Marty (and Oscars) (Welcome To The Basement) 

This is one of the best parts of my Friday. Seriously.

I love the steady undercurrent of story in Marty about how peer pressure can ruin your life. We have an impulse to "stay with the pack" to improve chances of survival, but this often leads to unhappiness. It's nice to see a movie that addresses the simple, but unnatural trick of making a logical, independent choice for yourself when no one else supports you.

Really enjoyed this episode, seemed to really pull Craigs heartstrings :)

If you guys want an odd fresh movie experience, you should give the Japanese film "Memories of Matsuko" a watch. I stumbled onto this film one day and was left with the impression I will literally never see a movie like it ever. It's a little tough to immerse yourself into the format and style, but when you do it's a wild ride. It combines comedy elements with serious downright brutal subjects and events. The only style I can compare it to would be a Wes Anderson film times ten. You two should watch it alone, because I can't imagine two people sharing this odd film experience. Japanese directors really go all out when they have an outrageous idea. Also, great episode, I'm looking forward to the next already,

I saw the TV version of this in my Media Culture Studies class. I never knew they made it into a Hollywood feature.

Love watching these guys! I wonder what there review would be on the Maltese Falcon.

I just watched this movie in my sociology class.

Have you seen The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness? It is a spectacular look into the unique creative process and workflow of Hayao Miyazaki while he made his final film The Wind Rises.

I was listening to "Cars" by Gary Numan. Then, I watched this video. What is life.

The grab offs in the stardust a lot better in the mens room.

Have you guys ever seen Horns with Daniel Radcliffe? I loved the book and was slightly disappointed with the movie, but glad they were still able to capture the tone of the book. It needs a little work, but the story is great! (If neither of you have seen it, you should watch it on the show! I'd love to hear/see your reactions)

Spectres problem was that it wanted to meld the gritter tone of the Craig films with the more classic bond formula of the Connery/Moore eras. The result just didn't meld all that well. It also desperately wanted to tie all the Craig era films together and that whole thing just fell flat and making blofeld have a personal connection with bond was entirely pointless. It wasn't the worst Craig bond (it's hard to get much worse then Quantum) but not really the strongest film to go out on. The action scenes were stellar though.

About Spectre, the complaint everyone has about it just following the standard Bond formula I think is unfair. They didn't write it that way because they don't know any better. They wrote it because they brought back the old UBER Bond villain. And if they're gonna bring him back then why wouldn't they go back to the standard Bond formula? It makes sense, it's an homage. It also has self-awareness to it. Like the opening scene both acknowledges how ridiculous opening scenes in Bon movies have been before and at the same time covering new ground for the franchise with the tracking shot. Spectre is not the greatest movie in the world but I think it gets judged unfairly.

Seen It: Remember (2015)? I was disappointed that Christopher Plummer didn't get an Oscar nomination for this movie. I'd love to hear what you guys have to say about it if you've seen it.

after watching both films, do you guys agree that Borgnine deserved the win over Sinatra?

Woah! Lady, You're in public talking about "Grabbing off?"

Was that surfer-boy friend or surfer boyfriend?

Mister Roberts was a way better picture than Marty. Looks like the Academy has always been out of touch.

69 views :P

i wish 007 would continue.... where it left off before daniel craig... go back to the near invincible, tall, dark haired, brown eyed casanova that bond used to be... i liked the first craig bond movie but after that it just didnt touch me anymore... and i disliked the shift away from the old bond look anyways

Iggy Pop - The Idiot. Can I have my cookie?... bleh, nobody cares. Your record collection is probably identical to mine.

I really didn't like the Sam Smith James Bond song, I thought it was not meant to be a James Bond theme was the worst of them all. So of course it wins an Oscar...

you are the new siskel and ebert. even better. actually.

Man! How did you guys do so well at guessing the Oscars?

I really hope Craig does a complete 180 and picks a movie Matt is absolutely going to hate. We have yet to see the Putney Swope panic this season and that would be a gift for all of us.

Funny that Craig should bring up Gene Kelly, because he and Betsy Blair were married! My film addict mind brain is going batty! (Cue "lost weekend")

Craig was really at the top of his game this episode - he was very entertaining to watch.

That Star Wars bit transition to Mad Max was beautiful. RU-vid editing Oscar to Matt! Still wish that Stallone would have won.

You two are always expanding my colloquialisms. Grabbed off. Like a Gene Kelly who doesn't know how to dance. Added for future use.

The thing about James bond that makes it so relevant even today is that it's a good juxtaposition to the affairs of the world of the time. The 60's James Bond movies act as a sort of focal point to Cold War ideals, the 90's movies show a world that has been freed from the chains of the Soviet Union and the rise of first world, third world countries, and the current ones tell of a world that is more inter-connected, alongside the increased fear of terrorism groups, whether they be based in ideologies, or religion, and lone wolf style terrorism.

I was the same as Craig while watching this, almost screaming at my TV to have Marty not mess up. Great movie, great episode!

I am wondering how far Matt has made it into the Zatoichi adventure? I decided to take up the challenge as well and will be starting this week, I am hoping to get in at least 3 per week.

Every episode I wonder if they can fit in the Ray Milland bat scene...you guys never let me down.

Matt, I've edited Wikipedia for a good few years, and it would actually be against Wikipedia's rules on Neutral Point of View if you were to edit your own article. Don't worry though, a viewer has already fixed your birth date. This video should be a good enough source if someone demands a cited source for that information in the future. As for people continually adding "Matrick" to your article and "Cape Date" to Aaron's, that's vandalism and usually doesn't stay long.

i love your videos i stumbled upon them and ill never look back because they have bung me so much joy why ive been in hospital just watching every season you have much love to you all

You guys really are a great listen :)

Great episode, guys!

Please, tell me I'm not the only one that see's the specks and flecks in the videos sometimes, it's driving me bonkers o.o

Funny you should mention Gene Kelly...Betsy Blair was married to him.

That "spilling milk" joke Craig acted out was one of the funniest things i have seen in a while. He really painted a picture that's hard to get out of my mind haha.

I spit out a mouthful of milk and cereal at "very un-dog-like" all over the laptop keyboard.... now I gotta clean it, dammit.

I really don't understand why people seem to dislike Spectre so much. Of course it's not Skyfall! Skyfall is a once in a generation movie, that takes apart over 5 decades of films. Spectre was good old fun Bond film. There is room for both of those things in this world.

@BlameSociety - "the Idiot" (Iggy) is a bloody masterpiece. Iggy came to my door one day in 1975 and said "Hi! My name is Jimmy - can you spare a joint?" and I rolled him a couple of doobies. Iggy (James Osterberg) was living in the basement apartment for 50 bucks a month on Flores Avenue in West Hollywood. The next year David Bowie took him to U.C.L.A. Medical to treat his heroin addiction and persuaded the Igster to let him (David) produce a couple of albums and hang out in Berlin.

Brilliantly done, sirs!

My idea for a remake of Marty: cast Paul Walter Houser from Richard Jewel to play Marty, Rooney Mara as Clara, directed by Noah Baumbach/Greta Gerwig or Damien Chazzelle, etc?

Have you guys seen The Voices? It's a dark comedy staring Ryan Reynolds as a mentally ill man that hears his cat and dog speak to him. This movie proved Ryan Reynolds' value to film before Deadpool ever did, in every other comedic role he's had he's a charming fast talker but here he's the complete antithesis of that and he's STILL funny. Not only is he funny, but he's sympathetic, vulnerable, and pathetic, things you don't see from him often if ever. And most importantly it has a mature and empathetic look at mental illness.

Seeing Borgnine in this was like seeing a cross breed of Martin Balsam and a "little bit" of Edward Robinson. The way he gestured affection with his physical type looked similar to Robinson or other guys of that period. It's hard to believe him as this character when having seen his presence in the later movies of his career.

Specter, He threw his Excalibur, that's what he did and then they ran off into the ending of on his Majesties Secret service, and I bet just like in that film, Q forgot to put the goldfinger windows back in the aston DB5 again (sorry trying not to spoil while trying to talk about the ending of that classic in retrospect to this one) basically it was like a mixed replica of goldfinger and On Her Majesties secret service mashed together and I should have known with John Logan at the helm that that is exactly what he was going to do as he did the same thing for star trek with Nemesis and how telling is it that at that very same moment in time, Die Another Day Came out penned by the same Neil and Paul Pervis that worked on this film, like hey lets do a bad writer Jamboree and sink this bitch like our names are Rick Bloody Berman and Neil Paul Pervis! and my god I was right, it was Moonraker all over again.... and I damn near walked out when they got to that mumble torture fest where he was strapped into that chair and I really wish I had, and I loved that look waltz gave him with his sleepwalking performance, like is that what I'm working with, looks at camera, okay umm lets see. stock bond cliche'.... umm okay what would Donald Plessance do...... and I was fuming at that ending with what he did to the PPK, as he makes this miracle shot and then throws it to the ground, Like no no no, the real bond would never do that, as that thing is like your excaliber, dont throw it to the ground like a common peasant as its served you well and its never betrayed you, you stupid brick in a suit and then they tried to make up for it with him stealing the DB5 at the end and they STILL cant get the details on that thing right, its a dark blue interior with a regular silver paint job and a sports suspension, not champaign and black and leaning all over the place like the tower of Piza', as seriously the thing looks like its riding on a broken suspension. as they probably had to put stiffer shocks on it in goldfinger with all the stuff they put on it, so it never looked nor leaned like that back then. as they had to repaint the thing from red to silver back then when they cut into the roof, and what is the cheapest most common thing to paint something in a hurry, silver. and I love that they can never get that detail right, as its gonna make it a piece of cake to figure out what happened to that thing in a few years.

That "The lost weekend" snippet always gets me :v

Wikipedia says March 24th. One of your loyal fans must have corrected it. for future reference, anyone can correct Wikipedia, that is why it is good.

Have ya'll seen Oculus or You're Next? Both are great horror films (something to think about for your Halloween episodes).

So my take on Bond is, get John Logan, Neil and Paul the hell out of their and find a new Richard Mybaumn and technically, the original bond series gave bond a far better ending in 1989 in License to Kill where he finally came full circle with his story. and actually maybe you could do a Bond Month every year the same way with zatoichi here with Craig. as its like every bond has his ups and downs and his final end with a nice girl that they finally settle down with and go on with their lives with. kinda a nice touch really.

Re: Matt's gift. Is there a music biopic starring Michael Shannon and Arnold Stang? That would be perfect!

Spectres problem was that it wanted to meld the gritter tone of the Craig films with the more classic bond formula of the Connery/Moore eras. The result just didn't meld all that well. It also desperately wanted to tie all the Craig era films together and that whole thing just fell flat and making blofeld have a personal connection with bond was entirely pointless. It wasn't the worst Craig bond (it's hard to get much worse then Quantum) but not really the strongest film to go out on. The action scenes were stellar though.

2.226th... close!!!!

Seen it? "*batteries not included" It's one of those cheesy 80's movies that I used to watch as a kid on HBO and loved

Marty, asexual romantic representation? My vote is yes. A very complicated yes.

Craig spilling his milk.....Another great episode guys! lol

Spectre's story was a mess up until the 11th hour, but the action was pretty good.

did anyone else notice the iggy pop album the idiot in the background?

Could you guys talk a bit about the Oscars on the unboxing in three weeks?

5:30 Craig savage af! xD

Beasts of no nation should have been nominated, really strong movie :)

Seen it: Stricken (Er Komt Een Vrouw Bij De Dokter).

funny guys! great insight! : )

If Clara had a friend or two that saw Marty but never spoke to him and convinced her he wasn't good enough for her, Marty would be my life story haha. Good episode guys, enjoyed it muchly.

This is all I have looked forward to for the last two weeks. I just wanted to show my appreciation. Its such a great show. I also want to say that I have seen every movie that was Oscar nominated, and I still think Trumbo was by far the greatest movie. I absolutely loved it.

i thought the yoyo was from philippines not china ?? youre breaking your mothers heart !

Good episode as always, lots of chuckles; but I leave wondering what is a 'weird nebulous'. Damn you Craig!

Matt & I have the same birthday!

Dear Matt and Craig, for your next show, I would love to see you watch Sergio Leone's 1971 Zapata western, Duck You Sucker. Leone is one of my favorite directors and I feel that this film is often unjustly overlooked when discussing his work. I believe the two of you would find it to be an interesting and rewarding watch.

The Idiot is a fantastic album! You guys have impeccable music taste, you should do a segment on unboxing where you talk about records. I'll even send you a few of my favorite vinyls, should you choose to start a music segment.

I thought the same watching Marty about how the leads weren't ugly at all. I suppose that's partly a symptom of them being Hollywood actors at a time when looks were paramount, but both Borgnine's and Blair's initial crushing lack of self-esteem really help to compensate for that and explain to the audience how the people around them could find them so unattractive.

Matt, have you seen Batman: Mask of the Phantasm? It's a pretty good animated movie from the early 90's and... Wait. I feel like I've been here before.

you guys are awesome

wikipedia fixed now!

Praise The Sun!

I like the To Live and Die in L.A. vibe I got when you filmed Craigs reaction while Matt was talking. And Paul Dano was great as Brian Wilson.

Have u bubs ever seen Arlington Road with Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins. It's great

Ernest was always a joy to watch. That smile just warmed you right over.

Best damn Doc Brown impression Ive ever heard. Well done Craig.

Great episode guys! Looks like a movie I'd enjoy.

oh snap martys friend angie is that guy from that twilight zone episode nervous man in a four dollar room, it makes me cry every time

oh the good ol' days when anyone could actually afford to live in new york

I forget. Did you SEEN IT Fearless?

"IT'S IN THE WHITE OF MY EEEEEEEEEEEEEYES." Love "The Idiot"!

"So this is dancing"

I recently watched this myself about a month ago.