I think there's few who really despise the movies. It's not like the movies would have ruined Tolkien's world for us. If there's something wrong in the films, we can pick up our worn-out books and go to Middle-Earth that way.
Being intelligent sprites we are not blinded by grand settings, beautiful music, magnificent costume designing, handsome actors...
In an eleven-hour movie there has to be something that somebody doesn't quite like. Then that certain somebody comes here and says it out loud. And then we discuss it.
But I doubt that those who seem to bash Mr. Jackson's films really hate them. We just like the films so much that we aren't afraid to criticize them. We love and cherish the story and our feedback - no matter how negative it may be at times - won't change that fact. Also, talking here with other people helps us to accept the "flaws" (or convince us about things like PJ's Faramir was the greatest blunder of film history
).
But due to this is an Appreciation Thread, I wrote a Haiku poem for the greatness of PJ. Since I don't have a clue how to count syllables in English words, this may not fill the requirements of a haiku but I don't care.
PJ, you are great
You deserved the Oscars
Just do the Hobbit