Use code VANDAM2 to get 30% off your first month at Scentbird sbird.co/3AZrGe3 20. Rush 19. Mars Attacks 18. Cliffhanger 17. Spy Kids 16. Million Dollar Baby 15. Clear and Present Danger 14. Chef 13. Labyrinth 12. Hugo 11. Training Day 10. The Game 9. Desperado 8. Once Upon a Time in America 7. Team America 6. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape 5. There Will Be Blood 4. Blade Runner the Final Cut 3. Apocalypse Now Redux 2. Leon the Professional 1. Jaws
@@WarTheory ur not the only one; Martin sheen had a serious ❤️ attack while filming that,I believe..alot of people couldn't get into that "police Action" thing.✌️
Dirka Dirka, Mohammed Gihad, "show him the signal!" Leon The Professional is one of my all time favorites. Hope The Accontant comes to a streaming platform soon.
@@Maya_Pinion yes, it was Natalie and that movie was amazing. The cinematography, acting, chemistry and Gary's performance was outstanding. Agree, this movie hit on all cylinders for sure.
1986 with over 30 years ago. Labyrinth is actually 35 years old this year. Regardless you host an awesome Channel. Thank you for all you do. May you and yours remain safe
I'm not great with math but I did catch this only because Darren and I are the same age and I was like what? But hell, I couldn't do what he does (stage fright) and if I tried I'd make mistakes too.
The 90s was an incredible decade when you look back at the incredible list of genre fluix made then. Everything from NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET to ROBOCOP to EVIL DEAD 2 to RE-ANIMATOR to HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER to ALIENS.
Finally watched Last Shift last night based on your recommendation with the Mrs. We were on some edibles and had a great time! Excellent Halloween pick!
I felt the same way about TWBB at first because I didn't know what to expect. The movie could have been about anything, it was poorly marketed. Leaving the theater we were like "what was that"? In hindsight after rewatching, it's a superb film. DDL at his phenomenal best and Danno probably gives is best performance ever. Either this or Prisoners. Great pick by DVD! Solid #5
I watched Rush twice and deep dove into the history of it. The camera footage was breathtaking!!! Rush is 2013, BTW. I thought you were listing Rush 1991. Powerful flick with Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh. Very heavy, but great. Have u seen it?
1991's Rush with Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric is underrated and EXCELLENT! It touched close to home, as I had friends that ran in similar circles and experienced a small taste of such lifestyles through them. Glad I never went down that road myself.
I am glad you mentioned The Game. It is among my favourite movies. In fact, I just watched it two weeks ago Like the movie, Exam, this is one film I enjoy sharing with other people..
I'm both grateful and jealous-- you have an excellent platform here to enlighten us about film, and you're good at it, and though (like anyone) I can't agree about everything you say, I agree with quite a bit. That being said... I've been saying what you said about Blade Runner for decades. DECADES dude. You said it better. More concise and respectful, but mostly more efficiently. The very points you made about the age of the film and how much has been borrowed, and how little of anything like it (read: nothing) came before... is what I tried to explain years before it finally had momentum as not just an underground hit, but recognized as a great resource and piece of art imitated endlessly to this day. Thank you. I'm jealous you get to say it and now take credit for the concepts (yeah I know it's been said before but yours was lean and mean), and I'm kicking myself for not getting a channel rolling myself long ago... but grateful you do film experience justice so often.
Robert Shaw's scene where he gives the Indianapolis speech, is one of the best "monologues" I have ever seen. There is a very interesting behind the scene story, regarding Spielberg and Shaw, that shows how good of an actor he was.
Darren, you have become one of my new RU-vid best buddies over the past two years with your excellent hidden gem recommendations- BUT- 5% of the time, you love an outright stinker (subjectively, of course ;) The Game, as well as Thin Red Line, I found to be dubiously overrated and pretentious. The wins on this channel are always worth the occasional misses.
I've probably watched Jaws 100 times over the years and it NEVER gets old. The scene where Quint gets eaten by the shark is just brutal to watch. I was 5 when it came out and when it did folks were scared to DEATH to go into the ocean....heck even in lakes and ponds too LOL it had that profound of an effect on everyone's psyche. Quite an accomplishment for a movie to do that for years after release...........
Darren, as a 53-yr-old busy waitress & grandmother, I want you to know that I am so thankful for your movie suggestions. On occasion, I have made the mistake of watching a random movie on Netflix or Amazon... Without guidance, and am often left disappointed. However, NEVER have I had regrets after watching one of your recommendations... THANK YOU for your research & posts!!!
One thing I've learned to watch for that helps weed out the garbage on Netflix is that little red N icon on the movies thumbnail when going through there selection. If the movie you are considering has that red N, it means it is a Netflix original. Its best to stay away from those. They are almost always crap and to be honest, if you've seen one you seen them all. They basically take the same movie and make it over and over again with different actors and settings. Netflix originals look good, but they aren't. Stick with the real movies and avoid the red N.
Can't believe how many of these classic movies I've slept on and still consider myself a film buff. I liked this format a lot and now have some work to do.
Going to order Scentbird for my teenagers as a Christmas present. What a great concept! Also...how am I going to have enough time to watch all these gr8 movies? Lol
Another great recommendations list, Darren and I enjoyed your extra observations in each film. The ones that stand out for me, include: Training Day 💥 Desperado 💥 Once upon a Time in America 💥 Leon The Professional 💥 Bade Runner: The Final Cut💥 Team America (wickedly hilarious) 💥 There Will Be Blood 💥 and Apocalypse Now Redux 💥 Excellent work. Catch you on your next presentation and take care 🌟🌟🌟
I can vouch for you on that Versace Eros, been using it for awhile now and I love it. I also love Dolce&Gabbana's THE ONE. Give that a shot if you can. EDIT: Well damn. I paused the video when I typed that and after starting I see they recommended THE ONE like I just said lol. Now I'm interested in that Skylar Salt Air...
Loved this format! I have been a subscriber for several years, I am elated that JAWS is your number 1 pick! I was 6 when I saw it in the theater. A couple of years ago it was in a theater here during the summer, and I was finally able to show my children how incredibly scary this was on the big screen. My son said “ My childhood is complete “. Then left for boot camp a couple of weeks later. Thanks again for a great list!
Rush, Mars Attacks!, & The Game are totally underrated. And yes, Blade Runner: The Final Cut is one of the best scifi movies of all time. I'm so glad RS was able to get his full vision out (the stupid narration in the original is moronic). Love, Love LOVE Leon The Professional (watched it again last week on NF)
I'm so happy Desperado is available now! I want to show it to my daughter. Movers stole my DVD out of the case (and my Canadian import Pulp Fiction with deleted scenes). This happened more than 10 years ago and still I mourn.
IN CliffHanger Jhon Lithcow (spell error maybe) has always been a powerful acting Badguy on All of his performances as The bad guy, very talented individual considering 3rd Rock from the Sun.
John made another BAD guy performance in a movie with Denzel Washington,he played a psycho...look it up,I'm too lazy......John's amazing.two weeks ago he played Rudy Giuliani in a skit on Colbert's show.. epic.👋
Best movie reviews ever. - and I remember S&E. We don’t have exactly the same taste in movies, but your reviews have gotten me to try new films. Thanks.
Couple of things I have to say: I watched What's Eating Gilbert Grape when I was a kid and it DEPRESSED the hell out of me and I vowed to never watch it again. Leon the Professional has the best character development I've ever seen in a movie. I felt DEEPLY for Leon and Portman.
GRAPE got a deep emotional reaction from u....therefore,I think,it means it was a good movie...at the time,no one was talking about house bound morbidly obese people and the effects on family....☮️
I definitely love Labyrinth. One of my favorite movies as a kid. I think it was one of the first movies I rented at Blockbuster when I bought my video cassette player. It definitely holds the test of time.
I don't understand why these videos aren't separated into chapters so that people can skip to the movies they want to hear about. Also Labyrinth is OVER 30 years old at this point.
My wife and I just saw Chef last week and when it was done we said, "how have we not watched this before?" It was fantastic! I really liked Favreau and Leguizamo in this movie.
I just re-watched Cliffhanger a couple weeks ago and couldn't agree with you more. Thanks for this great list and calling my attention to movies I need to enjoy again. What’s Eating Gilbert Grape is the only one I've never seen but I'll correct that error in the next few days. I'm a little concerned that I agree with your opinions more than my wife's. Please keep up the great work.
Slightly off-topic, but does anyone else do this? I have a stack of movies (I like physical copies, okay?) that I haven't seen yet. All are either from writers I love, or recommended by people I trust (This channel included). And yet, I find myself re-watching movies that I've already seen....I've lost count of the number of times I've watched e.g. "The Sunset Limited" Part of it is not wanting to spend 90 minutes on what might suck...And believe me, I've seen my share of absolute crap. Part of it is....Well, you know what you get, I suppose. So in a channel of movie-aficinados, am I the only one leaning into what I know?
@LessThanExpertRacing... just my two cents, but I'd recommend working the nerve to watch all of the movies you haven't seen that you do have. If a movie doesn't interest you in the first 15 mins, just skip it and move on to the next one. That will save you from wasting too much time on movies you may not like. If you continue to simply watch movies you've already seen, then you are actually missing out on movies you may actually enjoy even more. Good Luck.
Psychologists have found that the older you get, the less interested you are in new things. Your brain gets better at anticipating what you will like based on experience, and less willing to waste time gambling on unknowns or things which show indications of being inferior to the stuff you already like.
Sorry, but cannot agree with your position on Blade Runner in regard to the Sam Spade style narration. I saw this movie in theatre when it came out and have owned a copy in multiple formats thru the decades since, and i still miss the narration. Perhaps it is the nostalgia. But, to each his own.
Anyone pick up on the father with a troubled daughter relationship theme in several of Clint’s movies? It makes me wonder if he is trying to communicate with one of his daughters through his films. Million dollar baby made my heart swell and break at the same time. Loved it
These are some of the best movies ever made, and Hollywood now couldnt come close to making anything even close to how great these movies are, and hold up for decades.
Rush is incredible. I saw it years ago but didn’t appreciate it. Now that I am older, I loved it. I enjoyed re-watching Cliffhanger. AN:Redux is great if you have already seen the film a few times. This is a great selection. I watched most of your picks. It helped get me through these odd times.Still watching Oct. 24. I am still enjoying your list. Thank you.
Just a heads up - There Will Be Blood was shot out near Marfa, Texas, which is a tiny town in the western part of the state; Plano is a big suburb in the DFW metroplex.
You’re right: Million Dollar Baby was even better than I thought. Really great movie. “Training Day” is one of my favorite movies of all time. Denzel was beyond perfect; he was 100% powerful and amazing every single second of that movie; He made every line his own.
"That's how old this movie is." I was born in 1982...*cough*suckit*cough* ;) Great video as ever, giving scentbird a try too, thanks for the recommendations!
I loved Hugo when it came out so thanks for reminding me to watch it again. Thanks for these lists. Keeps me from never running out of something to watch.
Jaws has one of my favorite camera tricks and is possibly the first time I ever saw it. I don't know the name of the technique, but it's done using a zoom lens and the camera moving away from the actor at the same time. In Jaws it's used when Roy Sheider is on the beach and sees the shark. I remember reading that the crew named the prop shark Bruce. That kills me.
What!!! U say....making over Cliffhanger...hah.thats criminal and I have a Jason Momoa light switch cover,um,in my bathroom.😬.... That's like making the mt.climbing adventure the "Eiger Sanction" with Clint Eastwood,George Kennedy over...😏. nope.
As a Fincher aficionado, I did enjoy The Game as well (Zodiac my #1). As for Se7en (which granted, I probably have viewed the most, even to the degree that it's resonance has faded a bit) there is one issue I have with that film that parodies that one (infuriating) missing piece of the puzzle. It is of the finale I am referring to (which I know many consider the ultimate OMG moment 1st time viewing the film), to my point. Of the 7 deadly sins, each had a subsequent guilty (victim) who was killed for committing that sin, all except the protagonist Mills (Brad Pitt), guilty of the Sin Wrath, yet unlike the other 6 who were killed, Mills is not. He is broken & disparaged, but like that missing puzzle piece, he is alive. I wouldn't make such a fuss, Se7en is by all accounts a great success for a director's sophomore film release, but SO much of the film is built around the premise that these victims were guilty of a Deadly Sin and therefore had to die for committing said Sin. If I am mistaken in my thought process, have been foolish in missing some key element or you don't agree w/ my interpretation, please reply.
Maybe.....the thing is they are both campy. The difference is Mars Attacks knows it and is owns it. Independence Day thinks it is that generation's Jaws or Star Wars. It ain't.
When a horror or SciFi flick has as many big name stars in it as MARS ATTACKS is, it's a sign from God that the movie is going to suck. And that's what happened. Best family movie inspite of the language is INTO THE WEST. The kids nay not even catch it though with the thick Irish brogues.
I really like the concept, there are definitely quite a few movies in here that I re-watch and a few that I will give a shot. Perhaps keep it to 12 movies instead of 20.
You have been working with your kids on that new math stuff, haven't you? If Labyrinth came out in '86 then it is almost 40 years old and not just 30. Your reviews are so good though, that we can excuse your math. Keep on giving us the good stuff.
Have been going back to check out things I've missed over the years and just watched a few of your pics recently. Love all of them but the stand out here to me I need to watch is Rush. Looks really good
APOCALYPSE NOW Redux. 45 minutes longer and a lot more topless scenes. LOL Both bunnies show their tatas . Sheen gets a lot more screen time in character development.
I LOVE "The Labyrinth""! 🥰 Still re-watch this one even tho I'm 48 by now... And "JAWS" also a favorite. "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?" REALLY made me Notice Johnny Depp & his Girl (in movie) cuz the talent they got is just Crazy!!! ❤🔥 & DiCaprio also. Amazing Performances indeed! Always Good Movie & you name Director! Have a Nice One! ✌
I SERIOUSLY thought Leo was legit mentally ill cuz he was SOOO convincing in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. Then when I saw Titanic - I was like "HOLY SH*T this actor's great!!!!"
DVD, JAWS over Leon, The Professional??? I will admit it's a close call, but Leon is Number One. No need for special effects (OK, a few...) to carry the story, it is cinematography at it's finest. Don't get me wrong, JAWS is a classic, but The Professional is the GOAT! Love you, long time, DVD!
YOU'RE THE BEST DVD , i'd like more of the breakdown you've given JAWS in fact I might never get off your channel if you specialised in doing non stop this ( btw dude, i'm 75 currently old enuf to be your great great/grandfather, and ive seen them come & go almost rom Hedda Hopper days, & thank you dude darren hyperbole you're thye best!
Darren, I know you don't know much about fragrances so I just wanted to clear things up for you based on what you said about "The One" being the only fragrance for men by DG. So, Dolce and Gabbana has about 40 fragrances for men and that doesn't include the ten or so unisex ones marketed to them as well. Thought you'd like to know.
Respectfully disagree about Final Cut opinion on Blade Runner 1982. AGREED that it be on this list, however, you suggested that the Theatrical narrated version plays to the concern of the audience's understanding. I don't believe that is the case here. I enjoy that original version more and believe that it is more of an artistic choice to balance the extreme futuristic sci-fi with a classic 1920's detective noir vibe to find a way to set it apart from the flood of 80's dystopian-shock future cinema.
Do you know anything about "Moving Violations"? It is a comedy. Dude, it really is hilarious. Please try to find it back in the 80's genre. Freakin' hilarious! Have you ever seen a comedic brotherly love? This man tried so hard to be his own life.
