"Legolas was a great character, and the movie really dumbed him down. I understand that they had to do that, since they cannot correctly develop 20 characters. But his role was reduced to stating the obvious, offering help sometimes, and kicking ass."
Not trying to knock Legolas or Beren by any means but I kinda thought they embellished his "ass kicking" way beyond what the books described. It's been too long since I've read LOTR but I think I remember him being a little arrogant at times for my liking as well (I guess being the son of a king might do that).
