the only thing i dislike was the shield surfing scene in the two towers battle.... way too made up. so did you watch the making of that scene? He actually did that scene. It was not CGI it was Bloom. He has a harness on but that was it. Get ready Jackson has another "Legolas" special in Return of the King.
I'm not sure about Bloom ever winning a Oscar, this fame thing is freaking him out, even talks about retiring or not making so many movies.
Leonardo is a great actor ?
Not only no but heck no. He has the ability to be a great actor. We've seen it. He was great in Whats eating Gilbert Grape but he walked through Beaches, Titanic (poser role) The Mask. He was good in Gangs of New York and darn good in Catch Me If You Can.. but great no.
Russell Crowe is great. Johny Depp took a movie about a Disney Ride and made it a worth while flick to watch. POTC still had some lame parts. The the teenie bopper captain that Sparrow gave a ship too, now that was stupid.
Orlandos popularity will rise again after ROTK then ebb with Troy and rise again with POTC2 after that I figure he will fade into the wood work.
Now as for Hayden Christensen.. we will see after Shattered Glass ...