DVDs you watch for the commentary and the extras
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DVDs you watch for the commentary and the extras
Some films I like I have seen so often, I can only be urged to see them again if I listen to the commentary or look at the extras.
Two candidates for this category are Children of Paradise (Criterion) and Mary Poppins (40th anniversary edition). I don't always feel like re-watching the whole thing and getting all poetic over the first or teary-eyed over the second, but when I think of the marvelous commentaries on those DVDs (one very informed film scholar for each part of Children and a Julie Andrews-Dick Van Dyke-Richard Sherman-Karen Dotrice reunion plus archival recordings of Walt Disney, Bill Walsh, Irwin Kostal and Bob Sherman on Poppins), it makes me want to see them all over again.
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Two candidates for this category are Children of Paradise (Criterion) and Mary Poppins (40th anniversary edition). I don't always feel like re-watching the whole thing and getting all poetic over the first or teary-eyed over the second, but when I think of the marvelous commentaries on those DVDs (one very informed film scholar for each part of Children and a Julie Andrews-Dick Van Dyke-Richard Sherman-Karen Dotrice reunion plus archival recordings of Walt Disney, Bill Walsh, Irwin Kostal and Bob Sherman on Poppins), it makes me want to see them all over again.
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. I bought it for the Roger Ebert commentary and the variety of extras. The same with the Vista Series DVD of Pearl Harbor. The extras are pretty good.
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Originally Posted by dx23
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. I bought it for the Roger Ebert commentary and the variety of extras. The same with the Vista Series DVD of Pearl Harbor. The extras are pretty good.
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Speed has a really funny commentary by Mark Gordon. He even made fun of Speed 2 and mentioned that he had no involvement with it even though he was credited an an Executive Producer.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy has an excellent cast commentary.
The Lord of the Rings trilogy has an excellent cast commentary.
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Originally Posted by baracine
Some films I like I have seen so often, I can only be urged to see them again if I listen to the commentary or look at the extras.
I don't always feel like re-watching the whole thing ... but when I think of the marvelous commentaries on those DVDs ... it makes me want to see them all over again.
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I don't always feel like re-watching the whole thing ... but when I think of the marvelous commentaries on those DVDs ... it makes me want to see them all over again.
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Did I get it right?
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Originally Posted by marty888
I now know how that Aflac duck felt listening to Yogi Berra .... but I think what you're saying is that when the a movie you really love doesn't turn you on anymore, you use the commentaries and/or extras like a dose of Viagra to get yourself going again.
Did I get it right?
Did I get it right?
If I wanted "viagra for movies", I'd simply light a joint...
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The Simpsons DVDs have some very good commentaries by most of the cast and crew, it's interesting to hear how some episodes are planned in detail while other episodes utilized a mixture of editing and writing tricks to lengthen certain dead spots.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Criterion is another DVD I often come back to for the extras, in particular the commentary by the late Hunter Thompson, it is still a hoot to listen to.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Criterion is another DVD I often come back to for the extras, in particular the commentary by the late Hunter Thompson, it is still a hoot to listen to.
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I bought Citizen Kane as a blind buy because there's Roger Ebert commentary in it. I never knew I'm going to like the movie but fortunately I loved it.
Bought THX-1138 for its movie but ended up not very liking it. The commentary is interesting but the American Zoetrope feature really blow me away.
I think I'm going to buy Beyond the Valley of the Dolls blind for Ebert's commentary.
I'm an Ebert sucker.
Bought THX-1138 for its movie but ended up not very liking it. The commentary is interesting but the American Zoetrope feature really blow me away.
I think I'm going to buy Beyond the Valley of the Dolls blind for Ebert's commentary.
I'm an Ebert sucker.
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I usually re-watch Kevin Smith movies with the commentary on, and I'm slowly working my way through all the commentaries on the Lord of the Rings DVDs. A few other good ones: Freaks & Geeks, Star Trek CEs, Godzilla 2000, UHF. Though I can't think of any DVDs that I've re-watched just for the extras.
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Originally Posted by baracine
I'm not sure if that's exactly what I meant, unless you consider Boyond the Valley of the Dolls and Pearl Harbor movies you have actually enjoyed watching before on their own, without the commentary
I liked Beyond the Valey of the Dolls and semi-liked Pearl Harbor as a popcorn flick.
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I liked Beyond the Valley of the dolls. In a cheesy way of course, but the dvd was fun.
I didn't listen to the commentary, but the other features were pretty interesting.
I'm not sure I have any films I've seen so many times I can only watch it again with a commentary. Most of the films I've seen more than four times are films I'd watch more regardless. I guess Citizen Kane would be one where I had to listen to the commentary.
I have seen it three times, so I guess a commentary viewing would do me good.
I didn't listen to the commentary, but the other features were pretty interesting.
I'm not sure I have any films I've seen so many times I can only watch it again with a commentary. Most of the films I've seen more than four times are films I'd watch more regardless. I guess Citizen Kane would be one where I had to listen to the commentary.
I have seen it three times, so I guess a commentary viewing would do me good.
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"Spinal Tap" commentary is hilarious and double the laugh than feature film itself.
"Platoon" commentary by Capt. Dale Dye for interesting insight in US troops equipment and trivia of Vietnam War.
"Silence of the Lambs" outtakes and deleted scenes, probably the best I've ever seen.
Hmmm... That's all I can remember for now.
"Platoon" commentary by Capt. Dale Dye for interesting insight in US troops equipment and trivia of Vietnam War.
"Silence of the Lambs" outtakes and deleted scenes, probably the best I've ever seen.
Hmmm... That's all I can remember for now.
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I enjoy the LOTR EE's a lot...
my favorite of all time to pull off the shelf and go through all the stuff, would be Alien Quadrilogy. Great commentaries, and woah nelly, lots of extras.
my favorite of all time to pull off the shelf and go through all the stuff, would be Alien Quadrilogy. Great commentaries, and woah nelly, lots of extras.
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"Driven" - for the deleted/extended scenes section with Stallone commentary. One of the most dramatic examples I've seen of a potentially good movie having it's heart and soul gutted. You can hear the sorrow in Sly's voice.
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It may not count, since I'm always in the mood to watch Dark City in some form, but that disc has two fantastic commentaries. It also showed me that Ebert isn't just a pretentious film snob, but actually knows what he's talking about and can provide intelligent, well thought out critical analysis. And the extras aren't bad considering it was an early generation disc.
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The group commentary and doc on Evil Dead II are aces. The Bruce Campbell commentary on Evil Dead is also great fun. When I think about listening to a commentary, those are the ones I think about first.