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Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe [1940] [DVD]

DVD ~ Buster Crabbe
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  • Actors: Buster Crabbe, Carol Hughes, Charles Middleton, Anne Gwynne, Frank Shannon
  • Directors: Ford Beebe, Ray Taylor
  • Writers: Alex Raymond, Barry Shipman, Basil Dickey, George H. Plympton
  • Producers: Henry MacRae
  • Format: Box set, Black & White, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Plaza Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 2 Aug 2004
  • Run Time: 200 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002CH7UW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 106,296 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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This FLASH GORDON collection contains the original 12 episodes of the sci-fi action serial based on the Alex Raymond comic strip, starring Buster Crabbe as the heroic Flash. Episode include "The Purple Death," "Freezing Torture," "Walking Bombs," "The Destroying Ray," "The Palace of Terror," "Flaming Death," "The Land of the Death," "The Fiery Abyss," "The Pool of Death," "The Death Mist," "Stark Treachery," and "Doom of the Dictator."

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe -, 30 Oct 2003
By David Mills (Orpington, Kent United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flash Gordon - Conquers The Universe [DVD] [1940] (DVD)
While it is undoubtedly a delight to see these masterpieces brought to DVD, hardened Fans are in for a disappointing time. Having watched and become very familiar with this series, it is frustrating to see just how many scenes have been cut out of this version for no readily apparent reason. Not one episode seems to have escaped this dissection. Take, for Example, the scene in Episode 1 where Flash is is changing into his Arborian unifiorm and admiring a sword while chatting to Ronal. GONE.
My advice to any Flash Gordon pruists is not to buy this version....you will be sold disgustingly short
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Great, but marred by an annoying DVD authoring mistake, 28 Jun 2002
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This review is from: Flash Gordon - Conquers The Universe [DVD] [1940] (DVD)
It's great, indulgent fun, with it's cliff-hanger endings, tacky effects & bizarre twists, but, dammit, the scripts actually pretty darn good!
But whoever authored the DVD made a huge mistake - there are no chapter beginnings at the start of each episode! Each episode starts after the opening credits, having skipped them as part of the previous chapter the included the cliff-hanger from the last episode!
When the whole point is the piece's episodic nature, getting this wrong really grates...
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Flash Gordon conquers DVD, 30 May 2002
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This review is from: Flash Gordon - Conquers The Universe [DVD] [1940] (DVD)
"Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" is the quite astounding 12 part 1936 black and white serial presented on 3 DVD's.

The discs themselves are reasonably authored, if a little minimalistic - unfortunately there are no extra's (there are 3 chapter points per episode, but no subtitles), and there has been little restoration (if any) to the sound and pictures, but it's no worse than anything you're likely to find on VHS.

It is nice to see that the beginning and end "cliff hangers", plus credits are all intact, as this really does *make* the serial what it is!

The actual production is both grand, and laughable at the same time - the walking bombs sequence is a real "must see" and that's what will make this DVD so attractive to sci-fi fans, and film buffs alike!

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4.0 out of 5 stars The third and best of Buster Crabbe's Flash Gordon serials
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent footage. You can see where star wars comes from.
Being an avid fan for years it was great to get my hands on the original video. If any one reads this and knows where I can get more please let me know. Amust for all Flash fans.
Published on 3 May 2000 by nickward1@tinyworld.co.uk

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