Flash gordon 1936 serial episode nonanamorphic full frame, 480p 20. Jun 07, 2017 hi all, i have for sale flash gordon mondo 006 bluray steelbook. May 27, 2015 a definitive ranking of the star wars opening title crawls it is a period of civil war and empire strikes back bluray abuse. Judging from the fact that, two years later, i would be called back for a third flash gordon serial ford beebe and ray taylors flash gordon conquers the universe, 1940, i assume it was almost as successful as the first had been. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. In 1974 a softcore parody of the gordon films was released, entitled flesh gordon. Alex raymonds famous comic strip blasts to life in the timeless scifi cult adventure flash gordon.
Momentums dvd collectors edition is a decent set, including commentaries by hodges and brian blessed, an oncamera interview with hodges, stills gallery, the excellent theatrical trailer and the first chapter of the last flash gordon serial, flash gordon conquers the universe. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There is some mild dnr but not enough to affect my enjoyment of the. Blurayflash gordon, spanien import, siehe details fur sprachen. First episode of the flash gordon 1936 serial theatrical trailer. He had come over to universal in order to prepare a new script for a lone ranger serial. All our serials on blu ray and dvd are restored for pictureand or sound quality, mostly from new stabilized digital transfers of original film prints. Find great deals on ebay for flash gordon dvd and flash gordon dvd 1980. The available prints are and photography are generally of better quality, some of the special effects are superior, there are certain exotic space novelties, like the clay peoples subway to the queens palace and the light bridge, and there are some interesting and creepy visuals in the forest kingdom. Flash gordon classic movie cliffhanger serial dvd buster crabbe jean rogers.
It presents the story of gordons visit to the planet mongo and his encounters with the evil emperor ming the merciless. Media in category flash gordon 1936 serial the following files are in this category, out of total. The threesome are drawn into the influence of the planet mongo, controlled by ming the merciless. Ive owned all of the various versions of flash gordon put out on video and this blu ray is hands down the best so far. Flash gordon s trip to mars movie cliffhanger serial dvd buster crabbe. With the world in a state of pandemonium, the brilliant scientist dr.
Classic horror on dvd and blu ray which flash gordon serial dvd is best. Veteran serial scriptwriter barry shipman contributed to the script of flash gordon conquers the universe. Featuring iguanas with horns glued to them, cheesy wrestling fights with nearly naked bald guys, and other cheese. I never attempted to learn how well it did for universal. I bought the image box of the dvds of the flash gordon serials. It presents the story of gordon s visit to the planet mongo and his encounters with the evil emperor ming the merciless. Staring peter wyngarde, brian blessed, timothy dalton and ornella muti. I wish this and the other flash gordon serials were on blu ray discs. Flash gordon space soldiers 1936, chapters the best of all motion pictures serials. When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, new york jets quarterback flash gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet mongo, wherewith assistance from beautiful dale ardenhell take on ming the merciless and.
The star wars opening title crawls, ranked esquire. Buy flash gordon 30th anniversary special edition steelbook here at zavvi us, the home of pop culture and the zbox. Flash gordon leaves the earth to the planet mongo to save earth from destruction by collision. The serial squadron offers restorations of film serials in blu ray, dvd, audio and book form. With buster crabbe, jean rogers, charles middleton, priscilla lawson. When landed they meet a lot of beasts who look a lot like reptiles and other animals from earth. In 2012, universal released flash gordon in a fourfeature dvd set along with battlestar galactica. Universals blu ray repeats the extras of an earlier savior of the universe edition, but the hd transfer is the star here the supersaturated color cinematography of gilbert taylor looks like old technicolor at its gaudiest.
Set out over four dvds nestled nicely within a cool fold out set with comic book style booklet. When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, new york jets quarterback flash gordon sam j. The new adventures of flash gordon,was a brilliant masterpiece of animation that was probably the greatest piece of animation that ever grace the late 1970s well into the early 1980s. But with a pumping glam rock soundtrack from none other than queen, including the anthemic flash ahaah.
The blu ray can be called the best that flash gordon has yet looked on home video. Its a very campy, over the top story based on the old flash gordon comics of the 1930s. Flash gordon 1936 directed by frederick stephani, ray. The blu ray also has the first flash gordon serial from 1936 included on it. Former olympic swimmer buster crabbe played flash gordon in all of these early incarnations. Flash gordon is a 1936 sciencefiction film superhero serial. The ultimate collection was released on blu ray plus digital hd, featuring this film and the unrated versions of ted and ted 2. Jul 25, 2014 larry buster crabbe as flash gordon in the original serializations from 1936 1940. Zarkovs rocketship along with beautiful dale arden. The serial squadron cliffhanger movie serial archive. Flash gordon bd af flash gordon blu ray blu ray disc.
Buster crabbe, taut as a wound spring, not too smart, but great with his fists and ready to wade into action. Flash gordon the deadly ray from mars 1938 b science fiction movie buster. As the title says, the disc is 1080p24 and the film is the correct length about 111 minutes but the soundtrack dts hdma and lpcm actually plays at the wrong pitch, as if the disc was 1080i50. Flashgordon hd battle scene from the bluray released on. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Alex raymonds famous comic strip blasts to life in the actionpacked scifi adventure flash gordon. Heroic earthling flash gordon saves the world from the nefarious ming the. Buster crabbe was perfectly cast as flash and charles middleton was a perfect ming. The ming bomber was the principal enemy spacecraft featured in the original flash gordon serial of 1936.
The ultimate collection ted ted 2 flash gordon bluray. Universals flash gordon trilogy page 3 classic horror. Flash gordon is a 1936 science fiction film serial. Jones is zapped from earth into a scifi adventure on planet mongo with his beautiful companion dale melody anderson. Previously the basis for a more straightfaced 1930s adventure serial, flash s story is mined here for exaggerated, cartoon humor by screenwriter lorenzo semple jr. The 1080pvc1 transfer is easily more detailed than any previous standarddef disc.
Presented in chapters, it is the first screen adventure for flash gordon, the comicstrip character created by alex raymond in 1934. Colors really pop and fine detail can be seen on actors faces. Fictional account of a submariner screentest featuring buster crabbe. Space soldiers image this first entry in the flash gordon series was based directly on the story told in the first year of the original comic strip, and opens with a mysterious planet rushing madly toward the earth on a collision course. The steelbook is open and excellent condition, no dings, scratches or dents that i can see. For example, were first introduced to flash reading a newspaper in his car. Heroic earthling flash gordon saves the world from the nefarious ming the merciless in this lavish, intentionally campy adaptation of the famous scifi comic strip. Flash gordon 1980best buy exclusive steelbook bluray. Jones, quarterback for the new york jets, and travel agent dale arden melody anderson are hijacked into a desperate space mission by mad scientist dr. Flash gordon 1980best buy exclusive steelbook blu ray releases details flash gordon 1980best buy exclusive steelbook. From certain standpoints, this serial is superior to the 1st flash gordon chapterplay.
The below blu ray captures were taken directly from the blu ray disc. Flash gordon on blu ray 025192046872 from universal. Oct 29, 2010 when flash gordon was first broadcast on hbo in the 80s, its sound mix differed from the version that eventually made it to home video and dvd blu ray. Read about the flash gordon dvd and browse other dvd movies. Although the film follows the basic plot of that serial, some major changes have been made elsewhere, starting with.
When energy waves pull the moon out of orbit, new york jets quarterback flash gordon unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet mongo, where, with the assistance from beautiful dale arden, he will take on ming the merciless and rescue humankind. At the time 1940 shipman was on hiatus from republic pictures due to salary negotiations. The bluray also has the first flash gordon serial from 1936 included on it. Jones unwittingly finds himself heading for the planet mongo, where with assistance from beautiful dale arden melody anderson hell take on ming. Director reveals the real reason there was never a flash gordon 2. Alex ross, renowned comic artist, on flash gordon learn how flash gordon influenced this legendary artist, both personally and professionally writing a classic. Buy flash gordon from zavvi, the home of pop culture. The opening titles make use of some of the flash gordon comic strip images, and one of the extras is the entire first episode of the original serial of flash gordon. All three of these features were edited versions of longer serials released by universal the same year. Flash gordon and the 1930s and 40s science fiction serial. Space soldiers flash is enlisted to save earth from a runaway planet. Flash gordon 30th anniversary special edition steelbook blu. Jigsaw puzzles for all ages 20% off ap test prep shop the world of lego.
Dec 14, 2012 its been 30 years since the bigscreen flash gordon debuted, and even though it never became a huge hit in the u. These serials are currently being transferred, restored and proofed and will be released as single and multi serial sets on dvd and blu ray in upcoming months. Saga of a star world, the last starfighter and dune. Flash gordon s trip to mars a light beam from mars is sucking away earths atmosphere. Zarkovs rocket, the ming bomber was distinguished by its nifty motorcycle exhaustpipe rocket engines and batwing tail fins. Larry buster crabbe as flash gordon in the original serializations from 1936 1940. Its been 30 years since the bigscreen flash gordon debuted, and even though it never became a huge hit in the u. Flamboyant visuals and energetic supporting performances help make flash gordon an enjoyable, grandiose spectacle.
Vci have transferred the 1934, 12part serial, the vanishing shadow to blu ray. Flash gordon by mike hodges mike hodges, sam jones, melody. The serials are, respectively, flash gordon 1936, flash gordon s trip to mars 1938, and flash gordon conquers the universe 1940. Director reveals the real reason there was never a flash.
Its a lot of fun, and there are a surprising amount of plot points and style points that are echoed in the 1980 film. Ahhahh title theme there to stand the test of time, but queen goes for the throat often. Blu ray all america universal pictures blu ray all italy quadrifoglio blu ray all united kingdom optimum releasing blu ray all united kingdom optimum releasing 30th anniversary edition blu ray b france studio canal blu ray b germany kinowelt home entertainment blu ray b holland universal pictures blu ray b spain universal pictures. An updated version of the 1930s serials, riding on the back of the science fiction. Flash gordon and other serials bluray movie discussion. The 1980 film really takes most everything from the old serial and updates, enlarges and unashamedly outdoes the original. The other extras are pulled directly from the prior sd edition the one extra not included is a brief teaser trailer for the thencurrent flash gordon television series, so ill quote my summary of them here. If you are outside the uk, then please contact me for shipping costs. Flashgordon hd battle scene from the blu ray released on 23rd august 2010. Hans zarkov topol in an effort to save the earth from certain destruction at the hands of. Subscribers will receive multidisk sets including extra items such. Alexis zarkov visit the planet mongo to thwart the evil schemes of emperor ming the merciless, who has set his planet on a collision course with earth.
Take advantage of great prices on blu ray, 4k, merchandise, games, clothing and more. Vci have the distribution right to 48 serials from universal pictures. The wonderful multicoloured skies are beautifully rendered on this blu ray transfer, although it does at times highlight some seriously dodgy special effects. Prepare to save the universe with the king of the impossible. The one thing missing though we wouldnt say we were missing it from the dvd is the teaser for the shortlived flash gordon series that ran on. Jan 05, 2016 former olympic swimmer buster crabbe played flash gordon in all of these early incarnations. King kong 1976 and directed by mike hodges the terminal man, damien. Flash gordon the complete original serials dvd set youtube. Flash gordon widescreen, subtitled, dolby, ac3 on tcm shop. And filmation studios produced an animated version, flash gordon to save the earth, in 1990. Alexis zarkov visit the planet mongo to thwart the evil schemes of emperor ming the merciless, who has set his planet on a. Flash gordon 1936 ming bomber 172 scale resin model kit.
Poster flash gordon chapter, rocketing to earth 01. Flash gordon conquers the universe a rocket is dropping deadly purple dust onto the earth. Does anyone know if the extras are basically a port from the saviour of the universe edition or will there be more. On the blu ray, you can clearly see that hes holding the paper upside down. Its coming out in june but i havent seen any specs on it. There is some mild dnr but not enough to affect my enjoyment of the film.
Flash gordon in this of the 1930s comic strip, flash is a football hero who is skyjacked aboard dr. The complete adventures of flash gordon dvd unboxing youtube. Flash gordon special edition, widescreen, subtitled, dolby. Director mike hodges explains the personality conflict that killed any chance of a sequel. Meet the man who wrote the screenplay that would live on as a cult favorite. The blu ray presentation of flash gordon comes with the usual bdlive connectivity and my scenes functionality. Told in installments, it was the first screen adventure for the comicstrip character flash gordon, and tells the story of his first visit to the planet mongo and his encounter with the evil emperor ming the merciless.