American Gigolo | Welcome To The Basement

[@jacobfrederiksen1129]

Holy shit it's Paul Guse

[@onytay75]

The italian?

[@GreatWightSpark]

Nah, he's not wearing his traditional Grey Shirt™

[@jgaines4]

Paul Guse will forever live in my memory as the guy who added "SHUT UP! (SHADDAP sp?)" to the Keepin' It Saxy game. Genius.

[@Gappasaurus]

Always happy to see Paul make an appearance on the channel 😁 Slightly rocky start, but he found his groove once the movie started 👍

[@sabotagethefool]

Man Paul is so calm without beer and/or Board games involved. Need more BOOM KAPLOW LOCK AND LOAD…. REALLY!? :p

[@sheepishwolfie5419]

Home run. Home run.

[@langleymneely]

Instead of a megasode like usual it might be interesting to have you interview and talk about the season from the perspective of every guest host? What did they think before joining the show and now afterwards. Was it harder or easier than they expected? I just would love to see everyone again. This was a fun experimental year that didn’t disappoint!

[@gathechoes6896]

Have you seen film Bronson starring Tom Hardy? I imagine the director took quite a few liberties in telling the story of Britain's most violent prisoner, but I find Tom Hardy's performance to be one of his best. He does a great job showing a person that really has no clue why he does things and so he just fights. This is best shown when he takes a librarian hostage and then does not know what to do with this hostage, so he just gives up and fights the prison guards.

[@katolujancamacho6154]

I have some art made by Charles, and it really communicates his feeling of entrapment and confusion - moreso than the movie (though I do love the movie!) It's horrific to think that this human being is so clearly troubled and in need of *some* kind of care, treatment, etc and instead has been more or less hidden away in a box for the vast majority of his life. That film was instrumental in me seeking him out, and in me first learning about the failures of the prison system.

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@6:25: I didn't know John Carpenter scored this, lol! 😂📚📕🎹

[@bloodwrage]

It's the best Beer and Board Games participant! Hope you're doing well, Paul

[@sloth0jr]

Paul was a great guest.

[@GreatWightSpark]

Really? Is that what you thought when you got up this morning? nnNNNEXT!

[@Luckyfoxoval78]

I adored Asteroid City, to me the themes of the film spoke to me than maybe any other Anderson movie. To me it's essentially a big allegory for the madness of contemporary times and particularly the switch from predominantly modern moralism in the first half of the 20th century to the confused post-modernism of the second half of the 20th century and beyond. I loved the way it played with the meta aspects of the film and it seems like it deserves the most re-watches out of any of the Anderson films I've seen-- which is most of them, I love his work.

[@boredasfckxx]

RIchard Gere, "All my life I've been looking for something..." Dave Grohl, "Pause the movie. I've got to write this down..."

[@azulgaia7782]

Post watch: oh, that was goood! Guse brings the tension, then delivers the punches. Makes sense. Trivia master.

[@fugithegreat]

I'm excited for the bonus content this winter! -

[@JDexia]

Hey Matt, can we have an up to date top ten most viewed episodes section?

[@shwinger51187]

Turns out I could run a movie trivia in my local area because I got all of the of those intro questions right. Ooo weee!

[@drlarrymitchell]

"You know... Richard Hutton, Lauren Gere, roll me in designer sheets?" -D.C. Cab

[@michelleneal6860]

So excited to see what's in store for the future!

[@captainnutella67]

I havent gotten around to watching the last few episodes, but I saw Guse and had to click right away.

[@Darkman2K5]

Perhaps releasing videos that have longer Seen Its could be fun. Whether it's talking about more Seen Its or more in depth discussions of the films that do get brought up.

[@joshpritt2146]

My favorite 80s New Hollywood era movie

[@vriderch1360]

Paul Guze?! BOOM!

[@benfisher1376]

I think the couple scenario is more common than you think

[@LukeAurio]

KZbin? Nah. ...GuseTube? Oh yeah.

[@azulgaia7782]

Matt trying to get Guse to behave!? Ut oh! Here comes the SloanRage!

[@aestevalis0]

Bootblacking? I like it very much!

[@basquat76]

Well i love your seen it section you could just do some normal reviews. Maybe best and worst of the year kind of thing.

[@Grinix0]

well well well if it isint the christmas guse himself.

[@GreatWightSpark]

I feel Richard Gere and Keanu Reeves are both handsome and expressionless actors, but Keanu made it big with his martial artistry. Christian Bale could almost fall into the category, except he knows how to play a psychopath.

[@rickyjkuron5275]

Three words about that movie… Richard..FN…Gere!!!!!! A True American National Treasure

[@danplewnarz]

This is like if American Psycho took the wrong Matrix pill.

[@LasciviousLibra]

The GUUUUUUZE!

[@brentottoson6974]

"Tina, you fat lard, come get some dinner!" - Napoleon Dynomite "Call me!" - Blondie "F U Paul Guse!!" - Dylan Brogan Uh, ding ding ding

[@richarddavis7216]

woot!

[@EnormousKingCrab]

Guse!

[@fernandocasella3936]

He reminds me of Ricky Martin

[@NapiurPictures]

CHA-CHING, LOCK AND LOAD! SMOOTH SAILING FROM HERE ON OUT!

[@CaptChrispy]

I forgot if I asked before if you've SEENIT, Angel Eyes (Jim Caviezel, Jennifer Lopez) or Seven Pounds (Will Smith, Rosario Dawson) both beautiful, underrated films in my opinion.

[@KristinaDanilchenko]

They sound fascinating. Angel Eyes and Seven Pounds seem like the kind of beautiful, underrated movies that always interest me. This is a good recommendation and I think I'll make time to see them . Do you have any recommendations?

[@aestevalis0]

Gig-olo.

[@caffeineadvocate]

Booooooo... This one doesn't have Rob Schneider in it .. 😢

[@MrBearpierro]

MATT YOU HAVEN'T SEEN GLADIATOR IN ITS ENTIRETY? I am beside myself with rage. Also nice to see Paul. Great episode.

[@CaptChrispy]

'Owl tits' because 'teat owl' (tea towel)?

[@Razamataz420]

Seen it? The creator, I really liked it up till the end that was 20 minutes too long and they coped out on the ending.

[@Mr.CantThinkOfAName]

Detective Sunday, Detective Monday, Owl Tits, and Sandpaper Condom should team up to become the ultimate crime fighting force

[@alexanderforbes1452]

Richard Gere is reasonably handsome, so I get him getting work, but i don't understand why people like him as a performer. He's always so vacant and boring to me, he doesn't seem likable, more so than anyone else off the street, he never does anything exciting or unexpected, he's just not really a thespian. He's a working actor that got big for no good reason. He's like all those hallmark actors, handsome but boring and totally devoid of charisma.

[@3ldyrnce759]

😂😂😂

[@JDexia]

Guse always looks like he's aware that he's about to become the victim of a bit

[@rubpust6968]

Paul the king of cool and understatement. Great counterpoint to Matt's energy. More Paul!!!!

[@SleepFan771]

You gotta see Gladiator for a Welcome to the Basement episode! Loved seeing Paul Gusi again!

[@TheFillem]

Loved this one. Another great addition to the couch. Thanks Paul.

[@dheisey1014]

I hate you Paul Guze! But really good seeing you.

[@EvenMyDust]

Matt, I hope you still tell us what your favourite and least favourite films of the season are. It can be difficult to determine just how much you enjoyed each film during their singular episodes, so, it was often a surprise to hear what you picked. I have a yearly tradition of watching whatever your favourite was if I haven't seen it. Great show!

[@PlastoJoe]

I'll miss the megasodes. Hope you occasionally watch some more shorts, I think there's probably a lot out there that get overlooked compared to full-length films.

[@nevet1212]

I am excited for anything you are putting out there

[@stefanheins9084]

Don't know how feasible it is, but for the extra content, it would be great to release some uncut discussions, whether that's extended 'seen its' or just the chat during shoots

[@tekdev]

Ah, the famous Italian board game player, Paolo Guzzi! Lock and load! Boom! Bingo! Sunk into the hole...

[@TitaniumSeraph]

Oh, so with the holiday semi-break you should have plenty of time to...WATCH GLADIATOR. :D

[@GorTheMovieGod]

Paul Guse makes me GOO...se.

[@CannonRanger-1]

This was fantastic! I remember when this movie came out.There was SO much hullabaloo about the movie because it focused on male prostitution. (Seems everyone suddenly forgot about Midnight Cowboy) I will have to mark down this date - It was the first time I've seen Matt and Paul together and not a single "Lock and Load" was uttered.

[@theloreaxe]

Suggestion for Hiatus: Baby Cookie movie reviews 😜

[@thetasworld]

David the gnome is in the house!

[@LissaLo13]

PAUL?!

[@mawdsleyluke]

a big part of me was hoping for a braveheart seen it, paul’s impression still slays me

[@Chris_Blaze94]

Gladiator might be good for the show

[@AntoniTolwinski]

Another episode I can watch! Love Paul Schrader, and I love this Paul in Chad Vader too so I'm happy to see him here :D

[@basquat76]

Richard Gere has gotten a lot better over the years. I watched officer and a gentlemen not that long ago and he is terrible in it. His constant blinking eyes can drive you insane. He tries so hard to act. And then i saw a film that's only a few years old where he plays a guy who loses everything and ends up on the streets, and he was fantastic. It's like he finally got rid of all those acting tics and learned to relax in front of the camera, instead of trying to put on a show.

[@chiefscheider]

David Duchovny did a great impression once on SNL. Really overdid the blinking and clenching jaw.

[@AndrewMartinIsHere]

I watched this episode and it made me pregnant.

[@KristinaDanilchenko]

🤣 Interesting, I think I'll be taking some time out to look at them, do you know much about it?

[@soberossack6610]

You didn't see the Gladiator? What a shame...

[@langleymneely]

It would be hilarious if you wound up seeing the forthcoming Gladiator sequel instead of the original film! 😂

[@jmercer28]

I mean... why haven't you watched Gladiator on the show?? It's a really great movie, and I think Matt would be very pleasantly surprised by it.

[@deadpan80]

Have you seen The Love God? starring Don Knotts in his lone attempt at a more risqué and adult style comedy? Features a hilarious performance by Basement alum Edmond O’Brien portraying a sleazy smut peddler. Just one of many engaging and amusing performances from an ensemble of recognizable 60s faces.

[@nutherefurlong]

Matt Reviews, a couple of movies you watched and want to talk about. Talk directly to the camera sort of thing? I dunno

[@UNUSUALUSERNAME220]

This movie requires an infinite suspension of disbelief, to be able to agree with the idea that Richard Gere would not be getting railed by guys throughout this film!

[@DrLipkin]

For short content, hat if you watched the first episode of various cartoon series that you've never seen before?

[@cfraute]

always love to see some trivia

[@Dyrnwyn]

Aw, Gladiator's all right.

[@PoseidonXIII]

American Shoegolo

[@keifyb]

have you seen Casshern?

[@WyldJezter]

It's the Guse!!

[@shortpotato26]

Guse dude!!!!

[@leradoms]

I so agree about Asteroid City. It was pretty to look at but every character was essentially the same and the story is so boring.

[@chiefscheider]

For me the look of the film got tiresome quickly. Too artificial and pastel-ly

[@john-r-edge]

Sunday looks like the icecream truck driver from Phantasm.

[@benpat100]

Seen it? Colossal! Anne Hathaway being Anne Hathaway.

[@tomflorio3639]

@7:43 Alternate riff: "Well, I guess you're not very good at your job, then, are you".

[@badcatbad]

You make a Kafka reference but not a Dragnet reference? I see how you are 😁

[@aestevalis0]

The In & Out on Radford? They got some good burgers, Dude.

[@chipmunck98kid]

Excited for the winter content!

[@curseyoujordanshow]

I LOVE YOU PAUL GUSEEEEEEE!!!

[@moopnelly]

Yay! The Goooze! 🥳🥳❤❤

[@BasicDrumming]

Great video.

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

"American Gerbilo?"