DVD commentary cliches
02-25-09 | 04:17 AM
#27
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Re: DVD commentary cliches
I was going to do this scene a different way, but AT THE END OF THE DAY I'm glad we kept it like this.
These actors are absolutely the best in the business and/or the funniest people of all-time.
-The most painful commentary I've ever heard was the one with Steve Zahn on Joy Ride. I don't know if he was purposely trying to sound retarded or what, but thank god he gets cut off by Leelee Sobieski after about 30 minutes and never comes back.
These actors are absolutely the best in the business and/or the funniest people of all-time.
-The most painful commentary I've ever heard was the one with Steve Zahn on Joy Ride. I don't know if he was purposely trying to sound retarded or what, but thank god he gets cut off by Leelee Sobieski after about 30 minutes and never comes back.
02-25-09 | 07:45 AM
#28
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Re: DVD commentary cliches
Similar to this, when a commentary group hems and haws about whether or not they can "spoil" something that happens later in the film just in case people haven't seen it yet. Seriously. If someone hasn't seen the film yet, so they buy the DVD and decide the best way to watch it for the first time is with the commentary? Please. It's not your place to worry about these idiots, commentary group. I'm your fan, not them. Just give me my commentary.
02-25-09 | 08:01 AM
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02-25-09 | 08:46 AM
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Re: DVD commentary cliches
The issue is not the content, it's the presentation. Even the most interesting information will be boring if delivered in a droning monotone. The commentary on last year's Criterion release of The Furies is a recent example. I have no problem with the commentator being well-prepared or drawing on past material, but I shouldn't be able to tell that he's reading from a script.
02-25-09 | 09:12 AM
#31
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Re: DVD commentary cliches
The issue is not the content, it's the presentation. Even the most interesting information will be boring if delivered in a droning monotone. The commentary on last year's Criterion release of The Furies is a recent example. I have no problem with the commentator being well-prepared or drawing on past material, but I shouldn't be able to tell that he's reading from a script.
