[Amarinth]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Arwen shoud have been played by that chick from Gladiator <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>that was indeed connie nielsen, fingo, yeah she would have made a great arwen too . she has that aloofness you seem to feel of arwen in lotr. imho though liv was not bad, plus she has that ethereal quality that other actresses will have difficulty simulating onscreen too.<P>me and a mellon similarly steeped in lotr think that miranda otto was, well, too beautiful and warm for eowyn the shieldmaiden. someone else who can be a lot more aloof and more obstinate-looking would have been an improvement. maybe jenna elfman would've been great ('cept i'd always imagine her breaking into her kooky dharma grin and chirping "hi sweetie!"). how about kate hudson, eh?<P>jude law as legolas, that rocks! jude has that kind of self-assured "i know who and what i am" demeanor that'll suit legolas. ollie was great, too, but as a mellon again told me he was a little two-dimensional as legolas. to which i replied, "well wasn't legolas in the book?"