Never read LOTR, but the movies made me fall asleep very often - the visual FX were stunning, though.
I had to read The Hobbit for school, and I think I never really got into it enough to continue past the first couple of pages. Not sure how I managed to hide that fact from my teacher.
I think that I don't like fantasy in general. Hobbits, Elves, and the whole shebang ... I'd much rather stick to flying broomsticks, hovering golden balls and navel-pulling artefacts
Seriously, I like to stick to facts, even if it is fiction.