I once work up after a nightshift only to find Flash Gordon on the TV immediately followed by Biggles Adventures in Time, that was a good afternoon ^.^
@casinodelonge4 жыл бұрын
As a lifelong Biggles officianado, I think you've hit the nail on the head with your review. At the time, I hear the time travel stuff was introduced because it was too expensive to set the film in WW1, (both of the bi-planes were post WW1). But.... the characters were at least retained Biggles, Algy, Ginger and Bertie, and Marie was his official girlfriend (although Biggles was always very non sexual, in fact the only thing in Biggles books that were actually coming were the camels) and of course Von Stalhein was the official "baddie", in a late book Biggles even rescued him from the communists. In retrospect. if they wanted to film an "Indiana Jones" style Biggles (and there were about 40 books that would have fitted the bill), "Biggles Flies West" would have been a corker, it had pirates and everything!
@waynedaniel7 жыл бұрын
Saw this at Mile End cinema East london with my uncle back when i was 10yrs old, silly film but absolutely loved it have to find a download now to show my son
@Notsram776 жыл бұрын
Oh man. I thought I had dreamed this movie as a kid! IT DOES EXIST!
@stephenstrange5297 жыл бұрын
Biggles is brilliant! One of my favourites. Fun facts; the docks where Ferguson shoots up the police cars is the same location seen in Hammer's To the Devil A Daughter (which would make a great subject for GoodBad Flicks) and the ruined city was where Kubrick shot a lot of Full Metal Jacket a couple of years later.
@jedigecko067 жыл бұрын
_"If you can fly a Sopwith Camel: you can fly anything."_ A great review: keep 'em coming.
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@brianartillery4 жыл бұрын
He's right, though: the Camel's rotary engine caused tremendous torque, which caused the deaths of several airmen who were not used to it. The aircraft Biggles crashes is a Sopwith Pup. That was a handful, too.
@alanmoss36037 жыл бұрын
Ooooo, yes! A Peter Cushing retrospective! Please, please, please! Such an interesting life - appearing in some of the best British movies of all time! (okay, Hammer and Amicus) Go on - you know you want too!
@H3len507 жыл бұрын
Could not agree more.
@WHNorthcote7 жыл бұрын
Not just on him but all of his films as one video for each one. Those Hammer films are ripe for this channel.
@homelesshannah505 жыл бұрын
No he will forever be best remember as General Tarkin in one of the biggest movies of all time.
@LordShadowD7 жыл бұрын
Want to know my favourite Peter Cushing fact? He was a tabletop miniature war gamer.
@mgrzx33676 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this movie several times in the 80's. Francesca Gonshow i loved from "Allo, Allo". I just don't remember it like this. Drugs were good in the 80's. Ty GBF for review
@Ashrudel7 жыл бұрын
I agree a video just about Peter Cushing and his career would be amazing to see.
@cillianbrouder7 жыл бұрын
Peter Cushing looks best in low light. It really captures his epic cheek bones!
@cillianbrouder7 жыл бұрын
Jazz Man I owe my fans nothing!
@futball246 жыл бұрын
Jazz Man You responded to his comment numb nuts.
@zetetick3956 жыл бұрын
@Jazz Man I owe his fans about £3.50 Honestly I was hoping they'd forgotten about it
@Red19UK6 жыл бұрын
For my money this movie has some of the best flying sequences ever put on film.
@waltervanlille22635 жыл бұрын
Watched this as a kid, and loved it. Even the "hero" song from the intro I find myself singing to this day.
@jengorman22466 жыл бұрын
I found out in a recent rewatch after years of not having seen it that I official do not need to watch this movie anymore. I remember it scene for scene, line for line. Loved it and it's a fond memory about a movie my dad recommended that I had NOT wanted to watch. Thanks for the review!!
@W0lfenstrike7 жыл бұрын
Never heard of this one, but it definitely sounds like something I would've LOVED as a kid, I probably would've recorded it on VHS and watch it over and over again :)
@pizzadude27867 жыл бұрын
I got the vhs of this film in the mid 90s when a friend of the family closed their milkbar/video rental shop. I watched it at least 50 times haha. ahh the time before internet
@sebastiancws54757 жыл бұрын
Man, Good Bad Flicks has the best metal music intro out there.
@ancientsociety797 жыл бұрын
"I hope this is the trench with Wonder Woman in it." That's gold, Jerry. Gold!
@casinodelonge4 жыл бұрын
Most Jerry gold was actually in Swiss bank accounts.
@300DBenz5 жыл бұрын
Ooooooohhhhhhhh! This is it! This was the movie I’ve been trying to find for 2 decades! Saw some of it as a kid but had no idea what it was and only remembered the time travel and the electric shaver “grenade” scene!
@orvilpym7 жыл бұрын
I really do not share your taste in films, like, at all. But I love your enthusiasm and conviction, and I watch your videos as soon as I can whenever a new one comes out. They invariably brighten my day. :)
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
That's ok! I'm glad you at least enjoy the entertainment :)
@pixystixnfairycrack5 жыл бұрын
I saw this as a kid and loved it! You cannot believe the frustration I had for years in that I couldn't remember the name of the movie, just the name Biggles. I would mention it to people and no one knew what the hell I was talking about. I was seriously surprised when this video popped up in the "Up Next" section. I honestly made a squee noise lol
@Jarejander697 жыл бұрын
A remake? are you crazy? This needs a sequel or two!
@jdslater14 жыл бұрын
You should’ve pointed out that they only jump when their “time twin” is in danger. The soundtrack is great. It’s also nice to see an 80s London skyline before all the other buildings went up.
@rp65232 жыл бұрын
People expect too much. It wasn't going to change anyone's life. It's a story! It's got all the parts of a story! It makes people feel good to watch it! One of my favourites.
@jonknight46167 жыл бұрын
I remember trying to record this film on vhs back in the day, I think on Starz. It came on late night a couple times, but the movie right before it was 2001 and I ran out of room on the tape and barely caught the beginning of this. I tracked this movie down a year or so again and was finally able to watch it. And yeah, it's fun, and Peter Cushing is always a plus!
@conkerman015 жыл бұрын
I had such a thing for Francesca Gonshaw when she was in ‘allo ‘allo. Happy times.
@evilspeak57025 жыл бұрын
You'll enjoy this then, great song too...... kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2mTopuvpNuCpKM
@Wintis_Swizzle5 жыл бұрын
This film inspired me to pass my driving test on my third and final attempt (It was work sponsored). Failed on accumulation of minors first time. Second time, a major for a slight roll back on a hill start on a steep ass hill! Watched this film on TV purely by accident on a lazy Sunday afternoon with the missus before my final attempt on the Monday. Passed with flying colours. I’ll always remember this film fondly. It chilled me out and I realised that if this film can get made then I sure as hell can drive a car. Own it on Blu-ray now. This film changed my life and opened doors for me. It’s absolute $hlT to some but to me, it will always be the best!
@casinodelonge4 жыл бұрын
One hopes you told the test examiner "if you can fly a Sopwith Camel..."
@danielbohatkiewicz717 жыл бұрын
There's a movie for ya to do next. "Time Bandits" from 1981.
@mikefried73453 жыл бұрын
Yes that was so Trippy and scary a lil as a kid.
@nathanl70186 жыл бұрын
I saw the last third of this movie on HBO back in 1989. At least now I know what it was called. Thanks GBF.
@stevebrewster53417 жыл бұрын
Omg i saw this movie back in the day on hbo and always wondered what the name of it was. Thank you so much for doing a review od this movie ive been thinking about it for over a decade. Now I finally have peace.
@1amjapan7 жыл бұрын
Great video, I grew up with this movie and loved how bonkers it is. Thanks for making this, brilliant.
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@noneed4me2n77 ай бұрын
Really wanted to see this as a kid, lost track of it and never remembered the title. Found it again by accident. Surprised it had Grand Moff Tarkin in it didn’t remember that from the trailer. Thanks for the specifics.
@realedvardjr7 жыл бұрын
The rim-shot at 4:45 is enough for me to give this a 'like'.
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@richardmeyer68077 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this on cable along time ago. I like it then and my opinion hasn't change.
@jenny2tone2428 ай бұрын
Saw this as a kid when it came out and it remains one of my fave films to this day. The soundtrack is great and I had a bit of a thing for Neil Dickson as Biggles, very dashing.
@kennymac17067 жыл бұрын
Saw this one opening day when I was 8. They were literally giving tickets away so my whole family went. I remember this fondly, although the whole microwave weapon sequence freaked me out and permanently damaged my 5 year old brother ( ah the 80's where PG meant weeks of nightmares ) Poor Alex Hyde White though, from the awful Corman Fantastic Four movie to being faceless Henry Jones snr in the last crusade opening... guy never caught a break. Great video mate!
@pferreira19836 жыл бұрын
Both Biggles and FF were great underrated movies.
@DngnRdr6 жыл бұрын
I was big fan of the books as a child and when the movie came out I was eager to see it... it was silly and fun and I can ignore the stupid bits because it holds a special place in my heart.
@capmron12657 жыл бұрын
Baby, Secret of the Legend and now this nostalgic gem. You're really digging deep in my subconscious.
@artboymoy4 жыл бұрын
I never heard about this but the production for all the WWI stuff looks top notch. Peter Cushing looks amazing and I'd probably see it just for him. It looks like it has that 80s wacky adventure film vibe to it that would, yes, appeal to kids.
@garyhall3317 жыл бұрын
even with youtube really limiting what you can review, still putting out quality material.
@makara805 жыл бұрын
Incidentally Peter Cushing appeared as Colonel Raymond in the music video for 'The Immortals' _No Turning Back_ . The video is cheesy (and cheap) as hell but I was always impressed by Cushing's participation when other actors of his calibre would've likely considered such things beneath them!
@sdfilmproductions41932 жыл бұрын
They used to show this on UK television channels all the time!!🤣👍
@BuckarooBanzai844 жыл бұрын
And additionally; YES!! YES to a remake! Make this happen! #RemakeBiggles!
@tylerskiss7 жыл бұрын
Chuck! That's the suit from Raiders of the Lost Ark: "Top. Men." oh, and he may have been in some dumb space movie as a character named Porky or something, but no one remembers that one.
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
Stay on target!
@Wallyworld306 жыл бұрын
That was actually a clever line. The Sopwith Camel was notoriously hard to fly!
@casinodelonge4 жыл бұрын
And of course Biggles would have as a result been familiar with the issue of excessive torque, which he actually comments on in the film explaing how the tail rotor counteracts the torque of the main rotor.
@samg29797 жыл бұрын
I adore this film! I grew up watching it over and over
@Alyssa-dk2yx Жыл бұрын
You had me at the Parasite Eve reference! I remember seeing this late at night on TV, good memories☺ thanks for the fun video
@GoodBadFlicks Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@jakecolt97837 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for this, i loved this movie as a kid and i still love it today.
@MurphyBorder7 жыл бұрын
Catch this every so often on TV , such a fun movie ,really enjoyed this!
@NYCQuint7 жыл бұрын
You need your own network tv show man... I heart this film!!!
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Phaota5 жыл бұрын
Another classic 80s movie I loved when it came out and have the Blu-ray now (previously the DVD). Enjoy the soundtrack as well, which I have in my massive 80s archive of film soundtracks from 80 to 89.
@JuddKramer7 жыл бұрын
Wow, this movie had Porkins AND Grand Moff Tarkin!
@thewhiteportugeuseisnotama99827 жыл бұрын
I loved Biggles as a kid ...he was one of my favorite childhood heroes...
@leogustafsson55647 жыл бұрын
God damm...I’ve been binging your videos and just realised this is coming to an end. I might just start over😎 this is awesome!
@leogustafsson55647 жыл бұрын
God damm? Yeah, why knot?
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
I approve!
@coalitionofrob4367 жыл бұрын
This is awesome Cecil! Read some of the books in my youth, never heard of this. Great review as always!
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@anibala.moralessanchez80187 жыл бұрын
Literally getting funnier. I'm never unsubscribing.
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
:)
@WhiskeyBrewer7 жыл бұрын
I have this on DVD, its a great film to watch on a Sunday afternoon. Peter Cushing even appears in the video for No Turning Back :)
@carrieanneatreides62407 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe you covered this film!!!! Squee!!!!!
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
I aim to please :)
@DOSRetroGamer Жыл бұрын
I vividly remember watching 3 movies with my brother on an afternoon when I was little. Dreamscape, Howard the Duck, and this one.
@RedDragonM17 жыл бұрын
Most of us got introduced to Biggles via Monty Python. Ala "Cardinal Biggles" from the Spanish Inquistion sketch, and played by Gram Chapman in "Biggles takes a letter".
@blacquejacquesshellacque60537 жыл бұрын
Biggles. Fetch the comfy chair.
@RedDragonM17 жыл бұрын
(MUSIC STING) The comfy chair?!?!
@markbrigandi74976 жыл бұрын
And “Biggles Combs His Hair”.
@Th3Pr0digalS0n7 жыл бұрын
this movie is right up my alley. I knew of the books, but never read them. surprised i haven't heard of the movie
@DarkLordDiablos7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this one as its one of My favourite movies growing up, though I should point out that Raymond's rank was Air Commodore not Colonel. Air Commodore being the equivalent of a General/Admiral.
@casinodelonge4 жыл бұрын
Fine work Sir, but surely at the time, Raymond had a police rank??
@DarkLordDiablos4 жыл бұрын
@@casinodelonge its possible but he doesn't show Police ID.
@casinodelonge4 жыл бұрын
@@DarkLordDiablos I have about 70 Biggles books, which I've not read since I was a student in 1989 but after WW2, Raymond formed the Air Police along with Biggles et al and my recollection was that he was an Inspector or something but I may well be wrong! It was past the Golden Age of Biggles anyway....
@DarkLordDiablos4 жыл бұрын
@@casinodelonge I only know of Biggles from the movie so my knowledge is limit.
@justindenney-hall58757 жыл бұрын
GoodBadFlicks Yes, I agree you should if possible do a video on Peter Cushing.
@paganarh7 жыл бұрын
Ooooh, I remember seeing this in my youth (microwaved nazis was the memory highlight), but I did not remember the title. Time to re-watch! Thanks!
@AnonEyeMouse4 жыл бұрын
I remember that the film was turned into a black and white comic, possibly as an advert for the film, that appeared in my Transformers Comic as a kid. From that perspective, it seemed pretty cool.
@Dzonemp7 жыл бұрын
I saw in the theater when it came out. I thought it was great. Still fun to watch.
@TheAutistWhisperer7 жыл бұрын
Such a bastardisation of the source material, but still enjoyable.
@MayaState6 жыл бұрын
I had no idea this would turn out to be so entertaining. Wow. "It had to have been those mushrooms I ate on the plane."
@buttnaste4 жыл бұрын
I miss being a kid in the 80’s. Folks today can’t watch, see, experience , or just enjoy. I cut grass to buy a model of a Sopwith Camel after I seen this movie. 40 years later everyone has internet and a rite to bash. As a kid in the before time, I loved this movie. Everyone today is looking for pop culture references in every aspect of life. I’m in my 40’s. I have actually experienced a movie, without the ability to run out and post cattywampus blah. The Amish have it right, and I’m sorry for every kid that doesn’t know how to play.
@Zerofightervi7 жыл бұрын
This film has some of the best aerial footage I've seen. It's completely silly but one of my childhood favourites. Until recently I'd not seen the part where the girl decides to pull an eye out of the skull of a dead German, it made no sense at all.
@jengorman22466 жыл бұрын
Agreed, I'd never seen that part of the movie so I suspect the copy we had was an edited version.
@marshmallowarkleseizure37425 жыл бұрын
a rather morbid keepsake if you as me...
@RavenHouseMystery7 жыл бұрын
Peter Cushing. What a life and what a career.
@DrMetropolis747 жыл бұрын
I love this movie... it was on HBO all the time when I was a kid. I really need to see it again.
@pajnolan44597 жыл бұрын
I loved this as a kid.
@weltvonalex7 жыл бұрын
man i loved the movie, i saw it when i was a kid :) and still its awesome, they dont make movies like that any more
@BarbadosBeerFestival4 жыл бұрын
Marie!!!!! Always loved her from Allo Allo
@neilbeforezod27677 жыл бұрын
Completely forgotten how much I loved the theme song to this when I was little. Too late know for the first dance at our wedding sadly. What about young Sherlock Holmes?
@MrCaptnrex7 жыл бұрын
11:30 a lot of people need to do that today, if its not a exact copy of the source material they flip their shit
@ThreadBomb7 жыл бұрын
But this movie is not just inaccurate, it's a travesty.
@h.plovecat43077 жыл бұрын
Grand Moff Tarkin sure got into some zany hijinks after the Death Star blew up.
@rjspires7 жыл бұрын
Loved this film growing up.
@Mengetsu7 жыл бұрын
You made a Parasite Eve joke in one of your videos. You're my favorite KZbinr now 😃
@Starbug3607 жыл бұрын
Oh, this is one of my guilty pleasures
@pferreira19836 жыл бұрын
Totally underrated movie and great fun. Not a bad movie, a good if flawed movie.
@MADABOUTSUPERHEROES7 жыл бұрын
Alex Hyde White also played Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic) in the unreleased Roger Corman produced (1994) Fantastic Four film.
@bodieofci54185 жыл бұрын
Always liked this film. It's silly fun. Cheers.
@shallendor6 жыл бұрын
It was such an entertaining movie!
@Ooklathemok37 жыл бұрын
Hey man just wanted to give you a shout. Love your videos. Wildly entertaining
@GoodBadFlicks7 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@waynedaly1007 жыл бұрын
Yay I suggested this at the start of the year. The ruined city scenes were filmed in the same place as the full metal jacket city scenes.
@JM.Bengtsson Жыл бұрын
I loved this as a kid. It is awesome
@Intrepidthegenuine7 жыл бұрын
I love this film, as a kid I used to try to make the helicopter out of lego. It is a bit of a guilty pleasure this film.
@MegaMagicdog7 жыл бұрын
I remember this one! It used to run on cable a lot back in the 80s - just like Beastmaster and Flash Gordon!!
@nelsonhibbert52672 жыл бұрын
Neil Dickson and Alex Hyde White were perfectly cast for this.
@firstelvys7 жыл бұрын
I simple ADORE this movie!!
@chrissysky017 жыл бұрын
Please do a Peter Cushing video! He's been one of my heroes since I was a child.
@ErikLosLobos7 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I thought everyone forgot about this
@backtoearth19833 жыл бұрын
Frencesca Gonshaw really had the gammut of WW roles between this and Allo Allo
@brianartillery4 жыл бұрын
A definite 'guilty pleasure' movie. And one I'm tremendously fond of.
@Chadwickzilla7 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this I on the big screen and enjoying the hell out of it.
@slutsandguts81467 жыл бұрын
I completely forgot this existed. Time to pop my collar and feather my hair.
@mathewgreen40997 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, I've always loved this movie.
@Pugiron5 жыл бұрын
My favorite of the books is "Biggles Combs His Hair"