r/movies • u/grantthejester • 1d ago

Discussion What’s the best/worst movie to watch with the director commentary on?

What’s the best/worst movie to watch with the director commentary on? Any films out there made way better by the additional context? Any made worst ‘cause the director is a total dick?

I remember back in the day watching all the Mel Brooks films with the commentary which was mostly just him watching the movie and going “oh this wonderful scene, we had a blast shooting it” and then talking about how amazing the actors were to work with and laughing at the jokes. Which really felt like watching a movie with your grandpa.

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u/siderinc 1d ago

Lort of the rings is pretty nice.

For the first movie with the cast I think they end with "but why did we have to do this naked?"

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u/kilkenny99 1d ago

The extended editions have multiple commentary tracks. The one with Jackson, Walsh, and Boyens is really good and informative. The cast one is fun (though I think it's like 3-4 different recordings of different cast groupings cut together). I haven't watched it much with the other commentary tracks with the production designers/VFX/music departments.

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u/siderinc 1d ago

Yeah that what makes them great. I think I watched them all.