other than really good cinematography and visuals, the movies sucked. They were poorly conceived, poorly cast, took insane liberties with the story and plot, and were a huge disappointment. What Peter Jackson did to the Hobbit later, was criminal.
That said, I spin up one of the movies now and then, just for the visuals.
I am re reading Return of the King now. Started reading Tolkein back in 1996. Never tire of the story. I have all the other books too, the ones by his Son Christopher.
