Oh I forgot about the long conversation they also have about going out clubbing in Germany and releated events. I swear that's about 15-20 minutes of the runtime. :p
I suspect they listened to whoever said it was a better idea because most people want that who are going to listen. "Average viewers" won't listen to a commentary and bearly even check most special features, but if they like the film they will. And if you like the film enough to watch with the commentary you're likely listening to it to reinforce/learn about this film you love. You're not going to get that from a commentary where the cast spend most of the movie talking about random crap mostly not even relevant and over the top of the director and producer until they more or less quit even bothering. Thankfully I have heard worse at least, but it's definitely on the list of bad ones.
If I was to pick one of the series to listen to the commentary on it would be Afterlife. It is, by how his film making goes, Anderson's worst film. He is lost on how to join scenes together without his graphic maps/overlays/wide aerial shots these days, and he struggled to make the middle of the film even work. And so I'd love to hear what he'd talk about via my own morbid curiosity. Of course if Milla was on the track I wouldn't get any insight into that, she'd probably spend most of the time talking about picking on Wentworth Miller for drinking Soy Milk or something.
I suspect they listened to whoever said it was a better idea because most people want that who are going to listen. "Average viewers" won't listen to a commentary and bearly even check most special features, but if they like the film they will. And if you like the film enough to watch with the commentary you're likely listening to it to reinforce/learn about this film you love. You're not going to get that from a commentary where the cast spend most of the movie talking about random crap mostly not even relevant and over the top of the director and producer until they more or less quit even bothering. Thankfully I have heard worse at least, but it's definitely on the list of bad ones.
If I was to pick one of the series to listen to the commentary on it would be Afterlife. It is, by how his film making goes, Anderson's worst film. He is lost on how to join scenes together without his graphic maps/overlays/wide aerial shots these days, and he struggled to make the middle of the film even work. And so I'd love to hear what he'd talk about via my own morbid curiosity. Of course if Milla was on the track I wouldn't get any insight into that, she'd probably spend most of the time talking about picking on Wentworth Miller for drinking Soy Milk or something.
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