Double D's Definitive DVD Podcast - Audio Commentaries

Cliffhanger Audio Commentary

davidbjerre@gmail.com (David Bjerre and Dennis Rosenfeld) — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:39:22 +0200

"Hang on!"

After a few comedy flops Sylvester Stallone's A-list status was hanging on his next project. Luckily Cliffhanger proved to be a fantastic return to form.

In this commentary we discuss this Renny Harlin directed movie, from 1993, written by John Long, Michael France, and Stallone himself. Co-starring John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, and Rex Linn, and with stellar visual effects from Boss Film Studios.

The demise of the classic action movie
What happend to the old action stars?
Visual effects on the cusp of the digital revolution
The story of Carolco
Mountain climbing films

Alien vs. Predator Audio Commentary

davidbjerre@gmail.com (David Bjerre and Dennis Rosenfeld) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:54:05 +0100

"Whoever wins... We lose."

It's easy to imagine why Fox thought it was a good idea to combine their two big monster franchises, the Aliens and the Predators. It's a little more unclear, why anyone would think Paul W.S. Anderson was the guy who could pull it off.

In this new commentary we dive into the 2004 movie Alien vs. Predator. Written and directed by Anderson, starring Sanaa Lathan and Lance Henriksen.

How this relates to the other films in the franchises
The comic book influence
The utter lack of logic and research
Alternative possibilities for the story and the film
And why Sebastian is the most wrongest character since like forever
We also trash the Americans, the British, the Italians, and the Scots (sorry, group hug)

The Shadow Audio Commentary

davidbjerre@gmail.com (David Bjerre and Dennis Rosenfeld) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:29:01 +0100

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?".

The Shadow from 1994 was the first big budget Hollywood attempt to make a film about the classic pulp anti-hero. Did they succeed? We investigate. The film was directed by Russell Mulcahy, written by David Koepp, based on the work of Walter B. Gibson, and produced by Martin Bregman.

On this track we cover:

Creating a modern retro action adventure
The origin of The Shadow
The pulps and the radioplays
Visual effects
The utter implausibility of being able to cloud men's minds.
And David talks about Alec Baldwin's hair

2010 The Year We Contact Audio Commentary

davidbjerre@gmail.com (David Bjerre and Dennis Rosenfeld) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:46:57 +0200

It's time to go into space, with another classic 80's movie, 2010: The Year We Make Contact. An attempt to follow in the footsteps of one of the greatest science fiction movies ever made. The movie is written, produced and directed by Peter Hyams, based on a novel by Arthur C. Clarke.

On this track we cover:

The differences between the book and the film
2001 vs. 2010
Visual effects
The demise of Boss Film studios
Design and the look of space
And Dennis attempts to pronouce Sivasubramanian Chandrasegarampillai

Tremors Audio Commentary

davidbjerre@gmail.com (David Bjerre and Dennis Rosenfeld) — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:37:57 +0200

On our third commentary track we venture into the 90's, with this classic monster B-movie, directed by Ron Underwood, written by S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock and Ron Underwood, and executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd.

On this track we cover:

The art of the B-movie
Monster and miniature effects
The sequels and the TV-series
What's the deal with Melvin?
And how to win at Rock-Paper-Scissors every time!

Poltergeist Audio Commentary

davidbjerre@gmail.com (David Bjerre and Dennis Rosenfeld) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:00:04 +0200

On our second audio commentary we tackle yet another classic movie from the 80's. Poltergeist from 1982, directed by Tobe Hooper, written by Steven Spielberg, Michael Grais & Mark Victor, and produced by Frank Marshall & Steven Spielberg.

On this track we cover:

80's movies
Makeup and visual effects
Controversy surrounding the director
Controversy surrounding the script
The Poltergeist curse

Young Sherlock Holmes Audio Commentary

davidbjerre@gmail.com (David Bjerre and Dennis Rosenfeld) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:00:50 +0200

Welcome to our first attempt at doing an unofficial audio commentary in English. Our subject is the 1985 movie Young Sherlock Holmes, directed by Barry Levinson, written by Chris Columbus and produced by Steven Spielberg.

On this track we cover:

The visual effects
Steven Spielberg's involvement
Our love of 80's movies
CGI vs. doing things practically
The creation of the Sherlock Holmes character
And David reveals his dying words