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Harry Knuckles and the Pearl Necklace
(2004)
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Commentaries on this disc:
Commentary 1:
Sound designer Steve Legge, composer Graham Collins, writer Ian Driscoll and director/cinematographer/editor Lee Demarbre
Rating:8.0/10 (1 vote) [
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Reviewed by pat00139 on March 2nd, 2006
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This is a pretty entertaining track, but the director does make one pretty big mistake. He says that Chow Yun-fat plays the ‘retard’ in ‘A Better Tomorrow 2’ and has to be taken care of, which isn’t true. Chow Yun-fat takes care of Dean Shek, who’s in that state because he saw his daughter killed. Apart from that, the track is very nice, with the four guys laughing it up, telling everything you need to know. People outside Ottawa (the movie was shot in Ottawa, Canada) won’t find this track as interesting, because the talk of Laurier Street and the Rideau Centre and Aylmer won’t help you situate the locations, but otherwise it’s great. It’s very funny, with a very good amount of making-of information and great anecdotes. The wrestling scene goes by a lot faster when you listen to this commentary. There’s also one telling piece of information, which explains the horrible looping. The movie was shot on a Bolex 16mm camera, which is a wind-up camera that doesn’t record sound. All the sound in the movie was post-synched. In any case, this is a great track to listen to with really no boring spots.
Commentary 2:
Actors Josh Grace, Jeff Moffet and Phil Caracas
Rating:10.0/10 (1 vote) [
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Reviewed by pat00139 on March 2nd, 2006
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Unfortunately, there’s some overlap between this one and the first one, but it’s funnier. Josh Grace keeps cracking hilarious jokes throughout the track. The director acts as interviewer, asking questions to the actors there, but also throws in his two cents whenever he feels like it. There are so many jokes in this track, it rivals the ‘Evil Dead 2’ commentary (only that one is better because it has more making-of stuff). This one is mostly joking, pointing out mistakes and making fun of people. You also have plenty of anecdotes about the making of the flick. With lines line, ‘[The scene on the lake] is like watching turtles have sex,’ you know it’s worth listening to. If you ever get your hands on the DVD, you have to listen to this track.