I always liked how the villains in this flick had a kind of sexualy perverse edge to them. Like in this scene here, .. "You tortured her didn't you ?!! .. "Yes! A very interesting girl! I do think she rather enjoyed it !" ... Not exactly lines you'd hear Darth Vader say. Very novel and interesting touch, .. which makes it not so much a total kiddie flick ( like most sci-fi / fantasy / adventure films tend to be very juvenile ). Gives it an adult quality .
What important lesson did we learn at the end of this clip? When you are 2nd in command of the entire empire, and generally not well-liked, it's a good idea to take a few guards with you when you come off your shuttle. Especially, when you only have one good arm, and you are about to tell an important prince that he's under arrest. A cool black costume and a cocky attitude will not prevent you from getting a good ass kicking!
I like how Flash looks over Colitus after his eyes pop out like an examiner as if to say man those eyes really poped out there and the tongue too;ah the stories to tell the grand children after I save the frigon Earth.
The bad guy in the gold mask is Peter Wyngarde ( Jason King ). Whats with his eyes coming out on stalks though when he gets thrown onto the spikes ? Nasty !
I don't see how a movie having good actors like Brain Blessed and Timothy Dalton would get bombed the way it did especially with Queen added to the movie. I think the critics are miserable people who needs to get laid and know what it is to just be a kid against even as an adult and not take thinks so seriously when judging flicks.
This was only a year after Star Wars, when there was still a generally very negative attitude towards sci-fi in general. Critics at that time would generally pan sci-fi movies, just out of principle
@weldonwin Your mistaken. Star Wars came out in 1977, .. this in 1980, .. a little more than a year.
Thing is, THIS movie didn't just imitate SW ( like most other sci-fi flicks were doing at the time ) but actually kind'a DISTINGUISHED it'self , in many ways, from THAT movie, .. and thats something which it SHOULD be admired for !
@Skulldini what you need to remember is starwars did indeed come out in the 1970's, how ever Flash Gorden came out in the 1930's so the question really is who copied whom lol so in my humble opinion starwars and any other sci-fi movie copied the black and white version of this movie.
@mistle26 Well, even before the 30's movie serial, Flash Gordon was a comic. And, if you've seen that you'll find that THIS movie is actually more similar to THAT ( in terms of visual style anyway ).
Tonewise though, I finde this movie is actually kinde of similar to Barbarella ( ever seen that ), with the campiness, humor, and sexiness, .. and it also has some elements of the Wizard of Oz. It strikes me as being much more simmilar to THOSE films than to Star Wars .
@Skulldini Barbarella was an awesome flick, and yes I have seen the comics and what not, I just hate when people compare everything to starwars like it was the first sci-fi film ever made, yes Lucas did make a hit movie and a winning franchise but he was NOT the first to make good films about space or robots or w/e. Metropolis 1920 or 30 silent film is great, little slow but very good.
Prince Barin is a great actor. Zultan kicks ass too. Watching the guys eyeballs and tongue pop out at 5:57 was so fucking weird watching it as a 6 year old :D
Why did Barin have Flash do the actual killing? Did he not want the blood to be on his hands? I always wandered about that. Kinda makes him look weak.
@jwill5587 - You missed the bit where Barin issues the challenge to trial by combat, and Vultan expects it to be with him, and is somewhat surprised when Barin chooses Flash.
I agree, this fight scence and when the Hawkmen attack the Rocket Ajax are actually real solid action scenes. This was a great fight scene for a movie.
@CesMan83 I think peoples heads would have exploded from sheer awesomeness. With all due respect to Sam Jones, he really was the weak link in this film.
@pandaphil you are joking right? his hammy acting was the icing on the cake for the Flash Gordon movie. If the main character could actually act, the swirly backgrounds and silly unrealistic fight sequences would have seemed totally out of place.
I agree, we are talking a sci fi movie setting here with big characterisations (rare in films) and I can think of worse sci fi films with worse acting. :)
@Syntarro there are female hawk people since Vultan has a daughter. She was shown earlier in the movie
angryman123456 3 months ago
5:55 like dramatic chipmunk! hahaha
THEoneNILS 3 months ago
The first time I saw this I was willing Barin to kill Flash - Gordon is one boring tosser.
vanillaorchid 5 months ago
The cloud tank effects were also very cool.
kezadrone 6 months ago
cool fight
TheFernando6969 6 months ago
THEY HAVE A MACHINE THAT GIVE EGGS.
1987ulise 7 months ago
what is this? madness!
MetalMahni 7 months ago
I always liked how the villains in this flick had a kind of sexualy perverse edge to them. Like in this scene here, .. "You tortured her didn't you ?!! .. "Yes! A very interesting girl! I do think she rather enjoyed it !" ... Not exactly lines you'd hear Darth Vader say. Very novel and interesting touch, .. which makes it not so much a total kiddie flick ( like most sci-fi / fantasy / adventure films tend to be very juvenile ). Gives it an adult quality .
Skulldini 8 months ago
'what is this?'
'humanity'
the part I remember the most.
bigfellalixnaw 9 months ago
What important lesson did we learn at the end of this clip? When you are 2nd in command of the entire empire, and generally not well-liked, it's a good idea to take a few guards with you when you come off your shuttle. Especially, when you only have one good arm, and you are about to tell an important prince that he's under arrest. A cool black costume and a cocky attitude will not prevent you from getting a good ass kicking!
mrderekevan 11 months ago
@mrderekevan - They had never fought back before, because they knew the consequences - and Klytus wasn't expecting them to do so this time, either.
JBofBrisbane 10 months ago
Shouldn't Klytus have some guards with him. Come on....
jthofner 1 year ago
If you look closely, there are TONS of females in the scene. The ones in the colorful gowns with the colorful wings.
heavenlyblade 1 year ago
@heavenlyblade let's just hope the ones in the gowns are females ;)
Bladerunner93 11 months ago
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This whole tedious fight scene was worth the shot at 5:58. Hilarious!
chairmoistener 1 year ago
This whole tedious fight scene was worth the shot at 5:58. Hilarious
chairmoistener 1 year ago
@chairmoistener A fight with bullwhips on a wobling disc with a spiked floor, .. "tedious" ?!! Well, aren't we a hard one to please !
Skulldini 8 months ago
I like how Flash looks over Colitus after his eyes pop out like an examiner as if to say man those eyes really poped out there and the tongue too;ah the stories to tell the grand children after I save the frigon Earth.
blitzspeer 1 year ago
LOL 'agent zarkov you will be liquidated for treachery'
DjinJourney 1 year ago
how come they don't play awesome old movies like this on tv anymore? this movie RULES!!!
james101778 1 year ago
When Peter Pan said hello to James Bond we got Prince Barin.
Freddie1980 1 year ago 2
The bad guy in the gold mask is Peter Wyngarde ( Jason King ). Whats with his eyes coming out on stalks though when he gets thrown onto the spikes ? Nasty !
bigwoolleypenguin 1 year ago
GIVE ME THE REMOTE CONTROL
jamesjonesrocket 1 year ago
this is a timeless epic piece of a moviefight!
fusselhaase 1 year ago
What is this... Madness?
givebeesachance 1 year ago
@givebeesachance this... is... Volton!
DjinJourney 1 year ago
5.45mins i found that part bizarly hilarious!!!
stellarshore 1 year ago
this film should be remade with tim burton directing
jimbo271uk 1 year ago
@jimbo271uk Dear God, I hope you're joking.
knockoutmouse89 1 year ago
@knockoutmouse89 lol well perhaps not Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam maybe
jimbo271uk 1 year ago
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knockoutmouse89 1 year ago
@jimbo271uk Tim Burton ? .. He sucks !
Skulldini 8 months ago
Nice but i had to mark it down for being a poorly sized upload.
LathanM 1 year ago
I bought this DVD for my nephew, he's five and he loves it!
wasteland70 2 years ago
theres no female hawk people...who lays the eggs???
Syntarro 2 years ago 6
@Syntarro
there are females, they're the ones in pink, red, and gold dresses lol......
loveremovalmachine 2 years ago
o wow LOL i never noticed that. thx :}
Syntarro 2 years ago
@Syntarro Actually there was one female shown. In there beginning there is a scene involving Prince Vultan's daughter.
scottchambers60 1 year ago
@Syntarro voltan has a daughter, you see her in the first bits
chrisjg210 10 months ago
@Syntarro there are!! you can see teh dresses
!!!!
mcsquizy 10 months ago
@Syntarro They're all in Ming's harem.
UltimateThanos 9 months ago
@Syntarro I saw what looked like some females in the background .
Skulldini 8 months ago
@Syntarro Damn good question!! LOL.
dkempf1 6 months ago
only flash gordon can kick the ass of james bond .
Syntarro 2 years ago
Prince barins right hand man is richard O'brian from rocky horror, friggen riff raff in flash gordon woot!
Syntarro 2 years ago
KLAYSS??? HAHAHA, sending out empty threats! Talk about KILL THE MESSENGER. That was TOO EASY! LOL
majin32547 2 years ago
FLASH JUST KILLED DR DOOM, LOL
trymehard 2 years ago
LMAO Around 1:44
Prince Barin's "Bastard" sounded like Arnold Schwarzenegger
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to witness the greatest happening in sports: Sudden-Death Whipping!
CoHScrapper 2 years ago
I love that 14 hours to save the Earth. As he's being strangled. Yeah thanks for making a bad situation worse.
IPAndrews 2 years ago
5:56 - Klytus eyeballs pop out and weird barf..
peelincaps 2 years ago
he definitely pooped out of his mouth....
juliankakashi 2 years ago
hey hey flash gordon
put on your running shoes
hey hey flash gordon
you've got nothing to lose
poo123mongoosepancak 2 years ago
I don't see how a movie having good actors like Brain Blessed and Timothy Dalton would get bombed the way it did especially with Queen added to the movie. I think the critics are miserable people who needs to get laid and know what it is to just be a kid against even as an adult and not take thinks so seriously when judging flicks.
taekwon3000 2 years ago 5
This was only a year after Star Wars, when there was still a generally very negative attitude towards sci-fi in general. Critics at that time would generally pan sci-fi movies, just out of principle
weldonwin 2 years ago
@weldonwin Your mistaken. Star Wars came out in 1977, .. this in 1980, .. a little more than a year.
Thing is, THIS movie didn't just imitate SW ( like most other sci-fi flicks were doing at the time ) but actually kind'a DISTINGUISHED it'self , in many ways, from THAT movie, .. and thats something which it SHOULD be admired for !
Skulldini 8 months ago
@Skulldini what you need to remember is starwars did indeed come out in the 1970's, how ever Flash Gorden came out in the 1930's so the question really is who copied whom lol so in my humble opinion starwars and any other sci-fi movie copied the black and white version of this movie.
mistle26 8 months ago
@mistle26 Well, even before the 30's movie serial, Flash Gordon was a comic. And, if you've seen that you'll find that THIS movie is actually more similar to THAT ( in terms of visual style anyway ).
Tonewise though, I finde this movie is actually kinde of similar to Barbarella ( ever seen that ), with the campiness, humor, and sexiness, .. and it also has some elements of the Wizard of Oz. It strikes me as being much more simmilar to THOSE films than to Star Wars .
Skulldini 8 months ago
@Skulldini Barbarella was an awesome flick, and yes I have seen the comics and what not, I just hate when people compare everything to starwars like it was the first sci-fi film ever made, yes Lucas did make a hit movie and a winning franchise but he was NOT the first to make good films about space or robots or w/e. Metropolis 1920 or 30 silent film is great, little slow but very good.
mistle26 8 months ago
@mistle26 A lot of Lucas' ideas came from Flash, and many other of Star Wars predecessors.
GrandFunker 7 months ago
Siskel and Ebert liked it.
Taranau 2 years ago
GIVE ME THE REOMTE CONTroll !!!!
Observant1 2 years ago
Prince Barin is a great actor. Zultan kicks ass too. Watching the guys eyeballs and tongue pop out at 5:57 was so fucking weird watching it as a 6 year old :D
spaceorbison 3 years ago
Why did Barin have Flash do the actual killing? Did he not want the blood to be on his hands? I always wandered about that. Kinda makes him look weak.
jwill5587 3 years ago
They probably did that to give it more action since Flass is a NFL football player so he tackles and lifts Zultan to the spikes.
taekwon3000 2 years ago
@jwill5587 - You missed the bit where Barin issues the challenge to trial by combat, and Vultan expects it to be with him, and is somewhat surprised when Barin chooses Flash.
JBofBrisbane 10 months ago
Klytus's voice sounds like Jeremy Irons. I know it's not though.
jwill5587 3 years ago
awesome lol
syhr0 3 years ago
Vultan's laugh kills me 1:45 LMAO
shonuffshowstopper 3 years ago
Cheesy or not, this fight scene was fukking amazing.
tehkao 3 years ago
I agree, this fight scence and when the Hawkmen attack the Rocket Ajax are actually real solid action scenes. This was a great fight scene for a movie.
taekwon3000 2 years ago
there arent any hawkwomen
smithryansmith 3 years ago
25 seconds.There she is to the left of the picture.
ianwr000 3 years ago
wtf is liquidated? thought it was liquified..
oozt 3 years ago
An old expression for "executed"
ianwr000 3 years ago
One of the most hilarious scenes in the movie when the masked dudes eyes come out of his mask liked boiled eggs!
jb291266 3 years ago 2
Supposedly Kurt Russell auditioned for the role of Flash...I wonder how the movie would've turned out if he had won the part
CesMan83 3 years ago
I wonder what would have happened to his career! hahah.
snugs13 3 years ago
hmmm, maybe it would of turned out alright anyways... who knows?
WatchRyder 3 years ago
@CesMan83 I think peoples heads would have exploded from sheer awesomeness. With all due respect to Sam Jones, he really was the weak link in this film.
pandaphil 1 year ago
@pandaphil you are joking right? his hammy acting was the icing on the cake for the Flash Gordon movie. If the main character could actually act, the swirly backgrounds and silly unrealistic fight sequences would have seemed totally out of place.
stopthesoftkill 11 months ago
@stopthesoftkill THAT fight, there on the screen, actually looks quite harrowing, convincing, and very well-staged to me !
Skulldini 8 months ago
one scene is worth more than any sci fi today
kinkabala 3 years ago 2
Dale exclaims "Zarkov he's tilting it!" Did she figure that out by herself?! LOL.
segoviagg 3 years ago 2
heh, she makes me laugh with her quirky wordings!
WatchRyder 3 years ago
at 2:38 Vultan cops a feel.. lol
Magnum2040 3 years ago
That's what made FG so appealing, the actors just went totally with the groove ad libed many of the scenes so to speak ;)
WatchRyder 3 years ago
Agent Zarkov you will be liquidated for treachery... eeexcellent.
blenderfroggy 3 years ago
yamma my ass.
xcguy411 4 years ago
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good music and customes, but bad acting and action.
redevilrps13 4 years ago
i disagree i think all the acting was good and the action was good for the movie!
RachelG1979 3 years ago 14
I agree, we are talking a sci fi movie setting here with big characterisations (rare in films) and I can think of worse sci fi films with worse acting. :)
5*
WatchRyder 3 years ago
05:58 nigga in mask fucked up
datboiash409 4 years ago 2
@datboiash409 nigga?
GARYRPOTTER 1 year ago