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my take on the women of LOTR:

Arwen - very fetching but empty-headed (the extended DVD sures brings this out) Much more attractive than Galadriel, but her vacuous mind sure is a turn-off.

Galadriel - I thought she was supposed to be so beautiful as to bewitch a dwarf? Whoever plays her should learn the first secret to beauty: SMILE! The most descriptively beautiful woman in the book is a rather dowdy, plain woman in the movie. Am I the only one who sees it this way?

Eowyn - Very pretty, and strong (from the trailers). I think she is the most attractive woman in the movie so far.

Rosie Cotton - gorgeous to a fault. The only reason I would leave the Shire os to rescue the world ... for her.

OK, a shallow review to be sure.

There were rumors that Kate Winslet would play Galadriel. I'm not sure she would have been right for the part, but she would have been great to see anywhere in the movie.

I think Liv Tyler has the looks to play Arwen, but I was personally put off by the breathless delivery of her lines.

Cate Blanchett's Galadriel I liked better, but found the Ring-temptation scene a bit over the top for my taste. Positively Wagnerian at one point!

Fortunatley, we have two more films and added footage from all three films to round out their characters to look forward to.