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Mattel's 1980s toy line phenomenon explodes onto the big screen in this fantasy blockbuster.Boasting jaw-dropping visual effects courtesy of four-time Oscar winner Richard Edlund (STAR WARS, GHOSTBUSTERS) and featuring non-stop laser-gun action, a memorably menacing villain, and future FRIENDS star Courteney Cox in a plucky early role, MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE is a unique blend of comic book pulp and out-of-this-world thrills.YOU now have the power!The Castle of Grayskull on the peaceful planet of Eternia is under threat from the power-crazed supervillain Skeletor (scene-stealing Frank Langella). Eternia's only hope of survival is a ragtag band of freedom fighters led by the heroic He-Man (Dolph Lundgren). When the brilliant troll Gwildor (Billy Barty) accidentally transports the epic fight to Earth via his Cosmic Key - a musical device that can open a portal to any location in the universe - the interstellar forces of good and evil are soon battling for ultimate supremacy in 1980s America!Extras:NEW! MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 2 - tales of "the sequel that never was" with filmmaker Albert Pyun and othersAudio commentary with director Gary GoddardELECTRIC BOOGALOO extended interviews with actor Dolph Lundgren, director Gary Goddard, producer Ed Pressman, co-writer Stephen Tolkin, production designer William Stout and special effects supervisor Richard EdlundBEHIND THE LEGEND archival featuretteCannon Films Sci-Fi and Fantasy trailer reelStills and poster galleryOriginal theatrical trailerTeaser trailersEaster Egg
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5.0 out of 5 stars Masters of the 80's Cheese
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I'm 24 years old now, and He-Man was a largely forgotten phase of my childhood. However, one day, at a garage sale, I run across a vintage Skeletor figure and something...changes. I was like "Hey, I used to have this guy!" Discovering that old gem was the seed that grew into the powerful tree of my renewed He-Man craze. I began devoting disturbing amounts of time online researching He-Man and everything related to He-Man. I began buying the old vintage figures and a couple of the 2002 figures here and there. I ordered all four boxed sets of the classic cartoon (and fell in love with it) and I'm currently buying the monthly releases of the Classics action figure line; a couple of which I bought here on Bolo when I couldn't get them from Matty Collector, like Faker and Webstor. During my He-Man rebirth, the live-action film also resurfaced and my love for it as well. As I eagerly awaited for its arrival in the mail, I hoped it would live up to all my old childhood memories. Perhaps it succeeded, but with mixed results. First of all, why in heck didn't it occur in Eternia? After building the fabulous throne room set, they spirit the film away to...earth...surprised? I am! Secondly, the Sorceress. where was the bird-clad (hehe) hottie from the cartoon? Why did they give us a crystal statue with a mummified face that looked more like Mumm-ra from Thundercats instead of the Sorceress? Next, Man-At-Arms. I loved the guy who played the part, he fit it perfectly, I just wish he had been a little tougher and had some fatherly dialogue and possibly a shred of character development. Next, Teela. I didn't much care for the actress playing Teela, I thought she was too..."fragile", even though she was tough as nails. I also didn't care much for the Space Teela outfit. Next, where the heck was Orko and Battlecat? I know, Billy Barty's character Gwildor was a cost-effective replacement for Orko, and I have nothing against Gwildor (poor Billy Barty was ancient at the time, he done excellent with all things considered), but it just wasn't Orko...I know it really wouldn't have been possible for them to be in the film in an acceptable way, but couldn't they have at least just mentioned them for fan's sake? *Sighs* Next, Beast Man. Why the heck did he look so much like Grizzlor? Why didn't he talk? Would it have been so hard to give him shorter, orange fur and an idiotic line of dialogue or two? It certainly couldn't have made things any worse! And as for the rest of the Bounty Hunter hacks, to the garbage can with Blade and Karg! I want Trap-Jaw and Mer-Man, blast it! Saurod looked kind of cool, but why did he have to be Saurod? With a little tweaking, he could easily have been Kobra Khan instead, a character all He-Fans are familiar with. Okay, maybe asking for Mer-Man is a bit much, but wouldn't we all rather have seen Tri-Klops fighting He-Man instead of the worthless Blade? Next, Skeletor's Stormtrooper/Cylon soldiers. If they had only had a different color scheme, they could at least have looked a little something like Horde Troopers, and that's a heckuva lot closer to the mark than worthless Cylons, isn't it? Next, Skeletor. Frank Langella done an awesome job, he got the best dialogue and really brought presence to it, and I understand they had to craft the mask to reveal some of that presence, but couldn't the mask have been more skull-like? To me it looked more like plaster instead of bone. Next, He-Man himself. First off, I love Dolph Lundgren. When it comes to the likes of Arnold, Sly, Van Damme and all the others, Dolph is my absolute favorite and I thought he was the best choice for He-Man. Of course he receives a lot of criticism for his role in Masters, but an actor can't save a worthless script, no matter how much talent he has. And when the powers that be are so bent to focus the writing all around Skeletor, what can one do? Just like Michael Keaton will always be the best Batman to me, Dolph Lundgren will always be the best He-Man, regardless of who may or may not play him further on down the line. I just wish he had used his sword more than laser guns and "powered up" more than once. All in all, I love this film, it holds a special place in my heart because of the impact it had on my childhood plus my revived love of all things He-Man. The plot could have been better, the supporting characters and things could have been better. I understand their deadline was tight, but I also understand their budget was quite large for that kind of movie in that day and age. I only wish the production had been more dedicated to He-Man and not the money He-Man was bringing in at the time. It's situations like this that call for Peter Jackson and time machines. But all in all, this is an enjoyable film and it's approached in a way that makes it fun for everyone, even if you don't know much about He-Man...especially if you don't know much about He-Man...the picture and sound quality of the dvd are good, director Gary Goddard is insightful (and a little sympathetic?) in the commentary and the other extras are nice as well. For the price, you can't go wrong with this dvd and it's worth it. Like it or not, He-Fans can't deny the existence of this film, we have to take the bad with the good. Good Journey!
5.0 out of 5 stars So much better in hindsight.
Don't get me wrong, this movie is objectively bad, but that does not mean it isn't worth watching. At it's core it wanted to be a sword and sorcery movie, but it was hindered by it's roots as a childrens cartoon and the producers evident desire that it remain kid friendly.Right now, so many franchises that I loved as a child are being destroyed, heck it's even a common theme among stories and characters I loved as a Teen or an adult.This might have been made for the wrong audience, but at least it was clear that the producers wanted to make the movie for the young boys who grew up wanting to be He-Man.There are some bright spots.Dolph Lundgren at his physical peak looks the part.Teela is lovely.A young Courtney Cox.Some of the production is quite well done.Overall nostalgia.There are also some dull spots.Why is the sorceress so ugly, she was ethereal in the cartoons.What the hell happened to Castle Grayskull.Bad, bad writing, even for this demographic.The Special FX.Many petty nusiances.The final verdict.Watch it, but know what it is going into it.I truly wish that someone had been able to take this franchise and make a movie that was actually as cool as we "thought" the cartoon was when i was a kid. (many 80's cartoons have this issue.)It did take me back to a time when it was alright to be a little american boy, and the things that you found fun were not taken away and changed to suit audiences who did not want to watch them anyway. I am sure that if this cartoon is remade, it will be desecrated as She-Ra was.The movie aged better than I expected, a kid friendly, not quite B movie that reminded me of happy Saturday mornings, when life could be ok, no matter what else was going on.
5.0 out of 5 stars Synthizer Time Travel, Can You Get Any More 80s?
He-Man travels to planet Earth to escape Skeletor by way of a magic light show created by lion maned yoda creature. He teams up with some plucky teens to get back to Eternia, defeat Skeletor, and save the Sorceress of Grayskull.I loved this movie when I was a kid. It was one of the movies I had in heavy rotation on a Saturday afternoon. I probably watched it fifty times over the years but haven’t seen it in age and now rewatched and I think I appreciated it even more. It is such an incredibly fun and silly movie. It isn’t perfect, a Canon films budget with 80s technology they did a pretty decent job with what they had. It leans hard into Star Wars with black armoured stromtroopers and with candy colored laser blasts. Yes they had guns in the original He-Man toys so I give them a pass on that. The creatures all look so cool from Gwildor to Beast Man. Again no budget ensured the more creative He-Man characters were replaced but again you need mega bucks to make them all. What the movie lacks in creature effects and a lot of Eternia it makes up for in absolute buckets of energy. I doubt anyone in this movie had a bad time making it. Nobody took the movie seriously for a second and just had fun playing along. Frank Langella, Billy Barty, James Tolkan and Meg Foster really tucked into their roles with a knife and fork. Frank Langella has the same high energy Raul Julia had for M Bison in the Street Fighter Movie and it really gives extra power to his character. There will never be another actor who can play a live action He-Man beside Dolph Lungren. It was the role he was destined to play. Crazy to think Courtney Cox is in this, when you think of her you think big time celebrity but they all gotta start somewhere. The only thing this movie is really missing to make it one of the all time great 80s action/sci-fi/cheese movies is a big power ballad. They couldn’t get Stan Bush on the phone to rock out a serious power ballad? Call it I Have the Power and the song writes itself.
Bellissimo!!!
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Great movie
Masters of the Universe
Hallo liebe He-Man Fans dieser Film ist genial gemacht jedoch ist der Film nicht wie die Serie He-Man hat da eine andere Brüstung auch das Schwert ist anders er hat einen Umhang wie der Superman der auf 2 Schulterschutz(American Football)ähnlich befestigt ist.Teela,Man-At-Arms,Sceletor,Evilin,Beastman,Sorceris und andere Figuren sehen total anders aus als bei der Serie mich stört es nicht wirklich ich hate als Kind den Film gekuckt und auch als 29 jähriger kucke ich es gerne,es wär zwar 1000 mal besser wenn man sich an das Cartoon halten würde Z.B. Kleidung,Waffen,Hauttyp,Augenfarbe,Haarfarbe,und Art des Auftretens Beispiel 1:kurze Bob Blondgelbe Haare,rote Fellunterhose,rote Stiefel mit Fell oben rund rum und eine Brüstung die eien diagonalartigen Kreuz bildet und hinten die Scheide für das Schwert ist und forne in der Mitte einen Rockerkreuz ähnlichen Kreuz hat im Film ist so eine Art Drache drauf Beispiel 2:Teela Hat da braune Haare und Augen auch Klamoten sind Anders einen grauen Kampfanzug in Cartoon hat Teela rote Haare die wei Handtuch nach den Duschen nach oben gebunden sind sie hat einen weißen Badeanzug kann man so nennen mit goldbauner Brüstung und Kopfschmuck letzter Beispiel:Sorceress ist eine Unferschämtheit im Film ist sie wie so eine Schneekönigin wärend in den Cartoon eine wahre Schönheit sie hat einen Blauweißen Minikleidchen mit bunten Flügeln auf den Ärmeln und als Kopfschmuck dient eine Art Falkenkopf der das Gesicht sichtbar lässt Falke ist ein Vogel so eine Art wie Adler für die die es nicht wissen und blaue Stiefel mit weißen Rand oben im Film sieht sie komplett anders aus wer He-Man liebt und auf Details sehr hohen Wert legt für den ist der Film mit wenig Interesse zu genießen für mich ist der Film einfach nur genial gemacht trotz den Details die ich genannt habe,den ich bin kein Mensch der nur weil es anders aussieht die Finger von lässt es gibt von He-Man die Serien aus 80gern 90gern und 2000der und in jeden ist mal was anderer Zeichentrickstil naund solange die Filme und Serien gut sind ist mir egal ob die Details stimmen den ich lege nur wenig Wert drauf außer bei Star Wars da wäre es ein NoGo.Bild und Tonqualität:Die Bildqualität ist so geil wer braucht schon Blu-Ray sauber,scharf und Klar der Ton ist auch sehr gut klangvoll und sauber im Bass einfach eine absolute Kaufempfelung.Beschrebung der Box:Regulere Hülle die man sonst von DVDS kenn den Cover kann man zum Glück wende ohne das große FSK:Logo.Mein Fatzit:Kaufen kaufen und nochmal kaufen der film ist für groß und klein.MfGTurbo-Galant
Blu Ray-Rezension: Perfekter 80iger Jahre Trash in überraschend guter Bild- und Tonqualität.
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE war eine Spielzeugserie der Firma Mattel, die in den 80iger Jahren eine Mischung aus CONAN - DER BARBAR, STAR WARS und diversen anderen Fantasy und Science Fiction Franchises darstellte, und - selbst überraschend für den Hersteller, der lediglich mit der Welle der 80iger mitschwimmen wollte - einen eignen Erfolg erfuhr, der bis heute im begrenzten Maße anhält.Die Spielzeugserie hatte eine Cartoonserie zu Folge, die überaus erfolgreich im Fernsehen lief. Mitte der 80iger Jahre gab man dann die hier vorliegende Realverfilmung in Auftrag. Als der Film dann 1987 mit Dolph Ludgren (THE EXPENDEBLES, ROCKY IV) und Frank Langella (FROST NIXON, ROBOT & FRANK) in den Hauptrollen herauskam, war der Stern der MASTERS bereits verblasst, und so floppte der Film an den Kassen. Fans bemängelten, dass er sich zu sehr von der TV- Serie unterschied. Tatsächlich wurde für den Film ein eher düsteres, dystopischen Bild des fiktiven Universums geschaffen.Zur Handlung:Es herrscht Krieg auf dem Planeten Eternia. Der ewige Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse, verkörpert durch den muskulösen He-Man (Ludgren) auf der einen und den höllischen Skelektor (Langella) auf der anderen Seite, erreicht seinen Höhepunkt, als der Schurke Skeletor die kosmische Burg Castle Greyskull einnimmt, und die Zauberin des Lichts versklavt. Eternia scheint von den Mächten des Bösen besiegt. Doch He-Man und seinen Freunden Men-At-Arms (Jon Cypher) und Teela (Chelsea Field) gelingt in letzter Minute mit Hilfe des Gnoms Gwildor (Billy Barty), welcher einen interdimensionallen Schlüssel erfunden hat, die Flucht aus dem umzingelten Palast. Die 4 Freunde landen im Unbekannten, das sich schnell als Erde des Jahres 1987 herausstellt. Hier treffen sie auf die Teenager Julie und Kevin (Courteney Cox aus FRIENDS und Robert Duncan McNeill aus STAR TREK VOYAGER in ihreren frühesten Rollen). Doch Skeletor setzt alles daran He-Man zu versklaven und den kosmischen Schlüssel zu bekommen...Ganz klar. Der Film ist Trash pur, und schwimmt auf der Welle, die seinerzeit durch STAR WARS gestartet wurde. Da beginnt bei der Optik (die Figuren und Kostüme sehen eher den STAR WARS Filmen ähnlich, als den Cartoons - vor allem Skeletors Scrap-Truppen sehen wie Hybride aus Darth Vader und den Sturmtruppen aus), geht über den Sound und endet bei den visuellen Effekten. Das der Film trotzdem zu fesseln weiß ist vor allem durch die dichte Geschichte und die überzeugende Arbeit der Schauspieler gegeben. Skeletors Maske ist für damalige Verhältnisse wirklich hervorragend getroffen (man bedenke, CGI war damals im Umfang wie es heute zum Einsatz kommt faktisch unmöglich).Besonders hervorstechend ist die orchestrale Musik von Bill Conti. Conti hat einen tollen orchestralen Score komponiert, der auch wunderbar ohne Film funktioniert.Nun zur Blu Ray. Kurzum: Schöner werden sie den Film noch nie gesehen haben! Knackig scharfes Bild, gute Kontraste, kaum Artefakte. Lediglich die Mattpaining Szenen stellen sich unscharf da. Details der Kostüme und der Masken werden erst jetzt ersichtig, und zeigen, dass der Film "doch nicht so billig" daherkommt, als es im TV noch den Anschein hatte.Im englischen klingt der Film dank DTS-HD MA 2.0 auch etwas räumlicher als in der deutschen Fassung. Ein Audiokommentar ist enthalten. Ferner der Kinotrailer zum Film.Winklermedia bietet ein Wendecover mit FSK freiem Motiv, wobei sich das Bild vom oben dargestellten unterscheidet und ein alternatives Motiv bietet.Für Kinder der 80iger, die mit diesem Film groß geworden sind, ist diese Disk ein Must-have. Alle anderen werden mit dieser Trash-Perle vermutlich sehr wenig anfangen können.
Very good
It’s in German en English, but I kept it in original English. Good quality, enjoyed it
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Mattel's 1980s toy line phenomenon explodes onto the big screen in this fantasy blockbuster.Boasting jaw-dropping visual effects courtesy of four-time Oscar winner Richard Edlund (STAR WARS, GHOSTBUSTERS) and featuring non-stop laser-gun action, a memorably menacing villain, and future FRIENDS star Courteney Cox in a plucky early role, MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE is a unique blend of comic book pulp and out-of-this-world thrills.YOU now have the power!The Castle of Grayskull on the peaceful planet of Eternia is under threat from the power-crazed supervillain Skeletor (scene-stealing Frank Langella). Eternia's only hope of survival is a ragtag band of freedom fighters led by the heroic He-Man (Dolph Lundgren). When the brilliant troll Gwildor (Billy Barty) accidentally transports the epic fight to Earth via his Cosmic Key - a musical device that can open a portal to any location in the universe - the interstellar forces of good and evil are soon battling for ultimate supremacy in 1980s America!Extras:NEW! MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE 2 - tales of "the sequel that never was" with filmmaker Albert Pyun and othersAudio commentary with director Gary GoddardELECTRIC BOOGALOO extended interviews with actor Dolph Lundgren, director Gary Goddard, producer Ed Pressman, co-writer Stephen Tolkin, production designer William Stout and special effects supervisor Richard EdlundBEHIND THE LEGEND archival featuretteCannon Films Sci-Fi and Fantasy trailer reelStills and poster galleryOriginal theatrical trailerTeaser trailersEaster Egg
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5.0 out of 5 stars Masters of the 80's Cheese
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I'm 24 years old now, and He-Man was a largely forgotten phase of my childhood. However, one day, at a garage sale, I run across a vintage Skeletor figure and something...changes. I was like "Hey, I used to have this guy!" Discovering that old gem was the seed that grew into the powerful tree of my renewed He-Man craze. I began devoting disturbing amounts of time online researching He-Man and everything related to He-Man. I began buying the old vintage figures and a couple of the 2002 figures here and there. I ordered all four boxed sets of the classic cartoon (and fell in love with it) and I'm currently buying the monthly releases of the Classics action figure line; a couple of which I bought here on Bolo when I couldn't get them from Matty Collector, like Faker and Webstor. During my He-Man rebirth, the live-action film also resurfaced and my love for it as well. As I eagerly awaited for its arrival in the mail, I hoped it would live up to all my old childhood memories. Perhaps it succeeded, but with mixed results. First of all, why in heck didn't it occur in Eternia? After building the fabulous throne room set, they spirit the film away to...earth...surprised? I am! Secondly, the Sorceress. where was the bird-clad (hehe) hottie from the cartoon? Why did they give us a crystal statue with a mummified face that looked more like Mumm-ra from Thundercats instead of the Sorceress? Next, Man-At-Arms. I loved the guy who played the part, he fit it perfectly, I just wish he had been a little tougher and had some fatherly dialogue and possibly a shred of character development. Next, Teela. I didn't much care for the actress playing Teela, I thought she was too..."fragile", even though she was tough as nails. I also didn't care much for the Space Teela outfit. Next, where the heck was Orko and Battlecat? I know, Billy Barty's character Gwildor was a cost-effective replacement for Orko, and I have nothing against Gwildor (poor Billy Barty was ancient at the time, he done excellent with all things considered), but it just wasn't Orko...I know it really wouldn't have been possible for them to be in the film in an acceptable way, but couldn't they have at least just mentioned them for fan's sake? *Sighs* Next, Beast Man. Why the heck did he look so much like Grizzlor? Why didn't he talk? Would it have been so hard to give him shorter, orange fur and an idiotic line of dialogue or two? It certainly couldn't have made things any worse! And as for the rest of the Bounty Hunter hacks, to the garbage can with Blade and Karg! I want Trap-Jaw and Mer-Man, blast it! Saurod looked kind of cool, but why did he have to be Saurod? With a little tweaking, he could easily have been Kobra Khan instead, a character all He-Fans are familiar with. Okay, maybe asking for Mer-Man is a bit much, but wouldn't we all rather have seen Tri-Klops fighting He-Man instead of the worthless Blade? Next, Skeletor's Stormtrooper/Cylon soldiers. If they had only had a different color scheme, they could at least have looked a little something like Horde Troopers, and that's a heckuva lot closer to the mark than worthless Cylons, isn't it? Next, Skeletor. Frank Langella done an awesome job, he got the best dialogue and really brought presence to it, and I understand they had to craft the mask to reveal some of that presence, but couldn't the mask have been more skull-like? To me it looked more like plaster instead of bone. Next, He-Man himself. First off, I love Dolph Lundgren. When it comes to the likes of Arnold, Sly, Van Damme and all the others, Dolph is my absolute favorite and I thought he was the best choice for He-Man. Of course he receives a lot of criticism for his role in Masters, but an actor can't save a worthless script, no matter how much talent he has. And when the powers that be are so bent to focus the writing all around Skeletor, what can one do? Just like Michael Keaton will always be the best Batman to me, Dolph Lundgren will always be the best He-Man, regardless of who may or may not play him further on down the line. I just wish he had used his sword more than laser guns and "powered up" more than once. All in all, I love this film, it holds a special place in my heart because of the impact it had on my childhood plus my revived love of all things He-Man. The plot could have been better, the supporting characters and things could have been better. I understand their deadline was tight, but I also understand their budget was quite large for that kind of movie in that day and age. I only wish the production had been more dedicated to He-Man and not the money He-Man was bringing in at the time. It's situations like this that call for Peter Jackson and time machines. But all in all, this is an enjoyable film and it's approached in a way that makes it fun for everyone, even if you don't know much about He-Man...especially if you don't know much about He-Man...the picture and sound quality of the dvd are good, director Gary Goddard is insightful (and a little sympathetic?) in the commentary and the other extras are nice as well. For the price, you can't go wrong with this dvd and it's worth it. Like it or not, He-Fans can't deny the existence of this film, we have to take the bad with the good. Good Journey!
5.0 out of 5 stars So much better in hindsight.
Don't get me wrong, this movie is objectively bad, but that does not mean it isn't worth watching. At it's core it wanted to be a sword and sorcery movie, but it was hindered by it's roots as a childrens cartoon and the producers evident desire that it remain kid friendly.Right now, so many franchises that I loved as a child are being destroyed, heck it's even a common theme among stories and characters I loved as a Teen or an adult.This might have been made for the wrong audience, but at least it was clear that the producers wanted to make the movie for the young boys who grew up wanting to be He-Man.There are some bright spots.Dolph Lundgren at his physical peak looks the part.Teela is lovely.A young Courtney Cox.Some of the production is quite well done.Overall nostalgia.There are also some dull spots.Why is the sorceress so ugly, she was ethereal in the cartoons.What the hell happened to Castle Grayskull.Bad, bad writing, even for this demographic.The Special FX.Many petty nusiances.The final verdict.Watch it, but know what it is going into it.I truly wish that someone had been able to take this franchise and make a movie that was actually as cool as we "thought" the cartoon was when i was a kid. (many 80's cartoons have this issue.)It did take me back to a time when it was alright to be a little american boy, and the things that you found fun were not taken away and changed to suit audiences who did not want to watch them anyway. I am sure that if this cartoon is remade, it will be desecrated as She-Ra was.The movie aged better than I expected, a kid friendly, not quite B movie that reminded me of happy Saturday mornings, when life could be ok, no matter what else was going on.
5.0 out of 5 stars Synthizer Time Travel, Can You Get Any More 80s?
He-Man travels to planet Earth to escape Skeletor by way of a magic light show created by lion maned yoda creature. He teams up with some plucky teens to get back to Eternia, defeat Skeletor, and save the Sorceress of Grayskull.I loved this movie when I was a kid. It was one of the movies I had in heavy rotation on a Saturday afternoon. I probably watched it fifty times over the years but haven’t seen it in age and now rewatched and I think I appreciated it even more. It is such an incredibly fun and silly movie. It isn’t perfect, a Canon films budget with 80s technology they did a pretty decent job with what they had. It leans hard into Star Wars with black armoured stromtroopers and with candy colored laser blasts. Yes they had guns in the original He-Man toys so I give them a pass on that. The creatures all look so cool from Gwildor to Beast Man. Again no budget ensured the more creative He-Man characters were replaced but again you need mega bucks to make them all. What the movie lacks in creature effects and a lot of Eternia it makes up for in absolute buckets of energy. I doubt anyone in this movie had a bad time making it. Nobody took the movie seriously for a second and just had fun playing along. Frank Langella, Billy Barty, James Tolkan and Meg Foster really tucked into their roles with a knife and fork. Frank Langella has the same high energy Raul Julia had for M Bison in the Street Fighter Movie and it really gives extra power to his character. There will never be another actor who can play a live action He-Man beside Dolph Lungren. It was the role he was destined to play. Crazy to think Courtney Cox is in this, when you think of her you think big time celebrity but they all gotta start somewhere. The only thing this movie is really missing to make it one of the all time great 80s action/sci-fi/cheese movies is a big power ballad. They couldn’t get Stan Bush on the phone to rock out a serious power ballad? Call it I Have the Power and the song writes itself.
Bellissimo!!!
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Must have
Great movie
Masters of the Universe
Hallo liebe He-Man Fans dieser Film ist genial gemacht jedoch ist der Film nicht wie die Serie He-Man hat da eine andere Brüstung auch das Schwert ist anders er hat einen Umhang wie der Superman der auf 2 Schulterschutz(American Football)ähnlich befestigt ist.Teela,Man-At-Arms,Sceletor,Evilin,Beastman,Sorceris und andere Figuren sehen total anders aus als bei der Serie mich stört es nicht wirklich ich hate als Kind den Film gekuckt und auch als 29 jähriger kucke ich es gerne,es wär zwar 1000 mal besser wenn man sich an das Cartoon halten würde Z.B. Kleidung,Waffen,Hauttyp,Augenfarbe,Haarfarbe,und Art des Auftretens Beispiel 1:kurze Bob Blondgelbe Haare,rote Fellunterhose,rote Stiefel mit Fell oben rund rum und eine Brüstung die eien diagonalartigen Kreuz bildet und hinten die Scheide für das Schwert ist und forne in der Mitte einen Rockerkreuz ähnlichen Kreuz hat im Film ist so eine Art Drache drauf Beispiel 2:Teela Hat da braune Haare und Augen auch Klamoten sind Anders einen grauen Kampfanzug in Cartoon hat Teela rote Haare die wei Handtuch nach den Duschen nach oben gebunden sind sie hat einen weißen Badeanzug kann man so nennen mit goldbauner Brüstung und Kopfschmuck letzter Beispiel:Sorceress ist eine Unferschämtheit im Film ist sie wie so eine Schneekönigin wärend in den Cartoon eine wahre Schönheit sie hat einen Blauweißen Minikleidchen mit bunten Flügeln auf den Ärmeln und als Kopfschmuck dient eine Art Falkenkopf der das Gesicht sichtbar lässt Falke ist ein Vogel so eine Art wie Adler für die die es nicht wissen und blaue Stiefel mit weißen Rand oben im Film sieht sie komplett anders aus wer He-Man liebt und auf Details sehr hohen Wert legt für den ist der Film mit wenig Interesse zu genießen für mich ist der Film einfach nur genial gemacht trotz den Details die ich genannt habe,den ich bin kein Mensch der nur weil es anders aussieht die Finger von lässt es gibt von He-Man die Serien aus 80gern 90gern und 2000der und in jeden ist mal was anderer Zeichentrickstil naund solange die Filme und Serien gut sind ist mir egal ob die Details stimmen den ich lege nur wenig Wert drauf außer bei Star Wars da wäre es ein NoGo.Bild und Tonqualität:Die Bildqualität ist so geil wer braucht schon Blu-Ray sauber,scharf und Klar der Ton ist auch sehr gut klangvoll und sauber im Bass einfach eine absolute Kaufempfelung.Beschrebung der Box:Regulere Hülle die man sonst von DVDS kenn den Cover kann man zum Glück wende ohne das große FSK:Logo.Mein Fatzit:Kaufen kaufen und nochmal kaufen der film ist für groß und klein.MfGTurbo-Galant
Blu Ray-Rezension: Perfekter 80iger Jahre Trash in überraschend guter Bild- und Tonqualität.
MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE war eine Spielzeugserie der Firma Mattel, die in den 80iger Jahren eine Mischung aus CONAN - DER BARBAR, STAR WARS und diversen anderen Fantasy und Science Fiction Franchises darstellte, und - selbst überraschend für den Hersteller, der lediglich mit der Welle der 80iger mitschwimmen wollte - einen eignen Erfolg erfuhr, der bis heute im begrenzten Maße anhält.Die Spielzeugserie hatte eine Cartoonserie zu Folge, die überaus erfolgreich im Fernsehen lief. Mitte der 80iger Jahre gab man dann die hier vorliegende Realverfilmung in Auftrag. Als der Film dann 1987 mit Dolph Ludgren (THE EXPENDEBLES, ROCKY IV) und Frank Langella (FROST NIXON, ROBOT & FRANK) in den Hauptrollen herauskam, war der Stern der MASTERS bereits verblasst, und so floppte der Film an den Kassen. Fans bemängelten, dass er sich zu sehr von der TV- Serie unterschied. Tatsächlich wurde für den Film ein eher düsteres, dystopischen Bild des fiktiven Universums geschaffen.Zur Handlung:Es herrscht Krieg auf dem Planeten Eternia. Der ewige Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse, verkörpert durch den muskulösen He-Man (Ludgren) auf der einen und den höllischen Skelektor (Langella) auf der anderen Seite, erreicht seinen Höhepunkt, als der Schurke Skeletor die kosmische Burg Castle Greyskull einnimmt, und die Zauberin des Lichts versklavt. Eternia scheint von den Mächten des Bösen besiegt. Doch He-Man und seinen Freunden Men-At-Arms (Jon Cypher) und Teela (Chelsea Field) gelingt in letzter Minute mit Hilfe des Gnoms Gwildor (Billy Barty), welcher einen interdimensionallen Schlüssel erfunden hat, die Flucht aus dem umzingelten Palast. Die 4 Freunde landen im Unbekannten, das sich schnell als Erde des Jahres 1987 herausstellt. Hier treffen sie auf die Teenager Julie und Kevin (Courteney Cox aus FRIENDS und Robert Duncan McNeill aus STAR TREK VOYAGER in ihreren frühesten Rollen). Doch Skeletor setzt alles daran He-Man zu versklaven und den kosmischen Schlüssel zu bekommen...Ganz klar. Der Film ist Trash pur, und schwimmt auf der Welle, die seinerzeit durch STAR WARS gestartet wurde. Da beginnt bei der Optik (die Figuren und Kostüme sehen eher den STAR WARS Filmen ähnlich, als den Cartoons - vor allem Skeletors Scrap-Truppen sehen wie Hybride aus Darth Vader und den Sturmtruppen aus), geht über den Sound und endet bei den visuellen Effekten. Das der Film trotzdem zu fesseln weiß ist vor allem durch die dichte Geschichte und die überzeugende Arbeit der Schauspieler gegeben. Skeletors Maske ist für damalige Verhältnisse wirklich hervorragend getroffen (man bedenke, CGI war damals im Umfang wie es heute zum Einsatz kommt faktisch unmöglich).Besonders hervorstechend ist die orchestrale Musik von Bill Conti. Conti hat einen tollen orchestralen Score komponiert, der auch wunderbar ohne Film funktioniert.Nun zur Blu Ray. Kurzum: Schöner werden sie den Film noch nie gesehen haben! Knackig scharfes Bild, gute Kontraste, kaum Artefakte. Lediglich die Mattpaining Szenen stellen sich unscharf da. Details der Kostüme und der Masken werden erst jetzt ersichtig, und zeigen, dass der Film "doch nicht so billig" daherkommt, als es im TV noch den Anschein hatte.Im englischen klingt der Film dank DTS-HD MA 2.0 auch etwas räumlicher als in der deutschen Fassung. Ein Audiokommentar ist enthalten. Ferner der Kinotrailer zum Film.Winklermedia bietet ein Wendecover mit FSK freiem Motiv, wobei sich das Bild vom oben dargestellten unterscheidet und ein alternatives Motiv bietet.Für Kinder der 80iger, die mit diesem Film groß geworden sind, ist diese Disk ein Must-have. Alle anderen werden mit dieser Trash-Perle vermutlich sehr wenig anfangen können.
Very good
It’s in German en English, but I kept it in original English. Good quality, enjoyed it
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