**RotK - Legolas (Orlando Bloom)**

[Lady Snickerdoodle]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> But when it comes down to acting Mr. Bloom sounds forced. He is just a bad actor, like Liv Tyler. And why coundlt they have cast someone a bit less of a heartthrob than Orlando. <BR><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>*restrains.. self.. not to.. strangle...* being as non-offensive as possible, of course. <BR> Orlando was great! perfect elf. I mean, everything down to his posture was elvish!!! He even managed to convincingly pull off the suckiest lines ever! Honestly, I bet he could even make "It's quiet. Too quiet." seem original! And besides, in Orli's own words, "Legolas prefers to let his actions speak for him." His dialogue isn't supposed to be his strength. Its the acting behind it. And why shouldn't they have cast a "heartthrob?" They didn't cast him because he was a heartthrob, but instead because he's an elf. He originally tried out for Faramir, but he got cast as Legolas because he could do the part better than anyone else.<BR> And coming to Liv's defense, what makes her a bad actress? Her Arwen was so moving! she managed to convey the tragic romance of the situation effortlessly.