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Flash Gordon

1980

Mike Hodges

Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol ...

5.3

8,003

Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Action

Fantasy. Sci-Fi. Action

Flash Gordon is an American football player who along with Dale Arden are returning to New York City after a long vacation, until the plane they are passengers on crashes into the laboratory of Russian scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov. Both Flash and Dale become unwilling passengers on-board Zarkov's rocket-ship as Zarkov sets a course for the planet Mongo. Arriving on Mongo, Flash and his companions find the planet is under the ruler-ship of ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"There's something sort of fun about the 'Flash Gordon' city that floats in the clouds (...) [It] is played for laughs, and wisely so (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Adam Smith Empire	"While sci-fi often degenerates into pompous intellectualising or faux epic pretentiousness, 'Flash' just aims to give everyone a good time"
		Jenny Sanders Den of Geek	"The whole film is absolutely flipping preposterous on just about every level and yet manages not to make you want to hurl a book at the screen (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Noel Murray AV Club	"Aside from one arresting montage that shows a mad scientist's life in reverse, nothing in 'Flash Gordon' has any lasting sting"
		Christopher Monfette IGN	"A delightfully hokey, yet oddly entertaining bit of sci-fi adventure (...) Each of these performances are nicely nuanced and sufficiently effective"
		Time Out	"The narrative is a little plodding (...) Acting honours go to von Sydow"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It now looks even madder and more expressionist than ever (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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