Commentaries, nah, ther suck sweaty donkey balls don't they?

The best commentary not DiF related that I ever listened to is, now bear with me, the Twilight commentary by Robert Pattinson and Kirsten Stewart.  It's like a damn riff-track, because its pretty obvious that they hate that damn movie.  It's hilarious.

Last edited by MonsieurVelo (2012-02-01 23:03:13)

This was great!

I also am a fiend for crew commentaries. I listen to them less now than I used to, but I still listen to nearly every commentary on nearly every movie that I buy. And I too frequently buy DVDs almost solely because they have commentaries.

One of the things that bugs me about it-was-so-cold commentaries is that these are usually Californians talking, and I'm from the snowbelt. I'm betting it WASN'T all THAT cold, so screw you. (I offer obvious exceptions to Kurt Russell on The Thing and the crew of Empire Strikes Back.)

^quick question re: kkbb, was the commentary on the dvd release or just the blueray, cos I wouldn't want to ebay the dvd all    and be all    when it arrives.

I love commentaries. I'm like Trey, I hesitate to buy a DVD if it does not have a commentary on it.  Some of the commentaries I like in not particular order:
- Anything by Brad Bird
- Firefly
- Back to the Future
- Karate Kid
- LotR

I was terribly disappointed that the Nolan Batman Movies didn't have commentaries.  However, I do hear there are commentaries on a series of movies that are can't miss.  Any movie by Uwe Boll. Apparently his commentary gives all sorts of insight into the kind of film maker he truly is, and makes his movies actually entertaining to watch.

I Love all kinds of Commentaries.... but my favorite type are those for "based on a true story" film with the real people, followed by history film with knowledgeable historians... then any commentary with a competent director.

"Life is about movies; anything else is a bonus!"- Me   

My favorite commentary is Kung Pow: Enter The Fist. It's at once completely insane and stupid, but also an utterly fascinating story of how the movie got made. The idea for the movie itself is rather crazy and it's quite a feat that they managed to pull it off as well as they did. Sadly, the movie itself is only marginally funny if you're into really stupid screwball comedy. It's got a charm to it, tho, and it's genuinely funny in spurts.

I don't honestly remember a lot of the commentaries I've listened to. I don't think I've listened to one in a couple years. I should probably go back through a few movies and check them out.

Based on Mamet's non-fiction writings, and Kilmer's own reputation, I would not be at all surprised if Kilmer was for serious.

I completely forgot you're not a resident of the United States. That sucks the commentary is not in that region. I feel bad for you. PM me your e-mail address and all will be right with the world.

You keep your mouth shut, Trey!

^

As for commentary recommendations/avoidances.

Ultraviolet - Milla on her own didn't work for me, felt she needed someone else there (Director and/or Producer like others do) to bounce off of.
whereas John Rambo - just Sly but it never felt like he was scampering (probably the wrong word) around for something to say - though I'm still not sure if I'm allowed to enjoy this as a kick-ass, explosion filled, limbs flying, body shredding, blood splattered blast of a movie when (as he says in his commentary) it is also a horrific depiction of the real-life horrors being carried out in Burma right now.
Cast commentaries absent of the main actor (Doomsday - no Rhona Mitra) feel incomplete.
and the first Pirates movie (the commentary by the writers) I found most interesting - how the story was cobbled together by taking different acts from different peoples drafts.
and finally , loved the one for Jason X - a bunch of people who loved the series and grew tired of waiting for JvF to get upnrunning, so went out and made themselves a movie (ish) - whereas the JvF one (imho) would have greatly benefiited from Sean Cunninghams involvement - we got Robert Englund to give the Freddy perspective, bring all his history from the previous films, but there was noone to speak with authority about Jason since this was Ken Kirzinger's first time. Sean could have done that. 

a Blu Ray player is on my to-buy list, right under a bigass tv. (3rd on the list is Serenity for the cast commentary  , the DVD only having Joss's one  )

Last edited by Fido (2012-02-07 10:00:21)

^ I liked the above cos I'm feeling all smug with my 20"er   

(that's what she said.)

It's funny that James Cameron begins his Titanic commentary by saying he doesn't like doing commentaries (e.g. the movie should stand on its own), but instead of grumbling about it, he delivers one of the best ever commentary tracks in terms of the information behind the real story of Titanic, the movie-making process, and the differences between them and why those decisions were made.
Other directors who are 'contracted' (aka forced) into doing commentary tracks just sit there in passive-aggressive protest with long periods of silence and occasional 'I like this shot'