This week we stack up the work of two of my favorite working directors against each other. Christopher Nolan made the amazing Memento and The Dark Knight (both in my top ten for the decade) while Peter Jackson gave us the LOTR trilogy (all in my top ten) and the new version of King Kong. In keeping with our ground rules, their three best-rated films on metacritic over the past decade are averaged together. Let’s see who prevails.Round 5:
Christopher Nolan
The Dark Knight (2008) – 82
Memento (2001) – 80
Insomnia (2002) – 78
Average – 80
Peter Jackson
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) – 94
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – 92
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – 88
Average: 91
Well, I think we have a winner. Peter Jackson not only beats the formidable Christopher Nolan, but also jumps into the overall lead, edging out Paul Greengrass by a full 3 points. I think we may have our winner already—and that’s before The Lovely Bones comes out in December. It's also not counting his producing efforts on the highly original District 9 or The Hobbit which is in production now. We have some good pairings in the coming week, but I doubt any will be able to overtake Mr. Jackson for the lead.
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