FLASH GORDON (1980) TWIN BROTHERS FIRST TIME WATCHING MOVIE REACTION!

Flash Gordon is everything we love about sci-fi with possibly the most American protagonist known to man kind; what more could you ever ask for? 10 out of 10 would watch again.
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[@axebeard6085]

Flash Gordon is like Highlander: films VASTLY improved by a Queen soundtrack.

[@menotyou8369]

And Iron Eagle.

[@Thewingkongexchange]

Except 'Flash Gordon' knows it's campy and silly.

[@benvandermerwe4934]

👏🏻🥃🖖🏻

[@warlockEd73]

Eh, the Queen sound track is great, but it's Clancy Brown's completely unhinged portrayal of the Kurgan that makes Highlander a classic.

[@arisucheddar3097]

It's not always Queen. The Transformers the Movie is also way better due to that soundtrack.

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

The Queen song "Flash" is so perfect!

[@SilentBob731]

This movie is a Crime Against Cinema, but the Queen Soundtrack is typically brilliant.🤘

[@nicktechnubyte1184]

@@SilentBob731 I couldn't even get past the parts where they were still on earth!

[@davidmacfarlane1763]

@@SilentBob731 Agreed .... The movie is awful, the songs are good.

[@chrislaustin]

Yeah, sometimes an artist just gets the source material, and Queen clearly knew their shit here, as this might be the best theme song from any motion picture.

[@Dunlop-qk4ll]

Well, I'm not some Queen fanboy. I like Flash Gordon as a flick with or without Queen.

[@CaptainLuckyLuke]

Brian Blessed is a bloody legend!! War veteran, black belt in judo, boxing champion, mountaineer, lifelong power lifter, explorer, cryptozoologist, raconteur, best selling author, animal lover, and actor!! He’s not so much a man as a force of nature!!

[@kimidri]

legend and still says Gordon's alive every chance he gets ;)

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

not to mention he once punched a polar bear in the face

[@stevenr6397]

@@bigfrankfraser1391 and boxed with the dalai lama!!

[@yermatedave4930]

I think it's spelled BRIAN BLESSED

[@Dreamfox-df6bg]

In Henry V he is given a mace before the Battle of Agincourt. It looks like a toy in his hand. That's how massive he is.

[@randywoodworth5990]

Seeing this as an 8 year old kid in the theater in 1980, i thought it was the greatest movie ever...lol.

[@mrgmusicclass]

I was 5, but had the same experience. Years later, when I realized that people called it a bust and made jokes about it, I was shocked. I thought it was one of the masterpieces of Sci Fi.

[@deraykrause4517]

Same but I was 9. Better than Star Wars. It's a psychedelic exercise of total bad assery.

[@outtheredude]

You were right.

[@barbaramcgee8933]

I was 10. I saw it around 15 times in the theater. It's still a favorite!

[@jamesmilton6529]

I saw it in the theater as a kid. I still love this movie even with its issues.

[@bigfrankfraser1391]

topol, dalton, blessed, sydow, stacked cast of legends

[@Caredroia]

*Got to Love Brian Blessed. Not just a British National Treasure but also one of the last English Eccentrics with Tom Baker. He is like the living embodiment of a Caps Lock. GORDONS AAAAALLLLLLLLLIVVVVVVVVVVVE*

[@Wolvorine]

Oh yeah, Brian Blessed in this movie wasn't "going for" any sort of performance, he was just being Brian friggin' Blessed. The man only had one setting: Blindingly Awesome.

[@abelsabalajr5535]

He also played Boss Nass the Gungan leader in Star wars episode 1

[@yermatedave4930]

Spell his name BRIAN BLESSED

[@RetroRobotRadio]

It always amuses me that Ming has just discovered that there's a planetoid called Earth but he already has a button on his control called "Earth Quake".

[@cje499]

He's probably like: "There's a planet named after dirt; no wonder they're so primitive!"

[@magnificentbutcher77]

And when Ming's daughter(?) can't understand Dale crying-"Why is water leaking from her eyes?"-But later on she is the one crying !

[@user-zx9jq4pv1w]

I wouldn't be surprised if every alien language called their homeworld earth simply because they evolved on a planet just like us. We didn't evolve knowing there was outer space and other worlds or even that our world was a planet in space.

[@hisdudeness8328]

@@magnificentbutcher77it was stated that Ming had his torturers purposefully infuse tear ducts into her eyes so it would add to her physical expression of the pain she was enduring. Remember, Ming is a cold hearted bastard that doesn’t care about anyone or anything but himself.

[@vagonkhan7278]

Maybe the console has AI?

[@rebeccablackburn9487]

Give it up for the late, great Max von Sydow! One of the most underrated actors of all time!!

[@viceversar-do1cn]

I wouldn't say "underrated" no, because he's actually pretty well renowned.

[@rebeccablackburn9487]

@@viceversar-do1cn I only say underrated because I never saw him win any Major, much deserved, acting awards he was nomintated for. That made me feel bad for him. He was a great actor.

[@user-vq3cy2wu5l]

the bald guy in the cage is Richard O'Brien. he wrote Rocky Horror and play Riff Raff.

[@victorhernandez8723]

He was also Phineas and Ferb’s stepfather.

[@Bocland144]

He was also the host for Crystal Maze

[@viceversar-do1cn]

This whole movie already has a bit of a Rocky Horror kind of vibe, so HIS presence in it seems really appropriate. Might've even been a HOMAGE to RH.

[@Pheonix5-ih8hc]

I can see RH being an influence on FG here so yeah, it was possibly a deliberate tribute.

[@tomaskennedy]

4:11 It is. I’m pretty sure Queen did the whole soundtrack.

[@mauricegee77]

Queen did the entire soundtrack and its glorious.

[@vapoet]

That was Brian May's wedding march, without a doubt. I'd recognize his homemade guitar anywhere.

[@kevinnelson66]

In the music video for one of Queen's songs from their 1980 album The Game, Freddie Mercury wore a Flash Gordon t shirt.

[@casimiroburunque]

Yes and it was released just like that: the Flash album contains only two songs ("Flash" and "The hero") and the rest is almost the whole music soundtrack where you actually can hear some of the dialogs from the movie. A must have for any Queen fan.

[@mauricegee77]

@@casimiroburunque Yup, I have it on vinyl.

[@deannawinsletthughes5958]

They are “BORE-worms”. Meaning worms that kinda ‘drill’ or bore their way into your flesh. The torture would be a worm digging or chewing its way into your flesh.

[@lizd2943]

Or maybe they just tell you all about the novel they've been writing for the last 20 years until you want to kill yourself.

[@menotyou8369]

In all fairness, Ornella Muti's accent is almost alien.

[@Nergalsama01]

That's just lovely, isn't it. @_@

[@Alcagaur1]

@@lizd2943 Or possibly recite, from memory, Vogon poetry.😁

[@viceversar-do1cn]

THAT's what I always imagined too. Always thought it would've been cool though if they were DEPICTED instead of just being a dialogue reference.

[@smallvillefan72]

Cool facts: The actor who played Ming was Father Merrin in The Exorcist and the actor who played Prince Barin would later play James Bond.

[@brettg274]

Also the Knight in the Seventh Seal, a fantastic old German movie.

[@Billis75]

And Topol (Zarkoff) one year after this movie was one of the leads in the Bond film For Your Eyes Only

[@philipocallaghan]

still a scitt movie though... waaayyyyyy overated. music made this movie. PURE SCHITT .....so bad it's camp and loved because it's so bad.

[@Paul_1971]

@@philipocallaghan Oh hush Troll - it wouldn't be such a cult classic if everyone thought as you do.

[@vapoet]

@@philipocallaghan All of it is intentional. This was written by Lorenzo Semple, who gave us Batman in the 1960s. It's not that it is "so bad it's camp." It's so camp that you think it is bad.

[@Reaction-Addict]

Brian Blessed is an all time legend. One of my favourite stories is how he was on an expedition to the North Pole and a Polar Bear came in to his tent. He didn’t have a gun (because he didn’t believe in shooting a Polar Bear for defending its territory) so he just shouted at it and punched it in the face….. and the Bear ran off 😂

[@d.-_-.b]

I'm sure the bear was only there because she heard he was a real animal lover.

[@Cau_No]

Inception: "That sounds like Ken Watanabe …" Flash Gordon: "That sounds like Queen …" Waiting for round three here, guys.

[@fredcasdensworld]

The transition of doubting if it was Queen. and the realization that it is Queen is just the perfect

[@firekrys]

I started laughing as soon as they said it.

[@christopherbowers7236]

Nah i dont think so, it kind of has that 'queen' sound though _music soundtrack by Queen_ * buries head in hands*

[@dosadi420]

Frank Herbert (the author of DUNE) was a script consultant for this movie

[@vapoet]

I'm thinking about Lorenzo Semple Jr. going to Frank Herbert and asking "What do you think?"

[@robertferguson5562]

I didn t know, how kewler this movie is.

[@viceversar-do1cn]

THIS movie WAS ORIGINALLY supposed to be Dune as a matter fact. The producers were attempting to make a version of Dune in the early to mid 70s which got CANCELLED. They THEN made THIS flick instead, which happens to recycle and incorporate a lot of stuff from THAT aborted project. There's even a documentary film called Alexandro Jodorowsky's Dune which tells you all about it.

[@renzero9206]

Brian Blessed (Voltan) wasn't putting on a voice. That's his NATURAL voice 🙂

[@RichardX1]

"Boisterous" is his default setting.

[@yermatedave4930]

His name is BRIAN BLESSED

[@GroovyDJ]

The soundtrack of Flash Gordon is one of the greatest movie soundtrack of all time.

[@esclad]

The guy who played Ming is the same actor who played the old priest in The Exorcist, Max von Sydow. Amazing actor, may he RIP.

[@EShelby2127]

"After Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1957), which features iconic scenes of his character challenging Death to a game of chess. He appeared in eleven films directed by Bergman, including Wild Strawberries (1957), The Virgin Spring (1960), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Winter Light (1963), Shame (1968), and The Touch (1971) Von Sydow made his American film debut as Jesus Christ in the Biblical epic film The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and went on to star in films such as Hawaii (1966), The Exorcist (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Flash Gordon (1980), Conan the Barbarian (1982) and the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again (1983). He also appeared in supporting roles in Dune (1984), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Awakenings (1990), Minority Report (2002), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), Shutter Island (2010), Robin Hood (2010), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He portrayed the main antagonist Leland Gaunt (The Devil) in the film adaptation of Stephen King's Needful Things (1993). In 2016, he portrayed the Three-eyed Raven in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series"

[@shampoovta]

Max von Sydow = Dreamscape kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqrFea2PqatmkK8 Also the hawk guy is Brian Blessed Famous British actor. I, Claudius (TV series) BBC/PBS kzbin.info/www/bejne/fn2vc3qDiMaJfKM

[@duncancurtis5108]

Who figured the Holocaust reference during Zarkovs mind bend back in 1980?

[@kevinnelson66]

Max also appeared in The Force Awakens which I believe was one of his last film roles.

[@mkocel]

@@EShelby2127 He was also Brewmeister Smith in Strange Brew!

[@kennieminski7080]

Brian Blessed has tried to climb Mt Everest multiple times. Every time, he has come across someone in trouble and carried them down to safety.

[@alyxgriffen5073]

😄 Yes, that IS Queen. They did the soundtrack, and the theme song (i.e. the opening credits song) even got a decent amount of radio air time. Queen doing the soundttrack was big news at the time, from what I remember.

[@vagonkhan7278]

The actor who played Voltan IS an opera singer. That's where his booming voice coms from. You'll also recognize him from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves as Robin Hood's father.

[@demonjedigaming6531]

Hes also the voice of the Gungan leader Boss Nass in Star Wars Ep 1

[@DerOberfeldwebel]

@@demonjedigaming6531 Also played Richard IV. in Blackadder and voiced Clayton in Disney's Tarzan, Red Ivan in Evil Genius 2 and Konrad Kyeser in Kingsom Come: Deliverance

[@RichardX1]

And in real life he allegedly punched a polar bear in the face.

[@Leekle2ManE]

I was going to bring up the Robin Hood connection, but you beat me to it. When I watched Prince of Thieves and heard that iconic "Diiiiiie", my thoughts immediately jumped to Voltan.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Makes sense since Brian Blessed has a loud booming voice.

[@TheOneTrueChris]

The guy who played Vultan (the leader of the Hawkmen) is Brian Blessed, who is actually an extremely well-respected Shakespearean actor. And yes, he's having the time of his life in this movie!

[@RetroRobotRadio]

You may recognize that Ming is played by the evil brewmeister from Strange Brew.

[@EShelby2127]

Max von Sydow. "Von Sydow made his American film debut as Jesus Christ in the Biblical epic film The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) and went on to star in films such as Hawaii (1966), The Exorcist (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Flash Gordon (1980), Conan the Barbarian (1982) and the James Bond adaptation Never Say Never Again (1983). He also appeared in supporting roles in Dune (1984), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Awakenings (1990), Minority Report (2002), The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007), Shutter Island (2010), Robin Hood (2010), and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). He portrayed the main antagonist Leland Gaunt (The Devil) in the film adaptation of Stephen King's Needful Things (1993). In 2016, he portrayed the Three-eyed Raven in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones, for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series"

[@grapeape325]

​@@EShelby2127holy crap, you did some serious digging. Fine work if nobody else told you today.

[@04m11]

Classic eh

[@PublicElixir]

@@04m11 Yeah eh

[@louiscypher9558]

I was waiting for someone to mention max von sydow in strange brew. " Me and my brother used to say that drowning in beer would be like heaven. He's not here I've got to soakers.... This isn't heaven this sucks."

[@Pheonix5-ih8hc]

"He's BALD so he's EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" .. . uhhhhhhh he looks basically like YOU two guys.

[@benjiarehart2878]

I was waiting for Leslie Nielsen to peak through the curtain of the airplane at the start of the movie, and say, "Good luck. We're all counting on you".

[@conchfritters01]

Max Von Sydow is a freaking legend. Star Wars, Game of Thrones, Strange Brew, Flash Gordon - some of the best movies and TV series of all time!

[@RetroRobotRadio]

If you read the novel you learn that Dale was at the resort after breaking up with her boyfriend, who wanted to be a swinger, which she opposed. Dale is a travel agent and decided to give herself one of her own vacations to get over her ex boyfriend.

[@OctoKrool]

What a crazy vacation

[@menotyou8369]

Looks like it worked.

[@jimtatro6550]

I had just turned 13 when this movie came out in 1980. I loved it then and I love it now. One of the greatest soundtracks ever.

[@leorojas6390]

Sam Jones: "Hi, How ya doing?" John Bennett: "I thank you for saving every one of us!" Sam Jones: "Well you're welcome."

[@hissatsu4937]

Teach us how Flash

[@timothymorris157]

“Ah he acknowledged it!”.

[@hornorsilk2901]

This is a perfect B-movie.

[@viceversar-do1cn]

THIS isn't really a "B" movie, no.

[@Dunlop-qk4ll]

Its actually an A movie that's just really offbeat.

[@renzero9206]

Probably the most banging soundtrack ever committed to film!

[@danmcdonald3723]

"That must be one hell of a planet you men come from!" "Not too bad..." One of my favorite lines in the movie.

[@44excalibur]

One thing from the comics and the original Buster Crabbe movie series that the 1980 movie forgot to include, is that the planet Mongo has lighter gravity than Earth, which makes Flash Gordon physically stronger and faster than anyone on Mongo.

[@tonyclements1147]

Exactly.

[@ShawnRavenfire]

Basically the reverse of Superman's original concept, with Krypton being a heavier gravity planet.

[@Dunlop-qk4ll]

Well there wasn't anything suggesting that he had SUPER-POWERS in THIS movie. He was just strong because he was a well-built quarterback (that's the impression I always had).

[@44excalibur]

@@Dunlop-qk4ll Well, Flash being a football player would only increase his physical ability on the lower gravity of the planet Mongo. The movie never mentions it, but it's still worth noting that a human would have an advantage on any planet with a significantly lower gravity.

[@kingscorpion7346]

George Lucas wanted the rights to do a new Flash Gordon. He always loved those old serials and wanted to bring them back, but they refused to give him the rights. so, he made his own and called it Star Wars. then, because of Star Wars, a few years later someone else was given the rights to make Flash Gordon! likewise, George Lucas wanted the rights to do The Lord of the Rings, and once again wasn't given the rights to do so. so, he made his own and called it Willow.

[@viceversar-do1cn]

Well good thing he didn't get his hands on it for MY part. I duno about you, but I don't WANT Flash Gordon to be like frigging Star Wars. I like Flash Gordon to be FLASH GORDON.

[@trappedinamerica7740]

George Lucas was inspired by Flash Gordon including the campy parts and he originally wanted to be the one to create a Flash Gordon movie, but he couldn't get the rights so he made his own version instead.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Yeah, what was the name of his movie? Star...... something or other. Shame it was never a big hit like Flash Gordon. Probably because of the name no one remembers.

[@Three60Mafia]

The irony being that his Star Wars came out 3 years before this, and Flash Gordon basically was an attempt to cash in on the space craze that Star Wars created. If they had given Lucas the rights, maybe everything would be way different. And we'd be having Flash Gordon episode 9 and people would be really upset. Reality is that Flash Gordon was outdated even by 80s standards and just too old school to be cool.

[@IggyStardust1967]

@@Three60Mafia You're not wrong, however I'm curious what Lucas would have done with the property back then. Obviously, this movie worked, but as you said, it (like many other things) were riding the wave of Star Wars. Hell, Disney made The Black Hole (their first PG rated movie) trying to cash in on that wave. While it wasn't very popular by general audiences at the time, I saw it in theaters and absolutely loved it. It's gained a cult following ever since. Then again, I also like movies like Battle Beyond the Stars, and a lot of other "B" movies from that era.

[@Pheonix5-ih8hc]

@@Three60Mafia Sighhh Flash Gordon is NO IMITATOR of your beloved Star Wars. On the contrary, FG DISTINGUISHES itself, in many significant ways, from SW and all it's flourishing imitators. Like with the ROCK music score (instead of another traditional symphony score like SW and all it's wana-be's used), the psychedelic art-deco visual style, and the offbeat sense of humor. And COMERCIALLY, while it might not have been the instantaneous mega-blockbuster that SW was, it has, in the interim of time, attained a very strong and respectable CLASSIC status. Some movie are not your instant mega-blockbusters (a la Star Wars, or ET, or Titanic, or Avatar or what have you) but they SNOWBALL in popularity over the course of time, FG here is such a case.

[@viceversar-do1cn]

@@Pheonix5-ih8hc I f you need another movie to compare Flash Gordon here to then try one called Barbarella - THAT would a more apt and intelligent choice than Star Wars. It shares a lot of those same elements - the quirky humor, psychedelic/art deco imagery and aesthetic, innuendos to kinky sexuality, and it's even by the same producer (Delaurentis).

[@vapoet]

This is a high camp masterpiece. I've loved Flash Gordon long before this movie came out and they did a magnificent job bringing it to us in such an entertaining way.

[@Caredroia]

*QUEEN could have spent their careers just making badass soundtracks. Just go watch HIGHLANDER if you don't believe me. It has Freddy singing New York New York, which has never been released as a single*

[@kevinnelson66]

I heard that Frank Sinatra liked some of Queen's stuff. Frank also liked Billy Joel's stuff, too.

[@KevinKnight-by4yt]

Recognize timothy dalton who plays prince barin,went on to play james bond in"living daylights" and"licensed to kill".the bald guy richard o,brian went on to write"the rocky horror picture show."

[@deannawinsletthughes5958]

The vibrant colors and ‘what if’ ending makes you feel like you are in a live action comic.

[@ArmandoTheWanderer]

King Adwin loved by his people remembered fondly by his Twin Jesters may he rest in puppy peace a goodest boy

[@harley2704]

Ornella Muti was so hot in this.

[@NicholasCorvin]

*Well, not just in this...* 🔥🔥🔥😈

[@alexspindler1]

Your reaction didn't disappoint! Wonderful! This movie is a magical combination. Everyone from the bit players to the main leads know exactly what movie they're in, the soundtrack elevates everything into the stratosphere even the dreamy moments like the gas chamber, and it's colorful beyond anything else. You could pick any of a half dozen characters and they could be someone's favorite. This movie is all in, don't hold back.

[@terrylandess6072]

I know a living comic book when I see it. Visually appealing. Audibly pleasing.

[@aileenmclaren456]

Brian Blessed " oh well, who wants to live forever" reference to another great Queen song.

[@chiefhandker9432]

And now Black Hole from Disney

[@Wolvorine]

Excellent movie.

[@SteveInScotland]

Brilliant movie

[@Dystopia1111]

Love that soundtrack. So menacing.

[@devoncooper8296]

Such an underrated movie! Queen, unbelievable. Humor is good and it has such a cult following. It is such a nostalgic movie for me!

[@nigelw7626]

Dudes that has to be the greatest reaction to a movie ever. "Eat shit baby!" made me laugh!

[@J0stAn0therJ0hn]

saw this movie when I was a kid and still love it. great soundtrack!

[@danieldwyer]

I was 7 years old when my 14 year old sister took me to see this at the movie theater. Back then, there was only once screen in the whole building. Could you imagine a screen that big, instead of theater with like 6 or 12 small theaters. There wasn't a bad seat in the house. My favorite part was the bog slime arm grabbing test. From a 7 year old's perspective, it was very scary. As for the tear being the weakness, it actually was the strength. They made fun of our feelings and called it weakness. That is where the "one life for Millions" come in.

[@michaelcoffey1991]

@OctoKrool One of my 5 favorite B films of all time. (the others being big trouble in little china, the last dragon, forbidden planet, this film, and Tremors. So cheesy, Queen crushing the soundtrack, and the actor who plays Vulcan chewing up the film lol. Ty both so so much

[@moniquelindsay3687]

I was a kid when this movie came out. I remember watching on HBO and fell in LOVE with it. I watched it SO many times!

[@VolcanoViking]

11:50 "This is the main villain, just because how absurdly bald he is" 🤣🤣🤣

[@davidkinsey8657]

The best thing is that Flash and Dake were played as serious characters and every other actor went completely over the top on the camp factor.

[@Psichotica7]

Odd fact: This is allegedly the late Queen Elizabeth II's favourite film. She would watch it every Christmas with her grandchildren.

[@TikiRainbows]

This movie was my childhood. and ornella mutti as the princess wooo, she was a looker indeed

[@im-gi2pg]

Timothy Dalton - the Daltonator! Hot Fuzz. James Bond 007 the living daylights and license to kill. Hawks. Wuthering Heights. Jane Eyre. Framed (with Penelope Cruz). Chuck (volkoff) Penny Dreadful. The Beautician and the Beast (Fran drescher). The kings mistress. The doctor and the devils. PS Tim was in Charlie’s Angels right before doing Flash Gordon. And was in Hawks right before playing in his first Bond movie.🍿

[@carolynmorrissey1630]

My favorite Timothy Dalton movie is The Beautician And The Beast

[@christinehorror8178]

So glad to see people discover this movie. I grew up watching it and my family just loved it. I met Flash and Dale and they were both just delightful!

[@parinthianquattropani9071]

They were not bull worms. They were called bore worms because they bore through your body.

[@raphaelperry8159]

Brian Blessed makes this film epic in every possible way.

[@johnandrews3151]

Queen scored and performed the soundtrack for this entire movie. It was their first movie soundtrack but would not be their last. The theme from the movie, called Flash, was a #1 hit on the Hot 100 Singles Chart. The fact that Queen did the soundtrack for this movie was the prime reason I went to the theatre to see this movie as Queen was promoted in all the trailers for the movie😮😊

[@valogden]

Cheesy B movie that has become a cult classic. It's worth watching just for the Queen soundtrack... Flash ah-ah Savior of the universe!

[@hissatsu4937]

The swamp scene with the quicksand has been stuck in my head since I was like 7 years old. Don't know how come, but i was obsessed with it as a kid.

[@firekrys]

That and the spider/crab thingy scared the hell out of me as a kid

[@nortski78]

I love have heavy and bombastic Queen's score is especially during the closing credits with the track The Hero, probably the highest Freddie has ever sang while not using falsetto.

[@kendric2000-q3d]

Must of watched this movie like 50 times in the early cable days, they played it at least once a day for months on the movie channels.

[@Thane36425]

Brian Blessed had a good time with this role and really hammed it up. He was also in the good 1989 "Henry V", a movie version of the Shakespeare play. There is a scene where he delivers the threat of war to the French king, and Blessed is doing so wearing plate armor. It is on YT as Duke Thomas Beaufort's message (1989). They also do a good job with the Battle of Harfleur, the "Band of Brother's" speach, and the Battle of Agincourt itself.

[@dcanmore]

the airport scene at the beginning was filmed in a pretty much remote place, it was Isle of Lewis, Hebrides, Scotland... and the big guy loading the luggage is Robbie Coltrane who played Hagrid (Harry Potter films).

[@Ani8900]

Last Gordon definitely is a very old superhero a space hero that travels the universe saving everyone he can… I don't know much about him, but I know he's appeared in a few cartoons for cameo reasons and I seen bits and pieces of this movie

[@vapoet]

I've seen him in a bunch of forms going back to the 1936 serial. He predates Batman and Superman. There was even an early 1970s X-rated parody called Flesh Gordon.

[@Ani8900]

@@vapoet thank you for the info… all except for that last one😅

[@marcelofarah8657]

The song is sung and composed by Queen, that's why it has vibe like Queen. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kelaarin]

The extra closing the airplane door at the beginning is Robbie Coltrane, aka Hagrid. And the slave creature was played by Deep Roy, who is a famous little person actor.

[@TheSksexton]

I jumped on this so quick...my absolute favorite of the movies that were so bad theyre great

[@csb7376]

Ming (Max Von Sydow) was the old priest in The Exorcist and the 3 eyed raven in GOT. He also played chess with death in the original Ingmar Bergman film the Seventh Seal, the scene that Bill and Ted reference when they play death at a load of different board games.

[@ellet6560]

I love how, despite the comic style cheesiness, reactors become 100% invested in the story. Queen is the icing on this campy cake.

[@04m11]

Now you know where megamind got the lighting bolt, outfits and the building scene going down the street with the pointed antenna

[@inhumanmusic1411]

"The guy who played Ming" *sigh* May I introduce you to Max von Sydow?

[@Drayton42677]

This movie has been a guilty pleasure since I was a child. Cheesy AF, but I’ll stop what I’m doing to watch it whenever it comes on TV. RIP Topol aka Dr. Zarkov RIP Max Von Sydow aka Meng

[@FeaturingRob]

I was 8 years old when this came out, but didn't see it until I was 10, when it finally went on cable. I did have the soundtrack though, and it is still one of my favorite albums of all time. Since my childhood there have been a dozen or more lines that I have used so many times. My favorite character is Prince Vultan of the Hawkmen played by Brian Blessed. Flat-out I love him. Some fun trivia: - 4:48 - The guy inside the building at the airstrip, and who closed the airplane hatch is Robbie Coltrane aka Rubeus Hagrid in his film debut. - 13:02 - Prince Thun is played by George Harris, who played Kingsley Shacklebolt in the Harry Potter movies. Max Von Sydow (Ming the Merciless) was an INCREDIBLE actor. His filmography is filled with legendary and popular films: The Seventh Seal (directed by Ingmar Bergman), David Lynch's Dune (he was Dr. Kynes), Strange Brew (with Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas as the SCTV characters Bob & Doug MacKenzie), Star Wars - Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Conan the Barbarian, Judge Dredd (with Stallone), Minority Report, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (Oscar nominated performance), The Exorcist, The Greatest Story Ever Told (playing Jesus), and Never Say Never Again (as Ernst Stavro Blofeld of SPECTRE)...and this is just a handful of his titles. He made many films in his homeland of Sweden with Ingmar Bergman, and his fame in those films translated to a career in American and British films spanning almost 6 decades. He passed in 2014. Timothy Dalton, who played Prince Barin, later became the fourth James Bond, and by far the most underappreciated. He only made two films as 007, The Living Daylights and License To Kill, both coming out in the late 1980s. Chaim Topol who played Dr. Hans Zarkov was an Academy Award nominated actor for his performance in the movie musical Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye. He played the role for a few years in London onstage before doing the film, and later played the role onstage on Broadway. Melody Anderson who played Dale Arden kept working as an actress in a few more films in the 80s before retiring and becoming a social worker. Ornella Muti (Aura) was mainly an actress in Italy. She only made a handful of English language films. Swann's Way and Oscar (a mob comedy with Sylvester Stallone that was not good) are the only ones I recall. Klytus, the metallic masked henchman to Ming with the amazing voice, was played by a British TV star named Peter Wyngarde. Look up a picture of him and it will blow your mind. His most famous character, named Jason King, had him in tailored suits with long hair and a big hippie-style handlebar mustache that would make Sam Elliott say, "I like your style, Dude!" in real life! There are 3 Flash Gordon serials from the 1930s that I believe are still on KZbin. These were the films that inspired George Lucas to want to make a Flash Gordon movie. They starred Larry "Buster:" Crabbe as Flash and Charles Middleton as Ming. Each episode was released weekly in 15-minute installments as a part of a full movie show in the 1930s, and the three adventures are each about 3 and half hours to 4 hours long if you marathoned each one. Take this with a grain of salt...but supposedly, this was a favorite film of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who would watch it every Christmas with her grandchildren. At least, that's what Brian Blessed (Vultan) has said. You guys should watch the documentary Life After Flash. It chronicles Sam J. Jones's life after playing the role. It's sometimes hard to watch, but...the dude is a survivor, and it also talks about the enduring legacy of this film.

[@manueldeabreu1980]

Are we going to ignore Porkins helping out Dr. Zharkov? William Hootkins was in so many classic films. He was great as FBI in Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[@jmillz713]

The soundtrack is all Queen . Every note.

[@michaelschwartz8730]

Queen's greatest hits is one of the safest buys ever, and so is this movie's soundtrack

[@protovision2010]

great movie + reaction! I spent many quarters at the arcade many Saturdays listening to the soundtrack on headphones while playing video games. What's cool about the soundtrack is that it includes chunks of dialogue from the movie 👍

[@snorpenbass4196]

Basically all the designs (except for the weird foot-soldiers) were based on original designs from the 1930's-40's comics and serial films - and yes, the original comics, when in 4-color prints, were really that vivid. The costumes themselves used real gold, which made many of them heavy af, but damn are they purdy.

[@manueldeabreu1980]

Pink Floyd was first choice to do the sound track. Brian Blessed helped Max with how he presented Ming. He wasn't sure how to play the character and reminded Max of a character he played on stage to use as a foundation.

[@gregorygant4242]

And then Ted suddenly comes out to say , "it's FlashGordon Johnny !"

[@141118]

Max Von Sydow (Ming the Merciless) is an amazing actor. He was born in Sweden and became famous worldwide as an actor in Ingmar Bergman's films. He later came to London and Hollywood to work in English-speaking films. He played Jesus in The Greatest Story Ever Told, he's the priest in the Exorcist, and he has been in loads of other films. I would actually recommend for you guys the two films that he was in immediately following Flash Gordon, if you haven't seen them. 1981's Victory with Sylvester Stallone, Michael Caine, and Pele...it is a WWII prisoner of war/soccer movie. Kind of off the wall, but I love it. And then in 1982, he plays a small role in Conan the Barbarian (Arnold Schwarzenegger's first big movie). If you guys haven't seen Conan, it is a must watch for you two. Fantasy/Swords & Sandals movie with lots of action, and one of the best/most inspiring soundtracks ever. It also stars James Earl Jones (the voice of Darth Vader) as the main villian.

[@maestro80smusic93]

Such a great cast... Timothy "James Bond" Dalton, Brian "Gordon's Alive" Blessed, Max Von Sydow, etc... Also, look fast for Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid from Harry Potter) at 4:49 - He's the guy looking out the window at the airfield when the hot hail is coming down!... Catch Max Von Sydow as the villain in Strange Brew

[@matthewmarcinko9157]

OKTOKROOL DOES IT AGAIN!!!

[@Jacana2k6]

This is a classic campy sci-fi from the 80's. Super fun. Highlander. Big Trouble Little China. Battle Beyond the Stars. Last Starfighter. Dune. Krull.

[@pattern2481]

such a great film... It's so stylized that it just doesn't go out of date. Genuine pleasure to watch your reaction. love you guys' channel.

[@kimidri]

when i was a kid in the 70s they used to show old flash gordon series from the 30s on Saturday mornings so buster Crabbe is flash for me , went to see this at 11 and was pretty full on😄

[@Gavrev]

A few people have mentioned parts by Richard o'Brien and Peter Duncan but I don't know if anyone else has mentioned that the guy working at the airport at the beginning is Robbie Coltrane.

[@scootermustang7683]

A trippy sci-fi to double feature with this is Barbarella

[@kevinnelson66]

Throw in the 1979 theatrical version of Buck Rogers In the 25th Century and make it a triple feature.

[@viceversar-do1cn]

BOTH movies happen to have the same producer.

[@OnafetsEnovap]

@@viceversar-do1cn Dino de Laurentiis certainly had a strange sense of humour.

[@louhillen8254]

One of my faves - CAMPTASTIC! And Timothy Dalton is so great as the Prince. “Flash I love you but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth” 😄

[@TheorinEdhel]

So far. so good. Now, you guys have to watch "Barbarella"! You will have fun, for sure! 🙃

[@JAYWALKER1000]

No, Hans Jerkoff is in Flesh Gordon (a real movie, guys, a parody of this).

[@landonward9712]

This is the most craziest 80st movie ever to exist it just oozes 80s from every crevice good and bad

[@Shawn-id7gc]

The original Flash was a professional polo player but updated to professional football player. Also the Queen song and using comic book I always loved.

[@pappajudas9267]

Funny! You mentioned Dr. Zarkov's name because in The parody Flesh Gordon it is Dr. Jerkoff. Also, that film is a classic in its own right!😂

[@Warmoof]

Great reaction, I love how you guys go all in and enjoy the movie in the spirit it was intended!

[@Meamork]

I don't know if this is true for sure, but i've heard it said that this was one of the first movies that got an actual popular band to do its soundtrack, rather than using already existing music or getting a 'classy' composer to write something.