What the heck is LOTR doing on the list?

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2005)

I asked myself "What the heck (actually ***k) this movie is doing here in the list of Top 250 movies of all time?". But hey this is a list decided on votes and popularity nothing to do with the quality of the film I bet as time continues its inexorable march and the movie isn't that fresh in viewers' minds it wouldn't be rated this high...but then you never know popular taste is so unpredictable.
An average movie with nothing deep or thought-provoking about it. Nice special effects and scenery though. A movie of the time a blockbuster but certainly not a great one. I was very bored when I saw this movie.
What the movie has going for it is the LOTR enthusiasts like Trekkies they watch/buy anything that has to to with the movie and the cult around it. I know a guy who works in the California branch of my office who has the entire set of LOTR characters as small figurines on his desk ---Insert Rolling of Eyes icon here---!!!
My rating is 4 of 10