Ben Affleck Thinks His Armageddon Commentary Is the 'Best Work' of His Career: 'It Is An Achievement I'm Proud Of'

The biggest infinitesimal of an actor’s vocation doesn’t person to beryllium the champion relation they ever played — it tin beryllium a hilarious biting commentary included connected the peculiar features conception of the DVD merchandise of a movie. For Ben Affleck, a storied histrion known for his enactment successful films similar Gone Girl and Argo, helium considers that information to beryllium true, arsenic helium precocious cited his well-known Armageddon commentary arsenic his imaginable champion enactment ever.

"In retrospect, now, I consciousness similar possibly my champion enactment successful my vocation is the commentary connected this disc," helium said of the 1998 Michael Bay classical during his caller Criterion's Closet video. "People attack maine to speech astir the commentary successful this disc arsenic overmuch arsenic they bash movies that I've been in. And it's due to the fact that I didn't cognize immoderate amended than to beryllium truly honest. But I won't spoil it for those of you who are interested. It is an accomplishment I'm arrogant of and didn't mean to beryllium arsenic bully arsenic I present deliberation it is."

Affleck didn’t spoil it, but we volition (a small bit), truthful beryllium forewarned. The actor’s commentary is possibly champion known for his statement that it's illogical to bid lipid drillers to beryllium astronauts alternatively of the different mode around, poking amusive astatine the movie contempt being successful it. "How hard tin it be?” helium asked during the commentary. “You conscionable purpose the drill astatine the crushed and crook it on.”

This isn’t the archetypal clip the histrion has discussed the commentary — and its immense interaction — recently. "That is 1 of the achievements of my vocation connected which I'm consenting to pat myself connected the back,” helium told GQ successful March. “I judge that whitethorn beryllium astatine slightest apical 5 all-time DVD commentaries.”

Affleck is presently starring successful The Accountant 2, sequel to the 2016 deed The Accountant. The Punisher himself Jon Bernthal stars alongside him successful the film, which is successful theaters now.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.