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I didn't really like Legolas in the movies. Maybe it's his "Captain Obvious" moments, or the drastic change of character, but I wasn't too fond of his portrayal. The image I had was of a slightly sarcastic, smart-alecky elf, joking about bringing the sun down to melt the snow on Caradhras and waving at the two snow-bound men as he jogs off over the snow. MovieLegolas was... a bit flat, really. *shrugs*
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Well, after coming to my senses and realizing that Orlando Bloom is an immense pansy, I decided movie-Legolas was dumb. His only purpose, as
Sapphire_Flame says, is to be "Captain Obvious" and point out what kind of nasty creatures are coming, ie: Orcs! Goblins! Crebain from Dunland! And then shoot them whenever possible.
You really didn't get that much of the development in the Legolas/Gimli friendship. The EE is a little better, but not as well done as in the books. In the EE FotR DVD, there's that one scene when they're outside Moria, and Gandalf and Gimli are saying how Dwarf doors are invisible when shut and their own masters cannot find them if their secrets are forgotten, and Legolas mutters, "Why doesn't that surprise me?" Then a minute later, Gimli says,
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Soon Master Elf, you will enjoy the fabled hospitality of the dwarves! Roaring fires, malt beer, red meat off the bone! This, my friend, is the home of my cousin Balin. And they call it a mine. A MINE!
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He could of course be using "my friend" in a sarcastic manner, but it doesn't sound like it. Then after the gift-giving scene, they have a nice friendly little moment with Leggy asking Gimli what his gift was. Very nice, but you're mostly left to figure out for yourself how the animosity ended and when the friendship began. The book talks about how Legolas would go off into the woods in Lothlorien and take Gimli with him, much to the surprise of the rest of the Fellowship, but since in movie-world they're only in Lorien for the night, you kind of lose all that.
As for the Gondorian armor, I loved it. I thought it was beautiful, and I loved the Tree done in relief on the front. What I think is just dumb is this:
He looks like a strong wind could send him flying at any moment! Silly winged helmets.