20. Queen of the Damned 19. A Simple Favor 18. Pitch Black 17. Heavy Metal 16. Domino 15. Red Dawn 14. The Patriot 13. Fallen 12. Looper 11. Paddington 2 10. Cool Hand Luke 9. Robocop 8. 2001: A Space Odyssey 7. The Hurt Locker 6. Whiplash 5. The Blues Brothers 4. Poltergeist 3. Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049 2. Apocalypse Now (Redux) 1. Unforgiven Visit athleticgreens.com/flickconnection & get a 1 year supply of Vitamin D + 5 individual travel packs FREE with your first purchase!
Thanks Tubi and thanks Darren. Watched Pitch Black again last month, and it's held up quite nicely. We should have to pay to see Blade Runner and Hurt Locker. Cool Hand Luke still amazing. Now it's time to go watch A Simple Favor and Domino for the first time. Thanks for the recommends.
I 100% agree with the title. Too bad their app is pure f**king garbage, at least on iOS. Clicking on any movie or show to read the description causes it to immediately begin playing in a small window, which is incredibly distracting and irritating. All the worse, it cannot even be paused. I stopped using Tubi because browsing content is a chore and it seems every decision they make regarding the app only makes the user experience worse. I’ll stick with other streaming services until they fix what they’ve broke.
TUBI ROCKS. I watch nothing but Tubi. The ads are never a problem. They are smart because most of the ads are super short. So even if you need to watch 6 ads it flys by. I just keep my phone near me to google or order something and have the time I forget the movie is back on. Tubi is phenomenal
Paddington 2 is one of the best surprises ever. I don't think any movie has ever exceeded my expectations the way Paddington 2 did. It's almost as if it's miles better that it has any right to be.
My brother is a professional drummer in Taiwan. He knows the man that JK Simmons played in Whiplash. He told me they actually had to tone his character down for the movie. At one point, he actually threw a chair at the drummer, and it hit him in the back.
Tubi always has some gemss and hidden gems along with a wide variety of stuff you can pass up. Some not on your list that are really good and left out are and in no particular order •American History X •Find Me Guilty (some of Vin Diesel's best work in my opinion and that transformation to play the role as far as weight gain etc very well done and based on a true story if I'm not mistaken) •The Wanderers(oldie but a goodie) •King of New York •The illusionist •The Devil's Rejects •Brooklyn Rules •10th and Wolf •New Jack City •The Last Witch Hunter •Deuces Wild •Apocalypto •The Last Boy Scout •Need For Speed •Harsh Times •Requiem for a Dream •Mystic River •Felon •The Town •Dreamcatcher •Fanboys •The Girl Next Door •The Replacements •Wall Street •Carlito's Way •Platoon •The Most Wonderful Time of the Year •Heartbreakers These are more than a few, some very well done movies and some worth a watch that are enjoyable, but none the less were not on the list. Always appreciate your videos and content. Thank you, and Merry Christmas.
“Modern day movies have just fried your taste buds…” Amazing original quote sir DVD (referring to the pace of Blade Runner) Fantastic list and vid as always!
Man, when you showed scenes from Poltergeist, my inner 5 year old curled up in the fetal position all over again. Back in '83 when it came out on HBO, our teen aged babysitter gave me the option to go outside to play alone for a couple hours, or sit there and watch that movie. I didn't sleep for a week, at least.
Holy crap. I ALSO watched this around the same age with a babysitter, only it was in the evening. It was me and my two sisters who were both just a little older than me (maybe 7 and 9). I still cannot fathom to this day how a babysitter thought it was okay to let kids that young watch a horror movie. My sister's and I slept in the same bed for weeks afterwards. It terrified me into this day I still cannot watch it.
I watch at a drive-in when I was 10, while hiding behind my dads seat. I remember it as being pretty amazing movie, but still seem to have an aversion to watching it again.
Man, you rock! I can't even count how many of your recommendations I've watched. Be it older ones that deserve a rewatch, or things I haven't seen. Keep it coming!
So many favorites in this list. Thank you for bringing up a wide array of quality and entertaining films. On a related note, Unforgiven is so well written and acted that it is toward the top of my Oscar BP list.
If you are a physical media collector! Looper, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Whiplash, Blade Runner, and Blade Runner 2049 on 4k blu-ray have amazing video transfers & outstanding audio (7.1 surround or Dolby Atmos tracks). They are a definite must own. ESPECIALLY if you have a slightly above average or higher than, tv/projector, and audio system.
Whiplash totally blew me away! I felt like it was one of the greatest movies I'd ever seen. Yet, it was never heard of before I saw it and never heard or saw it again anywhere. No reviews or late night shows. But, the movie was just awesome.
I got rid of Netflix thanks to you. Don't miss it at all. That must have been back in the summer when you had another negative Netflix video. If HBO Max doesn't step up their game they'll be gone, too :)
It took about 30 years before I could sit through 2001: A Space Odyssey and another 10 years to appreciate it and another 10 years to be able to understand the meaning and splendor through the entire movie.
hey. i grew up in the seventies and saw that film countless times on TV, in the cut ratio aspect. When I finally saw the film in its proper aspect, it was like i had never seen it before. I'm not a purist, but chopping those edges off for TV just DESTROYED the amazing visual perfection of that film. Seriously. Also, I had only seen the film on my shitty TV with its one inch speaker. When I saw the proper aspect version of the film, it was on my current soundsystem with a subwoofer and amazing speakers. Wowsers. That's it. Thanks
Funny 1st time I watched the movie 🎥 I was only 8 years old 😂 I watched the whole movie but didn't understand all of it until I was much older basically I came away saying the monkeys 🦍 were Cool and I loved the Evil robot 🤖 storyline didn't understand the rest until years later when I re watched it at 18 years old 😊✌️
I didnt understand the movie and didnt watch it all, It took many years to fully watch it and understand it. The same went for Clock wood orange, when you are young you cant fully understand till you get older and watch it again.
It's amazing how tubi ( although it has ads ) for being free tends to have better movies than most other streaming services . Almost every movie on this list alone are all good including a few of my personal favorites
@@mgiebus1869 me too and by the time I browsed and thought I'll watch this or that I'd continue thinking I'll go back to it I had already forgot the thing's I was looking for in the first place lol .
I'm not sure if someone has already said this, but the reason Tubi gets all those great flicks is likely due to the ads. Tubi is great! Let's just hope they keep the commercials as they are. They're nowhere near as bad/obnoxious as regular TV. Though, I will add that they should mix ads up so you're not seeing the same ones over and over. Seems like that is happening some of the time here as of late.
All the ads seem to be super bright on top of being repetitive. Sometimes the little ad circle that counts down how many seconds before the ads will start gets stuck at zero. So you can watch the movie ad free but, I find it to be so distracting having that little "An ad in 0 seconds" little orange ⭕ circle stuck in the bottom left corner I'll stop, back out, and restart and sure enough it goes straight to an ad . I do like how Tubi picks up where you left off though. Darren lately had been glorifying how good Freevee is but, that service hits you with an ad _literally_ within the first 2 minutes and what's worse is how arbitrarily; how random they have them placed . Worst of all though is they come back from ads and you can tell you missed a couple of seconds of dialogue. I'm not sure what it would take to make me watch another movie on Freevee again. A few words is editing! So Tubi overall or by comparison isn't as good as it could be but, it's still the best free ad driven service IMHO.✌️❤️🙏🎬
@Stan Phillips I haven't had the ad timer remain on screen any luckily, that would be annoying. I attempted Freevee a couple of times, and yeah, the way they just randomly throw in their ads is annoying and does exactly what you stated. Tubi definitely times theirs much better, and they don't seek to last as long. I'm sure the devs will improve Tubi in time the more popular it gets. Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed. I watch it more than the other streaming services anymore because they have far more stuff that I actually wanna watch.
@@acasualcritic8759 Yeah, so it's not just me when it comes to Freevee . I mean I _knew_ it but, the way Darren has been talking about how much better Freevee is than Prime it's good to have a reply to confirm it. I appreciate it. I wonder if he's been getting a little monetary reward for all the promotion he's given Freevee that used to go to Tubi. Dedicated videos and shorts all praising Freevee over Prime. He's probably right about the selection on Freevee over Prime but, that's not saying much at all 😂 It's the ads and the _editing_ of just a couple of words here and there so maybe some won't notice or even care but me! That's the equivalent of just a little bit off the corner of the mouth of the Mona Lisa. It's either unedited or it's edited not 99% unedited. That 1 % is enough to call it edited . You throw in these random commercial breaks and yeah, Tubi may not be perfect but, between their selection and their seemingly caring approach to where and how they approach their ads Tubi still is the best of the free services by far, and I have Prime, Showtime and HBO Max right now (the latter 2 free trial periods are ending soon) and still find myself watching Tubi. HBO Max is good but, it's expensive. Huge selection of quality content but, I'm at a point where I've seen practically every movie worth seeing and if you can navigate Tubi, if they improve as you said I'm not gonna' miss Showtime. HBO Max I'll miss more because they have some movies that are reliably rewatch-able but, once in a while I stumble across some "Hidden Gem" where I don't know how it ends! Those are few and far between though. I've seen everything on Darren's list outside of Queen of the Damned and I'm just not interested. Daren's an action movie guy. I need something with a decent narrative, characters I care about, etc .. Action for actions sake I couldn't care less. Anyway, enough outta me Casual Critic 😂 Thanks for the response my friend ✌️♥️🎸🎶🤣🙏
RED DAWN (1984) is one of the best period pieces to me esp. because I grew up in the 80's and felt the hostility of the Cold War. COOL HAND LUKE is also one of my favorite movies and HaHa I'm surprised you did not put the car washing scene in there which is one of the sexiest cinematic sequences ever. 2001 : A SPACE ODYSSEY has the moon landing looking just as good today as it did in 1969. THE BLUES BROTHERS is an absolute cult classic from my beautiful hometown Chicago, enough said!!! POLTERGEIST another amazing movie that brings me back to my childhood and my parents covering my eyes while watching this movie. APOCALYPSE NOW is a rare movie that I watched several times when I was younger and could not truly wrap my head around it. Seems like a good time for a rewatch.
Fun Fact: Spielberg has unofficially stated about 20 years after Poltergeist came out that he directed it without saying the word. Not surprised. That man was a workhorse in the 80's. The Director's guild didn't allow a diirector to direct 2 films simultaneously. He made E.T. at the same time. They were released only 3 days apart from each other. 👍
I am one of your older followers so ths list appeals to me for a source for older movies to revisit. I also enjoy your reviews of newer offerings to find what I might enjoy. BTW I haven't thought of Heavy Metal in years. Will definitely be cruising on Tubi
8:52 to be fair Willis knew his years are numbered due to his Dementia, so in an effort to provide for his families future he took any and all parts that came his way. Respect to Willis.
I loved Domino, always thought it should have gotten more recognition A lot of good movies on this list, I only wish I could watch them for the first time again
You nailed it with this list; what cinema sorely lacks today is the amazing cinematography and dialogue embedded in so many of these classics of all types
What a fantastic list! I had never seen Whiplash and that one is a very enjoyable rollercoaster ride. All these Picks depend on what you're looking for, but all winners. Thank you, Darren.
@@loufolse7170 That too but it is a "human horror" film. There are no monsters in it. People tend to think these types of movies don't fall under horror but they do. It's what man does to man but there are exceptions.
I first watched Apocalypse Now two years ago and I'm 53 years old. Since then I've watched it two more times. Everyone needs to see this movie if they haven't already. I think some of the slow paced scenes serve the story line perfectly and set up what's to come masterfully. A little behind the scenes some people might not know is the scene towards the beginning where Martin Sheen is in his room being drunk and acting all kinds of weird. Well, he actually did get drunk to film the scene and he really did punch the mirror and he he really did cut his hand.
I am 62 and I loved that movie too Apocalypse Now, seen ir decades ago and a few more times, Did you now that Martin Sheen als had 2 heart attacs while filming this movie?.
@@erikiversen408 Martin Sheen was very young in that movie I believe 24 yrs old, The heart attacks were the results of heat, overworking and he had a drinking problem too.
Red Dawn is very good, if you can suspend your disbelief that an army couldn't go a few miles in the woods to get some teens, was one of my favorites growing up.
Thank you for your service! It’s always good to hear someone with experience give their commentary on how accurate a movie is or isn’t. Appreciate you 🙏🏻
I did two tours in Iraq. The movie was realistic in some ways - especially how Soldiers interact with each other. Terribly inaccurate in others - there’s no way a Soldier could sneak out of the FOB and wonder solo around Baghdad without ending up dead or, Getting busted by his leadership and facing UCMJ
@@carlengstrom7968 I agree, though my company had some people that did pretty shady things, we had an E5 that got out of the base and married a local woman, they found out pretty quick though
Also in Queen of the damned they use Johnathan Davis voice from Korn to do the singing scenes. His voice is awesome and that's worth the admission. Also there's a song on the soundtrack with Johnathan Davis and David Draiman from Disturbed that's kick ass.
I love Tubi but I wish it was more selective. It’s got way too much garbage on it. You do us a great service by sifting through all of those movies. Thank you!
I expect that I am in the minority here but I think 2001 is incredibly tedious, visually stunning yes, amazing theme yes but so many times I thought the scene lingered way longer than necessary. I have seen many slow paced movies that don't rely on crash/bang action that I really liked but not 2001. Other than that there are many of my favourite movie in this list.
Thanks for another solid list! First time I’ve seen most of a list- own many of them on physical copies. I’ve been looking for Heavy Metal for some time; stoked to find it streaming finally.
I went to TUBI and did a search for "The Hurt Locker" but it's not there... Have NOT watched "Apocalypse Now" but only because it's still hard for me to watch anything that recalls Vietnam... Maybe I'll give it a try and see if I can watch all the way through without falling apart (knew guys that went and, well, didn't come home or did but... ). By the way, I saw "2001: A Space Odyssey" the year it came out (1968) and remember almost all of it. Think I'll have to have another look soon... If only Hal would open the damned pod bay doors!! Also "Unforgiven" was great; think I'll take another look at that one, too - been watching and enjoying Clink Eastwood since he was "Rowdy Yates" on "Rawhide" - yes, I am THAT old! Oh, "Whiplash" was, in a word, AMAZING... As a musician, it hit home in a big way! I might watch that one again. LIKE your lists... and now, I'm making my own of what I'd like to see, again or for the first time.
Cable TV dropped in 80' HBO had Heavy Metal shortly after it's release. I recorded it and wore the tape out! 40 years later it's still memorized word for word! "A shadow shall fall over the universe, and evil will grow in it's path, and Death will come from the skies" IT'S A MUST WATCH
DvD I just watched the glass onion and you are going to have to eat a little crow. I recall you saying that you didn't expect much of it. You couldn't have been further from that. It's pretty amazing.
I've been a Tubi fan for a while now. They have some of the best forgotten classics from the 60s and 70s. Cool Hand Luke is a great example but so is Cockfighter, The Shooting, Fist of Fury, and others.
Darren @19:40 J K Simmons goes on to be lead role in "Counterpart 2017". It is a series but its fantastic (Sci-fi very original), and his performance of both his characters is awesome.
If you're a Nirvana fan Tubi has a documentary called "Soaked in Bleach" that'll convince you that Courtney Love had Kurt murdered. Even the lead investigator (The Seattle Sheriff who oversaw the investigation) says he botched the investigation and he'd do it differently if he could go back. 1 quote stuck with me (amongst many other things said and evidence that surfaced) was "If you want to get away with murder... murder a junkie" If you want something lighter "Rock of Ages" had an all star cast from including Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta Jones, Russell Brand, and more. If you love rock and roll (80s in particular but, not limited to) it's the most fun I've had and I normally can't stand musicals but, this is different. I rarely laugh out loud (almost never lately?) but, this movie really had me laughing and smiling and singing the whole way through 🤣✌️♥️🎸🎶🙏🎬
@@tarico4436 I used to indent my paragraphs but, I think you can see the separation just the same and yeah, it never occurred to me. I don't think Alec got away with murder in the O.J. sense . From what I understand it was an unfortunate accident that he's not as responsible for as the props Dept. Last I heard nobody really knew how the live ammo made it onto the set and into his gun . [End of Paragraph 🤣] In any case at some point we can laugh at a tragedy right? Abraham Lincoln jokes are fine. Alec Baldwin? Still kinda fresh I think but, I doubt he's going to do a deep dive into the comments on Flix Connection right, so sure I guess it's alright. Clever enough for me Tar Ico ✌️♥️🤣🎬🙏
Seen or actually own 19 out of 20. All great picks except for Paddington 2. Never seen either one of them and everyone is saying how good it is. I guess I will have to give it a go but I know I will keep thinking of TED the whole time :)
I was born in ‘76 and watched heavy metal when i was 7 or 8 years old (gotta love 80s parenting). I now own it on dvd! There was another cartoon in the early 80s that had r rated themes but im blanking on the name
Fritz the Cat, adult themed R rated animation from early 70s, but they were still showing it in theaters in the 80s. 1981 I was a senior in high school. We went to the midnight movies almost every Saturday at the local 11 screen mega theater. Always playing at midnight for years was Heavy Metal, The Warriors, Rocky Horror, Fritz the Cat, Altered States. Fritz the Cat was ok to see once. My personal fave is The Warriors, and I still watch it every chance I get
Whiplash .....thats the one to watch. It is Truly inspiring!!! Whether you play any instrument. That one is just.....(Italian man kisses tips of fingers perfect)!
couple of great animes I found on Tubi were Redline and Memories, Redline which has super crazy insane animations and Memories which also has super crazy insane animations but is from 1995 and is compilation of 3 stories the first of which is a really freaky like, space horror anime type of thing. Redline and Memories!
I watched a independent film on Tubi called Less Than A Whisper. Great film. It's writer, director, star Francis Xavier is someone to look out for. Please review. Xavier deserves it.
tubi is awesome and does have a lot of great obscure and or forgotten stuff or stuff the others do not have but i would not say better. ok well yah better in that it is a free ad on to cable instead of having to pay hulu or netflix. Anyways tubi does not have some of the really great shows that netflix or hulu or prime have either so….. whatevs it doesn’t really matter it is just a matter of personal preference and all that. Take your pick of the deluge of entertainment options!
I loved your list Some of the best movies ever made were on your list The unforgiven is a masterpiece When I saw the movie when it came out I was was stunned Thank you for posting this video A lot of hard work went into it and I really appreciate it Have a wonderful new year to you and your family
Damn, you nailed them all. thank you for this list. Apocalypse Now was a movie I watched over and over while I was enlisted in the army. Unforgiven, also outstanding.
If it ever comes up, check out Used Cars with Kurt Russel and Jack Warden. Not sure how many cars were wrecked, A LOT. It has this dog actor. The dog is acting. Steals every scene.
Great video. Don't agree with all of your choices... only because they currently have a ton of amazing films that I dig even more. Some of those include: - Office Uprising and The Belko Experiment - Cockneys vs Zombies - the Maniac Cop franchise plus many more AND some wonderful TV shows, like - Masters Of Horror and - Fear Itself (or as I call it, Masters Of Horror season 3) - The A-Team and more.
you are so righ you are so right! just watched 2 great sci fi movies we hadnt seen and on 3rd, Alien Hunter which looks good too. has 4-6 mins of commercials every 12-15 minuets but quality is great. try Tubi for sure!
I find interesting that Robocop aged well, what is not common for that type of movies at that time. In 2001 I find interesting that (I don't know if it was intended) that all people are anodyne, mostly devoid of emotions, uninteresting, to the point you ask yourself if it was a stylistic decision, bad acting (I doubt because this is consistent through all characters), or what, and the most human character in the movie is HAL.
Discovered Tubi about 3 weeks ago and am totally addicted: have been watching beloved movies from my long-ago youth and am amazed how well they have held up: are very different from YOUR list but am LOVING TUBI: 'In a Lonely Place'; 'Joe' ('70); 'L A Confidential'; 'The Last Seduction'; 'Elmer Gantry'; 'Separate Tables', and many, many more, BUT also a few you have listed, too!!!!
Me too discovered around Christmas. I was looking for "The night they saved Christmas." And they had it. I love that movie and could watch it over and over. I love tubi now .
How do you find your picks? Is there a master list somewhere so you don't have to scroll through all the movies? That scroll in itself can be entertaining sometimes and I do watch some really crappy movies that end up being kind of fun.
Whiplash .....thats the one to watch. It is Truly inspiring!!! Whether you play any instrument. That one is just.....(Italian man kisses tips of fingers perfect)! Muuuahhh. The. Hurt locker ..and 2001 of course.
great list - and HELL YES to POLTERGEIST. This movie is so, so much better than people remember; the characters are terrific, the setpieces are amazing, and the screenplay is insanely clever and tightly written. My favorite pop-horror film ever made; not scary per se, but a total blast.
Unfortunately the best way to view 2001 is at a Cinarama Theatre. The incredible awe of many of the long shots of space travel, seen on the wrap-around screen, are lost, even made boring, on the smaller, flat screens.
20. Queen of the Damned
19. A Simple Favor
18. Pitch Black
17. Heavy Metal
16. Domino
15. Red Dawn
14. The Patriot
13. Fallen
12. Looper
11. Paddington 2
10. Cool Hand Luke
9. Robocop
8. 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. The Hurt Locker
6. Whiplash
5. The Blues Brothers
4. Poltergeist
3. Blade Runner, Blade Runner 2049
2. Apocalypse Now (Redux)
1. Unforgiven
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Thanks Tubi and thanks Darren. Watched Pitch Black again last month, and it's held up quite nicely. We should have to pay to see Blade Runner and Hurt Locker. Cool Hand Luke still amazing. Now it's time to go watch A Simple Favor and Domino for the first time. Thanks for the recommends.
Terminate "Unforgiven" to 8 or lower.
@@tessierashpoolmg7776 your out of your damn mind
Christmas w Tubi!
I 100% agree with the title. Too bad their app is pure f**king garbage, at least on iOS. Clicking on any movie or show to read the description causes it to immediately begin playing in a small window, which is incredibly distracting and irritating. All the worse, it cannot even be paused. I stopped using Tubi because browsing content is a chore and it seems every decision they make regarding the app only makes the user experience worse. I’ll stick with other streaming services until they fix what they’ve broke.
TUBI ROCKS. I watch nothing but Tubi. The ads are never a problem. They are smart because most of the ads are super short. So even if you need to watch 6 ads it flys by. I just keep my phone near me to google or order something and have the time I forget the movie is back on. Tubi is phenomenal
Agreed! I used to pay for Shudder but free with better movies is way better!!
You have to go to the bathroom at some point anyway.
Been using tubi on my iPad for months and have never seen one ad!?!?
@@imnotgonnasay3612fr I was paying for shudder but Tubi has lots of good horror movies!,
Paddington 2 is one of the best surprises ever. I don't think any movie has ever exceeded my expectations the way Paddington 2 did. It's almost as if it's miles better that it has any right to be.
I recall seeing Heavy Metal on VHS in around 84/85. So much hype was around this movie for us pre-pubescents back then.
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My brother is a professional drummer in Taiwan. He knows the man that JK Simmons played in Whiplash. He told me they actually had to tone his character down for the movie. At one point, he actually threw a chair at the drummer, and it hit him in the back.
Such an asshole. Those are the kind of teacher/mentor tactics that just kill the student's passion.
Tubi always has some gemss and hidden gems along with a wide variety of stuff you can pass up. Some not on your list that are really good and left out are and in no particular order
•American History X
•Find Me Guilty (some of Vin Diesel's best work in my opinion and that transformation to play the role as far as weight gain etc very well done and based on a true story if I'm not mistaken)
•The Wanderers(oldie but a goodie)
•King of New York
•The illusionist
•The Devil's Rejects
•Brooklyn Rules
•10th and Wolf
•New Jack City
•The Last Witch Hunter
•Deuces Wild
•Apocalypto
•The Last Boy Scout
•Need For Speed
•Harsh Times
•Requiem for a Dream
•Mystic River
•Felon
•The Town
•Dreamcatcher
•Fanboys
•The Girl Next Door
•The Replacements
•Wall Street
•Carlito's Way
•Platoon
•The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
•Heartbreakers
These are more than a few, some very well done movies and some worth a watch that are enjoyable, but none the less were not on the list. Always appreciate your videos and content. Thank you, and Merry Christmas.
The last boyscout is a hidden gem
Those are nearly all great movies
“Modern day movies have just fried your taste buds…”
Amazing original quote sir DVD (referring to the pace of Blade Runner)
Fantastic list and vid as always!
Man, when you showed scenes from Poltergeist, my inner 5 year old curled up in the fetal position all over again. Back in '83 when it came out on HBO, our teen aged babysitter gave me the option to go outside to play alone for a couple hours, or sit there and watch that movie. I didn't sleep for a week, at least.
Same here. I was seven. Couldn't stop watching and payed the price. Definitely going to watch it again...
Great film. 1 of the 4 that were good on this list.
But imagine this movie with loud obnoxious 2022 advertisements.
Holy crap. I ALSO watched this around the same age with a babysitter, only it was in the evening. It was me and my two sisters who were both just a little older than me (maybe 7 and 9). I still cannot fathom to this day how a babysitter thought it was okay to let kids that young watch a horror movie. My sister's and I slept in the same bed for weeks afterwards. It terrified me into this day I still cannot watch it.
I watch at a drive-in when I was 10, while hiding behind my dads seat. I remember it as being pretty amazing movie, but still seem to have an aversion to watching it again.
Same I was 5 as well😂
Man, you rock! I can't even count how many of your recommendations I've watched. Be it older ones that deserve a rewatch, or things I haven't seen. Keep it coming!
So many favorites in this list. Thank you for bringing up a wide array of quality and entertaining films. On a related note, Unforgiven is so well written and acted that it is toward the top of my Oscar BP list.
If you are a physical media collector! Looper, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Whiplash, Blade Runner, and Blade Runner 2049 on 4k blu-ray have amazing video transfers & outstanding audio (7.1 surround or Dolby Atmos tracks). They are a definite must own. ESPECIALLY if you have a slightly above average or higher than, tv/projector, and audio system.
Whiplash totally blew me away! I felt like it was one of the greatest movies I'd ever seen. Yet, it was never heard of before I saw it and never heard or saw it again anywhere. No reviews or late night shows. But, the movie was just awesome.
Queen of the Damned is one of my fave movies. Killer sound track
I got rid of Netflix thanks to you. Don't miss it at all.
That must have been back in the summer when you had another negative Netflix video.
If HBO Max doesn't step up their game they'll be gone, too :)
It took about 30 years before I could sit through 2001: A Space Odyssey and another 10 years to appreciate it and another 10 years to be able to understand the meaning and splendor through the entire movie.
hey. i grew up in the seventies and saw that film countless times on TV, in the cut ratio aspect. When I finally saw the film in its proper aspect, it was like i had never seen it before. I'm not a purist, but chopping those edges off for TV just DESTROYED the amazing visual perfection of that film. Seriously. Also, I had only seen the film on my shitty TV with its one inch speaker. When I saw the proper aspect version of the film, it was on my current soundsystem with a subwoofer and amazing speakers. Wowsers. That's it. Thanks
Funny 1st time I watched the movie 🎥 I was only 8 years old 😂 I watched the whole movie but didn't understand all of it until I was much older basically I came away saying the monkeys 🦍 were Cool and I loved the Evil robot 🤖 storyline didn't understand the rest until years later when I re watched it at 18 years old 😊✌️
I didnt understand the movie and didnt watch it all, It took many years to fully watch it and understand it. The same went for Clock wood orange, when you are young you cant fully understand till you get older and watch it again.
It helps enormously if you read the book first. I don't think Kubrick really cared whether people understood the plot at all.
If you can see it in a theater. Any time I could I did. 7 so far. It stunning.
Maaaan, movies on Tubi are getting so good, I wouldn’t be surprised if they started charging
That's what I'm afraid of. Tubi rocks out.
It's amazing how tubi ( although it has ads ) for being free tends to have better movies than most other streaming services . Almost every movie on this list alone are all good including a few of my personal favorites
Honestly, I'd rather watch shitty movies without ads.
About 3 years now Tubi has been my go to for legal streaming. Had all the others but noticed I spent more time browsing than watching
@@mgiebus1869 me too and by the time I browsed and thought I'll watch this or that I'd continue thinking I'll go back to it I had already forgot the thing's I was looking for in the first place lol .
@@buckybucky8596 the ads aren't as bad as you'd think, better than hulu, with ads, better than cable, I've seen some movies without ads
@@TheReeelBradPitt Honestly, in 2022, even one ad is one too many.
I'm not sure if someone has already said this, but the reason Tubi gets all those great flicks is likely due to the ads. Tubi is great! Let's just hope they keep the commercials as they are. They're nowhere near as bad/obnoxious as regular TV. Though, I will add that they should mix ads up so you're not seeing the same ones over and over. Seems like that is happening some of the time here as of late.
Totally, the amount isn’t bad, but when there set on repeat… it gets old.
thank you i was about to ask if tubi had ads
All the ads seem to be super bright on top of being repetitive. Sometimes the little ad circle that counts down how many seconds before the ads will start gets stuck at zero.
So you can watch the movie ad free but, I find it to be so distracting having that little "An ad in 0 seconds" little orange ⭕ circle stuck in the bottom left corner I'll stop, back out, and restart and sure enough it goes straight to an ad .
I do like how Tubi picks up where you left off though.
Darren lately had been glorifying how good Freevee is but, that service hits you with an ad _literally_ within the first 2 minutes and what's worse is how arbitrarily; how random they have them placed . Worst of all though is they come back from ads and you can tell you missed a couple of seconds of dialogue.
I'm not sure what it would take to make me watch another movie on Freevee again. A few words is editing!
So Tubi overall or by comparison isn't as good as it could be but, it's still the best free ad driven service IMHO.✌️❤️🙏🎬
@Stan Phillips I haven't had the ad timer remain on screen any luckily, that would be annoying.
I attempted Freevee a couple of times, and yeah, the way they just randomly throw in their ads is annoying and does exactly what you stated. Tubi definitely times theirs much better, and they don't seek to last as long.
I'm sure the devs will improve Tubi in time the more popular it gets. Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed. I watch it more than the other streaming services anymore because they have far more stuff that I actually wanna watch.
@@acasualcritic8759 Yeah, so it's not just me when it comes to Freevee . I mean I _knew_ it but, the way Darren has been talking about how much better Freevee is than Prime it's good to have a reply to confirm it. I appreciate it.
I wonder if he's been getting a little monetary reward for all the promotion he's given Freevee that used to go to Tubi.
Dedicated videos and shorts all praising Freevee over Prime.
He's probably right about the selection on Freevee over Prime but, that's not saying much at all 😂
It's the ads and the _editing_ of just a couple of words here and there so maybe some won't notice or even care but me!
That's the equivalent of just a little bit off the corner of the mouth of the Mona Lisa. It's either unedited or it's edited not 99% unedited. That 1 % is enough to call it edited . You throw in these random commercial breaks and yeah, Tubi may not be perfect but, between their selection and their seemingly caring approach to where and how they approach their ads Tubi still is the best of the free services by far, and I have Prime, Showtime and HBO Max right now (the latter 2 free trial periods are ending soon) and still find myself watching Tubi.
HBO Max is good but, it's expensive. Huge selection of quality content but, I'm at a point where I've seen practically every movie worth seeing and if you can navigate Tubi, if they improve as you said I'm not gonna' miss Showtime.
HBO Max I'll miss more because they have some movies that are reliably rewatch-able but, once in a while I stumble across some "Hidden Gem" where I don't know how it ends!
Those are few and far between though.
I've seen everything on Darren's list outside of Queen of the Damned and I'm just not interested.
Daren's an action movie guy. I need something with a decent narrative, characters I care about, etc ..
Action for actions sake I couldn't care less.
Anyway, enough outta me Casual Critic 😂
Thanks for the response my friend ✌️♥️🎸🎶🤣🙏
RED DAWN (1984) is one of the best period pieces to me esp. because I grew up in the 80's and felt the hostility of the Cold War.
COOL HAND LUKE is also one of my favorite movies and HaHa I'm surprised you did not put the car washing scene in there which is one of the sexiest cinematic sequences ever.
2001 : A SPACE ODYSSEY has the moon landing looking just as good today as it did in 1969.
THE BLUES BROTHERS is an absolute cult classic from my beautiful hometown Chicago, enough said!!!
POLTERGEIST another amazing movie that brings me back to my childhood and my parents covering my eyes while watching this movie.
APOCALYPSE NOW is a rare movie that I watched several times when I was younger and could not truly wrap my head around it. Seems like a good time for a rewatch.
Outstanding list. Tubi is just great. I just watched Hereditary, one of my top 10 horror movies.
I couldn't find Hereditary on Tubi here in Australia.
Outstanding!!! Also Pappilon is brilliant Steve McQueen/ Dustin Hoffman!!!Great job!!!Thanks so much...\m/
Fun Fact:
Spielberg has unofficially stated about 20 years after Poltergeist came out that he directed it without saying the word. Not surprised.
That man was a workhorse in the 80's.
The Director's guild didn't allow a diirector to direct 2 films simultaneously. He made E.T. at the same time. They were released only 3 days apart from each other.
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I am one of your older followers so ths list appeals to me for a source for older movies to revisit. I also enjoy your reviews of newer offerings to find what I might enjoy. BTW I haven't thought of Heavy Metal in years. Will definitely be cruising on Tubi
The movie Frequency is currently on tubi.. I saw it 7 times at the theater so you know this is my #1 recommendation.
Frequency is awesome. I’m so glad I read the comments so I can watch it again! Thanks for your input
Thank you DVD! I appreciate you and happy holidays
Merry Christmas Darren and thanks for your excellent reviews👍
8:52 to be fair Willis knew his years are numbered due to his Dementia, so in an effort to provide for his families future he took any and all parts that came his way. Respect to Willis.
Darren does it again !
I guess Christmas comes early this year ...
Thanks man !
Aaliyah: Talented queen still on the rise, that I will forever miss. Gone too soon.
I loved Domino, always thought it should have gotten more recognition
A lot of good movies on this list, I only wish I could watch them for the first time again
That was an excellent FLICK CONNECTION, Darren. Many thanks for sharing with us and a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all 🎉🎉🎉
I love Tubi so much. I can always find movies that I'm looking for on Tubi!
You nailed it with this list; what cinema sorely lacks today is the amazing cinematography and dialogue embedded in so many of these classics of all types
What a fantastic list! I had never seen Whiplash and that one is a very enjoyable rollercoaster ride. All these Picks depend on what you're looking for, but all winners. Thank you, Darren.
Fallen was NOT the only horror movie Denzel starred in. He was also in The Bone Collector which is very good.
The Bone Collector wasn't a horror movie. It was a crime/detective movie.
@@loufolse7170 That too but it is a "human horror" film. There are no monsters in it. People tend to think these types of movies don't fall under horror but they do. It's what man does to man but there are exceptions.
Searching for over 20 minutes on Netflix, Hulu and Prime is the very reason why I started watching Tubi
I first watched Apocalypse Now two years ago and I'm 53 years old. Since then I've watched it two more times. Everyone needs to see this movie if they haven't already. I think some of the slow paced scenes serve the story line perfectly and set up what's to come masterfully. A little behind the scenes some people might not know is the scene towards the beginning where Martin Sheen is in his room being drunk and acting all kinds of weird. Well, he actually did get drunk to film the scene and he really did punch the mirror and he he really did cut his hand.
I am 62 and I loved that movie too Apocalypse Now, seen ir decades ago and a few more times, Did you now that Martin Sheen als had 2 heart attacs while filming this movie?.
@@Wisdom6159 no. I did not know that. Thanks.
@@erikiversen408 Martin Sheen was very young in that movie I believe 24 yrs old, The heart attacks were the results of heat, overworking and he had a drinking problem too.
Red Dawn is very good, if you can suspend your disbelief that an army couldn't go a few miles in the woods to get some teens, was one of my favorites growing up.
I served in Baghdad from the beginning of the war, Hurt Locker was incredibly accurate and well done.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. HOPE YOU DON'T SUFFER FROM PTSD, THOUGH IT WOULD BE HARD NOT TO
Thank you for your service! It’s always good to hear someone with experience give their commentary on how accurate a movie is or isn’t. Appreciate you 🙏🏻
I did two tours in Iraq. The movie was realistic in some ways - especially how Soldiers interact with each other.
Terribly inaccurate in others - there’s no way a Soldier could sneak out of the FOB and wonder solo around Baghdad without ending up dead or, Getting busted by his leadership and facing UCMJ
@@carlengstrom7968 I agree, though my company had some people that did pretty shady things, we had an E5 that got out of the base and married a local woman, they found out pretty quick though
I have been looking for Queen of the Damned for months. The bottom of this list means some fantastic movies on Tubi.
Blues Brothers, best comedic buddy flick, ever. Apocalypse Now, a visually stunning portrayal of the psychology of madness.
Also in Queen of the damned they use Johnathan Davis voice from Korn to do the singing scenes. His voice is awesome and that's worth the admission. Also there's a song on the soundtrack with Johnathan Davis and David Draiman from Disturbed that's kick ass.
They used Chester and staticx too
I Saw the Devil, Train to Busan should be on the list. Also Triangle is not bad too
Train to Busan was on last month's list I believe. Truly awesome movie, so is the Wandering Earth.
I love Tubi but I wish it was more selective. It’s got way too much garbage on it. You do us a great service by sifting through all of those movies. Thank you!
2001 A Space Odyssey is a masterpiece ✨
Just FYI…a good amount of these aren’t on Tubi any longer. I didn’t try them all but 2001, Whiplash, Blade Runner, Unforgiven I could not find
I expect that I am in the minority here but I think 2001 is incredibly tedious, visually stunning yes, amazing theme yes but so many times I thought the scene lingered way longer than necessary. I have seen many slow paced movies that don't rely on crash/bang action that I really liked but not 2001. Other than that there are many of my favourite movie in this list.
Thanks for another solid list! First time I’ve seen most of a list- own many of them on physical copies.
I’ve been looking for Heavy Metal for some time; stoked to find it streaming finally.
I went to TUBI and did a search for "The Hurt Locker" but it's not there...
Have NOT watched "Apocalypse Now" but only because it's still hard for me to watch anything that recalls Vietnam... Maybe I'll give it a try and see if I can watch all the way through without falling apart (knew guys that went and, well, didn't come home or did but... ).
By the way, I saw "2001: A Space Odyssey" the year it came out (1968) and remember almost all of it. Think I'll have to have another look soon... If only Hal would open the damned pod bay doors!!
Also "Unforgiven" was great; think I'll take another look at that one, too - been watching and enjoying Clink Eastwood since he was "Rowdy Yates" on "Rawhide" - yes, I am THAT old!
Oh, "Whiplash" was, in a word, AMAZING... As a musician, it hit home in a big way! I might watch that one again.
LIKE your lists... and now, I'm making my own of what I'd like to see, again or for the first time.
Understood. I had several Frat brothers who came back physically ok, but not mentally. I was fortunate to be sent to Germany
Cable TV dropped in 80' HBO had Heavy Metal shortly after it's release. I recorded it and wore the tape out! 40 years later it's still memorized word for word!
"A shadow shall fall over the universe, and evil will grow in it's path, and Death will come from the skies" IT'S A MUST WATCH
DvD I just watched the glass onion and you are going to have to eat a little crow. I recall you saying that you didn't expect much of it. You couldn't have been further from that. It's pretty amazing.
When you mentioned great movie soundtracks, I low-key hoped Judgement Night was on this list lol
Nice list. Another great movie on Tubi is "The Villainess"
omg 10 out of 20 are movies i actually love. new record for you and I.
I've been a Tubi fan for a while now. They have some of the best forgotten classics from the 60s and 70s. Cool Hand Luke is a great example but so is Cockfighter, The Shooting, Fist of Fury, and others.
Just watched the #1 movie "Unforgiven" for the first time 👍
Thanks for the suggestion, keep up the good work
Darren @19:40 J K Simmons goes on to be lead role in "Counterpart 2017". It is a series but its fantastic (Sci-fi very original), and his performance of both his characters is awesome.
If you're a Nirvana fan Tubi has a documentary called "Soaked in Bleach" that'll convince you that Courtney Love had Kurt murdered. Even the lead investigator (The Seattle Sheriff who oversaw the investigation) says he botched the investigation and he'd do it differently if he could go back. 1 quote stuck with me (amongst many other things said and evidence that surfaced) was "If you want to get away with murder... murder a junkie"
If you want something lighter "Rock of Ages" had an all star cast from including Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta Jones, Russell Brand, and more. If you love rock and roll (80s in particular but, not limited to) it's the most fun I've had and I normally can't stand musicals but, this is different. I rarely laugh out loud (almost never lately?) but, this movie really had me laughing and smiling and singing the whole way through 🤣✌️♥️🎸🎶🙏🎬
Putting "Alec Baldwin" and "getting away with murder" in the same paragraph is harsh.
@@tarico4436 I used to indent my paragraphs but, I think you can see the separation just the same and yeah, it never occurred to me. I don't think Alec got away with murder in the O.J. sense . From what I understand it was an unfortunate accident that he's not as responsible for as the props Dept. Last I heard nobody really knew how the live ammo made it onto the set and into his gun . [End of Paragraph 🤣]
In any case at some point we can laugh at a tragedy right?
Abraham Lincoln jokes are fine. Alec Baldwin? Still kinda fresh I think but, I doubt he's going to do a deep dive into the comments on Flix Connection right, so sure I guess it's alright.
Clever enough for me Tar Ico ✌️♥️🤣🎬🙏
I was a Part of that scene & it was known that she killed him.
Fairly new subscriber, you do a really great job man!
Seen or actually own 19 out of 20. All great picks except for Paddington 2. Never seen either one of them and everyone is saying how good it is. I guess I will have to give it a go but I know I will keep thinking of TED the whole time :)
I was born in ‘76 and watched heavy metal when i was 7 or 8 years old (gotta love 80s parenting). I now own it on dvd! There was another cartoon in the early 80s that had r rated themes but im blanking on the name
Fritz the Cat, adult themed R rated animation from early 70s, but they were still showing it in theaters in the 80s. 1981 I was a senior in high school. We went to the midnight movies almost every Saturday at the local 11 screen mega theater. Always playing at midnight for years was Heavy Metal, The Warriors, Rocky Horror, Fritz the Cat, Altered States. Fritz the Cat was ok to see once. My personal fave is The Warriors, and I still watch it every chance I get
@@KR-sh6rm early 80s midnight classic "Kentucky Fried Movie" :)
I really loved FALLEN with Denzel Washington. It was one of my favorite thrillers at the time.
Whiplash .....thats the one to watch. It is Truly inspiring!!! Whether you play any instrument. That one is just.....(Italian man kisses tips of fingers perfect)!
Amazing! I actually own 18 of these on DVD (or VHS) and LOVE them ALL!!!!!
couple of great animes I found on Tubi were Redline and Memories, Redline which has super crazy insane animations and Memories which also has super crazy insane animations but is from 1995 and is compilation of 3 stories the first of which is a really freaky like, space horror anime type of thing. Redline and Memories!
I watched a independent film on Tubi called Less Than A Whisper. Great film. It's writer, director, star Francis Xavier is someone to look out for. Please review. Xavier deserves it.
tubi is awesome and does have a lot of great obscure and or forgotten stuff or stuff the others do not have but i would not say better. ok well yah better in that it is a free ad on to cable instead of having to pay hulu or netflix. Anyways tubi does not have some of the really great shows that netflix or hulu or prime have either so….. whatevs it doesn’t really matter it is just a matter of personal preference and all that. Take your pick of the deluge of entertainment options!
I loved your list
Some of the best movies ever made were on your list
The unforgiven is a masterpiece
When I saw the movie when it came out I was was stunned
Thank you for posting this video
A lot of hard work went into it and I really appreciate it
Have a wonderful new year to you and your family
A great 80's Scifi movie on Tubi is Looker starring Albert Finney , highly recommended if your into 80's movies!
Damn, you nailed them all. thank you for this list. Apocalypse Now was a movie I watched over and over while I was enlisted in the army. Unforgiven, also outstanding.
If it ever comes up, check out Used Cars with Kurt Russel and Jack Warden. Not sure how many cars were wrecked, A LOT. It has this dog actor. The dog is acting. Steals every scene.
Great video. Don't agree with all of your choices... only because they currently have a ton of amazing films that I dig even more. Some of those include:
- Office Uprising and The Belko Experiment
- Cockneys vs Zombies
- the Maniac Cop franchise
plus many more AND some wonderful TV shows, like
- Masters Of Horror and
- Fear Itself (or as I call it, Masters Of Horror season 3)
- The A-Team and more.
you are so righ
you are so right! just watched 2 great sci fi movies we hadnt seen and on 3rd, Alien Hunter which looks good too. has 4-6 mins of commercials every 12-15 minuets but quality is great. try Tubi for sure!
I find interesting that Robocop aged well, what is not common for that type of movies at that time.
In 2001 I find interesting that (I don't know if it was intended) that all people are anodyne, mostly devoid of emotions, uninteresting, to the point you ask yourself if it was a stylistic decision, bad acting (I doubt because this is consistent through all characters), or what, and the most human character in the movie is HAL.
Freevee also offers lots of films for zero charge. ET and Hook, plus lots of wholesome TV like Little House and Waltons.
Theme of this video..... Damn, the 80s was banger for great movies! 😁
Oh man, Fallen is one of my all time favorites, def a pick over Seven, while I loved them both.
I liked Robocop when that bad guy said " Somebody give that man a hand" great movie.
Do we have different Tubi accounts? I have not found any of these on my Tubi account.
I admit this is a killer list and should be in everyone's home library.
I totally agree Jonathan Davis killed it and the Gypsy violin scene still give me goosebumps
Discovered Tubi about 3 weeks ago and am totally addicted: have been watching beloved movies from my long-ago youth and am amazed how well they have held up: are very different from YOUR list but am LOVING TUBI: 'In a Lonely Place'; 'Joe' ('70); 'L A Confidential'; 'The Last Seduction'; 'Elmer Gantry'; 'Separate Tables', and many, many more, BUT also a few you have listed, too!!!!
Me too discovered around Christmas. I was looking for "The night they saved Christmas." And they had it. I love that movie and could watch it over and over. I love tubi now .
@@too9593 my only problem is how many gems get squashed under dollarbin movies
@@TheReeelBradPitt what??
@@too9593 great movies being overshadowed by the cheaper ones
How do you find your picks? Is there a master list somewhere so you don't have to scroll through all the movies? That scroll in itself can be entertaining sometimes and I do watch some really crappy movies that end up being kind of fun.
Tubi also has quite a few good Korean movies like JSA
Bro How did dominoe get past everyone. Great joB! Blown away man!
Whiplash .....thats the one to watch. It is Truly inspiring!!! Whether you play any instrument. That one is just.....(Italian man kisses tips of fingers perfect)! Muuuahhh. The. Hurt locker ..and 2001 of course.
Guilty. We all got high and saw Heavy Metal…multiple times.
great list - and HELL YES to POLTERGEIST. This movie is so, so much better than people remember; the characters are terrific, the setpieces are amazing, and the screenplay is insanely clever and tightly written. My favorite pop-horror film ever made; not scary per se, but a total blast.
Try “Silent Rage” with Chuck Norris. Awesomely forgotten movie from the early 80s.
I love tubi and real real short commericials and it's FREE
Unfortunately the best way to view 2001 is at a Cinarama Theatre. The incredible awe of many of the long shots of space travel, seen on the wrap-around screen, are lost, even made boring, on the smaller, flat screens.
I like tubi Christmas movies and the family movies and appreciate the free viewing.
Get ready to hit mute when the commercials come on. They are easily 2-3 times louder than the movie you're watching.
Johnathan Davis of Korn wrote the entire soundtrack for Queen of the Damned... Disturbed's lead singer kills it solo as well!
Very Solid List!!! 👌🏾📺😊💜
Many thanks for your selection and advice. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
Only a few of these are still on there sadly. The Hurt Locker is and it's a fantastic movie.
2001 is the best of the best. I also enjoyed the rest of the movies that's mentioned thanks
Rush (1991) is another fantastic movie on Tubi
Good flic list but, 90% of them are streaming everywhere. As is everything. (Except the ones I'm hunting)
Thanks Darren. I’ve watched all these when they came out, all good. I’ve gotta go watch again.