Comments on: KAMN Show #14: Flash Gordon

By: zentinal

zentinal — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:10:37 +0000

Not only was the set design spectacular, the costume design was fantastic! To me, it yet another example of how science fiction films are routinely ignored for costume design Oscars.

By: Chris Watson

Chris Watson — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 18:20:54 +0000

The lead song from Flash got a 7″ release in the UK. I bought it and listened to it many times. It used some great vocal samples including “this is from memory”;

“Fire all weapons. (pause). Despatch Warlock and Ajax, and bring back his body!”.

By: ZorPrime

ZorPrime — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 15:56:47 +0000

Agreed, great show. I will never again use the “it’s so bad, it’s good” line when referring to Flash Gordon. “Hail Ming!”
Did someone mention Megaforce during the episode? LOL Ah, the chessy romance, the bad puns, the armored RVs, and the rainbow-colored smoke screen… LOL

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 20:56:03 +0000

Ninjas,

Great episode, but one correction: The Dune soundtrack was done by Klaus Schulze of Tangerine Dream.

Did you mention the Flash drinking game…? I might have missed that if so. Anyway, the rules are simple: drink everytime someone says (or sings) “Flash!” Be sure you have nothing to do the next day…

By: Nigel from Melbourne

Nigel from Melbourne — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:58:15 +0000

Great ep, but man the sound was strange.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:33:06 +0000

Great show guys! Joe I agree while Flash Gordon was pretty darn campy the Adam West Batman movie was well beyond it camp-wise. (and yes you all SHOULD do a show on the campy Batman)

By: Summer

Summer — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 14:04:14 +0000

Jeremy, I have indeed watched Krull more than a few times, and giggled at the high cheese factor.

While I came to have a grudging appreciation of this Flash Gordon, I don’t think I’ll ever be tempted to watch it again

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By: Jeremy from Seattle

Jeremy from Seattle — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:22:59 +0000

Oh, yeah. Princess Aurora was Sylvester Stallone’s wife in Oscar. I remember watching it and yelling out “Its Princess Aurora!!” when I first saw it.

By: Jeremy from Seattle

Jeremy from Seattle — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:10:02 +0000

Haha! Krull…Close your eyes and it sounds like Star Trek 3.

By: Francis Burdett

Francis Burdett — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 19:08:29 +0000

Pathetic Earthlings… Who Can Save You Now?

Enjoyed the podcast (Flash – a-ah – saviour of the universe) but a question for Mr Moldawer: so at -5:14 minutes to the end of the podast you wondered if “Flash” might have been better received if it had come out before “Star Wars”; if it had come out “A year before Star Wars when “Battlestar Galactica” was on television”.

So in your timeline BSG _predates_ “Star Wars” ?

By: Gary Zero

Gary Zero — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 14:23:47 +0000

Love that movie, have it on dvd as well as vhs. Check out this site, http://www.ornellamuti.it/

By: tim callender

tim callender — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 03:17:11 +0000

A few months ago, I downloaded about ten of those old Flash Gordon serials. While I generally like the rocketships (I’m a geek taht way) the stories are typical serial – lots of running about and fighting, but nothing of substance ever happens.

Listening to your discussion about the most recent Flash Gordon brought back many memories of this film, which I haven’t seen in years. Thanks again for a great ‘cast!

By: Vanamonde

Vanamonde — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 19:51:04 +0000

Another great show. Have to agree with Joe in that I find the old Buster Crabbe FG series unwatchable these days, although I enjoyed them as a kid, the BBC used to put them on over school holidays. Still remember laughing at my mother as she told me that as a child in the 1940s she used to watch FG at the cinema and found the claymen terrifying…how things change..