Carpenter & Russell are always fun when they do a commentary together. Loads of insight.

Kurt & John are always great on the commenteries. In fact John Carpenter and anyone are good listening.
The ONLY gripe if i had to select one would be that this commentery is years old and was taken from the Laserdisc. Still worth a listen though.

This is the one fans will enjoy the most. They joke and banter with each other like old friends and it is this relaxed, conversational tone that really makes this track such an enjoyable listen. Russell recalls having trouble getting into the New York City premiere because security didn’t recognize him and so he had to pay his way to get in! Carpenter tends to describe what is being shown which is annoying at times but Russell keeps him on track with personal observations that spark dialogue between the two men.

Highly entertaining. Carpenter and Russell make a great pair. They make you wish you were setting with them as they laugh and joke. Lots of informative discussion and comments about settings, locations, actors reactions, etc. Highly recommended.

Very informative and funny. Typical Carpenter/Russell commentary. Highly recommended.

One of the all time great commentary tracks.
The now legendary Carpenter / Russell camaraderie is at it's strongest on this track. Like two old pals sat around a camp fire reminiscing about the old days. If I had one complaint, it's that the film is too short and so therefor the track is too short, I could have listened to these two all day long.

A great track. One of my all time favorites; and one that I can return to again and again.
Highly recommended.

Very screen-specific, balanced well in telling production anecdotes about a given scene and divulging information about the shoot. Carpenter specifically loves to point out the "panaglide" shots that are so much his trademark.

Highly recommended.

Their track focuses on production anecdotes and how the special effects of the film were achieved. Hill points out that a young James Cameron worked on the many of the film’s special effects. She also talks at length about making such an ambitious film on a low budget and the way they cut their costs down. For example, there is only one shot in the film that was actually done in New York City (the obvious shot of the Statue of Liberty) while the majority of principal photography was done in St. Louis and Los Angeles.

A good solid commentary and a good accompaniment to the less serious and less technical Carpenter / Russell track.
There's a lot to be learnt from this track. Hill and Alves make a good combination, much better than Hill with Carpenter on The Fog, which I felt was a bit of a let down. Joe Alves should do more tracks, it's a shame Spielberg doesn't go for audio commentaries as I would have loved to have heard Alves talk more about Close Encounters and Jaws, both of which he touches on here.

Lovely to hear the lovely Barbeau discussing her ex-husband; I wish Cundey discussed more technical matters.

Unfortunately, while Scream Factory puts out excellent Collector's Edition, they tend to screw up volume levels on their commentary tracks; on that front, this one is the most egregious, as the track dips halfway through enough that I had to PUMP by volume up to 45 (it's normally around 20). They should've recalled/fixed this problem.