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Anybody hear any good DVD commentaries?

Started by mrbasehart, March 10, 2010, 08:58:23 PM

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I just recently watched the commentary on Fight Club, with David Fincher, Brad Pitt, Ed Norton and HBC. Fincher and Norton going back and forth about the philosophical undertones of the story is pretty surreal. I find that all the commentators personalities stick out really well... I honestly have newfound respect for Edward Norton, because he did most of the talking on this track and seems like a very educated and insightful person. Pitt mostly stuck to talking about how awesome he is for creating all of Tyler's on-screen mannerisms (and Pitt really, really struck me as Type A; a fun guy but overall a self-involved ass). Fincher chimed in occasionally about production and the fun little secrets the film is hiding, but it left me wanting more (There is a commentary track featuring just Fincher I haven't gotten to yet but plan to listen to eventually). The guys really talked over Helena, but when she did speak she did not have much to say, being she spent the least amount of time on set. Some highlights include how they went about filming the sex scenes, during which I could not stop myself from laughing.

The other Fight Club commentary I watched was with Chuck Palahniuk (who wrote the book) and Jim Uhls (who wrote the screenplay). Uhls was almost useless here, I'm sad to say, but that probably stems from him only being involved in the early stages of the movie's production and not having much to say about the final product, and being stuck next to Chuck Palahniuk, who is one of the coolest human beings to ever live.  ;D Palahniuk has mountains to say about his story and how it translated to the screen; like many early novels, Fight Club has many autobiographical elements, from Chuck's battle with insomnia, his participating in support groups for conditions he did not have, and his large cast of oddball friends who provided the inspiration for Tyler Durden. It was very interesting and informative overall.
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The commentary for The Brothers Solomon has a bit about halfway through where Will Arnett angrily addresses the harsh criticism the movie got.

The Brothers Solomon was savaged by critics to the point where you'd think it was a Friedberg/Seltzer production.  I thought it was a good, funny movie.  I can understand why someone might not like it, but for reviews to be that savagely hateful just baffles me.