[Meela]

The actors were well cast, especially John Noble as Denethor, Marton Csokas as Celeborn, David Wenham as Faramir, Sean Bean as Boromir, and Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn. And the hobbits were pretty good, especially Dominic and Billy. They made an excellent couple. Plus, David and Sean were exceptionally convincing as brothers, even though they did no scenes together that we have seen so far. They chose well for physical resemblance, but in my head I can also imagine how well they act together as brothers. And with John Noble as their father, I can see they cast the perfect on-screen family. <P>Oh, and I forgot to mention the wonderful Karl Urban as Eomer. I adored him. He and Miranda also made a convincing family, as you could genuinely believe that there was a brother-sister bond, and Eomer really was being protective of Eowyn. Brad did a great job as Wormtongue, but he wasn't given enough screen time to portray him properly. At least not in the theatrical version.<P>As a newcomer, Orlando Bloom did a super job. Well, we can all see that, since he's pretty much the hottest thing on the market. Okay... so its because he's gorgeous... I'll admit that but he's also a brilliant actor. I also feel that he is the first of the cast to shake off his "Lotr character" image. I no longer immediately think of or refer to him as Legolas. I also see him as other characters that he plays.<P>Cate was very convincing as Galadriel, especially during the scene when the Fellowship was first presented to her. It was clear that she and Marton were portraying wise and ancient elves. Plus they made a convincing married couple. <P>Hugo Weaving WAS Elrond. That's all I can say. And there is no higher praise for an actor than to tell them that they became the character entirely.