Best audio commentaries?

[zamwessell]

I listened to the 2 audio commentaries on Sunshine and also the Peter Jackson commentary on the LOTR films and Kong and really enjoyed them.

What other commentaries are worth a listen?

[Sebastalona]

I listened to the audio commentary on 'Before the Devil knows your dead' blu ray the other night (Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke & Sidney Lumet).

Very interesting, and also quite humerous at times. Well worth a listen, especially as it is such a fantastic film.

[mad mac]

Just a few to add to the pot ...

Straight away, the chat-tracks between John Carpenter and Kurt Russell on The Thing and Escape From NY. Just two guys shooting the breeze over drinkies.

The group effort from Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell and co on Evil Dead II - which is hysterical.

Similar group effort from the cast on Dog Soldiers - over a lot of drinkies.

And, for sheer insight and considered opinion - Just about anything from film historian Sir Christopher Frayling - the likes of The Magnificent Seven, The Dollars Trilogy and various vintage horrors, such as The Innocents and Frankenstein (1931) spring to mind.

I'm also quite keen to hear from critic Kim Newman and regular pal, Stephen Jones, on things like The Old Dark House, The Bird With The Crystal Plumage, Halloween II and Hands Of The Ripper amongst many others. Informative, opinionated, amusing and laid-back.

Cheers,

Chris McEneany

[Pecker]

Great thread idea. I largely agree with the comments made above by Chris about Chris Frayling.

The themed commentaries on Se7en are excellent.

All of the Ian Christie commentaries on various Powell & Pressburger DVDs are great, too.

On the whole, I personally find that I get more out of commentaries by (or chaired by) film academics/historians, rather than just the cast & crew chatting about how cold it was to film that day, etc.

Steve W

[brian s]

I'm not a great one for commentaries but I was greatly moved by one of them on Apollo 13. One is by the director Ron Howard but the other is by Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell and his wife Marilyn. She so obiously relives the event and becomes very upset. As I say I was very Moved by this.

Regards
Bri

[DVD-Man]

I really like commentaries and would say they are the best part of the extras that DVD bring.

My faves are Speed Commentary with Writer and Producer, it's hilarious.

John McTiernans commentaries are great on Predator, Hunt for Red October and Die Hard 3.

One of the Speed commentary guys pops up again in Day after tomorrow which is a not bad commentary.

Liam

[MJeeves]

Diane Lane and Laura Dern's commentary on "Ladies and Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains". Absolutely hilarious and informative. Diane Lane's impressions of Ray Winstone are soooo funny.

Link to the AVForums review:
http://www.avforums.com/movies/index...tlereview=9466

[brian s]

Originally Posted by MJeeves

Diane Lane and Laura Dern's commentary on "Ladies and Gentlemen The Fabulous Stains". Absolutely hilarious and informative. Diane Lane's impressions of Ray Winstone are soooo funny.

I've just this minute stopped watching Winstone in Auf Wiedersehen Pet. I had no idea he'd workwd with the lovely Diane,


Bri

[Shoka]

The commentaries on Kevin Smith's films are normally very funny.

[MJeeves]

Originally Posted by brian s

I've just this minute stopped watching Winstone in Auf Wiedersehen Pet. I had no idea he'd workwd with the lovely Diane,


Bri

Yes. He had the hots for her back in the day when they were filming it. It is worth checking out. They have great chemistry.

[TylerDurden]

Anything by Bey Logan on Hong Kong Legends disks are usually good, my most recent fav one was on The Mist

[Prawnee]

Originally Posted by TylerDurden

Anything by Bey Logan on Hong Kong Legends disks are usually good

Second that. Is anything regarding Hong Kong Cinema that he don't know?

The commentary on Cannibal The Musical is genius.

[Axel40]

Braveheart.

Mel is on top form, not with the funnies just general info you wouldn't know about the film unless you listened.

His accountant got the part of one of the English guys he rode out to meet. You know, the scene where he says all your men must bend over and kiss his own arse or words to that effect.

Interestingly, the young guy that played William Wallace as a boy had never done anything like that before, he was picked from his school drama group.

Top notch

[dude-1981]

Originally Posted by Shoka

The commentaries on Kevin Smith's films are normally very funny.

Agree about Kevin Smith.

Fight Club is really good, with Fincher, Pitt and Norton.

Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.

Henry Hill and a former Police guy do a good one on Goodfellas.

Ridley Scott is often interesting.

[agneepath]

Kenny johnson's commentary on the pilot show of the incredible hulk tv series is excellent - extremely informative throughout. Unlike others - he has actually taken the time to research and prepare his commentary.