I Rewatch Lord of the Rings Every Year. Here’s What to Watch, What to Skip, and How to See Everything in Order

The Lord of the Rings is sacred in our household. My wife and I watch all three extended editions every year. For a hot second, before kids, we watched twice a year. We also have several framed LOTR maps, a five-book set of Tolkien’s work, Lord of the Rings Monopoly, and a little statue of the Argonath on the mantle. If there’s anyone who knows how to watch LOTR, it’s me.

Peter Jackson’s epic trilogy is now 20 years old, but these films have stood the test of time because of the…