[Esmerelda the Elf-Girl]

Thanks for that nice response. Yeah, actually i see what you mean about a lot of those things...actually the characters weren't so bad, i just keep feeling like it didn't have that same spirit or something. It didnt keep my attention fabulously, but then i will try to be al little less critical and appreciate it for the effort and things that did work.<BR>ANYWAY, i definitely like Frodo, you're right that he was probably the best character. Yes, Sam's ugliness (is that word too crass?) was overdone, Merry and Pip were cute but rather insignificant. Legolas was ok, i really wasnt as traumatized by him as i thought i'd be...all the male elves have kinda 70's hairdoes, which isnt bad but a bit entertaining. (CeLeBoRn) Gimli was ok too, though i kept seeing him as one of the 7 dwarfs; i think it was the hood. And i agree about aragorn and the pants! boromir too! all i could think was come on, boys, put on some pants! doesn't look like a very comfortable way to do battle OR ride a horse! lol the prologue was interesting though...<BR>i guess the only one who really bugged me a lot was aragorn...he was rahther strange. everybody else was ok but a tad watered down (but come on, it's a movie trying to cram everything in one, i think i should be less hard on it)...and i did really like frodo...once he got past jumping up and down upon gandalf's arrival...k, i'll stop rambling now as usual.<BR>OH, but one more thing: treebeard cracks me up...his little haunches and his nose and broccoli head and stuff... sry, i just envisioned him differently, and thought he was VERY strange here. hehe<BR>and somehow, i really dont know why, but all the orcs and bad people reminded me of monty python cartoons...somehow....<BR>all right, im going to go see if i can do something constructive...HA!