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I like Hugo Weaving...don't like him as Elrond. Or, I should say, I imagine he could have done the warmer, noble, and wise Elf Lord quite well, but Jackson didn't want that Elrond. My image of BookElrond is a librarian, and movies he came off as a grump and a manipulative father to boot.
I feel kind of the same with John Rhys-Davies. Definitely a talented actor, who could have made a fine Gimli with some good direction. But I feel Jackson embraced the crude and ridiculous humor because he thought it would get laughs. Maybe it did, but Jackson's idea of humor doesn't appeal to me.
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