Flash Gordon (1980)

Pop Culture Phenomenon Films: 80’s (1473 movies items)

" Flash Gordon, a football player from Earth, is the only one who can save the the from the evil Ming the Merciless. He stands for everyone of us, stands tall for everyone of us. We love you Flash, but it’s time for you to save the world. American footballer Flash Gordon is thrust into the journey of a lifetime: joined with Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov, the three earthbound space travellers will soon become the first humans to encounter alien life, and try to stop the tyrannical alien war"

Pros and Cons of Films: Vol. 1 (121 movies items)

"Pros: Max von Sydow, and his performance as Ming the Merciless. The over the top fun, of the movie. Queen, and the song track. “He’s the saviour of the universe!” The production design of the movie. A early performance by Timothy Dalton. Sam L. Jones as Flash Gordon! Con: If you are not into high cheese sci-fi films, then this movie might not be for you."

Meus Blu-Rays (434 movies items)

"Flash Gordon (Mike Hodges, 1980)"

Random Moments, Random Films: Vol.1 (107 movies items)

"Directed by: Mike Hodges Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor "

Why It’s Rated (604 movies items)

"Rated: PG Why it’s rated: While not overly PG, there is still action violence and some questionable content"

1980 Awardies Awards (29 movies items)

"Also nominated: Best Make Up or Make Up Effects Best Song From a Movie Best Visual Effects "

Classic Movies I've Seen In The Cinema (22 movies items)

"Viewed a screening in November 2022 which was prefaced with autographs, photos and a Q&A with Sam Jones."

Camp but great fun- a guilty pleasure says I

“Yes, the plot is silly, yes the dialogue is cheesy and yes, some of the special effects are badly done, but nonetheless it is great fun. Like Rocky Horror Picture Show, Congo and Jingle All the Way, Flash Gordon is a sort of guilty pleasure of mine. The costumes are quite extravagant and the sets are exotic. Then you have an irresistibly killer soundtrack from Queen, who also brought us the classics We Will Rock You and Bohemian Rhapsody. The direction is pretty good and the acting is surprisingly great. Sam J Jones is bad with his cheesiness but he was fun besides, thank goodness he wasn't bland like Justin Whalin from Dungeons and Dungeons, and Melody Anderson is charming and alluring as Dale. Brian Blessed is very hammy as Vultran but he is great fun regardless and Topol, who was so sup” read more

Movies That I Changed My Mind About (51 movies items)

"When I first saw Flash Gordon, it wasn’t exactly one of my favourite movies. But now, it’s actually a pretty decent movie. With a great soundtrack by Queen."

Favorite Comedy Films: 1980-1981 (21 movies items)

" Directed by: Mike Hodges Produced by: Dino De Laurentiis and Bernard Williams Written by: Lorenzo Semple, Jr. and Michael Allin Based on the characters created by: Alex Raymond Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor Edited by: Malcolm Cooke Music by: Queen and Howard Blake Distributed by: Universal Pictures"

Favorite Action Films: 1980-1981 (19 movies items)

" Directed by: Mike Hodges Produced by: Dino De Laurentiis and Bernard Williams Written by: Lorenzo Semple, Jr. and Michael Allin Based on the characters created by: Alex Raymond Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor Edited by: Malcolm Cooke Music by: Queen and Howard Blake Distributed by: Universal Pictures"

Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 1980-1981 (21 movies items)

" Directed by: Mike Hodges Produced by: Dino De Laurentiis and Bernard Williams Written by: Lorenzo Semple, Jr. and Michael Allin Based on the characters created by: Alex Raymond Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor Edited by: Malcolm Cooke Music by: Queen and Howard Blake Distributed by: Universal Pictures "

Movies Watched in 2021 (153 movies items)

"February 8th Directed by: Mike Hodges Pretty astounding to see worlds realized like this, I had Barbarella on my mind at times looking at the set designs and costumes, but it would be way too high of praise to compare this to Barbarella in any other regard. Max Von Sydow is great and underwhelming at the same time, I feel like he doesn't put that much into it, considering they were trying to achieve hammy shlock, but also I feel he wasn't given many opportunities to do so. Flash Gordon himself"