"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Part 2" 20th Ann. SE DVD [merge]
05-25-06, 09:06 PM
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Originally posted by DonnachaOne
Has Hooper delivered entertaining, informative commentaries that are a joy to listen to and learn from? If so, I would have zero problem with him appearing on an anniversary disc.
Has Hooper delivered entertaining, informative commentaries that are a joy to listen to and learn from? If so, I would have zero problem with him appearing on an anniversary disc.
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05-25-06, 09:08 PM
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I just signed up here and was about to repost my viewaskew.com post, but Donnacha beat me to it 
As for Kevin being paid to do the commentary, nope. He wants to do it because he loves the film.
And if Tobe Hooper was a huge fan of CHASING AMY and wanted to do a commentary on it, why not? I don't see what's so wrong with directors doing commentaries on films they love, especially if they're good speakers.
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As for Kevin being paid to do the commentary, nope. He wants to do it because he loves the film.
And if Tobe Hooper was a huge fan of CHASING AMY and wanted to do a commentary on it, why not? I don't see what's so wrong with directors doing commentaries on films they love, especially if they're good speakers.
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05-25-06, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Vincent_P
As for Kevin being paid to do the commentary, nope. He wants to do it because he loves the film.
05-25-06, 11:32 PM
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Vincent, welcome aboard. got a question for you. Is the reason, Kevin and Scott are doing the Road house commentary, is because of the comment on the clerks 10th anniversery dvd?
You are always give me a good read, and could add alot to the forum. (oh, and is that dogma extended edtion just a rumor, or a fact?)
You are always give me a good read, and could add alot to the forum. (oh, and is that dogma extended edtion just a rumor, or a fact?)
05-25-06, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Mrs.Nesbit
Oh now you all listen since it is big time movie star Vincent Pereira saying that it is cool....
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05-26-06, 12:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Mrs.Nesbit
Oh now you all listen since it is big time movie star Vincent Pereira saying that it is cool....
05-26-06, 02:26 AM
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I'd much rather have a Kevin Smith commentary than a Carrot Top commentary like on "Rules of Attraction". At least Kevin is a film buff, and a fan of the movie he will be doing a commentary for.
05-26-06, 06:47 AM
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Well, I can respect and live with that. I just hope there's also a cast/crew group commentary as well.
05-26-06, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by i86time
Well, I can respect and live with that. I just hope there's also a cast/crew group commentary as well.
And I bet y'all dollars to donuts that Joe Bob Briggs signed some kind of exclusivity deal as part of his series of releases for Elite. I would think, since they're marketing a whole sub-line by way of him, they wouldn't want him out there doing other commentaries for movies that weren't in their line.
So, back to serious questions ... any word on Kinky Friedman's involvement? hopehopehope.
PS: Nice to see you around, Vincent. You gonna be around the festivities next week?
05-26-06, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ThatGuamGuy
And I bet y'all dollars to donuts that Joe Bob Briggs signed some kind of exclusivity deal as part of his series of releases for Elite. I would think, since they're marketing a whole sub-line by way of him, they wouldn't want him out there doing other commentaries for movies that weren't in their line.
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05-26-06, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Vincent_P
Sheesh, I *WISH* I was a big-time movie star. I can barely afford my rent
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05-26-06, 10:23 AM
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05-26-06, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by ThatGuamGuy
Do you mean to say you spent all this time complaining and didn't even read the initial post where the extras were announced?
05-26-06, 12:21 PM
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First, Briggs was actually involved in the production of TCM 2. Second, even aside from his abortive cameo, he actually knows things about the film and its cast and crew from personal interaction (how do you think he got the cameo in the first place?).
Smith, on the other hand, has made a bunch of movies, none of which were horror. Off-hand, I believe he has never worked with any of the principals involved in TCM 2, nor has he shown any expertise that I've seen regarding the film or its players. You can therefore safely categorize him with thousands of other directors with the identical creditials.
Who sounds more qualified?
Beyond that, the idea that a filmmaker is inherently more qualified to do a commentary over someone who is "just a person" (because they have committed the grave crime of never being a director) is absurd. The general experience of having been a director gives a person no special qualities. I'll take a well-informed and well-connected ("just a") person who has long career as a writer and TV host (hint: he knows how to entertain and inform through his spoken voice speaking his self-written words) for a commentary any day over someone who thinks that have earned themselves a gold star because they made some movies that have nothing to do with the film on which they will be commenting. There are a whole lot of people who never directed a movie in their lives who have much more to say, and can say it in a more interesting way, than probably the majority of directors out there.
DJ
Smith, on the other hand, has made a bunch of movies, none of which were horror. Off-hand, I believe he has never worked with any of the principals involved in TCM 2, nor has he shown any expertise that I've seen regarding the film or its players. You can therefore safely categorize him with thousands of other directors with the identical creditials.
Who sounds more qualified?
Beyond that, the idea that a filmmaker is inherently more qualified to do a commentary over someone who is "just a person" (because they have committed the grave crime of never being a director) is absurd. The general experience of having been a director gives a person no special qualities. I'll take a well-informed and well-connected ("just a") person who has long career as a writer and TV host (hint: he knows how to entertain and inform through his spoken voice speaking his self-written words) for a commentary any day over someone who thinks that have earned themselves a gold star because they made some movies that have nothing to do with the film on which they will be commenting. There are a whole lot of people who never directed a movie in their lives who have much more to say, and can say it in a more interesting way, than probably the majority of directors out there.
DJ
My mistake I did not know that he was involved in the production. Had I known that, then yes I would agree that he would be more qualified.
05-26-06, 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by i86time
I was voicing my interest in a group commentary track (not just 1 or 2 people) in addition to or instead of single interviews/commentaries- they are two different animals to me.
Anybody know whether Briggs is perhaps upset to have been cut out?
05-26-06, 06:26 PM
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05-26-06, 08:55 PM
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Joe Bob Briggs should have a piece of the commentary pie. Why don't they get Al Pacino and Robert Deniro together to do a commentary on this while they're at it. It sure would be interesting to hear what they would say about this movie.
05-26-06, 10:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dsa_shea
Joe Bob Briggs should have a piece of the commentary pie. Why don't they get Al Pacino and Robert Deniro together to do a commentary on this while they're at it. It sure would be interesting to hear what they would say about this movie.
05-27-06, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Buford T Pusser
I think this should be the first commentary that Steven Spielberg does.
He and Hooper are surely buddies after Poltergeist.
He and Hooper are surely buddies after Poltergeist.
05-27-06, 09:52 AM
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Man, I want this DVD more than any other DVD coming up this year. possibly 3 commentary tracks, for an older horror movie. I'm a sucker for older movie commentaries, and especially horror and childhood favorites. Also a fan of multiple commentary tracks. The more, the better. I'll most likely double dip the original, because of the new commentary and documentary I've never seen.
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