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September 14, 2006
Apparently the deaths of thousands doesn't affect me, but a Bronx accent cracks me up
I am a HUGE fan of commentary on DVDs. HUGE. I love it. Often times I like it better than the movie itself. I've watched my favorite movie with commentary (it has two commentary tracks--like heaven!) more often than I've watched the movie itself.
Today I was in the mood for a good cry, so I rented Beaches and Titanic. Yes, Titanic. Sue me, I wanted to cry. Unfortunately, I'm heartless and didn't cry at all, unless you count getting a little choked up about the elderly couple who stayed in their bed to drown and Hillary's funeral.
But after I finished Beaches, I did discover that there is director commentary on that disc. At first I was reluctant to watch it. I prefer commentaries with more than one person, as well as commentaries that are done around the same time the movie is filmed. But I ended up starting it, and OH WOW is it hilarious!
You MUST watch this commentary if you have the opportunity. Garry Marshall is one hilarious guy. I've only made it a half hour in, but I've been cracking up.
If you need more convincing, I'll give you the following gems (but please imagine them in his voice, or it counts for nothing):
"We established they're ethnic!"
and, even better
"Beaches, originally, nobody wanted to make it. They said who cares about a friendship among two girls. Boy friendships are great! Let's do that macho stuff. Do buddy pictures! But there were no buddy-ette pictures about two girls who were friends. I think girls' friendships are just fascinating. Boys you know, they argue, they fight, and then don't talk to each other for 30 years. Girls, somehow they say the worst things to each other and then an hour later they go shopping! Girls' friendships are very odd."
and one more, for the road
"The biggest problem a director has in this kind of a film when you have two leading ladies is not the acting. They're both wonderful actors. And it's not even the scenes, or the comedy. The biggest thing is the hair! The hair alone, you could have shot two other films in the time we waited for them to get their hair done."
Posted to Mindless Entertainment at September 14, 2006 06:17 PM
Comments
Okay...you like his commentary for Beaches, try Princess Diaries...that was in great.
There is also a commentary with Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews having Tea for the second one I believe
Posted by: Annie-Elisabeth at September 14, 2006 08:43 PM
Beaches is my favorite movie. I also own the DVD, so now I feel the need to go watch with the commentary.
Posted by: Krista at September 17, 2006 12:39 PM
You know, I'm just not a big fan of Princess Diaries. For some reason, that movie just didn't do it for me...
Krista, you should definitely watch the commentary! It's awesome. I'm STILL not done with it but it keeps cracking me up. I bet you'll find it amusing.
Posted by: Rebecca at September 17, 2006 12:46 PM