Directors with the best extras

[The Debts]

Which directors usually have the best extras for their movies? I know Ridley Scott and Peter Jackson are usually the kings of this, but I'd like to hear other examples.

[MifuneFan]

Woody Allen

Ridley for sure is the best I'd say. Zack Snyder and David Fincher are some more good ones

[jstxanothrxstory]

Kevin Smith is another good one. When DVD was the format of choice, his releases were stacked. They're pretty much all just carried over to the Blu-Ray releases of his film, save for one glaring exception.

[ThatOneGuy]

Originally Posted by jstxanothrxstory

Kevin Smith is another good one. When DVD was the format of choice, his releases were stacked. They're pretty much all just carried over to the Blu-Ray releases of his film, save for one glaring exception.

Kevin Smith's commentary tracks are fantastic.

[HD Goofnut]

If were talking about commentaries James Cameron by far.

[Dragon Ranger]

Edgar Wright always does well for extras, all three parts of the Cornetto Trilogy have great stuff plus his commentary tracks with Simon Pegg are fantastic.

[baheidstu]

Francis Ford Coppola - his commentaries are always eloquent, involved and insightful.

[Jakdonark]

John Carpenter and guest commentary. Usually Kurt Russell, but the others are good. Haven't heard the Jeff bridges one on starman yet, but I heard that's one of the best commentaries.

He's usually very informative, engaging, and has some amusing anecdotes.

[bokes]

agree with many already listed- also would include early Scorsese on- Criterion laserdisc- for Raging Bull and Taxi Driver. Skip film school and give both of those commentaries a listen. For a wanna-be filmmaker- they are fantastic.

[lfdean3]

George A Romeros commentaries are also excellent

[RodChester]

Love him or hate him, but Michael Bay stacks those Transformers releases with tons of extras.

[Rich1631]

Michael Bay
Peter Jackson
James Cameron
David Fincher
Zack Snyder
JJ Abams
Guillermo Del Toro
Christopher Nolan
Ridley Scott

These guys for the most part have fairly loaded discs.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by Rich1631

Michael Bay
Peter Jackson
James Cameron
David Fincher
Zack Snyder
JJ Abams
Guillermo del Toro
Christopher Nolan
Ridley Scott

These guys for the most part have fairly loaded discs.

Also depending on the locale, don't forget:

Alfred Hitchcock
Terry Gilliam
Brian de Palma
Steven Spielberg
Robert Zemeckis
Ron Howard
Akira Kurosawa
Charlie Chaplin
Jean Pierre Jeunet

Obviously there are dozens more. Again, depending on the locale a title is released, can and will have varying bonus features.

[The Debts]

Another director I think usually provides good extras is Bryan Singer and his X-Men films. The first film, X2 and DOFP: The Rogue Cut all have pretty darn solid special features.

[ArrestedDevelopment]

David Fincher easily.

[dvdmike]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

If were talking about commentaries James Cameron by far.

He barely does them!


Robert Rodriguez
Kevin Smith
The Scott Bros
Michael Bay

[AddictedAICN]

Wes Anderson
Judd Apatow
Brad Bird
John Carpenter
David Cronenberg
Richard Curtis
Jon Favreau
Terry Gilliam
Rian Johnson
Phil Lord and Chris Miller
George Lucas
Adam McKay
Andrew Stanton
Oliver Stone

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by dvdmike

He barely does them!


Robert Rodriguez
Kevin Smith
The Scott Bros
Michael Bay

Right, but they have the best information.

[scissorpuppy]

David Fincher has some of the most stacked releases around, dating all the way back to the Se7en Criterion laserdisc. Which makes it odd that the Gone Girl blu-ray only has a commentary track. I guess it’s also odd that Panic Room hasn’t made it to Blu-Ray.

Ridley Scott also jam packs most of his releases. Although I still hold out hope he revisits 1492 one day, I’d love a proper special edition release.

[JoeBuck]

Frank Henenlotter and John Waters do great commentary tracks!