Flash Gordon – Savior of the Earth Edition

Is pretty much well know this production was a completely mess with the script was always being remade and no exact decision on what the final tone would be. That being said my whole impression along the years is the original cut actually had a potential to be something epic, a nice adventure space opera, Savior of the earth delivers this exact thing.

Is amazing that with the proper tweaks and cuts this edit achieve to make the film a much more enjoyable experience without taking too much of it. No need to point about technical aspects, everything is sharp and the color adjustment helped a lot to make this cut something unique from the og version. Flash Gordon being such an important Sci-fi char deserved something more like this on the future, with some proper deleted scenes to make things more connected (if those existed, of course) this could be screened at cinema theaters, for sure. Thank you so much for the hard, it was a nice experience!

wyndorfdave aug 7 2011

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I this this version of Flash Gordon is now a must watch over the campier original movie. This tighter edit made for excellent entertainment as the slop is gone, the bumpy tone is gone, and the uneven introduction of romance is gone. The flow of the movie is now more natural.

I only wish that it had been possible with an HD version. In my opinion the colors could have been slightly better but that's a quibble with the original.

Review of Flash Gordon: Savior of the Earth Edition

Video
The video is acceptable. It has been encoded with every fourth frame duplicated, rather than with a 2:3 pulldown, so the quality could be better. Color correction has been applied, which is a nice touch. It is a bit much times at times, but overall the new look is successful. 7 out of 10

Audio
The audio is 5.1, and the editing was generally fine. 9 out of 10

Narrative and Enjoyment
I have no problems with the original, but found this to be a satisfying alternative version. The cuts are well though out, and the result is thoroughly enjoyable. I liked the menu. :) 9 out of 10

Overall 8 out of 10

Havok delivers a satisfying alternative version of Flash.

dwight fry aug 31 2011

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