Uhm, Amberstar, I think you might have Flash Gordon mixed up with The Flash.
However, both are cool. Did you ever watch the tv series "The Flash"? It was well done for a TV superhero series. I wouldn't mind having that one on DVD.
The Flash Gordon movie was fun. Music by Queen, very campy. Had the girl from "Experiment in Terra" playing Dale Arden, too. And 'Barin' was non-other than Timothy Dalton, aka James Bond from a couple of films.
All in all, it was fun. Who can forget the evil Ming played by Max Von Sydow? He's a great villain.
Ken