after all these year it still amaze me how big a blunder this film be . the buster crabbe serial of the 30 be classic compare to this bust . why do they camp it up . why do the filmmaker forget that one of the pleasure of the serial be the cheap set and effect . it a big mistake try to make this film funny but then spend million in special effect that look cheap but weren not mean to . why not make it look cheap in a campy style . have fun with it . either do it one way or the other . the big problem with the film be the casting of the two lead . sam j jones and melody anderson a flash and dale arden be both just awful . with all the money spend couldn not they have get two lead who could act . the only two performance worth note be topol a dr. zarkoff and max von sydow and inspire casting and a ming the mercilles . even the score by queen be overdone . this film be a mess .