Best Commentarys

[JohnL]

>Yeah, quite a bit -- the young lady playing the "innocent" was actually the most
>wordly of the bunch and always ready to go -- the guys were all freshman
>football players from a local college and if you watch close, when it came down
>to it, they're reeeaaally nervous and hesitant about grabbing and groping her --
>he said they all had to drink a lot of beer first!

Interesting, thanks!

[Vermin Boy]

Forgot to mention Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas. All three commentaries are good, but the one with Hunter S. Thompson is amazing. Dude is INSANE. The best parts are when he calls up Depp's and Del Toro's answering machines and leaves abusive messages, and the several instances where he barks like a dog for no reason. I also like the final exchange at the end:

INTERVIEWER: So, Hunter, do you have any parting thoughts for the youth of today?
(Pause)
THOMPSON: You poor bastards. You poor, poor bastards.

[Max Gardner]

Hold on a minute, since when was satire prohibited from being absurd? It's defined as "a [work] in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit." I can think of a few satirical films (Robocop, Starship Troopers, Dr. Strangelove, Dawn of the Dead) that are roughly as subtle as an Acme anvil to the head - but no less effective as a result.

[nobody]

I didn't read through all 32 previous posts to see if this was already mentioned, but "Cannibal the Musical" had the best DVD commentary I've ever heard. It made watching the movie a whole new experience, as Matt and Trey (the film makers) got drunk with some friends and let the alcohol do the commentating for them!

[Brother Ragnarok]

The cast commentaries on the extremely loaded  Red Dwarf DVD's are great as well.

Brother R

[Neville]

Stephen Kay's commentary track on his "Get Carter" remake with Stallone are quite funny. He has a great time mimicking Michael Caine and Sly, and he is not afraid at all to point out goofs. The writer's commentary of "Black Hawk Down was quite funny as well. They tell a lot of anecdotes, abuse each others and do Ridley Scott' impersonations.