You and I have the same tastes, then. Tolkien is really the ONLY fantasy I ever truly enjoyed — and still to this day — but the Dragonlance series wasn’t bad. In general, I don’t really enjoy fantasy or sci-fi all that much — I’m mostly a history (WWII) geek.
To each his own.
I really like some sci fi books, and a handful of movies.
Especially Heinlein and PKD.
I certainly understand being into history, but I need my time away from humanity in books and movies.