ModdedCentipede
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Post by ModdedCentipede on Jun 20, 2020 10:06:33 GMT
Here we go again. Blast off into another dimension of space and time with a jock who calls himself...  Chosen by: scipioafricanusYear: 1980 Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max Von Sydow Directed by: Mike Hodges Produced by: Dino De Laurentis Written by: Lorenzo Semple Jr., Michael Allin |
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centipede
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Post by centipede on Jun 20, 2020 10:20:38 GMT
Oh, before I forget:
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Jun 20, 2020 11:23:04 GMT
It bothers me now that I had bookmarked this movie on YouTube and now it's unavailable. Sigh... I guess I'll keep my eyes out if it pops up again.
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scipioafricanus
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Post by scipioafricanus on Jun 20, 2020 12:51:04 GMT
Best for the soundtrack alone. Campy and fun. Brian Blessed is a monster in this movie along with the rest of the cast.
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Balder
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Post by Balder on Aug 27, 2020 19:19:19 GMT
Borrowed this from my library and watched it, here's my review:
"So finally I have seen what this Flash Gordon is all about (at least in some sense). There are of course the old serial and comics to consume to truly get a clear picture of what is was back in the day, but watching this 80's adaptation gave me the gist of it. It is honestly quite surprising that this is from 1980 because while it certainly has some charm to it, it looks awfully dated and old. A lot of the time it looks like that of an episode from the original Star Trek. Just to think that Alien (1979) was made the year before for less than half the budget of this movie is insane to me. Where did all of the money go? Because it certainly did not go into the production design. I am sure there were some intentions of keeping it that way, but are the producers surprised this was not well received. It was released post Star Wars! The science fiction genre had become something more than B-movies now. I did enjoy what the movie turned out to be though. It is entertaining, has lots of charm and seems like a product of its time, (1930's that is). Classic science fiction that came too late." 3/5 fun.
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scipioafricanus
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Post by scipioafricanus on Aug 27, 2020 21:22:26 GMT
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