Never hated the LOTR films (although believe it or not, I still haven’t seen Return of the King yet), but they have yet to win me over. I still enjoy the older fantasy films moreso, like The Dark Crystal, the Neverending Story, Labyrinth, and The Wizard of Oz.
This sums up “Lord of the Rings” perfectly for me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GorLBm35ZkE
(warning: language)