The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

I think I'd take a dozen of these for one Star Wars sequels.When you get down to it, Star Wars was four things: Kurosawa, Williams and Campbell folded into science fiction, but it was quite thin scifi. It posited a Manichean world — at least originally, where good and evil had some sort of tides in the cosmic ether. Then it devolved into a self-parody of 50's era family damage, with deliberate hooks for frustrated kids.These old Flash Gordon things have none of the cinematic values that even the poorest modern flick does. They are watched today for laughs, I suppose. But I will recommend this because the story elements are so well founded. It follows from the profoundly creative "Phantom Empire," which I think is uniquely influential, more so than say "Metropolis."The universe here has an evil overlord doing his worst. And it has magic, but this is real magic of the magical sort, not something diluted by "the force" explanations. And the magic is embodied in the female, without gunlike apparatus, as it probably should be. And rooted in the womb instead of a muppet.The effects seem clunky but you have earth forces (clay men who form out of and return to the earth) and science. Sex and evil. All four of these in various combinations form the plot structures for this and other Flash Gordons. There's even a clever folding mechanism: the players us a TeeVee like device to communicate. At the beginning of each episode, the viewers are given a review of what happened before. In this communication, the same TeeVee communicator is used. A hand tuning to us.Ted's Evaluation -- 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.

This is perhaps the best of the three Flash Gordon serials due to the fact that it not only was action packed, but that it also included some humorous moments provided by the character of "Happy" Hapgood. The first one was exciting, but really wasn't as action packed as this one. The third serial was good, but they had different characters playing the characters of Dale, Barin and Aura (give me Jean Rogers as Dale anytime). Also, this is the first one in which Dale takes part in the action, especially in the scene where she bombs the Forest People's temple. If you want thrills, just look at this serial.

This direct sequel to the now classic "Flash Gordon" is quite good. Polished look helps. Acting is better. But it does drag a bit once you get to Chapter 9. The tracked musical score is great. Charles Middleton made a great Ming the Merciless. All in all, fun film but not as good as the first serial. Many believe this one to be the best.

The Clay People! Who can forget that sequence in Chapter 2 when they first appear. And all to that great Waxman music. Still a good serial to watch, even in these days. Good photography, OK acting, polished script but somehow the original 1936 serial was superior. And kudos again to that great tracked musical score.