Eagles, Trees, Dead Army, Eagles, Eagles, Eagles, ManBear
Tolkein liked his DEM. EDIT: (I forgot that the dead army did not reach Minas Tirith in the book; but point remains the same). I think TTT and ROTK are both pretty good, though I have no quarrel with someone who places The Two Towers ahead of Return of the King. I think both would have benefitted from an elf-dwarf love triangle (not counting the bromance between Legolas and Gimli).