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Flash Gordon (For Holden wherever you are)
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:18 pm
by Arnold Layne
This camper than a Dale Winton tea party classic is out on dvd again, great fun, and one of the much missed H'miesters fave films, and mine to from that era
"Gordon'a allliiiive!"
(I just hope Holden is as well)
Re: Flash Gordon (For Holden wherever you are)
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:42 pm
by fudgeflaps
I'm a huge fan as well, did you buy the 25th anniversay edition? I just want to know if the extras are any good....
My sister and I know the script off by heart- when we were kids we always had it on over breakfast before we went to school. I thought it rocked at the time (well, I still do!) but, yes, it is as camp as a row of pink tents. It's virtually a musical- a big, gay, rock-opera!!
Best line:
(when Zarkov is getting his mind wiped, and the machine is playing back footage of his memories- there is somme WW2 stuff and an image of Hitler)
Klytus: "Now HE showed promise!"
Re: Flash Gordon (For Holden wherever you are)
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 7:48 pm
by Jacques
Flaps of fudge:
I'm sorry but you post was just a little too camp - I shall go outside now where my friend 9mm and her few friends are waiting for me........I may be gone some time......
Re: Flash Gordon (For Holden wherever you are)
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:16 pm
by Arnold Layne
Not much, although I believe there is an audio commentary from Brian Blessed, expect much "Gordons alive" guffawing!
And a limited edition tin or sumank, would have expected some contribution from Sam Jones or Melody Anderson as they are regulars at sci fi conventions over here but nothing
Re: Flash Gordon (For Holden wherever you are)
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:16 am
by Pervert
When I first saw the "Go, Flash, go" scene, I got Melody's minter for her. Imagine having that on your CV.
The only people that gave the film any credibility at all were Max von Sydow, Peter Wyngarde and the trouser-tighteningly wonderful Ornella Muti. The rest were bloody awful.
Would have been good to see what Nic Roeg would have done with it, but considering Dino di Horrendous was producing it's no surprise it turned out as it did.
Re: Flash Gordon (For Holden wherever you are)
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2005 4:57 am
by fudgeflaps
The commemorative tin, significant of Sam Jones' hollow acting? I heard that his voice was overdubbed- if so, the voice talent was dire as well!
Ornella Muti, Italian stunner. When Timothy Dalton was asked who he enjoyed kissing the most, it was her....... must have been intense. She's in her forties now, and could still shame many a celeb half her age on the looks and sultriness front.
Nic Roeg, interesting..... would have been more interesting if George Lucas got the rights first! As we know he didn't, and had to settle for Star Wars instead.....tough life, non?
Re: Flash Gordon (For Holden wherever you are)
Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 5:30 pm
by Mojo
I remember reading that one woman went to hire Flash Gordon on video for a children's party. Whilst making the food she realised that the room where the kids were watching the movie was extremely quiet, unusually so in fact. When she went to see why they were so quiet she found the reason, she'd accidentally hired FLESH Gordon by mistake!!!