Who's your favourite LOTR character?

[Dinwar]

Galadriel. If nothing else, just for the swan boats (there's a whole issue with swan-shaped boats in The Silimarilion). That, and she's certainly not a woman to simply let the men-folk do the fighting. And as someone who ranked "skill with a blade" as one of the top things I looked for in a woman to marry, this is a good thing as far as I'm concerned.

After that, Aragorn in the books. I don't like how the movies made the character doubt himself because a guy 3,000 years ago kept Sauron's ring.

 

[Georg]

personality: Sam and Faramir

as actors: Gollum, Wormtongue, Denethor

 

[Soapy Sam]

In terms of "Person I'd like to live next door to in real life" Sam Gamgee.
In terms of a character in a book, I've always found Bombadil interesting. He seems to have sneaked in, from an earlier book that never quite got written.

 

[D'rok]

I thought you hated it...?

Strongly disliked the book, loved the show.

 

[Damien Evans]

Film, Book, Either or Both?

As if you have to ask. Obviously the book.


Aragorn.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheAragorn

 

[catsmate]

Samwise.

 

[Morrigan]

Strongly disliked the book, loved the show.

That is beyond bizarre, considering how much better the book is.

 

[D'rok]

That is beyond bizarre, considering how much better the book is.

I am quite aware that you consider your opinions on such matters to be incontrovertible facts, so I will respect Orphia's request and restrict my self to saying...I respect your opinion.

Also, Mrs. D'rok's reaction to Ned's fate was priceless. She had no idea it was coming.

 

[RemieV]

Sam. Sam. Sam. Sam.

 

[Morrigan]

I am quite aware that you consider your opinions on such matters to be incontrovertible facts, so I will respect Orphia's request and restrict my self to saying...I respect your opinion.

lol, sorry, didn't mean to derail. I'll send a PM.

 

[Jorghnassen]

Book: Legolas, followed by Sam
Movies (Jackson ones): Aragorn
Movie (Bakshi): the Nazgûls

 

[BaaBaa]

Sauron.

He would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for those darn kids Hobbits!

 

[Brainache]

Gollum. He is repulsive and sympathetic. A character of almost pure evil without whom the whole mission would have failed.

I wouldn't want to hang out with him, but as a character he is brilliant.

For likability I'd go with either Merry or Pippin; depending on if I was in the mood to sit around chatting about Hobbit History, or to get drunk and sing Hobbit drinking songs...

 

[GlennB]

Rosie Cotton. So hot, despite those big hairy feet.

Putting mere lust aside, Eowyn.

 

[fuelair]

Sauron.

He would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for those darn kids Hobbits!

and their pesky wizard!!

 

[pakeha]

Galadriel, in the trilogy, for her staying power.
In the film, for that last look as she boards the ship in the Grey Havens.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Glorfindel.

 

[Blue Mountain]

Gandalf: wise, can do some serious magic, has the ability to think his way out of difficult situations, and (for the most part) patient with others.

Pretty much everything I'm not.

 

[Rincewind]

Sauron.

He would have gotten away with it, if it wasn't for those darn kids Hobbits!

Obviously...

No Sauron, no story....

 

[Skepticemea]

It certainly isn't Tom Bloody Yellowboots Bombadil!