I've continued to ponder the state of the dollar bin at a movie rental store in the modern day, and it occurred to me that there is a very accessible way to dig deeply into that pile of once again in the digital age: the officially published and officially free Movies and TV page on YouTube.
You may not have known about this page; after all, they don't advertise it much (or maybe at all) beyond some recommendations you probably ignore, but it is a big darn pile of weird stuff.
And a lot of it is free:
Want stone cold classics? Sure! They've got [Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gewXbR3Ryic&pp=sAQB) and [Fiddler on the Roof](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBmIfMbCL-Y). Weird sequels! One [Grease 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVJLIDPFnZA) comin right up. "Wow, they have this?" anime movies? Why it's [Mazinger Z: Infinity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=294DdieZO0g). True elbow-deep-in-the-bargain-bin grab bags? Try whatever [Master of the World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=294DdieZO0g) is.
I could go on. Forum folk, show me what weird movies you've found on YouTube for free. Turns out it's a rich and weird vein!
The thing I like about youtube āfree with adsā movies is that they put stuff up there and take stuff down seemingly whenever. Twelve movies I bookmarked for watching later aren't there anymore. Will they ever come back? Who knows. The whole thing has this feeling of like, being a youtube backroom.
I had a scroll through what's on offer right now and two standouts for me are:
This bootleg Kung Fu Panda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aF9eZq4etUU
The Dead or Alive movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY-DDgOPBRc
On the less than legitimate side of things, one of my favorite westerns, The Tall T, is on youtube, put there by some person:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7yoyhtxuX8
In fact a lot of Godzilla is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQVNVPAd5FA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLP7WTL9sw8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCjybiOKkJ8
koyaanisqatsi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOA_dOrm_Mk
i watched this for the first time recently, because it was free on youtube, and i jokingly fist pumped >!when arcade games showed up!<
welcome back mr. mcdonald
https://youtu.be/1MKeIkR-Wr0
*never get tired*, the documentary about late 00s DIY punk outfit bomb the music industry!, has found its way onto youtube in full finally. it's great! worth watching whether or not you know the band I think.
New Castle After Dark is a great little channel, posting lots of obscure and fun horror and cult films. Mostly 70s but occasionally will dip into something a bit older.
They do have an intro, intermission and outro discussing the film which may be a turn off for some but I find adds to the late night schlocky feel of it all. Highly recommend!!
