One of the more interesting extras – I suppose – is on my disc copy of Memento where you could have the movie played in chronological order, all of the blue lines from 1 to 22 then the red from A to V ending with the opening credits/scene still making the photo ‘undevelop.’
I liked deleted scenes and bloopers. I was quite pleased when I found out that Disney+ has deleted scenes for a lot of movies (such as the Marvel movies), under the ‘Extras’ tab.
Although the concept of commentary appeals to me, I usually can’t be bothered to actually watch the whole movie again in the hopes of some funny or insightful comment.
I’m told Emma Thompson’s commentary on Sense and Sensibility has some real gems in it, but I don’t have the movie (and am unlikely to acquire it).
The best example of bonus content is of course Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog, where the commentary track is itself an entirely different musical (called “Commentary: The Musical”) complete with its own plot but which also comments on the film as it goes. Some absolutely cracking songs on there.
There’s also a real commentary track but it’s much less interesting. And there’s lots of hidden content, but you can just look up on the internet how to find it.
I still remember the commentary track on ReAnimator just because hearing Jeffrey Combs talk normally was so odd. They had lots of fun making it, and Barbara Cranston was clearly a blast to be around.
*Crampton
I’ve never been one to care much for how the sausage is made, and conseqently I rarely watched any of the DVD extras myself. The commentary on Kung-Pow: Enter the Fist was pretty hilarious. I always got a kick out of seeing the original theatrical trailers. The Soylent Green trailer pretty much gave the whole movie away. What was the secret of Soylent Green? You told us in the trailer!
They kinda did but I’d read Make Room! Make Room! before it came out so that didn’t help.
I don’t do streaming, so my comments may not be applicable, but I do enjoy DVDs. Not just for the feature, but also for the extras. The featurettes about “The Making Of” are fun, and the song videos (for musicals, like Sing) are fun too.
I’m not keen on the commentaries or outtakes, because they border on the banal–“Look, here’s where I drop the pineapple again. Damn, did it really take twenty-four takes to get that drop properly?”–but I do appreciate the featurettes.
Most of the bonus features I can do without. But I love gag reels, and I really appreciate that Disney+ includes them for most, if not all, of the recent releases. I believe they also just put the Muppet Christmas Carol on Disney+ - might watch that today.
As we are in Switzerland, we don’t get the same shows on the streaming services, so we miss out on some things.
Other gag reels are available on YouTube, so I probably won’t be buying many of the newer movies.
However, I still haven’t found Young Frankenstein on any streaming service, so I’ll probably still be being some of the older “classics”.
There are a few times that I have attempted to watch the actor commentary. There are some actors that I would be happy to listen to, but some of them really need script writers.
I recently bought the book Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride which I found amusing. We originally bought Princess Bride on VHS, and then bought a special edition on DVD. We’ll probably buy it again on Blu-Ray, as necessary.
I had no idea. We own this. Something else to watch over Christmas break.
Since it sounds like you are such a fan of The Princess Bride, I’d highly recommend Cary Elwes’ book of his memories of making the film, “As You Wish”. Great stories and background information.
Actually, that’s the same book, as the full title is As you Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride. I just forgot the first part of the title. 
Just to note that there is also an actual commentary track. But “Commentary: The Musical” is largely a delight. “Better Than Neil” is an absolute gem of a song, and “Steve’s Song” is a masterpiece of subtle cruelty. Could probably do without Zac Whedon rapping though.
