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Date Posted: 12:16:46 03/01/09 Sun
Author: Prince Barin
Subject: Re: Impressions of Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
In reply to: Tim 's message, "Impressions of Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars" on 23:54:35 02/28/09 Sat

"Mars" has always been my favorite because I view it has having a more cohesive plot than the '36 FG which, while certainly enjoyable, I've always thought of as pasted together, i.e., a little of this and a little of that. However, once the story hits Vultan's palace the plot seems to hit its stride and settles into a good storyline.

On a more visceral level I may prefer "Mars" because I remember playing more than fifty years ago with my young friends on a light bridge of two by fours at a construction site and electing the girl across the street as our Dale Arden. In truth, though, I love them all. What great stuff to have fired the imagination of kids and simultaneously instill worthwhile core values.

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[> Re: Impressions of Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars -- Tim, 13:44:02 03/01/09 Sun [1]

From my initial viewing of the two I would rate Flash Gordon '36 slightly higher than Trip to Mars, but not by much. FG '36 is faster paced and includes more exotic locales, kingdoms, etc. King Vultan is an especially entertaining character.

I thought the acting by Buster Crabbe and Jean Rogers in Trip to Mars was a bit improved over Flash Gordon '36, while Frank Shannon as Zarkov gave pretty much the same level performance in both serials.

Flash Gordon '36 had an evil Princess in Ming's daughter Aura, while Trip to Mars had an evil Queen in Azura. And while typing this post I noticed for the first time that the letter z is the only difference in their two names!

Sergeant Tim


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