The Holy Mountain (Welcome To The Basement)

[@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

[@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?

[@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

[@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!

[@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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[@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!

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@thedonut3000]

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

[@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)

[@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.

[@djtaitai]

Your show doesn't come around soon enough. Ahhhhh

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@JaySteetsArt]

This episode is exactly why I monthly donate.

[@mareootaku8840]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@sakshirajan5692]

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

[@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".

[@CounterNerd]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@VinnyDaQ]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@TOKYOTOYBANZAI]

Love this format!!!

[@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?

[@hadassah179]

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

[@VitorMiguell]

this channel feels like what future youtube will be like.

[@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.

[@endorbr]

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

[@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.

[@pcwkid76]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@JaneTimmBaxter]

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

[@OneSpiffingGent]

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

[@mjscool2]

Love the house of the holy album, nice touch

[@redsands1001]

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

[@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.

[@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).

[@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.

[@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.

[@EliteSmorechannel]

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

[@Eastietex]

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

[@stevemcquark]

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

[@jackshitz6995]

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

[@willsi]

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

[@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.

[@aestevalis0]

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

[@autumnopa]

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

[@Jurry253]

That Miles Davis comment was comedy gold.

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

I'm with Matt on John Wick ---my gripe with the film is the final clichéd confrontation "Hey, let's put down our weapons and fight like men..." "Durp, OK..."

[@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.

[@Namfooodle]

Amazing film.

[@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.

[@matthewjury4385]

Favourite movie of all time :)

[@miserableoutcast]

Houses of the Holy Mountain?

[@Jubilo1]

"The Duelists" is superb I agree.

[@sirleebutler]

"astrology and tarot and sex and death and christ and eyeballs" - craig.

[@xTrazR]

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

[@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!

[@Officialhelpkenet]

You guys should watch Death Race 2000 (1975) if you haven't seen it already. The dark satire and the characters' complete lack of care for the lives of others somehow makes it really funny.

[@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.

[@Solarstar10]

Holy fuck, you guys actually made this film watchable.

[@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.

[@playalover23]

I'm so excited they're watching 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.

[@ukmoore]

This movie must have influenced the LOTR trilogy. They made the joke about the Gandalf auditions because they did look just like Gandalf the Grey. Also the font on the credits is the same as the font in the LOTR trilogy. Alejandro Jodorowsky could have also just read Tolkien works as well. Coincidence?

[@QueenInYell0w]

It's like Zardoz but fucked up.

[@roseghould]

space mountain of florida is an exceptional comment and never fails to make me laugh

[@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.

[@LarryPokeTrainer]

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

[@pillarheights1130]

so?

[@mikeywise3411]

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

[@PokerJoker811]

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

[@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) ...

[@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.

[@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! 🤗

[@MasterTy]

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

[@GLK75]

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

[@jhagen22]

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

[@samvimes9510]

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

[@karlpoppe7192]

Amazing! Bravo! Thanks!

[@Spooken]

I did not expect you guys would actually watch it.

[@thegreatgabsby7617]

The stripper & shaver is my favorite bar.

[@satanshappyplace666]

Please take a look at "Pink Flamingos" this movie is absolute bat-shit crazy, and I saw it when I was 12...the memories of this film still scar me to this day...enjoy xD

[@stanstorm]

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

[@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.

[@mikecronis]

Wow.. this should be called, "1001 Symbolisms of Christ for Sale"! NIce "Houses of the Holy" LP there in the background of course.

[@JohnDoe-bk1vb]

Should I read the Godfather novel before the films, or the film before the novel?

[@ScruffyLookin1138]

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

[@crescentfreshbret]

Are you guys aware of Everything is Terrible? EIT is some guys who scour the thrift stores of the world for the worst and weirdest VHS had to offer and make bizarre videos with their findings. They put together a full-length movie made up entirely of dog and cat-related VHS footage called Doggiewoggiez and Poochiewoochies that is also a rather abstract remake of The Holy Mountain. It is truly fascinating, and I highly recommend checking it out.

[@Isaw1117]

EIT is awesome! So are these guys. I wish I would have found this channel a long time ago.

[@TheWayoftheSith]

You forgot italian gangster movies, Calibre 9 is the best, hands down. Its basically like a italian version of Quentin Tarantino films (along with semi-sequels, il Boss, and Manhunt), but heavily about organized crime and not so much about odd situations and snappy dialogue and more about how absolutely nasty, mean, and dangerous it is. Anyone can get killed, any time, any where. There is no mercy, and its not just rival gangs and backstabbing, when you someone shows weakness (might talk) and no longer serves their original purpose can be killed, others might just be killed because its more profitable to have one less person in the loop. The violence is way out there and the kill count is higher than the average 80s action hero film.

[@songwriterjj6022]

El Topo is Swedish for "The Topo."

[@Brian_Rogers]

This is very Zardoz to me.