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What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« on: Jul 06, 2004 at 11:59 PM »
Almost all dvds have accompanying commentary tracks, but has anyone actually listened to them in their entirety? I guess the only one I've listened to na buo was Jerry Maguire (which doesn't actually count because twas a video commentary.. Listened to substantial parts of Fight Club, Se7en, The Simpsons S2 and S3, hmm.. can't think of any more. But haven't really listened to one for the entire length of the movie. How bout everyone else?  :)

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #1 on: Jul 07, 2004 at 02:08 AM »
There are some interesting posts regarding commentaries here:

Has the commentary track lessened your enjoyment?

Ways to Listen to DVD AUDIO COMMENTARIES

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #2 on: Jul 30, 2004 at 12:29 AM »
I don't listen to dvd commentaries from beginning to end. I just turn on the commentary for specific scenes where I need clarification from the director or the cast especially when the movie has an ambiguous ending/scene.  I really hate listening to commentaries where directors kiss the ass of the actor where they constantly praise him/her for doing nothing special. e.g. "I like the way he squints his eyes in this scene. He does it efforlessly." Also I hate commentaries when a director says that this is his favorite scene a hundred times.
I still have yet to finish a full commentary. 

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #3 on: Jul 30, 2004 at 12:34 AM »
They say Ebert's commentary of Citizen Kane is a good one...

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #4 on: Jul 30, 2004 at 12:42 AM »
Thanks. I'll listen to it when my copy arrives. He also has a good commentary in Casablanca. He really explained why the movie was great.

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #5 on: Jul 30, 2004 at 06:22 AM »
the video commentary for Goonies was pretty fun...  it was just the kids (all grown up) hanging around, pointing out silly details, and one big mystery: "just where did sean astin go?"  (astin leaves in the middle of the commentary, probably to finally join the fellowship of the ring...)
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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #6 on: Jul 30, 2004 at 06:46 AM »
Ridley Scott, Oliver Stone and Joel Schumacher flicks have excellent, insightful, enjoyable & witty commentaries that I listened to.

You'll not be bored as these filmmakers dished out the moviemaking & background process on the films that they do.

As they have passion for movies....also for their films.

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #7 on: Jul 30, 2004 at 07:54 AM »
It depends, if a review of the DVD has said that the commentaries are good or great for that matter, then I'm going to listen to that. Also, if I found a certain scene sort of intriguing, then I'll turn on the commentary immediately. I think I did this sometime with the movie In The Cut: Unrated Director's Cut, that scene of Meg Ryan when she went down to the basement... then natawa ako sa commentary ni Jane Campion regarding that scene... I also like the commentaries that Keira Knightley did with Pirates of the Carribean... IT"S SO BUBBLY!!!
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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #8 on: Jul 30, 2004 at 12:58 PM »
none

that's the special feature of a DVD that i'm LEAST interested with
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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #9 on: Jul 30, 2004 at 01:19 PM »
Never did actually finish a whole movie with the commentary on in its entirety.  I usually fall asleep!  At least I tried.... :P

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #10 on: Aug 01, 2004 at 01:10 AM »
Apparently most people just switch on the commentary track when there's an interesting scene they'd like expounded, then return to the regular audio when they've satisfied their curiosity.  :)

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #11 on: Aug 01, 2004 at 06:59 PM »

these are, so far, the best commentaries i listened to:

The Godfather Collection
You've Got Mail
Jerry Maguire (Visual Commentary)


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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #12 on: Aug 01, 2004 at 11:41 PM »
The 3 commentaries in the Contact DVD are all great!! wouldnt mind listening to them again.

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #13 on: Aug 02, 2004 at 01:22 PM »
The only commentary track I've ever listened to was the one for "Knick Knack" (Pixar short on Disc 2 of Finding Nemo)  ;D
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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #14 on: Aug 02, 2004 at 01:45 PM »
The only commentaries I've ever listened to are the ones by John Waters.  They're so much fun to listen to.  ;)

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #15 on: Aug 02, 2004 at 07:44 PM »
Commentaries on deleted scene from Blade 2

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #16 on: Aug 03, 2004 at 10:08 PM »
The commentaries of Matt Groening, et al on the Simpsons and Futurama DVDs are often just as funny as the show itself. In Simpsons S4, the commentaries with Conan O'Brien and Jon Lovitz are particular howlers.

I listen to most of the commentaries of the discs I buy. A good number of them are useful in making me sleep. But nowadays, I usually listen to the commentaries while playing NBA Live. Can't explain why, but the setup works very well with me.
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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #17 on: Aug 03, 2004 at 11:22 PM »
^ yup, the Simpsons commentaries were highly recommended by a n t s, and like gurang says sometimes it's even funnier than the episodes themselves! Sometimes it makes the scenes even funnier when you understand what went on behind it. I think I'll listen to them again one of these days..  ;D

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #18 on: Aug 04, 2004 at 12:01 AM »
Another commentary worth listening to is that of A Knight's Tale. Brian Helgeland is actually quite articulate and does provide interesting insights. On the other hand, Paul Bettany is quite witty. The two have an authentic rapport that they could probably go on tour in a show. They also drink beer while watching the commentary, and their comments, noticeably Bettany's, become looser as the film plays on.

On drinking and commentaries, there is an extra commentary on the teen comedy Eurotrip, called I think the "party commentary", wherein the director and writers drink shots everytime there would be profanity or sexual references in the film. They all are pretty wasted midway through, and not particularly amusing, just like most very drunk people.

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #19 on: Aug 17, 2005 at 12:57 PM »
Yes, i actually have listened to quite a few number of commentaries... and got to finish them, without ever flinching.

Donnie Darko
... the commentary by the cast. Drew Barrymore, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osbourne, James Duvall, Beth Grant and Katherine Ross. They laugh all the time. Which i really like, shows that they had a great time doing the film.

Dogfight... commentary by director Nancy Savoca and producer.

Stand By Me... commentary by director Rob Reiner. He leaves large gaps of silence in between scenes. i guess, his feature length commentary wasnt so lengthy afterall.

Others, not that extensive listening.
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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #20 on: Aug 18, 2005 at 01:41 AM »
LOTR-Extended edition--both actors and director/writers commentary tracks.

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #21 on: Aug 18, 2005 at 07:07 AM »
I stand corrected... Thanks guys

Whaaaa... they casted 20 dildos before reaching the realistic one for the film release ;D (hearing the commentary)

After hearing the commentary.. I moved on to the scene were Meg Ryan was totally naked and in a sex scene with another guy...

Its interesting to learn that there were only 4-5 people during the sex scene shot...

And how Meg Ryan is at ease and relax to it... hmmmmm ..
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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #22 on: Aug 19, 2005 at 03:29 PM »
Roger Ebert's commentary on Citizen Kane is particularly insightful and fascinating. If you don't get why Citizen Kane is often considered the greatest movie of all time, you'll get it by the time you finish with Ebert's commentary.

On the subject of hilarious commentaries, the commentary in This Is Spinal Tap is freakin' hilarious. It's the actors as their characters commenting on the film as if it was a real documentary.

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #23 on: Sep 08, 2005 at 10:13 AM »
I have listened to the commentaries of these comedy DVDs (a great feat for someone like me, I might add):

- Some John Waters DVDs I have (Pink Flamngos, Desperate Living, Polyester, Female Trouble)

- All the "Strangers with Candy" boxsets


I can't stand listening to the commentaries for serious films. 

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #24 on: Sep 09, 2005 at 09:54 AM »
bryan singer's commentary on xmen 1.5.  i didn't craping understanding what he was trying to say.
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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #25 on: Sep 09, 2005 at 03:13 PM »
The commentary on Criterion Collection's SILENCE OF THE LAMBS is the most serious, insightful I've ever listened to!


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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #26 on: Sep 09, 2005 at 03:17 PM »
The FINDING NEMO audio commentary which I find very funny!

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Re: What commentaries have you actually listened to?
« Reply #27 on: Sep 22, 2005 at 07:06 PM »
Blackhawk Down:

I went through all the commentaries, but I especially liked the commentary of the soldiers themselves, which I later compared with those of Mark Bowden (the writer).   :D