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Welcome to the cutthroat world of corporate children’s television, boys and girls! By the end of this, you’ll be screaming “Death…To…Smoochy!!!”
In Seen It, we talk about In Cold Blood, Visions of Light, Another Round and the original Doctor Dolittle.
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@seanhenry2921 2 года назад

Boris Karloff's dead! Undead, undead, undead!

@Snottle1 2 года назад

I love this show. So many other shows, both on television and on youtube, dip in quality when they've been around even half as long as this one, and yet this show has always consistently provided fun, laughs, and genuinely interesting insight on a wide variety of films. Thanks Matt, Craig, and Tona for doing what you do!

@nickcull07 2 года назад

Strangely enough, this movie was a slice of positivity for me at a point in my life when I was drowning in cynicism. A hopeless optimist buffoons his way through impenetrable bleakness and comes out the other side changed but not completely corrupt. It really made me feel better about life, as silly as it sounds.

@MrMLGuel 2 года назад

I gotta say Craig would be a great Mailman type character in a kid's show. I don't know why but it would be perfect.

@steviea427 Год назад

I can see Craig slipping all kinds of adult jokes in with his kid's show performances. Nothing dirty, just funny. You're right, he would be perfect.

@DeniseFaraday 2 года назад

Norton: '...all I care about...' Matt: ...is touching children...emotionally! ROFL

@AnthonyValli Год назад

You can really tell how mid 90s-early 00s a movie is by how many dutch angles it has

@petethedutch 2 года назад

There's an old Henry Rollins video where he talks about auditioning for Spinner, and playing it so broad and manic - because he knew he wasn't getting the part - that the producer reading with him got so scared that she was crying by the end and Danny De Vito hid from him behind the couch. I guess Rispoli seemed subdued in comparison?

@Paritan164 Год назад

Death to Smoochy is one of my favorite movies, because Robin Williams is gloriously unhinged, the rest of the cast shines too. I quote lines from that film to this day and nobody knows wtf I'm talking about. I love it.

@PokerJoker811 2 года назад

I never would have guessed that Fran Newhaus would be interested in a Mads Mikkelsen film!

@looneytoon76 2 года назад

Sugar Bear whose voice was modeled after (some say Bing Crosby others say Dean Martin). He was originally featured on the 60's cartoon Linus the Lionhearted

@LissaLo13 2 года назад

I could listen to Matt rant about Doctor Doolittle for hours

@curly_wyn Год назад

Horrible movie. It doesn’t know what its audience is, and it’s emotionally and unnecessarily unsettling film full of childish jokes and anal fixations.

@Teaniinja 2 года назад

I love this movie so much. I bought it right when it came to DVD. I'm sorry you guys didnt like it. It starts with cynicism and gets more hopeful and tests Sheldon's convictions and he passes.

@bunnylations 2 года назад

I love it too. I saw it randomly on TV late one night, and immediately ordered it on DVD. Nobody has ever heard of it when I mention it to them.

@williamblakehall5566 2 года назад

"It's a rocketship!" is weirdly prophetic of Jeff Bezos's trip to space.

@CheapRobot 2 года назад

Matt's over here talking about animal abuse, meanwhile his cat's balls are on fire.

@KendallLindsey 2 года назад

This is another fantastic episode that proves why I will never stop being a donor!

@Papscott333 2 года назад

that "Paul Municipal" joke was top tier. haven't watched the whole episode yet, had to pause to make this comment.

@Trevin_Taylor 2 года назад

“Regardless of his personal life…”

@citymistproductions 2 года назад

What a coincidence, I watched Another Round last night. I really, really enjoyed it. That final scene was some of the most fun I've had in a film in a long, long time.

@redsands1001 2 года назад

I've watched the dance sequence multiple times but still need to watch the movie

@KP-gs4fu 2 года назад

I’ve heard the John Stewart haircut joke about twenty times now, but I still cackle like a mad man when I hear it.

@steviea427 2 года назад

Blue Oyster Cult's "Some Enchanted Evening" album in the back is super cool.

@curly_wyn Год назад

I’ve been cured of my fever, and now I no longer need cowbell!

@steviea427 Год назад

@@curly_wyn Is there nothing BOC can't do!?

@ALMOSTMACROSWAG 11 дней назад

Death To Smoochy is a surprisingly wholesome movie by the end and I smiled ear to ear at the ending dance scene. You guys are the cynics, but you probably already knew that.

@JakeWithee 2 года назад

I never realized Anthony Newley was in the original Doctor Dolittle! I mostly knew him from "Stop the World - I Want to Get Off", of which I'm quite fond, in no small part because it's the first musical I was ever involved with. He was definitely a Very British Man™.

@GrimDarkHalfOff 2 года назад

This movie was horrifying, but I’m weirdly proud of the hosts for being able to tell the difference between authoritarian regimes

@leiasleeping1282 2 года назад

Till this day I still hear Matt say “I’m going to spring one onion” in the entry.

@jessicabudin 2 года назад

I’m so glad you guys mentioned One Hour Photo, what a fantastic movie! I thought about it for weeks after first seeing it. I honestly think it’s one of Williams’ best dramatic performances, I’m even considering writing about it for my masters thesis next year! Been watching you guys since 2014, keep up the basement dwelling! :)

@better.better 2 года назад

I agree I remember through the whole movie you feel like you know what's going on, but then the plot twist at the end is superbly executed

@ReetinEntertainment 6 дней назад

Death to Smoochy is one of my favorite movies. I love a lot of the one-liners.

@rjones197 2 года назад

I'm a long time watcher of B&BB, but this show has really won me over. I have been binge watching from the beginning to present while I do arduous chores, and it certainly has been enlightening. I find myself enjoying films again. Thank you.

@PurushaDesa 2 года назад

“Pam Ferris is Danny DeVito’s muse,” is a sentence I never thought I would ever formulate.

@gabrielbrito2120 2 года назад

To be fair, I was also thinking about Lagosi. I was doing the long fingers thing while you were saying “Hey, you guys!”

@Ondrix 2 года назад

Holy shit...... I wasn't expecting this. Glad you guys watched this movie. It's one of my favorite movies of all time.

@caffeineadvocate 2 года назад

"Rhinoplasty.." Ok, Matt. I see you.

@reatru 2 года назад

Love love love DTS! Delightfully absurd and highly quotable. I'll defend it to the end.

@kyleyoung3446 2 года назад

The first DVD I ever bought was Death To Smoochy.

@alexfriedman8670 2 года назад

20:25 on Anthony Newley as Mr. Mugg in Doctor Doolittle "Is he handsome?" "Nooooo! He doesn't have charm, he doesn't have charisma, he has bad posture-" cut to our homeboy looking exactly like Anthony Newley

@michaellafferty6364 2 года назад

Now I want to see Charlie Kaufman's children's show.

@PoseidonXIII 2 года назад

Great discussions all around! And I still need to check out One Hour Photo.

@RicardoAlmeidatm 2 года назад

Why is charging money for kids to star in your private TV show illegal?

@stormcloudsabound 2 года назад

My guess is that it's a bribe of some kind, or racketeering or embezzlement or some such, who knows.

@ChrisWorcestershire 2 года назад

I was so excited when I saw that you two were watching this. I don't care about how poorly it was received, I love Death to Smoochy.

@craigjohnson6423 2 года назад

I am very glad to hear that. Our opinions are just that: opinions. I always hope that when we pan a movie we don't destroy anyone's love of said movie.

@ChrisWorcestershire 2 года назад

@@craigjohnson6423 No, of course not! I had a feeling it wasn't going to be a big hit with you guys; it is a pretty flawed movie. I just enjoyed hearing your takes on it and experiencing the film again with the both of you.

@nevet1212 2 года назад

Loved this episode as always, the jabs at John Stewart where my favorites.

@primalkaran3483 2 года назад

Hello guys, love your show! Seen It - The Bridge on the River Kwai? One of the best film endings I’ve seen.

2 года назад

I always link this movie to Henry Rollins' stand up routine about auditioning for it and wrecking an entire room in the process.

@toddevangelista 2 года назад

New idea: "Stop or My Mom Will Shoot" on ICE!

@corbelius6 2 года назад

I LOVE This Movie!

@Sinatra1138 2 года назад

I think I want to make one comment on Matt's assessment of Anthony Newley during Seen It. As someone who is a fan of Broadway, I only somewhat agree with him. For the longest time, I wasn't a big fan of Newley either, but his voice grew on me (He has a wonderfully fun version of "Pop Goes the Weasel" that really got me into him vocally). Personally, I think he was a better songwriter than he was a singer. After all, he wrote some of the greatest songs to come from the stage, like "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)", "What Kind of Fool Am I?", and all of the music for Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

@GreatWightSpark 2 года назад

I wonder why Robin Williams was cast in this, since he felt the same way about Disney's use of the Genie in advertising.

@DrLipkin 2 года назад

I don't know if it would make for a better theme month or Seen It theme, but I'd love to see some focus on remakes/reboots, specifically of movies you've already watched on the show. I personally enjoyed the Brendan Fraiser remake of Bedazzled, and hadn't heard of the original until you watched it some years ago.

@ROOKTABULA 2 года назад

This was one of those films that really let down because I was really looking forward to enjoying it.

@arnoldsaidwhat 2 года назад

I need this to come out on Blu-ray I just love it

@yellowstone51 2 года назад

Just a quick word on Anthony Newley and his weird voice, not sure if you already knew this but Bowie absolutely LOVED him. Bowie's earliest albums were basically a deliberate attempt to sound like him, and there's a great sound clip of Bowie doing impressions of musicians and when he does Newley it sounds like a bad Bowie impression.

@JeniJustJeni Год назад

I really hope you liked this movie as much as I did. I have postponed watching this episode until I watched it and tonight was the night. *Buckles in*

@theULTIMATETetris 2 года назад

I like to pass on watching these for a year so I can go through them in bulk. I see that it's this classic that brings me back once more.

@rkgaustin9043 2 года назад

Cynical Rhino is the cool band name for today.

@nishbrown 2 года назад

Little known fact: Roger Ebert never took a shit in his entire life.

@caboosethegoose 2 года назад

The exact same thing that happened to Matt happened to me! Those old horror icons can sometimes blend together haha.

@bradforddillman7671 2 года назад

Catherine Keener makes everything better. I’ll watch it just for her. Someday.

@JTMitchell87 2 года назад

It's not often where I go into these episodes hoping you guys will enjoy what you're talking about, but this was one of them. I'm pretty fond of this movie, but I also understand that it's not for everyone. I may even go as far as to say it's one of my favorite Robin Williams movies. I agree, however, that Spinner should have been done better/differently because his schtick gets old _very_ quickly.

@TheFillem 2 года назад

I loved thos movie when it came out. For me it came so out of left field and unexpectedly and I really thought that the cast seemed to enjoy being in it. Looking forward to hearing what the Base me Boys make of it and hearing their arguments against it (I'm guessing :))

@redsands1001 2 года назад

Poor spinner. Always loved the ending dance sequence. May have to look up visions of light

@vampricramen 2 года назад

If Tim Burton is to be believed, and why would he be, Lugosi would be spinning in his coffin to be confused with Karloff.

@scootermustang7683 2 года назад

Death to Smootchy is one of my top 5

@aestevalis0 2 года назад

I remember Sugar Bear.

@TheMaestroso 2 года назад

I saw this multiple times on Comedy Central (though not as many times as Joe Dirt - seems like that was always on), and yeah - I don't hate it, but the flaws are pretty clear. Too bad ambitious movies like this rarely get made, because going to the movies would be a lot more entertaining.

@better.better 2 года назад

No, let's be honest it's just a Danny DeVito movie. I don't remember does he write them too? Every single one of the movies he's directed has this flavor. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I don't remember did he direct the one with Arnold Schwarzenegger... what is it called? Twins? because that didn't feel like a Danny DeVito movie. Throw Momma From The Train definitely felt like a Danny DeVito movie and I think that actually did pretty well

@derekrucker377 2 года назад

Anthony Newley actually had a GREAT and memorable (for young me) turn in the 1985 made-for-TV Alice in Wonderland as the Mad Hatter. Pretty good singing performance, as well as Telly Savalas.

@NapiurPictures 2 года назад

Holy shit Spinner is Jackie Aprile from Sopranos? He might have been completely over top, but man does that man have a range. Two completely different characters.

@Dawidsu 2 года назад

Also Rudy Pipilo from The Deuce, perhaps the best written gangster character.

@AtticusTsaiMcCarthy 2 года назад

Somehow I also thought of Bela Lugosi when trying to think of Boris Karloff

@GreenbeanFloyd 2 года назад

Death to Smoochy starring Smeath Todoochy! Spoonerize more, people. Life is better with spoonerisms!

@SleepFan771 2 года назад

Death To Smoochy looks like The Hudsucker Proxy a bit.

@SleepFan771 2 года назад

Robin Williams is disturbing in Insomnia! The only Christopher Nolan I'd call underrated.

@DarthBleak 2 года назад

Love you guys.

@maggitPL 2 года назад

1:11 Cue the Lugosi autograph scene from Ed Wood.

@reaper23113 2 года назад

honestly i could see Craigs childrens show character on mr rodgers

@AlterEagleProduction 2 года назад

I guess Sloth from Goonies got the phrase, "Hey you guys!" From Scar Face.

@jordanhunter1267 2 года назад

crustyfrank27 is my spirit animal

@Demeaner4 2 года назад

Boris Karloff's dead... Undead undead undead

@jonblain4938 2 года назад

My favorite doctor Doolittle story from ‘Pictures at a Revolution’ is the story of the giraffe “stepping on his own cock.”

@TheRealSpiderMew 2 года назад

I had to read "In cold blood" in college. Before that i used to read for fun all the time. But after that i could never enjoy picking up a book again. it was just too much for me.

@scootermustang7683 2 года назад

Henry Rollins has a story about how he was almost cast as Spinner Dunn

@nealwhaley63 2 года назад

I saw this film in the theater. 2002? Good lord….

@curseyoujordanshow 2 года назад

I enjoyed it. It's not a movie I'm likely to ever watch again, but I'm glad I watched it once. And though it's rare in general that I ever agree with Roger Ebert's opinions, I have to wonder if his parents were trampled to death by a rhino, because that critique is more over the top than anything in the film.

@rbdz29 Месяц назад

I can tell just by watching clips of Death to Smoochy that, I think - as bad as it looks: a glorious trainwreck is what they wanted to make; a case study in making a bad movie about self-absorbed and narcissistic fame-seekers who want a movie to tell their story. So, instead of making an Oscar caliber movie about shitty people, they basically said, fuck it - here's your thing. Are you happy now? I think that was the point, to make a demented and dystopian satire about D-list celebrities whose super stardom depends on children who basically don't have a clue about what's going on. The comparison people make is between Smoochy and Barney the Purple Dinosaur, but Rainbow Randolph looks more like Krusty the Clown and that Death to Smoochy is loosely inspired by the Krusty Gets Kancelled episode of The Simpsons.

@Karthonic 2 года назад

This is one of my "Comfort Snack" movies, if that make sense? There's definitely some cringe parts but I still find it entertaining. Then again I unironically enjoy Manos, so.

@better.better 2 года назад

I feel like where it went wrong is that it's Matilda without the kid. there's nothing there to pull at the heart strings, otherwise it's pretty much the same flavor: you got your corruption, you've got the come-up-ance, you got the guy who's down on his luck who has this windfall land in his lap, you got the love interest that builds between two characters who are only associated with one another because of the main plot device. the main difference is that Matilda was the plot device whereas in this movie "the show" is the plot device, and there's just no way that you're going to love "the show" as much as you grow to love a baby that grows into a tween where most of the movie is about how great this child is and loving the adopted parent is. there's just no way to develop an emotional connection like that for "the show*

@animemanj 2 года назад

How'd I know they were gonna pick that line for the end card?

@Zylork0122 2 года назад

Can't get enough of that sugar crisp, sugar crisp...

@theugliestweinie8365 2 года назад

Witness me!

@adamjg4 2 года назад

Steyr AUG -- a fine vintage bullpup design 13:59

@redsands1001 2 года назад

11:03. Lol. Wait Are we old?

@OneUponADime Год назад

Matts Robin Williams is great

@banjohead66 2 года назад

BOC!

@TitaniumSeraph 2 года назад

As a kid I liked Doctor Dolittle, but I can't watch it as an adult. I dunno what happened. haha I will defend the song "Beautiful Things". NOT as it's sung in the movie. But I've heard many very nice covers of it.

@hilaryc8648 2 года назад

One of the many interesting facts about Anthony Newley is that Bowie was a huge fan and based his vocal style on him.

@craigjohnson6423 2 года назад

That is a very interesting fact about Anthony Newley.

@hilaryc8648 2 года назад

@@craigjohnson6423 Glad you enjoyed it. Another one. Newley’s surreal and ground breaking Brit TV show, ‘The Strange World of Gurney Slade’ was a big influence on Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

@MrDump 2 года назад

Before I hit play on this episode I’m going to take a shot and say you won’t like it. I love this movie, but it is super weird and I totally understand why others don’t.

@treytison1444 2 года назад

No good songs in Doctor Dolittle? My Friend the Doctor slaps.

@Stroheim333 2 года назад

Death to Smoochy is a black comedy that doesn't always hit its notes perfectly, but good enough. I can't understand the hate, and I have seen the movie three times now.

@curly_wyn Год назад

Yeah, and the forced happy ending where none of the characters face any repercussions or learn anything is definitely a note not hit.

@dawidmamczur 2 года назад

Thanks for steering me into this movie, guys. It starts off way over the top and yet finds headroom to be even more outrageous. The plot heads towards a brick wall, but with such a ridiculous speed that it breaks it and starts heading for another one. Yes, it's idiotic, but to me it looks like what the Coen brothers tried to achieve when they did The Ladykillers, but this movie succeeds. It does it all on purpose and I think it does it well. The attention to detail is great too, for example the songs are so perfectly bad and Williams, not altogether a bad vocalist, manages to sing them so flawlessly amateurish. I admit, at times the movie made me wince and cringe a bit. Also it completely ignores the fact that Norton collaborates with the Irish mob and not only are there no consequences for him, he benefits from it. But nevertheless, I had a whale of a time watching it, though normally I'm not into such moronic stuff.