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@PokerJoker811 6 лет назад

I think you're onto something about the changes in people when a girl starts puberty. In addition to the ones you mentioned, I see a few more examples of it. When someone dies, returns, dies, returns, if you look at it all through a 13-year-old girl's eyes, it can be the wildly swinging perceptions of them to you. "This person is dead to me." " Okay,I like them again." Also, the plague, the conspiracy, it's the sort of assignment of blame for the problems a new teen us facing and can't explain. "Grandma is what's wrong with everything that's happening in my life. Her and...umm...that man there." Finally, your first love. The desperation of your first love, the desire to cling onto him forever, and every moment seeming like you're going to lose him forever. He's drowning, he could be family, his own family is stopping you from being together, all this absolutism and fatalism at a moment's notice, it's all very pubescent.

@wolfdwarf 6 лет назад

right on

@craigjohnson6423 6 лет назад

Something I've realized in the weeks since watching this is that Eaglet, her young Beau, is the only man in the film who doesn't take or demand anything from her. Or rather, he doesn't try to get with her. He gives her things, helps her (and gets helped by her), and never demands anything in return. I don't know if you care about all that, but it seems important.

@SailorBarsoom 6 лет назад

The only thing he takes from her is that pair of earrings, and he gives them back.

@caffeineadvocate 6 лет назад

Prague rock is very popular in Central Europe. You should Czech it out.

@mrtveenstra 6 лет назад

boooooo

@LukeAurio 6 лет назад

Czh Czh Czh Czech It Out!

@inkakoutna7155 6 лет назад

Oh, this is recent! I can't wait to watch this and then write some summary of this movie. As a girl from the Czech Republic, I am really excited for this beautiful movie. It sure seems poetic. Honestly guys you really need to count on the decade it was made in. It was made in deep communism during a period of short easing of the oppression on culture and everyday life. I seriously think the theme is present. It all connects to banning religion and spiritualism and folk rituals (mainly present in the villages) under the oppression of the system. Communism wanted to control everything with absolute reason and sth like vampires, magic or witches wasn't really acceptable. So this movie is a REALLY rare example of Czech cinematography. Guys, if you would be down for sth weird and dark also from Czechoslovakia and from this period I can HIGHLY recommend the Cremator. One of my favorite movies.

@thewerebear1 6 лет назад

"Crotch bees in my face bowl" new Egotistical Sniff album?

@undyingkindness3235 5 лет назад

14:01 The actress playing Valerie was 13/14 at the time of filming

@heavenandrose6028 3 года назад

holly- h0W

@haleymadzi 3 года назад

yuck.

@calvinjluther 6 лет назад

The Czechs and/or Slovaks have an interesting definition of "wonders."

@Football__Junkie 6 лет назад

“Pretty soon I’m gonna get a flat screen TV.... It’s gonna be great.” 😂

@luckycard1669 6 лет назад

the in-depth discussion of your theories about this movie made me immediately consider it to be one of your best episodes.

@tikifreakazoid 6 лет назад

I mean I would guess that the rampant weirdness feels fine partially because it runs on a feeling of fairy tale logic, and it never seems like the world lacks internal consistency even if it lacks all sensible consistency for the audience. That's partially because Valerie is learning with you about the world around her (even if sometimes she picks up on things quicker than the audience) and you have a surrogate who also feels, like you, that the events surrounding them are bizarre and surreal but is having things explained to them slowly, and even if those explanations don't ever give the whole story, it does give you a sense that there are in fact rules that guide what you're watching, and that provides the comfort to keep it from going too crazy.

@BAMikeyD 6 лет назад

Additionally... sorry for the spam, I think Valerie and Her Week of Wonders might have not made you guys mad because it seems like it had a dream like quality. That effervescent nature of a dream where once it starts to make sense, you forget why, and trying to go back and figure out why it made sense eludes you. It's the thrill of the chase, where it makes sense just long enough to confuse you when it stops making sense. It's sort of like the dream scapes in Kurosawa's Dreams, only not told as in an anthology format.

@makeghandi 6 лет назад

"It's in your face, but you can't grab it." sage words from Mr. Patton

@BAMikeyD 6 лет назад

This had some of the best riffs and jokes from you guys in a while! Amazing episode guys, make sure and put this on a recommended episode list!

@SleepFan771 2 года назад

Valerie and Her Week of Wonders would still shock people if it came out today. What a wild horror film!

@emperorskulls 6 лет назад

Have you guys watched The Bodyguard (AKA My Beloved Bodyguard in Chinese) with Sammo Hung? You get to see sad, old, and retired badass Sammo Hung still kicking ass as he degrades from dementia.

@stormcloudsabound 6 лет назад

King Kamina Oh man, I thought you meant Yojimbo for a second and got excited.

@alesnavratil1394 5 лет назад

The actress Jaroslava Schallerova actually was 13 when the move was made. And the script is based on surrealistic novel - so that is why it seems it makes little sense.

@olivercuenca4109 3 года назад

I think the message of the film is supposed to be that traditional notions of celibacy espoused in society, religion or whatever is actually not something desirable, and can actually be like being undead. I don't think it's an accident that all the vampires are people that are authorities in Valerie's life. Priests, esteemed family members, etc etc. Beyond just about celibacy vs youthful sexuality, I think there's a broader anti-authoritarianism in this movie. People in power will try to suck the life out of you.

@ScottKorin 6 лет назад

I think Craig is really on to something about this being about female puberty

@MagnaRyuuDesigns 6 лет назад

Oh man I remember Nick's. Use to go there a lot when I was a kid with my late Aunt when we would go to State Street for my birthday. And you are right Matt it is a "greasy spoon" :D

@stevebob240 6 лет назад

Great episode, never heard of this film but it looks beautiful!

@rayhs1984 6 лет назад

Heard about this movie from the podcast Predict-o-cast where they watch the first 10 minutes of a movie and guess what the rest of the movie will be about then watch the rest and review it.

@AdudenamedKemp 6 лет назад

That sounds awesome

@AdrianWoodUK 6 лет назад

Raymond Smith - Reminds me of The Walkout Boys who... I just realised, I haven't had a podcast from them for ages. Uhh, I need to check something, brb

@rayhs1984 6 лет назад

I will check out Walkout boys. (Walkout Boys haven't made a podcast since christmas and a March 26th Facebook post said it would be a few months until they started up again. )

@kds5895 6 лет назад

Thanks for the mention! Also just saw “The Crow” last night and liked it a good deal, and am now a Brandon Lee fan! Such a loss!

@shortpotato26 6 лет назад

Bring the big hair back, Craig!

@craigjohnson6423 6 лет назад

I'm working on it!

@emilyeisenheim2630 6 лет назад

Craig Johnson (unrelated) Hi Craig (and Matt and Tona and the cats ) As an italian, I can confirm that the original title is "Ladri di biciclette" literally "bycycle(s) thieves".. Also, if I can be as unpleasant as possible, it's pronounced "BiciclettE" and the " e" should sound like the "e" in "elastic" :)

@VinylinStrangePlaces 6 лет назад

Craig looking fresh with that haircut

@melothecat6662 6 лет назад

SourJuggernaut Craig makes any hairstyle look spectacular

@steviea427 6 лет назад

This was even better than "Rochelle Rochelle: A Young Girls Erotic Journey From Milan To Minsk." I also agree with Craig that crotch bees are the worst.

@ericbilly 2 года назад

I wish they'd watch _Sack Lunch_

@cat54907 4 года назад

"crotch bees are the worst" *my own laughter ensues* XD

@hadassah179 2 года назад

Way back when, some months back, i was looking up reviews of this movie and tumbled down the rabbit hole into this channel. Been hooked ever since ! :D

@MagnaRyuuDesigns 6 лет назад

Sammo being like Jackie Chan when it comes to martial arts would be due to the fact that Jackie and Sammo both went to the same school. The Peking Opera School where students developed skills in martial arts, acrobatics and tumbling, music and dance.

@hekstoo5988 6 лет назад

Magna Ryuu Don't forget Yuen Biao

@MrShoryuken1 6 лет назад

Magna Ryuu 'Dragons Forever' was such a great movie, all 3 of those Peking powerhouses together for the only time.

@hekstoo5988 6 лет назад

MrShoryuken1 That movie is dope but I'm gonna say 'Wheels On Meals' is my favorite. Jackie Chan vs Benny the Jet was amazing

@MagnaRyuuDesigns 6 лет назад

*facepalm" can't believe i forgot him

@MagnaRyuuDesigns 6 лет назад

Benny the Jet is badass

@tronfan82 6 лет назад

Good fun as usual, am interested in checking out this film.

@CujoBD. 6 лет назад

Awesome as always.

@ummon995 6 лет назад

Ah, the old blood on the flowers film trope.

@SpiderDijon2 4 года назад

I had completely forgotten about this episode! :-O

@2fingers4arrows14 6 лет назад

I sang "Crotch bees in my face bowl" to the tune of "Insane in the membrane" and now it's in my head forever. Have y'all biscuitheads seen "Dogville?" It's a beautiful, uncomfortable, and unique experience in film, which seems to be Lars von Trier's modus operandi. On a similar topic, many, many episodes ago Matt chastised Trier for making films that seemed deliberately difficult and uncomfortable to watch -- I agree, and I believe that it's intentional and that can be good thing, in the same way that the "negative" emotions of fear and sadness can contribute to the success of horror films and dramas, respectively. Do you believe that it can be good for a film to be uncomfortable, difficult, or even painful to watch? And do you have any personal examples that stand out to you?

@MrShoryuken1 6 лет назад

Mark Kermode once stood up during the Cannes screening of 'The Idiots' and shouted, "Il est merde! Il est le plus grand merde... dans le monde entire!" I can't say I disagree with him, Lars Von Trier is at best difficult and at worst, just plain awful.

@CaptChrispy 6 лет назад

6:16 Velcome To The Basement!

@jhagen22 6 лет назад

Another great episode guys....weird, but good.

@FBIimprov 6 лет назад

Chris Farley made me want to get into film. Welcome to the Basement made me want to get into film critique. Thanks for this show, gentlemen!

@standr0id 6 лет назад

19:05 FINALLY I know where "Laundry the piece of cleta" is from!!

@Shiryutherain 6 лет назад

The porn parody of 'welcome to the basement' should be called 'welcome to debasement'

@emilyeisenheim2630 6 лет назад

As an italian, I can confirm that the original title is "Ladri di biciclette" literally "bycycle(s) thieves".. Also, if I can be as unpleasant as possible, it's pronounced "BiciclettE" and the " e" should sound like the "e" in "elastic" :)

@MrSandpaperCondom 6 лет назад

How about "The Secret of NIMH " for cartoon June? I'm sure you've already chosen what you're going to be watching for this year, but maybe for next year? And, as always, thanks for the excellent show.

@chobitsai1 6 лет назад

I loved KiKi's Delivery Service for cartoon June. Does anime count as cartoon June?

@NinjaDimes 6 лет назад

They already watched Totoro, I don't think Kiki is significantly different thematically to warrant another Ghibli episode, honestly. I'd much rather they watched something different like NIMH, or if they watched anime, Non-Ghibli stuff. Plus, Howls, Totoro and Spirited Away are all better than Kiki in my opinion.

@therollingbeatles123 6 лет назад

Hey Matt and Criag have you guys seen The Legend of 1900 it’s by far one of the best movies made in the year 1998 and Ennio Maricone score is fantastic one of the best ever piano scores in a movie !! Also Tim Roth should have gotten an Oscar nomination for this one!! Very underrated movie more people need to see this movie!!

@MELANIE1001 6 лет назад

Have you guys ever seen the indy flick No Such Thing? it's a fun one, with a quirky meaning

@AnthonyValli 6 лет назад

Have you guys seen "Marketa Lazarova"? It's supposed to be the best Chzech movie.

@MrSymon68 6 лет назад

Seen it? Escape to Victory. Michael Caine, Sylvester Stallone, Max Von Sydow and a host of international retired soccer players star in this wonderful movie directed by John Huston. Soccer players caught up in the war are imprisoned in Germany in a WW2 POW camp are coerced into playing a soccer match against a German team for propaganda purposes. This movie is The Great Escape meets any great sports movie, very much worth a visit.

@jensibowable 6 лет назад

5:52 czech me out 😝😝😝

@petersonj198 6 лет назад

Have you seen the wild retro Polish mermaid flick 'The Lure'

@raez5714 6 лет назад

Why didn’t this show up in my sub feed? :( Also, nice haircut Craig!

@Hawkman220 6 лет назад

If you haven't seen it yet you should check out "The Secret of NIMH" a classic.

@hekstoo5988 6 лет назад

Great show, I'm so damn jealous that you own a copy of "Spooky Encounters" I've been looking for that for years. BTW have you've seen "Machine Gun McCain"? oldie but goodie tries not to be cheesy but it is lol. Also have you seen "Hell Comes to Frogtown"? cult classic 👍🙏

@stupidnonmovingcartoon3662 6 лет назад

I'd like to know your opinion on Gaspar Noe's Enter The Void. Got around the first hour and a half before I turned it off.

@christianninsananda9626 6 лет назад

Craig the Lady's Man!!! He does have that John Cassavetes/Nick Mancuso look about him.

@Pirate-Knight81 6 лет назад

Great episode. Have you seen Captain Blood or The Seahawk starring Errol Flynn? They are incredible golden age of Hollywood action films.

@JaredOnYT 6 лет назад

As a Clevelander, I appreciate the Cuyahoga River shoutout

@Football__Junkie 6 лет назад

JaredOnYT Burn on, big river, burn on

@Gappasaurus 3 года назад

9:11 I see what you did there Mr. Terwilliger 😄

@EL-Duder-Reno 6 лет назад

Hey Craig have you see this movie called matchless it's a 60's spoof on spy thrillers. The main character has a ring that makes him invisible. Love the show guys keep up the good work.

@ninamuehleck3121 6 лет назад

I recently re-read a book called "Baba Yaga Laid and Egg" and it delve into Easter European myth surrounding the character of Baba Yaga, but it goes into depth about bird symbolism towards the end. As I understood it, the bird is a male presence. I recommend the read. It's a lot to say in a youtube comment. I initially read the book in a Feminist Science Fiction Book Club. Go check it out. Its no longer in print, but the library had it.

@brownsugar163 6 лет назад

You guyz ROCK. Enuff said. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😂😎😎😂😉😉

@tammysupreme27 4 года назад

I think this kind of show could work if you guys included the unfolding of the story as you reacted to certain scenes because then it would be a show that didn’t require you to watch the movie and people come to watch reviews after watching these movies anyways to get new perspectives or make sense of what they just watched so adding in that story telling element could work.

@DrLipkin 6 лет назад

Matt and Craig, I have a question for each of you to answer. In your opinion, what is the best movie that you have watched for the show? Is it a different movie than your favorite?

@BatDevilSpawn 6 лет назад

I don't know if this has been asked before, but have either of you seen Oliver Stone's "JFK" from 1991? Definitely dubious when it comes to representing history, but an engaging and well-made conspiracy thriller in its own right. Would like to know your thoughts.

@CriticalEatsJapan 6 лет назад

Wow, 150 shows already?

@cosmicorder2 6 лет назад

Have you guys seen Fritz Lang's M? I think it doesn't get talked about enough.

@Martusino 6 лет назад

Whoa, I have one of those universe maps in my office.

@Martusino 6 лет назад

It doesn't work.

@DollyBelladonna 6 лет назад

!! KONEC !!

@VECtehSEC 6 лет назад

I've recently watched this movie, was the bishop and the constable/polecat the same person? I couldn't tell

@MagnaRyuuDesigns 6 лет назад

Matt and Craig have either of you seen the horror movie from japan called "Sweet Home"? It's actually the inspiration for the Biohazard/Resident Evil games.

@dannyfurlong8729 3 года назад

Does anyone know why the Polecat is suddenly purple for that one scene in the church.

@REDX3211 6 лет назад

I do hope they watch Belladonna of Sadness , next month it's a missing link to all the animated movies they've watched on the show and it's a hazy and bizarre dream like film the linked of which I've never truly seen befor

@REDX3211 6 лет назад

It is an X Rated , Psychadelic , Anime film that's a loose adaptation of a European novel

@MovieReviewGuyOfficial 6 лет назад

With the release of the Incredibles 2 coming out soon, what did you think of the first one?

@centinches 6 лет назад

have you guys ever seen fantastic planet?

@SailorBarsoom 6 лет назад

You may have to watch it on your computer. It doesn't play in some DVD players.

@ericbilly 2 года назад

They have, it was on a "seen it" I'm pretty sure. Edit: ignore me, pretty sure I'm thinking of forbidden planet. Sorry lol

@BAMikeyD 6 лет назад

Speaking of Sammo Hung, Enter the Fat Dragon... SEEN IT!?

@Luckyfoxoval78 6 лет назад

Does Matt have a region-free DVD/Blu-Ray player in the basement?

@blamesocietyfilms 6 лет назад

I think so. Some dvds haven't played but they might have been PAL.

@hadassah179 2 года назад

Tell me the bishop looks like Ian Holm? That guy is definitely a twin that happens to be Czech.

@kefka989 6 лет назад

Also, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie, seen it? Would be good for the upcoming month.

@corinnethian 6 лет назад

Have you seen Children of Heaven? It was a 1999 nominee for best foreign film. A simple (plot-wise) drama which utilizes childhood innocence and poverty to create a dilemma of epic proportions.

@OneUponADime 6 лет назад

Funny, Samo Hung and Jackie Chan grew up training in the Chinese Opera together

@aaron2709 6 лет назад

Have you seen the great Korean film "Oasis"?

@efe_aydal 4 года назад

Wait I know this name. Are you the Chad Vader guys? U're like, the first featured guys on RU-vid. I used to watch you 14 years ago when I just started making videos. It was like a small community back then. No big networking companies, no "RU-vidr" profession, just people who do what they like.

@asifnewazmohammad9603 6 лет назад

12:32 hilarious

@erocsyle 6 лет назад

can you do a miazaki movie for cartoon month? i also would recommend Peter No Tail, a swedish movie that's silly but has heart

@DrLipkin 6 лет назад

Not a movie, but Cartoon June makes me want to know if you've seen Avatar: The Last Airbender. A shockingly deep cartoon with a cast of lovable characters and great action. You need to check it out if you haven't already.

@kazama2987 6 лет назад

Have you seen the Infernal Affairs Trilogy which was much better than its amercian remake The Departed.

@sloth0jr 6 лет назад

The Hieronymus Bosch of cinema?

@ilinoisy 6 лет назад

Mr. Vampire is very much my favorite example of hopping vampires!

@swatman214 6 лет назад

seen it? Who killed captain Alex? a great movie for uganda

@aestevalis0 6 лет назад

No! Not Coxman!

@antigone5559 6 лет назад

I Think it's pronounced "Konets".

@CheapRobot 4 года назад

Rachel Bilson as Bride of Frankenstein 4:54

@kefka989 6 лет назад

I have to wonder if this movie is what Limbo is like...

@Tobio88 6 лет назад

Haha, nice Holy Grail reference! I wonder if you ever seen the british comedy Still Crazy? I find it to be an underrated and forgotten film that doesn't get enough attention. Still Crazy www.imdb.com/title/tt0149151/

@ZoeyChilds 6 лет назад

Proof I’m intrinsically an oddball: House>a movie I love🖖🏾

@justaemptymall 5 месяцев назад

Tbh I dont think the movie really tries to arouse but think more about that topic overall. Also the fact that nobody really dies kinda underlines the dream sequence a bit.

@sassychicken 3 года назад

In the Spanish subs, the brother’s name is Orlikt. Eaglet is 100% better.

@pianoface 6 лет назад

Have you seen 'Let the right one in'? Beautiful Russian vampire movie. There's an American remake that is a good movie on its own but doesn't do the original justice. (Ie the American version tells you what's happening vs the Russian version shows you what's happening.) Thanks for keeping RU-vid awesome

@UnagiTempura 6 лет назад

Emily Nelson beautiful movie! Agreed, the original is amazing

@pianoface 6 лет назад

Jason Englund thanks for the info! I'll have to check for a translated book :)

@HetLedie 3 года назад

It's not Russian its Danish

@Elcapitaan5 5 лет назад

I misread the subtitle as "you should eat heart soup". yuk

@MrNakki 6 лет назад

Craig's hair has me really confused. My 6-year-old nephew got the same cut like two days ago! So I guess Craig is up with what the youngsters these days like? Snazzy.

@JWMangrum 6 лет назад

Somehow this feels like it would make for one heck of a double feature with DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE (a.k.a. CEMETERY MAN).

@ComblessMan 6 лет назад

At first when the title was introduced I thought, I might want to look for and buy this film. Weird but interesting and something from another time and place. Seeing this video I think I might be arrested just looking for the film. This could be the reason why Czechoslovakia broke up. This is the seed of destruction for a whole country. Love the Basement, I can't have one since I live in a state where basements, sidewalks and curbs are foreign.

@spinach4616 Год назад

people going over that the actress was a child and this is cp…no amount of “artistic beauty” will cover that.

@ScottKorin 6 лет назад

So...wait. A polecat is a weasel?

@BAMikeyD 6 лет назад

In it's true definition, yes a polecat is a weasel. It's a slang term for a skunk in the US primarily, but elsewhere it's a type of weasel, probably because both shoot out a gross smelling fluid when threatened.

@heavenandrose6028 3 года назад

BAMikeyD good to know