The Jungle Book | Welcome To The Basement

[@blamesocietyfilms]

Due to equipment failure, the audio in the discussion section is from a back-up audio source. Sorry about that.

[@zsandmann]

I was about to say Craig sounded tinny.

[@MegaTylerwilson]

Happy Birthday Matt!! I hope you have a great day.@@zsandmann

[@corbelius6]

No problem, the content is what counts!

[@caffeineadvocate]

"They're singing NOW?" Taking it. Putting it on a shirt. It's my new favorite three words..

[@stevnated]

I haven' seen the movie, but the singing did seem a bit jarring, like wtf, it's not a cartoon! I'm trying to suspend belief here, and experience a new telling of the story, and they have to remind me of the animated version? (And yes I read the books and they are super creepy... :P)

[@Sabretoothsquirrel]

Chris Walken singing "I wanna be like you-oh-oh"! How can you not love it?! Just for the absurdity of it's existence!

[@sidragrove8308]

Sabretoothsquirrel I watched this movie in a laundromat and the King Louis sequence is all I remember.

[@lknapp235]

Fun fact: The storybook at the end of the movie that starts the closing credits sequence is the ACTUAL book that was used in the beginning and ending of the original film. The people who made this remake were able to go into the Disney archives a.k.a. the Disney Vault and find it. And as a side note, the opening and closing sequences of the remake were just incredible.

[@ste1bro]

Fire Walk With Me is an absolute masterpiece that just gets better with age (and is a vital, essential part of the whole Twin Peaks puzzle, especially season 3). I never tire of it. Having said that, I totally see why so many people hate it...

[@aestevalis0]

I think you're good at Drama, Matt. You've done drama in the name of comedy in many of your videos & pulled it off nicely. It's your Orson Wellesian gravitas.

[@AbduCola]

No one gives this movie enough credit for being a rare example of a GOOD movie adaptation

[@arnoldsaidwhat]

Never stop doing this show!!

[@JEHNLEROY]

Have you guys seen you were never really here? For such a brutal movie it has one of the most beautiful burial scenes I have seen in any movie.

[@tipsysprinkles206]

Speaking of the PNW, have y'all seen Smoke Signals?? It's a fantastic film and, at times, a painfully accurate portrayal of growing up on a reservation. Lots of childhood memories there!

[@nickdeangelo5414]

Yes! I too wanna hear if Matt has anything to say about Smoke Signals.

[@nevet1212]

The face Matt made when he got the gift was so funny

[@Daniel-yy5tx]

I 100% agree with Matt. As soon as the singing started, I went, "Really? Now? Like this? :|"

[@Luckyfoxoval78]

Have you guys seen what I believe is the earliest adaptation of The Jungle Book from 1942? I found it to be a lot more entertaining than I could have ever expected! The lead actor is great in it too, so great that Criterion has a box set out encompassing that film as well as some others he starred in.

[@thelab8799]

@7:26 "Scarlett Johannsnake??!!! LMAO :)))

[@HankCarver]

I just now realized how funny it is that Giancarlo Esposito voices the Alpha Wolf because he did a trailer for Destiny where he reads from the Jungle Book, specifically the Law of the Jungle.

[@pianoface]

Matt I agree. The music of the animated version is truly incredible. It's its own character in the movie, how could a remake match that brilliance?

[@PeoplesProtector]

Happy Birthday Matt. Best wishes from me and the family xxx. Keep on livin' 😂😂😂😂😂.

[@stormcloudsabound]

The Monkees...haha, I see what you did there. Also kinda comes full circle for me, considering this show introduced me first to Head (1968) and by proxy the band.

[@captainunderpants200]

19:48 The chest part of Balloo is a physical prop, only the head is cgi.

[@danrearick9971]

Matt: do you know what a wildebeest's favorite song is? Craig: gnu... Didn't pick up on that the first time I saw this ep

[@TheNobod3]

Man, really glad I watched this episode on a whim, as I apparently submitted a Seen It without remembering 😆What a surreal experience hearing my name mispronounced by Craig out of nowhere was.

[@thenamesbanana]

King Louie with the eyes of Christopher Walken will forever haunt my dreams.

[@GreatWightSpark]

Oh, o-be do, guys. I wanna, belike you, all the time *stares*

[@jayvarner5628]

Once agreed with you about Fire Walk With Me... But! You guys really need to see The Return. That's partially lead to the re-evaluation. And, once you see how it fits and what Lynch imagined, it does work. But, at the same time, that's a lot of work, I know.

[@zeorus9872]

Oh wow craig's disheveled beard is growing grey!

[@oaf-77]

*sees title Is it Sabu! Coooooome ooooooon Sabu! Edit: Later..... Awwww

[@MooCartoon]

100% agree with Matt on this one. I would have liked it better without the shoehorned in songs. It's like they wanted to do a darker Jungle Book, but also remake the fun jazzy Jungle Book. I think the end product fulfills neither of these things.

[@tehdipstick]

Yeah, while I like the movie overall, and appreciate that they're trying to be both faithful to the book and the original Disney movie, there are areas where it becomes a weakness, because te tone of it ends up as sort of a hodgepodge.

[@STSGirl05]

I spy them Monkees in the background! Har dee har ;)

[@CameronMetrejean]

Love your assessment of Sorry to Bother You! Gosh I really didn't like that movie when I saw it.

[@PoseidonXIII]

Happy Birthday Matt!

[@arnoldsaidwhat]

Watch Hunt for the wilderpeople! One of my favorites

[@drewhughes9127]

You should watch some Wes Anderson films. Big fan of your show.

[@ef6712]

Happy birthday!

[@robotface74]

happy birthday matt!

[@kds5895]

JEAN favreau XD I love it

[@strawberryfields9762]

I am ready!!

[@dotsonpaper]

I'm with Matt on the songs

[@Zylork0122]

Same.

[@PooNinja]

99% of my jokes never make it out of my head . because comedy never stops I still get about 30 a day 2-3 of them actually work :)

[@CaptChrispy]

I very much enjoyed this movie when I saw it (in the theatre!!)

[@ethanblouch4590]

Sam Raimi voices a squirrel in this btw Also- Disagree on Sorry to Bother You and Fire Walk With Me. Not perfect movies, but I liked the weirdness and wasn't bored by them. Liked the Jungle Book remake too. I mean, I think the idea was where you belong is where your friends are, not necessarily the people you're related to or whose culture you spring from.

[@noeffortrandomness3182]

Y'all are Awsome love your shows you should check out off the shelf reviews there show is like welcome to the basement 2 friends watch a movie & discuss it y'alls are more elaborate but there both very entertaining

[@OneUponADime]

I might actually check it out, like you should check out To Wong Foo

[@PokerJoker811]

"Reprehensible from he word go...and yet, you like her the entire way through, and that's tricky." Is it all that tricky? It seems to me that it's a pretty significant part of the career of James Spader.

[@CaptChrispy]

Ha! I was at a writer's panel recently where a woman complained that people told her she had to make her female character likable; "you'd never have to do that with a male character!" and then I thought about it and realized any major character has to be likable even/especially the villains. The heroes (m/f) can be assholes but there has to be something to make you care, the villains can be and often are incredibly charming. We won't care as much about the story of we don't find the characters at least somewhat likable.

[@acouragefann]

Excellent thumbnail!

[@fugithegreat]

Happy birthday Matt!!

[@iloveacutie08]

Seen It Question:. Have you ever seen Oh Brother Where Art Thou and if so what are your thoughts? I love it and think it's hilarious my boyfriend doesn't really care for it because of the singing...which is one song sung twice....

[@Midge_Manycoats]

They've talked about in on a previous Seen It. They love it.

[@tipsysprinkles206]

Fun fact: The Disney opening with the river is based upon my hometown. I believe because Walt Disney's wife was from around here. It's our one claim to fame. That and having one of the highest eateries per capita in the PNW.

[@kds5895]

Tipsy Sprinkles which town?

[@tipsysprinkles206]

@@kds5895 Lewiston, Idaho. The topography of the rivers is slightly different since they put in the levees but it's still a neat tidbit of local history.

[@SugarcatPlays]

I’m like 90% sure a pack of wolves could take out 1 tiger

[@SirGeeeO]

As I recall John Favreau didn't plan on having the music, but test screenings came back and the number 1 comment was "It didn't have the songs" so they added them. I enjoyed Walken singing ironically, but the bear necessities was cringey This movie didn't need the songs and neither will Aladdin, but I can't imagine Mulan without "Be a Man."

[@rkgaustin]

In the post viewing segment Matt is in focus this time but the sound is bad. Did the Zoom recorder break down so the camera mics had to be used?

[@tazmon122]

i agree with Matt that the music was more considered an after thought....however i'm fine with it being there. we're talking a multi-billion dollar dream machine that invented childhood nostalgia on a universal scope. from wind-swept streets of Tel Aviv to the polluted air of Beijing to suburban streets of Winnipeg you say "Jungle Book" and those Bear Necessities will come to life....and Disney full well knows this. i think what the goals from the get-go were to make something fun and entertaining, allow the light-hearted nostalgic throwbacks to be a highlight, and the biggest: an overall positive experience that causes a desire to go back to the original. Disney's focus seems to be either faithful throwback, or off the rails retelling (Cinderella is faithful, Maleficent is literally "lets make Wicked, but instead of Wizard of Oz have it be Sleeping Beauty")...and in the end, the faithful throwbacks are getting more butts in the seats. it doesn't matter how well Bill Murry can sing Bear Necessities, because it's the difference between "ill wait for the DVD" and "hey, why not" for MOST people.

[@Arosukir6]

Oof, so harsh on Sorry To Bother You! Is it an aversion to fantastical realism? I wish you'd expounded more on what you specifically thought Boots Riley did wrong. I hope you visit it again someday Matt. Having worked in so many similar industries to the one in the film--that feeling of going crazy in the face of the powerful, inhumane nature of modern corporations--so familiar. I'm fairly light-skinned for a Latinx person, yet I've used the "white voice" at work (and before that in school) so much. I found the absurdity of it all hilarious yet real. It also reminded me of Get Out, as far as being commentary on race that (unlike Green Book or Blackkklansman) was completely unafraid of making white folks super uncomfortable. There was no "white guy who comes to realize that POC are oppressed, thus changing his ways and becoming a powerful ally." Instead, it was about Cash giving into temptation, and finding out about how far he'd have to go to achiece his own selfish desires against the greater good. Plus I loved the fact that they used mostly white actors to show how "awesome" the company's version of slavery would be. That modern slavery won't necessarily be about color, but about financial power. So many tiny details go into hitting home the film's points, more than in the dialogue/plot, but in the cinematography, set design, and costumes. The movie was so, SO weird, yet still managed to be clear in what it was saying. My main criticism with the film was actually the treatment of Tessa Thompson's character. She sadly ends up just becoming something that Cash and Steve Yuen's character fight over. She seems to lose a lot of her agency somewhere along the road, falling into a much more background position than I thought she was going to have. That might be more nitpicky, though, since it's Cash's story, not hers. Still, though.

[@peanutbutteroven2660]

Sorry to Bother You was one of my favorite films from 2018. Sucks to hear Matt didn't like it so much. Maybe he wasn't a fan of the bizarre twist.

[@Arosukir6]

@@peanutbutteroven2660 True, I could see how that twist could throw people off. I feel like as crazy as it was, it made a ton of historical sense. It was the "logical" next step.

[@peanutbutteroven2660]

@@Arosukir6 It totally worked within the movie's already surreal universe.

[@blamesocietyfilms]

The bizarre twist was the only thing I was a fan of.

[@Arosukir6]

@@blamesocietyfilms Holy geez, hi Matt! Thanks for replying! 😃 Could you give one example of a thing you didn't like, and why? Was it the characters? The cinematography? The dialogue?

[@jamstonjulian6947]

Such an unmemorable movie. And Matt is right about the songs.

[@faville]

Interesting observations on FWWM. The first 20 min. portion is my favorite part of the movie, probably because it’s stuffed with the best Lynchian weird bits I like that are spread around all of his movies. Chris Isaak is a block of wood but it suits the character and works next to Sutherland’s nerdy creation. But, even though I’m a big fan of Lynch, Twin Peaks has never interested me. I’ve started watching the series probably four times now and always quit caring a few episodes in. I saw FWWM with my girlfriend at the time who thankfully knew all of the characters and could explain to me what was going on. After the first 20 min intro portion I found the rest of the movie dreary watching with a few interesting bits thrown in. It’s been about 20 years or so since my last watch and have digested a lot more Lynch in between so maybe it’s time for a rewatch.

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

I thought the wildebeest's favorite song was, "It Had To Be Gnu."

[@citeriorcf]

I love Fire Walk With Me. I think the problem people have with this movie is that they compared it too much to the series. I have always watching as a separate entity and it worked for me. I think it’s David Lynch best after Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive.

[@GreatWightSpark]

I got, Jungle Fever, and the only cure, y'knaow, was more Walken. Baloo was a smaller (sloth?) bear than depicted, but a bear that size could easily crush a tiger's skull. It's been historically documented that of most wild predators, the bear is the strongest.

[@nonspiderweb]

I'm, in the middle with the songs. I want be like you was random and unnecessary but really fun in the credits. The bear necessities on the other hand was very fitting it wasn't a musical number it was just two friends singing a a song. a lot like you guys frequently do in this show.

[@avatarkc]

Becoming a Father seems to have given Craig a sudden look of maturity. Maybe that's just me.

[@MooCartoon]

It's the stress. :)

[@jeffchow101]

So if Mowgli does not belong there is Rujard saying that non native ideas do not belong?

[@locnar1]

Has Matt seen the Jungle Book remake Disney did in the 90's? He may enjoy that one more. The animals don't talk in that one.

[@ivanclark2275]

I’m very surprised you both disliked sorry to bother you that much. It’s a very strange movie that goes in directions that are sometimes hard to follow, but I thought it was really enjoyable.

[@bluemonkjd]

Wow. I had forgotten completely that this movie ever happened. Probably out of a survival instinct.

[@OnThePlaybill]

After watching this, I'd very much love to hear your opinion on the Netflix jungle book movie. It's much more faithful to the actual source material, and in my opinion a better film. I'm so tired of the Disney live action REMAKES when the original films are always better.

[@Grinix0]

the wolves go wooo wooop

[@aestevalis0]

Snakelette Johanson. Scarlett Jopython.

[@jacknapier8201]

You guys ever see Big Trouble? Not in Little China. It should be gone into blind but if it were made today it would have been retitled "Florida Man" based on how insane the plot was and the setting. Star Studded cast, hilarious, and not predictable. If you haven't seen it, please do it for this and look up as little about it as you can. It came out in 2002

[@cynthialopez5617]

I can't disagree with you more about Fire Walk With Me. It answers questions that the show didn't answer. We don't always need to start where it ended. Not everything should be fan pandering.

[@Aramis419]

Have fun getting malaria, man-cub!

[@westernnoir4808]

I thought it might be the old one with Sabu, but no.

[@BigRiggBlues]

I’m sorry Matt, but if you didn’t like the Kermit Ruffins version of Bare Necessities, you actually are a big grumpus... unless it’s because of Bill Murray’s singing. That I understand. 👍🏼

[@davorlicic5575]

seen it: Million dollar baby

[@Phryxil]

Woot!

[@larryyy4461]

if i were the bees, i would simply unionize

[@HollySomers]

I agree with Matt, and I love musicals. The songs aren't done well.

[@mikehurt3290]

This might be an unpopular opinion this movie is better than the lion king remake, they kept the major plot points but its a different movie, where lion king is almost a scene for scene remake

[@SoonGone]

I really liked the Andy Serkis version.

[@jeffreydustin5303]

Got to say I felt the same way about the songs...not up to the original. Sorry! Everything else in the film was exquisite.

[@GetTheFunkOut46]

I'm gonna keep asking until you mention it, Have you seen Hereditary? Probably my favourite movie from last year. Toni Collette not even getting an oscar nomination is a fucking travesty.

[@demona6662]

the songs killed it for me too. i probably would have liked it if i didn't hear the songs i loved in the original redone poorly

[@shmadfinn]

Part of why so many people don't like FWWM could be that it's female horror. Not by women for women, but about the terror women face in adolescence, whether it's your first period or being assaulted by a weird pedophile demon thing. Twin Peaks can be unsettling to us, but Laura's disgust, dread, confusion, and guilt are different from everyone else's in town. For example, her death in the show is all quick cuts in the dark and creepy faces and noises. But in the movie it's operatic, bright and Laura looks younger. The dark bits from the tv show weren't illuminated for the screen and sold as a new film. It's pretty much the death of a different person; Laura's Laura, not Twin Peaks' Laura. But to be fair it's one of my favourite horror movies, so I'll make all kinds of excuses for it.

[@ItsViperCat]

I didn't care for this movie I dont like the fact that Mowgli speaks perfect English even if it's just to understand what the other animals are saying. I more enjoyed the 1997 live action "The Second Jungle Book: Mowgli & Baloo"

[@stevef4010]

I recently watched FWWM too and felt it was just ok. Dead on about Chris Isaak. I also tried watching Twin peaks series. Watched a few episodes and just didn't feel compelled to watch any more. Goes from interesting to downright stupid at times (rock throwing scene). I have to say in both the movie/series, I don't feel any reason to care about Laura Palmer's death, esp considering it was a year ago. Maybe it's just me.

[@beerasaurus]

Welcome to the Jungle. Book Basement.

[@nickdeangelo5414]

Wow, Matt's reaction to Fire Walk With Me was a surprise. I found the movie frustrating at first too, though I always do with Lynch's projects. What I liked about the movie was the personalized account of Laura's death, as told from her point of view. We had so much speculation and outsiders' perspectives in the show, but we never got to see the straight story (See what I did there?). I also like how they get more in depth on Leland's psyche, and add some ambiguity to how much control Bob might actually have. Also, the Philip Jeffries/Convenience Store scenes are handled much better in their full edits from The Missing Pieces.

[@toxicbambi6208]

Now hear me out. You guys should watch spring breakers. Even just on your own. It pains me that everyone saw commercials and completely disregarded them film. It's about how the "spring break" trend hurt the people living in these places and the privilege of the people who participate in it. The commercials were meant to trick those kinds of people into seeing the movie.

[@thedragonskull1065]

You guys should watch Netflix's Mowgli that's a way better live action jungle book then this. There's no songs in it, King Louie isn't in it and they actually show the humans in it. And it is a retelling of the story and not a remake. All and all its a decent movie.

[@dupersuper1938]

D'oh! It's not the cartoon.

[@jimcypher]

(Zombie Boy lieks turtles meme GIF)

[@PurpleLightning6was9]

The original story is LEAGUES better.

[@MildManNerd]

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle has a bit more pathos and makes you care more about the characters.

[@AJ-nc4vr]

I like turtles.

[@Enshohma]

I love you guys and your show but please, please, PLEASE don't abandoned the older films from before the 1990s in favor for newer fair or at least not completely.

[@leviethen]

Should’ve watched the Netflix one it’s very different much darker and just better. Plus Andy circus.

[@AbduCola]

You're on crack

[@erniemiller1953]

I prefer the 50 year old cartoon.

[@suki7075]

Bring back chad vader

[@puppysect]

The modern Disney remakes are bullshit. I understand why they're made, brand recognition and all, but they're at best pointless, at worst cultural vandalism.