Masters of the Universe is one of those low grade E.T. wannabe 80's kids films like Exlporers that has developed a weirded out cult following over the years. He-Man has always been something of an enigma, I loved this character when I was a kid, but looking at how cheap and retarded the 80's Filmation cartoon was I can't for the life of me figure out what was going through my head to actually come back for more.
I do remember this movie from 1987, and thank God I'm not the only one that remembers a key fact that this movie's release year of 1987 was WELL AFTER the initial He-Man craze of 1982-'85. That clearly hurt the movie. If you were some 5 year old back then, you probably didn't care and loved the movie despite it's stupidty just because you were 5. Those of us that were a bit older remember that by 1987, shows like Knight Rider and A-Team were already canceled and off the air. And even the Transformers/G.I. Joe weren't very popular, to say nothing of the goofy He-Man cartoon. I was still very much a child in 1987 at around the age of 11 and 12, so I remember having the kid interest in this film. But it was also crushed with the newly developed pressure to "act cool" since I was heading into 7th grade and thus had to leave behind all my elementary school ways. A cheap ass made for 5 year olds movie like this was dreadful for the image of any pre-teen back then, despite the fact that practically everyone secretly yearned to watch it.
The film is packed to the hilt with all kinds of unintentional hilarity, and the campy, gaudy 80's flavor will leave you howling. Dolph Lundergon looks like he is in a European smut film with that fetishistic gay porno costume of his. Man at Arms and Teela have respectively cheap looking Halloween rental costumes, but Frank Langella really elevates this movie from bargain basement crap to cult status. Langella really steals the show as Skeletor, and the makeup is suprisingly effective. Yes this movie is stupid beyond belief, but it's about He-Man and it's from the 80's. So give it a chance, I'm 28 years old now and I'll still watch this movie for fun.
5/10
I do remember this movie from 1987, and thank God I'm not the only one that remembers a key fact that this movie's release year of 1987 was WELL AFTER the initial He-Man craze of 1982-'85. That clearly hurt the movie. If you were some 5 year old back then, you probably didn't care and loved the movie despite it's stupidty just because you were 5. Those of us that were a bit older remember that by 1987, shows like Knight Rider and A-Team were already canceled and off the air. And even the Transformers/G.I. Joe weren't very popular, to say nothing of the goofy He-Man cartoon. I was still very much a child in 1987 at around the age of 11 and 12, so I remember having the kid interest in this film. But it was also crushed with the newly developed pressure to "act cool" since I was heading into 7th grade and thus had to leave behind all my elementary school ways. A cheap ass made for 5 year olds movie like this was dreadful for the image of any pre-teen back then, despite the fact that practically everyone secretly yearned to watch it.
The film is packed to the hilt with all kinds of unintentional hilarity, and the campy, gaudy 80's flavor will leave you howling. Dolph Lundergon looks like he is in a European smut film with that fetishistic gay porno costume of his. Man at Arms and Teela have respectively cheap looking Halloween rental costumes, but Frank Langella really elevates this movie from bargain basement crap to cult status. Langella really steals the show as Skeletor, and the makeup is suprisingly effective. Yes this movie is stupid beyond belief, but it's about He-Man and it's from the 80's. So give it a chance, I'm 28 years old now and I'll still watch this movie for fun.
5/10