I don't drop character 'till I done the DVD commentary

[thehefner]

Know what's special? Watching the Director's Cut of TROPIC THUNDER with commentary by Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr... in character as Kirk Lazarus in character as Lincoln Osiris.

God, this movie's far from perfect, and yet I love it so. And goddamn, RDJ's so brilliant it makes me sick. If Daniel Day-Lewis ever did a special THERE WILL BE BLOOD commentary in character, I may have to commit actor seppuku.

Comments

[pondering-duck.livejournal.com]

I agree. I haven't listened to that many commentaries but I hate the ones where the director or actors are just laughing at how funny they are. Most people I know who listen to those things want to know about the background behind the movie not listen to celebrities complement themselves for two and a half hours.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Stiller adds nothing to this. He's about as humorless and stiff in real life as I'd imagined. And Jack Black is Jack Black, so your mileage may vary. There's definitely ass-kissing over actual substance here, don't get me wrong. And there are times when even Downey is just going, "Oh, this is funny," or "This guy was great," but he's doing it in the character's character's voice, so it takes on a surreal (perhaps even subversive?) side.

Which alone makes the commentary worth listening to.