Boromir. Book V.S. Movie - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lord of Angmar · 12-14-2003, 02:12 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>For me Sean Bean was the best performer in the films. Much as I really, really love Ian McKellen's performance as Gandalf I felt he only fully matched up to the book's Gandalf.<BR>Whereas Sean Bean improved on the books Boromir. (Eurytus)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I agree that Sean Bean probably provided the best performance of the movies (Ian McKellen and Ian Holm were close). I think, however, that McKellen's part was probably harder to play all in all, as Gandalf is a much more ambiguous character, and therefore I have to lend a great deal of credit to McKellen as well.

12-14-2003, 02:12 PM	#24
Lord of Angmar Tyrannus Incorporalis Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the North Posts: 833	<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>For me Sean Bean was the best performer in the films. Much as I really, really love Ian McKellen's performance as Gandalf I felt he only fully matched up to the book's Gandalf.<BR>Whereas Sean Bean improved on the books Boromir. (Eurytus)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I agree that Sean Bean probably provided the best performance of the movies (Ian McKellen and Ian Holm were close). I think, however, that McKellen's part was probably harder to play all in all, as Gandalf is a much more ambiguous character, and therefore I have to lend a great deal of credit to McKellen as well. __________________ ...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.