When the "Making Of" movie is better than the movie itself

There are also peculiar cases like Terry Gilliam's "Lost in La Mancha" where the film itself didn't actually get made, but the documentary typr thing is lauded in its own right. Maybe it's just Gilliam, bless 'im.

not quite the same thing - but i really enjoyed the commentary versions with christopher guest and eugene levy on both 'best in show' and guffman (esp. best in show) - and all of the cut scenes, some of which were just as good, if not better than the actual movie.

i also enjoyed watching the making-of thingy on waking life. it's not better than the movie, but it was really interesting hearing about the animation process.

so i can't think of a real example of what yr talking about. fake one: 'living in oblivion' is great, vs. the crap one they are shooting.

i doubt it was an actual theatrical production, but 'looking for richard' was a great movie

Star Wars Ep1 doc 'The Beginning' is certainly much, much better than 'The Phantom Menace'.
I would also point to 'The Hamster Factor' - by the same documentary team as 'Lost In La Mancha' of course - but I really like '12 Monkeys' as well.

hearts of darkness owns thread.

I think Hearts of Darkness is more fascinating than Apocalypse Now.

"The Battle of Brazil" (for Brazil) is also a great one...