Ah, thanks for that clarification. I had caught the things you were displeased about but not that you thought the films were adequate judged on their own merit.

I agree with you about some aspects of the films as adaptations. The overemphasis on spectacle and battle is misplaced and out of keeping with the tone and concerns of the books, as much as that might be expected from a famous maker of horror/psychological thriller films. I was upset about Jackson's treatment of Faramir - okay, horrified. And I thought there was one crucial casting error, but not everybody agrees with me on that.