UK viewers will not be able to keep this wonderful commentary in sync with a DVD, blu-ray or even a VHS copy of Clue due to the PAL system speeding everything up by 4%.
This was fantastic. Thanks for doing this! Two tips for anyone attempting to sync up this to the film: 1. During loud parts of the movie, you can just barely hear a bit of bleedthrough on this commentary recording, so you can sync it up that way periodically if for some reason you get out of sync. (twice i missed something visually, and wanted to rewind to see and hear what i'd missed, and doing so messed up my sync, but i was able to line it back up by listening for the beedthrough, and then just momentarily pausing the one that was ahead.) 2. I found it helpful to have the volume of the movie VERY low. Some of the commentary runs over some madcap dialog, and it's impossible to follow unless you have the movie's volume very low. Great job though and thanks for these great insights!
I used to check the tv guide and see when this was playing and play hookey in ELEMENTARY SCHOOL just to watch this. More than once. Parents caved and got a vcr to accommodate. It's the master class in every aspect of comedy. I've been dying to hear a directors commentary. Just watched. It's everything I could have dreamed for. Thank you thank you thank you thank you for posting this. You've made this 39 yo extremely happy.
Very curious the director says the score was composed before synthesizers. On the contrary, the mid-80’s was the peak of electronic music. Guess he didn’t listen to the Top 40 that much.
Disappointed when the director says, "I don't remember." Don't expect him to lie, but it suggests he's less interested in the movie than the fans are. Then he seems to take several opportunities to talk about the "seriousness" of the movie, which feels like it sucks the air out of the room a bit... by the end it feels like the host and the director have bumped heads a little. I'm glad to hear his side of things... but I think I'll enjoy his film without him, moving forward.
I agree. The interviewer seems to know more about the movie than the director...and appreciates it more. I don't need to listen to the director wheeze and breathe heavy in the background and say "i dont remember" in a cocky tone. Although there were a few insightful remarks from him, he was overall distant, short and boring.
strongly disagree. there was zero cockiness either. it was 40 years ago. of course he doesn't remember every teeny detail of a frenetic and stressful shoot. you guys are weird.
