Alfie (Welcome To The Basement)
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"What's it all about?" Just ask Alfie, he has plenty to say on the subject. Come check out the romantic misadventures of a swinging London Casanova. Know what I mean?
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Welcome To The Basement" is a show about watching, discussing and having fun with movies. Matt choses the movie and Craig doesn't know what it is until the cameras start rolling, so none of the discussion or riffing is planned ahead of time.
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"Yippy!". Classic Santa Claus
I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING! CLASSIC
Matt Sloan, master of transitions.
Don't trust him Craig! It's King Candy in disguise!
+文力更 That leather harness feels like Grandma Nut.
Yes, I also noticed that Santa sounded a lot like King Candy.
Perhaps a rub job?
YOU ARE NOW KING CANDY'S COMPANION
20:18 I enjoyed Tona's cameo appearance!
Alfie is one of my favorite movies I have no idea why I watched it on late night TV and I think i was very surprised by how good the movie was.
It's so charming that this show has reached the point where we can get some repeat "scene it" films, I love this show and hope it continues.
I first watched American Graffiti sometime after it came out (on TV) and I was about half the age of the characters...loved (still love) the John Milner deuce coupe. At that time, I thought it must have been a cool and exciting time. I was mostly interested in the cars and girls. I just watched it again (for the umpteenth time) and this time I am more than twice the age of the characters...I saw a different movie, to put it simply, the Richard Dreyfuss character (Curt Henderson) was the entire movie...or perhaps he represented how I perceived life, at some point you have to grow up and move on. That point in life where you realize the fork in the road you must take and are no longer looking back, but looking ahead.
I rewatched "High Fidelity" the other night, and was struck by the parallels between it and "Alfie," both in central character and in the talking-to-the camera trope.
Where has Richard Linklater's Slacker been all my life? I watched it because it was talked about in Seen it? and I was not disappointed. Held so much nostalgia for the Austin University area. Would definitely watch again.
Ah I recommended this one ages ago! Glad you guys finally watched!
If whomever is reading this hasn't seen Michael Caine doing a Michael Caine impression, please go find and watch it. I'll wait..
Thank you
Bless you, that gave me a good hearty laugh.
My favorite Michael Caine line (from "Zulu") - "Oi! Don't frow yoah bloody speahs at moy!" : )
Thanks for the video fellas, enjoyed it as always.
Love you guys
i was hoping for Weird Jimmy to appear and harass santa about his elves.
+PandaJay Well played, PandaJay. Many people over the years have been all "Hey, it's weird jimmy" but few put Jimmy into a solid context. You know your Chad Vader canon.
Jeez, Michael Caine really was a handsome son of a gun back in the day.
+Alexander Forbes Was?
Still is one cool dude with his own vibe
When I've watched Alfie I was expecting light British comedy. This film deeply traumatize me. Don't get me wrong, It's important and really good film, but wow...
One of the only episodes of this show that I've never gotten around to was the first Christmas special, so it absolutely floored me to hear Matt say he has never seen Miracle on 34th Street.
I'm not sure how well it necessarily lends itself to the show format, but Matt, if you don't wind up watching it for the show, just watch it period. This movie is a holiday classic, in my opinion, and accomplishes something so few films do - successful incorporation of a motto (think Love Story with "Love means never having to say you're sorry"). On a side note, this might be the only Christmas (not holiday - Christmas) movie I've seen that talks about having faith in a way that doesn't make me uncomfortable as a Jewish audience.
Great show as always, Keep up the great work.
Another great episode guys! Looking forward to the Christmas episode. Hoping for Black Christmas!
He went to hospital to fix his lungs, but he ended up fixing his heart instead ;_;
Yippy!! LOL!!
I wouldn't mind reading a history of Fourth Wall breaking in media. Shakespeare, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Fiddler On The Roof, Alfie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, etc. It happens a lot in video games, too, but that's mostly to explain the controls to the audience.
Well you guys are pretty cool...think I need to finally head over and give you $$ support. Totally worth it!
1:55 Terence Stamp spent the 70s making weird Italian arthouse movies.
The My Cocaine accent is so much easier when you point a lot.
I'm so glad I've started watching Welcome To The Basement. I've enjoyed a lot and had a lot of fun catching up on the show. By the way, you should guys should check out Silver Streak. It is one of my favorite Comedies of all time.
Tona's videobomb :D
Completely agree Craig about American Graffiti. It's easily Lucas' best and most complete film
I knew he would pick Alfie.
Praise the Sun!
'Slacker' is amazing. I love Austin. It's the Madison of Texas.
Santa was such a prick in the 1400s.
As a child I never knew a film could be boring until I saw Prancer. (although it does have a good ending) God speed boys.
Humph indeed!
Love you guys
God damn, The Smith's s/t is a masterpiece (even though I feel like The Queen Is Dead is their best), you guys have a great taste in music! I always enjoy seeing an album back there that I recognize. Any NMH plans in the future? I know Craig's a fan of old Jeffy and his synthetic flying machine.
Don't do it Craig! It's King Kandy in disguise!
Have you seen Naked Among Wolves? Made me cry like a baby.
With Santa showing up we can only hope to someday see the return of Nipples, the adult toy elf.
Santa was tongue tied at the beginning xD
Oh man, I really hope it's Black Christmas. I would also accept Santa's Slay as a substitute.
Great show you guys, I've been watching this series for a few months after moving to the cold Netherlands and on the weekends my roommates go to their hometowns I just chill and have a movie night inspired by the newest episode!
I just HAVE to ask..have you guys seen Greenaway's The Cook The Thief His Wife and Her Lover or Delicatessen from the creators of Amelie? They are probably my two favorite movies and everything about them amazed me since the very first minutes, would love to hear your thoughts on them.
i honestly have dated a guy just like this. and he learned the same lessons as well. crazy...
As a non-Queen's English speaking Englishman, I love the Crocodile Dundee accent on Matt. Maybe stick with the Trump and Money impersonations at parties though...
Seeing that intro feels a bit different now that I've seen Violent Night.
idk y but as soon as the intro music for the movie began i started snapping, then it cut to them snapping. i lost my shit
Best Smiths album!
I would love that smiths album in the background
Tona!
Fifteen quid up North Craig :3
I think Santa had a little too much eggnog
Ah no, you should totally watch Doug Liman's Go! for your Christmas special!
Smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo. Now, don't tell me I've nothing to dooooooooooo
Technically Terrance Stamp was playing Zod in the 70s...late 70s
RIP hall of famer Robert Loggia
There's also a modern version of this movie with Jude Law.
Matt and Craig, would you guys please do a scene-it or a viewing of the movie "Random Harvest" from 1942? My grandmother passed away last year on December 19th, and it was her favorite film ever. It would mean a lot to me if you'd review the movie in film in her honor.
I'm rewatching this because present day Matt and Craig told me to
Ditto
Nice Smiths album
You people need to see the two polish movies by film director Wojciech Has "The Saragossa Manuscript" and "The Hourglass Sanatorium"
Go Black Christmas!
Anywho, have you seen Tarkovsky's The Mirror? If not: watch it. I'm serious. Watch it. It's one of the most beautiful movies ever made.
Ayyyyy
I think I was about 8 when I watched Prancer. I recall only the basic premise, and I don't remember liking it.
My fiancee, who is a HUGE fan of this show, his name is Alfred
prancer prance prance!!!
that baby was the size of a tangerine
I always like to guess what Old-Man Earnesto is going to say at the end. I've only missed one so far! "Know what I mean?" That's a gimme. If it was Star Trek 2? "KHAAAAAN!" Know-what-I-mean?
Fuck I love you guys.
The Hollywood Knights -- seen it? It's probably best described as a cross between American Graffiti and Porky's.
Alfie is just a sad movie, just really sad.
You guys need to watch "Wild Tales"
I'm pretty certain Shakespeare plays broke the 4th wall.
+Mike Cronis Yes. Very true. Alfie is much like Edmund in Lear or Iago in Othello, with the exception that he doesn't know he's the villain.
Have you thought of watching some examples of cinema from the Soviet Union. We have all seen the Eisenstein and Tarkovsky collections but a lot of really interesting films came out of the USSR that are little known in the English speaking world. Why not try depressing WW2 film "Come and See", depressing family drama "Little Vera", or depressing Afghan war movie "Afghan Breakdown". "Afghan Breakdown" would definitely be worth re examining in light of recent experiences that we in the USA and UK have respectively had with our own Afghan wars. All the best. xx
just out of curiosity since you said a scary Christmas have you guys seen the new Krampus movie I thought it was well deserved from the legend but in a more modern time and when they say the shadow of Kris Kringle they really meant the shadow of Kris Kringle I was just would like to know if you guys saw it or if you didn't either way what would you think
I haven't Snogged in a long time...I married a french woman =D
Hope and Crosby talked to the film audience 75 years ago.
+David Corbett And Groucho about 85 years ago. Probably just transitioned as normal from plays to vaudeville to movies. Then it became uncommon because films can usually show you instead of tell you.
You should watch "Dirty Harry," the father of pretty much every cop movie trope but the car chase.
..........YIPPIE!
Santa sounded a lot like Rich Fulcher.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Fulcher
LoL "Yipee"? I thought his line was "Ho ho ho" or is that copyrighted?
Great review! Why do you guys keep a notepad with you? To make notes about the movie and to discuss them afterwards?
+Sem Koops Yes
+BlameSociety It would be interesting to see the notes sometime. Well, either interesting or confusing depending on the handwriting. But either way, it could be entertaining to see your thoughts on the film as you were viewing it. Just an idea.
+jhagen22 This. This right here.
+jhagen22 Symbolism, colors, patterns, music, angles, character developments. Could be a million things. If you ever get the chance. Take a film history or film as litature course. It is beautiful and open your mind from a 15min cartoon to 3hr movie! Your voyage will not be in vein!
Yipee
I've not said ho ho ho since the 1400's
American Graffiti is about he different lives that George Lucas had during high school and the friends he hang around with, that is why the movie seems so broke up with different stories, but they all fit together in a cohesive movie.
22:55 I can't read his puh-puh-puh-pokerface.
+BlameSociety I hope I'm not the millionth person to inform you of this, but there was an actor named Eric Wilton who played Alfred Pennyworth in a 1949 Batman Serial called Batman vs The Wizard, I think, who also appeared in the uncredited role of Chauffeur in The Wolf Man (1941). Don't know if you wanted to include that in your Alfred Count.
+Matthew S. Not to worry. You were exactly the first person to mention this.
jane asher :)
Did you ever see Batman: Mask of the Phantasm?
Alfie is dope. Michael Caine at his pimpiest! Did you know that cute redhead playing Annie was Paul McCartney's girlfriend?
WOW! That's twice you Matt or Craig picked my comment! Thanks! Have you guys seen Creed? BLACK CHRISTMAS!
'I've never seen Scarface!'
Please... Please...
Are you sure that wasn't Krampus?
Why does Santa sound like King Candy?
santi clausss
If you went to Jewish sleep away camp in the late 70s-early 80s, you would have totally gotten Wet Hot American Summer. It is a very, very, very specific movie and those who don't get it did not A.) go to Jewish sleep away camp in the late 70s-early 80s and B.) See A. Also if you don't like Meatballs you won't get that movie either. WHAS and Meatballs just happen to be great films precisely for their specificity. But, like I said, if you didn't go to any camp in the late 70s-early 80s you will not get or like either of those films I think.
Have you seen Donnie Darko? I loved the theatrical cut, but hated the director's cut. Ever had that happen to you?
Could Alfie just be an anagram of A.I. and Elf?
Does Alfie ever tell his last name? Could it be Pennyworth?
Wait wasn't that krampus in the first screenshot?
Will we ever get a new Chad Vader season?
Love to see santa, but I was kind of dissappointed he didn't give Craig a Chad Vader DVD to keep up traditions.
Who is the person peeking in at 20:18?