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Post by Bix Dugan on Mar 21, 2010 10:49:28 GMT -5
I have the 30th Anniversary Edition DVD of Blazing Saddles.
It has a lengthy commentary track by Mel Brooks, where he mostly talks about the history and the writing process of the movie rather than a scene-by-scene explanation that one usually gets with DVD commentaries.
So what tracks do you really like?
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Post by angilasman on Mar 21, 2010 13:21:03 GMT -5
All the Guilermo del Toro commentary tracks I've listened to (The Devil's Backbone, Blade II, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, and Hellboy II) are incredible.
He'll go into detail about the literary influence of a particular thing (getting scholarly at times), then explain a character's motivations in detail, then point out a bit of symbolism you may not have caught, and then just relate a hilarious anicdote (the man tells a good joke).
I really like how in Blade II he was a director for hire and the work is not as close to his heart as one of the pictures that are distinctly "his," so he isn't afraid of going the MST3K route during some scenes he doesn't like, breaking out in laughter during a corny piece of dialogue in particular.
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Post by Don Quixote on Mar 21, 2010 14:36:42 GMT -5
I'm curious about something, fellows. I hear that there's a MST-esque version of commentary track for one of the Ghostbusters movies featuring (at least most of) the cast. Is this true, and if so, is it funny?
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Post by Mighty Jack on Mar 21, 2010 15:12:02 GMT -5
^I believe it's on the special edition DVD, but not on the bluray. Never saw it.
I'll echo del Toro... he always packs in tons of informative info (and his extras are usually great as well).
Spinal Tap, with the guys in character, very funny.
The Incredibles is also informative and interesting. Mr. Incredible and Frozone's comentary on the "Mr. Incredible and Pals" cartoon short was a hoot.
Dark City's are all facinating, especially Roger Eberts commentary.
For TV: Firelfy and Sledge Hammer (1st season) were superb and funny.
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Post by Truck Farmer on Mar 21, 2010 15:15:59 GMT -5
For TV: Sledge Hammer (1st season) were superb and funny. The commentary for the last episode of Season 1 was funny. And the end of the commentary of Season 2 kind of ties into the other one at the end and is frakin' hilarious. |
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Post by afriendlychicken on Mar 21, 2010 17:49:32 GMT -5
I've never been dissatisfied with a Criterion commentary. I guess because they were the ones who invented them in the first place they, almost, never disappoint and are always very informative. That being said, my favorite commentary is; I'm slightly embarrassed to admit liking this; Mojo Jojo's on the Powerpuff Girls cartoon 'Meet The Beat-Alls'. Yes, I like the Powerpuff Girls.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Mar 21, 2010 17:59:41 GMT -5
Dark City's are all facinating, especially Roger Eberts commentary. Did you listen to the commentary he did for Citizen Kane? They might as well have taken off the Peter Bogdanovich commentary because it's un-listenable after the Roger one. Peter's book on Orson Welles is really good but his audio commentaries can be really bad. Although, he did an okay job on Fritz Lang's Clash By Night and John Ford's Wagon Master. |
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Post by callipygias on Mar 21, 2010 20:43:45 GMT -5
I almost never listen to commentaries, and this would belong in TV anyway, but the most amazing commentary I've heard is from the Definitive Twilight Zone episode Last Night of a Jockey, which starred Mickey Rooney. The excessively meek author of some TZ companion book interviews him, because left alone Rooney would say nothing.
After a jovial, "HI! I'm Mickey Rooney!" he turns into the world's biggest a-hole. The interviewer starts to ask if he remembers anything about this episode, but is rudely interrupted by a gravelly, "No, I don't remember anything about this..."
"Well, we'll watch it together for the first t..."
"I don't care. ...Anything about it."
Prolonged silence...
Author: ...Today's audience doesn't understand, you were playing a jockey, and for years you were the brunt of 'short' joke...
Rooney: Well, let... I, I, I'M TIRED OF THAT!
Author: oh.
Prolonged silence...
Rooney: ...I don't see why people enjoy something like this now, but maybe they do.
Author: Had you met Rod Serling?
Rooney: Yeah.
Author: Do you remember where, or...
Rooney: No. I don't remember anything. Wish I could help you.
His other great, responses -- instant and thoughtless -- were, "I don't remember! Too long ago." "It's just a performance. I don't know what to say about it." "Nothing. That's for other people." "No. Nothing. You just played the scene."
And much, much more.
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Post by GProopdog on Mar 21, 2010 21:14:06 GMT -5
Evil Dead 2's commentary track = Win
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Post by Remy on Mar 22, 2010 14:33:47 GMT -5
"Cannibal! The Musical" has one of the most entertaining commentary tracks I've ever heard...about as funny as the movie itself. It includes Matt Stone and Trey Parker getting drunk while watching the movie with a couple of friends who also helped make it. By the end of the movie, they're all completely smashed and spouting ridiculousness! I love it!
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Post by Don Quixote on Mar 22, 2010 17:29:39 GMT -5
"Cannibal! The Musical" has one of the most entertaining commentary tracks I've ever heard...about as funny as the movie itself. It includes Matt Stone and Trey Parker getting drunk while watching the movie with a couple of friends who also helped make it. By the end of the movie, they're all completely smashed and spouting ridiculousness! I love it! They did that for Orgazmo also. It's hilarious. |
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Post by ometiklon on Mar 22, 2010 18:22:30 GMT -5
Great Thread!
I'd have to go with: Robinson Crusoe on Mars.
Some very great stuff on this one.
Paul Mantee and Victor Lundin stars of this 1964 sci-fi film.
Along with Director Byron Haskin really have some wonderful insight on this old sci-fi favorite.
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Post by Torgo on Mar 22, 2010 21:21:18 GMT -5
Evil Dead 2's commentary track = Win Well said. And I'd like to add... Anybody who says any other commentary in this thread = Fail And DQ, on the Ghosbusters disc they released about 6-8 years ago, there was an option that put Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, and Dan Akroyd in little theater seats watching the movie while they did the commentary. It was extremely cool. |
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Post by Mitchell on Mar 22, 2010 22:56:27 GMT -5
Roger Moore's commentary of his Bond films in the latest boxed sets is hilarious. He tells stories about how they used to screw around on the set, how he met other actors, how the stuntmen would mess with him, and make comments like "And now for the worst line in the movie. . ." before he does something stupid.
It's very self-deprecating and very funny.
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Post by Bix Dugan on Mar 23, 2010 8:56:51 GMT -5
"Cannibal! The Musical" has one of the most entertaining commentary tracks I've ever heard...about as funny as the movie itself. It includes Matt Stone and Trey Parker getting drunk while watching the movie with a couple of friends who also helped make it. By the end of the movie, they're all completely smashed and spouting ridiculousness! I love it! Really...! I have a bad VHS copy of Cannibal! The Musical and I love it. Now I have to get a hold of the DVD. The Team America: World Police DVD I do have, and the extras about the making of that movie (with all the puppetry) is great as well. |
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