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Originally Posted by Encaitare
... I'm rather conflicted, for example: Boromir and Faramir were stated to have dark hair, and Legolas' hair color is debated. My head almost explodes sometimes because I picture the lovely Boromir and Faramir as they appear in the movies, and then have to check myself and think "NO! DARK! THEY HAD *DARK* HAIR!" I have already decided that Legolas had dark hair
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Way to go Encaitare! Legolas always had dark hair since I first read the books(which was way before the movies). The Dúnedain lineage of Gondor would tend to the dark hair as stated in the text, and this bugged me a little with Boromor when I first watched the Fellowship in Dec 2001, but there was alot of mingling of blood in Gondor (as opposed to Arnor in the north) and the influx of the Northmen (from where the Rohirrim descended from), and the more southerly climate could have lightened their hair as well, so this didn't bother me as much later with the mix of complexions of Gondorain soldiers in Return of the King.
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... a raven-haired Elven archer far more appealing than Orlando in a wig.
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Yeah, PJ screwed this up bad. leave him with his own hair color at least... or better yet, find a different actor.
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But anyhow, these are the main debates that go on in my head. Maybe I'll make my own hybrid versions of Boromir and Faramir that will finally leave me in peace 
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Yes, our visions of the characters are the best. Thanks for your post because I wondered if someone who first saw the movies then read the books could break the movie mold on how the characters looked.