Panther Squad - Good Bad Flicks
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- Good Bad Flicks enjoys the goofy movie Panther Squad. Directed by Peter Knight.
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"Why yes, I have seen the Howling 2"
Best line EVER
:)
Spent many years in a local video store and other popular franchise video outlets but man, I'm still blown away by how many movies you cover that I had no idea existed like Panther Squad!
Thats a gift that no one else has
I had a bad (good, I guess? lol) habit of renting just about everything and anything at my video store. Once I went in and the owner said "I've had this movie for the past month and its so bad, no one has rented it" CHALLENGE ACCEPTED. (It was The Tall Guy with Jeff Goldblum)
3:01 “HIKEEBA!” Always grateful for the MST3K references. 🤣
:)
I like how Pierre Chevalier literally translated his name into the pseudonym "Peter Knight". Also, they've managed to misspell Belgium on the envelope at 03:52, writing "Belgque" instead of "Belgique". Extreme competnce.
And I was thinking Peter Knight was the middle son from the Brady Bunch.
The Panther Squad looks like a Steel Panther album cover :)
They could do a present day sequel and call it Cougar Sqaud. Oh wait.
2:56 "On the way there they run into an obvious trap". This was filmed in Belgium or France where a broken down Citroën BX in the middle of the road was a very, very common occurrence in the eighties.
Well of course you can take off your hearing protection while you're still in the range if everyone is just dry-firing empty revolvers.
1:47 ... So we just gonna ignore that they put a backdrop of the city skyline IN FRONT of the blinds.
I wish we could get movies like this and Andy Sidaris' films made today, only with modern high quality action and fights. They are simple, stupid fun. What's not to love?
@Brianna B That's a fair point.
I guess I'm stuck on this old idea I heard back in the 90s where softcore straight-to-video thrillers were apparently huge renters. So what would it be like if something like that were made with a budget and an attempt at quality? The internet kind of killed that notion, and while I think streaming would be good for it, it seems like people are too timid to try.
The (Showtime?) series Strike Back sorta did that, as an excellent action series with some sexy times, but it's mostly serious. Something a bit sillier and over-the-top, like a good action comedy/satire plus more than just a little softcore is something I don't think I've ever seen, you know?
The closest thing we can get are some relatively high-value parody sketches such as some of Key & Peele's. Also "Kung Fury" comes to mind.
These B-movies are gold, they are so bad that end up being funnier than any comedy being released today.
And there is lot of eye-candy too.
"Tough and Tender"
Greatly enjoy movies like this. Makes me happy to see there are others out there who can appreciate the entertainment value movies like this have..
''Optical effects gun'' is actually a very cool plastic toy I had when I was 8 or 10 yr old. They glued some stuff on it, and originally it's white, but I recognized it, as it was my favorite toy. XD
Same! I immediately recognized it from the grip and came down here just to mention it. Although searching online, based on the "ZX 271" they didn't even repaint it. You might have had a slightly different model from the same line. Tracking it down I found that mine was also a bit different with a silver/black color scheme, but I also saw a white one.
Wow, they really cheaped out on the FX budget!
@@GoodBadFlicks The gun looks so good, that if someone would make another Bladerunner movie, it would be a proper prop.
1:10 that's called short-hand writing, a mostly lost art form reserved for journalists and stenographers. Time was, every secretary worth her salt had to know how to write like that. I know it looks like chicken-scratch, but I assure you, it's quite legit.
Yep. That's what i thought. I think it's called "Taquigrafia" in spanish.
it's proof the journalist attended medical school. Before they started priting them, all recipes I got from any doctor looked exactly like the page of that notebook.
You learn something new every day!
Yep, as I thought. What I didn't know was that it's called "shorthand". Being italian, I thought it was "stenography" (stenografia: "stenos" is greek for "shortened, compressed").
7:54 That is true, anyone who watches wrestling knows, heels always cause trouble for the good guys. 😉😂 Couldn't resist.
I actually owned that laser toy gun she uses, it had a revolver-like cylinder on the tip that rotated every time you shot, it was pretty cool and heavy for being plastic. I guess they took the cylinder off the tip to use as a prop, but man it looks great on camera, like Cybil herself
"This is the cougar squad..."
I feel dumber watching this recap. MY BRAIN HURRRRTS!!!! 😂😂😂 This was amazing. Also tough and tender.
I love my cheesy films and this looks like a fun watch. The Andy Sidaris joke made me chuckle and get the impression that Panther Squad could be have been part of his filmography, minus the lack of nudity, an aspect which is pretty much mandatory for him during his exploitation run. The review is quite fun and it's nice that you spotlight mostly forgotten B movies that most folks either haven't seen or dimly remember from their days of youth. Cheers.
Thanks!
Why did the “bill gates” line crack me up so much :)
"No, no, I didn't say, 'send in the best' I said, 'send in our breasts." --Their Commander, probably
This is the most important video on CZcams right now
Ah man saw this being reviewed on an episode of RLM, but in grainy VHS, now I can see it’s Z grade glory in better quality here.
In the immortal words of Rich Evans: “it feels Italian in spirit”
@@Malum09 also “I want that Danning. Mm yeaaah.”
@@Malum09 "Aids!" - Rich Evans.
@@zerocool5395 “Juicy Shaq Meat”
Yup, it was recently remastered for Bluray.
I am going to unite the world under P.O.O.N.
I hope you know that by putting the Max headroom incident into this video, you have now triggered the nightmares of several thousand Chicagoans that subscribe to your channel. Myself included. That day was one of the scariest of my entire childhood. Glad I was introduced to Doctor who at an early age. I'm being sarcastic when I say that.
They never caught the guy, right?
@@zerocool5395 nope. But, I worked for Chicago television for a bit. I worked with the guy called svengoolie, one of the coolest horror show hosts ever. And when I was there, it was pretty much known who did it by a lot of the Old timers in the business. I don't know if you ever saw any of those CZcams documentaries, but it was suspected that it was a disgruntled employee with inside information, as well as amazing technical abilities. And that's pretty much it. They will never catch him and it's probably a good thing for a lot of people.
I think at this point its past the statute of limitations but broadcasting/FCC can be petty so its probably for the best that whoever did it remain anon. Although it also adds to the mystique of the whole thing if no one every finds out who did it.
That lazer gun sound effect made my cat shit the floor
Destroy humanity so space won't be polluted. That doesn't so farfetched in this day and age.
Lol at the "cast of new wave hookers" joke. Another great vid bro!
Thank you!
I love the art work for the box art. It reminds me of Lady Terminator! lmao
I must admit these tongue in cheek, cheezy & way over the top C + movies @ times due have a certain appeal. Beers 🍻 help too!👍🏽✌🏽👏🏾👊🏾✊🏾🤞🏾
They must have spent hundreds on this film!
It wasn't that expensive! 😂😂😂😂😂
-Looked like shorthand. -Look at the poetry of the Vogon from the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy.
Another masterpiece unfairly snubbed by the academy
Given what WAS nominated this year, I have to agree with you.
*slapped
More like the Panther falling down squad.
"Alana bounces after the bad guys"..Heheh. Nice one
(1:08) I wonder if that's shorthand writing...
He was a Doctor before he made it as a reporter.
I assumed it was Pitman Shorthand. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitman_shorthand?wprov=sfti1. Wonder if Cecil was just taking the piss.
@@Jonahcp Oh, I'm sure he was. I was just posting for those who didn't know about shorthand. It's really interesting. It's related to stenography, where you basically just write symbols representing the sounds you hear instead of the actual words.
"Wall hack!" LOL!
I actually miss Late Night on Showtime.
They used to show these "classics" all the time.
Panther Squad, you have no idea what's in-store for you!
I had to do it, my hands were tied.
Thanks for the review, Cecil. This is one film I have no recollection of, but it certainly looks like a lot of cheesy fun. With three different producers from three different countries, this film is quite the world traveler.
Tey probably spent more on travel then they did on effects!
That was Oostende Belgium 🇧🇪 me and my parents went there on a Ferry from Dover England.
its always a good day when GoodBadFlicks uploads a new video :D
Agreed.
:)
Top notch weapons clearance on that French 9mm smg.
Alright!!! good bad flicks
She bounces after them!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Nuff Said!
I'll bet money that this is where Tarantino got his idea for "Fox Force Five"
They can make a sequel "The Cougar Squad".
micronauts!!!!! some of the best toys ever made
100%
I rented it as a kid because of the cover. When you got the movie they put it in a blank box. So I took the risk 😊
Came for the ladies (no pun intended), stayed for the silly story.
My parents didn't really watch movies I rented and nobody in Belgium cared for ratings, aside from porn . I saw a lot of bloody great movies this way when I was quite young.
Amazing film! The action, the acting, the dialogue. I'll give you more once I sober up.
Oostende is my hometown! It s not the Hollywood of Belgium though 🙂
Ostend has this, and 'Daughters of Darkness' (1971).
Who’s their leader? “How dare you?!” LMAO
:)
These guys really needed to call the _Spaceforce!!!_
Max Headroom Incident?? Who invited that dude??
1:55 if they ever remake The Exorcist, we know who to call.
Not gonna lie, love these kind of flicks, so I’m a’ gonna track it down
I watched this today and I really rather enjoyed it. Took a while to get going, but the last third was great. It was trash and low budget, but it knew that and didn't try to hide it and just had fun. I laughed hysterically at the disintegrator gun. Greatest plot device ever. And Frank was really rather awesome.
That cameo made me laugh out loud ;-);-)
Oh wow, I had that spaceship as a kid. It was part of the 'Shogun Warriors' line of robots.
I remember the Shogun Warriors! They were so cool but I never had any of them.
My god this film makes Star Slammer look like a masterpiece
Syble Danning, she's that kind of classy between Udo Kier and Rob Zombie. Perfect
This is a minor thing but the guy who looked like he was just writing scribbles was actually writing in Gregg shorthand, a really good way to jot notes quickly before we could just record on our phones
I genuinely had no idea!
DYK, NOON was rebranded to DOOP and almost destroyed in the future. (Great video as always!)
Thanks!
You're right. I never saw this coming.
3:33 Oostende is a coastal city in Belgium. I live 20 minutes from there and was born in Oostende. I really didn't expect to see Oostende (or Belgium) in a movie that's on Good Bad Flicks. In English it is called Ostend.
Good to know!
I've been trying to figure out where to watch this movie for months!
Not puting bullets in the revolver might be the best idea of the movie makers.
I can tell how you've grown when it comes to your writing and it makes me very proud!
:)
The reunion film, a decade later, was probably called Cougar Squad.
To be fair, journalists do write in such squiggles. Also known as short hand writing. It's usually used on the field when taking notes very quickly.
2:17 You _know_ your movie is ultra bad when you're ripping off FX scenes from *Message From Space!*
3:02 they hit that guy in the back so hard they knocked his toupee off!
3:39 "I _hate_ jello."
"Oh, c'mon Ray... everybody loves jello."
Yay! New good bad flick!
N.O .O.N deserves it for that kerning alone.
I'm surprised if she didn't call it the 108th cougar squad
0:07 Actually, except that there was no nudity I would say your summary matched quite nicely with what I would expect from this title/ cover...
I love how you inserted the Chicago incident in the video
Slappa Da Bass
I was just talking to my mom about Alec Baldwin's accident with his gun and I said something like this, "I don't even know why bullets would be on set. Most people aren't looking close enough to even tell if a gun is loaded or not when they are watching a film anyway." Then I watch this review and he points out the gun has no bullets in it. I'm guilty of doing this myself. (I believe in "Good Fellas", when Karen has the gun pointed at Henry, it's not loaded). Anyway, I just found it funny that you mentioned that. It's a weird coincidence.
Though in fairness, dummy cartridges do exist.
Don’t you diss Micronauts toys! … great video as always
I love Micronauts! I was just bringing them up for the video! :)
@@GoodBadFlicks Hi-KEEBA!
Oostende is part of the Buenos Aires coast, but in disguise (called Ostende)
This video is much better than the movie itself. II's a better, more entertainment delivery of the same story, and has the bonus featurettes about the backstage stuff. So, all the movie has, and more, in a shorter time. I was very surprised to know it wasn't made on a bet, like, _"hey, I bet we can do an Andy Sidaris -like movie as we go, with no budget whatsoever, we just go on with a camera and ask people to volunteer as actors as we go around the place. Three days, one week tops, plus some editing on my spare time."_ I also imagined there were no credits because the entire movie was made by Allan and Alice Smithee, in different tasks and even acting roles, with make-up and so forth.
Thanks!
4:35 That dead up sounds like the bass line from Nina William's theme from Tekken 3.
The Journalist at the 1:18 mark was using Shorthand - Seriously.
it looks like Chicken scratch, but it's a real way of writing.
A few people mentioned this, I genuinely had no idea
So they predicted our future. Isn’t that the new way to train? But Pluto doesn’t exist? Oh it did then. Next, Russ Meyer movies lol.
So Panthers are stealthy. Nothing stealthy about these ladies. They stand out in a crowd.
I'm shocked how modern is the control panel of this Ciroën at 3:30 even in today's eyes.
This is EPIC! I couldnt stop laughing when I first watched it and having you rehash it has me cracking up again
Glad you enjoyed it!
Well, at least the didn't blow up space in order to stop exploration there!!
Alana bounces after them! HAHAHAHAHA!
Eco Terrorists...IN SPACE!!!
7:00 That Sweatsuit Goon with the white and gray penny loafers (with no socks)?!!! Im gonna try and bring that style back lol
I see Panther Squad cover, and I see a hair metal band
Looks like Bret Michaels in 1988.
Special effects by Billy!
"okay"
*O.K.*
Awesome
Still, it’s a better villain motivation than Thanos.
“I’ve had better..•
I'm debating who got less money: the scriptwriter or the effects department.
01:08 the journalist is just a doctor or working for a medical magazine
N.O.O.N.? I thought D.O.O.P was in charge in the future.