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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303004778 Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC ISBN: 6303004776 Label: Video Treasures Manufacturer: Video Treasures Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Video Treasures Release Date: February 16, 1994 Running Time: 240 minutes Sales Rank: 42610 Studio: Video Treasures Theatrical Release Date: March 03, 1940
Amazon.com: 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
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Flash back in technology & filmology
I am 65 so I purchased this video as a flash back to the 50's when I watched the first runs on TV. This and Mr Wizzard likely played a roll in my becoming an engineer working on rockets and aircraft at MDC and Boeing.
Rating: - Back to the Saturday Matinee
This serial ran in theaters then was resurrected on television back in the 1950s. It disappeared and finally, thanks to DVDs, it has reappeared to be viewed in the comfort of ones home. The picture quality is very good, but not great. This does not deter from the fun of watching this dated but enjoyable serial. The one complaint I have is it is not clear how to navigate to the second half of the episodes. The episodes are divided into two halves, six at a time. It's a bit confusing finding how to get to the second six. Still, once you've got that down, it becomes a pleasure to watch Buster Crabbe ... Read More
Rating: - Best edition of this title.
The VCI edition of Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe features a nice print plus more Buster Crabbe-related extras than any other edition on the market. Its on 2 DVDs, one of which is double-sided. The Roan edition comes in second: No extras, just a nice print on 1 DVD. But Roan has the best editions of the other 2 Flash Gordon serials: Space Soldiers, and Trip to Mars (nice prints, no extras). Maybe VCI can be persuaded to come out with deluxe editions of these other 2 serials.
Rating: - Flash vs. Ming: The Final Round
Opening to the memorable strains of Franz Liszt, "Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe" gets down to intergalactic business. In this 1940 Universal production, the legendary space hero combats Emperor Ming and his "Purple Death" for 12 chapters of cliffhanging nostalgia. Less elaborate than the original 1936 serial, but a decided improvement over "Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" (1938). The Image DVD authorized by King Features (which owns the Flash Gordon copyright) boasts excellent print quality and is superior to the numerous public-domain releases flooding the market.
Rating: - Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe- The complete Saturday Morning Serial
It is fun to see how bad the acting really was in these serials. The special effects are also enjoyable. Campy in the same way as the TV version of Batman and Robin.
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