for what it's worth, on that same compiled list,
>Lord of the Rings:ROTK ranks 28th, Lord of the Rings:FOTR
>ranks 33rd, and LOTR:Two Towers ranks 57th.

does this account for lists that rank all of them as one movie? since they've come out i think more people have done that than ranked/reviewed them individually, which makes it kinda awkward when compiling lists. for instance: http://www.metacritic.com/feature/film-critics-pick-the-best-movies-of-the-decade

that's a small sample size. i'm not gonna nitpick everything on there, and there are plenty of foreign films, but i was still surprised that crouching wasn't on there and that city of god didn't crack the top 25.