The original Lord of The Rings trilogy was made before The Hobbit, starting in 2001 and ending in 2003. They were received with massive praise and became a favorite to fans everywhere (including myself). The Hobbit trilogy finished recently and is encompassed of three films spanning from 2012 to 2014.
These movies were based of the children's book "The Hobbit" (1937) and were made to be a prequel to the original trilogy. Even though Lord of The Rings was made first, the most logical way to watch them would be in chronological order, so watch The Hobbit films first, then watch Lord of The Rings.
Well, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies have a lot of similarities to the Star Wars films. The first three are great, the second three are a lot dumber and fill in the backstory for the original trilogy. So... watch them the same way you'd watch Star Wars.
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