I'd disagree entirely...
LOTR is in no way a chore with me, whereas Star Wars to me looks and feels dated, and I've never really gotten the wankery over it.
With LOTR there is bags of character to it, so many rousing plotlines going on (no matter how gay they appear) and a good amount of comedic elments to it too. I've watched the trilogy in its entirity about 10+ times at this stage, and am still blown away by it.