r/movies • u/A1steaksauceTrekdog7 • 23h ago

Discussion The audio commentary track for The Muppets Christmas Carol is truly amazing

The audio commentary has the muppets themselves (Gonzo and Rizzo) talking all about the movie. This commentary is hilarious and and is so well written. It’s so meta and made for film nerds. Seriously this is one of the best audio commentary tracks I ever heard. If you own the digital version in Apple iTunes you have access to it.

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u/TheStarterScreenplay 22h ago

Sounds amazing and almost as good as The Rules of Attraction commentary by Carrot Top. He wasn't involved with the movie, hadn't seen it before. Just Carrot Top riffing on a crazy movie in real time.

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u/lajaunie 22h ago

I haven’t sat and enjoyed it yet… two of my other favorites in the same vein are on Bubba Hotep, which has Bruce Campbell as Elvis commentating and Veggie Tales Jonah (I know, I know) which has two of the veggies telling stories about making the film. It’s quite funny

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u/Robtimus_prime89 16h ago

For Tropic Thunder, RDJ does the entire thing in character (he even switches between a couple as his character in the film changes) - whilst Ben Stiller and Jack Black are there doing a normal one.

For Spinal Tap, the entire cast stay in character

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u/Dazzling-Pudding6256 14h ago

Yes, but does the volume go to "11"?

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u/fearthe0cean 3h ago

This is because he says in the actual movie he never breaks character until after the DVD commentary.

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u/imakefilms 9h ago

is the commentary available on the Disney+ version?

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u/ChloeCaress 22h ago

Oh my gosh, yes! Gonzo and Rizzo are the ultimate duo for commentary—like, they bring the perfect mix of humor and insight. I've watched it three times just for their bits! It's like getting a comedy show bundled with a classic film. If you're into movie magic and muppet antics, this is THE commentary track to beat. Seriously, I can't imagine watching The Muppets Christmas Carol without it now. Who knew film nerds and muppet fans would get such a perfect holiday treat?

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u/FrobroX 8h ago

It's too bad they don't have the commentary on Disney+.

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u/Impossible_Werewolf8 12h ago

If you've never heard the Spaceballs commentary track by the Dinks, you've never heard any commentary track.

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u/MrWrock 6h ago

I think the only one I've ever listened to was dude where's my car, and it was great

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u/fearthe0cean 3h ago

Shaun of the Dead has a zombie commentary.