Other than being visually stunning, are the LotR movies really any good? Or are they just visuals and special fx? Personally, I hated them. They are too long, slow, have too many pointless charaters, rely on visuals other than story. I know millions of people are crazy for these movies, but I don't get it. If I was writing these movie adaptations, I would have done it completely different? Does anyone else agree with me? Or am I missing something.