Flash Gordon Conquers The Universe (DVD)

For those of you who have not had the joy of the original Flash Gordon cinematic episodes and don't know what to expect, may I suggest (in a rather geeky way) that you check out season 5 of Voyager. In Series 5 Captain Janeway plays Arachnia-Queen of the Spider people...it is genius and the black and white holodeck sums up the feel of the original (and by far the best) Flash Gordon series (those of you who have witnessed the hideous 'remake' on Sci Fi Channel will know what I am talking about!) The Flash Gordon story is well known and involves the heroics of Flash, Dale and Zarkov as they battle Ming (The Merciless) to save Earth from his hideous ...  Read the complete review

Imagine flying space ships, other worlds, alien life forms, adventure, cliff hangers and excitement....and then imagine it in Black and white. Perhaps not as exciting. If I told you it was made in the 1930's perhaps you'd be put off. Don't be. Ming the Merciless (Charles Middleton) tries to destroy earth with a deadly gas, Flash (Buster Crabbe), Dr Zarkov (Frank Shannon) and of course Dale Arden (carol Hughes) go to investigate. They soon learn of Mings evil plan and a battle ensues over many chapters. You get 3hours and 15 minutes of action here. This video contains the entire series of Flash Gordon conquers the universe. The film is ...  Read the complete review

Ming the Merciless has survived his previous encounter with Flash Gordon and now plots to destroy life on Earth by dropping death dust into the atmosphere and hence causing a deadly plague known as the Purple Death. Allied with Prince Barin and Queen Fria of Frigia, and with his trusty sidekicks Zarkov and Dale Arden by his side, Flash must do all in his power to stop Ming from executing his devilish plan. Actually, of course, this is just the starting point of a 12-part epic with a total running time of nearly 4 hours. The rest of the plot involves various kidnappings, rescues, dastardly schemes and double-crosses, introducing various new characters throughout ...  Read the complete review