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Most people: Ah yes! Diamonds *are* a girl's best friend
Me, speaking through my hand: ...Blood Diamonds
I miss Sean
@@GreatWightSpark Me too!
YES!! Everytime I heard anything about diamonds always go 🤭blood diamonds..🤭
Thank you so much for all the kind words and the shout out!
About the timing, it was something we were planning out and figuring quotes out gradually, then the 200th crept up on us, and we got it done in a bit of a whirlwind weekend. To 200 more (seasons)!
That "world class D" comment came out of left field and made me do a spit take! Well done sir!
The see-through mask is ok, but it definitely mutes the sound compared to Craig's surgical mask.
And it gives me anxiety
I don't like it
Thanx guys! My profile pic is of Marilyn & Jane on a break during filming. I was obsessed with Anita Loos as a teen and loved her ability to write witty banter for quite modern, outspoken & independent female characters. So glad you were delighted :)
I’m so glad you guys enjoyed this movie as it’s one of my favorites! I’ve been a Marilyn Monroe fan since I was 13, and this movie was the one that really got me to love her. It left quite an impact, and I can see why it’s so iconic! And Matt, if you’re ever in the mood to learn more about Marilyn, I highly recommend the books written about her by author Michelle Morgan. In my years of Marilyn fandom, I’ve found that Michelle Morgan’s books are not only some of the most well-researched and factual, but they also are written with such love for Marilyn herself. I think her biographies are a great introduction to Marilyn for anyone who wishes to learn about her life and career.
2:41 "Russel being one of the few people on set who could coax Monroe out of her trailer"
That's gotta be worth the extra $200k right?
I finally watched Portrait of a Lady on Fire and that should have swept every award show. Breathtaking cinematography and nuanced performances from both leading ladies.
The pure delight on Matt's face at 7:50 is wonderful :) This was a lovely episode, thanks guys!
"oh Englebert Humperdinck, when you drive does your bumper clink?"---Laugh-In.
Killer episode, gents and lady. Now I think I'll watch "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" again this afternoon!
Such a great cotton candy movie! I remember watching this with my grandmother when I was little. To this day, when I feel down, I can watch this movie and just smile all the way. Marilyn and Jane are awesome! Please don't remake!
Sorry Matt, Craig’s rudimentary mask has better audio quality than that... thing.
Mediocre!
Matt is slowly becoming a background character from David Lynch's Dune.
I love this movie, but I love your commentary throughout it even more! Just discovered you today on youtube and now I will be watching your other videos.
I like the mk II mask. It's very plague doctor-meets-Logan's Run.
To be blunt Matt, I'd rather hear you speak than see your mouth. I'd say go back to a regular mask then craft some invention just so your mouth is visible. The crazy mask is more noticeable to me.
Edit: 19:07 Again, to be blunt, if you're going to switch masks, just stick with that one please :).
I feel like it is so his glasses do not fog up? I use a spray for anti fog but the cloth or paper type ones still fog me up
8:23 I don't mean to nitpick but the reason why Lorelai is combing the passenger list for rich men is that she's trying to set up Dorothy with a wealthy man.
The cloth mask is Matt's best friend.- just saying.
Hey, long time viewer here. I don't know if you'll read this but you should watch Gaspar Noe's most recent feature film "Climax." His most approachable (which isn't saying much) and also most visually captivating to watch. It may be hard to make jokes over put it is certainly worth discussing.
The "Chickenbutt" bit made me laugh a lot!
2:29 - My man looking like a Mad Max extra.
Exactly! Mad Matt: Comfy Basement.
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Hey Matt, sorry to hear you had a not so good week. Welcome to the Basement is usually what picks me up after a not so good week so I want to return the favor now by sending you a big hug and a thumb kiss! What you do in Welcome to the Basement is so important and you and Craig are like old friends to me, even if you guys don’t know it. So hang in there buddy, where with you!
Tough Guys Don't Dance references will never be out of style
This movie is one of my favorites. How have you guys never seen it? It's a classic.
I see my fave Blondie record in the background!
I love that you guys loved GPB. Such a good movie
The eyes are the gateway to the soul. We pick up body language and emotions far more with the eyes than we do with the mouth. Keep the regular cloth mask so we can hear you better AND we will still have the impact of your body language with your hands and eyes.
Jane Russell is so spunky I love her, the first film I saw her in as well 🤩
2:34 she's not doing it for herself but for her friend Dorothy; she wants to find a rich gentleman for her
Gangway stinker was my nickname at maritime college.
I don't think the plastic mask is working out, Matt. Looks far too sweaty and muffled in there.
When Jane Russell made "The Outlaw", she was only 20 years old. Her face still had "baby fat" in the cheeks near her eyes. By the time "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" was released, Jane had matured and the baby fat was gone which is why her face had sharper lines.
The same thing happened to Cameron Diaz. If you look at her in "The Mask" when she was only 19 and compare it to movies she made a decade later, the "baby fat" has moved away from her eyes as well.
Matt sounds like he's doing a Bane impression the whole time
You guys should check out The Nightingale. Its a torrential movie to get through. It presents some of the most gruesome things humanity is capable of without reveling in its own luridness. It would probably be difficult to present on the show, but the amazing acting and gut wrenching story might make it worth discussing.
Good to see you two again .... ;)
Matt in here trying to audition for a 2020 plague doctor.
It looks like Matt has the same tattoo that attracted that demon to Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
You guys have really expressive eyes
Matt Preparing a Dune cosplay I see. Very Cool.
one donut a man sits❤
Binge catch up WTTB Season 9 for me this past week...fun episode - Marilyn > Russell and Matt's mask is like an unfinished Batman cowl...or should I say Batman Almost Begins?! *budum bum tsss
"The Happening" feels one of those titles to me, it's so vague and noncommittal. What's happening? I don't know, who cares?
It's a cravat, I think. Matt changing masks was funny.
I really like the clear mask.
nearly choked on my dinner when my comment was mentioned O_O
Kept hearing a Darth Vader voice in that mask.
Weird..
I'd have to think Travolta doing a Baltimore accent would be a nod to John Waters & his Baltimore crew.
There was actually a movie called The War Zone - which is a pretty brutal British drama about a teenager uncovering a heavily repressed dark family secret, and is actually a pretty good movie. Also, upon saying that I can not remember the goddamn title to this movie and usually misremember it as "The War Room." because it's just a really forgettable title.
The Meaning of Life is an interesting movie. It's so much better than you feel about it by the end. The beginning is a half hour of Terry Gilliam being self-indulgent. It's amazing, but it has nothing to do with the rest of the movie (except for that one sequence that he clearly added afterward to justify it), and by the time it ends you're like what am I even watching? Then the actual movie starts and you're reminded oh yeah it's this movie and oh yeah this part this is the best and oh my god I forgot about this sketch this is fucking brilliant. And then it ends on that Christmas in heaven song and Michael Palin in drag telling you to not be such a dick all the time, which is kind of bland and a downer, so it ends really weak. So by the end you feel pretty meh about it, but every time you remember and re-watch it you are reminded oh yeah this movie is amazing it might be their best work.
Surprised they didn’t mention the whole Disney buying fox thing. Before you know it, Marilyn is the next princess and she gets cgi’d into a movie lmao
Matt, I'm surprised. Tiaras are indispensable housekeeping equipment. They keep the hair out of one's eyes.
The Outlaw with Russell is well worth a viewing, a strange psychosexual western that is certainly of some note! :)
Elliott Reid's face reminds me of Dirk Bogarde
good stuff
@BlameSociety - Hello Matt and Craig. Have either of you watched Orson Welles's 'Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight'? A tragedy about fatherhood and ageing assembled from bits and pieces of several History plays. It manages (with hindsight on the part of the viewer) to make its most lighthearted moments (e.g. highway robbery scene) the most intensely melancholic in the piece.
Doughnuts? Gentlemen prefer Blondies
Jane's eyebrows are helping to create that "mean" look. Unfortunately highly-arched rounded brows were all the rage around that time. She could've benefitted with a very low arch with a natural contour. Though her face has a more "carved out" appearance which we attribute to masculinity (and a round appearance to femininity) Jane Russell is a striking beauty in my eyes.
Great episode, as usual. BUT... Agree with the rest -- stick with the cloth mask. The see-thru model has you sounding (and looking) like fogged-up Bane. Love you both! Keep up the good work.
Ahem, sailors still say gangway.
Love a bit of Blondie.
4:32 What is Matt quoting, He always makes that reference
hey just want you guys to know in Anita Loos, Loos is pronounced more like ''those'' and not ''loose''
It's a cravat. And a poorly-tied one at that.
13:14 Actually "Everyone's a Winner" is by Hot Chocolate, not David Bowie :)
Matt has a mask homemade by an evil grandma.
Thank you guys for showing yourselves using masks. For an expecting mom this makes me happy to see.
Anyone else think betty gilpin resembles jane Russell a smidge?
also if it hasn't been requested already - can we get some MASH style banter under those masks?
rifftrax guys say...."llllllllllllladies" when riffing its, hilarious.
How do you know so much about bras
Have you guys watched Nerve, it’s a dumb fun movie and I’d love to hear what you guys think
Cough cough To Wong Foo cough cough
I struggled through the entire video while trying to understand what Matt was saying through the mask.
Well "B S I love you" is the vastly superior movie with ol' Radar in it to "P S I love you". For the want of a letter. One of the greatest alt-history questions is if Monroe had lived. Who knows. Maybe she could have moved into politics and taken Reagan's place.
What is Matt's tattoo on his inner right arm? Also, I prefer a regular mask. Maybe Matt could get a regular mask with a Darth Vader print...? :3
He spoke about it a few years ago: it's a fencer, and he hates having to explain it, though I can't remember why he got it.
I'll wash
I'll dry
I'll break
TOO WONG FOO
Have you seen the night of the hunter from 1955
It was directed by Charles Laughton
When did Matt get a tattoo?
Sing out loud and the world will sing with you... or in my case yell - Shut up nobody does asked for death metal a cappella !!!
I much prefer diamonds to donuts 👍🏽
The homemade masks lol; expectation vs reality......
I do like that they’re masking, Matt looks a tiiiiiiny bit like he’s choking in the intro. Like, it’s mildly triggering my claustrophobia (not a critique or an ask for change, I’m just chuckling about how funny our brains can be sometimes).
The mask is actually pretty comfortable. The big issue is the muffled voice.
@@blamesocietyfilms I'm glad to hear. I figured objectively that such was the case, but my brain kept saying "Won't someone help this man!"
why does matts cloth mask have tape on it and a horn?... he looks like a rhino xd
the masks making it hard to hear clearly your voices . im using hearing aids and i would like if the sound will be more fixed Despite the masks
An example to add to Craig’s forgettable movie titles... that starred Gerard Butler, is Gamer. I only remember it because of how ridiculous it was.
I will have to respectfully disagree. I love that movie. Best part is bone song and dance. And Society is so crazy it makes the movie memorable.
The blonde and brunette doesn't makes sense. Blondes - plural. Why couldn't they have Marylin Monroe and Jane Mansfield together. They got along well enough in real life.
can barely tell what Matt is saying with the plastic mask on. Couldn't even finish watching the episode. I love the show, but I just can't deal with the muffled audio.
Fail-Safe. Crap title, amazing movie
I honestly think I'm the only person in thebworld who watched 300 and went....eh...outside of watching some hot guys run around in next to nothing all overed in oil...its just....meh? Like i get the message and the reason people like it. Those types of movies just arent for me. The closest thing i can get to it and still enjoy it is like Braveheart or 13th Warrior
Pretty sure those mask prototypes pose a much greater risk to his health than COVID-19.
if your going to take advice from anyone, make sure they dont have a useless mask on first. Thats the first sign of braindamage and bad decision making
Please stop with the masks. I can't watch this.
They want to keep each other's families safe. Masks are necessary.
I think they mean the DIY ones.
No, I mean any masks.