| Masters of the Universe | 
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Sales Rank: 747
Category: DVD
Actors: Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Meg Foster, Billy Barty, Courteney Cox
Director: Gary Goddard
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
Brand: Warner Brothers
Label: Warner Home Video
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 106 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: WARD37073D
UPC: 085393707323
EAN: 0085393707323
ASIN: B00005MHOD
Release Date: October 23, 2001
Theatrical Release Date: August 7, 1987
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Description
Planet Eternia and the Castle of Greyskull are under threat from the evil Skeletor who wants to take over the planet. A group of freedom fighters, led by the heroic He-Man are accidentally transported to Earth by a mysterious Cosmic Key which holds the power to make Skeletor all-powerful. Once on Earth, He-Man joins alliances with two teenagers as they attempt to find the key and return home.
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 No Bad Movie collection is complete without this shameless ode to modern consumerism. April 18, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Somewhere along the line, while HE-MAN, the animated series/half-hour toy commercial was at its peak, some enterprising, self-proclaimed studio genius must have said, "Dolph Lundgren! He'd be a perfect He-Man!" The error lay, of course, in not realizing the differences between the two: one is a lifeless, two-dimensional caricature of masculinity; the other is a cartoon character.
So instead of a faithful adaption of the cartoon series, the producers offered this stripped-down rendition (scaled back, one would suppose, to the thespian abilities of its star). Lundgren -- blond, brawny and with a set of pecs that would give Dolly Parton pause -- playsthe superhero locked in an eternal, epic battle with Skeletor, a power-crazed supervillain played by scenery-shredding "superham" Frank Langella. They move through the story, such as it is, as statically as their counterparts in the afternoon kiddie cartoon.
Langella, (made up to look like Jack Palance with leprosy), aims to take over the planet Eternia, a war-torn paradise ruled by the Sorceress of Greyskull Castle ("St. Elsewhere's" Christina Pickles, wearing what appears to be a chandelier on her head), but her champion He-Man opposes him with his mighty sword. The titanic battle is brought to Earth when a brilliantly grating little troll (Billy Barty) magically transports them to Colby, Calif., via his Cosmic Key.
Actually they were headed for another planet, but a stray power bolt (or perhaps a chintzy producer) altered their orbit. Why build an out-of-this-world set when you can just go down to the mall and shoot off sparklers? So Earth waitress Courteney Cox and her boyfriend Robert Duncan Mitchell are drawn into the otherworldly warfare when they happen to find the key, mistaking it for some sort of Japanese stereo speaker.
Director Gary Goddard had previously created mythical kingdoms for Universal Studios -- "Kong on the Loose" and "Conan." And let's just say he hadn't quite made the leap from tourist traps to feature films. The actors are basically on their own -- either hamming it up behind a mask ( Langella), or nearly numb (Lundgren). It sounds as if the Scandinavian-born muscleman had been studying under Stallone's diction coach, but he has a sort-of-sweet, shining charisma, grinning and glistening, wearing thongs and things and accentuating his hunkiness with plenty of grease. (It takes a lot of Wesson Oil to make a movie like Masters of the Universe.) Goddard later went on to direct the live action segments for the Terminator 3-D ride.
Over the years, Hollywood keeps threatening to remake He-Man. Please -- Make them stop.
love this movie April 10, 2009
movie is a blast for those who love he-man and for any who are not familiar this would be good start. This may not be exacting to the animated series but it does absolutely capture its spirit through and through. Just good ol' fun and exciting experience
masters of the universe April 6, 2009
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
it was a great movie as a kid and still good a movie since i am grown
very,very good March 28, 2009
saw this movie years ago with my son,and for some reason i kept thinking about it since then.(could be evilyn,but thats something else) so just had to buy it. it a pretty good movie,you'll like it.
 A blast from the past March 13, 2009
We really got the movie, because the kids were talking about it. My son had all of the figures and castles when he was young. I had recently found some of the figures in an antique store, and we just wanted to see the movie again. It was cheesy, but we all got a kick out of watching it.
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