[mormegil]

Essex, I think you misunderstand what we are saying here. This is not Orlando Bloom bashing, in fact I think he is a decent actor in his own right and I think he fit the general image of Legolas, to me anyway. I am not jealous in the least of him and I see why PJ would put in a pretty-boy in as the elf lead role. That's fine with me that he wanted to have an attractive 'hottie' for the girls to like. What does bother me is how he is shown at times. In particular the shield surfing. It just doesn't seem true to the story or environment. It's too similar to what I would expect Vin Diesel to be doing or even a Steven Segal. It simply took me out of the battle that was occuring and didn't seem to fit into what should have been happening at this time.