"Director's Commentary" - do you ever actually watch an entire movie with it on?

Question

I do. But then I'm a freak and find myself intrigued by some of the things the directors have to say about the movies as they are being made. Does anyone else ever go back to a movie & watch it again just to listen to the commentary?

Answer 1

Yes, I was watching "Beauty and the Beast" and playing with the buttons on my dad's DVD remote (it was the first DVD player in the house, and I just wanted to know what the buttons meant) and all of a sudden, these guys started talking. I didn't know what I had done. The commentary on "Beauty and the Beast" was surprisingly funny and enlightening. That got me started on actually listening to commentaries, I can't remember all the ones I've listened to, but my favorites are the aforementioned "Beauty and the Beast" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."

Answer 2

absolutely. The commentary can add to the entertainment value of the film. The commentary is secondary to the meaning that I get from a film. Jean Luc Goddard used to give different answers to the same questions because he wanted viewers to accept the film on it's own without his influence.

Answer 3

Only on my favorite ones. The ones I will watch more than once. And it always seems that the movies that should have them never do, either because the director never does commentaries (like Spielberg) or he/she has been dead for years (David Lean, Mervyn LeRoy, etc.)

Answer 4

I've watched Clerks with it.. but I think that was the only one I watched all the way through.. I do generally watch the extra features/deleted scenes etc. with commentary.. it's interesting to hear why different scenes were taken out or changed

Answer 5

Not really. I'm more interested in the actor/actress than the director, to be completely honest.

Answer 6

The Expendables 2

Answer 7

I certainly do. some are great and some really stink