is nothing less than a truly epic battle, in which the fate of both Middle-earth and the Quest of the Ring literally hang in the balance. Trust me when I say, it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before on film.

First, the nitpick: if something is literally hanging in the balance, I expect to see the goddamn scales of justice.

Second, the final battle is like nothing I’ve ever seen before on film except the final battle from Army of Darkness, of which it was a complete ripoff/homage. Probably a homage actually, knowing the director’s background in horror.