The Towering Inferno Part 1 | Welcome To The Basement | Reaction
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Matt and Rob brave the highly flammable old leather couch to take in the first half of this 70s disaster epic.
Part 2 comes out in two weeks.
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I love Rob! The month of Rob should be a standing occasion!
One of my favorite petty movie star stories of all time comes from this film! Steve McQueen & Paul Newman famously did not get along and when it came to who got top billing on the poster Newman demanded he be listed above everyone else. McQueen shrewdly let Newmans name go above everything dead center while he asked to have his name on the far left centimeters below Newmans. In doing so he subsequently ensured that whenever you looked at the poster Steve McQueen would be the first name read going from left to right in English! Thats old school Hollywood petty baby! Lol
The towering INFRNO!? That's one of those movies you said would never be on the show! So Awesome that you finally decided to do it!
NFRN-OH!
I am in complete awe about the number of times I've been curious about a reasonably-well-known-movie-from-the-past-that-no-one-really-talks-about-today, and I typed in the movie title into RUclips and Welcome to the Basement was the only legitimate review posted onto RUclips. Bravo.
I really, really liked this episode. There was a really good balance between Matt and Rob.
God, this movie fills me with dread just thinking about it
14:07 “…the fire and the smoke and the hey Hey HEY it hurts ME!!! FreunLAVEN!” 🤣👍🏾
Love Rob as usual. Love the two-parter and can't believe how dense the cast is with talent in Inferno
New permanent intro tag line...
"Let's get spicy."
I love the idea of having one guest for a full month.
I Love Rob. His humor is just excellent!
The best of the replacement co-hosts.
Oh, I love this movie!
Rob=longer movies has me extra excited for all his future appearances
Always great seeing Rob again!
The original VHS of The Towering Inferno was put out by Magnetic Video on two tapes. So you are doing right by splitting it in two parts.
Welcome back Rob! I'm really enjoying the two part episode idea, I'd love to see it continue since it opens up so many opportunities for longer movies. To avoid spoilers from the end credits, maybe make one of those sheets they used to hand out in theaters for movies with crazy names using imdb?
7:12 Dunno why, but this exchange of reactions really made me laugh 😂
I really loved this runner, too!
Rob and Mike are both very jovial, intelligent men, but have buttons Matt knows how to press. Always fun to have them on the show, and a good idea to change up the schedule in certain circumstances.
Fox originally wanted to make Die Hard in 1980 with Frank Sinatra in the lead role,[*] and whenever I try to imagine what that would've been like, I end up picturing a cross between the finished film and The Towering Inferno.
[*] It sounds weird, but Die Hard was based upon a novel in which the hero was an "I'm getting too old for this crap" cop. That book was itself a sequel to a 1960s novel called The Detective, which was adapted into a movie with Sinatra in the lead role.
I’ve read the book, and it is BONKERS.
I would encourage more of these longer format episodes.
'12 Angry Men" is good story telling until you realize Fonda's character caused a mistrial by bringing in outside evidence into the jury room. He would have to bring it to the attention to either of the lawyers and not act on his own. There are some other legalistic shenanigans that wouldn't be allowed either, one being the timing of the man getting to the door. Least if I remember correctly, it was.
So yeah, now that the WTTB Berlin Wall has fallen and The Towering Inferno has been done, the deadpan 'okay' from Matt when the fire actually starts is hilarious.
Matt noted that it was interesting to see Richard Chamberlain as a villain.
My first exposure to him was the 90's TV adaptation of 'The Night of the Hunter'. Not a great remake, but I thought Chamberlain gave a pretty sinister performance as Harry Powell.
Was also glad that it wasn't just a copy of Robert Mitchum's Powell from the '55 film.
Richard is great playing villain roles. Watch him in Doris Duke, Nip/Tuck, Chuck and Nightmare Cinema😊
It's really kinda funny how Irwin Allen pretty much said "Hey, Poseiden Adventure was a hit. Let's do the same thing, only with fire instead of water." And the formula produced the same results: Each film was the second-highest grossing film of it's year (Poseiden came in second to The Godfather, Inferno second to Blazing Saddles), and each featured an Al Kasha/Joel Hirschhorn song, performed on screen, sung by Maureen McGovern, which went on to win Best Song at the Oscars (Carol Lynley lipsynched in Poseiden, McGovern appeared herself in Inferno). Inferno, however, topped Poseiden in that it grossed more ($116m vs $93m), and Inferno was somehow nominated for Best Picture (alongside the winner Godfather II, and Chinatown, The Conversation, and Lenny).
Two (!) Robesodes? Yes please!
I love Tumble Tower, it's right up there with Bitey Bitey Rhinos as one of my favorite totally original games.
Love this show. Thank you
OMG I haven't seen this movie since I was a kid at the Drive In!
WOW we haven't seen Rob in a real long time it's great to see him again, what are his YT and tiktok and stuff?
Matt and guests! I can’t believe you haven’t done this one yet but…Seen it? Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy!? Jackson’s ability to adapt Tolkien’s English Myth so well into some of the best films of the century is one of the great accomplishments in film during my lifetime!
Hrm...does Rob's shirt possibly say "Stranglehold?" I know the GAME(video) LOL :)
I like the idea of two part episodes, maybe it can happen more often? I guess it all depends on how part 2 turns out?
The relative ranking of Godfather 1 and 2 and reasons why might be an interesting thing for someone to research. My impression was that 2 was more highly regarded in the 80s, but not so much now. (Obviously both are and were incredibly well regarded, just talking about relatively)
ALGORITHM!
I can't imagine you've seen it but Gabriel over the White House is a wild movie. It's a pre code movie and an interesting look at the political mood of America in the 1930's advocating for things like martial law, suspending Congress, nationalization of most industries and use of death rays.
Brilliant movie to review for WTTB. :)
Seen It?: American Splendor, while there are many comic book movies, there aren't a lot of movies about comic books themselves and I found it an great look at the creative process and the idea of being a niche celebrity.
Oooh, long film two parters would be awesome as an occasionally recurring thing!
Almost immediately this film gave me "The Poseidon Adventure" vibes.
Can I just say I think that’s the correct reaction to seeing The Towering Inferno being pulled out of that envelope?
10:09 You know, you have IMDB right there on your phone... you could just pick it up, and look at the entire cast. It's all right there. We'll still be here. Don't worry, we're not going anywhere.
I just rewatched The Boys From Brazil. That might be a good fit for the channel😊
I'm pretty sure Matt's seen it already.
Love Rob! :D Show is still great after Craig. and i kinda like the shuffle of guesthost. if i had to pick i would pick Rob. but thee others are good to.
shuffle was a bad word to use, i don't think its random who is the guesthost. rotation like @GoOnGit-gl4sl said is what i meant.
Seen it!
Stranger than fiction.
Will Ferrel's I believe only dramatic role. It has a lot of twist and turns keeps me fully engaged everytime I watch it. No idea why I feel enraptured when I watch it. Makes me suprised why Ferrel never tried to do more drama
It's American Fiction they were talking about, not Stranger than. Loved both movies.
@@ginapiroli6136 I am aware I was talking about stranger than fiction as I was hoping to be on the next seen it. But I can understand the confusion
In the spirit of Towering Inferno what are some contemporary films (last 20 years) that you WISH had released with an intermission? Considering the recent trend towards longer films Im surprised not many films have brought the intermission back?
Chamberlain has a Jared Kushner thing going on in this movie
Surprised by no mention of this being a pre-Star Wars John Williams joint
I really hope that in the second half Fred Astaire will have a dance number with the fire.
years ago I watched a remake of 12 angry men called 12. It's a great retelling in Russian cinema
Something I forgot to mention is that I’ve always felt that 12 Angry Men should be an entire subgenre of courtroom dramas.
@@rmmatsus hell yeah it should be! why not make it part of the bar exam too 😆
all comedy aside that would be awesome. Use it to tackle more serious topics ❤️
The was a short-lived 90s show called “The Jury” that was sort of 12 Angry Men The Series. Amazing cast, too.
I had this thought while watching this. How does knowing the main disaster of the movie affect the suspense or pacing of the disaster movie.
Towering Inferno, you know what it's about as compared to I don't know The Poseidon Adventure.
I saw this in the theater, I was seven and thought it was boring. It was a double feature, playing along with, Earthquake. It was billed as Shake and Bake. lmao The theater had that Sensurround system, i didn't notice anything different.
Not sure this counts as a movie, but "Oh, Hello," staring Dave Kroll and John Mulaney, it's about two old Broadway people.
Look at it this way: This is probably the last chance you'll ever have to make OJ jokes on this show. There's exactly 0% chance he ever appears again.
Never been on Tik Tok, no desire to, never will.
Hey Matt, how much would I have to donate in order to join you on the old leather couch for an episode of welcome to the basement?
Possible Seen it!? "The Miracle Season" Just watched it and couldn't help from crying a lot. Based on a true story, but thought it was done well. Stars Erin Moriarty from "The Boys" with Helen Hunt and William Hurt.
Oh my God, it's Huge Allergic Balls"!
As soon as the name Angela came up I called the joke Matt would make.
You guys should watch 200 motels by Frank Zappa
Seen it ! Monty Pythons: The Meaning of Life
Since this is the Month of Rob, may I say a belated "Rob the Fourth be with you"
Allen had a habit of killing off old ladies and women of questionable repute in his movies.
I suggest "Earthquake" and "When Time Ran Out". Two really bad disaster movies.
Everybody O. J. was swell back then.
There were a few of these kind of disaster movies in the 70's Poseidon Adventure, Towering Inferno, etc...
They even got parodied with movies like Airplane!
Let's not forget Robert Wagner is also a controversial person.
I would enjoy your reaction more if you actually let us hear the actors talk and made less comments during the movie.
Just because you rent a tuxedo doesn’t mean you don’t have money. Most men need them every ten to fifteen years on average, so why spend the money to own one, especially when it won’t fit the next time?
If you were a man in the 70s, there were more occasions to wear them than there are now, though. My dad had his own and probably wore it once every 1-2 years or something.
@@suedenimYou beat me to this! Back then, especially in the circles that Astaires character is operating in, a standard dinner jacket/tux was still looked at as a ‘necessity’.
Really, it’s more that the camera really lingers on that receipt, like they really needed us to notice it.
Personally I don't like Rob, he is trying way to hard to be funny! This movie is a masterpiece when it comes to special effects, this was made in the 70s! Feelt like you really didn't take it seriously because of Rob. One of my favorite shows on RUclips, been here since season one, but I won't watch another episode with this dude in it...
Honestly, I’m impressed it’s taken three episodes before getting a negative comment.
i have almost ZERO clue what you're going on about. hey, sometimes we just don't like people instinctively, it happens. and it sounds like that's what happened but instead of accepting it, you're just fabricating some justification so you don't have to admit it.