What's up with huge movies and the sh*t releases??
02-21-15, 10:53 AM
#51
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Re: What's up with huge movies and the sh*t releases??
My problem with commentaries now is that I find while I am listening to them, I just really wish I was watching the film. I don't rewatch movies as often now as I did when I was younger and I hardly ever feel like listening to an entire commentary right after watching the movie without it.
It's the rare commentary that captivates you from beginning to end.
Some have so many people just describing the events going on the screen, large spots of silence, or just plain uninteresting comments that to me it isn't worth the effort to even try them anymore.
It's the rare commentary that captivates you from beginning to end.
Some have so many people just describing the events going on the screen, large spots of silence, or just plain uninteresting comments that to me it isn't worth the effort to even try them anymore.
02-21-15, 01:02 PM
#53
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Re: What's up with huge movies and the sh*t releases??
I still come across the occasional making-of documentary that is slick and fairly entertaining, though they usually need to run over 20 minutes for any depth. Any featurette under 8 minutes is almost always nearly worthless.
Commentaries are always so hit-or-miss, their saving grace is that you can pick up pretty soon into the commentary if it's worth it. A boring speaker doesn't suddenly become dynamic an hour into the commentary.
Commentaries are always so hit-or-miss, their saving grace is that you can pick up pretty soon into the commentary if it's worth it. A boring speaker doesn't suddenly become dynamic an hour into the commentary.
02-21-15, 01:57 PM
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Re: What's up with huge movies and the sh*t releases??
Best commentaries of all time are John Carpenter/Kurt Russell (all of them), Guillermo del Toro for Blade 2, and Arnold Scwarzanegger and John Milius for Conan the Barabrian.
02-21-15, 03:22 PM
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I like commentaries because I can do other stuff while they run. Many are pretty interesting. The thing with making-ofs is that usually, they're just EPK fluff. Film sets are often contentious places and making a film involves a lot of problem-solving. I'm sure studios would rather not viewers see that they're micromanaging what the director wants, the director losing his temper, an actor getting upset about how he's supposed to do a take, and so forth. Wouldn't make things look very good for anybody involved, and I'm sure they're usually judicious about how various people are depicted. As result, behind-the-scenes stuff is usually "so and so was great work work with!" Putting together a doc of considerable length and depth takes time and effort, and whereas it could be the selling point back when the DVD market actually mattered, nowadays is an expense for a fairly small number of viewers.
02-21-15, 05:38 PM
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02-21-15, 05:53 PM
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About commentaires, the ones that are awesome.
Carpenter/Russell
Guillermo del Toro
Cronenberg
Bey Logan
Sir Christopher Frayling (HOLY FUCK are his Leone ones amazing, wish he had a whole track to himself for OUATITW)
Raimi/Campbell
Stallone
Fincher
Tarantino (...of course they're all on his non directed ones)
Ridley Scott
Edgar Wright (with anyone... but especially Simon Pegg, the Tarantino one on Hot Fuzz is pretty much a damn listing of all these fucking cool films you'll want to see)
Mamet
Verhoeven
Mann
02-21-15, 06:19 PM
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Re: What's up with huge movies and the sh*t releases??
I forgot about that too. They only had....*looks at wikipedia* 13 apparently. Rush 2 was badass of a DVD. I was excited to see the FoTR trailer in there, hidden in the scene selection. I'd never seen something like, in a scene selection. Hell, Rush Hour 2 sold on FoTR cuz I honestly wouldn't care for it if it wasn't on the DVD. Hadn't even heard of it till the DVD.
02-21-15, 07:28 PM
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Re: What's up with huge movies and the sh*t releases??
New Line loved home video and DVD. Those executives were fired when Warner devoured their operations after corporate consolidation.
02-24-15, 05:20 PM
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Re: What's up with huge movies and the sh*t releases??
When DVD first came out I watched the special features because it was new and exciting, and since I only had a few movies on disc I had the time. Things like the Toy Story box set were really impressive at the time.
Now, personally, I barely have time to watch the movies I own, let alone look at special features.
Good special features are few and far between. I thought the documentaries on the recent Star Trek movies were good, as were the full-length docs on the Star Wars prequel DVDs.
I wish text commentaries were more prevalent. I like being able to read trivia about a movie while still being able to watch it.
Now, personally, I barely have time to watch the movies I own, let alone look at special features.
Good special features are few and far between. I thought the documentaries on the recent Star Trek movies were good, as were the full-length docs on the Star Wars prequel DVDs.
I wish text commentaries were more prevalent. I like being able to read trivia about a movie while still being able to watch it.
02-24-15, 06:20 PM
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Re: What's up with huge movies and the sh*t releases??
i just like that they are there rather than not there just in case i decide...
