I have just watched Flash Gordon for the first time

I used the 2011 release of the soundtrack as an excuse to finally get into it. I may have listened to it not more than a couple of times in its entirity over the previous 20 years, never paying much attention to it. I got the 2011 release, coincidentally, around the time the movie "Ted" came out so it all tied in together nicely.

I really liked it. It is indeed atmospheric and dark at times. There are a couple of cool themes in there and I like how they get revisited in other tracks, specially in the reprise.

The "Death to Ming!" part now cracks me up because of the movie :).

Homo wing men plus the football match makes for a really good bath house scene (they did not show it in the movie, but the are rumours of outtakes with Freddie in it, can't see much of his face though). Soundtrack has a vibe that would fit a lot better in Star Wars Episode V.

^ haha... lies.....



.... right?

A timely pop up on my fbook page two days ago....

http://io9.com/the-weirdest-things-you-never-knew-about-the-making-of-1571016187

[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b]

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Were you creeped out like I was (when I first saw the film) bythe Greek semi homo looking hawk men?[/QUOTE]

Not at all, in fact their sexuality never occurred to me. Probably because I am not obsessed with homosexuals, like you.

[QUOTE] [b]matt z wrote:[/b] [QUOTE] [b]mr mercury wrote:[/b] Whenever I watch that movie now, I cant help but wonder how the guy from the BBC kids show Blue Peter (Peter Duncan) got a cameo in it. Then I also remember it had Princess Aura in it....... And as of 2012, she still looks good.... And it is corny, but it was also good fun :)[/QUOTE] Ornella Muti is a well known European film sexpot. .. mrrreeeooow. Plenty of skin in most of her films. A few actual GOOD characterisation films as well as exploitative stuff. Btw. I'm pretty sure she had married a plastic surgeon years ago. Id wager it helps a bit[/QUOTE] Wow! She's physically magnificent!

[QUOTE] [b]*goodco* wrote:[/b]

A timely pop up on my fbook page two days ago....

http://io9.com/the-weirdest-things-you-never-knew-about-the-making-of-1571016187

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Theres some interesting info in that article......like Kurt Russell was the first choice for the lead, and Schwarzenagger was turned down for the role.....

And Pink Floyd was the first choice to do the soundtrack??? Whoa......ok, I just can NOT imagine them doing that.....Queen was a natural choice to do the soundtrack to a movie like Flash Gordon....(ie campy, over-the-top).....

Surprised there's no mention of Gary Numan being pegged for the proposed sequel's soundtrack.

It is fun to imagine what Floyd might have done with this.

Or what the soundtrack, minus dialogue, would be like (why haven't they offered this?)

For all the bad, and the camp, Max Von Sydow as Ming was terrific.....eons above the rest.

Yeah but according to the article it wasn't supposed to be campy and over-the-top. In retrospect, it's hard to see how it could have been otherwise. It reminds me a bit of Barbarella.

Hard to understand why so many Queen fans don't rate it. It has some great moments and is at least as enjoyable as the music Queen did for Highlander.


[QUOTE] [b]The King Of Rhye wrote:[/b]

And Pink Floyd was the first choice to do the soundtrack??? Whoa......ok, I just can NOT imagine them doing that.....Queen was a natural choice to do the soundtrack to a movie like Flash Gordon....(ie campy, over-the-top).....
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Best thing about Flash Gordon is the Movie Ted (Sam Jones "Lets do some shots!")