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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Gary Goddard's take on the classic He Man cartoon series is a cult classic, which kids, teens and younder adults will really enjoy... It would make an ideal Bank Holiday tea-time movie!
'Masters' finds HeMan and friends diving into our world and time, pursued by the evil Skeletor and his dark amy.
The brilliant cast include a young courtney cox, and the guy who played school-principal Mr. Strickland, in Back to the future.
Skeletor for me, stole the show - the make up is fantastic and it's actually very believable!
This movie rocks!!
'Masters' finds HeMan and friends diving into our world and time, pursued by the evil Skeletor and his dark amy.
The brilliant cast include a young courtney cox, and the guy who played school-principal Mr. Strickland, in Back to the future.
Skeletor for me, stole the show - the make up is fantastic and it's actually very believable!
This movie rocks!!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By D. Lewis
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This film is based on the original He Man cartoon and as cheesy as it is, it feels like you're part of an adventurous comic book story. What is refreshing is the lack of CGI and complete seriousness modern films now have. I saw this film as a child and it always makes me feel nostalgic. The acting in this film isn't brilliant apart from Frank Langella as Skeletor who in my opinion does a geat job, and I guess I can't really fault Courtney Cox, Robert McNeil, or James Tolkan because if it were to really happen chances are that's how a suspicious cop, and 2 confused teenagers would probably act. Even so it's just meant to be a fun action film and the acting really doesn't ruin the film. If you have never seen the cartoon series of He Man it doesn't really matter as you'll still understand the plot and story anyway.
So if you're bored of looking at CGI and bland films like Terminator 4, and you're looking for a fun retro fantasy/action film give this a go.
So if you're bored of looking at CGI and bland films like Terminator 4, and you're looking for a fun retro fantasy/action film give this a go.
19 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Lets get one thing straight, Masters of the Universe doesnt have a strong link with the cartoon series that preceeded it. He-Man, Skeletor and another couple of the cast are characters from the cartoon but there are also large amounts that did not feature.
The plot is centered around a young female and her boyfriend who stumble upon the Cosmic key by accident. The key is needed by He-Man to save the sorceress and by Skeletor to gain super strength and leads to all kinds of crazy scenarios, at first on Earth and then on Eternia.
The cast could be stronger and features Courtney Cox and Dolph Lungdren as well as one of the crew from Star Trek Voyager (wow he gets around!). As with any Lungren film, the plot isnt too clever, the acting worse but the action is fun. Plenty of battles and destruction make it an easy film to watch without much thought necessary. A happy ending, a catchy tune, plenty of action, some genuine moments of amusement (particularly the whole Japanese synthesizer garb and police detective Lubik) and a happy ending make the film worth watching on more than one occasion, whether a fan of the cartoon series or not.
In an interesting side note, the actress who plays Monica's ( Courtney Cox) mother in friends also appears in the film as the sorceress. A script for a sequel was made but duo to the falling popularity of the cartoon it was adapted and becamse Cyborg starring Jean Claude Van Damme!
A note to all who rememeber this film or are yet to discover it - Dow-ne-now-ne-now-now!
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Masters of the Universe: 25th Anniversary [Blu-ray] [1987] [US Import
i was highly dissapointed on how they treated it as an
anniversarie edition to say it only had to offer an bonus
theatrical trailer and directors commentarie that was... Read more
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theatrical trailer and directors commentarie that was... Read more
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He got away with wearing Pants in public!!!!
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Masters of the Universe DVD
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