tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post867850638980837586..comments2023-11-02T02:39:10.829-06:00Comments on DVD Panache: 'Gordon's alive?!?' On DVD!!Adam Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-36365209671002467712007-08-22T17:16:00.000-06:002007-08-22T17:16:00.000-06:00Haha, I love it Piper."Hey kid, whatcha got in the...Haha, I love it Piper.<BR/><BR/>"Hey kid, whatcha got in there?"Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-76405633011023940062007-08-22T06:58:00.000-06:002007-08-22T06:58:00.000-06:00I love this movie so much, I almost paid sick doll...I love this movie so much, I almost paid sick dollars for the original on ebay. I'm glad they re-released it. Can't wait for my son to see this.<BR/><BR/>When I was in Jr. High, I bought the soundtrack and was so embarrassed by do so. An older kid stopped me and asked what I had purchased, probably thinking Michael Jackson or some whatnot and I showed him the Soundtrack. He had response. Little PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-33447702396184772172007-08-14T22:37:00.000-06:002007-08-14T22:37:00.000-06:00Maybe "takes itself seriously" isn't the right ter...Maybe "takes itself seriously" isn't the right term. What I meant was that it never really veers into out and out satire or self-acknowledgment like so many remakes do. The script and performances are comedic, but the characters they portray are serious about what they do -- even if they have wings or a metal face!<BR/><BR/>Make no mistake -- I really enjoy this movie, I just think it's Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-60236011587374300732007-08-14T22:24:00.000-06:002007-08-14T22:24:00.000-06:00This is not FLASH's R1 debut. Image released a ba...This is not FLASH's R1 debut. Image released a barebones edition back in the '90s that is long OOP. Great movie, though I would trim about ten minutes out of its soggy middle. I'm not sure why you believe that the movie takes itself so seriously, as Lorenzo Semple, Jr. has clearly written a comedy, just as his 1966 screenplay for BATMAN was a comedy. It's also obvious that Max von Sydow, Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-16994940390040156492007-08-14T19:45:00.000-06:002007-08-14T19:45:00.000-06:00I concur with Joseph B. and Damian here. I love th...I concur with Joseph B. and Damian here. I love this movie. It is cheesy but makes absolutely no apologies for it, and by the time we get to Planet Mongo, that spirit is infectuous. <BR/><BR/>Neither Sam Jones or Melody Anderson went on to win an Oscar obviously, but somehow they're both perfect for this material. <BR/><BR/><EM>Flash Gordon</EM> is fun, whereas something like <EM>Masters of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-77986185477978294382007-08-13T20:45:00.000-06:002007-08-13T20:45:00.000-06:00Damian, if you're an Alex Ross fan you should try ...Damian, if you're an Alex Ross fan you should try and pick up Flash Gordon at BestBuy. They sell it with an exclusive AR art insert of Ming in the typical Uncle Sam pose exclaiming "Ming Wants You!"Adam Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11968051066147134504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-41697660066976500832007-08-13T19:55:00.000-06:002007-08-13T19:55:00.000-06:00I love this movie too, Alex!I was so thrilled to s...I love this movie too, Alex!<BR/><BR/>I was so thrilled to see that we had just acquired it at the video store that I watched it myself the other night for the first time in decades and I felt like a little kid again. Yes, I was watching it with very different eyes now (it was clear to me now how "bad" the movie was and I had forgotten that Timothy Dalton and Topol were in it) but that didn't Damian Arlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07937513879456460221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15687635.post-3949685296176838112007-08-12T22:28:00.000-06:002007-08-12T22:28:00.000-06:00Camp or not, I LOVE this movie. One of the definin...Camp or not, I LOVE this movie. One of the defining films for me as a kid. Not only was Ornella Muti my first on-screen crush (wow was she sensual in the seduction scene with Ming!) but the scene where Gordon is forced to stick his hand in those little stones and hope tiny creatures don't spit on it and kill him terrified me. Seriously. To this day, I don't reach under a bed or inside something Joe Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160822944514723178noreply@blogger.com