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23 July, 2001
Ask The Dr. #1
In past reviews, rants, and news I have informed readers to contact me with questions. I have not received any yet, which either tells me no one reads my stuff or you people are A) too lazy to write in or B) have no questions. I'm tired of writing rants, reviews, and news and wanted to start something else. So I came up with a weekly column called "Ask the Doctor". Since you did not write me any questions for this week, I figured I would make up my own and ask myself. (To get the ball rolling. I wasn't even going to inform you guys these questions were made up by myself. Maybe John will edit this out..) Anyway, this isn't a rant, this is a Q and A column and now on with the T and A. (That was a joke.)
Q: Doctor, I love your column! It's the best thing on the Internet (besides porn). My question for you is: What's your favorite DVD?
A: Fight Club. It's the best DVD on the market, any David Fincher DVD is worth buying for extras (minus "The Game"). It is one of the best DVDs I've ever seen and to this point I think I can say it's the best.. The T2: Ultimate is also very good.
Q: Strangelove, I wake up every day with my thighs tingling in anticipation to read your DVD reports. In your opinion, who does the best commentary tracks on their DVDs?
A: Tough question. As for your thighs, you should consider watching "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or getting some really good skin cream. There are quite a few good commentaries out there. I enjoy Paul Thomas Anderson's on the "Boogie Nights" DVD, I enjoy any Kevin Smith commentary (The "Mallrats" one is great), Fincher does some great stuff (Two commentaries on "Fight Club" and one on "Seven"), Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight" is superb. It's really hard to pick. There are funny ones and very informative ones. Aronofsky's on "Requiem" is also great. Tarantino's track on "Dusk till Dawn" is very informative. Check them all out, your thighs will tingle even more. I suggest any film student buys a DVD player and listens to commentaries, they help a lot. Soderbergh once said if he had to teach someone how to make a movie he would give them a DVD player. (I love Singer and McQuarrie's commentary on "The Usual Suspects". It's great, listen to the scene where the suspects confront Zed about the jewel guy.)
Q: What advice could you give to a person buying a DVD player?
A: Don't buy GE, my first player was a GE and it skipped every disc I put in it. I had to sell it. I now own a Sanyo, which kicks ass. Make sure you have the correct jacks on your TV, S-Video, RCA, or Co-Ax. You also may want to wait for this new software to come out (I forget the name) which allows you to do more with DVDs like watch the flick while reading the screenplay. The best advice I can give though is to get your ass out there and buy a player.
Q: Strangelove, thanks for standing up for the consumer (I.E. The Kubrick Set). Speaking of which, what's the worst disc you have?
A: That is also a tough question. I would probably say the Steven King screeners of "Sometimes They Come Back For More" or "Trucks". I also have "Lost in Space", "Stepmom", "Six Days, Seven Nights", and "Lethal Weapon 4". None of which I have watched. (I got them with the player.)
That's all the questions the good Doctor has time for today. Remember to keep sending them in so I don't have to make them up. (I apologize if the "thighs tingling" was graphic. A friend told me that once...) E-mail me your comments (both good and good, I don't give a shit about bad comments. Just kidding). Stay tuned for more reviews, rants, news, and shameless self promotion.
- Dr. Strangelove (aka Drew Morton)
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