Diagonaldi Very well executed

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

adonis98-743-186503 A police forensic scientist, Barry Allen, battles crimes as the super-fast superhero "The Flash". Decades before he joined Arrow and Supergirl in the CW Series 'The Flash' played by Grant Gustin he was played John Wesley Shipp who portrays Henry Allen in the New TV Series as well, personally the reason why i even saw the film was mostly because i was curious and my father told me that this was the 'FLASH' back in the day and personally i was curious as i said to see what was so great about this Series back in the 90's. And after seeing it i gotta agree with my father this is the Best of all the different intepretations that Flash has gotten since the early 80's and 90's he even has a much better suit than the CW one and that isn't an excuse when you compare a 1990 series with a 2014 right? He looks strong and buffed for that time, the practical effects and the effects look great in general and for a series of that time they still hold up pretty well if you ask me. The acting is very good and the characters are very likable such as Christina McGee played by Amanda Pays and even the side characters are pretty damn interesting and funny such as Bellows and Murphy those 2 cops that always argue or Fosnight one of Barry's informers from time to time. There are also a lot of great cameos from such really good actors or just familiar faces in general such as Dick Miller who played The Pawn Shop Clerk in The Terminator (1984), Sven-Ole Thorsen who starred alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan The Barbarian (1982) or even the great Bryan Cranston who is mostly known from his work in Breaking Bad (2012). The soundtrack also reminds me a lot of Batman: The Animated Series (1992) and how it could not to? Both Themes were written by Danny Elfman and once The Trickster showed up i gotta say there were so many references to Batman and the show wasn't even ready back in 1990 and 1991 but Hamill did such a great job in this film that it would be a shame to not have him as the Joker back in those glory days and i'm glad that he got the part in both Shows. Overall this is a terrific action packed, funny and even emotional at times Superhero TV Series that makes you wonder on why the hell was it even cancelled in the first place? (A+)

RealLiveClaude Those who know about the reboot of the actual TV show with Grant Gustin should take it lightly. The 1990 version is a bit campy, very art-deco vs. modern and it is less about sentiments, more about commitment.Some of the classic Flash villains are represented here. John Wesley Shipp does do a great personification of Barry Allen. However, there is few to compare to what is today, as Star Labs is represented here as a simple laboratory compared to the "stadium" structure of today...Good note here: Mark Hamill makes us forget his Star Wars heroics by portraying the wacky Trickster. And Amanda Pays is so cute, even as a bad girl in one of the episodes.However, enjoy it for its camp humour.The Flash still rules in Central City !

zenogais176 The Flash is one of DC comics most endearing heroes for this simple reason; even though he has been given a tremendous gift of super-speed, he is still only human. Superman always could do the incredible tasks of saving the world and managing to rescue Lois Lane from the bad guys... The Flash is always trying to beat the clock. Batman makes detective work look easy, The Flash spends the majority of his day painstakingly analyzing evidence in a lab. Imagine one of the crew of CSI spending the whole day collecting evidence and then trying to stop villains in whatever time he had left of his day: all of this while working in a police station that is hunting down his alter-ego! For those who were not comic book fans, this series is still worth a look. It was ahead of it's time in many ways: X-men, Spiderman, and the upcoming Batman Begins all focus in on the people behind the masks and the costumes to reveal the true character of the Hero.The Flash Series had a hero who was fast, but not too fast. He had weaknesses and limitations and problems with his love life. And no matter how fast he was he never seemed to be on time! Memorable performances from John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, and Mark Hamill as the Trickster.Budgetary reasons were the reason the show had to shut down, which was unfortunate. The show was definitely hitting a good stride between good characters and great plots. There was a large body of rogues to choose from, and I personally loved the adaptations of Captain Cold and the Mirror Master. No need for flashy outfits for these guys, the writing and action was so stylish that there was no need to put these two in ridiculous colored spandex.If you can find either the Pilot or the Trickster episodes to rent, give them a look. You will be able to see where the movies of today were able to prosper for the ideas that either flew or fell in this show.

Asteri-Atypical This was a "cute and fun" show which stands out in my mind as one of the first and most unfortunate examples of network mismanagement I'd seen.I recall The Flash being bounced around the schedule more than a superball without advance warning. If I recall correctly, the third or fourth week it aired it was already a rerun! To make matters worse, the show was often not aired in the slot advertised in the TV schedules (which, in 1990/91, before the net, was pretty much the only way to know what would be on). The worst example was once when I tuned in to see The Flash, I was just in time to see it going OFF! I called the local TV station about this who informed me that "it was moved an hour earlier at the last minute by the network". No new show could have survived this kind of treatment.Oh, well. It was a show that was genuinely fun to watch and captured a true "comic book" feel. It died far too early.