Yeah, Ocean’s 11 was the one I had in mind. The Avengers would be a more recent example, and there are plenty more.
Look, I’m not saying it was a good idea (in fact I’ve said the exact opposite), I’m just saying I understand what they were going for and it would be silly to call it incompetent, even if you think it doesn’t work.
And FOTR is a very different type of film. Better? Yes. But key word: different.