The bad thing about streaming is all the bonus features on the Blu-ray/dvds that I've come to enjoy are being phased out.
Can anyone name a Blu-ray or dvd commentary from a screenwriter, director, producer and/or actor that was enjoyable? Any genre. It's what you personally liked. If it helps you can even name the worst or one that disappointed.
One of my faves was "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" with the commentary from Robert Downey and Val Kilmer. So funny. However, to be warned they don't talk indepth about the scenes from a filmmaking point of view.
I found Ti West's commentary on both "House Of the Devil" and "Innkeepers" to be very informative from a filmmaker point of view. He patiently explained each shot and the thought process and whatnot. If you want to be a horror director whether you like the movie or not the commentary is a mini film school.
"Blade 2" was not a favorite. Not even close but I found the commentary between Wesley Snipes (the lead) and the screenwriter David Goyer interesting. Interesting in that Snipes' tone was complete disinterest. He was not "game" anytime Goyer tried to include him in the conversation which was 80% of the time. The whole thing felt like it was beneath him.
I'm a big fan of "Arrested Development" so when I got the DVDs I played the cast commentary of an episode. Very disappointing in that the entire cast spoke over each other and seemed to have a party. No tidbits or gossip. Just them partying with the episode in the background. If I were in their shoes I'd do the same thing, but sitting at home listening/watching it was like listening to a amateur podcast of 8 high schoolers riff on three different subjects.
I have more but that's off the top of my head. I mentioned "The Cannonball Run" director commentary being fun but it was because I lived in the 80's and felt I knew the gossip he dropped about the cast intimately.
Can anyone name a Blu-ray or dvd commentary from a screenwriter, director, producer and/or actor that was enjoyable? Any genre. It's what you personally liked. If it helps you can even name the worst or one that disappointed.
One of my faves was "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" with the commentary from Robert Downey and Val Kilmer. So funny. However, to be warned they don't talk indepth about the scenes from a filmmaking point of view.
I found Ti West's commentary on both "House Of the Devil" and "Innkeepers" to be very informative from a filmmaker point of view. He patiently explained each shot and the thought process and whatnot. If you want to be a horror director whether you like the movie or not the commentary is a mini film school.
"Blade 2" was not a favorite. Not even close but I found the commentary between Wesley Snipes (the lead) and the screenwriter David Goyer interesting. Interesting in that Snipes' tone was complete disinterest. He was not "game" anytime Goyer tried to include him in the conversation which was 80% of the time. The whole thing felt like it was beneath him.
I'm a big fan of "Arrested Development" so when I got the DVDs I played the cast commentary of an episode. Very disappointing in that the entire cast spoke over each other and seemed to have a party. No tidbits or gossip. Just them partying with the episode in the background. If I were in their shoes I'd do the same thing, but sitting at home listening/watching it was like listening to a amateur podcast of 8 high schoolers riff on three different subjects.
I have more but that's off the top of my head. I mentioned "The Cannonball Run" director commentary being fun but it was because I lived in the 80's and felt I knew the gossip he dropped about the cast intimately.
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