Flash Gordon (1980)

Pathetic Earthlings… Who Can Save You Now?

Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) is zapped from Earth into a sci-fi adventure on planet Mongo with his beautiful companion Dale (Melody Anderson). In an attempt to put an end to Ming the Merciless' (Max Von Sydow) plan to destroy the Earth, Flash battles Ming's goons and declines the advances of the luscious Princess Aura (Ornella Muti). With the help of Prince Barin (Timothy Dalton) and Prince Vultan (Brian Blessed), Flash Gordon takes the Ming empire by storm.

Critic Reviews:

• " Basically, whether laughing with this film, or at it, you'll have a blast. " – Charlotte O'Sullivan

• " Perhaps, like many a superhero film, this one flags just a little in the final battle sequences, but Von Sydow is always there to keep things bizarre, playing it absolutely straight. " – Peter Bradshaw

• " You'll never see anything else quite like it. " – Rob Aldam