Everything GREAT About Masters of the Universe!

[00:00] That don't make studio logos like this anymore with the wild synthy score. Gunship even doesn't homage to this logo, and this was the height of Canon films,

[00:12] the company at least partially responsible for you knowing what electric boogaloo is. The design in this film rules. They took the filmation's version with the big fangs and made it more human looking, but I loved the way the teeth turned into the arch. And no, friends, you're not hearing John Williams' Superman theme.

[00:31] This is he-man or Motu. And you read that right. Rocky and Karate Kid composer himself, Bill Conti, is responsible. Perfect transition, no notes. It's the one explosion that gave the bad guys control of Castle Grace Gold during the credits.

[00:46] And no, friends, it's not Darth Vader. It's Skeletor. Ironically can't image this movie as the 80s Star Wars. There's so much to say about Frank Langell as iconic Turner Skeletor, but I'm going to start with something inconsequential. He's using the havoc staff like a walking stick and cracks me up.

[01:00] But the heels really tie his ensemble together. Grace, he's out. No!

[01:12] I... And this is a perfect introduction for him because if he's speaking, he's milking it. I also love that this is the reveal of Skeletor's face, but all we can focus on is the slow finger roll onto the staff.

[01:26] The three different angles of him look rad. It's like the school photo I always wanted but never got. You can attempt this aesthetic now with varying results, but back then it just was. He-man had a bob with bangs and it rocked, but I won't fault them for dulls mullet with bangs.

[01:43] Kick! If you're new to He-man and that sword confuses you, one of the most fun things about this universe is the blending of fantasy inside five. Star Wars, laser blasters, and Lord of the Rings,

[01:55] swords and sorcery. Called Sword and Planet, for some reason. I am excited for the new masters of the universe, but if He-man doesn't block lasers with his sword, I will walk out. Hugging. Also, if Camila Mendes doesn't have a shag perm cut with headband,

[02:07] I will walk out. I kid, it looks like they went with a more cartoon-slash comic accurate, Tila, and the new one, and I just- we don't get this look anymore and we've lost something along the way. Speaking of comic accuracy, Mr. Man at Arms.

[02:19] A skeleton forces were hunting me down! A million blessings upon you for saving my life! Billy Barty's voice is so iconic, especially if you grew up on Willow and UHF. It takes a magnetic talent to have created a brand new character for this movie

[02:31] that stayed a fan favorite and was added to the primary lore. Now, why are you so important to Skeletor? Speaking of voices, yes, Delph Lundgren's voice is dubbed, however it's dubbed with his own voice. The director wanted to do a Hercules in New York,

[02:43] but Lundgren's contract wouldn't allow it, so instead he ADR'd all his dialogue to the director's liking. The costume and set design in this movie go above and beyond. This film gets a lot of hate for a lot of reasons, but nobody can argue with how it looks. With anoreans are a peaceful race, trusting in every way.

[02:57] A woman came to see me. How could I know she was from state-smiles? She was beautiful! That would be evil, eh? Yeah, man. Sheesh, how could you possibly know one of the name like evil Lynn? Rude! I don't like adventures!

[03:10] And that's why we're finally getting Orco in the new one. Again, like everyone else in this movie, Cards' hair is undeniable, but the face is night-map-y. The more you get to no-wheel-door, the more it makes sense that he didn't clock Evil Lynn.

[03:24] Just taking your power. I can withstand him until one rise. I always enjoy a good ticking clock in a movie, it upstakes. I dare anything! I am Skeletor! Just an ounce of his confidence in Provada

[03:37] would fix literally all of my problems. Another thing we lost in the modern era of movie making are these scenes where the director must have said, okay, I just get some coverage of the stormtroopers. I mean, dank. Skeletor troopers. Just get some coverage of them fired. Everyone else just play along,

[03:49] and so Skeletor is just sort of reacting-ish in the background of the shot. Stop it! Love the touch of the laser beams vending near the door since it's like a wormhole. I must possess all!

[04:01] All right, is this nothing? Only a Sith deals an absolute. Honestly, there's probably a Motu Star Wars story out there somewhere that needs to be adapted. Hahaha. Got the 80s were weird and kind of mean.

[04:17] I ain't really got him back. I've been waiting for a moment where we see more of him, but it simply cannot wait. Dolph Lundgren's workout routine. Good journey. Good journey. Good journey. Good bye. Sad implies endings played out. Good journey, happy, mysterious,

[04:30] implies a continuation. I'm in. Maybe a new Courtney Cox was in this, but the real question is, did you recognize her best friend Rachel Gellers' mother immediately or do you have a normal brain? If you break up with Kevin Corrigan, you will regret it for the rest of your life.

[04:43] Can confirm grounded for life never should have been canceled. The best thing I need to do right now is to get 3,000 miles away from Kevin. My house is telling everything and just start out fresh. I do love what an absolute 180 this whole scene is from the rest of the film and I think it

[04:58] actually fails the mental test since they're talking about Kevin the entire time. I remember this song I'm not going to do the whole thing. This song is called Living in a Box. By a band called Living in a Box.

[05:10] Somehow they have a Wikipedia page and I don't. Until we meet again. We're all supposed to go to the beach that day. But I said I had a study because I wanted to spend the day with you. So we took the plane with Kevin and it's time. Lesson learned, they should have taken the ferry.

[05:23] We should have changed things. Yeah, we all do. But that's just not possible no matter how much McGuffin synthesizer magic you stumble upon. Can't look at this thing. Whoa, that is incredible.

[05:35] What is it? I'd like to spend a day being this and through all about finding trash in a cemetery. But when I saw this film as a kid I was so jealous they found it. Now as a dad I cannot believe Julie picked up a smoking, blinking, beeping object of unknown origin.

[05:48] Where are her pair all right? This is one of those new Japanese synthesizers. Amazing conclusion. Japan, where science and magic are one. I also remember thinking how does he know how to play the portal gun. But it ends up being a main plot point. So I allowed it.

[06:00] The cape swooped just so he can sit is so wonderfully extra. How accurate. With an aparstead key on. Now we're really sticking out our tongue at Star Wars because that could make sense. She's listing space and time. Granted from our point of view that could be on Earth before any life had formed

[06:14] or somewhere near Proxima Centauri. Oh, hey, sorcerers. You only love me long. He's such a sassy bee.

[06:26] Dang, 80's teens just didn't know how good they had it. At least with regard to synth music. The visual effects are certainly of their time. But they do genuinely work for the feel of the film. The whole thing feels like a weird dream. That actually is Venice High School.

[06:38] It looks the same under the maps. Blade. That's real. I do remember being disappointed that the Beastman was the only henchman from the original cartoon to make it into the movie. That said, blade, saarad, and car. Girl, solid substitution is knowing full well that saarad

[06:52] will be the first to go out. Yes! Good. And all that makeup rank really has to sell his acting with his eyes and tangy to see ever. This is a classic action movie trope, but it's definitely why they call him blades.

[07:08] His man's sound design is something special, like maybe he just needs to clear his throat, which is really the most unsettling thing. And that's why they call him darts. Just an absolute cake of beef. And that's why they call him doors.

[07:23] Totally fair. As heroic as we know he man to be, he's dressed like a weirdo, and I ain't trusted anyone while being chased. But once you see the hair for long enough, you just involuntarily calm down. And then you get picked up like a tiny little girl? Also, I'm like 85% certain I went to youth group

[07:36] with someone whose mom had this haircut. Considering most of us would be pooping our pants at this point, this is absolutely badass. Bad ass good girl. It's not even a full second long, but this shot of carg behind Julie is so creepy. I think it's that he's out of focus and also turns toward the camera,

[07:48] but because the focus is on Julie, it takes a second for the audience to realize what we're seeing. This is the type of stuff that would absolutely keep me up at night as a kid. As an adult, I obviously know better. You just don't go to sleep. Fabulous. Happy Pride Month everybody.

[08:00] I mean, she's basically single, but we all become single when blonde beefy steaks hug us. By the way, they're sitting like two gal pals having a chat. All right, I'll do something. I'll take you for a little ride. Let's go. I said it on my top gun video, and I'll say it again, if you need someone to tell a young punk

[08:13] he's had enough of their guff, you get James Tolkien. Did you have any luck? Not as much as you apparently. Taylor being jealous is amazing. She won't even shake Julie's hand. It feels like a good time is ending to point out the 80'sness of Taylor's fit. It's a bodysuit that has a thong detail.

[08:28] But the most can we see is actually Lungdren's Bungdren's. The people must know that I am Grace Gull. Again, if you're new to He-Man, the guy sporting a Grace Gull as a face saying he wants to be known as Grace Gull might be confusing because his name is actually Skeletor.

[08:42] Technically, it's Keldor, but that's for another day. But Grace Gull is, well, we don't really know. It's a castle that grants you the power. If you control it, it was a king at one time, the name of a rebel group. Like finding money in an old winter coat to smell old books on rainy days,

[08:54] but I think we can all agree that the true Grace Gull is the friends we made along the way. We fought with the Eternians, but we're outnumbered. To be fair, they did finally retreat because they were, well, evenly numbered if you count Julie.

[09:07] But Beastman gives Karda a look because not only were they not outnumbered, Beastman got wrecked by an emo high schooler. Called it, I did not, however, see Sipman coming.

[09:19] We live only to serve you. So Skeletor called them mercenaries, which implies they're free agents, like Vader's bounty hunters. But when you want to make your big bad seem even scarier, you have guns for higher gravel.

[09:31] Oh, oh, careful, careful. It really is the little things, you know? That was the most 80s laugh I've ever heard. Now you understand why we were definitely afraid of microwaves as kids. Hey, whoa, you can't just take that.

[09:43] Oh, yeah, you just watched me. Can you imagine if a cop IRL could do that like some kind of crazy asset forfeiture? Seven seconds of Burger King. But okay, I've seen this in a few movies. Are people still putting trash in the sink? Is that a thing people do?

[09:55] Also, we put seemingly still good fruit in there. I have questions. Tom Paris is obviously not surprised at all to see an alien monster. Have you seen this object?

[10:10] Seriously though, Evelyn has some insane tech all based around getting the truth. I see only the man. Where are the forces that you spoke of? Also just noticing Blade's shredder shoulder pads. And I've decided he's what a committee would come up

[10:22] with tasked with combining shredder, Deakin from Waterworld and Lord Himongus. Which is why he's so rad. This is the native girl who is helping him out. This may prove useful. Back when Chekhov's family photo

[10:34] needed to be spelled out, and we'll take it. Sick practical transport. Love the detail the red glow from its engine on the ground. Speaking of transports, it's fantastic that Gildor's conversion of the ice car to neutrinos

[10:47] makes it sound like a jet engine. It runs on neutrinos now. And yeah, this title says, Lucrino's or Iocrinos. But that's clearly not what he says and we know time travel is part of a skill set. If we dress like this, no one will recognize us.

[10:59] What the hell is that? See? I'll be honest, that one got me. Good stuff, Gildor. Dolph Lundgren's workout routine. I guess we finally found the answer to where's the beat. Hey man, how much is following on? What the hell is that? The disguise worked again.

[11:11] Hello for no production is so proud of the stuff they built. Fun shot. You think they don't like us? No, they're just lonely. They miss us. Wouldn't be an 80s action scene without calm, snarky banter. We used to make movies in this country.

[11:27] I'm starting to think Skeletor's goo is really just hitting musical instruments. Woman it arms. If you're not making bad jokes mid-life threatening situations, I'm not interested. I'm gonna put you away for 850 years.

[11:42] Gildor has a lot of quirky looks in this movie, but I like to imagine that one is just surprised that humans can live to 850. See, she's wearing the same outfit as the picture, so keen-eyed viewers knew that Julie's mom didn't miraculously resurrect. Dang, high school, Julie.

[11:55] Right in the middle of your future ex-boyfriend probably getting shot. Mom's in there, right? I've missed you so much. Evil hugging. I don't believe it. That's good. You shouldn't. You don't believe this. You shouldn't.

[12:08] No! Absolute masterclass in how to scream no in a camping movie. The pitch, the volume, the hands and the hair and covering the face. Yeah, woman's in the game! I took. Took. Really can't stress how much cooler everything just became.

[12:21] The shot is really something. The score is still imperial marching as best it can, but because of the context of the rest of the film, the scene can come off as campy skeleton sitting on a big prop. But, use Johann Johansson's the beast from Sicario and it becomes an Alzheimer.

[12:33] Plus, they really got those trees moving. Wait, the air centurions are robots? That dude just flat out blew up. The mark of a good B movie is at least one shot like this left in where humans sort clearly fell off his back. Heck yeah, getting flashback to Drogo Reckon Rocky.

[12:46] And this was the only logical outcome of giving him that hair. We need to see the layers in the wind. A shot anti-skeletor trooper aim.

[13:00] Look, I want to make fun of Evil Inn for just holding the key like that out in the open, but it's apparently the way you do it. If this movie has shown us anything, it's that the key needs to be cradled like a baby. And let's get a few man some kudos here.

[13:13] As far as we know, this is his first time ever on a hover disc and grow his dodging blaster bolts. Line around like a guy who definitely isn't on a blue screen sound state. Sort kill. I'm more worried about getting us out of people before we find this.

[13:26] Heck yeah, extremely effective shot. The distraction of both the dialogue and Wildoar's tracker compass thing makes it so you realize Skeletor is there too late. Hi, Dad! We never find out what a talk to him is and I can only assume it's a racial slur.

[13:39] You gotta give him an credit for wrecking as many fools as he can knowing full well that he's cooked. And it's enough to encourage his comrades to join in. The trooper tripping is maybe the funniest shot of the film, but I love that they attempted to make us think that was planned by having Skeletor laugh at it.

[13:52] Or perish with them on this primitive and tasteless planet. Tasteless? Get this man some meat on a white stick. This is our fight. Self-sacrifice. Well said, T-band.

[14:06] Oh no, blood. There's a word that the queer community would use to describe Skeletor. I just can't quite remember it right now. Serving something, I don't know. But he's charismatic, unhinged, obviously nefarious, and at all times theatrical.

[14:18] Blade is stoked to have him answer. That's a brat. Campy while still unstoppable, narcissistic, sure, but triumphant. It's hard to tell where the beard ends and the hair begins, but that's a beautiful beard.

[14:30] Wow, a win for making me feel sick out of nowhere. Just put her out of her misery. God, I wish it didn't shut up. Thanks. Helpfulness. I don't know. I just, if I hear it two in a couple of times,

[14:42] I can usually remember it. In my head, this wasn't originally a he-man script and was only adapted to it later. No, this is a story about a high school keyboard player with perfect pitch who saves the world through the power of song. All right, I'm just a stupid keyboard player in a high school band.

[14:55] There's a million of me. Only one of you, Kevin. Only one of anybody. We all need a guild door on our team. Man who crave power. Look back over the mistakes of their lives.

[15:08] Pile them all together and call it destiny. The sorceress, as the kids say, has got bars. Stoked. Dolph Lungren's Lungcloth routine. I mean, Dolph Lungren's workout type.

[15:20] I mean, high Lungren Dolph's cat piece. I mean, Dolph Lungren's workout routine. Bulge. And that's why they call him whips. Jeez, even with the obvious stunt driver, that was a short stop. The 80s, man.

[15:32] 80s. I think we might be witnessing skeletal or have a realization about his preferences in your time. Now, I, Skeletal, and my star of the Europe.

[15:47] Right down the barrel, terrifying. And it works because he's talking into the camera thing or whatever. There are a few shots in here that I guarantee a few people have tattooed on themselves. I am more than mad. More than life.

[16:04] Yeah, he's, he's served it. Whatever it is. Franklin Jella has stated that this is one of his all-time favorite roles he's played and it absolutely shows. Dude is having fun vamping and makes it fun to watch. Beastman is not a fan of the bright lights.

[16:17] He thinks iconic, snatched, fabulous. Chante, you stay. Tell me about the Lungren as a good, he-man. Is it equal to the Lungren as a feeble? Love how for plausible deniability, it sounds like a taunt,

[16:30] but it really feels like he's reaching out to find common ground. Half of the car and the wall being transported as well. You promise not to hurt them? I lie. Honesty. If the 80s did one thing well,

[16:43] it was get us to root for the cringy cow. Because dang it if I'm not hyped for Luba. Yes, using one goon as a weapon against another goon is always a win. There are always really quick shots, but Dolph does this plain face like no one else. The full gold outfit is genuinely creepy

[16:56] and that helmet is an 11 out of 10. Nice, not enough heroes swinging across the screen these days, Hollywood's lost the plot. He-man's power set is never really established in this movie. He's Dolph Lundrum, not set, but I like it because his biggest ability seems to be determination,

[17:08] getting zapped, try harder, get good. There it is. And while I kind of wish the syntax was closer to the cartoon, Lungren went his own way with it.

[17:20] Maybe. The lips are out of sync, so who could say it? From my memory, for ever, for yes! Love that he cuts them off. Apparently the actual reason there's no one else in the throw room is the film's funding got held up, so the director paid for it himself to stay on schedule, so they shot this with a skeleton crew pun intended.

[17:33] But whatever the reason, it sincerely makes this fight much more dynamic and interesting to watch. Let this be our final battle! And I totally believe that the clashing of the havoc staff

[17:45] in the power sword sent them to a pocket dimension for their final confrontation. Also just like to point out that skeleton was using his helmet as a shield, bad as bad guy. While a three movies to throw your gray, robed electric-powered big bad down a bottom of shaft.

[17:57] Ha, bottom. Spankery! Spankery! Victory. Honestly, the most un-camped moment in the entire thing, and it belongs to Dolph. I got a castle.

[18:10] I got a view. I got clean air. I got a beautiful woman. Huh? Dude works fast. I mean, it was the 80s. They were just awarding pretty ladies to all the victors. That's the real lorry you don't know about. Who he didn't want to medal, he opted for hot, wicky tail. You know what? I'd never speak so crassly about mollas.

[18:23] Don't. Don't say goodbye. Say good journey. I always want to mock these sappy moments, not because I don't love me some sap, but because they met like six hours to come max.

[18:35] But here's the thing. High-stress situations can definitely create fast bonds, so I'll allow it. She just got baby oil all over her cheek. I mean, hugging. We'll wait! Say this man! We love it! I love that she said the line, but they faded it out in the editing

[18:48] so we get the fun surprise. Dang, that's some deep wall art, Julie. But how will we know she was sleeping if she isn't in this awful oversized nightgown? Look, we know it's real, but she got a wonder of Julie had a millisecond of fear that Evelyn was messing with her again.

[19:00] Would have been a fun touch to put the mom in the same outfit, but I'm glad they didn't. H-E-A all day. That's how you end a movie. No, no, my mistake. That's how you end a film.

[19:12] I don't think that. You will not, but they did a post-credits scene way before it was cool. One more can even say about Motu 1987. It's kind of bad, but mostly in a so bad it's good kind of way, while still being really fun when it's not bad.

[19:25] It's a movie of its time. And Franklin Jellis serves. The craziest thing to me is finding out years later that Dolph London is actually a great actor, but sometimes you just can't overcome the beeness of a movie. I honestly wasn't all that excited for the new one, not because it doesn't look awesome,

[19:37] but I'm dead inside and nothing brings me joy. No, that's not it. I don't know, but whatever I am now. Might even go see it on the big screen. But I'm taking a break next week to get ready for my kids' dual birthday parties and to mark this moment in time prepared to have your minds blown

[19:49] if you've been here since 2017. Nine and five. That's right, we're all old because this is the last year my boy is in single digits. Anyway, I'll be back the week after with a fun one.

[20:07] You guys... You guys... I'll be back. Hey, just go to the door.