Flash Gordon (1980) - 🤯📼First Time Film Club📼🤯 - First Time Watching/Movie Reaction & Review

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[@stephenmillergbl]

Brian blessed is one of the greatest humans ever. He's climbed Everest twice and he punched a polar bear in the face

[@kennethfharkin]

Gordon’s Alive! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5fFXpZ7eLeWo7M

[@christopherferrarelli2262]

He was even Kevin Costner’s dad in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, he voiced Boss Nass in The Phantom Menace, and voiced Clayton in Disney’s Tarzan.

[@ashleywetherall]

The mans a living legend. I love the story about him beating up Peter Otoole.. Or more aptly, Beating some sense into Peter Otoole..

[@MrEddHard]

Trained as an actor along side Patrick Stuart. And has walked to the North Pole. He's the one man who could stand a chance against chuck noris.

[@kelaarin]

His performance in Henry V is extremely good too.

[@FURognar]

The costume designer for Flash Gordon is an unsung hero. That is some of the greatest work in cinema history. The colors are out of control.

[@MsTasha217]

i agree. always always loved the modern day take on imperial opulence

[@bretcantwell4921]

The set design is amazing as well.

[@viceversar-do1cn]

Well, I love the WHOLE visual look of this movie - including the costumes, sets, the very eccentric space-craft designs, and the psychedelic imagery (like the vibrant multicolored alien sky and the cosmic whirlpool that transports the heros to the alien universe) - all very stylish and original looking.

[@paulsparks771]

A soundtrack by Queen can elevate any movie to the next level.

[@weldonwin]

The soundtrack alone is worth the price of admission. Hell, if I ever get married, I want Ming's Wedding March to play as we go up the aisle

[@peggyfillmore1971]

Agreed Queen is awesome !!

[@Dunlop-hg2ql]

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

[@scottcabler5843]

When my friend married his wife, they played the Wedding March from Flash Gordon as she walked down the aisle. I was a grinning fool the entire time.

[@JnEricsonx]

And did you say "Oh my god" as well?

[@minkua]

Fun Facts about Brian Blessed (the hawk man leader with the beard) - Hes good friends with patrick stewart (they went to the same acting school), he helped a woman give birth in a park in london and bit through the umbilical cord, he taught keanu reeves how to meditate, he punched a polar bear in the face who was attacking people in his camp, hes climbed mount everest when he was in his 70's, hes completed 800 hours of astronaut training and hes patron of a dog sanctuary in the UK. Finally he has actually had a boxing match with the dalai llama..... im not even kidding

[@karlmortoniv2951]

And that's not even everything. Extraordinary human. 🥰

[@QuayNemSorr]

So between him and Christopher Lee those two guys combined have experienced pretty much everything....

[@phantomeyebrow]

That's an amazing list of feats there; even if it does give a slight Pat Mustard vibe!

[@raf7550]

Another fact about Brian Blessed is that when he was a kid, he and his brothers would play _Flash Gordon_ and Brian always wanted to be Vultan, so this movie was literally a childhood dream come true for him. In fact, apparently he ruined a few takes because he was unconsciously making "pew! pew!" sounds with the laser guns, and the director had to remind him that they'd be adding the sound effects later.

[@7thsealord888]

This is a dude who has LIVED. Amazing stuff.

[@kuribayashi84]

Gotta love Brian Blessed's subtle, finely nuanced performance.

[@Flamebeard0815]

Yeah. Without his subtle, refined acting sooo much would have been lost.

[@redflump]

Gordon’s ALIVE !!!

[@FourthDrawerDown]

3:46: Dr. Zarkovs assistant is Porkins! STAY ON TARGET 🎯 Woo 🥳🙌

[@nicholasbielik7156]

Barbarella seems like a natural follow up to this! It’s the only other film that commits so thoroughly to sci-fi camp. Like this film, Barbarella is weird and fun and full of amazing costumes and characters.

[@Thundarr100]

I’d agree with that. I’d also like to suggest Battle Beyond The Stars. Maybe a little less campy, but no less fun. It’s The Seven Samurai in space.

[@michaelaudreson7761]

Both had the same producer, Dino De Laurentiis

[@ThreadBomb]

The Fifth Element is a more modern film in the same vein. I assume Emily has already seen it?

[@Madbandit77]

@@ThreadBomb The Fifth Element is a way better version of Flash Gordon than the 1980 film because it has a better lead actor whose voice isn't dubbed (Sam Jones's real voice has an country boy drawl) and a story that's grounded so the stakes are higher.

[@PuffyCloud_aka_puffeclaude]

​@@Madbandit77 except, Fifth Element isn't Flash Gordon, it's Harry Canyon. Gritty Noir tropes with fantastical sci-fi elements (and a lot of fashion). Flash was always pure pubescent aspirational adventure, something this movie captures well. It really feels like an old comic strip, (and a lot of fashion) something I don't think people appreciated in a time when sci-fi movies were going for more realism. Barbarella is almost a companion piece to this one. I'd even think of seeing it first if one has the chance.

[@o.b.7217]

"Flash!...Ahaaa!....dumdumdududududum!" ...is exactly how I always sing along. 😂

[@Cadinho93]

I have a huge fondness for this movie because it's just so earnest in it's tribute to the 1930s Flash Gordon serials. Also, this movie is worth watching just to hear the awesome soundtrack.

[@ThreadBomb]

It's not earnest at all - it is a loving tribute, but it's also incredibly ironic and parodic.

[@vodengc520]

And of course, Brian Blessed laughing and screaming "DIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!"

[@clit_niblr0375]

Yes, sir. Agree with all the above comments in this section. ✌😁

[@wyrmshadow4374]

If it wasn't the music to give it the proper mood, it would be unwatchable. It made it awesome and campy. With something else, it would have been too serious and failed.

[@andreaspooky6183]

NOW you can appreciate the Ted's homage to Flash

[@vaikkajoku]

This movie is everything a comic book based movie should be. I love it so much!

[@justinplayfair4638]

"Look How Fabulous!"....pretty much sums up the entire movie Emily! Thanks for such a happy Saturday Morning Surprise!

[@larryrhoades]

L😊i😊

[@markusreeve]

It's an overused phrase but Brian Blessed is an absolute National Treasure. Larger than life in every possible way!

[@cameron120587]

Brian Blessed, the Hawkman general, is amazed the "Gordon is Alive!" is still a working actor today and loves it when fans ask him to do the line "Gordon is Alive!".

[@robecoyote9136]

I went to see him in panto, where he was playing Captain Hook in Peter Pan. At one point when being informed that Peter Pan isn't dead and is flying to the ship, he turned to the audience and roared at top volume 'GORDON.....I MEAN PAN'S ALIVE?', and the audience just erupted.

[@happyninja42]

@@robecoyote9136 What's funny about that line is in the film, he says it way more subdued. it's almost like a soto voce whisper. but whenever he says it for the fans, he's belting it out at the top of his lungs.

[@howiedavis2316]

Is it just me, or does Brian Blessed look like John Rhys-Davies?

[@happyninja42]

@@howiedavis2316 i mean in general features yeah? Large, stocky man with a lot of dark facial hair, and a boisterous and loud persona? very similar sure. Especially if you are talking about his character in the first Indiana Jones film. A lot of his other roles were way more subdued personality wise. For Rhys-Davies I mean. But yeah the have a similarity, I could see someone watching their filmographies for a channel like this and getting them mixed up.

[@davida.j.berner776]

You didn't know Brian Blessed?! (It's pronounced Bless-Ed, by the way, not "blessed"!) He's legendary in the UK. A star of TV and film since the 1960s, an accomplished mountaineer, and a brilliant raconteur. In real life, his personality seems to have been very similar to his on-screen persona as Voltan, and he could always be relied upon to liven up any chat show which had him as a guest. As well as fun roles like this, he was a serious actor, probably best known for his portrayal of the Emperor Augustus in the BBC TV series, "I, Claudius." (Highly recommended, if you like them old-time TV shows - the Game of Thrones of its day!)

[@ThreadBomb]

Brian Blessed, perhaps better known as BRIAN BLESSED!

[@rodentnolastname6612]

Was also Boss Nass, leader of the Gungins in Star Wars The Phantom Menace 😲

[@cameron120587]

"Gordon is Alive!"

[@seangriffiths4967]

GORDON'S ALIVE!

[@paulfieldsend295]

Fun fact, there are some websites out there that are coded so that if the name 'Brian Blessed' is typed in, it automatically appears is ALL CAPS😁

[@dcanmore]

Flash Gordon was a huge hit in the UK and was heavily promoted at the time. It was the second-highest grossing movie of 1980 after Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back.

[@hackerx7329]

This move is THE best example of having a good movie become a great movie because of the soundtrack. It won a single award for costumes when it should have won ALL the awards for costumes and soundtrack.

[@danieldunlap4077]

Nowadays saying you're the quarterback for the New York Jets isn't quite the flex it used to be.

[@Yggdrasil42]

Outside the US it also has less punch.

[@lucasvincent2875]

When my first wife and I were married, we used Queen's Wedding March. We got married before a performance of "Rocky Horror " and it really was the only appropriate choice. BTW, if you like period pieces with flying people and Timothy Dalton, catch "The Rocketeer". One of my favorites

[@BobJenkins-ez1jl]

This all sounds like a nerd's wet dream. From the wedding march to rocky and rocketeer.

[@les4767]

Ok, Emily....No...The Nods went in the other direction. "Dune" came out in '84, and "Star Wars" was heavily inspired by "Flash Gordon" serials of the 1930's. In fact, George Lucas had wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie, but couldn't get the rights to the property, so he invented Star Wars, instead! The Kingdom of Arbor, for instance, gets a lot of comparisons to swamp planet Dagobah, but it was literally created decades before even the first "Star Wars" film....However there IS one great connection to "Star Wars" in "Flash Gordon"(1980). The actor who played Zarkov's assistant, Munsen(William Hootkins), played the first X-Wing pilot to die in the battle of Yavin-Jek Porkins.

[@chrisleebowers]

"George Lucas had wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie" AND a Dune movie "...but couldn't get the rights to the property" DeLaurentis owned BOTH properties at the time. Ironically, they got both movies greenlit due to the success of Star Wars. "...so he invented Star Wars, instead!" which is very much a Flash Gordon/Dune mashup "Zarkov's assistant, Munsen(William Hootkins), played ...Jek Porkins." He was also one of the govt. wonks who hired Indiana Jones to find the Ark of The Covenant ("TOP Men"...) and the slimy Lt Eckhardt in Batman '89

[@pauld6967]

@Les Thanks, I didn't know that but of trivia about Jek "Belly Runner" Porkins.

[@vincegamer]

With a plot pretty much lifted from The Hidden Fortress

[@DiarraHarris]

I don't care what anyone says, I love this movie! It's one of my all time favorites!

[@bluesabar]

this was one of three films I watched over rand over that drove my Parents mad. (my Guilty Pleasure)

[@rhoetusochten4211]

This movie makes me smile. I have had a goofy grin since I saw the thumbnail for this reaction.

[@simonpsychosis2812]

My Dad took me to see this, in 1980. I was 7 years old. One of my most cherished memories. Thanks, Pop.

[@sbunc92]

My all time favorite movie as a kid. The Queen soundtrack is an all-timer.

[@vinsanity40k]

if somebody isn't pumped up by this soundtrack, they're either deaf or they're dead 😄

[@hedruum]

OMG I friggin LOVE this movie!!! It's the ultimate campy scifi! Side note, my Mom had a copy of Playgirl featuring Sam Jones in all his glory around that time.

[@torontomame]

I had that same issue of Playgirl. 😁

[@torontomame]

I had that same copy of Playgirl. 😁

[@adambrown3918]

I saw this in movie theaters with my dad. THIS WAS INCREDIBLE! Glad Emily liked the film so much. 👌 😊

[@jaybirdmansmith]

Same, at the theaters, with my dad! I was as giddy as Emily when i saw this !!!!

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

Same! My buddy and I, our dads took us to see this in a double feature with (of all things) Robin Williams' Popeye.

[@adambrown3918]

@OneThousandHomoDJs OMG! Popeye! Wow, what a memory. 😃

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

@@adambrown3918 Remember not knowing if a movie was really bad? 😅😅😅 Oh man, the crap that I sat through.....

[@simonpsychosis2812]

Me too, YAY 🎉

[@carleakins2153]

Watching Flash while "elevated" makes a beautiful thing even better. Brian Blessed is one of the hammiest hams who ever hammed. "Dive!"

[@zipadeedooda7938]

The color, the campiness, the soundtrack, how can you not love this movie? Speaking of the soundtrack, I bought multiple copies and gave them to my friends for Christmas that year. Just such a fun film .

[@kupoflupo3346]

Brian Blessed is the best in this. Also, Freddie Mercurys vocals during "the kiss" scene is absolutely ethereally beautiiful

[@1rexrex]

Brian Blessed is an amazing person on his own. Probably the closest to an Indiana Jones style adventurer we have had. In our lifetime at least.

[@Mauther]

Brian Blessed only has one speed - full on.

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

@@Mauther And only one volume setting - 11.

[@Lemmys_Mole]

Brian Blessed, climbed Everest, boxed the Dhali Llama & delivered a baby in a park..what a guy!

[@rcrawford42]

I have to find those stories...

[@marklehuray1091]

@@rcrawford42 and threw or refused a Picasso drawing as a child.

[@ashleywetherall]

Another story Blessed tells is that although Sam jones wasn't a great actor, but he did care about Flash and even stormed off set because the script said that Flash had to shoot a man in the back. Sam argued that Flash was to pure for that and refused to do the scene. He actually earned the respect of Max von Sydow because of his stand.

[@MrBigPicture835]

The actress who played Ming's Daughter snacked between takes on raw garlic cloves, so kissing her was an acting challenge.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

I wouldn’t have minded. 😉

[@icoborg]

uh the racist joke....what a champion

[@keithewright]

New Year 1980. Walking through the streets of our town a group of us were near the gym teacher's house. One of the girls liked his son and shouted "John! John! I love you." To a man 12 of us shouted "but we only have 14 hours to save the Earth!" Love this film

[@jonanderson559]

I love this so much, I still can't believe it wasn't successful at the box office. Maybe in America, but in the UK it was huge and it's been a TV staple over here for decades.

[@vly9257]

Oh, it is definitely a cult classic here in the USA. There are a fair number of great films, especially camp, that were not promoted properly or whatever that should have been huge but became popular on DVD 😊

[@Trebor74]

This is actually a Christmas film for me. The late 80s this film was always on from around 11pm to 1 am taking you into Christmas day.

[@jonanderson559]

@@Trebor74 I can see that. Maybe it's a generational thing, but I always think of Porridge as a Christmas film for much the same reason.

[@mgordon1100]

Actually, it wasn't a huge success in the UK. It grossed 69,000 in the international box office, while doing 27 million for US domestic. The budget for the film was 35 million, so it almost broke even worldwide.

[@AB2B]

I have a "Flash - Ah Ah! - Gordon" t-shirt, and strangers compliment me on it. This movie is absolutely beloved by many, many people for all it's weird and wild glory.

[@thomasatteck8476]

Fun Fact - Richard O'Brien (the piper on Arborea ) wrote and starred in the Rocky Horror Picture Show (and PS I love love Queen and I love this movie), not forgetting that Wiiliam Hootkins, who played Munson, the scientist who gets crushed by the aeroplane at the beginning, played X Wing pilot Jek Porkins (Red 6) in Star Wars and Peter Duncan who was the Arborean Tree man who dies whilst taking the test of manhood was a presenter on Blue Peter, the long running British children's TV show.

[@ThePorpoisepower]

Also the D&D Movie (the awful one from the 90s) and Ever After. ( Oh and Spice World)

[@sharkey25uk]

On a similar theatrical vein, the Arborian High Priest was played by celebrated playwright John Osbourne who wrote Look Back In Anger

[@robfinlay8058]

@@sharkey25uk The film had one of the most bizarre casts ever from a British perspective what with a future James Bond, Manimal co-star, Fiddler on the Roof, Blue Peter presenter, Crystal Maze host, Look Back in Anger playwright, TV's Jason King, a very early appearance by Robbie Coltrane, and Brian Blessed in the role he was born to play and basically played for the rest of his career.

[@sharkey25uk]

@@robfinlay8058 not forgetting poor John Morton who dies in a cockpit for the third time that year (pilot in this, astronaut in lunar module in Superman 2 and Luke's gunner Dack in Empire strikes back)

[@teinarainheart]

Has Emily not seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show? I'm surprised she went with "is he in Dungeons and Dragons?" instead of Riff Raff. If she hasn't, then RHPS needs to get on the list.

[@blablubs9987]

In the German dubbing, Flash has Luke Skywalkers german voice, Vultan has Han Solos german voice, Barin has Lando Calrissians german voice and Klytus has Darth Vaders German voice. Confused me as hell as a kid and kinda still does.

[@hk43xx]

I saw this in theaters when I was 12, and I loved it. It also introduced me to a new celebrity crush - Ornella Muti.

[@lucasvincent2875]

RIP Ornella Muti

[@hk43xx]

RIP? She's still alive.

[@lucasvincent2875]

@@hk43xx just caught up. Death hoax. Thanks for the guide

[@rhoetusochten4211]

Absolutely mesmerizing.

[@josephmorelli3408]

She's also in Oscar with Sylvester Stallone. Good stuff.

[@MadMattInc1]

Voltan aka Brian Blessed is a gift. The man has that energy with every roll, he plays a Barbarian king in classic Doctor Who, who is basically a wingless Voltan. His other rolls inclue King Lear, Boss Nass in Star Wars, Clayton in Tarzan, and honestly a near endless list of voice work for animation and video games, having rolls finished as recently as last year. He's also a child hood friend of Patrick Stewart. Both would sneak out of town on trains to go into the city and watch plays.

[@johnrust592]

DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ThreadBomb]

Also was in season 1 of Blackadder.

[@weldonwin]

He was also in an episode of Blake 7 as The Lord of Cygnus Alpha, also wingless Voltan, but as a villain

[@howiedavis2316]

Is it just me, or does Brian Blessed look like John Rhys-Davies?

[@byronbonsall]

I LOVE Flash Gordon! "Klytus, I'm bored."

[@philipmay3548]

Brian Blessed played Vultan. He is an amazing actor with a lot of credits, but my favorite is his Augustus Caesar in "I, Claudius".

[@mattymoowhite]

And or king Henry in "the black adder "

[@slowerthinker]

*IS THERE ANYONE IN ROME WHO HAS NOT SLEPT WITH MY DAUGHTER"*

[@QueenFornis]

Absolutely LOVED him in that role! That entire miniseries is epic! John Hurt does an over the top Caligula and who can forget Sian Phillips as the deliciously evil Livia? I have the entire series on disc. The stuff video dreams are made of.

[@sea-envy3137]

@@slowerthinker umm there was actually not any sleeping

[@eschiedler]

I've watched this in theaters on retro nights. Frankly, it should be on the top of the list of all reaction channels. What a cast. What a soundtrack. What a ride!

[@p.s6742]

"You know why you love this song? Because it's Queen". Amen to that 👏👏👏

[@JohnBham]

'Over the top' does not even begin to describe this fun-fest!

[@rcrawford42]

For peak Brian Blessed, see the first season of Blackadder. It's the weakest season, but Blessed makes it more than worth it.

[@jamesnorthup7717]

Saw this in the theater when I was a kid, bought the soundtrack on vinyl , I always thought Ming's daughter was waaaay better looking than Dale!!

[@Nergalsama01]

8:58 I like to imagine Clytus and the guards doing the classic "sports team shown from below shot", where they all stick their heads together before the game for some last-minute coaching. XD

[@adamsgrad93]

Matthew: do you know why you like this song? Emily: why? Me AND Matthew: because it's Queen!

[@backtoearth1983]

Emily - Brian Blessed..... Brian Blessed - Emily... You two are gunna get on just fine.

[@John_Locke_108]

Got excited until I realized that this isn't Flesh Gordan.

[@robabiera733]

Thank you for one of the most unexpectedly enjoyable movie reactions I have ever seen! It's fascinating how people these days respond to things that were criticized when this movie first came out. They just weren't nerdy enough, I guess. Couldn't handle that much fun. Still very early days - only 3 years after "Star Wars" came out.

[@christopherb501]

Keep wondering what future gens are going to make of the sequel trilogy or the Disney remakes.

[@Shawn-id7gc]

I was about to post my own love for this movie but dang, you said it so well. Cheers!

[@clit_niblr0375]

Still a fun movie to watch even after all these years. 👍😁

[@bryce253]

What is also amazing when you think about the effects is the Star Wars A New Hope came out 2 years BEFORE Flash Gordon. It shows you how far ahead George Lucas was with effects.

[@SuprousOxide]

The effects are part of the charm here. Necessary, I think to call back to the earlier comics and serials.

[@bryce253]

@@SuprousOxide I know that. I wasn't saying that as a negative. I was just pointing out that GL was experimenting with effects ahead of what was baseline for the time in Sci-Fi even if it is intentionally exaggerated in this film on purpose. I love both films.

[@shanem4703]

This will always be one of my favorite movies. Brian Blessed as Voltan is without question the best character. Please ,please, pleeeeease get her to watch the 1989 masterpiece movie called "THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN". The cast is an all star ensemble, and it was directed by Monty Python's Terry Gilliam. One last thing....Emily having that reaction to the whipping scene.🤣 Matthew you lucky bastard. You married pure gold.

[@Srial3523]

Not gonna lie. I saw this title and said aloud: "The best thing to happen to me so far this year just happened." Thanks for the fun review!

[@user-jn6gc3jy8p]

Brian Blessed looks like he's having way to much fun in this movie... imagine that?

[@beatmet2355]

Another almost forgotten movie and reaction. This is one that I vaguely remember, with a lot of “oh yeah” scenes I’d forgotten. Everyone needs an Emily in their life, she’s so adorable when she’s excited. The “Batman 60s 📺 show” level of camp in this movie is great, but the set design is anything but silly. And the acting is entertaining and memorable, as well.

[@radicaladz]

I had the pleasure of meeting Lord Sir Brian Blessed at a screening back in my uni days. Gather round, folks, for the Ballad of Brian Blessed, after William McGonagall... T'was the spring of 2014, son, When Brian Blessed struck the town of Lincoln without rhyme or rea-son. Late that night, without any warning, He blew out the venue's entire PA system, simply by yawning.

[@puppyash9656]

Movie Company: What kind of movie do you have in mind for our next production`? Writer: An all star (A-list only) cast, in an impossibly silly romp where everyone gets to chew the scenery to their hearts content! M C: ...... W: And soundtrack by Queen. M C: ............ W: We'll jut get right to it then. ............ M C: What just happened he- Oh look, it's got Max von Sydow in it!

[@kermitlacock5930]

Between Brian Blessed's Laugh and Timothy Dalton saying "Tell me more of this man Houdini." while chained to a wall. This movie has some great characters.

[@snorpenbass4196]

Speaking of the costumes, a lot of the gold on them was real - as a result, many of the costumes were _very_ heavy (thin layers of leaf-gold, but still gold), including the ones worn by Max von Sydow. De Laurentiis had insisted on using real gold because, well, he was a bit...weird.

[@Serai3]

This is one of my absolute favorite films. The kitsch, the enthusiasm, the glorious lack of self-consciousness. This movie revels in its anachronistic chest-thumping and happy sexuality. It's impossible to watch it without grinning and cheering for the heroes. "This is like Dune meets He-Man meets Star Wars." But Flash existed before all of them. The original comic dates back to the 1930's, and the film plays an homage to that time in the set and costume design. OMG THAT BEADWORK. Handsewn, every single one. The two Italian actresses are Ornella Muti (Aura) and Mariangela Melato (General Kala). They were very well known in the 70's. The King of the Hawkmen is the great Brian Blessed, a renowned Shakespearean actor. He always sounds like that. :)

[@howiedavis2316]

Is it just me, or does Brian Blessed look like John Rhys-Davies?

[@Serai3]

@@howiedavis2316 He should have played Gloin, even if it was just a cameo. Imagine the two of them striding into Rivendell!

[@howiedavis2316]

@@Serai3 That would have been epic! fantastic idea

[@InsoxicatedFish]

While George Lucas might not have gotten to make a Flash Gordon movie, both Brian Blessed and Max von Sydow both got to be in the Star Wars universe

[@johnligon2368]

One of the most underrated sci movies ever. Love it so

[@derJOgelle]

🎶 *"FLASH! Ahaaa..."* 🎶🤘 Love this magnificent iconic cinematic trashy over the top cult classic piece of 80s cheese! Love it! Glad to see you have such a fun time with it, too!🥰👍 Seeing von Sydow be his usual menacing self but turned up to 11 and seeing (Mr. always over the top) Brian Blessed (who I especially love for his appearance in Classic Doctor Who) in one film is simply glorious!😂 Adding sfx of a very ...elevated😉 quality, corny dialogue and fun music - truly makes this one of those weird unique films that simply has it all! Thanks for this fun reaction! Looking forward to you watching somewhat similar stuff!

[@christopherb501]

If you want other adaptations of King Features Syndicate, there is also a Phantom movie and a Prince Valiant movie. Don't think there was ever a Jungle Jim or Mandrake the Magician movie; just adventure serials.

[@Madbandit77]

There was actually a Mandrake TV pilot movie that aired on NBC in 1979.

[@countgeekula9143]

Glorious. Knowingly high camp, colourful, silly, sexy, kinda pervy and super fun. Vultan is played by the brilliant iconic Brian Blessed. And that soundtrack is the stuff of legend.

[@nostradumbass7959]

This movie has the ONLY wedding vows I'd ever use.

[@JLOFlix]

I LOVE this movie!! It is High Quality cheese, Parmigiano Reggiano Level glory!! That soundtrack, the costuming, the sets and all that went into this film made a perfect recipe of FUN!!

[@cpmahon]

A great fun, silly and at times over the top film but very entertaining. It certainly takes me back and I remember that my dad got me the Flash Gordon vinyl album by Queen back in the day. Loved both of your reactions and Emily you certainly seemed to be in your element! I'm glad you enjoyed it and thank you both for a fun reaction.

[@slowerthinker]

If ever there was a movie that you could guarantee Emily would love it would be this one.

[@jfernsten]

Musical sidenote: "Who Wants To Live Forever" was covered/reworked by the trance band Dune. Definitely give it a listen. The vocal performance by Verena is simply stunning in that song.

[@anthonyellis987]

When I met Brian Blessed, I got him to say 'Gordon's alive!, the most remembered line from the film. There are so many recognisable actors - Richard O'Brien (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Tim Dalton (Bond, Toy Story, Doctor Who) and Max Von Syndow. Thank goodness you didn't get it mixed up with Flesh Gordon. That's a different kind of film!

[@jrivademarjr]

That’s so cool that you mentioned that this is Edgar Wright’s favorite movie. Because in his movie Scott Pilgrim versus The World he has a Flash Gordon Easter egg. During the music battle with the Katianagi Twins, Jason Schwartzman’s character Gideon Graves kiss Ramona Flowers’ hand, and when he does that you see his ring on his hand sparkle and make a noise exactly the way Ming’s ring does in Flash Gordon.

[@rjt3476]

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!! I LOVE THIS MOVIE!! Beautifully Bonkers, Amazing Actors, Stupendus Soundtrack!!

[@RatelRegalement]

Yes, the chap playing Pico(I think is name - the Arborean with the pipe and bald head), is played by Richard O'Brien, who as Emily guessed was in the first D&D movie (as the Thieves guildmaster Xilus.) His voice is more than a little unique :D

[@gjl160974]

Loved the film and met both Sam Jones and Melody Anderson at a comic con. You can tell he loves life and the sort of person you could go out for a beer with and be smiling all night.

[@MonoKabi]

Rated this a 9.5, too. One of my favorite movies. Love this!

[@tylerfoster6267]

I said it in the chat but 100% hope to see Strange Brew soon. Edgar put a little Flash Gordon reference into Scott Pilgrim. I have my 4K autographed by Sam J. Jones and Brian Blessed (Vultan). I didn't get to meet Brian in person, I sent it overseas where someone snagged it at a convention, but I did meet Sam and he was great.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

I'm old enough to have seen this on its original release-I was 10-the open ending was for a sequel that never was (it flopped mightily on original release,but has a cultish reputation these days)🎩

[@WadeWallenstein]

So glad this came up on my homepage! I came across this in the late 80s as a child and it blew me away. I watch it regularly since it's a great one to watch when you need a laugh.

[@disturbedvaper6728]

I watched this as a kid maybe 5 years old in 1982 at the drive inn as a double feature along side clash of the titans. Ah, the good old days of drive inn's and taking a 30 gallon trash-bag of popcorn with you :)

[@markwang77]

I LOVED your reaction - you displayed the joy one should have for such a fun campy B-movie sci-fi movie. i watched this movie in the theater when i was 10 and i came out of that experience a changed person lol - something about a hawkman laser sky battle accompanied by Queen music was phenomenal - an absolute space rock opera

[@dancingkitty11]

I've got the soundtrack for this movie I must have listened to it a 1000 plus times. This was one of my favorite movies growing up as a kid and it still is. I really enjoyed watching it with you.

[@nigelmacbug6678]

0n a school trip to watch Flash Gordon, the character who dies by putting his arm in the tree stump was a kids tv presenter, all the kids cheered

[@nicholasbielik7156]

❤ this reaction. One of the funnest films ever! I saw this in the theater when I was kid. I left convinced that this was better than Star Wars, and it still holds a special place in my heart.

[@spacedinosaur8733]

Maybe not the original 3, but definitely better than the Disney versions.

[@jamesnorthup7717]

The most important film Max did was strange brew!!

[@freakygoblin3068]

I remember getting the soundtrack of the film on tape. Great thing about it is it wasn't just the music. It also contained a load of the text. You could almost see the film whilst listening.

[@heavycritic9554]

4:47 That's the best way to handle an exposition dump I've ever seen. A character comes in and says "Enough!" No fourth wall break about it, just an acknowledgement from the movie maker that they know we probably already understood all that, but it still needed to be said in order to cover any eventualities.

[@davidcorriveau8615]

Yo Pip! First! Also OMG I am 12 again. Brian Blessed for the win always. Max von Sydow and Timothy Dalton are top shelf also. Comics...1930's movie serials (some of the first scifi in film) one of the classics. Actually Star Wars and Dune were kinda copying Flash Gordon.

[@PuppetDungeon]

This remains one of my all time favorite films, and the 4K really lets you drink in the insane costume detail and production design. John Carter (2012) and Valerian (2017) have a similar vibe.

[@spacedinosaur8733]

If you haven't seen it, I can't recommend enough is Valerian & Lauraline: Time Jam, its a Japanese/French collaboration anime.

[@zangetsu102]

YES! I love Flash Gordon, He's A Miracle! My first experience with this movie was my dad telling me he and a friend saw in theaters when he was young. He said he was high as a kite. RIP Dad.

[@nathaniellee2263]

I've watched this movie from my teenage years to today (I'm 55 by the way) and this is one of many of the reasons why I love science fiction along with Buck Rogers. By the way Sam J. Jones needed his voice dubbed over because most of it was not his actual voice and Brian Blessed who played prince Vultan attended some sci-fi conventions to talk about the behind the production of this film.

[@LordVolkov]

Flash! Aah aaaah! Aside from Queen, who rock the F out of the score and theme song, everything is hilariously campy and a bit ridiculous, as befits Flash Gordon. Barbarella is a fantastic companion piece to Flash Gordon, if you haven't seen it.

[@TheSksexton]

Never seen you guys before, but this is one of my favorite movies of all time, so I jumped on this quick

[@ashleywetherall]

Interesting fact, Peter Wyngarde played Klytus. The reason he wore the gold mask was because Peter had a rather unfair fall from grace in UK TV due to his personal life.( It would be nothing these days) It was thought that having his face shown would lose the UK market for the film. Actually he's excellent in it and I briefly met him shortly before his passing. He was a lovely guy. A real gent.

[@newclothes8165]

"When we renew our vows" "Ok" Thats a cool and smart husband. LOL

[@Flamebeard0815]

**just opening the video** I swear to god, if you doin't like this... **waves fist to the heavens** **ahem** You may get the notion I feel strongly about this movie...

[@theaterbear]

I’d be really interested in what you all think of the BBC limited series “I, Claudius” from the 70’s starring Brian Blessed (Prince Vultan). It’s like Game of Thrones levels of murder and intrigue in Ancient Rome.

[@VaughanCockell]

I Claudius was a fantastic, and features one of the most gruesome scenes in TV history, that even got complaints - but nothing at all was ever shown. It was all in the viewing audience's imaginations, through the reactions acted by the characters who witnessed the horror.

[@heatherrobertson6110]

Brian Blessed generally plays loud, over-the-top characters, which can mask the fact that he is a really good actor. Watch his death scene in I Claudius. It is phenomenal.

[@HarrisMiller-qw6xh]

My god, this takes me back! Nothing but camp old fashioned fun