Line #36 WebVideo/GoodBadFlicks


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2	''[[caption-width-right:962:[[Music/{{Psychostick}} Good! Bad! Flickssss. guitar riff]]]]''
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4	''Good Bad Flicks'' is a webseries created and hosted by Cecil Trachenburg in which he reviews movies that need SoBadItsGood or SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove. He also has a series called ''Exploring'', which goes into the interesting production histories of some movies. He was formerly a part of ''Website/TheEscapist'', but was let go in 2017 (along with [[WebVideo/MovieBob other members]] at the time) but is on good terms with the site and still attends their twitch streams. He is also a part of Geek Juice Media (where he riffs alongside Creator/BradJones amongst others) and Website/TheAgonyBooth.
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6	You can watch the show on [[http://www.goodbadflicks.com/ his website]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/user/trachenburg on Youtube]]. The show is Patreon supported, [[https://www.patreon.com/goodbadflicks donate here if you wish.]]
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8	Compare with Webvideo/CinemaWins (which is another show that focuses on the positives of all movies, regardless of critical response), as well as with another escapist show ''WebVideo/MovieDefenseForce'', which is identical in premise, and was hosted by Jim Sterling of ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' fame.
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11	!!''Good Bad Flicks'' provides examples of:
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13	* AccentuateTheNegative: Averted. Cecil's whole reason for this show is to take unpopular movies and explain why they are better than their reputation suggests.
14	* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: He said that the most unrealistic moment in ''Film/Catwoman2004'' was Sally ending up with a boyfriend at the end.
15	* AuthorAppeal:
16	** Cecil really loves horror and low budget movies.
17	** He also seems to like cats a lot. (The animal, not the play)
18	** Full Moon Video is one of his favorite studios, unsurprising since they specialized in exactly the kind of low-budget, direct-to-video films the channel is centered around. And to be fair, Full Moon is an exemplar at having nothing but using it well when it comes to filmmaking.
19	* BerserkButton:
20	** Cecil really hates it, if an animal gets killed for a film.
21	** An even bigger one for him is when Executive Meddling occurs and makes the film worse-- case in point, he's genuinely pissed at the treatment ''Film/BookOfShadowsBlairWitch2'' got by producers who knew nothing about what they were doing.
22	** When horror films try to shoehorn in a final JumpScare just before the end credits. Better known as the "Bughuul!" scare, which originated from Cecil's review of ''Film/{{Sinister}}''. Creator/BlumhouseProductions in particular is a repeat offender of this trope, much to Cecil's dismay and frustration.
23	* BodyHorror: Plenty of it in some of the movies that are reviewed here.
24	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: On seeing a [[EroticEating banana-eating contest]] in ''Spring Break'', he thanks the movie for drawing attention to the nutritional importance of potassium.
25	* {{Crossover}}: With Webvideo/ObscurusLupa in two episodes.
26	* DeadpanSnarker: Cecil has no lack of snark in his delivery or his editing. As an example, he explains the many investments that went into making ''Film/{{Waterworld}}'' one of the most expensive films of all time, complete with cheesy cash register sound and money signs appearing all over the screen.
27	* DueToTheDead: In his WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, Cecil will give due reverence to a participant in a film who died between the time the film was made and Cecil did his review, especially if the career of a promising actor or filmmaker was cut tragically short.
28	* EveryoneHasStandards: Cecil definitely appreciates films that use SexSells to make their way, enjoying when a low-budget movie casts attractive actresses who don't mind taking their clothes off on camera. However, sometimes, there's so much nudity and sex it gets to be too much. And while he appreciates attractive actresses getting naked, he's much less enamored with it in the context of a rape scene.
29	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: An exploration of films that are SoBadItsGood, or actual good films that are underappreciated, {{Cult Classic}}s, or just somehow slipped through all the cracks to be forgotten.
30	* ExecutiveMeddling: InUniverse, Cecil often calls that as one of the main reasons why certain movies turn out to be worse than they could've been.
31	** Rarely, it goes in the opposite direction, with producers needed to reign in or outright fire an incompetent director.
32	* ExtraLongEpisode: Most of his reviews run between ten and twenty minutes. His "Exploring" series, on the other hand, tends to run at least half an hour per episode, as he examines the entirety of the film from inception to reception, dissecting everything that went into making that film what it ended up being, before finally analyzing the film itself. For instance, his "Exploring ''Film/MortalKombatTheMovie''" goes back to the creation of the first game itself, and how it was basically a passion project that got shot down three times in favor of other games before finally getting the go-ahead.
33	* TheFaceless: You never see his face. He was interviewed in the documentaries ''In Search of Darkness'' and ''In Search of Tomorrow''.
34	* {{Fanservice}}:
35	** As many "SoBadItsGood" films are low-budget B movies, and many low budget B movies rely on this trope to make money, Cecil doesn't shy away from pointing out when a film has nudity, especially gratuitous nudity. Lacking (or supplementing) actual nudity, he'll comment on costume and camera angle choices intended to invoke the trope.
36	** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1uHuUhSX88 5 Forgotten TV Shows Part 29 -- Sexy Shows]]" is an admittedly blatant attempt to "try to massage the algorithm," and covers 5 TV shows that were all about Fanservice. Though he notes that ''Co-Ed Confidential'' is actually a strong comedy series with sex and nudity, and ''Forbidden Science'' has a strong sci-fi concept that could have worked as a straight show without Fanservice (and might actually have FanDisservice in service to the sci-fi story). And the video starts with ''Secret Diary of a Call Girl'', which is both a great British comedy and serious look at the life of a sex worker.
37	* NiceGuy: A very humble, easy-going, laid-back individual. His friend and colleague Mister X of Geek Juice has often described him as "the Creator/TomHanks of the internet".
38	* PetPeeveTrope: TrailersAlwaysLie and TrailersAlwaysSpoil. Cecil is annoyed when movies are rebranded, retitled, or have misleading marketing to try and fool people into thinking the film is something other than what it is.
39	* ARareSentence: In his video about "Direct To Video Madness," one of the tapes he covers is "Fishin' with the Big 'Uns," which is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. The rather flimsy plot includes. . . well, let's just let Cecil tell you:
40	-->Another girl, Jessie, spends some time in a hot tub stripping out of her bathing suit while thinking about ''fishing''. '''There's something no one has ever said before.'''
41	* RealMenWearPink: In his review of ''Film/SpiceWorld'', he unapologetically admits to liking the Music/SpiceGirls (with [[Music/MelanieC Sporty]] being his favourite). He also admitting to liking Music/SClub7, and implying that he might review ''S Club: Seeing Double'' one day.
42	* RealityIsUnrealistic: B-grade sci-fi and horror flicks are notorious for their shaky science. . . so it's really cool when Cecil shows that what sounds like scientific idiocy in the name of plot actually has basis in real science. It doesn't happen often, but it ''does'' happen.
43	* RunningGag:
44	** "Boom Mike!" Pointing out when a a boom mike is visible in the shot. Sometimes given a spin, such "Ah, it's everyone's favorite guest star: Boom Mike."
45	** "Is that a crew member?" or "They run past a crew member trying to hide," or some other variation, when crew are visible (sometimes ''barely'') in a shot.
46	** "Meanwhile, in another movie" or "They escape into another movie" or somesuch for particularly jarring transitions between wildly different scenes.
47	** “[[SpikingTheCamera Don’t look at the camera, don’t look at the camera]]-Shit! Looked at the camera!” whenever that kind of blooper is in play.
48	* SharedUniverse: Because of his crossovers, he's part of the Reviewaverse.
49	* ShoutOut: Numerous ones to video games, such as the perfect use of the "what is a man?" quote from ''Castlevania'' in his review of ''America 3000''.
50	* ShownTheirWork: It's probably one of the most insightful reviewer shows out there since Cecil likes to go in depth about the movies production history, ExecutiveMeddling, etc.
51	* SoBadItsGood: InUniverse, most of the movies he's reviewing. The videos expose the many factors that went into the showcased film getting its "bad" reputation and then Cecil explaining what he believes makes them "good". Even if the movie is objectively bad, there's usually something interesting in or about it that makes it a good watch if you're into that sort of thing. Some particularly disjointed, trainwreck "Frankenfilms" he highlights could be quite educational for aspiring filmmakers as examples of how ''not'' to do things. And there are many films that are genuinely good, even great, despite low budget, obvious sets, cheesy costumes, bad acting, or all of the above.
52	* SpinOff: ''Good Bad Games'' and ''Netflix Instant Recommendations''. Cecil also does a series on "Forgotten TV shows," often with a theme (such as shows about aliens, shows about time travel, the first year of UPN, and so on). He takes five forgotten shows and discusses each one individually, giving an overview of the premise, when and where it started and stopped airing, if its available to watch anywhere currently, and who was involved and what they did or did not go on to do.
53	* TitleThemeTune: A short one provided by Music/{{Psychostick}}.
54	* VerySpecialEpisode: His "Exploring ''Film/{{Galaxina}}''" video is effectively this, it's even subtitled "The Comedy that Ends with Tragedy," since star Dorothy Stratten was in an abusive relationship while filming, and murdered by her abusive husband not long after the film was released. It casts a pall over the entire discussion of the film, and Cecil especially notes how, whenever Stratten's husband was on set, everything was more tense and stressful for everyone, but when he wasn't, everyone was happier and more relaxed, ''especially'' Stratten. There were many red flags that were plain to see, but no one realized it until it was too late.
55	* TheVoice: Cecil only narrates the videos.
56	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: After covering the film's plot, budget, location, and ancillary information, he'll talk about the writers, director, producers, and actors involved, frequently giving a quick overview of their careers after this particular film. Some have gone on to great fame, others to moderate success, others to great success in less-visible portions of the film industry, some never worked on another film again.

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