6. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
A big part of me considered putting that incredible final battle from the Oscar winning Return of the King here, but Peter Jackson arguably excelled himself with his take on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Battle of the Hornburg.
With Helm’s Deep on the line, the outnumbered Rohirrim and Elf defenders (joined by some of our favourite heroes, all of whom got their chance to shine) were faced with insurmountable odds as Saruman’s army invaded.
This rain drenched battle was a game changer for movie battle scenes, and it just gets bigger and bigger as it goes along until Gandalf finally emerges in the daylight with the backup needed to save the day.
What Return of the King did may have been bigger, but this was without a doubt better.
