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  • @afterburn123456
    @afterburn123456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I'm looking forward to the Quintet episode of Beer and Board Games.

    • @GreatWightSpark
      @GreatWightSpark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Another seldom seen 5 player game! I wonder if Aaron also has man eating dogs outside his apartment.

    • @annaheff7332
      @annaheff7332 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too I hope they all dress up in snow suits

    • @seanhenry2921
      @seanhenry2921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@annaheff7332 Renaissance faire clothes!

    • @aserta
      @aserta ปีที่แล้ว

      The game exists. In Brazil, named Quinteto.

  • @TroubleToby3040
    @TroubleToby3040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Matt had me ROLLING when he was begging for The End at, well, the end. I mean, I was feeling it too, empathetically. Great episode.👍👍👍😉💯

  • @seanhenry2921
    @seanhenry2921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    [drops her in the river] "She's Quebec City's problem now!"

  • @PoseidonXIII
    @PoseidonXIII 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The real Quintet was the friends we killed along the way.

  • @bryankelly145
    @bryankelly145 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Craig’s joke about Bergman and Bebe Anderson was very enjoyable. Thank you all for doing this, I hope you never stop. Quintet seemed like it was a burden to watch, but you made it enjoyable to watch people watch. Seeing this video might be the most fun anyone has ever had because of this movie. Thank you.

  • @michaellafferty6364
    @michaellafferty6364 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Thanks for watching Quintet, and now, I'm going to walk somewhere else."
    We see Matt walking away. Cut back to Craig, still in his chair, waiting on Matt to say, "And now, watch this." He doesn't say it.
    "'And now, watch this.' Come on, Matt. Say it."
    Cut back to Matt. The camera follows him as he walks out the door and down the street. Cut back to Craig, getting increasingly more frustrated.
    "'And now, watch this'! 'And now, watch this!' Say it already!"
    Back to Matt. The camera is now stationary as Matt slowly walks away from it, down the road. When he's just a dot on the horizon, we get an abrupt freeze-frame ending.

  • @bradforddillman7671
    @bradforddillman7671 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Call in the Hanson Brothers” is the reference I came for.

  • @Misadventures_85
    @Misadventures_85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Outstanding episode, Basement crew! it's immediately among my favorites. Craig's joke about napping cracked me up so much

    • @brandonmelling771
      @brandonmelling771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I don't think that was a joke. I think he really was starting to nod off lol

  • @aestevalis0
    @aestevalis0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think that soft focus frame was supposed to represent the extreme cold. Like frost around the edges of a window.

  • @TitaniumSeraph
    @TitaniumSeraph 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "I learned NOTHING from that..." lmao

  • @cheetosugar695
    @cheetosugar695 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That movie looks like how aspirin feels.

  • @RubesGoodBrainCoffee
    @RubesGoodBrainCoffee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    So does this mean that we're going to see Quintet make an appearance on Beer and Board Games?

  • @DeniseFaraday
    @DeniseFaraday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I guess we can add Quintet to the talent bomb list....

  • @pianoface
    @pianoface 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't believe Lorenzo is already 5 years old! Good on ya Craig

  • @nevet1212
    @nevet1212 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I felt the pain in your voice Matt. Thank you for making a great show out of a difficult movie.

  • @PokerJoker811
    @PokerJoker811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Damn it Johnson, I had only *just* gotten Send In The Clowns out of my own head after about three days because of the old Carol Burnett episode where she performs it straight, and now you've put it back!

  • @goldenager59
    @goldenager59 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't tell you fellows how glad I am that this film - a favorite of mine since adolescence - has finally received a reaction. I know it's dark, bleak and all but incomprehensible, but as you learned for yourselves, it has its fascinating aspects too. It really does reward repeat viewings (not that I actually think you'll take me up on that) and encourages you to gradually figure things out for yourself; using only the film, you can pretty well work out the basic rules of the Game. As to "self-indulgent", I suppose they meant Altman was presenting something only he (seemingly) could really understand.
    😕
    I think it was a bona fide inspiration to use the empty buildings of Expo '67 as the futuristic city. (As I understand it, they sprayed fire hoses all over the place to make it look even more intensely long-term icebound.) The brilliant opening tracking shot of the snowbound train, eventually zeroing in on two specks in a universe of white upon white, sets the movie firmly in its world of dead technological dreams. I especially love the scenes in the decrepit Information Center, with the fractured crystal display screens and the eerie squeak of their swivels. And the Pentagon shape showing up everywhere is clever (Grigor's own game-pieces are starfish with five limbs). Did you notice that Tom Pierson's unsettling score makes use of the number five, too?
    🤨
    But I definitely did think your irreverencies were appropriate as well. These days, any movie so solemn and self-important as this virtually begs for it. You did well at throwing the unintentionally funny bits into sharp relief. (And, Matt, with your help I appreciated the final tracking shot as I never have before.)
    🤣
    I don't suppose by any chance you'd consider undertaking to view John Boorman's 1974 feature *Zardoz* any time soon? That's certainly an SF film like no other, and a real jaw-dropper that has to be seen to be disbelieved. If, on the other hand, it's already been under your scrutiny...well, I wish you much enjoyment of whatever you decide to see, and success in your endeavors.
    😊
    And as Ambrosia says, don't forget to bolt your door.
    😎

  • @tarransanders21
    @tarransanders21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The thing with Canadian cinema, and indeed, Canadian culture, is that 90% of it is simply American culture. We consume so much of American culture that more often then not, most Canadian actors and film makers simply head south because the two countries are so intertwined. You see this in music and sport as well - at some point you simply need to move to the US if you ever want to make a name for yourself outside of the small confines of the country.
    Not helped by the fact that the CRTC (correctly, though the methods of doing so feel heavy handed) effectively force entertainment entities to take on Canadian content so that the Canadian entertainment industry isn't completely taken over by American works, which would have happened to begin with even if the CRTC hadn't placed these rules. So yeah, that probably leads to a lot of Canadian films specifically having that cheap, indie feel and a cold texture, as Matt pointed out. There's simply no point when more often then not, Canadian directors and screen writers, musicians and artists will eventually have to go to the US in order to further their careers in any sort of meaningful way.

  • @eliotmccann2589
    @eliotmccann2589 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Killer album you've got there in the background...

  • @chumon1992
    @chumon1992 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I adore your take on carnal knowledge, you hit the nail right on the head with everything you said.
    I also am hoping for a real life game of quintet so that beer and board games can play it.

  • @littlekinginc124
    @littlekinginc124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There is no Anti-Climax, because the movie would have had to have started

  • @daclyde
    @daclyde 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gentlemen (and Tona), thank you for your service. I will now never be tempted to see this movie. But I am hopeful for the remake!

  • @MrDump
    @MrDump 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I listened to the Empire Film Podcast with Quentin Tarantino and Edgar Wright and you are correct Matt. That’s exactly what he was trying to emulate.

    • @ub321
      @ub321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sounds like a case of just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

  • @pianoface
    @pianoface 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you Matt for yet another Tom Waits reference 🥰

  • @SpiderDijon2
    @SpiderDijon2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    As I wrote in comment under an earlier episode - I saw The French Dispatch five times on five consecutive nights, and I enjoyed it more each time.

    • @craigjohnson6423
      @craigjohnson6423 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      After we filmed this, I remembered your comment, and I have to admit I felt bad that we didn't mention you and your cinema immersion tank challenge. I have to admit, I wish I had the time to do a 5 night dispatch, myself.

    • @SpiderDijon2
      @SpiderDijon2 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@craigjohnson6423 No need to feel bad :-) Nevertheless thanks for taking the time to write.

  • @waynechapman9823
    @waynechapman9823 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I read the novelization of the George Segal film "The Black Bird" when I was a kid. And some Herbie ("The Love Bug") movie.

  • @hadassah179
    @hadassah179 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    RIP to the rolls of film that were sacrificed for this "movie".

  • @nitanite
    @nitanite 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was really great to see you guys gushing over wes anderson, made me smile:)

  • @smallmanbigmouth2699
    @smallmanbigmouth2699 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Its so crazy to be a long time fan of the show and remember the first pics Craig showed us of Lorenzo, and now he’s 5!!! Whoa!

  • @lorip8681
    @lorip8681 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the actual game and the instructions, people I know love playing it when I bring it out at parties.

  • @chipmunck98kid
    @chipmunck98kid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I decided to watch the movie right before the episode again this week and I gotta say its quite rewarding
    Even with a turkey like this, trying to predict what will be riffed on is really fun

    • @TroubleToby3040
      @TroubleToby3040 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      How do you find out the movie ahead of time? Probably go to the channel, right? Never done that so I don't know.

  • @tecumsehcristero
    @tecumsehcristero 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm just walking into work and you put this out just now.
    Now it's gonna feel like I need to pee until I get off of work so I can watch this.

  • @puppysect
    @puppysect 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Quintet (the game) reminded me of Cones of Dunshire from Parks And Rec.

  • @MrSleepy677
    @MrSleepy677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Interesting fact, this movie almost killed Robert Altman's career before being revived in the 90s.

    • @edwarddorey4480
      @edwarddorey4480 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, Popeye was a strong critical success. /s

    • @ebwarg
      @ebwarg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edwarddorey4480 Siskel & Ebert liked it…

  • @GreatWightSpark
    @GreatWightSpark 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can't see those massive number signs without thinking of Thunderbirds.

  • @blahlbinoa
    @blahlbinoa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just watching this with them was making me sleepy, holy hell I wanted them to stop walking too!

  • @stormcloudsabound
    @stormcloudsabound 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:56 I was half paying attention during this part and cracked the same joke to myself that Matt did, wild

  • @DeniseFaraday
    @DeniseFaraday 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    As my birthday is next Friday (12/17) and you guys will be away for Christmas, I wanted to wish you Craig, Craig's family, Matt, Tona and The Cats a very Merry Christmas!

  • @aestevalis0
    @aestevalis0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does the entire movie have that soft focus frame effect?

  • @bad-people6510
    @bad-people6510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the 70s global cooling was the popular impending Armageddon.
    I wish I was kidding about that.

  • @bad-people6510
    @bad-people6510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I actually have the pamphlet that they gave away at theaters that explain the rules to the game.

  • @slc2466
    @slc2466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Man, I sure wish you guys had never seen "Nashville"- feel bad that you had to watch all of this one.

  • @mitchell2491
    @mitchell2491 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fantastic episode; Instant cassic.

  • @aaron2709
    @aaron2709 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Craig has never seen a movie with Vaseline on the lens? One of the oldest and most hackneyed effects in film.

  • @fryingpanman7501
    @fryingpanman7501 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    They really got ‘worst movie of the year’ winner in right at the end of the season

  • @BasicDrumming
    @BasicDrumming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video.

  • @jgaines4
    @jgaines4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    24:02 Holy crap! My wife is awesome.

  • @RubesGoodBrainCoffee
    @RubesGoodBrainCoffee 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Now you guys got me to want to read the novelization of Quintet.

  • @TroubleToby3040
    @TroubleToby3040 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It might have been the film maker's intention that people just didn't have the energy or inclination to have sex but I don't buy it as realistic in this context. Can ANYONE have the energy and enthusiasm to play a BOARD GAME but not to have sex. Somebody is gonna chime in and say "yes" but I contend that it wouldn't apply to most. Oh, and I'm not counting couples that have gotten tired of each other and would rather do ANYTHING than have sex. These are people that haven't had sex in ages with anyone. If they had energy for gaming they'd have energy for sex.

  • @primalkaran3483
    @primalkaran3483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey guys, love the show. I wanted to share an experience I had. I was listening to your show one night and all of a sudden realised Craig’s name is “Craig”! What! Then I said, Craig is not a Craig. I could not allow myself to say Craig aloud thinking about Craig, because the name Craig does not suit Craig. Then i thought, what name suits Craig, and I believe that name to be Allen. Craig you are an Allen - nice, kind, thoughtful guy, not a Craig. But wait… then what happened was that I realised I had forgotten Craig’s last name! What is it? I vaguely remember it ends with a ‘son.’ Is it Craig Anderson, Fergusson? I could not remember, then I had to go back to the start of the episode where your names come up, and saw Craig Johnson. The nightmare was over. By the way, a seen it suggestion - have you guys seen Werner Herzog’s Aquire, The Wrath of God? I think that film is amazing!

    • @craigjohnson6423
      @craigjohnson6423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're not the first person to suggest that my name should not be Craig. I have to agree. Don't know about your feelings about it being Allen, but you're right. I was misnamed.

  • @Aeonova
    @Aeonova 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Craig: "Lorenzo's fifth birthday". Me: "Just put that "What year is it" meme right here".

  • @Mr.CantThinkOfAName
    @Mr.CantThinkOfAName 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    4:52 Well, uh, funny you say that, Craig, I've got some good news for you

  • @stevensedlak
    @stevensedlak 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:17 And Crazy Harry from the Muppet Show Blew Up another building today!

  • @goonbaggs
    @goonbaggs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Did Craig forget to put his mic on for the parlay after the movie ?

  • @ericcancer7936
    @ericcancer7936 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love pretty much all of Robert Altman’s films. But this one is a tough slog.

  • @ru4realzzz
    @ru4realzzz 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    most jaded millenial here, hated french dispatch, aesteroid city was fine. both beautifully painted pictures of un-centralized under-thought story and the obnoxious humor.

  • @OneUponADime
    @OneUponADime 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    To Wong Foo DAMMIT

  • @chipmunck98kid
    @chipmunck98kid 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seven Days in May, seen it?

  • @Dawidsu
    @Dawidsu 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I struggled to get through the first few chapters of Tarantino's novelization, mainly because his choice to (partly) employ the Present Tense narration. Although I understood later why he did that, I still found it a bit forced. I didn't think that the poor style might have been a conscious decision, but whether or not it was, the outcome is the same - it doesn't make it a smooth read. To illustrate, just let me just quote this: "[H]e noticed the collection of owl hoots collected in front of it". Really?
    But I must say that despite all its shortcomings, it really expands the world and characters of this wonderful movie. Even if you've seen deleted scenes on the DVD/Bluray release, the book still has a lot more to offer and I was struck with a truly poignant feeling when suddenly there was no more.

  • @aestevalis0
    @aestevalis0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I mean, seals are mammals. They lactate.
    I wonder what sealmilk cheese tastes like.

    • @craigjohnson6423
      @craigjohnson6423 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We forgot to mention in our summaries that the reason he heads into the city is that there are no more seals. Stupid apocalypse.

  • @KingPrintmaker
    @KingPrintmaker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I don't think I've ever read a novelization of a book.

  • @beastmanreview009
    @beastmanreview009 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Think we could get an interview with Chad Vader?

  • @doublestarships646
    @doublestarships646 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never stop you two. Never stop watching strange movies that were made by possibly very drunk men.

  • @toric6005
    @toric6005 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Holy cow there’s a Once Upon a Time in Hollywood book? Sucks that the writing is bad but are there anymore scenes??? I can imagine them well enough because that is a movie where I want more from that world. Also I would argue that Brad Pitt was the lead not supporting actor of that movie.

  • @Ranuyasha
    @Ranuyasha 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think he said Sambosa (Samosa) which is a sweet/delight from middle east and India

    • @goldenager59
      @goldenager59 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Not a bad guess, there! But in actuality, Francha called out for "some bouza", which is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented moss. (Yuck.) The name is obviously derived from slang "booze", perhaps with a touch of Greek "ouzo" to make it more exotic and individual. 😏 🍷

  • @MrHypnofan
    @MrHypnofan 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm curious as to the reason all the dogs seemed to be the same breed. I wonder if there is some bigger meaning, or that they only could find one dog handler for their budget.

  • @aestevalis0
    @aestevalis0 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Flesh is willing but the Spirit is weak.

  • @jackd6881
    @jackd6881 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This movie had a budget of 9 million dollars, where did the money go?

  • @CaptChrispy
    @CaptChrispy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a feeling the discussion about the French Dispatch was full of Spoilers so I forwarded through it. Was I wrong? Should I watch the discussion and it won't spoil it?

    • @blamesocietyfilms
      @blamesocietyfilms  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm pretty sure there are few, if any, spoilers.

  • @WUStLBear82
    @WUStLBear82 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    OK, now I'm wondering what the "weird Don McKellar" movie was. 'Last Night' is a favorite of mine. Callum Keith Rennie as the guy trying to complete every conceivable sex act on his giant list before the world ends is funny and sad, especially the clumsy come-on to his old friend. McKellar's awkward encounter with his former high school French teacher Genevieve Bujold, as he tries to remember and speak the correct responses to her greeting and queries in French is so very anglo-Canadian.

    • @blamesocietyfilms
      @blamesocietyfilms  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's the one where McKellar's character and a friend take a road trip from Canada to New Orleans. Jello Biafra plays a border agent.
      I've also seen Last Night.

    • @johnmomot3154
      @johnmomot3154 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blamesocietyfilms Highway 61

  • @thejimmyp
    @thejimmyp 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I too hated the novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I was so excited for it when it was released over the summer as I love the film, but Tarantino should stick to screenplays. He does so many things wrong and turns characters into things they weren't in the film. This is the only book that I have ever begged myself to put down.

  • @TheBermudaMan
    @TheBermudaMan ปีที่แล้ว

    This movie is like the final sneering wheeze of 1970's nihilism just before Reagan became President and everybody lightened the fuck up.

  • @rkgaustin9043
    @rkgaustin9043 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    #cheesehunter

  • @johncall7532
    @johncall7532 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of them is noticeably drunk

  • @basquat76
    @basquat76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You know the screenplay for once upon a time in Hollywood was pretty poor too. When so little happens in a movie that you can interpret it anyway you see fit it's not good writing, just kind of a movie con.

  • @adamjg4
    @adamjg4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Definition of half-baked
    1a : poorly developed or carried out. b : lacking adequate planning or forethought. c : lacking in judgment, intelligence, or common sense. d: This film.

  • @vostroyanfirstborn
    @vostroyanfirstborn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Matt, I'm a jaded millennial (1997), I saw the French dispatch twice, once on my own, once with my dad, and I didn't liked it. I think I was just over stimulated and couldn't take in all the comedy and art that he was putting into it, and because of that just turned off at certain points. I recognize the quality, but it just didn't work for me. My dad liked it, though.
    Also, I saw it the first time as a double feature with "Last Night in SoHo" have you seen it?

    • @blamesocietyfilms
      @blamesocietyfilms  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Watch it again in five years

    • @edwarddorey4480
      @edwarddorey4480 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You might not be a Millenial. According to Pew Research, anyone "born from 1997 onward is part of a new generation [Gen. Z.]." This quote is from the Pew Research article "Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins" by Michael Dimock.
      I was born in 1998 and consider myself a member of Gen. Z.

  • @orf32
    @orf32 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Was the goose a MacGuffin???

  • @SleepFan771
    @SleepFan771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a waste of Paul Newman & Bibi Andersson!

  • @ummon995
    @ummon995 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I stopped watching Wes Anderson's films at Life Aquatic. I'm not sure what came first: my annoyance at his one-trick pony way of directing or the fans' swooning over his one-trick pony way of directing. Hip music? Check. Stylishly cool and quirky characters? Check. Just enough twee not to be cloying? Check. Quick close-ups? Check. In any case, I'd like to see some more risk-taking from him before watching any more of his commercials. - Jaded Millennial