Stephen Sondheim/YMMV


 * Crowning Moment of Awesome: Actually adapting Sweeney Todd for the cinema while remaining faithful to the original musical.
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: He is, after all, Stephen frickin' Sondheim.
 * True Art - If you're a detractor, anyway:
 * True Art Is Incomprehensible: Anyone Can Whistle and Sunday in The Park With George are total Mind Screws.
 * True Art Is Angsty: We did mention that his most famous show is about a serial killer, right?
 * And the main competitor for "most famous" is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet. You know, teenaged star-crossed lovers, fatal miscommunication, gang violence... what's not to love?
 * Then there's Bounce, which was initially a buddy comedy. It wasn't received all that well. Then it was re-tooled as Road Show, and was much darker, and received a better reception.
 * Evening Primrose doesn't sound like it would be, but after watching it, you will feel uncomfortable. Because it turns out,  And while it is one of his lesser known works, it is now considered a particular gem in hiss career.