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« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2012, 10:10:22 AM » |
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I'm with you on this one David!
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« Reply #16 on: June 13, 2012, 10:14:57 AM » |
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Me too.
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« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2012, 08:04:02 AM » |
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Finally got round to watching John Carter on DVD (missed it at the cinema). Though I enjoyed it, I did think it could have done with a better lead, especially when it had such strong supporting actors who, quite frankly, outshone him. It could have done with less time spent in Carter's past, if only because they made him such a ridiculously cranky, bad tempered, nihilistic character. Is it now a firmly established cliche in Hollywood for every hero to start off as an anti-hero who is only grudgingly made to take up the cause he will eventually lead?
Other than these quibbles, the film looked great, with some of the best special effects I have seen for a long time and a lavish backdrop. The CGI for once worked to the film's advantage.
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« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2012, 08:34:58 AM » |
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We just watched the DVD, and enjoyed it again. But Taylor Kitsch does hold it back - the few minutes we get of James Purefoy's cheeky Kantos Kan leaves you wishing for a more charismatic lead. With Tom Cruise, Hugh Jackman or maybe Nathan Fillion it could have been a five star film. Flash Gordon regarded as a classic now? By who exactly? You can't mean that godawful 80s version with the equally horrible Queen soundtrack surely?
Sorry, didn't notice this at first - but of course the brilliant 80s version with the superb Queen soundtrack! I don't doubt there are people who can't stand it, but it has a lot of fans. |
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Des Lewis
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« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2012, 08:47:10 AM » |
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Sorry, didn't notice this at first - but of course the brilliant 80s version with the superb Queen soundtrack! I don't doubt there are people who can't stand it, but it has a lot of fans.
I enjoyed that Flash Gordon when I first saw it at the cinema. But of course nothing compares with seeing the original Flash Gordon serialised with cliffhangers at Saturday Morning Pictures in the 1950s!  des |
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« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2012, 08:54:07 AM » |
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Sorry, didn't notice this at first - but of course the brilliant 80s version with the superb Queen soundtrack! I don't doubt there are people who can't stand it, but it has a lot of fans.
I enjoyed that Flash Gordon when I first saw it at the cinema. But of course nothing compares with seeing the original Flash Gordon serialised with cliffhangers at Saturday Morning Pictures in the 1950s! des I used to go to those too. They were great events, with their old serials, awful B-features and cartoons. Some of the best serials were the Batman ones with surely the fattest Batman ever. If his utility belt had been tucked any higher it would have been a bra. But the Flash Gordons, when they showed them, were brilliant. |
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« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2012, 08:59:14 AM » |
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Have either of you seen Flesh Gordon? Amazingly faithful to the original serial - aside from all the sex!
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« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2012, 09:02:39 AM » |
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Have either of you seen Flesh Gordon? Amazingly faithful to the original serial - aside from all the sex!
I have - twice, to my shame (and its rather lame sequel). It was fun - but I suspect rather dated now. |
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« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2012, 09:10:22 AM » |
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I used to go to those too. They were great events, with their old serials, awful B-features and cartoons. Some of the best serials were the Batman ones with surely the fattest Batman ever. If his utility belt had been tucked any higher it would have been a bra. But the Flash Gordons, when they showed them, were brilliant.
You summarise it brilliantly, David. Another good serial with impossible cliffhangers each Saturday was something I think called 'Rocket Man'! And there was a black and white Superman, too, with chimney tunels to some creatures in Inner Earth. No, never seen Fl esh Gordon, Stephen. |
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« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2012, 09:31:13 AM » |
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I saw Flesh Gordon when it first came out at the cinema. I went to watch it with Jim Pitts at the only local cinema that had a bar - which helped to make it even more entertaining!
Yes, as Stephen Theaker says, very faithful to the original, apart from the sex.
Rocket Man was great. The Superman with the tunnels would be the one with the Mole People, I think, which was turned into a two-parter in the TV series. I have all the TV Supermans from the 1950s on DVD. They're amazingly good for their time, especially the later ones in colour, though I've still to watch all of them. There are a lot!
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« Reply #25 on: July 12, 2012, 06:40:31 PM » |
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Another good serial with impossible cliffhangers each Saturday was something I think called 'Rocket Man'! That'll be King of the Rocket Men. Great stuff, despite the awful cliffhanger cheating... Jay |
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« Reply #26 on: December 28, 2012, 02:59:43 PM » |
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Just got the DVD for Christmas. Excellent.
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