[0:00] Masters
[0:02] of the Universe
[0:05] >> They don't make studio logos like this
[0:07] anymore with the wild synth score.
[0:08] Gunship even does an homage to this logo
[0:10] and this was the height of Cannon Films,
[0:12] the company at least partially
[0:13] responsible for you knowing what
[0:14] Electric Boogaloo is. The design in this
[0:16] film rules. They took the Filmation's
[0:18] version with the big fangs and made it
[0:20] more human looking, but I love the way
[0:21] the teeth turn into the arch.
[0:28] And no, friends, you're not hearing John
[0:30] Williams' Superman theme. This is He-Man
[0:32] or Motu. And you read that right, Rocky
[0:35] and Karate [music] Kid composer himself,
[0:36] Bill Conti, is responsible. Perfect
[0:38] transition, no notes. It's the one
[0:40] explosion that gave the bad guys control
[0:41] of Castle Grayskull during the credits.
[0:46] And no, friends, it's not Darth Vader,
[0:48] it's Skeletor. Ironically, Cannon
[0:50] pitched this movie as the '80s Star
[0:51] Wars. There's so much to say about Frank
[0:53] Langella's iconic turn as Skeletor, but
[0:55] I'm going to start with something
[0:56] inconsequential. He's using the Havoc
[0:58] Staff like a walking stick and it wraps
[0:59] around But the heels really tie his
[1:01] ensemble together.
[1:02] >> Grayskull
[1:04] is ours.
[1:05] >> No!
[1:11] >> Mine.
[1:13] >> And this is a perfect introduction for
[1:14] him because if he's speaking, he's
[1:16] milking it. I also love that this is the
[1:17] reveal of Skeletor's face, but all we
[1:19] can focus on is the slow finger roll
[1:21] onto the staff.
[1:22] >> Someone is speaking to me.
[1:26] >> The three different angles of him look
[1:27] rad. It's like the school photo I always
[1:28] wanted but never got. You can attempt
[1:30] this aesthetic now with varying results,
[1:32] but back then it just was. He-Man had a
[1:35] bob with bangs and it rocked, but I
[1:37] won't fault them for Dolph's mullet with
[1:38] bangs.
[1:42] >> Kick!
[1:47] >> If you're new to He-Man and that sword
[1:48] confuses you, one of the most fun things
[1:50] about this universe is the blending of
[1:51] fantasy and sci-fi. Star Wars laser
[1:53] blasters and Lord of the Rings swords
[1:55] and sorcery, called sword and planet for
[1:57] some weird
[1:58] I am excited for the new Masters of the
[2:00] Universe, but if He-Man doesn't block
[2:01] lasers with his sword, I will walk out
[2:03] hugging. Also, if Camilla Mendez doesn't
[2:05] have a shag perm cut with headband, I
[2:07] will walk out. I kid, it looks like they
[2:08] went with a more cartoon {slash} comic
[2:10] accurate Teela in the new one, and I
[2:12] just
[2:13] we don't get this look anymore, and
[2:14] we've lost something along the way.
[2:16] Speaking of comic accuracy, Mr.
[2:17] Man-At-Arms.
[2:18] >> A skeleton's voices were hunting me
[2:20] down. A million blessings upon you for
[2:23] saving my life.
[2:24] >> Billy Barty's voice is so iconic,
[2:25] especially if you grew up on Willow and
[2:27] UHF. It takes a magnetic talent to have
[2:29] created a brand new character for this
[2:30] movie that stayed a fan favorite and was
[2:32] added to the primary lore.
[2:33] >> Now, why are you so important to
[2:35] Skeletor?
[2:36] >> Speaking of voices, yes, Dolph
[2:37] Lundgren's voice is dubbed. However,
[2:39] it's dubbed with his own voice. The
[2:40] director wanted to do a Hercules in New
[2:42] York, but Lundgren's contract wouldn't
[2:43] allow it, so instead he ADR'd all his
[2:45] dialogue to the director's liking. The
[2:47] costume and set design in this movie go
[2:48] above and beyond. This film gets a lot
[2:50] of hate for a lot of reasons, but nobody
[2:52] can argue with how it looks. We The
[2:53] Norrians are a peaceful race, trusting
[2:56] in every way. A woman came to see me.
[2:58] How could I know she was from Snake
[3:00] Mountain? SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL.
[3:01] >> That would be Evil-Lyn.
[3:02] >> Yeah, man.
[3:03] >> Sheesh, how could you have possibly
[3:04] known with the name like Evil-Lyn?
[3:07] Rude.
[3:08] >> I don't like inventions.
[3:10] >> And that's why we're finally getting
[3:11] Orko in the new one. Again, like
[3:13] everyone else in this movie, Karg's hair
[3:15] is undeniable, but the face is nightmare
[3:17] fuel.
[3:17] >> He-Man, we made it. Look.
[3:20] >> The more you get to know Gwildor, the
[3:21] more it makes sense that he didn't clock
[3:23] Evil-Lyn.
[3:23] >> He's taking your power.
[3:25] >> I can withstand him until dawn arrives.
[3:27] >> I always enjoy a good ticking clock in a
[3:29] movie, it ups THE STAKES.
[3:30] >> I DARE ANYTHING.
[3:32] I AM SKELETOR.
[3:34] >> Just an ounce of his confidence and
[3:36] bravado would fix literally all of my
[3:38] problems. Another thing we lost in the
[3:39] modern era of movie making are these
[3:41] scenes where the director must have
[3:42] said, "Okay, just get some coverage of
[3:43] the Storm Troopers." I mean, dang,
[3:45] Skeletor Troopers. Just get some
[3:47] coverage of them firing. Everyone else
[3:48] just play along." And so, Skeletor is
[3:50] just sort of reacting-ish in the
[3:52] background of the shot.
[3:53] >> STOP HIM.
[3:54] >> FLIP. LOVE THE TOUCH of the laser beams
[3:56] bending near the door since it's like a
[3:58] wormhole.
[3:59] >> I must possess all or I possess nothing.
[4:03] >> Only a Sith deals in absolutes.
[4:04] Honestly, there's probably a Motu Star
[4:06] Wars story out there somewhere that
[4:07] needs to be adapted.
[4:09] >> [laughter]
[4:12] >> God, the '80s were weird and kind OF
[4:14] MEAN.
[4:15] >> OH, NO.
[4:17] >> OH, AND HE GOT HIM BACK. I've been
[4:18] waiting for a moment where we see more
[4:19] of him, but it simply cannot wait. Dolph
[4:21] Lundgren's workout routine.
[4:23] >> Good journey.
[4:23] >> Good journey.
[4:24] >> Good journey.
[4:25] >> Goodbye, sad, implies endings played
[4:28] out. Good journey, happy, mysterious,
[4:30] implies a continuation. I'm in. Maybe a
[4:32] new Courteney Cox was in this, but the
[4:33] real question is did you recognize her
[4:35] best friend Rachel Geller's mother
[4:36] immediately or do you have a normal
[4:38] brain?
[4:39] >> If you break up with Kevin Corbin, you
[4:41] will regret it for the rest of your
[4:43] life.
[4:43] >> Can confirm. Grounded for Life never
[4:44] should have been canceled.
[4:45] >> Best thing for you to do right now is to
[4:47] get 3,000 miles away from Kevin, my
[4:49] house, this town, and everything, and
[4:51] just start out fresh.
[4:54] >> I do love what an absolute 180 this
[4:56] whole scene is from the rest of the
[4:57] film, and I think it actually fails the
[4:59] Bedel test since they're talking about
[5:00] Kevin the entire time.
[5:06] Remember, this song I'm not going to do
[5:07] the whole thing. This song is called
[5:08] Living in a Box by a band called Living
[5:09] in a Box. Somehow they have a Wikipedia
[5:11] page and I don't. Until we meet again.
[5:14] >> We were all supposed to go to the beach
[5:15] that day, but I said I had [music] to
[5:17] study cuz I wanted to spend the day with
[5:18] you. So, we did complain and kept
[5:20] meeting instead.
[5:21] >> Lesson learned. They should have taken
[5:22] the ferry.
[5:23] >> I wish I could change things.
[5:25] >> Yeah, we all do, but that's just not
[5:26] possible no matter how much McGuffin
[5:28] synthesizer magic you stumble upon.
[5:30] >> Kim, look at this thing.
[5:33] >> Woah, that is incredible. What is it?
[5:36] >> I'd like to spend a day being this
[5:37] enthralled about finding trash in a
[5:39] cemetery, but when I saw this film as a
[5:40] kid, I was so jealous they found it.
[5:42] Now, as a dad, I cannot believe Julie
[5:44] picked up a smoking, blinking, beeping
[5:46] object of unknown origin. Where are her
[5:48] pair Oh, right.
[5:49] >> This is one of those new Japanese
[5:51] synthesizers.
[5:52] >> Amazing conclusion. Japan, where science
[5:54] and magic are one. I also remember
[5:55] thinking, "How does he know how to play
[5:57] the portal gun?" But it ends up being a
[5:58] main plot point, so I allowed it. The
[6:00] cape swoop just so he can sit is so
[6:01] wonderfully extra.
[6:02] >> How accurate?
[6:04] >> Within a parsec, Eon.
[6:06] >> Now we're really sticking out our tongue
[6:07] at Star Wars because that could make
[6:09] sense. She's listing space and time.
[6:11] Granted, from our point of view, that
[6:12] could be on Earth before any life had
[6:14] formed or somewhere near Proxima
[6:15] Centauri.
[6:16] >> Oh, faith, sorcerers.
[6:18] You won't be lonely long.
[6:20] >> He's such a sassy bee.
[6:25] Dang, '80s teens just didn't know how
[6:27] good they had it, at least with regard
[6:29] to synth music. The visual effects are
[6:31] certainly of their time, but they do
[6:33] genuinely work for the feel of the film.
[6:34] The whole thing feels like a weird
[6:35] dream. That actually is Venice High
[6:37] School. Looks the same on Google Maps.
[6:38] >> Blade.
[6:41] >> That trill. I do remember being
[6:43] disappointed that Beast Man was the only
[6:45] henchman from the original cartoon to
[6:46] make it into the movie. That said,
[6:48] Blade, Saurod, and Karg are all solid
[6:50] substitutions, knowing full well that
[6:51] Saurod will be the first to go out.
[6:53] >> Yes, sorcerers.
[6:55] Good.
[6:56] >> With all that makeup, Frank really has
[6:57] to sell his acting with his eyes, and
[6:59] dang it, does he ever. This is a classic
[7:01] action movie trope, but it's definitely
[7:03] why they call him Blades.
[7:08] Beast Man sound design is something
[7:09] special. Like, maybe he just needs to
[7:11] clear his throat, which is really the
[7:12] most unsettling thing. And that's why
[7:14] they call him Darks. Just an absolute
[7:16] cake of beef.
[7:19] And that's why they call him Doors.
[7:22] >> GET AWAY FROM ME!
[7:23] >> TOTALLY FAIR. As heroic as we know
[7:24] He-Man to be, he's dressed like a
[7:26] weirdo, and I ain't trusting anyone
[7:27] while being chased. But once you see the
[7:29] hair for long enough, you just
[7:30] involuntarily calm down. And then you
[7:32] get picked up like a tiny little girl.
[7:34] Also, I'm like 85% certain I went to
[7:35] youth group with someone whose mom had
[7:36] this haircut. Considering most of us
[7:38] would be pooping our pants at this
[7:39] point, this is absolutely badass. Badass
[7:41] good girl. It's not even a full second
[7:43] long, but this shot of Karg behind Julia
[7:44] is so creepy. I think it's that he's out
[7:46] of focus and also turns toward the
[7:48] camera, but because the focus is on
[7:49] Julia, it takes a second for the
[7:50] audience to realize what we're seeing.
[7:51] This is the type of stuff that would
[7:52] absolutely keep me up at night as a kid.
[7:54] As an adult, I obviously know better.
[7:56] You just don't go to sleep.
[7:58] Fabulous. Happy Pride Month everybody. I
[8:00] mean, she's basically single, but we all
[8:02] become single when blunt beefy steaks
[8:03] hug us. I love the way they're sitting
[8:05] like two gal pals having a chat. All
[8:06] right, I'll do something. I'll take you
[8:08] for a little ride. Let's go. I said it
[8:09] in my Top Gun video and I'll say it
[8:11] again. If you need someone to tell a
[8:12] young punk he's had enough of their
[8:13] guff, you get James Tolkan.
[8:15] >> Did you have any luck?
[8:16] >> Not as much as you, apparently.
[8:18] >> Teela being jealous is amazing. She
[8:19] won't even shake Julia's hand. Feels
[8:21] like a good time as any to point out the
[8:22] 80s-ness of Teela's fit. It's a bodysuit
[8:25] that has a thong detail.
[8:27] But the most skin we see is actually
[8:29] Lundgren's bungerens.
[8:30] >> The people must know that I am
[8:32] Grayskull.
[8:33] >> Again, if you're new to He-Man, the guy
[8:35] sporting a Grayskull as a face saying he
[8:37] wants to be known as Grayskull might be
[8:39] confusing because his name is actually
[8:41] Skeletor. Well, technically it's Keldor,
[8:42] but that's for another day. But
[8:43] Grayskull is Well, we don't we don't
[8:45] really know. It's a castle that grants
[8:47] you the power if you control it. It was
[8:48] a king at one time, the name of a rebel
[8:50] group. Like finding money in an old
[8:52] winter coat, the smell of old books on
[8:53] rainy days, but I think we can all agree
[8:55] that the true Grayskull is the friends
[8:56] we made along the way.
[8:57] >> We We fought with the Eternians, but
[9:00] we're outnumbered.
[9:02] >> To be fair, they did finally retreat
[9:04] because they were Well, evenly numbered
[9:06] if you count Julie. But Beast Man gives
[9:07] Karg a look because not only were they
[9:09] not outnumbered, Beast Man got wrecked
[9:11] by an emo high schooler.
[9:15] >> [screaming]
[9:16] >> Called it. I did not, however, see simp
[9:18] man coming.
[9:19] >> We We live only to serve you.
[9:22] >> So, Skeletor called them mercenaries,
[9:24] which implies they're free agents like
[9:25] Vader's bounty hunters, but when you
[9:27] want to make your big bad team even
[9:28] scarier, you have guns for hire gravel.
[9:30] >> Oh, oh, careful. Careful.
[9:34] >> [laughter]
[9:35] >> It really is the little things, you
[9:36] know? That was the most 80s laugh I've
[9:37] ever heard. Now you understand why we
[9:39] were deathly afraid of microwaves as
[9:40] kids.
[9:41] >> Hey, woah. You can't just take that.
[9:43] >> Oh, yeah? You just watch me.
[9:44] >> Can you imagine if a cop IRL could do
[9:46] that? Like some kind of crazy asset
[9:48] forfeiture. 7 seconds of Burger King.
[9:50] But okay, I've seen this in a few
[9:51] movies. Are people still putting trash
[9:52] in the sink? Is that a thing people do?
[9:54] Also, he put seemingly still good fruit
[9:56] in there. I have questions.
[9:57] >> GET OUT OF HERE! GET OUT OF HERE!
[10:01] >> TOM PARIS is obviously not surprised at
[10:02] all to see an alien monster.
[10:04] >> Have you seen
[10:06] this [music] object?
[10:09] >> Seriously though, Evil-Lyn has some
[10:10] insane tech all based around getting the
[10:12] truth.
[10:14] >> I see only He-Man.
[10:16] Where are the forces that you spoke of?
[10:18] >> Also, just noticing Blade's Shredder
[10:19] shoulder pads and I've decided he's what
[10:21] a committee would come up with tasked
[10:22] with combining Shredder, Deacon from
[10:24] Waterworld, and Lord Humungus, which is
[10:25] why he's so rad.
[10:26] >> This is the native girl who is helping
[10:29] He-Man.
[10:30] >> This may prove useful.
[10:32] >> Back when Chekov's family photo needed
[10:33] to be spelled out. And we'll take it.
[10:35] Sick practical transport. Love the
[10:37] detail of the red glow from its engine
[10:38] on the ground.
[10:42] Speaking of transports, it's fantastic
[10:44] that Gwildor's conversion of the ice car
[10:46] to neutrinos makes it sound like a jet
[10:47] engine.
[10:48] >> It runs on neutrinos now.
[10:50] >> Any other subtitles say lucrinos or
[10:51] ayucrinos? But that's clearly not what
[10:53] he says, and we know time travel is part
[10:54] of his skillset.
[10:55] >> If we dress like this, no one will
[10:57] recognize us.
[10:58] >> What the hell is that?
[10:59] >> See?
[11:01] >> I'll be honest, [laughter] that one got
[11:02] me. Good stuff, Gwildor. Dolph
[11:03] Lundgren's workout routine. We've
[11:05] finally found the answer to where's the
[11:06] beef?
[11:06] >> He-Man, someone's following us.
[11:08] >> What the hell is that?
[11:09] >> The disguise worked again. I love when a
[11:11] production is so proud of the stuff they
[11:12] built. Fun shot.
[11:13] >> You think they don't like us? No,
[11:14] they're just lonely. They miss us.
[11:18] >> It wouldn't be an 80s action scene
[11:19] without calm, snarky banter. We used to
[11:21] make movies in this country.
[11:26] I'm starting to think Skeletor's goons
[11:28] really just hate musical instruments.
[11:33] Woman at arms.
[11:35] >> If you're not making bad jokes mid life
[11:36] threatening situations, I'm not
[11:38] interested.
[11:38] >> I'm going to put you away for 850 years.
[11:42] >> Gwildor has a lot of quirky looks in
[11:44] this movie, but I like to imagine that
[11:45] one is just surprised that humans can
[11:46] live to 850. See, she's wearing the same
[11:48] outfit as the picture, so keen eyed
[11:50] viewers knew that Julie's mom didn't
[11:51] miraculously resurrect. Dang, high
[11:54] school Julie, right in the middle of
[11:55] your future ex-boyfriend probably
[11:57] getting shot. Moms, am I right?
[11:59] >> you so much.
[12:01] >> Evil hug again.
[12:02] >> I don't believe it.
[12:03] >> That's good, you shouldn't.
[12:04] >> You won't believe this.
[12:05] >> HE SHOULDN'T.
[12:07] >> NO!
[12:08] >> ABSOLUTE MASTER CLASS IN A HOW TO SCREAM
[12:10] NO in a campy movie. The pitch, the
[12:12] volume, the hands in the hair and
[12:14] covering the face.
[12:15] >> THAT WOMAN TOOK THE KEY!
[12:16] >> TOOK? TOOK? Really can't stress how much
[12:19] cooler everything just became. This shot
[12:21] is really something. The score is still
[12:22] Imperial Marching as best it can, but
[12:24] because of the context of the rest of
[12:25] the film, the scene can come off as
[12:27] campy skeleton sitting on a big prop.
[12:29] But, use Jóhann Jóhannsson's The Beast
[12:31] from Sicario and it becomes an
[12:33] all-timer. Plus, they really got those
[12:34] trees moving. Wait, the air centurions
[12:36] are robots? That dude just flat out blew
[12:38] up. The mark of a good B movie is at
[12:40] least one shot like this left in where
[12:41] He-Man's sword clearly fell off his
[12:43] back. Heck yeah, getting flashbacks to
[12:45] Drago wrecking Rocky. And this was the
[12:46] only logical outcome of giving him that
[12:48] hair. We need to see the layers in the
[12:50] wind.
[12:53] Nice shot, anti-Skeletor trooper. Aim.
[12:58] >> [screaming]
[13:00] >> Look, I want to make fun of Evil-Lyn for
[13:01] just holding the key like that out in
[13:02] the open, but it's apparently the way
[13:04] you do it. If this movie has shown us
[13:05] anything, it's that the key needs to be
[13:07] cradled like a baby.
[13:11] And let's give He-Man some kudos here.
[13:12] As far as we know, this is his first
[13:14] time ever on a hover disc and Foe is
[13:16] dodging blaster bolts. Flying around
[13:18] like a guy who definitely isn't on a
[13:19] blue screen sound stage.
[13:22] Sword kill.
[13:23] >> I'm more worried about getting us out of
[13:25] here before they find us.
[13:26] >> Heck yeah, extremely effective shot. The
[13:28] distraction of both the dialogue and
[13:29] Gwildor's tracker compass thing makes it
[13:31] so you realize Skeletor is there too
[13:32] late.
[13:34] >> I damn you.
[13:35] >> We never find out what a dork Tim is and
[13:37] I can only assume it's a racial slur.
[13:38] You got to give He-Man credit for
[13:40] wrecking as many fools as he can knowing
[13:41] full well that he's cooked. And it's
[13:43] enough to encourage his comrades to join
[13:45] in. The trooper tipping is maybe the
[13:46] funniest shot of the film, but I love
[13:48] that they attempted to make us think
[13:49] that was planned by having Skeletor
[13:50] laugh at it.
[13:51] >> I'll perish with them on this primitive
[13:54] and tasteless planet.
[13:55] >> Tasteless? Get this man some meat on a
[13:57] white stick.
[13:59] >> This is our fight.
[14:01] >> Self-sacrifice.
[14:02] >> Well said, He-Man.
[14:05] Oh, no buddy.
[14:06] >> There's a word that the queer community
[14:08] would use to describe Skeletor. I just
[14:10] can't quite remember it right now. It's
[14:12] serving something. I don't know. But
[14:14] he's charismatic, unhinged, obviously
[14:16] nefarious, and at all times theatrical.
[14:18] Blade is stoked to have He-Man's sword.
[14:21] >> At the Morat.
[14:22] >> Campy while still unstoppable?
[14:24] Narcissistic? Sure, but triumphant. It's
[14:26] hard to tell where the beard ends and
[14:27] the hair begins, but that's a beautiful
[14:28] beard. Wow, win for making me feel sick
[14:31] out of nowhere. Just put her out of her
[14:32] misery. God, I wish that thing would
[14:34] shut up.
[14:37] >> Oh.
[14:38] Thanks. Helpfulness.
[14:39] >> I don't know. I I just if I hear a tune
[14:41] a couple of times, I can usually
[14:42] remember it.
[14:43] >> In my head this wasn't originally a
[14:44] He-Man script and was only adapted to it
[14:46] later. No, this is a story about a high
[14:48] school keyboard player with perfect
[14:49] pitch who saves the world through the
[14:50] power of song.
[14:51] >> All right, I'm just a stupid keyboard
[14:53] player in a high school band.
[14:55] There's a million of me.
[14:56] >> Only one of you, Kevin.
[14:59] Only one of anybody.
[15:01] >> We all need a Gwildor on our team.
[15:02] >> Men who crave power look back on their
[15:06] mistakes of their lives, pile them all
[15:09] together, and call it destiny.
[15:12] >> The Sorceress, as the kids say, has got
[15:14] bars. Stoked. Dolph Lundgren's loincloth
[15:18] routine. I mean, Dolph Lundgren's
[15:19] workout tape. I mean, I Lundgren's at
[15:21] cat piece. I mean, Dolph Lundgren's
[15:22] workout routine.
[15:25] Bulge. And that's why they call him
[15:26] Whips.
[15:27] >> Jeez, [laughter] even with the obvious
[15:29] stunt driver, that was a short stop. The
[15:31] '80s, man. The '80s.
[15:34] Think we might be witnessing Skeletor
[15:36] have a realization about his preferences
[15:38] in real time?
[15:41] >> I,
[15:42] Skeletor,
[15:43] am master of the universe.
[15:46] >> Right down the barrel. Terrifying, and
[15:48] it works because he's talking into the
[15:50] the camera thing or whatever. There are
[15:51] a few shots in here that I guarantee a
[15:53] few people have tattooed on themselves.
[15:55] >> I am more than man,
[15:57] MORE
[15:58] THAN LIFE.
[16:02] GOD!
[16:03] >> [screaming]
[16:04] >> YEAH, HE'S HE'S SERVING IT. Whatever it
[16:06] is. Frank Langella has stated that this
[16:07] is one of his all-time favorite roles
[16:09] he's played, and it absolutely shows.
[16:11] Dude is having fun vamping and makes it
[16:13] fun to watch. Beast Man is not a fan of
[16:15] the bright lights.
[16:16] He thinks iconic, snatched, fabulous.
[16:19] Shantay, you stay.
[16:20] >> Tell me about the loneliness of good,
[16:23] He-Man. Is it equal
[16:25] to the loneliness of evil?
[16:27] >> With offer plausible deniability, it
[16:29] sounds like a taunt, but it really feels
[16:30] like he's reaching out to find common
[16:32] ground. After the car and the wall being
[16:34] transported as well.
[16:35] >> You promised not TO HURT THEM.
[16:37] >> I LIED.
[16:38] >> HONESTY.
[16:38] >> [snorts]
[16:41] >> IF THE '80S DID ONE THING WELL, it was
[16:42] get us to root for the grungy cop. Cuz
[16:44] dang it if I'm not hyped for Lubic. Yes,
[16:46] using one goon as a weapon against
[16:48] another goon is always a win. They're
[16:50] always really quick shots, but Dolph
[16:51] does this plain face like no one else.
[16:54] The full gold outfit is genuinely
[16:55] creepy, and that helmet is an 11 out of
[16:57] 10. Nice. Not enough heroes swinging
[16:58] across the screen these days.
[17:00] Hollywood's lost the plot. He-Man's
[17:01] power set is never really established in
[17:03] this movie. He's Dolph Lundgren, enough
[17:04] said. But I like it because his biggest
[17:06] ability seems to be determination.
[17:08] Getting zapped, try harder, get good.
[17:14] There it is. And while I kind of wish
[17:15] the syntax was closer to the cartoon,
[17:17] Lundgren went his own way with it,
[17:19] maybe. The lips are out of sync, so who
[17:21] could say?
[17:21] >> From my MEMORY FOREVER.
[17:22] >> YOU ARE A FOOL.
[17:23] >> YES! [screaming]
[17:24] >> LOVE THAT HE CUTS HIM OFF. APPARENTLY,
[17:25] THE actual reason there's no one else in
[17:26] the throne room is the film's funding
[17:28] got held up, so the director paid for it
[17:29] himself to stay on schedule. So, they
[17:31] shot this with a skeleton crew, pun
[17:32] intended. But, whatever the reason, it
[17:34] sincerely makes this fight much more
[17:35] dynamic and interesting to watch.
[17:37] >> LET THIS BE OUR FINAL BATTLE.
[17:42] >> AND I totally believe that the clashing
[17:44] of the Havoc Staff and the Power Sword
[17:45] sent them to a pocket dimension for
[17:47] their final confrontation. Also, just
[17:48] like to point out that Skeletor is using
[17:50] his helmet as a shield. Badass bad guy.
[17:52] Why wait three movies to throw your
[17:54] gray-robed electric-powered big bad down
[17:56] a bottomless shaft?
[17:58] Bottom.
[17:59] >> Victory!
[18:00] >> Victory!
[18:03] >> Victory.
[18:04] >> Honestly, the most unkempt moment in the
[18:06] entire thing, and it belongs to Dolph.
[18:08] >> I got a castle.
[18:09] I got a view, I got clean air, I got a
[18:11] beautiful woman, huh?
[18:13] >> Dude works fast. I mean, it was the
[18:14] '80s, they were just awarding pretty
[18:15] ladies to all the victors. That's the
[18:17] real lore you don't know about. Chewie
[18:18] didn't want a medal, he opted for hot
[18:20] Wookiee tail. You know what? I'd never
[18:21] speak so crassly about Malla.
[18:23] >> Don't
[18:24] don't say goodbye.
[18:27] Say good journey.
[18:29] >> I always want to mock these sappy
[18:30] moments, not because I don't love me
[18:31] some sap, but because they met like 6
[18:33] hours ago, max. But, here's the thing,
[18:35] high-stress situations can definitely
[18:37] create fast bonds, so I'll allow it. She
[18:39] just got baby oil all over her cheek, I
[18:41] mean hugging.
[18:42] >> We will wait for you back.
[18:45] >> Love that she said the line, but they
[18:46] faded it out in the editing, so we get
[18:48] the fun surprise. Dang, that's some deep
[18:50] wall art, Julie. But, how will we know
[18:52] she was sleeping if she isn't in this
[18:54] awful oversized nightgown? Look, we know
[18:56] it's real, but you got to wonder if
[18:57] Julie had a millisecond of fear that
[18:59] Evil-Lyn was messing with her again.
[19:00] Would have been a fun touch to put the
[19:01] mom in the same outfit, but I'm glad
[19:03] they didn't. HGA all day.
[19:08] That's how you end a movie. No, no, my
[19:10] mistake. That's how you end a film. I
[19:12] will be back.
[19:13] >> Ha! You will not, but they did a
[19:15] post-credit scene way before it was
[19:17] cool. What more can you even say about
[19:18] MOTU 1987? It's kind of bad, but mostly
[19:21] in a so bad it's good kind of way, while
[19:23] still being really fun when it's not
[19:24] bad. It's a movie of its time, and Frank
[19:26] Langella serves.
[19:28] The craziest thing to me is finding out
[19:29] years later that Dolph Lundgren is
[19:30] actually a great actor, but sometimes
[19:32] you just can't overcome the B-ness of a
[19:34] movie. I honestly wasn't all that
[19:35] excited for the new one, not because it
[19:36] doesn't look awesome, but I'm dead
[19:38] inside and nothing brings me joy. No,
[19:39] that's that's not it. I don't know, but
[19:40] whatever. I am now. Might even go see it
[19:42] on the big screen. But I'm taking a
[19:43] break next week to get ready for my
[19:44] kids' dual birthday parties and to mark
[19:46] this moment in time, prepare to have
[19:47] your minds blown if you've been here
[19:49] since 2017. Nine and five. That's right,
[19:52] we're all old because this is the last
[19:53] year my boy isn't single digits. Anyway,
[19:55] I'll be back the week after with a fun
[19:56] one.
[20:01] >> [cheering]
[20:05] [screaming]
[20:07] [music]
[20:07] >> You guys
[20:08] You guys
[20:11] I will be back, hey Skeletor.
[20:14] >> [screaming]
[20:14] >> I couldn't take it