Your Favorite DVD Commentary?
04-14-08, 06:07 PM
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Your Favorite DVD Commentary?
I used to devour dvd commentaries as I am fascinated by film production, but now many commentaries are a complete bore, and I will probably never listen to them again. I do have some favorites that I always enjoy revisiting:
Road House - commentary with Kevin Smith - absolutely hilarious. You feel like you are right there with the guys ragging on this hokey flick.
Blade 2 - I don't know why this film is so poorly regarded. I thought the story and action was great. The director is quite entertaining, and the Wesley Snipes commentary is very interesting.
Survivor seasons - I do wish more ppl would give this show a chance on dvd. They are highly enjoyable even if you know the winner. The commentaries are a lot of fun with Jeff Probst and the players. I felt like I was watching home movies with friends, and you learn a lot about the Survivor experience.
Road House - commentary with Kevin Smith - absolutely hilarious. You feel like you are right there with the guys ragging on this hokey flick.
Blade 2 - I don't know why this film is so poorly regarded. I thought the story and action was great. The director is quite entertaining, and the Wesley Snipes commentary is very interesting.
Survivor seasons - I do wish more ppl would give this show a chance on dvd. They are highly enjoyable even if you know the winner. The commentaries are a lot of fun with Jeff Probst and the players. I felt like I was watching home movies with friends, and you learn a lot about the Survivor experience.
04-14-08, 08:39 PM
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Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.
It is so cool to hear from the person the movie is about as he explains how close (or far) to real life the film gets. One of the cool quotes by him is during the school/rubber shoes scene. He is amazed by how the school room looks exactly like the real one even though no one from the production (except himself and he didn't tell) actually saw it.
It is so cool to hear from the person the movie is about as he explains how close (or far) to real life the film gets. One of the cool quotes by him is during the school/rubber shoes scene. He is amazed by how the school room looks exactly like the real one even though no one from the production (except himself and he didn't tell) actually saw it.
04-14-08, 09:00 PM
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JFK is a great one, also...
Zemeckis on Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Ebert on Casablanca and Citizen Kane
Emmerich on The Day after Tomorrow (yeah, actually good)
Schwarzeneggar and Verhoven on Total Recall
Cast and Crew on Boogie Nights
Zemeckis on Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Ebert on Casablanca and Citizen Kane
Emmerich on The Day after Tomorrow (yeah, actually good)
Schwarzeneggar and Verhoven on Total Recall
Cast and Crew on Boogie Nights
04-14-08, 09:32 PM
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John Frankenheimer - Ronin
04-14-08, 11:41 PM
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A few of these have already been posted, but what the heck, I'll list the first ten great ones that come to mind, in no particular order:
1) The Thing with Carpenter and Kurt Russell
2) The Fog with Carpenter and Debra Hill
3) Escape From New York with Carpenter and Russell
4) To Live and Die in L.A. with Friedkin
5) Big Trouble in Little China with Carpenter and Russell
6) Assault on Precinct 13 (original) with Carpenter
7) Capturing the Friedmans with the director (Andrew Jarecki...I think)
8) DiG! with the director Ondi something...but the other two commentaries are good, too, each with members of the two bands involved in the documentary
9) Rules of Attraction with Carrot Top (hilarious)
10) Rushmore with Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson, and Jason Schartzman (I think)
Those were the first ten that immediately come to mind. I know it's dominated by Carpenter commentaries, but his commentaries are always pretty relaxed but nevertheless informative. I didn't even mention the other great commentaries by Wes Anderson, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson's commentaries for Boogie Nights and Hard Eight...as well as a few Robert Altman commentaries, although sometimes his are hit and miss. Oh well, I could go on. But that's my two cents.
1) The Thing with Carpenter and Kurt Russell
2) The Fog with Carpenter and Debra Hill
3) Escape From New York with Carpenter and Russell
4) To Live and Die in L.A. with Friedkin
5) Big Trouble in Little China with Carpenter and Russell
6) Assault on Precinct 13 (original) with Carpenter
7) Capturing the Friedmans with the director (Andrew Jarecki...I think)
8) DiG! with the director Ondi something...but the other two commentaries are good, too, each with members of the two bands involved in the documentary
9) Rules of Attraction with Carrot Top (hilarious)
10) Rushmore with Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson, and Jason Schartzman (I think)
Those were the first ten that immediately come to mind. I know it's dominated by Carpenter commentaries, but his commentaries are always pretty relaxed but nevertheless informative. I didn't even mention the other great commentaries by Wes Anderson, as well as Paul Thomas Anderson's commentaries for Boogie Nights and Hard Eight...as well as a few Robert Altman commentaries, although sometimes his are hit and miss. Oh well, I could go on. But that's my two cents.
04-15-08, 12:40 AM
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Joe Bob Briggs - I Spit On Your Grave - hand's down the best commentary track ever... really.
04-15-08, 01:03 AM
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Joe Bob Briggs - I Spit On Your Grave - hand's down the best commentary track ever... really.
Joe Bob's commentaries are sheer genius. Who would have ever thought anyone could making watching I Spit On Your Grave an absolutely fun experience?
04-15-08, 02:42 PM
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The combative track with Tom Clancy and the director on Sum Of all Fears. A close second is the actors track on Ocean's 11 - they may be acting, but it sure sounded like they were a fun bunch. Honourable mention for the commentary track on "The Private Eyes" - it was great that Tim Conway did this track for a budget movie's budget release. (Private Eyes is my all-time favourite movie.)
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