DVD Commentary Tracks
 

I searched for subjects containing the word commentary and found none...Anyway...

I was just thinking about how much I enjoy several movies with great commentary tracks, for example Seven Samurai, The Royal Tenenbaums, and Rules of the Game. Any other great commentary tracks (whether it be really insightful ones or really funny ones, whatever)?

Also, am I enjoying it more because of great commentary or do I listen to the commentary because I already like the movie?

Sorry if this thread sucks (Self-conscious much?)

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I enjoyed the commentary for The Matrix. The Usual Suspects is another good one.

I think a good commentary track enhances an already good movie. I never watch commentaries for movies I only like, it has to be a movie that I love and have watched (without commentary) several times already.

Swede

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I have never watched a commentary track.

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The Conan the Barbarian commentary track with John Milius and Arnold Schwarzenegger is classic.

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american beauty comes to mind...i especially like the discussion of the lighting/cinematography. also the commentary for requiem for a dream is good...a great story about ellen burstyn's scene with her son where she talks about why she wants to be on tv.

the best commentary tracks are on the mr show dvds, however. do not miss them.

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Once I've seen the film, I often rip the commentary track to mp3, listen to it when working, and delete it. Quite good!

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Roger Ebert's commentary is awesome on the Citizen Kane DVD (if you're not already a Citizen Kane historian).

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The Braveheart commentary is really good. Its just Mel Gibson, and he's relatively sparse with the comments. Commentary tracks are normally 3 knuckleheads trying to fill dead air the whole time, which sucks. Braveheart's commentary is pretty much my idea of how it should be done.

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The original Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery has a pretty funny commentary with Mike Myers and director Jay Roach. For instance, when Austin wakes up and pees for a long time after dethawing, Roach says something like, "If you show a dumb gag long enough it is no longer funny, but if you KEEP showing it, at some point it becomes funny again."

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The commentary on the Spinal Tap DVD is possibly funnier than the movie itself.