[Panneth]

I think I neglected to point out that it was Orlando playing with the Legolas doll that caused the quote. He was trying to make it fire arrows.

[SpaceWeavil]

[Anna]

[BittenBuggy]

[Aerin]

If it is half as funny as you all say it is, I am going to die of laughter! I can't wait! I shouldn't download at work though! I wish I lived in london! Not stinky Seattle!

[Viv]

[Saralitazie]

Oi Viv...*gulp* Definitely shouldn't be thinking like that right now...nonononono precious *bangs head*

And back on topic because I want to throw my two cents in: Orlando Bloom is hot. 'Nuff said. And all the 'fangirls' (SQUEEEE!!! Legolaz si liek, SO hott!~) find it easy to write poorly structured, ill-written fics about him because they don't have to read the books, or do any research. "It's a movie fic!" they cry loudly, defaming the proud name of the spoilt-brat Legolas. *cough*

Heh. Not to offend anyone. (Ugh I hate being all PC and crap...)

[nillaithial]

Like Panneth, I too like Legolas the best of all the LOTR characters. All my writing is geared towards explaining that untouched-by-Tolkien history of Legolas. Who were his friends? Did he ever have a romantic encounter with anyone? How did he live and where did he travel? How did he feel about life in Middle-Earth pre-Fellowship?

I always thought it was folly to imagine that in all the history before the fellowship, Sauron never made any previous takeover attempts at ruling Middle-Earth. And if Sauron DID, then obviously he would have failed. And it always seemed to me that in all of Middle-Earth history, there would be a constant struggle between good and evil, and that the elves (and particularly, Legolas) would've always been involved somehow.

You can go on and on building a whole history for Legolas, which is the most beautiful thing about this character. It doesn't hurt that his race is the stealthiest, most long-lived, and physically most beautiful either.

For all the other characters, I believe their pasts are rather written in stone, and one is constrained by what Tolkien envisioned. That makes it more difficult to write, and I have alot of respect for those Hobbit and mortal tales on the site here.

My only rule is when I write, I have to bring everything up to where the fellowship began. Legolas can't have a wife, close elven friends along with him at Elrond's council etc...

For me, I don't want to change anything that Tolkien wrote, but rather, add on to it. That's why I like Legolas, because it's easy to do precisely that.

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[Ling]

Just read through all of this and I wanted to comment on one thing... Whomever it was who asked for one word to describe Legolas' personality in the movies I think it would have to be evolving... From his first snarky comments about dwarves to his last comments to Gimli about dying as friends... We saw Legolas evolve and become a better being.

[Leilana]

True... he also seemed (in the movies) to do progressively more amazing stunts as each movie came out. I'm not sure if it was PJ's idea of pulling in a larger female audience or not, but it most likely worked!

[Saralitazie]

Oi, def. PJ's idea And for crimunies sake, how do you do that stunt he did in Two Towers, where they were kicking warg-orc ass on the way to Helm's Deep. He reached to the left of the horse - while it was running, too - and swung up on the right side!! And don't even get me started on him "climbing up the Mumak"....

As hot and cute as it and he is/are, it simply ain't possible.

[BittenBuggy]

Ah well, I grew up on a ranch - and I can tell you that what Leggy did in the TT is entirely possible...

As long as you are the most experianced rider in the world. My only qualm - it was gripped incorrectly and so when he swung up, he techincally should have snapped his wrist. But he's an elf right? Not bound my mere mortal limitations

And the Mumak part was awesome, so you just hush, puppy.