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Flash Gordon - The Purple Death from Outer Space DVD

NR (Not Rated) :: Image Entertainment :: Released: 2002-04-16

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	4.0/5 (34 Reviews)

5/5 Back to Yesteryear!
  by Charlotte L. Slaughter (Louisville, KY USA)
This is just as I remembered it as a child. Same cheezy plots and production values. If you are expecting 21st Century technology and storylines, do not purchase this CD! But, if you enjoy those thrilling days of yesteryear when heroes were heroes; villains were villains; and damsels in distress were coy and winsome, THIS IS FOR YOU!!

5/5 Retro Sci-Fi is Making its Comeback!
  by Max Neptune (Whittier, CA)
Retro sci-fi films are coming back...big time.
"Max Neptune and the Menacing Squid," an upcoming space adventure
(from the makers of the cult classic "Bible School Zombie"),
borrows much of their inspiration from the old Flash Gordon and Commando Cody serials. The trailer to the independent film can be found here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpTglkwRr-s

5/5 Flash Gordon Serial
  by Sir Squirrel (Alabama U.S.A.)
Thanks for the timely deliver. It was exact as advertised. I could not have asked for a better print.

5/5 flash memories
  by Robert F. Klein (Huntley, Illinois USA)
good price, cool video, Flash Gordon from the past. A must have if you grew up in the 50'-60's

3/5 Flash Gordon: Space Soldiers Conquor the Universe
  by Wayne R. Klatt (Chicago, IL)
The three-star rating is not for the writing or production values, but for the nostalgic fun the adventure brings. This is only for fans of the series. A torchlight search amid glaciers is done well enough to belong in a better movie, but such things as sputtering spaceships and the unintentionally funny "mechanical men" are what we really watch the twelve episodes for. Charles Middleton as Ming the Merciless is a memorable villain without any discernable acting, and Buster Crabbe as always makes a credible, intelligent action hero.

Flash Gordon - The Purple Death from Outer Space Summary The People Of Earth Are Succumbing To A Mysterious And Lethal Disease Which Leaves A Curious Purple Spot On The Victims' Foreheads. Acting On A Hunch, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden And Dr. Zarkov Blast Off In A Rocketship In Search Of Answers And Discover A Spaceship Spraying Purple Dust Into Earth's Atmosphere. Commanding The Spaceship Is None Other Than Ming The Merciless, Ruler Of The Planet Mongo! From A Thrilling Aerial Duel, Flash And His Friends Are Catapulted Into High Adventure, Battling Monstrous Mechanical Men In The Frozen Wastes On The Planet Frigia. They Must Find The Antidote To The Deadly Dust And Stop The Devious Designs Of The Power-mad Ming While There Is Still An Earth Left To Save! This Is A Feature-length Edited Version Of Chapters 1-6 Of The 1940 Serial "flash Gordon Conquers The Universe."

A strange purple dust is killing off the population of Earth, leaving a telltale purple smudge on the foreheads of its victims! Together, Flash Gordon, Dale Arden, and Dr. Zarkov trace the plague to the planet Mongo and archfiend Ming the Merciless! There's hope for the Earth, though, when the intrepid team discovers Polarite, the antidote to the pandemic, found only in the barren, cold reaches of Frigia. This collection of Flash Gordon serials finds Buster Crabbe teamed up with a different Dale Arden, but facing the usual array of strange creatures and spellbinding thrills. It's worth noting that Mongo looks a lot like Sherwood Forest, with its natives toting bows and arrows and wearing Robin Hood outfits. These installments of the series are unusually inventive, such as the scenes when Flash and company travel to the frozen wastelands of Frigia. The encounters with the Rock People and the "walking bombs" are also rather bizarre, even by today's standards. There's even a topical note to the story line, with a madman bent on genocide; the real-life people of Earth would face just such a threat a few short years later. It's the slam-bang pace and two-fisted action of Flash Gordon's adventures that kept audiences spellbound in the '30s, though, and Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe certainly gave them their money's worth. --Jerry Renshaw

Flash Gordon: The Purple Death From... DVD Techincal Details Cast: Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton, Anne Gwynne, Frank Shannon
Director: Ford Beebe Array
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Running Time: 88 mins
UPC: 014381028829
Binding: DVD
Studio: Image Entertainment
Release Date: 2002-04-16
Region Code: 1
Specs: Black & White, Full Screen, NTSC

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