Haven't seen "Towers" but "Fellowship" was so beautifully filmed, and (I thought) pretty well / interestingly-cast for the most part, that I found myself enjoying the film for itself, as its own thing. If I look at what is missing and/or "wrong" with these films I get all worked up...so far though, I think that this movie version of the Trilogy is a well-done piece of work, and quite an interesting rendition