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<blockquote data-quote="Zander" data-source="post: 538059" data-attributes="member: 1364"><p><span style="color: red"> <strong>SPOILERS BELOW FOR THE FotR</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>At the risk of throwing a cat among the pigeons, I disagree. McKellan doesn't have the presence the role requires. It's a combination of his bearing and his voice that makes me feel he fails to portray the protective, avuncular character Gandalf is in the books (The Hobbit and LotR). When he meets his end, I thought "good riddance". I was rooting for the Balrog!</p><p></p><p>Stewart would have made a better Gandalf. He has the demeanour of a leader which the role of Gandalf requires. McKellan doesn't. I don't think Connery would have been good for the part - he doesn't do 'worried' very well. Tom Baker has the voice, but I'm not sure he portrays emotions very realistically. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I had misgivings about Weaving as Elrond the first time I saw FotR. But when I saw the film again and re-read the book, his performance grew on me. </p><p></p><p>Mortensen was fine as Aragorn - he certainly looked the part IMO - but I would have preferred if he hadn't used an American accent. I suppose the fact that he was called in at such short notice meant he didn't have time to do the necessary voice training. A pity. </p><p></p><p>Bloom was trying too hard as Legolas. There was one point in FotR where he's running and he's trying to make it distinctive (which it is). Will all elves run like that in the three films? I doubt it.</p><p></p><p>I thought the actor who played Sam (Sean Astin?) did a good job, except a couple of times when his accent slipped.</p><p></p><p>Christopher Lee was simply brilliant as Saruman. They couldn't have cast better. Can you imagine how much more dramatic the conflict between Saruman and Gandalf would have been if it had been Lee vs Stewart?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I thought she was OK. Sygourney (sp?) Weaver might have been a good choice, but perhaps she's too old. Also, I'm not sure she could have done the voice.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>I'll be seeing it at exactly the same time. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> I'm eight hours ahead, and the film starts here at 8pm (noon your time).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zander, post: 538059, member: 1364"] [COLOR=red] [B]SPOILERS BELOW FOR THE FotR[/B][/COLOR] At the risk of throwing a cat among the pigeons, I disagree. McKellan doesn't have the presence the role requires. It's a combination of his bearing and his voice that makes me feel he fails to portray the protective, avuncular character Gandalf is in the books (The Hobbit and LotR). When he meets his end, I thought "good riddance". I was rooting for the Balrog! Stewart would have made a better Gandalf. He has the demeanour of a leader which the role of Gandalf requires. McKellan doesn't. I don't think Connery would have been good for the part - he doesn't do 'worried' very well. Tom Baker has the voice, but I'm not sure he portrays emotions very realistically. I had misgivings about Weaving as Elrond the first time I saw FotR. But when I saw the film again and re-read the book, his performance grew on me. Mortensen was fine as Aragorn - he certainly looked the part IMO - but I would have preferred if he hadn't used an American accent. I suppose the fact that he was called in at such short notice meant he didn't have time to do the necessary voice training. A pity. Bloom was trying too hard as Legolas. There was one point in FotR where he's running and he's trying to make it distinctive (which it is). Will all elves run like that in the three films? I doubt it. I thought the actor who played Sam (Sean Astin?) did a good job, except a couple of times when his accent slipped. Christopher Lee was simply brilliant as Saruman. They couldn't have cast better. Can you imagine how much more dramatic the conflict between Saruman and Gandalf would have been if it had been Lee vs Stewart? I thought she was OK. Sygourney (sp?) Weaver might have been a good choice, but perhaps she's too old. Also, I'm not sure she could have done the voice. I'll be seeing it at exactly the same time. :) I'm eight hours ahead, and the film starts here at 8pm (noon your time). [/QUOTE]
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