When I was a kid, they used to show the FLASH GORDON series on T.V. on Saturday mornings and I loved them. Then, when I was in my early 20s, a movie theatre near where I lived had a FLASH GORDON marathon/festival, one Saturday evening. I went, theatre was filled with like minded adults, and we all had a blast; such fond memories!
1)Their "space ships" taking off in a slow, upward spiral
2) Parachuting from one spaceship to another in Outer Space