Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003). Based on J.R.R. Tolkien' s wildly popular Lord of the Rings' series of novels, these movies have been big international hits not only for their imaginative storytelling, but the dramatic effects the New Zealand landscape allowed Peter Jackson to create. In fact, these films are the reason many people have pushed to have high definition home entertainment systems right in their own living rooms! When The Ring,' thought lost for many years is uncovered, it finds itself in the hands of Frodo who must destroy it in order to preserve his land known as Middle Earth. Joined by a fellowship of cohorts, Fordo makes his way through three full length (plus) feature films towards his own fate and that of all existence.