So, Best and Worst Characters?

[Trotter]

I agree with most of you. But, like it has been said, I do not think that any of the actors are to blame, it is PJ and his writing team that ARE. Now, after seeing both LOTR and KONG, I believe that old Pete is not that fine of a director as far as actors go. I do think that he is good at directing movement and action though, but 'action scenes do not a Lord of the Rings make.'

I see that all of you have forgotten about one of the most powerful people in all of Middle-Earth, Tom Bombadil. Now before someone goes off saying who the (insert word here) is Tom Bombadil, I say that you have little knowledge of the series beyond the movies. Tom is one of the most powerful because he is one of the few that has no temptations for the Ring of Power. When he wears the ring, he does NOT turn invisible, and when Frodo puts the ring on Tom can still see him.
I think they made a poor mistake not to put Tom Bombadil into the movie because he is, in my opinion, near the power of Galadrial and Sauron.

My least favorite character would have to be..Sauron himself, In the movies ((Fellowship-King)) You only see him ONCE as his trueself, in which the scene where he dies, they could have made a whole movie out of the things he had done, and while they were all talking about how EVIL Sauron was, they forget about Melkor. Melkor is more powerful then Sauron in every way. When Sauron is a giant floating eye, he just looks around..doing nothing but commanding troops like its a video game!

[Trotter]

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Originally Posted by Servant of Shadows

I see that all of you have forgotten about one of the most powerful people in all of Middle-Earth, Tom Bombadil. Now before someone goes off saying who the (insert word here) is Tom Bombadil, I say that you have little knowledge of the series beyond the movies. Tom is one of the most powerful because he is one of the few that has no temptations for the Ring of Power. When he wears the ring, he does NOT turn invisible, and when Frodo puts the ring on Tom can still see him.
I think they made a poor mistake not to put Tom Bombadil into the movie because he is, in my opinion, near the power of Galadrial and Sauron.

Yes, but to put Tom in a movie one would have to deviate from the course of the plot quite a bit, which audiences wouldn't go for. In a film one must remain focused upon the main flow of the story. Really, the cutting of Tom is a change that I have no problem with, though he is a likable character, it was just one of those things that had to be done. Sure, if he had been put in, us LOTR diehards would have cheered but not so with most other movie-goers.