Darby O'Gill & The Little People | Welcome To The Basement

[@keithfarrell4882]

Im a 50 year old Irishman and I still watch this every St.Patricks day 🇨🇮 also The special Effects were off the chart for the time.

[@evalange4626]

Tony's my favorite 😇

[@Matt_Barkley]

I can never not think of Aaron doing his Sean Connery impression(Beer and Board Games Season 2 I think?) when I think of this movie. He really did try and he deserved that point.

[@Aramis419]

I'm digging the TARDIS pin, Tony!

[@TheEmeraldMinotaur]

One of my absolute favorites as a kid! Hell, Katie might have been baby me's first movie crush. Edit: The Banshee gave me nightmares as well.

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@11:11: you ain't jumpin' through sh*t! 😂

[@jaxjaggywires]

I watched this as a kid, and the banshee scared the crap out of me...good times.

[@nevet1212]

What a great episode! I love seeing these Disney movies I've never heard of, the episodes they produce have that special magic!

[@korg47237]

That intro had no right being so funny!

[@fusion451]

Matt n Tony go together like cornbeef n cabbage Make it Happen Already! The parade of Basement debutants is over Best duo since Itchy n Scratchy. At least gimme Tony Tuedays ..!

[@moon_shoes]

Man, I used to watch this movie all the time at my grandparents house. My grandmother had a lot of the old classics taped for me and ,aside from old Gumby episodes, Darby was my favorite. The banshee terrified me but also ignited my love for all things horror at a young age. So cool to see it on your show!

[@SorcererTim45]

Seen it? Its a mad mad mad mad world! Its one of my favorite movies of all time. My dad and I quote it constantly

[@sloth0jr]

The Big W ....

[@ladyamethyst83]

My boyfriend introduced me to this movie. Such 60s Disney magic lol

[@buldamoosh8636]

Great as always - I have to say that this episode's record is one of my all-time favorites! RIP Shane McGowan.

[@asifnewazmohammad9603]

This movie was one of the most mystical old school feeling parts of my childhood. Getting to catch this on vhs was wonderful as a Gen z kid. Had that special window of time as a child where I witnessed a wide array of, I guess, "cinematic presentations" like vhs, DVD and now streaming where I have a better appreciation of cinema. This is one of those films that made me admire older cinema and not look down on it as lame.

[@Nick-yk4pq]

To Ny To Ny To Ny ! - this is Tonys theme!

[@iknowtonymayer]

You and The Pixies are the only ones kind enough to get me my very own theme song. :)

[@SleepFan771]

I was not expecting Darby O'Gill to turn into The Phantom Carriage!

[@mitzloo1933]

I was crushing on Sean Connery as a little kid 😆 and the banshee and death coach haunted my dreams.

[@NoodleSoupBoop]

This was such a good EP, Matt! The movie and guest (yay, Tony!) combo was so joyful and entertaining! Thank you for your continued hard work! Looking forward to unboxing 🤗

[@Replicaate]

This and "Leprechaun" are mandatory St Paddy's day viewing here. Great choice!

[@SlappyDaze]

This takes me back, Banshees scared the shite out of me as a kid (my grandfather claimed to be chased by one once). The drink Poitín is technically still illegal but there are commercial brands that sell spirits under the name, it is essentially moonshine made with potato skins.

[@Fastwinstondoom]

Search for "Poitín; Is Túisce Deoch Ná Scéal" here on youtube for one hell of a good documentary / collection of stories about Poitín :)

[@TroubleToby3040]

I've always wondered why people have chosen (historically) to make a point of noting which grain or fruit or sugary whatever they started with to make their "moonshine"... Considering that it all just ends up tasting similarly awful, lol. But people will note if they used corn or potato skins or whatever. 🤷‍♂️

[@vampricramen]

Despite having been raised on Disney I didn't see Darby until I was much older. Initially I enjoyed it more in that "it's so bad it's good" kind of way ie: its dated effects, overt almost parodic Irishness, and the jarring novelty of seeing James Bond sing in a Disney film. Over time though I appreciate this film more and more. I think "Darby O'Gill" walked so Peter Jackson's LotR trilogy could charge into battle. As much as love the Leprechaun films, Darby is my go-to St Patrick's Day film.

[@thejackal007]

Well, the jump scare at 3:30 of the Leprechaun was fun. :)

[@aestevalis0]

Poitin!! They call it that good ol' mountain dew.

[@sloth0jr]

Corridor Crew did a breakdown on the special fx of the hall of the leprechaun king in this movie; really spectacular work. Also: the church bell is a macguffin!

[@TroubleToby3040]

Craig would have pointed that out, for sure! (And then Matt would have countered with another wrong example. "Oh!! Like the Death Star in Star Wars!" 🤦‍♂️)

[@LiamDalley-jd1kc]

Love the doctor who Pin Tony has on

[@mikecronis]

Brian's been stealing my whiskey, I can see the quantity diminish! Darn that damned Leprechaun King with his WAYS!

[@vriderch1360]

Oh my gosh! I saw the Banshee scene as a kid! It scared me to death!

[@SleepFan771]

I cannot fathom Matt liking Maestro more than Anatomy of a Fall & Past Lives for his Best Picture ranking.

[@peanutbutteroven2660]

Right??

[@delphinedupont6608]

Whoa blast from the past here huh guys 🤣

[@jgaines4]

Hey guys, I hope you have a great time at Folkscon. I'm not going to be able to make it (probably) but you guys are the best. I love this channel.

[@nitanite]

I was admiring the Michael Shannon portrait behind Matt, it's been a while since we've seen a movie with our favourite Basement Hall of Famer! Matt, have you seen Take Shelter? One of his lesser known roles, but it sticks with me to this day!

[@Ennahdee]

Bracing myself for when you get the banshee at the door scene, haven't seen it in 35 years

[@DYFLProductions]

Sean Connery was 29 when he made this movie. He was also only 32 in Dr No...he looked about 10 years older than he was even when he had a full head of hair!

[@Ennahdee]

Darby O'Gill mastered forced perspective before those 'feckin hobbits

[@TroubleToby3040]

Love your use of "feckin'"! Are you really Irish or do you just happen to know about their censor dodging curse word? 👍👍👍

[@Ennahdee]

@@TroubleToby3040 True Irish man here

[@TroubleToby3040]

@@Ennahdee 👍👍👍If I knew where a shamrock emoji was, I'd feckin' give it to you, lol. (Or is that literally racist?)

[@azeve1aa]

If I had to pick a permanent co-host for the show, it'd be Tony.

[@ROOKTABULA]

Tony: You're a good dude and a talented bloke - Having watched you in BABG over the years I'm kinda taken aback: You gotta focus on getting your health on track. 👌

[@limitbreak84]

Lol. The thumbnail looks like if Matt was next to Totoro who was turned human.

[@iknowtonymayer]

Not the first time this comparison has been made. 😅

[@limitbreak84]

@iknowtonymayer I meant no disrespect, thank you for all the entertainment.

[@iknowtonymayer]

@@limitbreak84No disrespect perceived from your comment! :)

[@TheMaestroso]

On the issue of the bad edit staying in re: "It Happened One Night": it absolutely is an issue of historical preservation. That's part of the principles of preservation: there is no editing what's there or adding new material that didn't previously exist. The most conservators can do is clean up damage that can be dealt with by altering as little of the actual image as possible. If there were a desire to re-edit in the future, that's possible due to the new master existing. But that version would probably have to say somewhere that it's not the original cut.

[@hyperbaroque]

"CAN YE TINKA ANYDER FLAWES, CAWNS ASSEDSAAAYY?"

[@CcreapMurdaProductions]

Nice!

[@3ldyrnce759]

I love old films... They don't make it like that no more and it's sad...

[@BasicDrumming]

Great video.

[@Robobagpiper]

Poitín is Irish moonshine, and is basically whiskey (uisce beatha) as it was before people started aging it in oak barrels in the 19th century.

[@katolujancamacho6154]

This is so strange. I had the VHS of this, way back in the day when I was a child. If you would caught me 30 minutes ago there was nothing that I could have told you about the movie, aside from Sean Connery playing Darby. This I was certain of. I can almost remember the cover of the VHS, how it was nearly solid black but there was Sean Connery's face coming out of the shadows. Of course the timeline doesn't match up. Of course it's not Sean Connery. But for some reason up until the very moment that I hit play on this video I was convinced Sean Connery played Darby O'Gill.

[@grfgtbhh34]

Any particular reason for the TARDIS pin, Tony? Asking just as a fellow Who fanatic.

[@iknowtonymayer]

Leftover good vibes from the 60th Anniversary, and it turned out to be pretty topical when Golden Voyage of Sinbad came up! :)

[@SirDoctorKok]

I am so relieved to hear that I am not the only person who thought Oppenheimer was mid, but Anatomy of a Fall at number 9???

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@8:13/ 8:49: 🤣😭💀

[@fanofbioshock2nolastname861]

I give this movie 10 drunken potatoes out of 10

[@Dantevesalius]

My name is Fitzpatrick so i got jump scared from the other side of the room

[@BlankBlankerton]

Hey, Matt, what do you think "swarthy" means?

[@mrtveenstra]

Have you seen “I like Movies”? It’s all about that time in every young man’s life when he learns what an asshole he is.

[@TroubleToby3040]

I didn't figure that out about myself until I was nearly 40... It hit me like a ton o' bricks and was Earth shattering! Look back on ways I acted in the past and couldn't fathom thinking it was okay to be like that. 🤷‍♂🤦‍♂️

[@toric6005]

I love this movie but I totally do need the subtitles

[@TroubleToby3040]

It was funny how Matt pointed out that he got used to it, but failed to note that he was a half hour in before that happened. That's a lot of dialogue to miss!

[@pianoface]

In the words of Dylan Brogan, ghosts are about!

[@stevensedlak]

14:02 Chanel West Ghost

[@hermes_job_observer144]

@18:50: i guess you could say it didn't resonate with you...

[@WUStLBear82]

Among movies with at least one leprechaun, you might fare better with _Finian's Rainbow_ which was Fred Astaire's last musical and directed by *Francis Ford Coppola* .

[@stevensedlak]

3:28 Did a leprechaun do that.

[@Fr.O.G.]

i saw that

[@grfgtbhh34]

I genuinely don't know if that was a joke from Matt or an editing mistake that slipped by.

[@stevensedlak]

@@grfgtbhh34 maybe it was an Irish Spirit?

[@jackson5056]

Subliminal messaging

[@stevensedlak]

@@jackson5056 Call Zak Bagans

[@stevensedlak]

9:45 they're little white broncos.

[@aestevalis0]

He shows up when you least expect And tries to make you wish

[@deadpan80]

3:25 that's crazy cause just as I turned off the light next to me you said this. For a moment I thought you were a witch but to my relief it was just a happy coincidence. Whew!

[@stevensedlak]

14:03 What Up

[@sloth0jr]

Also - Banshee still scary.

[@puppysect]

Seen it? God of Gamblers. Ask Rob Matsushita, he'll tell you all about it. The sequel is also pretty boss.

[@EnormousKingCrab]

3:30 leprechaun jump scare?

[@cfraute]

Sean Connery Sings

[@TheColonelKlink]

McBride. Michael McBride.

[@richardives4811]

Seen it! Jojo Rabbit

[@kcsnipes]

Past lives was not great I saw it in the theatre and it was so meh 😑 glad someone agrees