I love movies and I especially love commentaries. So I got myself a microphone and produced some of my own. I do commentaries alone (or with my dog) with Region 1 DVDs and post the results in MP3 format with a bit rate of 64.

As a movie lover in general, I try to call out the similarities and differences in the film I’m commenting on to other films in the same genre. I try not to spoil those other films, but you never know. I’ll try to warn you first.

For other commentaries, I recommend our sister site: Zarban’s House of Commentaries.

If you wonder about microphones, I used a Logitech USB desk mike for the first of these, but since Vanishing Point (#12) nice I use a Samson CO3U, which has better bass response and consistently captures cleaner sound.

Many commentaries since Frankenstein feature my EchoSync technology, which involves me speaking dialog (with moderate reverb) at the same time as the characters. Use it to synchronize the commentary track with your movie.

42. 48 Hrs.

Nick Nolte crawls out of the 1970s to get upstaged by a comic in this 1982 buddy-cop-comedy kickoff.

41. Jumanji

Robin Williams falls into and out of the jungle world of Jumanji in the 1995 fantasy.

40. Iron Man

Robert Downey, Jr. sheds his playboy persona to take on a… playboy persona… in the 2008 comic book spectacular.

39. Back to the Future

Michael J Fox leaps into the past in the great 1985 time travel adventure.

38. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

No time for love, Doctor Jones! It’s a wild ride down mountainsides and thru mine shafts in the 1984 Indy prequel.

37. Thunderball

Sean Connery is back as Bond in 1965, this time fighting once and future arch-nemesis Blofeld and his plan to ransom stolen nukes.

36. Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus

Deborah Gibson and Lorenzo Lamas take on monster shark and octopus in this 2009 straight-to-video potboiler.

35. Die Hard

Bruce Willis takes on Alan Rickman in this 1988 action super-classic.

34. I, Robot

Will Smith does Asimov in this 2004 action-packed, sci-fi murder mystery.

33. The 39 Steps (1935)

Alfred Hitchcock’s style matures for his first big wrong man/cool blond film.

32. King Kong (1933)

The greatest of great apes is trapped by tiny men and dragged to New York in this 1933 monster classic. No EchoSync.

31. The Princess Bride

William Goldman edits Simon Morgenstern’s rollicking adventure down to “the good parts,” and I put all the missing pieces back in.

30. The Hidden Fortress

Akira Kurosawa produces a taut samurai adventure in this 1958 mini-epic that famously inspired the Star Wars saga.

29. Werewolf of London

A mad botanist contracts “werewolfery” and must avoid the wife he loves while searching for a cure in this 1935 debut werewolf movie.

28. Mystery Science Theater 3000

Mike and robot friends Crow and Tom Servo are forced to watch the 1955 stink bomb This Island Earth.

27. Fistful of Dollars

Clint Eastwood finds himself in the middle of a gang war that he started in this 1964 spaghetti western.

26. [Horror of] Dracula

Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee meet again in another Hammer gothic horror, this time the 1958 take on the Dracula story.

25. The Curse of Frankenstein

Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee take on the old story in this 1957 Hammer horror first.

24. Bride of Frankenstein

Boris Karloff returns as the Monster in this 1935 Universal monster sequel.

23. Frankenstein

Boris Karloff brings the Monster to life (with help from Colin Clive) in this 1931 super-classic.

22. Help!

Ringo’s ring causes no end of trouble (until the end) in this 1965 Beatles second effort.

21. O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Clooney leads convicts on an odyssey in this 2000 Coen Brothers gem.

20. Dracula

Bela Lugosi delivers the goods in this seminal vampire movie from way back in 1931.

19. The Goonies

Sean Astin leads the Goonies to the treasure of One-Eyed Willie in this 1985 adventure.

18. Alien

Ridley Scott takes us into space for a monster movie in this 1979 horror flick.

17. Goldfinger

Connery goes after gold-loving Goldfinger and his hat-wielding henchman Oddjob in this 1965 Bond adventure.

16. Raiders of the Lost Ark

Harrison Ford embodies another iconic adventurer in the 1981 debut of the Indiana Jones movies.

15. Seinfeld 808 “The Chicken Roaster”

The gang deals with a chicken restaurant and a rat hat in this 8th season episode.

14. Hot Fuzz

Super cop Simon Pegg gets reassigned to the best village in England and finds there’s more to it than meets the eye in this 2007 comedy/thriller/horror/cop buddy movie.

13. Cars

Lightning McQueen learns there’s more to life than racing in this 2006 Pixar insta-classic.

12. Vanishing Point

Barry Newman drives into car cultdom in a white Dodge Challenger as the reckless and moody Kowalski in this 1971 motor pulp.

11. From Russia With Love

Sean Connery is back as Bond, this time picking up a defector and falling into a deadly trap in this 1963 thriller.

10. Dr. No

Sean Connery investigates the disappearance of a British agent in Jamaica and rakes in a Chinese chick and a Swiss chick in this 1962 James Bond kick-off.

9. Ghostbusters

Bill Murray and Sigourney Weaver have some trouble with ghosts in the 1984 comedy classic.

8. Murder at 1600

Wesley Snipes investigates a murder in a White House restroom that doesn’t exist in this 1997 multi-layered thriller.

7. The American President

Michael Douglas romances lobbyist Annette Bening this 1995 White House rom-com.

6. The Wizard of Oz

One of the best films ever. Little Judy Garland tries to get home in this 1939 classic of classics.

5. The Sentinel

Michael Douglas provides a little secret service to the first lady while somebody stalks President Sledge Hammer in this 2006 wrong-man thriller.

4. The Sixth Day

2000 adventure/psycho-drama Schwarzenegger extravaganza… uh… also.

3. Total Recall

1990 adventure/psycho-drama Schwarzenegger extravaganza.

2. Foul Play

Goldie Hawn takes a chance in this better-than-you-remember-it 1978 romantic comedy thriller.

* La Dolce Vita

Special edition: Federico Fellini’s 1960 Italian classic. I record my first viewing… and I pretty much hate it.

1. Casablanca

My favorite film. The 1942 classic. You must remember this….

F1. thru F15. Firefly series & Serenity

Commentaries for all 14 episodes of Joss Whedon’s short-lived work of genius and the film that almost made up for its short life.