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I thought all of the actors came across very well in the documentaries (even Liv Tyler, who's gotten some heat here, and I thought she was OK -- of course I'm not too put off by giggly young women, though I can see why more mature women would be). Ian McKellan came across as the commsumate professional and the widely-maligned Viggo showed a tremendous amount of insight. These people may have some really strange and oddball philosophies about life, but when it comes to acting and movie-making they are very much in the realm of their expertise -- and that comes across clearly.

One amazing thing was how these actors could morph into really accurate mimickry of each other -- right down to capturing the voices of the other actors. The two actors who play Merry and Pippin both have pronounced accents (Scottish and Irish) in their natural speech -- yet the fellow who plays Merry could morph instantly into a dead-on impersonation of John Rhys-Davies. About knocked me over the first time he did it! You can really see the range of their talent come out in these simple documentary interviews.

One amazing thing was how these actors could morph into really accurate mimickry of each other

Well, I guess their having to spend 18 months with just each other would give them an advantage in that ability! What a commitment that was! Most actors will sign on for 6-9months at the most, for any movie. These men and women apparently loved this material so much that they stayed almost three times the normal time, but then again, they WERE making three movies!

I thought all of the actors came across very well in the documentaries (even Liv Tyler, who's gotten some heat here, and I thought she was OK -- of course I'm not too put off by giggly young women, though I can see why more mature women would be). Ian McKellan came across as the commsumate professional and the widely-maligned Viggo showed a tremendous amount of insight. These people may have some really strange and oddball philosophies about life, but when it comes to acting and movie-making they are very much in the realm of their expertise -- and that comes across clearly.

I agree with everything you said! I like all of them. The all seem like genuinely nice people.

I love the stories about Sam being all worried about safety, and the stories with Viggo and the little guy that was a size double... cooking the curry and the fish "Well, its not the way I would have done it!" HA! ... and then the story from when they were in the boat. I just like listening to their stories.

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Hullo ALL! - Penny is on her way home, we had our day of visiting, watching FoTR, more visiting, watching TTT, more visiting! I fear I just chatter non-stop when I am with her... all this talking we can do without the trouble of typing!