Are there people out there who are "Elijah Wood fans"?

I feel a bit of nostalgia when I see his name because I still remember going to the theater to see North when I was a kid and the day I went to see Fellowship of the Ring will always be one of the best days of my life.

He hasn't done anything I've gotten excited about in a while though. I Don't Feel At Home in this World Anymore was amusing enough, but he hasn't done anything since LOTR that was truly meaningful to me.

He keeps busy and apparently is still in demand by producers, so in this industry that has to be considered a victory. Looks like he does a lot of voice work these days.

But yeah, I'm not sure what the last thing he starred in that was considered a big hit though.

Can't say that I saw that one. The last film I watched him in was I Don't Feel At Home in this World Anymore, and then before that The Last Witch Hunter. The former was pretty good; the latter was not.

I guess that fact that, until I made this thread, he only had one thread on this board that was under a year old would lend credence to your statement. But hey, he keeps getting roles.

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There are definitely actors who have a charisma, style and vibe that will attract me to a movie even if I know nothing else about the movie.

For instance, right now I'm trying to work my way through Nicolas Cage's entire filmography just because it's Nicolas Cage. Many of the movies are actually quite bad, but I want to see them because he's in them.

Other actors that have always had a magnetic attraction for me would include Jack Nicholson, Clint Eastwood, Sandra Bullock, Chris Hemsworth, Arnold, Mark Wahlberg, Judy Garland, Tom Cruise, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Robert Duvall, Helen Mirren and Steve Martin.

Some actors throughout Hollywood history have reached "star" status and become draws for a reason, and it wasn't just because their name usually guaranteed a quality film.

Oddly enough, you could argue he was more of a "name" before he did LOTR then he was after and that LOTR was the top of the mountain he had already begun climbing as a child. Because after LOTR, in many ways, it seems it has been downhill.

During the 90s he was indisputably one of the most popular and best-known child actors. I still remember going to see North in the theater with my mom. I also remember watching Huck Finn and The Good Son as a kid, and while I never saw The War, I remember other people telling me about it. Then he grabbed supporting roles in The Ice Storm and The Faculty, and a co-starring role in Deep Impact, and then LOTR.

That's a pretty good run. But LOTR did not seem to boost his career when considering the roles he got after those films. More people might have known his name or his face, but ironically he was definitely a bigger star as a child actor than he was as an adult in the post-LOTR world.

Interesting. So there IS an Elijah Wood fan out there in the world. Thanks for chiming in in.

If you could put your finger on it, what are the specific qualities of Elijah Wood that make you interested in him and his acting?

Definitely. I sat through Happy Feet for him, lol The last show I remember actually seeing him being advertised in was Wilfred and it looked fun but I never got around to seeing it...maybe I didn't have the channel. But yea. he's a gem.