Miami Blues (Welcome To The Basement)

[@skyelogan816]

Ebert on Miyazaki: I was so fortunate to meet Miyazaki at the 2002 Toronto film festival. I told him I love the "gratuitous motion" in his films; instead of every movement being dictated by the story, sometimes people will just sit for a moment, or sigh, or gaze at a running stream, or do something extra, not to advance the story but only to give the sense of time and place and who they are. "We have a word for that in Japanese," he said. "It's called 'ma.' Emptiness. It's there intentionally." He clapped his hands three or four times. "The time in between my clapping is 'ma.' If you just have non-stop action with no breathing space at all, it's just busyness."

[@cordlefhrichter1520]

I just slow clapped.

[@cordlefhrichter1520]

Did you ever think while writing that, "Four years from now a man in Massachusetts is going to read this and slowly clap his hands four times, and then say to himself, 'oh, that's "ma", cool'"?

[@rkgaustin]

Sgt. Bill Henderson played by Charles Napier. He was the lead singer of the good ol boys in 'The Blues Brothers', Baxter Wolfe in 'Beyond the Valley of the Dolls', and the space hippie Adam in the Star Trek episode 'The Way to Eden'.

[@littlejohnnyjones3077]

Miami Blues was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid. I watched it again recently and I enjoyed it just as much as I did back then. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@MrOneofthousands1994]

4:42 Don't you know the theme to Knight Rider when you hear it, Matt?

[@MaximusWolfe]

Miami Blues is one of my all time favorites.

[@steven_heron]

I just asked out a girl and she said yes! I'm celebrating by watching you guys. I tip my hat off to you fellas. This video made my great day even better. And... don't worry. Our first date is definitely going to be a movie.

[@DanaWren]

Dear Matt and Craig: I bought Prisoners (the one with Hugh Jackman) today and wondered if either of you had seen it? I feel when it came out it kind of flew by under the radar and it is a movie that in my opinion deserved so much more recognition. It was a great character study of how people deal with grief differently, as well as a great mystery thriller.

[@Peroy1]

I've seen this movie 25 years or so ago... I remembered the vinegar pie scene and nothing else. But I remembered it...

[@GunshyPigeon]

Thank god for this new episode!!! I was just sitting here bored then Bam!! I love you guys!! :D

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

SO glad you finally mentioned a Miyazaki movie :) Howl's moving Castle was the first Miyazaki movie I have ever seen, it was unlike anything I'd ever see before, yet familiar. Such a masterpiece movie. It's my second favorite Ghibli movie, next to Porco Rosso. As for Ponyo, watched it once, can't stand it ever again, maybe I should watch the original Japanese version :/

[@petethedutch]

Grosse Point Blank was a film I wanted to submit for SEEN IT. Cool to know that you like the movie as well, Matt.

[@gbeaudette]

So I guess this is the movie where Alec Baldwin plays Stephen Baldwin.

[@LunatheLoungeSinger]

Grant Beaudette I thought the same thing

[@stevestarscream5182]

I watched Miami Blues everyday for a couple months

[@jamesmackay4529]

One of the best episodes yet! Thanks!

[@nointro]

Every time I see this show pop up in my subscription box I get very excited! This may be my favorite show... of all shows. You guys beat out breaking bad, game of thrones, and lost in my book. Thanks for keeping me entertained!!

[@pauldalia84]

I'm from Miami. Craig's assessment of this city is absolutely correct. Somebody help me. Thank u.

[@FowlFolk]

Craig, a quarter century is a long time to wait to see a movie.

[@QueenInYell0w]

I watched Re-animator like 8 days in a row and it got better every time :D

[@Mr.CantThinkOfAName]

Two movies that might be perfect for Matt's experiment are The Deer Hunter and Terry Gilliam's Brazil. The dialogue of The Deer Hunter is so realistic that it would take a few watches to really appreciate it and understand some of the scenes that so many things are being said. The only drawback is that the movie is 3 hours long. Brazil is so detailed and surreal that you'd have to watch it 7 nights in a row to catch everything.

[@buddhistmonkey182]

While Spirited Away is a better film, Howl's Moving Castle is by far my favorite of his. Those of you who are fans of Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli, or animation itself, should watch Grave of the Fireflies. It is a gut-wrenchingly sad movie directed by Isao Takahata and was theatrically released along with My Neighbor Totoro as sort of a DOUBLE FEATURE. Not many people stayed around after Totoro because of how sad Fireflies was. It is an amazing film about life, loss and family and is a movie I will never forget.

[@pianoface]

I really enjoyed upstream color. As a vegetarian and organ recipient I was able to follow the story from start to finish. I agree they set it up to seem like a horror film before turning daily life into its own horror. The link between humans and animals in this gave it a depth I haven't seen in other films, and I truly appreciate that. Thanks for giving your take on it! Big fan!

[@justincoleman3805]

What’s with the “as a” preface? You don’t need to be those things to understand the movie.

[@pianoface]

@@justincoleman3805 I was speaking about my personal experience and how it hit close to home. Watching the fear in the people because their pig counter parts felt threatened was something you don't see. As a vegetarian I believe animals are sentient beings that feel emotion. I don't agree with people using animals to grow organs to be used for transplant either. Unless you've gone through an organ transplant, you can't relate.

[@lyricsfromsweden]

I think this might be the best introduction to a film that you've done on this show.

[@Josh-r3q]

Oh my God. I saw chunks of this movie in the early 90's and had no idea what it was for years. Being only a little kid when I caught parts of it my mind just did not know what it was.

[@littlelagoons]

OOOOO I unintentionally did the 7 day movie challenge with Jan Švankmajer's Alice (1988), but I did it for a month. I just couldn't stop watching it.

[@rbourgoine1]

Woooo! i was wondering when my donation would be in a video!

[@mustang6172]

I'd like to watch "The Room" seven nights in a row. Either I'll understand Tommy Wiseau, or I'll choke to death on my own tongue.

[@mattmartinez1603]

If you understand Tommy Wiseau at some point, the week of the Room will be nothing compared to the years of therapy.

[@MrOneofthousands1994]

You don't know anything, man. Leave your stupid comments in your pocket!

[@brotagonist9189]

mustang6172 Tommy Wiseau seems like the most dopey actor ever.

[@coltkrieger1086]

+The Brotagonist Hi doggy!

[@saulocunha4374]

Exile on Main St.

[@endorbr]

What the Hell was that? That was a few bars of the Knight Rider theme. That's what that was.

[@evalange4626]

Matt's scathing take on Upstream Colors just makes me wanna watch it again. It always fills me with a depth of emotion that I rarely get from movies, and I leave it with a beautiful sense of hope and lust for life. Fucking love that movie. 🐖

[@Ichiboy900]

I sort of did the 7 nights thing with music. I had Childish Gambino's "Because the Internet" playing in my car every day for about a month. While initially a confusing album, I now feel like I understand where every lyric, beat, and atmospheric idea was coming from now that I've heard it so many times.

[@tomservo5007]

@BlameSociety 12:00 , I'm not sure when you said 'scandal' was the response to the lady in the car's question or not. But I believe she said, '¿que haciendo?' (with que not that audible) ... 'what are you doing?'

[@billypilgrim1]

Thats why I love your show I totally saw the similarities between Fitzcaraldo and Mosquito coast great to share an opinion with you fine people

[@lunarlooney13]

Have you guys seen Repo! The Genetic Opera? It's been one of my favorite movies since the first time I watched I watched it. I know all the songs my heart:)

[@brocklanders6172]

Saw this in the theater. Got some dirty looks from the rest of the audience when I laughed several times. This is a comedy. A very DARK comedy. One of my favorites.

[@robotface74]

another movie ive seen on this show that i forgot i saw

[@TobiasBlueman]

I lost 4 fingers while watching your show, I hope you're happy. I haven't seen this movie in years and I think I'm going to do the 7-day marathon and see if I can find things I missed before. I'll let you know how it went a week from now... Seriously though, where is the whipping cream?

[@00ValiantFay]

Awesome episode!

[@OxBigly2010]

You should make some vinegar pie and have it on the next video.

[@samrowan6096]

19:39 "I felt like I was a child all over again!" That's pretty much Miyazaki in a nutshell!

[@edwardrichardson8254]

Just rewatched this after 32 yrs and thought for sure it must be based on an Elmore Leonard novel. Close - hardboiled detective writer from earlier era, Charles Wileford. The co-producer could not afford to option the novel so Fred Ward did and also produced the movie (Fresh off that $23m "Henry and June" box office, first NC-17 movie so I guess the screen test for Jennifer was "Disregard the lines. You're gonna have to spread 'em"). Borrows heavily from the 1985 Richard Gere version of Jean Luc-Godard's "Breathless" with its socio-psychopath romance. Rewatching was a time machine. Soft-focus and big hair of the 80s long gone, it's acid-washed jeans, Claudia Schiffer is the Guess model. "Miami Blues" was something you got at Blockbuster then. Jennifer is down to panties 10 min in and I expect it rented millions just for that. Was obsessed w/ Brando at the time and Baldwin came off Brando-esque w/ the dangerous male energy, but without the cool, although some of Baldwin's lines were cool for the time. It almost seems a fable of mass media pop culture society personality disorder, not-too-subtly played out in the scene where he apes famous movie lines; as if he's the empty suit in a postmodern personality disorder tale, and the parody of domestic life the only anchor (or just another act for the stealing)? . But I doubt it was that thought out. Baldwin did some impersonations on set that entertained everyone so they just ran with it as 'fun.' You have to introduce a weirdness to get black comedy right (Lynch, Coen Bros) and this is too breezy, it's more of a burlesque, overly exaggerated but trying a bit too hard to be that. You watch "Miller's Crossing" that same year, it handles that beautifully but without the "twitchiness" Matt noted in Baldwin, but if you were 19 then Baldwin looked cool in those ridiculous shades. The dependable blind black buddy w/ the foldout tapping stick is straight from "Blue Velvet's" hardware store token black man. Florida is, as the late Rush Limbaugh once put it: "God's waiting room." It's where end-of-the-roaders go to die, as in "Midnight Cowboy" and "Scarface." In this movie you can see the bridge from Lynch in the 80s, then we'll get another black comedy violent crime thriller written by some former video rental employee named Quentin Tarantino a couple years later, then "Pulp Fiction." There are medium shots in this where you can see the camera moving side to side. Had it leveled up on all points it might have been very good, but 32 years later, petite Jennifer Jason-Leigh stripping to her panties 10 minutes, hopping on a bed and going "Ok let's go" is still its biggest draw.

[@foofan1971]

You guys would be doing me a HUGE favor if you watched and broke down the movie "Twin Peaks: Fire walk with me". I think you would LOVE dissecting that one! Great job guys. Love your vids!!

[@PrivateAccountXSG]

Great show guys; new viewer from Kentucky here. I'm a fan. Have you guys seen 'Primer'? I'd say it would be a good candidate for the seven day challenge!

[@damienmathew4936]

I was actually just thinking about this movie this morning, for some bizarre reason. All I remember from the movie was that Fred Ward was an incompetent detective with dentures and the last line of the movie was "I got my teeth back!" Now, after watching this show, I remember how terribly funny this movie was.... not sure if it was intended to be this funny or not, but...

[@CorndogNinja]

Herman Gottlieb... wasn't that the name of Burn Gorman's character in Pacific Rim?

[@persianheir5218]

"Freddy got fringered" I was drinking coffee when Matt said that and spat it everywhere.

[@frankenmuth1]

Yeah Vinegar Pie exists and apparently its pretty good. Might have to make one one day

[@Calamity_Jen00]

I actually caught Miami Blues on tv in the middle of the night recently. I thought it was weird and kind of confusing.

[@grahamdavis4958]

You guys should watch "Goodbye Lenin!" It's a very touching tale about a family living in East Germany during the final days of the Soviet Union and the transition of the world around them with the adoption of western culture. It is a very deep and thoughtful movie and one of my all time favorites, you should give it a watch.

[@mikecronis]

I think the body parts lost represent the two main male character's virility and strength, by taking the teeth from the detective, he's taking away his "bite" for himself, etc. Vinegar Pie is a nice example of the relationship's bitterness. As for character depth, it's laid out-front. Their outside is their inside in their own simplicity.

[@momadaddy123]

A Prophet. seen it? i love this movie

[@jhagen22]

Another wonderful episode guys! Keep 'em coming!

[@SilentWulf427]

You guys should watch Man on Wire, it's my absolute favorite documentary and I can't recommend it enough.

[@Bewinged]

I watched Fear and Loathing like 4 times in a week after seeing it the first time, it was indeed an odd experience.

[@BobfishAlmighty]

8:10 Batwife and Robber

[@olivermarijuanajones5041]

The reason this is such a good film is that it was based on the work of Charles Willeford, one of the best crime writers EVER. His series of Hoke Mosely books are fucking amazing, its a shame he's not as well known today as Elmore Leonard or James M Cain, but he definately should be...

[@kakashi76767]

4:40 - 4:45 "What the Hell is that?". It's the theme to Knight Rider!

[@TheWayoftheSith]

Grosse Point Blank, one of the few movies I actually own a copy of. Great film.

[@tizzukka]

Louder Than Bombs!

[@justincoleman3805]

Knives. Damn it. I lose.

[@Wranid]

Any possibility that you could fix the order of this playlist, it's just all over the place. No point in playlists if the episodes aren't in order.

[@rkgaustin]

Jennifer Jason Leigh's best role is Agnes in 'Flesh + Blood'.

[@orf32]

7 nights of The Foutain with Hugh Jackman! I love the movie and know so many hate. But I "got" what it was trying to tell. Maybe it's a movie where you have too already be with your soulmate to understand Hugh Jackmans drive in the movie. I've been married for 15 years to my soulmate Marsha and the only thing on this earth that scares me is I know we only have so many years left if we are lucky.

[@Rejeckted]

Hey guys! New viewer, love all the WTTB stuff!!!! Have you seen Event Horizon? Thoughts? What about Cowboy Bebop: The movie (aka Cowboy Bebop Knockin' on Heaven's Door)? Please keep doing this!!!!! I love it!

[@christynnnewman909]

I saw "Escape from Tomorrow" with a buddy at an independent cinema and neither of us could figure out the 'cat flu' part..nor most of the film.. Please see it and HELP..!

[@MrNage09]

Hey guys have you seen johniee to mad detective, watched it for the first time recently and thought it was excellent

[@obviouslylee]

Just watched the new Denis Villeneuve film "Enemy" starring Jake Gyllenhaal. It was excellent, as was the other project they did together "Prisoners". A24 distributed the film. They are a new distribution company, and they are really knocking it out of the park by releasing a lot of great pictures. Jonathan Glazer's "Under the Skin" was another release of theirs that was amazing. They are also releasing David Michod's new thriller "The Rover" and if it's half as good as his first feature "Animal Kingdom" we are in for a treat. I highly recommend all the films in this comment. and strongly suggest you pay attention to upcoming A24 releases.

[@brianw5439]

Have you guys seen 'This is England' from my favorite director Shane Meadow's. If not check it out in your own time.

[@tmb13133]

watched mad max fire road for a week to experience all the action

[@justincoleman3805]

That movie doesn’t exist.

[@Tardisntimbits]

Lol, I forgot about the Barry Bostwick shout out. He's my distant cousin!

[@justincoleman3805]

He’s a distant thought.

[@BAMikeyD]

SEEN IT!? The Room! I'm sure you have but if not PLEASE PLEASE tell me how much I have to donate to have you see it on the show!

[@danosaur55]

Fred Ward himself optioned the book this movie is based on.

[@RJreviews]

Craig says: "If a movie is confusing it's not an audience's fault for being stupid" Well, I disagree with this statement. Sometimes movie seems to be confusing to some people because they are stupid indeed. And i'm not talking about Matt now. I saw "Upstream color" myself and this is not the simpliest movie to understand. But after some thinking about it, i guess i finally get it. But whatever, i loved it anyway. And i respect Matt's opinion. Keep up the good work, guys.

[@Chris_Blaze94]

I'm gonna try this experiment with "Punch Drunk Love"

[@MorningBunion]

+Nate's Nostalgia Good choice. I'm going to try it with "Perfect Blue". This should be fun.

[@ultradude2491]

MorningBunion wen i saw perfect blue it really damaged my mind - it took years of training im ok now. I saw it again to clear things up - it was still messed up but a little easier.

[@stevnated]

synechdoche, new york. What does it MEAN? Somebody please tell me. :)

[@justincoleman3805]

It means you should read more.

[@rossmain3941]

I'm guessing you've seen it but id like to hear your guy's thoughts on it, The Green Mile starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan?

[@justincoleman3805]

Flawed. Doesn’t hold up. Parts seem like made for TV movie. Drags on a bit. Framing device is unnecessary.

[@mikecronis]

Craig charmingly mistaking Knight Rider for Miami Vice at 04:40. Typically though, "vinegar pie" is a basic custard pie using apple vinegar due to a pioneer running out of fruit. Think Little House on the Prairie in deep winter.

[@MikeTheGamerGuy]

Hey pals i have a movie suggestion for you: "Gigantic A Tale of Two Johns" Following the band They Might Be Giants.

[@TheACanning]

I love TMBG!!! I'm going to watch this, thank you.

[@justincoleman3805]

The pixies “gigantic” was about one johnson.

[@kakashi76767]

watch donnie darko 7 times (the directors cut)

[@jamatek]

You should watch Three Colors trilogy.

[@klous999]

Hey Matt and Craig, do you think you'll ever make a top movies list? I'm curious to hear what you guys would put on that list.

[@craigjohnson6423]

If I might direct you to Season 1, ep. 11 (Unfaithfully Yours). Matt and I discuss our favorites in lieu of "Seen It." If I had to do it all over again, I might substitute "The Third Man" into my list.

[@LobsterSpecial]

Matt was on the podcast "10 mins About Your Favorite Movie" in which his top 5 films were listed. They talk about Miller's Crossing in the episode. tenminutes.libsyn.com/

[@boitoy666]

Hey guys, firstly I just want to say that I love the show! It's nice to have an outlet for movie conversation as none of my friends are in to film. I just recently watched The Pianist and thought it was overrated. Not a bad movie, but just overrated. I am really interested in hearing your opinions on this movie! Thanks! p.s... ignore my name

[@bigmookie27]

What about the movie "Basic"? I personally think it is one of John Travolta's best performances....

[@TheBestBoyyeeehehe]

watch The Big Lebowski every night for a week

[@thescarynymph]

Craig looks really youthful in this episode!

[@clintrock]

Friend of mine was taking a criminology class at university and she said the prof/teacher showed this movie as a case study of what a true psychopath is like. Plot and acting aside, he said this is true look at anti social behavior.

[@rayhs1984]

Last night I watched She (1982). It was bat shit insane. Tonight will be . . . (pulls up random # generator an inserts year into the search bar) Candy (2006)

[@JackFlanders]

The scene with the Hare Krishna reminded me of the time I passed through Miami Airport in the 80's. lol

[@pinworms70]

I expect to see Craig doing an episode while smoking a pipe. I am thinking he is writing a book as well...

[@justincoleman3805]

If you feel that way about Upstream Color, you should watch Color Out Of Space. Incredibly photographed/directed/acted first half then a batshit crazy second half. Im a big fan of Upstream Color, by the by.

[@willsi]

Hahaha! Nice.

[@Djtripfromtap]

Fuckin love you guys, great show. Havent missed an ep. !. please, if you don't need to donate in order to be included in seen it, please for the love of god mention premium rush, and your opinion on Michael Shannon's performance. 2. I'd killa guy to watch a movie 7 times in a row with craig.

[@anondalorian3719]

I LIVE IN MIAMI!

[@daclyde]

This movie feels like a Carl Hiaasen story.

[@WithoutRemorse12]

Actually it adapted from a Charlie Wilford novel of the same name.

[@danzigrulze5211]

Holy shit this movie is hilarious! I'm totally watching it now. I was going to say it was like the Badlands movie a bit with the plot but it is just crazy with a Baldwin in it. I guess the Sheen family can be pretty crazy too but this movie really had me lmao.

[@chefjerry777]

Have you seen Earth vs. The Spider? Your Dan Aykroyd comment reminded me of it. Not really a good one, but an interesting "spiderman gone wrong" spin. Also, perhaps the worst performance by Mr. Aykroyd.

[@PokerJoker811]

I got the same Badlands feel watching this episode. It's a man who just decides to commit these off-beat crimes sort of on impulse, a woman who's likable but really just "there", and the man just eventually attempts something that fails and winds up getting screwed. The crimes don't escalate, there's no real end goal, he's living a life on the foundation of these crimes that, while in no way extravagant, he still cannot maintain. More than anything, it's just a bizarre experience where you go away wondering "Was this film...necessary?". The resolution of the plot has no accomplishment, and it just feels weird as a result.

[@TheGreenandEnvious]

Just realised "vinegar pie" is chess pie.

[@JamBear]

Stuff, things, stuffer-madoo

[@ivanclark2275]

Have you seen eXistenZ (or however you're supposed to capitalize it)? It's a really weird, kinda gross movie from the nineties that I watched a long time ago and just recently rewatched, and I'd like to know what you think of it.

[@hunterwatson2478]

Challenge accepted guys, I'll watch the same movie every night. I use to do this with a movie that I am kind of embarrassed about Jack Black's School of Rock.

[@TreexHugga]

The Selfish Giant, seen it?