The Holy Mountain (Welcome To The Basement)

[@unsubcribe99]

You guys need to watch this movie with the director's commentary. It's really interesting to see how he reflects on this movie 40+ years after.

[@doddz2006]

Any links to that?

[@jonathanmiranda1002]

Where can I find it?

[@MasterofPuberty]

I stopped watching this episode so I could go watch Holy Mountain, and come back. It's amazing! ...Hysterical?... It was worth it.

[@MonsieurMaskedMan]

A 10/10 film in my opinion

[@mikehurt3290]

I think the scene with the man freaking out in the room full of his molds is how Jesus might feel if he saw people taking his image and commercializing it, also a couple scenes before theres a sign that says Christ for sale

[@donnawinter7561]

Greetings from Scotland, Just discovered your show and it's rapidly becoming an obsession. I too, am want to, sing, comment on shots camera angles, and extrapolate of dialogue while watching movies much to the annoyance of my long suffering husband. So I feel heartened to know I am not alone. Have you guys seen Le Diaboliques 1955 Henri Georges Clouzot? I saw it when I was wee lassie and not only did it scare the bejeeez out of me but it sparked my love of European cinema. Keep up the great work!! Donna

[@reddevilunited77]

I found this show after watching The Holy Mountain at the Alamo Draft House, and searching for review videos. Welcome to the Basement has quickly become one of my favorite shows on KZbin. Keep up the great work!

[@thedonut3000]

Man I love this series. Always look forward to it and it NEVER disappointing. Thank you guys for all your great work.

[@NerdStoryteller]

Gotta agree with Matt in regard to John Wick. The dog wasn't the catalyst for the rampage...it was all about his grief over the loss of his wife. The dog was the last gift she could ever give him. It was an extension of her love for him, which he could never feel again. Someone took that away from him. If it was just an old dog that had been with him during his assassin years, I doubt the film would've had the same impact. Sure, John could've loved the dog greatly, but he wasn't IN LOVE with the dog. John's wife was his way out of a life of death and mayhem. A dog, alone, would have simply been a companion between jobs. No wife = no motivation.

[@redsands1001]

I just love that it was the most impassioned discussion between them for the whole episode.

[@NerdStoryteller]

redsands1001 Ha! Good point. Maybe the guys should do a 5 minute episode on the off weeks for Seen-Its. :-)

[@screwthepresent9630]

NerdStoryteller Or it's a thin plot justification for a 'fun violence' movie.

[@devodavis6454]

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[@willsi]

Love "The Holy Mountain," mostly b/c of how it punches a hole in its own edifice like y'all discussed. I'm not as much into symbolism as I was when I was younger, but it remains very important to me.

[@CapitainBeefhartfanO]

This movie blew my mind, although at first I thought it was gonna be some kind of Hippy Mumbo Jumbo... in general it looks like an Un chien andalou as if it were a feature film. But I can relate to this movie a little more because there are various references throughout the film to the social/politic context of México (where I live) of the time it was made (even if the film is an ocean of metaphors and symbolism), and the scenes of people getting shot and killed are references of the "Corpus Christi Massacre" that happened in 1971 (something that was illustrated in the film "Roma"), but could be as well a reference to other shootings towards students in this period. If you look close to the victims getting shot, you can see that their arms are tied up and have their mouth taped, meaning they're being repressed.

[@sethlightking]

I have been a fan of you guys and all that you do since middle school. I am now a sophomore in college and I would absolutely love it(and I'm sure thousand of fans would agree) if you guys watched "The Room" for us. I have fond memories of that little piece of insanity, and i've seen you guys reference it a few times. It certainly is something I believe to be missing from the great Welcome To The Basement Collection! Cheers--Jordan

[@TOKYOTOYBANZAI]

Love this format!!!

[@mikeghengis5]

Finally got around to watching this one. Man, that first 1/3 is rough, but once they introduce the other planet characters I'm all on board.

[@JaySteetsArt]

This episode is exactly why I monthly donate.

[@2312uri]

The escene of the soldiers killing the protesters is about the Tlatelolco's Massacre. A student's protest in Mexico City 1968 against the olympic games and the goverment in general, the students were meeting in the Tlatelolco square, the military came in, surrounded them and killed hundreds of prtesters

[@CapitainBeefhartfanO]

But also could be a reference to other shootings against students (Masacre de Corpus Christi in 1971)

[@djtaitai]

Your show doesn't come around soon enough. Ahhhhh

[@brianlynch4016]

So what scene did the cast take shrooms before doing because I can think of a couple...hours.

[@craigjohnson6423]

Brian Lynch The scene when they are outside sitting on the stairs crying. That crying is not acting.

[@brianlynch4016]

Thanks Craig!

[@zamiadams4343]

I've seen it loads of times but i'm going to see it on the big screen again on Sunday and I can't wait.

[@devodavis6454]

Even though I love movies, I only heard about this film today. I opened four videos about The Holy Mountain, but now that I've seen this one I closed the other three. And subscribed.

[@playalover23]

I'm so excited they're watching the holy mountain ♡♡♡

[@mjscool2]

Love the house of the holy album, nice touch

[@LarryPokeTrainer]

I've been meaning to check this out for a long time. It looks amazing.

[@pillarheights1130]

so?

[@OneSpiffingGent]

I was on Seen it! Holy shit, I'll see The Hit as soon as possible. Thanks guys!

[@porgyt7177]

True Story : I actually saw this in my "film history" class during my Junior year of High School. It was a performing arts school and 10 in the morning, if that somehow helps make it make sense and seem a bit less creepy. Lunch was different that day. The class ended up being a class about "the films that made him want to become a filmmaker and how they led to him becoming a film teacher".

[@dadgrade7837]

I’ve only seen this once when I was waay too messed up to remember much ,but I did just get my dvd copy in the mail today! Hooray! 🤗

[@SBaby]

I think the movie was more about how we as people often get tunnel visioned on one thing, to the point where we ignore everything else in the world and thus miss out on life. I think that's the reason the movie ended the way it did. It was never about a spiritual journey or transcending. It was about living life.

[@matthewjury4385]

Favourite movie of all time :)

[@governor_explosion]

I started binge-watching this in the gap between the last episode and this one. I love it, especially since I've seen very few movies (I think of all the ones that have been reviewed, I've only seen "The Great Mouse Detective"), and I'm embarrassed to say that I have no idea where to start with what I haven't watched. I want to become a film buff, and hopefully, I can start here. Is the "Dune" movie that we did get any good? I have seen "Twin Peaks" and "Blue Velvet", both of which were great, and I wanted to honor my late grandfather's memory by getting into "Dune", a series he loved.

[@Dawidsu]

One of the funniest episodes. You certainly had better time than me watching it (that's not to say I didn't enjoy the film, but I saw it alone, and movies such as this one, are best seen together).

[@ramenmustaches]

Wow, this movie seems like it would be great to watch at a party! Great job, as always. I was wondering if either of you has seen Tom Ford's "A Single Man?" I didn't go into it expecting much, but was really surprised by how well-written it was.

[@willsi]

Also: Happy to contribute! Keep it classy, guys.

[@xTrazR]

Will always recommend strangers on a train. Loved it. And think if you haven't scene it you will too

[@canibaloxide]

I don't think the people were actually from other planets I think it was more of an astrology thing.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

Dead as Dreams Yeah, I got that in retrospect

[@whiistlingwinds]

I thought it was suppose to be a metaphor that each of these people are in a way "gods" to each of these "planets" or in other words titans of the systemic industries that control society.

[@thescarynymph]

I'm pretty sure you guys have talked about it before, but I recently watched Blue Velvet and it is truly a masterpiece. What I found interesting where the little references to Twin Peaks (the trucks filled with lumber, the robins) even though the series came out a few years after Blue Velvet . Would you guys--or anyone else here--care to share some Lynch knowldege about those themes in Lynch's work?

[@Namfooodle]

Amazing film.

[@dimitriid]

Ok so you covered Lynch and Jodorowsky, Now you need to go straight to the source as you alluded in this episode: Luis Buñuel.

[@liketanyanot]

dimitriid Discrete Charm of the Bourgeoisie, please

[@mergus]

dimitriid Phantom of Liberty!

[@mareootaku8840]

+dimitriid what about cronenberg hu????

[@dimitriid]

Mario Cesar Lerma Argueta They've mentioned Cronenberg quite a few times so I'm sure his day is coming as well

[@mergus]

+dimitriid They reviewed Scanners in season 1.

[@ShrekOnIce]

Have you guys seen It Follows? A really interesting and effective horror film that can be interpreted in a ton of ways, plus it features an out of this world soundtrack.

[@ShrekOnIce]

ShrekOnIce Also has Craig seen my phone number?

[@mareootaku8840]

also, if you search mexican context when the movie was filmed a lot of things make sense

[@karlpoppe7192]

Amazing! Bravo! Thanks!

[@pcwkid76]

It sounds like this one could use a follow up video. Like Lost Highway head.

[@stanstorm]

i love that they watch one of my suggestions the day after my birthday!

[@pvtjhon]

Oh man that Green Day joke... I should watch this. I love that final quote. "...." just nothing. I love the duelist! I never knew they had to water it down. Thats insane.

[@Jubilo1]

"The Duelists" is superb I agree.

[@hadassah179]

The part at 11:08 with Matt doing the accent is soothing.

[@VitorMiguell]

this channel feels like what future youtube will be like.

[@WesMatthews314]

So glad you guys watched this! Such a bizarre flick.

[@CounterNerd]

I agree with Matt. I do not think that a sharp assassin would go on a rampage for a dead dog. He even says that the dog was the only connection he had left to his dead wife, who was his whole life.

[@BGranoff]

There must be so many nerdy outsiders, dreamers and mystics that you guys help out with their confusing teenage (and uh....32-year-old) lives. Thanks guys for being so great.

[@GLK75]

I was having a pretty shitty day and this really helped. Great episode guys

[@shadybrain3424]

sometimes i think it would be a good episode if it was just one long seen it, hearing your guys ideas and opinions on movies is interesting .

[@Robotfan987]

shadybrain3424 I agree. Maybe not an episode in the normal sense but maybe a Welcome to the Basement special? That'd be awesome.

[@sakshirajan5692]

John Wick getting revenge over his dead dog is Super Shooter.

[@VinnyDaQ]

7:00 "One man, one bowl" - the next Internet smash hit!

[@redsands1001]

Oh wow. I hadn't realized the duellists was Ridley Scott's debut. That's awesome. I am in awe

[@CounterNerd]

19:03 Matt said "Click on it" so intensely.

[@skittyzed]

Ahhh Snatch, has one of my favourite movies quotes in it. Bullet Tooth Tony: Boris the Blade? As in Boris the Bullet-Dodger? Avi: Why do they call him the Bullet-Dodger? Bullet Tooth Tony: 'Cause he dodges bullets, Avi.

[@ScruffyLookin1138]

Hi Matt and Craig! Love the show. I was wondering if you've seen 'But I'm a Cheerleader' starring Natasha Lyonne.

[@CrazyRockTiger]

You`ve also forgot to mention that Jodorowsky also insisted that all female cast members sleep with him so that he can deduce if they`re fit for the job xD

[@ChrisLerouxDesign]

Craig's sorely mistaken when it comes to John Wick: the dog's a gift from his wife from the grave - it's like she's offered him an extension of herself. As long as the dog is around, part of her is still alive. The fact that it dies immediately is important because it makes John snap completely: here he's grieving the person he cared about the most, and it tears him to shreds. Then he gets hope in the form of a connection, and it's squandered before his eyes. The dog being killed is less a dog being killed and more a major chapter of his life being forcefully closed and shat on.

[@asapsamurai3282]

Have you seen "The Gods must be Crazy", I feel like I'm your only South African fan and I would love to see a review of a non-American film about South Africa.

[@Eastietex]

10/10 neil young reference. Didn't expect people to reference his earlier, lesser known stuff.

[@brianlynch4016]

John Wick was ready to go on a murderous rampage before the dog, that's what the whole scene of him recklessly driving around the airport was about. The dog was just the spark to a room already filled with gas.

[@eustacequinlank7418]

Houses of the Holy LP on the shelf behind was a nice touch. Do you get imaginary fantasy points for noticing the out of focus album covers?! P.s I still want to know if you've seen The Lathe of Heaven.

[@mikeywise3411]

I needed this after the film ruined my mind for an hour after it was done

[@jackshitz6995]

I didn't even know that I owned this floater, so I watched it. DAMN!

[@Spooken]

I did not expect you guys would actually watch it.

[@MrsProfessorBucket]

You do make my day a lot better! ;) - Deanna

[@JaneTimmBaxter]

Now I am not sure if I should watch Holy Mountain, or stay the hell away from it.

[@stevemcquark]

El Topo is amazing, But Santa Sangre is the best starter point... Especially if you are a Giallo fan...

[@jhagen22]

That was....that was.... like a psychedelic golden poop. A little scary, but you guys shined it up nicely. Another great episode!

[@tomservo5007]

10:07 wow, now I know where Santigold 's music video: 'L.E.S Artistes', got it's inspiration (1:37 into the music video) ...

[@tikifreakazoid]

Ever seen Haute Tension? Big plot hole, but still has a lot of disturbing, intense horror that really makes it a great slasher film, and probably one of my favorites.

[@TheNefariousImp]

I love this movie, Craig had about the same reaction to it I did the first time around. Having seen it at least 5 times now, I can tell you each time I notice something new, which for me puts this up there with the likes of Brazil and Blade Runner. You easily call it pretentious hippy mumbo jumbo, buy Jordowoski himself is just so damn sincere and driven and this movie is so well crafted that in a way it is everything 60s pretentious film makers were striving for. I hope seeing this prompted Craig to see El Topo, or if not I hope you consider it for a future episode because it is easily the strangest Western film ever created. I may have mentioned it in an earlier comment, but if you haven't seen it, do watch Written on the Wind I think it is totally up your guy's ally. Thank you for the entertainment!

[@aPonderousChain]

Hey guys, have you seen the 2001 anime film "Metropolis"? Loosely based on the Fritz Lang film, it's one of my all time favorites.

[@PokerJoker811]

The show starts with coincidences, and for me, it ended with one. I only recently caught Snatch on TV for the first time, and I found myself having a hard time keeping up with all the moving parts. Since I've never seen Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, maybe I should see that so I can have the right frame of mind.

[@helter1234]

PokerJoker811 I've seen Snatch, but no other Guy Richie movies. I don't think you need to see that to understand Snatch.

[@typosrsxey]

PokerJoker811 I had the same issue ( with both movies!) Watched it again..and the story finally clicked!

[@Jurry253]

That Miles Davis comment was comedy gold.

[@endorbr]

What? No immortals. But the guy turned poop into gold...

[@OnafetsOradoD]

Remember, love and commitment is the hard way

[@tziirkq]

Craig, the movie you're looking for instead of John Wick is Revenge For Jolly, a movie that is basically John Wick, only on a lower budget, without the wife, and made before John Wick. I really enjoyed it, and you might, too, it's a very underseen movie.

[@Solarstar10]

Holy fuck, you guys actually made this film watchable.

[@gbeaudette]

I've seen the OSS 117 movies twice. The first time I liked Lost in Rio better, the second time I liked Cairo Nest of Spies better. It's odd.

[@MasterTy]

I would like to know what were the actors thoughts in making of this as well a "where are they now"

[@SleepFan771]

OMFG! THEY'RE WATCHING IT! IT'S HAPPENING!

[@SleepFan771]

Ocean Sage Wait a second! How the fuck did you guys enjoy it?! My god, that is astounding.

[@autumnopa]

So Marilyn Manson drew inspiration from this film for his Born Villan video beginning

[@miserableoutcast]

Houses of the Holy Mountain?

[@WarriorRazor]

I just took a huge bite out of a pie as that image of faeces was shown... I feel ill now.

[@aestevalis0]

Since you're watching a Jodorowski movie, have y'all seen El Topo? And now I know Craig's answer to that.

[@ryannoble1056]

Pluto is too a planet! You can even find pictures of it. I believe that it could just be a size discrimination because of it being the smallest in the universe. I mean for something that is so small that has Mountain ranges of over 11,000 feet tall, I say that it is a planet.

[@donov25]

It is in fact literally size discrimination. At some point the decision has to be made what sized object is no longer a planet. Pluto isn't even the biggest non-planet planetoid in our solar system. If you want Pluto to be a planet you have to bring those objects with it.

[@anondalorian3719]

God I have to see that movie someday

[@MLangenbroome]

I made you suffer through my German and Jean Dujardin's French name and then I miss the episode you mention it? That's just unlucky.

[@PokerJoker811]

Here's the qyestiom: Which scene was the cast on mushrooms for? Because it looks difficult to tell the difference.

[@EliteSmorechannel]

I laughed out loud rather harshly at 'Apocaliptoad' and scared my mother

[@lizardonastick]

Matt was looking for connections and found them. What a surprise.

[@puffnisse]

If you like this movie (or whatever you want to say) you should see "The Imaginarium of Doctor Passamus". That is the trippiest movie I have ever seen, and it is Heat Ledger last movie.

[@BlackHoleBrew42]

Peter Greenaway - Drowning By Numbers

[@byronicle7189]

Hey guys, have you watched Plunkett and Macleane? If not, I highly recommend it.

[@stevebob240]

When I saw you guys were watching this movie, I had to watch it for myself first and it really must be seen to be believed. Thank you for watching this one. P.S. Houses of the Holy is amazing.

[@livewithunicorns]

been binge watching these seasons for the last few days and gotta say I love the show.....this film was really, really strange and yet familiar and I couldn't quite place why until I remembered the tv show Adventure Time.....is it possible this film influenced the makers of the show as some of the imagery and concepts appear so similar......???

[@samvimes9510]

I always wondered where that scene of the guy with the lactating cat head boobs came from. Kinda wanna see this now.

[@mareootaku8840]

e vatos that movie was recorded in my city, mexico city esse

[@0iYi0]

Years later...oh, that's what that meant

[@Brian_Rogers]

This is very Zardoz to me.