Flash Gordon (film)/YMMV

The movie:
"(After Flash spares Prince Barin's life) Prince Vultan: What is this?! Hans Zarkov: Humanity. Prince Vultan: Madness!"
 * Adaptation Displacement: Some fans go for the bitchin' Queen album over the film.
 * Americans Hate Tingle: The movie didn't do great in the US, but it was a mega hit in Great Britain. So much so that it's considered a classic there.
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: FLASH! AH-AH! HE'LL SAVE EVERY ONE OF US!
 * Ear Worm: "AAAAAAAHHHHH-AAAAAAAHHHHHH! SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE!"
 * Hilarious in Hindsight: The following exchange -

"I would have been too loud for that movie. I would have frightened all the Spartans."
 * When Brian Blessed appeared on Have I Got News For You and was asked why he wasn't in 300:

"Ming: Did you ever see such response? Klytus: No, truly. She even rivals your daughter."
 * Shortly before the final battle, Vultan says "Who wants to live forever??"
 * General Kala's outlandish outfits and strange body language remind one quite a bit of Lady Gaga. They even look a little alike. Considering that Lady Gaga's stage name comes from a Queen song...it's enough to blow your mind.
 * Memetic Mutation: "Pathetic Earthlings! WHO CAN SAVE YOU NOW?!?!"
 * "FLASH! AH-AHH! SAVIOUR OF THE UNIVERSE!"
 * "GORDON'S ALIVE!!"
 * , commenting on the Labour drubbing in the 2008 local elections on Have I Got News for You, said "but... GORDON'S ALIVE!!!!"
 * Someone writing in a newspaper in the UK hoped there would be an election while Sir Menzies "Ming" Campbell was leader of the Liberal Democrats, just because that would make it "Ming vs. Gordon." Sir Menzies was called "Ming the Merciless" and compared to him on occasions.
 * DIVE, MY HAWKMEN! DIIIIIIIIIIVE!
 * Memetic Outfit: Ming's.
 * The "FLASH" T-shirt, a copy of which was worn by Freddie Mercury himself in videos and concerts.
 * Narm Charm
 * Retroactive Recognition: Princess Aura's pet midget is played by Deep Roy, who would later become a Tim Burton regular.
 * So Bad It's Good
 * Squick
 * Klytus' death scene. Ew...
 * Ming is hypnotizing Dale Arden with his ring and causing her to writhe in a sexy, sensual manner.


 * Took the Bad Film Seriously: Timothy Dalton didn't seem to understand the camp value as other actors like Brian Blessed and Topol did, and treated it like William Shakespeare.
 * Vindicated by Cable

The 2007 TV series:

 * I Liked It Better When It Sucked.
 * Growing the Beard: it was getting better by episode 13 "Sorrow"
 * Memetic Mutation: When this came to the UK, the Sci-Fi Channel decided to do an obvious pun on the current UK Prime Minister, i.e. "Only one Gordon can save us now".
 * Ms. Fanservice: Princess Aura--bathing in olive oil?
 * Barin

Other:

 * Dork Age: The animated series from the '90s had Flash and Dale riding on hoverboards. Yes, hoverboards.
 * Freud Was Right: Applies mainly to the comic strip. Why else does Flash use his sword instead of his raygun? And check out those rocketships!
 * Rule 34: There is porn of it. Specifically, Flesh Gordon, a '70s softcore romp which has a cult following of its own, largely due to this. (Yes, it's work safe, as long as your boss doesn't hear the expletives.)
 * Seinfeld Is Unfunny
 * What an Idiot!: In the city of the Hawk Men, Gordon has a really bad moment where he suggest Thun to take cover behind a door. And the signals around the doors read like "Dragon's Pit" and "Death".