You should be able to tell five minutes into the commentary - unfortunately most are pretty dry and not really that interesting (Star Wars, I'm lookin' at you).
Generally the great ones have the actors and directors together and they actually like each other and can riff off of each other. For the most part great ones are quite funny, but they can really expand on the movie experience and in many cases make the movie a lot more enjoyable.
In the poor ones the director rambles on and on about the different sh
The best commentary track ever is by "The King" on Bubba Ho-Tep. It is an entire track of Bruce Campbell in character as Elvis, not having the first clue what he's watching. "Commentary! The Musical" on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is pretty good too.
I guess the thing I enjoy about both of those is that they aren't actually commentary tracks, they're additional productions along side the original video.
The two main actors, in character, talking shit about everyone in the film, 20 years on. It's as good as the original was.
Also: 'Fight Club', the story of the line 'I haven't been fucked like that since grade school'. Was first 'I want to have your abortion'. The suits heard the 'grade school' line, asked to go back, but no.
I think the only thing I've seen them was some episodes of the original Survivors.
You should be able to tell five minutes into the commentary - unfortunately most are pretty dry and not really that interesting (Star Wars, I'm lookin' at you).
Generally the great ones have the actors and directors together and they actually like each other and can riff off of each other. For the most part great ones are quite funny, but they can really expand on the movie experience and in many cases make the movie a lot more enjoyable.
In the poor ones the director rambles on and on about the different sh
The best commentary track ever is by "The King" on Bubba Ho-Tep. It is an entire track of Bruce Campbell in character as Elvis, not having the first clue what he's watching. "Commentary! The Musical" on Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is pretty good too.
I guess the thing I enjoy about both of those is that they aren't actually commentary tracks, they're additional productions along side the original video.
I think the commentary to Muppets from Space might have it beat.
Kermit, Rizzo, Gonzo, and the director watch the film (MST3K-style), with some excellent one-liners.
Spinal Tap 20th anniversary edition.
The two main actors, in character, talking shit about everyone in the film, 20 years on. It's as good as the original was.
Also: 'Fight Club', the story of the line 'I haven't been fucked like that since grade school'. Was first 'I want to have your abortion'. The suits heard the 'grade school' line, asked to go back, but no.