It was ok to lump the matrix together, but not LOTR? We can lump the SW movies together too if you woul like. I think it is ok to lump the LOTR movies together since they come from one book, were film all together and were intended to be a trilogy and not really intended to stand on their own. There's no way i would sit in a movie theater for 10 hours watching it.
There are so many good movies out there that i think getting it fown to a trilogy is fine ..... you get the idea. Now, if you have a special interest in the LOTR movies and would like to know which one is each person's favorite, then perhaps a thread on the subject should be started.