I can't believe no one has mentioned how "kick-ass" Legolas looks in this film. I love Orlando Bloom.

I really liked the scenes with Gollum and symapthized with him for a bit. Then I realized I was only seeing him as a victim and projecting too much onto a creature who is also a miscreant.

Note this comes from the point of view from someone who has tried multiple times to read Tolkein and has only succeeded in getting 2/3 of the way through one book.