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02-15-2004, 11:21 PM
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E.T. and Indiana Jones Commentaries
Why didnt speilberg do commectaries for any of these films? It's truley disapointing!
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02-15-2004, 11:31 PM
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Spielberg does not do commentaries. He does not do deleted scenes anyome either. He feels it takes away from the "Magic" of the films and robs people of the experience. But, he has no problem with full length documentaries. It is frustrating, one of the biggest director in history and we can't get a commentary out of him.
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02-15-2004, 11:48 PM
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At least he gives us the original theatrical version of E.T. Wish we could say the same thing for Close Encounters, however...
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02-16-2004, 12:11 AM
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The making-of documentaries on many of the DVD's of his films more than make up for the lack of commentaries.
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02-16-2004, 12:17 AM
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Ture they are good. Would still love commentaty though
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02-16-2004, 01:04 AM
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The making-of documentaries on many of the DVD's of his films more than make up for the lack of commentaries.
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02-16-2004, 03:37 AM
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Spielberg might turn out to be a lousy commentator. I find Tim Burton to be one of the most interesting director alive (=making interesting, personnal movies), yet his commentaries are really dull...
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02-16-2004, 03:51 AM
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I think that many of us would be disappointed in Spielberg's comments on his films on a scene specific commentary. I think he is good when reflecting on his films in interview mode, but I can't see him adding much more in an audio commentary. Commentaries are merely a luxury, to me, not a necessity. I think that commentaries and documentaries do often reveal too much. There are books out there that tell you all about Spielberg and his films if you feel you must know about this or that.
To me, films - the great films are magical and mysterious and disecting the minutiae of them can shatter that mystery which makes them great. I don't think that it is something that has to be done. Sometimes, I think that people demand too much from the artists who have already provided so much for us to go on.
Art is fundamentally for entertainment, inspiration and enlightenment, not for technical analysis, although that too can be worthwhile, but is not the purpose of art at all.
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02-16-2004, 03:56 AM
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The annoying thing about Spielberg not doing commentaries is that he talks about sitting next to David Lean when the restored Lawrence of Arabia was released, and how Mr Lean spent the entire movie talking to him about the making of the movie, basically giving him a live commentary, and what a great experience this was. Great, Wonderful, Good for you. Please give us the same.
Of course, if Mr Spielberg wants, he can fly to New Zealand and watch Raiders, or ET, or CE2K, or Schindler's List, or any of his films with me, and talk to me during the film about the making of the film, and then I promise not to complain any more.
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