Top 3 Best Cast Characters Thread...

[Aragorns Dimple]

>I actually did not like Elijah Wood for the most part, especially for the first two movies. I found him to be a whining wimp. Just MO, I don't mean to offend you.>

Lol I'm not offended, everyone has a different opinion and I encourage that! I tend to think that PJ wanted Frodo portrayed as a bit of a whiny wimp that had to always be saved by other people in the first 2 movies (Arwen,Aragorn,Sammy,Gollum), though, so you can't really blame the actor there. I think he did a terrific job of conveying the horror of Sauron's presence each time he put That Blasted Ring on, and the love/hate/pity thing going on with Gollum. Honestly, I can't think of any other contemporary actors who could have played this difficult role so well, as Elijah Wood has done.

So my pick for WORST THREE Performances (hehe):
1. The Uruk-hai leader dude from FoTR. Ugghh.
2. The Balrog...where were those fluffy slippers, darnit?
3. The Wargs & their Riders, complete nonsense taking away preciousss screen time from the gorgeous Eowyn. :>

[Elvengirl]

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem

1. Samwise Gamee - Sean Bean

Actually it's Sean Astin who plays Samwise. Sean Bean plays Boromir.


Aragorn's Dimple,
I did like Elijah in RoTK. His portrayal of Frodo on Mt. Doom was great and I just love when he claims the ring as his own. That look in his eye was just perfect. For the other two films, if he was supposed to be a wuss, well then I must say he plays it pretty good.

You dislike the Balrog?! What was wrong with him? I thought that scene was awesome!

[LutraMage]

The Fellowship of the Ring:

1) Boromir - Sean Bean
2) Gandalf - Sir Ian McKellen
3) Aragorn - Viggo Mortensen


The Two Towers:

1) Aragorn - Viggo
2) Eomer - Karl Urban
3) Gollum - Andy Serkis


The Return of the King:

1) Theoden - Bernard Hill
2) Aragorn - Viggo
3) Eowyn - Miranda Otto


Overall:

1) Aragorn - Viggo
2) Theoden - Bernard Hill
3) Boromir - Sean Bean

This was a trickier task than I thought it would be when I first read the opening Post for the Thread, but it really made me think about which of the actors played their part most particularly well and most beliveably right the way through. Nice Thread Dúnedain!

[*Lady Raven*]

Fellowship of the Ring
1)Gandalf- Sir Ian McKellan
2)Aragorn-Viggo Mortenson
3)Galadriel-Cate Blanchett

The Two Towers
1)Eowyn-Miranda Otto
2)Aragorn- Viggo Mortenson
3)Merry-Dominic Monaghan

The Return of the King
1)Merry- Dominic Monaghan
2)Aragorn-Viggo Mortenson
3)Sam Sean Astin

Overall:
1)Aragorn-Viggo Mortenson
2)Merry-Dominic Monaghan
3)Gandalf-Sir Ian McKellan

Aragorn had the romantic part, Merry had the hope and joy part, and Gandalf had the hidden power part, and they all worked

[Halbarad of the Dunedain]

The Fellowship of the Ring
1. Sir Ian McKellan as Gandalf the Grey
2. Viggo Mortensen as Strider/Aragorn
3. A tie between Sean Astin and Sean Bean for Samwise Gamgee and Boromir son of Denathor(II) respectivly.

The Two Towers
1. Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn son of Arathorn
2. Christopher Lee as Saruman the White(of Many Colors)
3. David Whenham as Farimir son of Denathor(II)

The Return of the King
1. Sean Astin as Samwise the Brave(Sam Gamgee)
2. Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn Elessar
3. Billy Boyd as Peregrin Took: Gaurd of the Citadel

Overall
1. Sean Astin as Samwise Gamgee [FotR, TT, and RotK]
2. Sir Ian McKellan as Gandalf the Grey[Fellowship of the Ring]
3. Viggo Mortensen as Strider/Aragorn [Fellowship of the Ring]

Sean Astin got my #1 Overall due to the consistency. Gandalf the Grey as portrayed by Sir Ian McKellan was flawless in Fellowship. Yet Sean Astin pulled off a most impressive Sam Gamgee throughout the entire trilogy, with his greatest sceans in Return of the King!
I feel that other people deserve honors as well however, Cate Blanchett as Galadriel in Fellowship, Ian Holm as Bilbo Baggins in Fellowship, Andy Serkis as Gollum/Smeagol in Two Towers especially, Karl Urban as Eomer son of Eomund. there are so many!

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Umm tough one.

FotR
1. Aragorn- Viggo Mortenson
2. Gandalf- Sir Ian Mckellen
3. Elrond- Hugo Weaving

TTT
1. Eomer- Karl Urban
2. Aragorn- Viggo Mortenson
3. Gollum- Andy Serkis

RotK
1. Aragorn- Viggo Mortenson
2. Samwise- Sean Astin
3. Frodo- Elijah Wood

Overall
1. Aragorn- Viggo Mortenson
2. Samwise- Sean Astin
3. Gandalf- Sir Ian Mckellen

[Halbarad of the Dunedain]

Originally Posted by Telcontar_Dunedain

Umm tough one.
Overall
1. Aragorn- Viggo Mortenson
2. Samwise- Sean Bean
3. Gandalf- Sir Ian Mckellen

I know Sean Bean and Sean Astin look a lot a like but it was Sean Astin who portrayed Samwise Gamgee Telcontar.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Sorry. I'll edit.

[Haradrim]

Okay

FOTR: (In no particular order)
Bilbo: Ian Holm (He successfully showed what appeared to be a young youthful happy old hobbit but who was actually constantly tortured by his love for the ring. Oh he's my namesake as well. Ironically my nickaname at school is Bilbo)
Merry: Dominic Monaghan (He for me kept the perfectness of the shire always. HE always showed what the shire was about)
Strider/Aragorn/Ellesar/Elfstone- Viggo Mortinsen (I think you all know why)

TTT:
Theoden: (He is just such a tragic hero. It may come as a shock but TTT was my favorite movie. It just showed the last struggle of a dieing culture that was struggling to stay afloat)
Eowyn: Miranda Otto (God shes hot)
Legolas: Orlando Bloom (I love how he showed an elf struggling with the mortal fear of death and trying to figure it out.)

ROTK:
Theoden: See TTT
Pippen and Merry: Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan. (They both are on here because they showed the conflict on both sides of two cultures who were fighting for the right to live and the right to be free from the eyes of the innocent)
Gandalf: Ian Mckellan (needs no explanation)

Overall:
Theoden:
Merry and Pippen: Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan
Bilbo: (Ian Holm)

Worst Overall:
Arwen: Liv Tyler (not actress' fault)
Faramir: David Wenham (not actor's fault)
Denethor: John Noble (not actor's fault)

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

Originally Posted by Haradrim

FOTR: (In no particular order)
Strider/Aragorn/Ellesar/Elfstone- Viggo Mortinsen (I think you all know why)

cause he is so hot that he melts hell!!

[Manveru]

this is so hard, im not mentioning anyone twice for each movie tho

Fellowship of the Ring
Bilbo- Ian Holm
Gandalf the Grey- Sir Ian Mackellan
Boromir- Sean Bean

The Two Towers
Wormtongue- Brad Dourif
Gollum- Andy Serkis
Theoden- Bernard Hill

Return of the King
Samwise- Sean Astin
Eowyn- Miranda Otto
Aragorn- Viggo Mortenson

Overall
Samwise- Sean Astin
Gandalf- Ian Mackellan
Aragorn- Viggo Mortenson

Worst (this is dumb but w/e)
Elrond- Hugo Weaving (he was far too grumpy)
Denethor- John Noble (didn't seem to have the sense of denethor)
Gothmog- some guy (worst addition ever, he sounded like Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget)

Missing Characters
Ghan-buri-ghan
Prince Imrahil
Beregond

Honourable Mentions
Gimli/Treebeard- John Rhys-Davies
Faramir (in Rotk)- David Wenham
Eomer- Karl Urban


EDIT: Christopher Lee should be in there too, he was an awesome Saruman

[Last Child of Ungoliant]

Originally Posted by Manveru

Worst
Gothmog- some guy (worst addition ever, he sounded like Dr. Claw from Inspector Gadget)

gothmog was in the books - so not really an 'addition', though (as you would see if you visit the thread 'Gothmog' in the books forum, i do not believe he was an orc.

BTW he was played by the same actor that played the Witch King of Angmar

[LickTheEnvelope]

My favorite over character actor was Hugo Weaving as 'Ellrond.' I thought he seemed perfect in that role. Ian Mc... as Gandalf was great aswell.

[Elemmírë]

Top three best cast characters?

I'd have to say Glorfindel, Elrohir, and Elladan.

*characters that were actually cast, Boggy*

*why... they...*

*just do it! *


Sorry. Couldn't resist.



Boromir, Aragorn, and Eowyn

[Pytt]

that must be Gandalf, Sam, and...ummmm, the ringwraith almost to the letf when they are chasing Arwen and Frodo

[Embladyne]

The three best cast:
Boromir
Eomer
Frodo

On a purely personal note, I really like the actor Hugo Weaving in the film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Dessert, but none of his succesive roles (the morbidly frowning Elrond? ) have really seemed appropriate to me. I still really like him

[Nothing]

Pippin:Billy Boyd
Merryominic Monaghan
Gandalf:Sir Ian McKellen

I like theese 3 the best in all 3 movies.

[Something]

Originally Posted by Nothing

Pippin:Billy Boyd
Merryominic Monaghan
Gandalf:Sir Ian McKellen

I like theese 3 the best in all 3 movies.

I like them best too.
But Sir Ian Mckellen is my favourite.

[eyesofsorrow]

This is mine:
Fellowship (and all the rest)-
1) Gandalf - Mckellen
2) Frodo- Wood
3) Pippin- Boyd

[PippinTook]

I'm kinda surprised at the amount of people that put Sam down! I thought the character got watered down and that his relationship with Frodo wasn't anywhere near as good as it should have been. Maybe its because Sam was one of my favorite characters in the book, so I'm a bit picky. Okay, who was it that said Arwen did a good job? I'm sorry, but I BEG to disagree. She hardly played a part at all, and the acting wasn't too spiffy, especially compared to some of the other actors in the movie.

fotr-
Gandalf-perfection.
Aragorn-MORE PERFECTION!
Bilbo-the guy IS a hobbit

TTT-
Aragorn-by far
Saruman-fit the part magnificently. Awesome voice
Eowyn-YOU GO GIRL

rotk-
Faramir-beautiful
Aragorn-once again, twas blown away
Pippin-YIPPEE

Over all-
Aragorn-Viggo looked exactly how I pictured him. He played every part of Aragorn, the ranger, the king in waiting, the captain, and da King. His acting was superb, and there was no actor who fit the part better than him.
Gandalf-Well, the guy is a great actor, and like I said about Viggo, he played both Gandalf the Grey and the White, being the same character, but with differences and he was able to advance the character well.
Pippin-At first I was upset cause I felt like he had been demoted to comic relief, but luckily, he played a much better part in rotk. His song when he starts crying still makes me tear up. I love that little guy.

Worse actors-
Denethor-maybe it's just cause I hate the character...
Legolas-sorry girls, he was cool sometimes, but I felt like by the end he was just used as a cool action character and his real personality was gone.
Elrond-am I the only one that thinks Hugo Weaving is a MUCH better bad guy? He looked like he was constipated throughout the whole movie! He was downright mean! Definately the biggest disappointment *shudders* he's a good actor when he's in a suit chasing after Keanu Reeves *chuckles* Mr Anderson.