10 Most Embarrassing DVD Commentaries Ever

10. Joel Schumacher Actually Apologises To Fans - Batman & Robin

By most accounts, Joel Schumacher is a lovely man and a nice guy to work with, and you certainly get a sense of that while listening to his commentary for the widely maligned Batman & Robin.

However, it's also a frequently cringe-worthy commentary track given that Joel is incredibly matter-of-fact about discussing the film's failures, causing him to spend much of the commentary apologising to viewers for screwing things up.

Schumacher talks broadly about the pressure put upon him by the studio to make the film lighter and more mechandisable, and even throws his own godson under the bus by admitting that many of the film's eyebrow-raising ideas came from him.

Yet ultimately, he takes full responsibility himself for the end result, refusing to blame screenwriter Akiva Goldsman, resolving that if you don't like a movie you should blame the director.

Anyone who's seen one of the many quality movies Schumacher has made over his career knows that he has talent, but there's an unmistakable air of fatigue in his voice and tone during this commentary.

He acknowledges that Batman & Robin made him realise why sequels are so tough to make and why they disappoint so often, while adding that he actually wanted to adapt Frank Miller's Batman: Year One after Batman Forever, but Warner Bros. shot him down because the material was too dark.

Schumacher evidently has a sense of humour about the movie - joking about Uma Thurman's overacting, above all else - but listening to the commentary, it's still painfully clear that he's ashamed of how it all turned out.

He even ends the commentary early before the film's actually over. Oof.