Director's Commentary On Blu Ray's/DVD's Etc - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Mxr5150 · 08-04-2008, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ADRiiAN`

This question has been bothering me for quite sometime now.

I know 99% of Blu Ray's / HD DVD's / DVD's come with Director's Commentary now, but what I want to know, is, Do people actually sit down, watch the movie with the Commentary on?

I'm wondering if they remove the Commentary, if that would drive prices a dollar or 2 on our movies?

Me personally, i've NEVER used the Commentary feature, never wanted to hear a bunch of people talk while watching a movie.

Vote away!

I do occassionally for my favorite movies, I like to learn trivia behind some of them.

Gamma_Winstead · 08-04-2008, 03:34 PM

I do most of the time. here are the disks (blu) that I have watched commentaries on

-Cloverfield
-The Mummy
-Resident Evil Apocalypse. (Damn Milla is an airhead)
-Superbad

wow... I didn't watch many Blu's with commentaries. I gotta watch some more! next up, Batman/Blade Runner

I tried out the commentary on The Bank job but damn was that boring.

and I watched the PiP on Batman Begins.

kefrank · 08-04-2008, 04:41 PM

Good idea for a poll. I think it will help dispel the myth around here that nobody cares about commentaries or special features.

I listen to the commentary on movies that I'm really interested in and want to learn more about - certainly not every BD and DVD that I buy or rent, but on a solid number of them.

I agree wholeheartedly with the poster who gave props to Bey Logan for his commentaries - they're almost always fascinating and informative.

SpaceDog · 08-04-2008, 04:43 PM

A good commentary is almost as enjoyable as watching the film itself.
A bad commentary is a dreadful experience.

I think if you took the time to enjoy a good one once in a while, you'd see value in the feature.

I don't think removing these tracks would adjust the purchase price of the blu-rays at all. Commentaries as such are all worked into the marketing budgets of films from the get-go these days.

ADRiiAN` · 08-05-2008, 01:41 AM

I'm impressed!
In the poll, 'Yes' is ahead of 'No'.
I thought the exact opposite was going to happen!

What is a good movie with a great commentary?

I feel like getting this experience.

I own: 300, Cars, Deja Vu, Freedom Writers, Goodfellas, Gridiron Gang, Italian Job, Men In Black, Pearl Harbor, Phone Booth, Remember The Titans, Resident Evil: Apocolpyse, Resident Evil: Extincistion, Superbad, Training Day, Transporter 2, Troy, We Are Marshall.

And i'm guessing that the DVD and Blu Ray commentaries are the exact same?

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No	28	45.16%
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08-04-2008, 03:34 PM	#22
Gamma_Winstead Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:U.S.G. Ishimura 4K collection:118 Blu-ray collection:764 Blu-ray reviews: 36 Trading Score:6	I do most of the time. here are the disks (blu) that I have watched commentaries on -Cloverfield -The Mummy -Resident Evil Apocalypse. (Damn Milla is an airhead) -Superbad wow... I didn't watch many Blu's with commentaries. I gotta watch some more! next up, Batman/Blade Runner I tried out the commentary on The Bank job but damn was that boring. and I watched the PiP on Batman Begins.

08-04-2008, 04:41 PM	#23
kefrank Special Member Member since:Jul 2008 Blu-ray collection:60	Good idea for a poll. I think it will help dispel the myth around here that nobody cares about commentaries or special features. I listen to the commentary on movies that I'm really interested in and want to learn more about - certainly not every BD and DVD that I buy or rent, but on a solid number of them. I agree wholeheartedly with the poster who gave props to Bey Logan for his commentaries - they're almost always fascinating and informative.

08-04-2008, 04:43 PM	#24
SpaceDog Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Raleigh, NC Blu-ray collection:116	A good commentary is almost as enjoyable as watching the film itself. A bad commentary is a dreadful experience. I think if you took the time to enjoy a good one once in a while, you'd see value in the feature. I don't think removing these tracks would adjust the purchase price of the blu-rays at all. Commentaries as such are all worked into the marketing budgets of films from the get-go these days.

08-05-2008, 01:41 AM	#25
ADRiiAN` Special Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Toronto Blu-ray collection:113	I'm impressed! In the poll, 'Yes' is ahead of 'No'. I thought the exact opposite was going to happen! What is a good movie with a great commentary? I feel like getting this experience. I own: 300, Cars, Deja Vu, Freedom Writers, Goodfellas, Gridiron Gang, Italian Job, Men In Black, Pearl Harbor, Phone Booth, Remember The Titans, Resident Evil: Apocolpyse, Resident Evil: Extincistion, Superbad, Training Day, Transporter 2, Troy, We Are Marshall. And i'm guessing that the DVD and Blu Ray commentaries are the exact same?

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