Again, caveat emptor: film is not my living, just part of my life.
I just wondered what people here thought about DVD commentaries.
Is it felt they add anything to the meaning of some films? Have people
developed a different opinion on a film because of a directors
commentary?
I have to say many of them do not seem particularly enlightening and are
more technical than 'philosophical' or even worse forums for mutual
admiration.
I quite enjoyed the commentary on 'Insomnia' (one of the better
Hollywood films this year) which is unusual in that the film runs in the
order scenes were shot, rather than the film chronology.
Not that Malick would ever do it, but would a commentary on 'The Thin
Red Line' do more harm than good?
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Anthony Cox
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