THE DANMAN CAN

Flash Gordon  (1980) never gets old. It's so much damn fun. It's pure entertainment. It just works. Producer  Dino De Laurentiis  basically transports his earlier hit  Barbarella   (1968) into the ‘80s (with slightly less sensuality) while retaining some of the comic book style of the original  FG  ‘ 30s strips. The tone of the  FG  film is high camp and a lot of the f/x are laughable but the production design/sets are incredible and the costumes are fantastic and flamboyant. Not to mention the soundtrack by  Queen  kicks ass (and just you try not to respond with  "Ah-ahhh!"  when someone sings  "Flash!" ). Max Von Sydow  is super sinister and maniacal as Emperor Ming The Merciless. Though there is undoubtedly a negative "Yellow Peril" Chinese stereotype to his appearance, I personally find that it ends there, so I have less of a problem with the portrayal than some might. A pre- Bond   Timothy Da...

Flash Gordon  (1980) never gets old. It's so much damn fun. It's pure entertainment. It just works. Producer Dino De Laurentiis basically transports his earlier hit Barbarella (1968) into the ‘80s (with a bit less sensuality) while retaining some of the comic book style of the original FG ‘ 30s strips. The tone of the FG  film is high camp and a lot of the f/x are laughable but the production design/sets are incredible and the costumes are fantastic and flamboyant. Not to mention the soundtrack by Queen  kicks ass (and just you try not to respond with "Ah-ahhh!" when someone sings "Flash!" ). Max Von Sydow  is super sinister and maniacal as Emperor Ming The Merciless. Though there is undoubtedly a negative "Yellow Peril" Chinese stereotype to his appearance, I personally find that it ends there, so I have less of a problem with the portrayal than some might. A pre- Bond   Timothy Dalton   does his best  Errol Flynn as the dashing and head...

Second time watching this . Still blows my mind. Phenomenal.

MIND BLOWN. I can't believe this is the only Queen concert captured in its entirety. I can't believe how much harder they rock live than on record. I can't believe how much Brian May shreds . Borderline metal at times. This is a great Blu-ray. The audio is phenomenal and the video is pretty great too (don't go by my screenshots of my TV captured on my phone).