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04/21/07
Flash Gordon (1980)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:8
Rotten:10
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: Campy charm and a knowing sense of humor help to overcome a silly plot involving a spacefaring ex-football player, his adoring bevy of groupies, and a supervillain named Ming the Merciless.
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: New York football star Flash Gordon vaults into outer space to battle the nefarious Ming, supreme ruler of the planet Mongo. Ming intends to conquer planet earth, and hunky Flash teams up with... [More]
Starring: Sam Jones, Melody Anderson, Max Von Sydow, Ornella Muti
Director: Mike Hodges
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09/06/07
Like any good mad scientist, Zarkov has a rocket in his lab.
08/22/07
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08/08/07
The best thing about this DVD release is the newly remastered digital transfer of the film from the original source material. The anamorphic widescreen is amazingly beautiful and the film has never looked better with all the scratches and dust marks remov
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