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So which out of your collection did you have the most pleasure listening to. Cheers.
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Any of the LOTR commentary has been fascinating for me. I just rented Secret window, and there is loads of information on that one. Really good movie too.
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Michael Jeck's commentary on Seven Samurai, available only on the Criterion Collection. He's a Japanese film scholar/historian and brings real knowledge to the plate, rather than some actor going, "oh I remember that scene--fabulous location."
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Spinal Tap commentary - it's funnier than the film!
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The commentary on the docu-drama "Touching the Void". It's the story of two climbers who climbed an unclimbed route up the 21,000+ ft. Suila Grande in the Peruvian alps and the tragedy that befell them. Nothing compares to reality.
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Monty Python and The Holy Grail commentary by Terry Gilliam is one of the best I've ever sat through.

Also, Ridley Scott's commentary of Alien was brilliant. Cheers.
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Byrn wrote:Any of the LOTR commentary has been fascinating for me. I just rented Secret window, and there is loads of information on that one. Really good movie too.
Yeah, I thought LOTR commentary is also very good... Which one did you like best?
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So far my favorite has been Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell yakking about Army of Darkness. :D
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THe Commentary in DONNIE DARKO was insightlful and clever. Also provided a greater understanding of the time continuum within the flick.
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Oh, I love all the documentries and commentaries on the LOTR DVDs. I have the extended versions of both FOTR and TTT, and the extra features are just wonderful!! I'll put those on instead of the movies sometimes!! :D :D
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Furls Fire wrote:Oh, I love all the documentries and commentaries on the LOTR DVDs. I have the extended versions of both FOTR and TTT, and the extra features are just wonderful!! I'll put those on instead of the movies sometimes!! :D :D
Which commentary do you like best Furls? I like the cast one. :)
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I've got that... Haven't watched it yet though... :? I shall do so tonight. 8)
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Seven, Memento, & Fight Club all have brilliant commentaries. Cheers.
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My DVD collection is sparse, but out of that, the commentary for Fellowship definitely sets the standard for breadth of insight. I especially enjoyed Peter Jackson's commentary.

Runner-up might be the 10th Anniversary Edition of Unforgiven. It has a thoughtful commentary by film critic and Eastwood biographer Richard Schickel, and the picture quality here is noticeably improved over the original DVD release. So it's a double treat for me! :D
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FizbansTalking_Hat wrote:Seven, Memento, & Fight Club all have brilliant commentaries. Cheers.
I shall watch Seven and Fight Club's commentaries in two days time. :P
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I really liked the Pitch Black commentary. During the bit where Fry crawls through the tunnel, offering an unrivaled view of her cleavage, David Twohy says "Fan boys everywhere, you're welcome."
Vin Diesel is quite funny on that one too.

The Thing has got a good commentary, too. Kurt Russell's commentary of the scene where he very nearly got blown up is hilarious.
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I liked the Amerinca Pie commentaries. They were funny. :)
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