RobOfTheDead
Boomstick Coordinator
Police work is as much about preventing crime as it is about fighting crime.
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Post by RobOfTheDead on Sept 2, 2008 17:25:43 GMT -5
Payback: the Straight Up Director's Cut also has a very informative commentary by Brian Helgeland. You find out in detail, the difference between the movie that Helgeland wanted to make and what the studio. It really shows how a studio can completely change a movie and it's intentions just from editing and adding footage.
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Post by sarahbot on Sept 3, 2008 12:48:21 GMT -5
Going to have to second Shaun of the Dead and Spaced, though I haven't listened to any of the guest commentaries on Spaced yet, and mention Hot Fuzz because no one else has yet.
Any Doctor Who disc with Peter Davison and Janet Fielding, because they absolutely rip on the story and are generally quite funny. Oh, and the Five Doctors special edition has an Easter egg commentary with David Tennant, Phil Collinson and Julie Gardner.
All of Futurama.
Ones to avoid:
Any Criterion release that has critics or historians on the commentary. Pretty boring if you're just watching to be entertained.
I forget who I'm disagreeing with here, but I think the Knight's Tale commentary is fairly dull.
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dex
Ghostbuster
So what colour is the sky in your world?
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Post by dex on Sept 3, 2008 15:27:53 GMT -5
Sideways. Hilarious. Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church parody pretentious wannabe-intellectuals (3/4) and machos (1/4), constantly outdoing each other. It is so good, it could be a Mutant Viewing.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. One commentary, with writer/director Kerry Conran, is rather unremarkable. But in the other one, producer Jon Avnet talks at length about Kerry -- he is a nerd, afraid to talk to his actors, etc. Quite funny, and an interesting example of an indie making of.
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katiem
Mini-Mutant
Ready for school cool?
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Post by katiem on Oct 15, 2008 14:18:56 GMT -5
21 Jump Street has certain episodes where Peter De Luise does commentaries. A lot of it is "See that guy...he worked on Star Gate SG1" or "That guy in the vest is my brother David who's now in..." but some comments are really funny. For example he talks about the size of his bottom, which was rather large, and comments that if you were to look in it you would find the remains of a small child that he sat on.
I also enjoyed the LotR actors commentaries, the Hobbit actors were really endearing, esp. Dominic Monahan. Orlando Bloom could have used a kick in the teeth though.
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Post by Al on Oct 15, 2008 14:28:32 GMT -5
Orlando Bloom could have used a kick in the teeth though. Isn't that just a general truism, though? |
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katiem
Mini-Mutant
Ready for school cool?
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Post by katiem on Oct 15, 2008 15:50:31 GMT -5
Orlando Bloom could have used a kick in the teeth though. Isn't that just a general truism, though? I suppose it is! |
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DTH
Ghostbuster
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
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Post by DTH on Oct 17, 2008 10:13:10 GMT -5
Orlando Bloom could have used a kick in the teeth though. Isn't that just a general truism, though? YES!! I abhor the simpering fool! Er...sorry. Move on, nothing to see here. |
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eatmyshorts
Ghostbuster
"Do you like-a-da Fat Boys?"
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Post by eatmyshorts on Oct 20, 2008 18:59:06 GMT -5
Everyone said this already, but Kevin Smith and Apatow movies always have good commentaries. I also remember the commentary for Napoleon Dynamite being laugh-out-loud funny.
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