Best audio commentaries you've heard on 4K UHD

[mdhaus]

As someone who enjoys listening to a good audio commentary, I'm curious what other people have enjoyed hearing. What are your favorites? On the flip-side, are there any commentaries that you have hated?

[ImBlu_DaBaDee]

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events - the author of the books (Daniel Handler) does a commentary with the director (Brad Silberling) while Handler is in character as the pessimistic Lemony Snicket and uses it as an excuse to troll the movie throughout with the director not realizing he’s being trolled. (Handler was let go from the adaptation after writing 8 drafts of a screenplay for the original director Barry Sonnenfeld. Handler and Sonnenfeld got their final revenge by eventually making the superb Netflix adaptation)

[Kyle15]

David Lynch's commentary for Mulholland Drive is spectacular. He giggles every few minutes and halfway through monologues about Naomi Watts for 10 minutes. During the final act he pops open a bag of chips and bottled water. His daughter enters the room and asks for "Rodney Rabbit" and he goes "oh Lula not now you scoot on back to your woodworking set" and she screeches and leaves. Then it's over. It's actually great.

[No Name]

Although this one came out on Laserdisc back in 1991 and then re-released on the Blu-ray eight years ago and released on 4K earlier this year, the audio commentary with filmmaker Terry Gilliam on "The Fisher King" is pretty good as the director goes into detail on the production choices, actors along with the plot details of the film. I'd highly recommend it.

[trespoochies]

Ronin and John Frankenheimer’s commentary. Such great stuff.

[nick4Knight]

I don't think that 4K UHD has commentaries specifically made for it. Or a selling point. I mean im sure new movies have commentaries done from time to time. I don't know if every title comes with one, though? But I haven't seen new commentary tracks be a thing for catalog on this format like it was on DVD and even BD.

I of course have to admit pure ignorance since a) I don't care, b) dont listen to them ever anymore (did big time in DVD era definitely, and come to often times regret what I know vs love it, on balance). And c) rarely buy boutique releases where bonus extras might be a selling point of the "collectors edition" is it's exclusive inclusion, say on a BD.

Really not sure if there'd be any movie where a commentary track could get me into listening. But my memory of Fincher movies was his are the top tier of commentary tracks ever. Clearly has notes or an intention going in. His insight on point, and not just stating whats literally on screen (overly "how the sausage is made" phoned in crap) but giving a general story of the scene its overlaying, heirarchy of importance to the beats etc but it can bleed over into the next scene but its worth it even if hes completing a thought and whats on screen is irrelevant to it. Because its like a narration/story time. I think Fight Club is the most memorable of his.

In fact Fincher alone could be the only time I care to ever watch a commentary again in my life.

[RFK]

Joe Dante, Dee Wallace Stone, Christopher Stone and Bob Picardo's commentary on The Howling is my favorite, but it first appeared on laserdisc. Casual, informative and funny. If only all commentaries were this much fun. Excellent!

[frogmort]

Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr in character as Lincoln Osiris in Tropic Thunder. I'm not really even a fan of commentaries generally, but I accidentally discovered this one night when I had some friends over getting really high, and we absolutely laughed ourselves silly.

[notops]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

David Lynch's commentary for Mulholland Drive is spectacular. He giggles every few minutes and halfway through monologues about Naomi Watts for 10 minutes. During the final act he pops open a bag of chips and bottled water. His daughter enters the room and asks for "Rodney Rabbit" and he goes "oh Lula not now you scoot on back to your woodworking set" and she screeches and leaves. Then it's over. It's actually great.

That reminds me of the commentary Spielberg did for Jaws. At one point he just stops talking and breaks into a rendition Steppin' Out for no good reason. But you know what? It works!