US EditionBen Affleck Thinks His Armageddon Commentary Is the 'Best Work' of His Career: 'It Is An Achievement I'm Proud Of'
- Ben Affleck appeared on Criterion's Closet Picks to discuss films that influenced his love for cinema, highlighting his commentary on Armageddon.
- Affleck retrospectively praised his Armageddon commentary, explaining he did not expect it to be so well-received or enduring at the time.
- The 1998 Michael Bay film features Bruce Willis leading oil drillers sent by NASA to destroy an asteroid headed toward Earth to prevent human extinction.
- Affleck described his commentary as “100 percent true” and noted people often discuss it with him as much as his movie roles, without any studio complaints.
- Affleck considers the commentary an achievement he is proud of, despite initially not intending it to be that good or impactful.
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Ben Affleck calls his 'Armageddon' DVD commentary his 'best work'
"People approach me to talk about the commentary on this disc as much as they do movies that I've been in."Touchstone/Getty Ben Affleck as AJ Frost in 'Armageddon'Key PointsBen Affleck is reflecting on the DVD commentary he recorded for Armageddon.The actor called his commentary for the 1998 sci-fi film the "best work" of his career."It's because I didn't know any better than to be really honest," he said during his Criterion Closet visit. Ben A…
Ben Affleck Thinks the ‘Armageddon’ Commentary Track Is the ‘Best Work of My Career’
Ben Affleck thinks “Armageddon” gave us the “best work” of his Oscar-winning career… just not in the way you might think. Affleck said while visiting the Criterion Closet in the below video that his commentary track for the infamous 1998 Michael Bay film is iconic in and of itself. Affleck infamously cited plot holes during the DVD commentary for the film and even quipped that director Bay didn’t mind that the space-centric disaster film had a n…
Ben Affleck Thinks His Armageddon Commentary Is the 'Best Work' of His Career: 'It Is An Achievement I'm Proud Of'
The biggest moment of an actor’s career doesn’t have to be the best role they ever played — it can be a hilarious biting commentary included on the special features section of the DVD release of a movie. For Ben Affleck, a storied actor known for his work in films like Gone Girl and Argo, he considers that fact to be true, as he recently cited his well-known Armageddon commentary as his potential best work ever. "In retrospect, now, I feel like …
Ben Affleck Admits His Best Work Might Be An Infamous Armageddon DVD Extra
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