My Favorite Directors

What do people have against Henson? The Muppets are timeless, "The Dark Crystal" stands out as one of the most intelligent and philosophical fantasy films ever, and "Labyrinth" was just light-hearted fun and great music. What's there to complain about?

To Woo... I'm not the biggest Wolfgang Petersen fan, so I've only seen the shorter version of "Das Boot", but not the really epic director's cut. I did love "Enemy Mine" and "The NeverEnding Story" though. Gosh, all those great '80s movies almost make you forget about how fucked up that decade was.

To Trashie... "The Dark Crystal" remains one of my all-time favorite fantasy films, despite some outdated special effects. It had everything else: quality storytelling, intelligent themes, terrific puppetry, beautiful production design, great music and a strong voice cast. "Labyrinth" was a little weaker since it aimed for a lighter tone and was meant for younger audiences, but it had a sweet message to it and one of the best soundtracks ever, in my opinion. If only Bowie hadn't been wearing those ridiculous tights! LMAO!

Well, it was easier than doing a bio review for each of them and it allowed me to name my favorite films by each too, so it was (pardon the phrase, which I hate) killing two birds with one stone.

Good to know. For some reason as I was adding them they kept grouping them all together. I almost put Nolan above Spielberg on account of the fact that Nolan is a more consistently making great films, whereas Spielberg has been screwing about since "Saving Private Ryan".

I know exactly what you mean about Nolan. While he hasn't been the most prolific director in recent years, his films are all very admirable in both their direction and storytelling. As far as I'm concerned, he may be near the very top of this list someday.