The thing to remember here is that this movie is a 1980's version of a 1930's movie serial. They took the silliness of the original, and turned it up to 11.

@scottmooredrakoedragon9891

2 ай бұрын

Lol I came to explain this very thing😂

@Mooke1312

2 ай бұрын

The dial went all the way to 11

@dahobdahob

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, this was super hero comics before super hero comics. There were radio plays, movies, and books/comics? Part of why it seems so plot aggressive is this is condensing a ton of story into a single movie.

@randybrown1318

2 ай бұрын

I came here to explain the same. This has one of my favorite soundtracks. I do love this movie and never considered the horniness of it. We need a paytreon version under the influence.

@EdSigma

2 ай бұрын

What else does one expect from the writer of the sixties Adam West Batman?

Stuck in your head for 2 weeks? Oh, my sweet summer child. For the rest of your life, whenever you hear the word Flash, your mouth will go Ah Ah by reflex.

@HeatRaver

2 ай бұрын

Just like at a work meeting, if someone says, "Let's get down to business", I automatically mumble "to defeat..the Huns..." ;)

@synaesthesia2010

2 ай бұрын

too true, is happens to me all the time

@guiltygenius7389

2 ай бұрын

I saw this when if first came out. I swear this statement is true under penalty of perjury.

@Gismo-ih7gi

2 ай бұрын

Flash is a uk cleaning brand. On the ads they do the "Flash" from this and I can't not do the ah ah. Usually throw in a 'savior of the universe' for good measure. Its ingrained now for life.

@c1ph3rpunk

2 ай бұрын

Back when I did storage in IT, every time someone asked if the system had flash drives in it, more than one went… Ah ah.

I love how you said "I cant take that guy seriously" That actor is Brian Blessed. Hes like one of the most famous Shakespearian actors ever.

@Nightdominia

2 ай бұрын

And an absolute treat to watch purely because he's so over-the-top at times.

@reverance_pavane

2 ай бұрын

My favourite Roman Emperor.

@danifeatherby

2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! loved him in I Claudius

@jacquelinecallejas1390

2 ай бұрын

Somebody once said that the thing is, if Brian Blessed was doing Othello live, you KNOW some idiot in the back would yell out "DIVE Hawkmen, DIVE!" I do agree about I Claudius and he was also in Dr Who. Also I think I have him figured out. I read that his dad and uncle and other family were coal minors. So I picture him dreading having to grow up and go into the mines. But he made it as an actor so I think what we are seeing is a guy on a perpetual high because internally he's screaming I DON'T HAVE TO GO INTO THE COAL MINES!

@Nightdominia

2 ай бұрын

@@jacquelinecallejas1390 I believe he has an episode on "Who Do You Think You Are" that I watched part of. He is overall a very bubbly person by all appearances and probably feels very much his surname. 😁

55 years old and when I hear the word Flash, I go "AH AH! He'll save every one of us!"

@309JJB

Ай бұрын

Me too

Lol. Calling Timothy Dalton a discount Loki. Guess he's going to be a discount James Bond on franchise Fridays

@jonc7739

2 ай бұрын

🤣😂🤣

@goldennuggets7358

2 ай бұрын

Daltons bond ages like a fine wine - he got the character

@carlrogers3505

2 ай бұрын

@@goldennuggets7358 He sold fine wine at his grocery store in Hot Fuzz.

@johnsensebe3153

2 ай бұрын

He's also a slasher... of prices.

@McPh1741

2 ай бұрын

I think we was one of the better James Bonds. "License to Kill" is definitely in my top 5 Bond movies.

Next up: “Highlander”! More 80s! More Queen! More Sean Connery!

@larryclark5422

2 ай бұрын

Not yet...next is TED

@HIGHL4NDER

2 ай бұрын

I approve of this decision

@tomdg65

2 ай бұрын

There can be only one.

@vincentvoillot6365

2 ай бұрын

A way better movie. If you can erase the sequel from existence.

@neptunusrex5195

2 ай бұрын

Sean Connery as the great Juan Sanchez Villalobos Ramirez - the Schottish Anschient Egyptschian from Schpain 😅🙉😜👍

While the move was released in 1980, the 80's themselves had not happened yet. This is more of an end-cap of all things '70s.

@aMulliganStew

2 ай бұрын

... and an attempted successor to Rocky Horror.

@johnossendorf9979

2 ай бұрын

Almost exactly what I was going to say 👏

@IanFindly-iv1nl

2 ай бұрын

Yeahh, this flick is really more reflective of the late seventies than 80's. It was RELEASED in 1980, so it was probably MADE (produced and filmed) during 1978/9. Hell, it almost has a "glam/glitter rock " aesthetic stylistically (both visually and in the musical score).

@Dunlop-hg2ql

2 ай бұрын

The FIRST year of a decade is too early for something to be representative of that decade. It'd have to be past the 2nd year of it at least.

@paulmurgatroyd6372

Ай бұрын

It also feels like the English members of the cast had decided it was going to be a madly coloured in pantomime.

The absolutely beautiful Ornella Muti (Princess Aura) is the crush I've had consistently for over 3 decades now. Other crushes may pass as swiftly as days are fleeting, but Ornella? She'll be eternally in my heart.

@robbbase4397

2 ай бұрын

Same!! I had the hots for Melody, too. 💘🥰❤️

@andreadeamon6419

Ай бұрын

Did you see her in the movie Oscar? She's Sylvester Stallones wife and Moresa tomeis mom. Completely love that movie - i know i butchered their names

@anzaeria

Ай бұрын

Hot property!

"Queen didn't have to go that hard!" Oh Ashley, it's Queen, they could do nothing else!

@user-tr7sm8ne8g

2 ай бұрын

On to Highlander!!!!

@garymolloy3575

2 ай бұрын

Queen only has one setting.

@brandontrammel4581

2 ай бұрын

Facts

@ianburns1167

2 ай бұрын

@@garymolloy3575 HEEEEEEEEEERE we are!

@therealpbristow

2 ай бұрын

@@garymolloy3575 No no no! Queen has 197 different settings... and all of them are *AWESOME*!!! =:o]

"Is that a gun that shoots hands?!?" The term you're looking for is...handgun.

@JZsBFF

2 ай бұрын

lol

@silver_crone

2 ай бұрын

Gives a new meaning to ‘throwing hands’

@daxriley8195

2 ай бұрын

It's certainly a... Handy weapon...

@toddmoore9841

2 ай бұрын

By the same inventor as Death Race 2000's "hand" grenade?

Flash AH AAHH has been stuck in my head for about 38 years now....

And Brian Blessed (birdman with the big maw) is an incredibly badass British actor who is STILL lifting weights in his 80s, and is still just as insane. Truly AWESOME dude.

If you liked the idea of Queen creating the whole soundtrack, it's time for Highlander 😊

@ssort69

2 ай бұрын

I would love to see her reaction to Highlander! Would love to see her watch the series too as it was actually good, unlike the later movies.

@tikvision

2 ай бұрын

She will not take it 😂

The British people present to you Brian "GORDON'S ALIVE" Blessed. A living legend.

@deegee3849

2 ай бұрын

Brian Blessed is on KZread or somewhere reading bedtime stories. I haven't fallen asleep yet 😂

@Acme1970

2 ай бұрын

You don't get more bombastic than Brian Blessed, the guy rocks.

@deegee3849

2 ай бұрын

@@Acme1970 Imagine being stuck in a lift with him though 😂

@DarthTach

2 ай бұрын

Put some respect on BRIAN BLESSED's name! Since that's how he reads all his lines.

@davidwalter2002

2 ай бұрын

@@Acme1970 He's bigger than life in very many ways. Love the man!

"Barbarella" (1968) is very much in this vein. I would love to see Ashleigh react to that one!

@IanFindly-iv1nl

2 ай бұрын

It's by the SAME PRODUCER too.

10:43 "Ruler of the universe?" "Well I didn't vote for him."

The cast aren't terrible actors. They're deliberately hamming it up, because the film is essentially a tongue-in-cheek remake of the Flash Gordon film series from the 1930s. Apart from all the sexual innuendoes, it's actually a pretty faithful recreation. It was made partly as an attempt to cash in on the success of Star Wars, but the goofier tone wasn't what the SW audience expected, and it bombed at the box office. In the years since, it's become something of a cult classic.

@conniegaylord5206

2 ай бұрын

I used to watch the original late night as a kid.

@vapoet

2 ай бұрын

The term used is camp. The 1966 Batman was in thew same vane. The bright settings and over the top acting was very familar to viewers in 1980. This caught on more while being shown on HBO.

@MrLorenzovanmatterho

2 ай бұрын

"Gordon's alive!" has become iconic.

@johnsensebe3153

2 ай бұрын

Could you imagine if the actors played it completely straight in those costumes?

@JulioLeonFandinho

2 ай бұрын

The cast is amazing and that makes it even funnier

Ashleigh: "You can't get any more '80s than Queen doing your soundtrack." Highlander: "Hold m' ale!"

@michaelmcfarland1716

2 ай бұрын

MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE using AC/DC

@billthomas478

2 ай бұрын

Or commando

@Sheol-uk3bu

2 ай бұрын

THIS movie is really more LATE 70's than 80's.

@Dunlop-hg2ql

2 ай бұрын

And Highlander is much deeper into the 80's (87) than FG here (80), so then it's really more representative of that decade.

As a child of the 80's, this movie ROCKED.

@andreadeamon6419

Ай бұрын

Same!! God i miss the 80s. Today's movies stink!

Well, THESE aren't "bad" actors. On the contrary, SOME are even RENOWNED VETERANS (like Max Von sydow and Topol). They're just not taking it that seriously is all. They're taking a HUMOROUS approach because THIS movie is supposed to be a spoof.

Brian Blessed (Vultan) is a national treasure. He is the oldest person to have climbed Mount Everest and reach the North Pole on foot, where he punched a polar bear in the face. One of Britain's greatest raconteurs and a force of nature.

@MrOddball63

2 ай бұрын

That man is larger than life

@mattbriddell9246

2 ай бұрын

The literal poster child for "BIG HAM" on TV Tropes :D

@weldonwin

2 ай бұрын

He's also a Shakespearian Actor and it is one of the greatest things ever to witness him bellowing "CRY GOD! FOR HARRY, ENGLAND AND *SAINT GEORGE!!!"*

@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t

2 ай бұрын

@@weldonwin "BLOOD! DEATH! WAR! RUMPY-PUMPY! TRIUMPH!"

@georgemulcahy4515

2 ай бұрын

He is an absolute legend

The three best things about Flash Gordon: No. 1) The Queen soundtrack No. 2) Brian Blessed's performance No.3) Ornella Muti's wardrobe.

@davidrobinson4400

2 ай бұрын

No. 4) The Queen soundtrack

@singbluesilver1973

2 ай бұрын

5) Timothy Dalton in tights 🫦

@JZsBFF

2 ай бұрын

6) The screaming colors of the sky & clouds!

@cyberingcatgirls7069

2 ай бұрын

No. 7) The Queen soundtrack

@silentjay01

2 ай бұрын

#8 The Flesh Gordon Porn parody (and its sequel) that they used to show on Cinemax.

While this movie is from the 80s, the character is actually *90* years old, and was originally a comic strip, that was then adapted into old film serials. This is an adaptation of those old films.

@thepayne7862

2 ай бұрын

Not sure if you know this but a few months ago the Flash Gordon daily newspaper comic received a reboot. It starts with him and others in the process of defeating Ming in the Mongo civil war. So the strip is telling the story of what Flash, Dale and Zarkov and the other nations of Mongo and how they are trying to rebuild with Ming gone. The artwork is great and the stories have been great too. 7 days a week get a new Flash Gordon comic.

@IanFindly-iv1nl

2 ай бұрын

THIS flick is really based more on the COMIC STRIP (which is what it was originally) than that film serial. THAT is why you see all the ILLUSTRATIONS during the animated opening sequence (that's what THOSE were from).

“I should’ve watched this after a vape or something” Ya, that kinda helps 😂😂

Brian Blessed chews up any scene and any role he has ever been in. Gives 110%.

@auricstorm

2 ай бұрын

Definitely worth checking out some of his other stuff, and his interviews

@pauld6967

2 ай бұрын

"Gordon's alive?!?!"

@kevinquinn7645

2 ай бұрын

Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?

@maxducoudray

2 ай бұрын

I love Brian Blessed unreservedly.

@0okamino

2 ай бұрын

Who is Brian Blessed? If you meant BRIAN BLESSED, then yeah, I do know who that is.

If only you knew that's not Brian Blessed acting, that's just how he is.😂

@weldonwin

2 ай бұрын

The man is the living personification of All-Caps and oh yeah, He PUNCHED A POLAR BEAR! *IN THE FACE!!!*

@angrytheclown801

2 ай бұрын

And to think, his mom told him to use his indoor voice, so that's what we have; Brian Blessed's indoor voice.

@kennethdennis7624

2 ай бұрын

He's just so great

@synaesthesia2010

2 ай бұрын

that is so true, he is a national treasure and is always a larger than life character, and he's a phenomenal opera singer too

@roboticd

2 ай бұрын

​@@weldonwinhe boxed against the Dalai Lama...

This movie has the single best movie line ever..."Flash I love you, but we only have 14 hours to save the earth!"

He saved every one of us. Respect and props.

14 year old me is still mad that we didn't get a sequel

@anzaeria

Ай бұрын

I was expecting a sequel for so long....given that hint at the end. By the way, it looks like Ashleigh missed the gloved hand picking up the ring (she was looking elsewhere.)

Actually, Topol, who plays Dr. Hans Zarkov here, was a relatively established actor having won 2 golden globes before, most famously for his depiction of Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, for which he was also nominated for an academy award.

@randy4768

2 ай бұрын

And he was in Bond movie:"For your eyes only"

@joedoub

2 ай бұрын

I forgot to tell there is a actor who plays James Bond who starred in this.

@__Andrew

2 ай бұрын

I really hope she watches Fiddler at some point.

"HOW DOES THIS MOVIES KEEP GETTING WEIRDER?!?" - Perfect Reaction / Perfect Summary of this movie! LOL "WHY is this movie SO HORNY?!?" - It was the 70s/80s. Eye-candy & sensuality were still allowed. (and semi-common) Glad you enjoyed the "Under pain of Death" joke. (It's my favorite too.)

Topol ,who plays Doctor Zakov, was famous for his role in a musical movie called Fiddler on the Roof, where he sings "If I were a rich man" . A song Gwen Stephanie would later reinvent.

Ashley: "How does it keep getting weirder? How does it keep getting weirder, you guys!?" Us: "Yes."

@marhawkman303

2 ай бұрын

She... REALLY should watch the old TV series. This.... is that turbocharged... but is pretty faithful.

@richdurbin6146

2 ай бұрын

Sam Jones (Flash) was a brunette and had to dye his hair blonde, while Melody Anderson (Dale) was a blonde and had to dye her hair black.

@ssort69

2 ай бұрын

Just imagine how bad her mind would be blown watching Barbarella....she definitely would have to hit the vape pen before that one. Oohh....just thought of a better one to blow her mind, 1973's The Holy Mountain, her head would explode lol.

@giovangciccareli1829

2 ай бұрын

Oh girl, you have no idea what's coming up next.

@giovangciccareli1829

2 ай бұрын

Sam Jones was cast after appearing on a dating show.

It's an unwritten rule that BRIAN BLESSED'S name must always be in all caps!

@Madbandit77

2 ай бұрын

Actually, it's written in his contract when he does an acting gig.

@quietman71

2 ай бұрын

And you don't say his name.... YOU SHOUT HIS NAAAAAAAMMMMME!!!

@Richard_Ashton

2 ай бұрын

I liked him in the UK police drama “Z Cars” as police constable ‘Fancy’ Smith.

@wyrmshadow4374

2 ай бұрын

He lives his life in ALL CAPS.

@CinobiteReacts

2 ай бұрын

Preach!

I saw this in the theater in 1980. After seeing it, my friends and I had this skit where we walked around in trench coats and creeped up to the music of this Queen song.... dun-dun-dun-dun FLASH! and rip open the trench-coat and the other guy would pretend to be a girl and scream "AAAAHHHH" (also to the music). We were young, but though that was the funniest thing.

With over 2000 comments, I'm sure people have talked about almost everyone in the cast, but I have to give love to the late Mariangela Melato, who played General Kala. She starred in some of the best Italian films that were released in America in the '70s, many directed by a woman named Lina Wertmuller, who was the first woman nominated for Best Director at the Oscars (for her film SEVEN BEAUTIES). For Wertmuller, Melato starred in LOVE AND ANARCHY, SWEPT AWAY, and SUMMER NIGHT. Melato never really became a star in America, but she did one minor hit here with the late Ryan O'Neal, SO FINE about a designer jean craze, where she played the wife of a mobster played by giant actor Richard Kiel, who you saw in HAPPY GILMORE and who you'll see later in your James Bond dive in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME and MOONRAKER.

@drusillathetinsmith

2 ай бұрын

Ms Melato as General Kala was my crush back in the day. Partly because she scared me. Nothing like a scary, put-together career-minded lady who uses torture to make my young heart flutter.

Now that you've seen this, you need to see "The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai: Across The 8th Dimension".

@Amanda-gg6kz

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree! Such a fun movie!

@CliffSedge-nu5fv

2 ай бұрын

Where ever you go, there you are.

@runrunrun_runaway2607

2 ай бұрын

My all time fave

@stevenv2190

2 ай бұрын

Why is there a watermelon there?

@Britcarjunkie

2 ай бұрын

@@stevenv2190 Laugh while you can, monkey boy!

Bit of trivia for you Ashleigh: Prince Barin is played by Timothy Dalton, who would go on to play James Bond. Ming The Merciless is played by Max Von Sydow who was Father Merrin in The Exorcist. Prince Vultan is played by Brian Blessed, who IRL punched a polar bear in the face while making his trip to become the oldest man to reach the magnetic North Pole (which he succeeded in doing). The man is considered a national treasure here in the UK. It's funny you should mention Rocky Horror as the actor who played Riff Raff (who is also the writer of the original Rocky Horror stage show) Richard O'Brien is the bald Arborian who betrays Flash in the swamp cage. There's also a blink & you'll miss it cameo right at the start of the movie where one of the airfield workers is in fact Hagrid himself, Robbie Coltrane.

@mauz4588

2 ай бұрын

And Topol (Doctor Zarkov), best known for playing the lead roll in Fiddler on the Roof, also has a major role in the Bond movie, For Your Eyes Only

@SimonProctor

2 ай бұрын

And as a wee lad of 7 at the time the guy who does the initiation (Peter Duncan) is memorable as he was a kids TV presenter in the UK

@simoncurry5336

2 ай бұрын

@@SimonProctor For what it's worth, when Peter Duncan left "Blue Peter" the prop of the creature that killed him in "Flash Gordon" was one of his leaving presents.

@davidgermain

2 ай бұрын

@@SimonProctor i am happy someone else has that is Flash trivia as well. i suspect there are not many that know that.

@SimonProctor

2 ай бұрын

@@davidgermain I think you need to be of a certain age and have grown up in the UK.

"There are so many things happening: a wedding, treason, lasers, bombs...." :D

''All creatures will make merry... under pain of death.'' I love that!

@therealpbristow

2 ай бұрын

I remember the laugh throughout the cinema the first time we all saw that. Happy days. =:o}

We used to yell "Give meeeee THE REMOTE CONTROL!" at each other with my roommates. Brian Blessed knew what movie he was in.

@richarddefortuna2252

2 ай бұрын

Yes he did!

@DNulrammah

2 ай бұрын

His character is rather similar to the one that he later played in several episodes of "Doctor Who" (Trial of a Time Lord)...and the first episode of "Black Adder".

@jackal59

2 ай бұрын

If you see him in Kenneth Branagh's film of _Much Ado About Nothing_ , you'll see just how good he is playing it straight. The man is a fine actor who enjoys chewing the scenery.

@losthor1zon

2 ай бұрын

@@jackal59 - Or watch him playing Augustus Caesar in "I, Claudius".

@kim_o_the_concrete_jungle

2 ай бұрын

@@DNulrammah I liked him as Richard IV in Blackadder.

I love how Seth McFarland treats this movie in the 2 Ted movies, Ted references it as "It's simultaneously the best and worst movie ever made!"

@halholland1637

2 ай бұрын

He's wrong. "The Black Hole" was the worst. That movie was Slim Pickens.

@stevesheroan4131

2 ай бұрын

@@halholland1637I love The Black Hole. And yes, it’s terrible. And isn’t Topol really kinda like a discount Maximilian Schnell?

@ThreadBomb

2 ай бұрын

@@halholland1637 I think The Black Hole could be good if it wasn't for the "comedy" robots. They really spoil the atmosphere and drama.

@robertwall1419

2 ай бұрын

@@halholland1637Actually, isn’t “Ishtar” the worst movie ever⁉️😂😂😂😂

@karidrgn

2 ай бұрын

​@halholland1637 no... the absolute worst film in a Star Wars ripoff attempt is Message from Space. 1st time, I realized I was watching a horrible film while I was watching it.

Max Von Sydow was Ming, Brian Blessed ( a wonderful English actor) was the winged leader and Timothy Dalton (later a James Bond) was the Baron.

@goldenager59

Ай бұрын

Er...actually, Dalton's character is a Prince whose proper _name_ is Barin. 🤭

Used to be a very cool college radio station in town that played a little bit of everything. Fell asleep with the radio on one night during spring break my senior year of high school, woke up to that station playing the entire Flash Gordon soundtrack from start to finish without a single pause. Laid there and listened to the whole thing.

Flash Gorden is like giving a movie budget to a school play. I love this movie. Thanks for the awesome uploads.

@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures

2 ай бұрын

It's just got bags of joy. One big high-budget panto, basically.

@Richard_Ashton

2 ай бұрын

@@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures Which actor played ‘Widow Twanky’?

@gon-gameworld-collection

2 ай бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4Wf3MGYptu_e6Q.htmlsi=Gz9tOf5gh7ELGvJo this Movie is even Better from a horny poor highschooler. 😂

"Here we are. Born to be kings! We are the Princes of the universe!"

@jasonwebb7978

2 ай бұрын

The soundtrack is better than the movie.

@rcrawford42

2 ай бұрын

@@jasonwebb7978 Not Highlander. But Flash? Yes.

@jasonwebb7978

2 ай бұрын

@@rcrawford42 "Flash, ah- ah. Savior of the universe" still better than the movie. But I get your point.

@DravenGal

2 ай бұрын

You have NO IDEA how long I looked for the "Highlander" soundtrack by Queen! Then one day I was at a friend's and was looking at his CD rack. I noticed a Queen CD called "It's A Kind Of Magic." I sighed, then read the song titles! I *LITERALLY* screamed! I'd finally found it! The Highlander songs, plus a couple other cool movie songs, like that one! Oh wait, that was "Highlander," but the TV show, not the movie. Good show! 💙

I see you enjoyed Brian Blessed's subdued and refined performance as Prince Vultan. The soundtrack in this film is second to none. It is an outrageously underrated movie. If you are Generation X, this film, LadyHawke, Karate Kid, Back to the Future and John Hughes were your childhood.

@robertphillips213

2 ай бұрын

Yep.

"What does that mean; is that torture, is that sex things?" Yes. "He took his role just... way serious." Brian Blessed is a hoot (no pun intended).

Flash Gordon was originally a comic strip, and then a movie serial in the 30's. This movie was an homage to those serials, including their production values.

@marhawkman303

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, and.... the original .... wasn't for children. It went pretty hard core into the concept of heroism... and villainy. Yeah... Aura trying to seduce people... is in the original source material. also... she totally bangs Barrin in the original too. They don't show all that stuff, but they let you know what she did. See, this is just the opener for the story. Aura getting with Barrin comes later on. You know... after the part where her father tortures her for information.

@richdurbin6146

2 ай бұрын

The serials are on KZread.

Wait until you realize Ming is the old priest from The Exorcist.

@dan_hitchman007

2 ай бұрын

And played the kitty cat petting head of SPECTRE twice in James Bond movies.

@degenatron1604

2 ай бұрын

@@dan_hitchman007 And the brewery owner in Strange Brew.

@cuffzter

2 ай бұрын

@@degenatron1604 and the knight in the Seventh seal

@vapoet

2 ай бұрын

And that Prince Barin's number one guy is Riff-Raff, the bulter in Rocky Horror.

@abolishwelfare

2 ай бұрын

And Jesus Christ in “The Greatest Story Ever Told”

Totally underrated movie. More people should appreciate this film

"I should not have watched this movie sober." Truer words have not been spoken. 😂 I would also suggest you to have drinks handy for "Ice Pirates" and "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension" AKA "Buckaroo Banzai". 🍷🍷

This was apparently Queen Elizabeth's favorite movie, which is just wild and also awesome to know. She would watch it every Christmas.

@simoncurry5336

2 ай бұрын

@Nate6981 Brian Blessed said (in the interview that I referred to in my reply to @user-wc5yu4rh2l) that she once asked him to say "GORDON''S ALIVE!" to her.

You're making a bit of fun at Brian Blessed's acting (Vultan), but he's actually one of the most respected Shakespearean actors in the world. He's just having the time of his life in this role!.😂

I'm an oldie at 50. I watched this so many times as a kid!

This is one of the greatest movies of all time. I was 11 when it came out and probably watched it a kajillion times since then.

Brian Blessed, aka Prince Vultan is an amazing character. Still going strong at 87 years old. He made 3 attempts to climb Mt Everest without oxygen. The oldest man in the world to get to 28,500ft without oxygen.

@swanchamp5136

2 ай бұрын

The man punched a polar bear and lived

Queen also did the Highlander movie soundtrack. Another classic 80s flick.

Can't wait for Ashleigh to react to The Living Daylights (1987) or License To Kill (1989), where she might say "Hey, I know that guy playing James Bond, he was Prince Baron in Flash Gordon" 😆

When I was a kid we used to perform for Hollywood orphanages, (not quite Oliver Twist but not far from it) at Christmas. Sam Jones came one year and passed out presents and performed with us. I got to sit on his lap... he was dreamy. Plus he was a truly lovely guy.

Topol-Zarkov-most famous for "Fiddler in the Roof" and was in Bond film "For your Eyes only"🎩

@keithboyd9582

2 ай бұрын

I think she might like Fiddler On The Roof.

@jamestreanor4361

2 ай бұрын

Ash would love fiddler. Also another cheesy good time is “The Black Hole” (1979).

@KevynJacobs

2 ай бұрын

Let's see if she recognizes Topol when she gets to "For Your Eyes Only" on Franchise Fridays

@DX064

2 ай бұрын

Won 2 Golden Globes, and nominated for Oscar and Tony awards.

@JZsBFF

2 ай бұрын

🎵🎵 Ya ba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum All day long, I'd biddy biddy bum 🎵🎵

"All creatures will make merry under pain of death." That takes Mandatory Fun Day to a whole other level.

@losthor1zon

2 ай бұрын

"Fun will now commence."

@ThreadBomb

2 ай бұрын

Yes, that means Christmas, New Year's Day and birthdays. Are you surprised?

@ronbo11

2 ай бұрын

I used to work for a company that had periodic activities days and it was almost "You will participate in happy fun activity day or else you may not have a job!"

@vapoet

2 ай бұрын

@@ronbo11 In the navy it was, "The floggings will continue until morale improves."

@IanFindly-iv1nl

2 ай бұрын

"While you await the ceremony all monitors will display, for your entertainment, the execution of the traitors." How's THAT for half-time entertainment?

Brian Blessed knows when to bring the ham and turn up his internal mic.

Favorite thing I’ve ever heard you say “I also giggle like that when I’m eating snacks” haha priceless!

“How does it keep getting weirder?” Here’s pudgy wing people and Robin Hood.

@christopherwall2121

2 ай бұрын

You know it's weird when Riff-Raff and Deep Roy aren't the strangest people in the room

@chrisleebowers

2 ай бұрын

The lizard guys with their eyes in their mouths was some uniquely inspired WTFuckery

@michaelplano6941

2 ай бұрын

@@christopherwall2121 It’s astounding.

@michaelplano6941

2 ай бұрын

@@chrisleebowers If they get the hiccups, do they pull their eyes out of their sockets?

"You can't get more 80s than Queen doing your soundtrack" Highlander agrees.

@JZsBFF

2 ай бұрын

Ah, Highlander. If only Lambert had been Scottish instead of a Frenchman losing his way. On the other hand, neither was Mel Gibson.

@minski76

2 ай бұрын

@@JZsBFF To be fair, they Did hire the most famous Scotsman there was. To play an Egyptian, pretending to be Spanish...

@JZsBFF

2 ай бұрын

@@minski76 True. Forgot about that one. And he was a real actor too, which can't be said of "Lambèèèèèr". I suppose that the director's ways were... mysterious at best, but more likely erratic.

"how'd they get queen to do this music?" Queen were quite open in their willingness to do things for lots of money... phrasing. 😂😂😂

When Gordon Brown was the Prime Minister of Britain, Brian Blessed who played Prince Vultan here where guest at a reception at Downing str no 10 and he kept shouting "Gordon's alive!" all night.

In the original Flash Gordon strips, he was a polo champion. They changed him to a football star to be more relatable to a more modern audience.

@richdurbin6146

2 ай бұрын

Marvel comics did a version where he was a retired NBA player.

@woodgatejack

2 ай бұрын

In the 2000s tv series, he was a marathon runner, because the makers were thinking "how can we make this more dull?"

Oh! The camp! The music! The _blond!_ So many memories. I'm so glad you reviewed this!

@stefankrautz9048

2 ай бұрын

not Ornella Muti ? :)

@ficialintelligence1869

2 ай бұрын

@@stefankrautz9048 She's gorgeous, yes. But -- not to put a subtle point on it -- seeing Flash as a pre-teen was literally that "a-ha / oh-no" moment as a pre-teen when I realized I was gay.

@mortimerbrewster3671

2 ай бұрын

I was a kid when I saw this movie in the theater. I remember thinking even then that it was so bad that I never wanted to see it again; I realized during this video that I was too young to pick up on the amount of sexual innuendos.

"That seemed unnecessary, but very cool." You just summarized the 70's out of which this movie grew.

The song will continue popping into your head any time anyone says the word flash from now on. You might even find yourself saying “ahh-ahhhh” to the confusion of others

@GregasaurausRex

13 күн бұрын

It was on the Flash TV series. Different character.

5:07 NOOOOO, the one guy is played by Topol. He was in the stage and screen versions of "Fiddler on the Roof" which is one of the best musicals ever. He was an EXTREMELY well respected actor and singer. That is another must watch. Its funny, sad, heartfelt and heartbreaking. Such a wonderful film (albeit iv never like the "Miracles of Miracles" song lol)

@marktracy1721

2 ай бұрын

Also he was in For Your Eyes Only (James Bond movie)

@BarryHart-xo1oy

2 ай бұрын

Topol is a truly outstanding and versatile actor.I should say was,because sadly he is no longer with us.

@jbfox100

2 ай бұрын

I got to see Topol perform during his last tour before he died. The man was incredible!

@Sheol-uk3bu

2 ай бұрын

Yea, THESE aren't "bad" actors. On the contrary, SOME are even RENOWNED VETERANS (like Max Von sydow and Topol). They're just not taking it that seriously is all. They're taking a HUMOROUS approach because THIS movie is supposed to be a spoof.

@__Andrew

2 ай бұрын

Ya and Topol is just funny as hell too. In Fiddler his comedic timing is impeccable, the bit of "I want to see Motels new machine now!" and "now lets go" is one of the funniest parts of that movie and its driven totally by him.

After watching Ashleigh's reaction to this, there can be only ONE follow up: Barbarella!

@Yggdrasil42

2 ай бұрын

That would be amazing!

@jwo7777777

2 ай бұрын

No. Just No.

@turbopokey

2 ай бұрын

I must insist on “Buckaroo Banzai; Adventures across the 8th Dimension” ! So much “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON” in one 80s movie, plus, lots of big names (if you know movies). The President; “What is happening, Buckaroo? Aliens invading? A race war in New Jersey? A girl named John?!?”

@stevesheroan4131

2 ай бұрын

I gotta go with Ted, the true sequel to Flash Gordon lol.

@crashdown903p

2 ай бұрын

Krull after that.

The actor playing the Hawkman leader, Vultan, is Brian Blessed, a beloved actor and national treasure here in the UK. He's actually on record as saying Flash Gordon is his favourite thing he's ever been in, and no other movie or acting work has been as much fun. He also says it was his 'dream role', as when he was a kid in the late 30's/early 40s (he was born in 1936), he and his friends used to play 'Flash Gordon' (Flash Gordon was a very popular series back then), and the character he would always choose to be when playing was... Vultan.

Ornella Mutti really moved me from one stage of my life to another when this film came out, and now Ashleigh has met Brian Blessed, the force of nature.

Brian Blessed (The King of the Hawkmen) is a legend! Mostly known for Skakespeare, but was also in Black Adder, voice acted the king of the Gungans, and punched a polar bear (saving it's life, as it would have been shot/killed otherwise). Richard O'Brien (The bald buy playing the weird double fluted recorder thing) wrote and played Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

@mattbriddell9246

2 ай бұрын

And if Ashley sticks with the Bond series long enough she'll see Richard O'Brien (minus his neck) again :)

@gambonianca

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I was amused that she said that flash reminded her of the guy in rocky horror but she never recognized the distinct voice or the guy who played riff raff

@RicardoRandom691

2 ай бұрын

I was today years old when I realized that was Richard O'Brien!

@rmar67

2 ай бұрын

While Max von Sydow (Ming the Merciless) was in dozens upon dozens of movies in his career, playing everything from a Galactic Overlord to our Lord and Savior.

@davidcave5426

2 ай бұрын

You forgot BRIAN BLESSED (gotta follow the rules) also played Emperor Augustus Caesar in I, Claudius. He was actually toned down a LOT for that part, except for ONE scene. IYKYK,

"Gordon's alive?" Timothy Dalton and Brian Blessed were so good in this film. Max von Sydow and Topol. For the win.

This film is so loved because it fullheartedly plays its premise of a 30's sci-fi adventure completely straight with that added bit of 80's flare.

KZread has been feeding me several react channels as of late. It's delightful to come across someone who who actually reacts to things in the film.

Ok. I think Ashleigh is ready for “Barbarella”

@Kwstr42

2 ай бұрын

and she thought this was sexy lol

"Flash! (dun dun dun dun) Ah-ahhh!" has been stuck in MY head since I saw this, one time only on TV in 1990. And then after this they airred Ice Pirates.

@emilywilhite5807

2 ай бұрын

Oh yes. Love Ice Pirates. Watch out for the space herpe.

@msfeistybabe

2 ай бұрын

Would love to see reactions to Ice Pirates! But it's hard to find, or at least I've not found it anywhere from a reputable seller.

@strawtube72

2 ай бұрын

YES, ICE PIRATES ASHLEIGH!

Finally, I have been begging for this! Now she needs to watch Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

Emperor Ming. Played by the man who once played a game of chess against death himself!

Brian Blessed grew up on the comics so it was a dream come true to play Voltan. You can tell he was having the most fun out of all the actors. Also the women were SMOKING HOT

Hans Zarkow will return in "For Your Eyes Only" Prince Barin will return in "The Living Daylights"

@matthiasschulz3569

2 ай бұрын

Ming the Merciless will return in Never Say Never Again

@Yngvarfo

2 ай бұрын

​@@matthiasschulz3569- He was the title character in The Exorcist, he played chess with Death in The Seventh Seal, and he was the chief ghost in Ghostbusters 2. He had a *way* too small role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. However, as a Norwegian, I think of him as Hamsun.

Favorite lines in this movie: Klytus: "Bring me the bore worms." Aura: "Oh no! Not the bore worms!" This movie came out when I was 13 years old. I knew about the old serials and the comic strips. But I'd obviously never seen them. However this movie was complete campy ridiculous fun and I loved it. And the Queen soundtrack.

Dune, 80's, Toto soundtrack, absolute perfection.

@aMulliganStew

2 ай бұрын

Wow. I didn't think anyone else knew about that one. I owned a copy.

When that hover ball thing tells Flash he saved the Earth, then Flash jumps up at the camera yelling "Yeah!" and freeze frames - I can't help but smile every time! Love, love, LOVE that scene!!!

@SilentSooYun

2 ай бұрын

That scene was actually improvised by Sam Jones (Flash). No one else knew how to end the scene

@BattleAngelFan99

2 ай бұрын

@@SilentSooYun Omg they must have done all the drugs making this movie.

'Who directed this movie? Dunno.' 'Who did the special effects? Dunno.' 'Who played Flash Gordon? Dunno.' 'Sing the soundtrack' '...' 'FLASH! AAAAAAAHAAAAAHHH!'

@film-maniac

2 ай бұрын

And those questions would be answered if she looked at the opening credits. But youtubers can't pay that much attention.

@danielaferrari1380

2 ай бұрын

@martinholt : exactly

@martinholt8168

2 ай бұрын

@@film-maniac Wow. What's with the salt against Ashleigh? I was making the point that no one cares about who did what except for the fact that Queen did the soundtrack. Don't be such a bitch. It's not a good look.

@tracy4290

2 ай бұрын

@@film-maniac She did, she just didn't know any of the names.

"Flash! Saviour of the universe. Flash! He'll save every one of us." :)

Expert level camp, so not for everyone. But if you're on board you'll never stop giggling

Priest: “Do you promise not to blast her into space?” Ming: *withering look* Priest: “…uh-until such time as you grow weary of her?” 😂😂😂

One of my favourites - a camp classic! “What do you mean - Gordon’s alive?” Bloody love this film.

The actors were hamming it up...and there were some pretty accomplished actors known for such here... Zarkov was played by Chaim Topol and Vultan was played by Brian Blessed... veteran stage actors known for their exuberance. Ming was the great Max von Sydow...a legend. You'll recognize the actor who played Barin eventually...

This is one of my favorite movies from my childhood, and I even still have the soundtrack that I listen to regularly

I’ve heard that if you ask the latest AI chatbot what ‘camp’ means, it just plays Flash Gordon

@vapoet

2 ай бұрын

That and 1966 Batman.

@chipstercamarillo9373

2 ай бұрын

Both written by Lorenzo Temple, he was the one who gave it the camp

"Those are football words". LOL

She feels safer because she's holding onto to Big Strong Man! 🤣🤣 4:35

The 80's and acid, Perfection!!