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I'm a commentary junkie (Even did a month-long challenge of listening to them), but (As a few others have said) I just don't listen to them as much as I used to. Mostly because it's a "Been there, heard it" type of thing when it comes to the making of a movie.

One thing that keeps it fresh for me are the Fan-commentaries because it's cool (For me, at least) to hear different perspectives of the actual movies (Although these can only be found on certain horror/sci-fi movies)

And I'm still waiting to recapture another commentary moment as was presented here:

^Obviously wasn't "Director-approved" before Cohen watched this :lol:

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I read that the Finding Nemo commentary actually has people saying Fuck in it, which makes this even funnier

Re: Do you listen to audio commentary tracks?
 

In the early days of DVD, I listened to all of them because it was something new and different. Now I only listen to them occasionally and even then as passive viewing. This is mainly because of a large unwatched dvd and bluray stack.

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I really enjoy hearing comments from filmmakers, especially if they try to avoid repeating themselves from the other extras.

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I transfer them to MP3 and listen during commute or workout.

I have sat and watched video commentary extras though, but so far none of the video commentaries I've seen were worth it... Just video of the participants sitting around.

Warner did a good job on video commentaries with their maximum movie mode titles, but they've only produced very few of them.

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Edgar Wright is literally the best at commentaries. I can't wait for the 3+ commentaries we get for his new film.

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Like several of you, I've kinda fallen off the commentary wagon. I used to not consider my viewing of a DVD or Blu-ray complete until I'd watched everything on it (minus the various language tracks, though I have played a few of those over the years). I still make a point to play commentary tracks on discs where that's the only real bonus feature, but for a lot of movies it seems that there's a whole lot of redundancy between the commentaries and the rest of the bonus content. There's a sense that I've already heard about this anecdote or that trivia by the time I get to the commentary that detracts from the novelty.

I think the main issue is that most commentary tracks are recorded for new movies, where there really just hasn't been enough passage of time for any perspective. There's no legacy to discuss because there's now only been a few months between when the movie opened in theaters and when the discs go on sale. This is one area where classic movies have a distinct advantage, and why I'm particularly keen on commentary tracks from film historians and critics like the late Roger Ebert or Rudy Behlmer (both of whom recorded fantastic commentaries for Casablanca). Those kinds of tracks are a much stronger priority for me.

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I really liked the commentary tracks that Bey Logan did for HKL.