My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (Welcome To The Basement)

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What happens when Werner Herzog and David Lynch make a movie together? Come and have a seat with us on the ol leather couch and find out as we watch My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done.
In Seen It, we examine another redeemable A-hole, the genius of Steve Martin and Matt and Craig reminisce about their theatrical careers. We also remember Roger Ebert.
All film footage is used in accordance with fair use and US copyright law. All music in the show is used with full permission of the composer.
Thanks for all the great comments. Keep em coming! If you watch one of the movies we discuss, let us know what you thought of it.
Welcome To The Basement" is a show about watching, discussing and having fun with movies. Matt choses the movie and Craig doesn't know what it is until the cameras start rolling, so none of the discussion or riffing is planned ahead of time.
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[@maddog.monkey]

It’s been years but “‘But Brad you love jello!’ ‘Here’s a year’s supply of it eat it now’” never fails to crack me up

[@viralchallengeselfie]

This movie is hilarious all the way through, it’s a shame most people didn’t pick up on the humor

[@MrBjanders]

Razzle, Dazzle.

[@logician360]

When Matt said "Kayaking! In Peru!", I did a spit take with my green tea. Thanks, Matt.

[@MistaTwigz]

Alex Charlton Ah yes the famous green mist. Happens to a lot of folks :)

[@dudewhodoesdopeshit]

How the hell have i only just found this channel. You guys are awesome!

[@Thevoidlezz]

that's a coincident im going to the movies today and i dont know the guy that just pasted away but will look him up and maybe enjoy the movie more remembering who i just learned about thanks to Matt

[@Kinetikai]

Craig's look after he says "ostriches hostages" is fantastic. Great episode. You guys should watch the movie "Rubber." A very off-kilter movie about a killer car tire.

[@MirrorDimly]

That Lynch impression is spot on.

[@Richie11291]

Despite agreeing with everything you say about the movie, I still loved it. I just adore Herzog and Lynch so much that I don't care that whole film has no real point. Just sitting and watching all this needless weirdness is just so great.

[@wickedchik96]

Is there anyway we can see video of you guys in Much Ado? It's my favorite Shakespeare play, and I would love to see you guys in it!

[@MrShoryuken1]

Hi Matt, have you had a chance to see "A place beyond the pines" yet? I saw it last night and left very unsatisfied - a real missed opportunity I thought. Would love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@KaptainSpaulding]

Great show! Thanks guys... :)

[@leartistiquecinemadekino7392]

i love that you have the Road House Soundtrack on vinyl

[@willwalters8391]

12:44 was a great lynch impression.

[@jfrsnjhnsn]

I used to think that there was very little David Lynchness in this movie, but the new TP series showed me how I hadn't caught on to a massive broadening in scope he has had starting with Inland Empire.

[@HiImGM]

You guys should do an episode focusing on a weird early 80's movie. Maybe those that tried to capitalize on a music or dance fad popular at the time. Some examples, Xanadu(disco and roller skating) Breakin', Breakin' 2 Electric Boogalo(break dancing). Or maybe just an episode dedicated to early 80's darling Lucinda Dickey. lol

[@VeraReduxion]

I'm wondering if you guys would review short films as well. (: Love the show btw.

[@BadgerOWesley]

Love the intro graphic of the couch. Make it a Tshirt!

[@dheisey1014]

Steve Martin continues to be cutting edge in twitter I think. He uses twitter so well.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

Don't get your hopes up.

[@RedDogRockFanMan]

Hey guys love the show. I watch your show all the time. But Guysss if you haven't already watched it please do. Watch Sound City it is a a great movie about musicians recording at a record studio that in time faces hardship, competition with the digital age, but records legendary albums. Please watch!!! Being a young musicain myself it made me look at the music world differently. All love to all the bands who recorded there especially my favorite band Nirvana.

[@pathatfield2543]

Craig should play either a vampire or Cesare the somnambulist from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.

[@Aramis419]

My last name is Hertzog! Maybe I can ride this coincidence all the way to stardom.

[@andisadiku1819]

you know that you just gave us free info about you....

[@Aramis419]

andi sadiku Perhaps I did, perhaps I'm an internet troll. Either way, WHO CARES! This is the internet where the rules are made up and the truth doesn't matter!

[@andisadiku1819]

Aramis419 its a wonderland indeed

[@bigdinoguy]

I dare you guys to watch Mars Needs Moms or the movie version of the short story The Most Dangerous Game.

[@spicymanjones]

i would love to see the two of you on stage

[@TheMisterSin]

Top notch as always, gents. But, MORE PLZ! MORE of this, more of beer and board games, more eHal, MORE CHAD!!! Hit like if you love blame society

[@zonday76]

YEAH NEW WTTB

[@LucasKussowski]

According to IMDb, Michael Shannon is playing General Zod in Man of Steel - WHOAH!!! :)

[@egondoerr]

Curious about Blade Runner. Haven't seen any deeper analyses of the movie, and if you guys know of any, could you point me in the right direction? Been in love with the movie since I was a kid.

[@pattimus]

Mentioning Danny Devito made me curious; How do the two of you feel about Death to Smoochy? Thank you for another wonderful WttB :)

[@nighthawknina86]

6:30 "what's going on??" exactly what i thought, that was bizarre

[@MegNHilt]

That movie is hilarious lol

[@run4urlyfe380]

Have you seen Man Bites Dog? I don't think Matt has since i don't recall him making any Man Bites Dog references on the B&BG episode of the same name, also im sure you've seen these but ill ask anyways Have you seen ALL of Andrei Tarkovsky's films?

[@MildManNerd]

Guys, have you seen 2010's "13" starring Sam Riley, Jason Statham and Michael Shannon?

[@mdlsvensson]

Cloud Atlas, watch it

[@xiaoxiao01]

Ohh god u saw The Happening too... the trailer was soooo good and i went to the theater with a friend to watch it and we both expected some kind of zombie horror run away from everyone film... but it was just a boring film... i don't know how but i think the trailer made it way worse for me because i was expecting a lot of action and creepy zombies and stuff like that but it was just a bunch of guys who tried to kill themselves... glad we have the same opinion on this film

[@microhomebrew]

Since you talked about the shining, I thought I'd mention my recent experience in watching it for the first time. I also wanted your opinions on Shelley Duvall's performance, since I was blown away by it. In every scene she was on screen, I couldn't help but break out of the moment to acknowledge how believable I found it, but was shocked to see that after undergoing some research to affirm my own opinions, she won Worst Actress for the role! Thoughts? I love the show so much!! (ps- Greg is hot)

[@headbangingonfolk]

Hey, you guys should watch rumblefish.

[@BoogeMinion]

the guy in the movie looks like Theon Greyjoy

[@theBraxil]

I Started to watch this video, Liked the idea for the movie, so i paused it and watched the film. Then after watching the movie I finished the vid. It was a rather odd film.

[@mikecronis]

I know you're both fans of Terry Gilliam, have you endured his rather French, "City of Lost Children"? The pair-up at the end with Ron Perlman is concerning.

[@MegNHilt]

Have you guys seen McLintock! with John Wayne? It is a ridiculous movie!

Bite the pillow, I'm going In dry >:)

[@Gwreck562]

Have you seen Kids?

[@cantbeattheheat1]

Have u guys seen o brotger arth ow if I spelled that right

[@rwatson980]

In Roger Ebert's review of this movie he said he enjoyed it - Just sayin'

[@Raggly47]

scene it springbreakers?

[@SvafarHelgason]

have you seen gremlins?

[@CaptChrispy]

Thanks for the warning but now I have to see it. I actually think it might be better than you felt on first viewing. As with Tough Guys Don't Dance, it sounds like you've gotten clues to something and there might be something to it but one has to watch it more than once to see it all. I'm sorry, I don't agree with you on The Happening it's one of my favourites. Subtle, subtle. Branagh's MAA0 and Hamlet were the first time I've felt like Shakespeare was completely relatable. Check your FaceBook.

[@CaptChrispy]

Shannon band

[@radicamooselimb]

Have you guys ever seen a movie by Tart Bèla. He is a Hungarian director with a truly one of a kind aesthetic to his movies.

[@sarasak86]

Stephen King didn't like the shinning the movie for very good reasons. Google it..it's interesting.

[@tinabina122]

I am taking Craig's advice and not getting this movie; especially after my little incident with Tough Guys Dont Dance. ~~ I think Craig is very handsome, BTW

[@cyndalsky]

Have you seen Tank Girl? It's a fun movie with chicks kicking ass

[@quizlixx]

Heh, matt forgot the name.

[@CMDsquared]

10:34 the symbol of OMG

[@hallower123]

Why is the whole world staring at me?

[@metallicakixtotalass]

Dat Nazum.

[@EhvinnTee]

Only in the Lynch-verse could Willem Dafoe be playing the character LEAST psychotic!

[@MistaTwigz]

I really wanna see these guys review a true psychotic Dafoe performance. Maybe To Live and Die in LA?

[@eustacequinlank7418]

There's a Q&A clip floating around that I can't find anymore where Herzog is asked how much creative involvement Lynch had with the film and he point blank said "Nothing".

[@bootblacking]

Willem Dafoe? Michael Shannon? Long, horrible Lynchian silences? SIGN ME UP!

[@lyricsfromsweden]

That David Lynch impression!

[@zl198922]

Apparently Lynch wasn't involved in the story at all. He heard he pitch from Herzog and through his new production company simply just financed the film.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

Take Shelter. Boardwalk Empire. Bug.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

"Jerk 'em off"

[@NerdOutWithMe]

"I must have an ostrich devour a pair of glasses"

[@scrofulaeggula]

Matt's David Lynch impersonation was spot on. I think I alarmed all my neighbours by repeating it out loud for the next hour.

[@stanstorm]

Excellent as always fellas. I just found out that Matt voices Darth Vader in a lot of modern Star Wars games. That has to be awesome, becoming such an iconic character.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

I wouldn't worry about it. You kind of know how it's going to end right at the start. Knowing what happens won't ruin your "enjoyment" of it.

[@Mr.CantThinkOfAName]

It sounds like Herzog was trying to make a cross between If.., We Need to Talk About Kevin, and The Shining

[@blamesocietyfilms]

In the case of this movie you're certainly correct. But when he's good he's pretty great.

[@KevinLieber]

Matt's Lynch impersonation is hilarious.

[@destructinator]

Here's something controversial: I didn't find The Shining very scary at all, even though I first saw it when I was a kid. Bonus controversy: To this day, I think Stanley Kubrick is extraordinarily overrated. Now, it may be because nothing could possibly live up to the hype he's given, but after hearing so much about how Clockwork Orange and 2001 were such cinematic masterpieces, I couldn't help but think "That's it? Meh."

[@SteelBollocks]

Jesus, if there was a scene where Shannon and Dafoe at their most crazy/scary faced off with each other, the whole movie would catch on fire and explode. Get some Walken in there too and nobody would be able to make a movie again

[@ebrammer03]

If you haven't seen Michael Shannon reading the sorority letter on funnyordie, you need to. Any respectable Shannonite must see this!

[@rodgg310]

This show is one the highlights of my month, I love all of your musings, its just giggles from start to finish! Thank you! :) x

[@THAdeeHARMONY]

I agree

[@dreaminginnoother]

the back and forth of lynch and herzog collaborating was hilarious. That could have gone on at least another 10 seconds and I still woulda be lolzing.

[@thorigrimm]

I would love to see a "hour long special" where it's just Matt & Craig (possibly others) around a table and just talking about a specific cinematic theme. Bringing your experiences to the discussion is always very engaging to the viewer in my opinion. Keep up the great work guys. ^^

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

Have you guys seen the Anime movie "Skycrawlers"? I thought the dogfights and CGI aerobatics were amazing far better than most WWII movies today, however I had no idea what the movie was about, either I just didn't get it or I'm too dumb to understand.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

No

[@CTN71]

You guys need to see one of the Herbie films. I recommend Herbie Fully Loaded. I saw it when I was 9 and I loved it!

[@citymistproductions]

After watching Signs of Life, Herzog's first narrative feature, I was surprised to find that My Son, My Son is basically a remake of the last act of that earlier film. Just as Michael Shannon holes up inside his house in My Son, My Son, the final 30 minutes of Signs of Life revolve around a German soldier who suffers a nervous breakdown and takes control of a military stockpile, holding the surrounding town to ransom while his friends and coworkers try to figure out what he wants and how to talk him down

[@pyote5]

I think the reason Stephen King didn't like Kubicks version of the Shining had alot to do with the fact that in the book the family are very happy until the house begins to influence Jack but in the movie there is tension between them right from the start. Really enjoyed this episode. Have you seen The Kentucky Fried Movie by John Landis.

[@samaraisnt]

Yupp, it is. I believe Kubrick also admitted Nicholson was not the correct choice for the turn, since everyone could see the turn coming.

[@Highvoltagekat]

I'm so glad Craig shares me view on Nicholson's performance in The Shining. I've been saying it for years and no one else agreed with me.

[@scluck742]

you should watch the silent movie, Broken Blossoms. It's a little bit racist (one character's name is The Yellow Man and is played by a white guy squinting the entire time) but its pretty good. Roger Ebert liked it.

[@Hawdkoah]

Matt's Lynch impression is spot on.

[@tedmcgee7363]

The film is boring and full of bad acting. Total dud. Watched it today. I love Herzog's movies and complicated films in general, but this was just flat, and so very obvious. It was so bloody apparent that the flamingos were hostages. And all the other clues, like the uncle being a father-figure to him, or him telling that mother made him want piano or drums. It's an amazing story with bad, bland delivery

[@MiloDaGreat1]

Hey guys, love the show! Have you see the documentary about the community of homeless people living in the new york subway system, "Dark Days"? It's my favourite documentary.

[@smith55s]

Shannon is amazing in "Boardwalk Empire"!!

[@Dawidsu]

Shame about this movie. The premise was interesting (especially the sacked actor trying to finish the play anyway) and everything was actually quite good up until the first flashback. Also, it was interesting how at times scenes with police surrounding the house were so peaceful.

[@VegetableTelevision]

Sorry guys but Herzog/Lynch are in the year 2350 while you're still playing with linear storytelling smdh

[@scrofulaeggula]

I just wrote the exact same thing, and then noticed your comment. Did we just become best friends?

[@troubleoverkill]

have you guys seen Judge Dredd with Stallone, and the new Dredd? i recently watched them back to back and they are worlds apart. i highly recommend the new Dredd, and the old one if you want to laugh at the terribleness of Stallone's over acting, or lack there of.

[@asalboud]

you guys should watch (Elvis and Nixon, 2016). It stars Michael Shannon as Elvis

[@SquawkMonk]

I also knew the dog as "Stupid" thanks to my dad's awesome addiction to recording TV on the ol' VCR back in the day.

[@Dean0mac]

I love how you don't show the word shithead but saying asshole is ok lol. Great video guys.

[@mikecronis]

I think the dinner freeze scene was emphasizing the awkwardness of the three together, punctuating that it was a painful an amount of time that can seem to never end, magnifying it. Or they're all catatonic. Not sure.

[@MattJerkhole]

I wanted to see this movie myself... No I have the choice: Either I watch this ep of Welcome to the Basement but get tons of spoilers, or I have to pass on this episode, what I don't wanna do...

[@CounterNerd]

Hey, you two! Have you seen Boondock Saints? Probably the only movie I have seen that is about two brothers. Billy Connolly is also cast in it, who is one of my favorite stand-up comedian.

[@forbesmackay2350]

Eagles In Drag by the Donna Henleys made this viewing worthwhile. Thanks Craig.

[@BobfishAlmighty]

Have you seen the Chinese/Finnish joint venture Jade Warrior? Based on the Finnish kalevala poem. It's an extremely sedate and criminally underexposed film