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How do you introduce someone to DIF? (Favorite episodes.)
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2 2012-01-20 23:52:36 (edited by Fido 2012-01-21 07:10:32)
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Constantine - the best example of "what is a perfect movie" commentary
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This thread is actually gonna be helpful to me. I haven't watched that many episodes yet, so I'll follow your list.
4 2012-01-21 06:18:03 (edited by Fido 2012-01-21 07:11:04)
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oh yes, and Monsters Inc - the best "everyone was just radiating big love for a movie" commentary gets my recommendation too 
5 2012-01-21 06:26:50 (edited by Saniss 2012-01-21 06:31:51)
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I'll see, but I really want to watch the Twilight one. I can't begin to imagine the potential it has.
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THE LOST WORLD: a really good example of you guys breaking down a sequel and why it doesn't work and asking if it could ever work.
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Top 10...
10. Jurassic Park
9. Star Trek Wrath of KHAAAAAAAN!
8. Matrix 1
7. Star Wars 3
6. Independance Day.
5. Last Airbender.
4. Spiderman 3
3. Terminator: Salvation
2. Star Wars Episode 1
1. Star Wars Episode 2.
Looking at it now, I realize I loving listening to you guys go insane about crappy movies. Anyway those are my ten. As for the Intermission I couldn't tell you, I have only heard 3 (As of now)
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Jurassic Park. It was full of cool scientific anecdotes and there was a great joke about birds wanting to be told they were pretty. Before listening to that episode I liked the show because it was a bunch of cool movie commentaries. Afterward I realized that I would listen to the four of them talk about anything (like with Top Gear).*
*I feel like that there could have been a semicolon in there somewhere.
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The two movies that convinced me were Salvation and GB2. You guys nailed the multi-leveled T:S failure beautifully. And Mike's GB2 line in the Halp video. After he said that I was like, "these are my people."
Best overall commentary is Titanic. I've listened to it more than once.
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Serenity worked for me.
"Life is about movies; anything else is a bonus!"- Me 
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Since I'm a relatively new convert to DiF I'm looking at this thread as more educational than me having much to share.
Though I should say that I was never going to watch Twilight and wanted to keep it that way, but...
I really enjoyed the SW/ESB/ROTJ commentaries and would recommend them to anyone. I even enjoyed the prequels which threw in a lot of "these could be much better if" along with the required "this is awful" comments.
Close Encounters was the first one I watched live with everyone and found that great fun too.
I have some catching up to do.
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The Abyss commentary was the one that converted me. Just all of Trey's behind the scenes stories are awesome on that.
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Jaws was the 1st DiF commentary I listened to because it's my favorite movie, so I'd probably share that one with anyone that'd listen. It's a great commentary too.
Some recommendations would be based on the person I was receommending DiF to as well. My nephew has become a bit of a cinephile so I just told him to go and listen, they've all got something to offer.
Any of the films Trey worked on have been very informative and enthralling to me. I push The Abyss commentary a lot.
Other favorites: SW/ESB/RotJ, Princess Bride, and the prequel trilogy commentaries (along with Lego Star Wars) are the best way to watch those films.
Most of the commentaries make me revist films I already love, like Ghostbusters, but haven't seen in a while; or they convince me to check out films I had avoided, like Constantine.
16 2012-01-29 02:46:31 (edited by Gibson 2012-01-29 03:51:30)
Re: How do you introduce someone to DIF? (Favorite episodes.)
I agree that Titanic and Twilight are the best to start with.
I really thought that the Twilight commentary was a great look at sexual fears and expectations that exist today. The only thing that I thought was missing was you never talked about how Bella's options were limited to:
A guy who wants to eat her because her blood smells so good, but who will try not to, because he can not hear her thoughts, and that makes her interesting (really? Is that not kind of insulting to both of them?)
And a guy who really likes her, but if she pisses him off, will turn into a wolf, who will maim or kill her (Is this a commentary on domestic violence?)
It really upsets me that these are the choices that girls today seem to be faced with. Where are the guys who respect her, and enjoy hanging out with her?
Where is Lloyd Dobler or Mark Hunter (Hard Harry)? Or even Jake Ryan? Or even Daniel Larusso. John Bender never wanted to hurt Claire, or turn her into him.
In terms of the Titanic commentary, Trey just killed it with all the stories he knew about what really happened. I have been repeating them to various family members ever since, and telling them to listen to the podcast!
I listened to the Silence of the Lambs first, and Starship Troopers second, and those got me hooked.
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I personally love all the commentaries that criticise the film heavily (Star Wars prequels and Matrix sequels)
I have recommended DIF to a few friends and I have always told them to start with the Spider-man trilogy. I initially thought the films were not too bad. My opinion made a complete 180 once I heard the commentaries for them.
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You are right that Sookie liked Bill because she could not hear his thoughts. Sookie having her mind to herself means that she will act according to her own will.
Bella's mind being unreadable was attractive to Edward...because he really never cared what she thought.
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The Armageddon one is a favourite.
I also have fond memories of the Christmas Special where you exchanged the members of the commentary during the progress. Not a good one to *introduce* someone to it, of course, but I still like it a lot....
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