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Subject: Rate Lotr Characters
Rate the characters 1-5. Provide explanations if you feel moved to do so. (You can go by the movies or the book, if you like)
Characters:
Gandalf
Frodo
Sam
Merry
Pippen
Gollum/Smeagol
Legolas
Gimli
Aragorn/Strider
Boromir
Theodin
Tree Beard
Sauroman
Tom Bombadil
You may add others you feel are important and ignore those you think aren't important enough to rate.
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
To be honest, I didn't even like the LOTR's that much, however I realise I am in a minority !
Couldn't let the chance go by without voting for myself though ! :D
Gandalf
Frodo
Sam
Merry 5
Pippen 5
Go llum/Smeagol
Legolas
Gimli
Aragorn/Strider
Boromir
Theodin
Tre e Beard
Sauroman
Tom Bombadil
PT :o :)
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
Good topic!
Gandalf 4.5
of course we all love Gandalf, he only misses out on the 5 by virtue of his being a bit smug. Or maybe that's just Ian McKellen colouring my judgement.
Frodo 4
Sam 5
...the bravest of the brave
Merry 3
Pippen 3
these two always struck me as a bit of a pain, always needing to be rescued.
Gollum/Smeagol 3
the digitally simulated Gollum in "The Two Towers" movie really ruined the whole film for me, mainly because the voice was exactly the same as a character from a kids TV show in the UK (Jake from The Tweenies)
Legolas 4
before I saw the film I always pictured elves as shorter than men and sort of more like pixies...not like Orlando Bloom!
Gimli 4.5
Aragorn/Strider 4
Viggo Mortensen is one of the best things about the films
Boromir 2
...but Sean Bean is one of the worst!
Theodin 5
I can't wait for "The Ride of the Rohirrim" on the big screen in December, that chapter is my favourite in the whole trilogy
Tree Beard 3
hoooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sauroman 4
Tom Bombadil 4
they completed edited him out of the film! how could they do that!?
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
Quoting:Merry 3
Pippen 3
these two always struck me as a bit of a pain, always needing to be rescued.End Quote
:D As tricky hobbitses, Merry and I will get you for this Maddog ;D :P :P :P
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
Quoting:
:D As tricky hobbitses, Merry and I will get you for this Maddog ;D :P :P :P
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Fool of a Took! Throw yourself down the hole next time! ;)
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
Characters:
Gandalf: 5. Gandalf rocks! He definately has the best lines in the book. I loved Ian McKellan's take on him.
Frodo: 3. Not a very compelling character in the book. Not very interesting until he begins suffering the effects of the ring.
Sam: 5. Frodo wouldn't have gotten very far without Sam, would he, Dad?
Merry: 3.5. In the books, Merry and Pippen were just nothing.
Pippen: 3.5 They had no characterization. They were just kind of
there. The movie mad them much more interesting.
Gollum/Smeagol: 5. I have an obsession with Gollum's character.
Legolas: 4. Both Legolas and Gimli are good representations of their respective races
Gimli: 4
Aragorn/Strider: 4. Cool in the book until he becomes king. Awsome so far in the movies.
Boromir: 4. Very interesting character. Very sympathetic. I thought Sean Bean did a fine job in the movie.
Theodin: 5. Theodin rocks! He's old and he kicks butt!
Tree Beard: 4. He's good in the movie, but he's awsome in the book.
Sauroman: 4. The movie gives us much more insight into Sauroman's doings. He's better in the movie than in the book.
Tom Bombadil: 5 He's the hippie of the book. He rocks!
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
Quoting:
Characters:
Merry: 3.5. In the books, Merry and Pippen were just nothing.
Pippen: 3.5 They had no characterization. They were just kind of
there. The movie mad them much more interesting.
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Hey Hey HEY! I will have you know, I killed the flying Nazgûl! In the book even! Nyaah! :P
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
Gandalf - 5
Frodo - 4
Sam - 3
Merry - 5 :D
Pippen - 4 (I'd give him a 5, but he was always getting us into a jam... ::) )
Go llum/Smeagol - 3
Legolas - 2
Gimli - 2 Okay, okay, we're tired of the dead orc count now... ::)
Aragorn/Strider - 5 Antonio Bandares meets Clint Eastwood?
Boromir - 2 he was a noble pain in the butt, wasn't he? :P
Theodin - 2
Tree Beard - 2 All that hrrrumming was a bit much....
Sauroman - 1 Saddam in a wizard's robe...
Tom Bombadil - 1 I found him very annoying with dilly dolly ho this and that. What do you want to bet he and Goldberry had separate bedrooms....? ;)
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
Characters:
Gandalf - 5. Cool as Gandalf the Grey, cooler as Gandalf the White
Frodo - 4, more a case of having things done to him than doing.
Sam - 5, a hero! "If Sam finds out, he'll kill him!"
Merry - 5, love the growth he and Pip go through, physically, spiritually and emotionally.
Pippen - 5, see above.
Gollum/Smeagol - 5, a necessary evil
Legolas - 3
Gimli - 3
Aragorn/Strider - 5
Boromir - 5. Pervy hobbit fancier.
Saroman - 5, also a necessary evil.
Subject: Re: Rate Lotr Characters
Quoting:
Gandalf - 5
Frodo - 4
Sam - 3
Merry - 5 :D
Pippen - 4 (I'd give him a 5, but he was always getting us into a jam... ::) )
Go llum/Smeagol - 3
Legolas - 2
Gimli - 2 Okay, okay, we're tired of the dead orc count now... ::)
Aragorn/Strider - 5 Antonio Bandares meets Clint Eastwood?
Boromir - 2 he was a noble pain in the butt, wasn't he? :P
Theodin - 2
Tree Beard - 2 All that hrrrumming was a bit much....
Sauroman - 1 Saddam in a wizard's robe...
Tom Bombadil - 1 I found him very annoying with dilly dolly ho this and that. What do you want to bet he and Goldberry had separate bedrooms....? ;)
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I think you're being a little hard on Sauroman as a character. Certainly he was evil, but his character was interesting and his betrayal was such a point of conflict in the books.