'Masters of the Universe' is coming October 2

[JSmith]

I always liked this as a kid, and still found it entertaining on DVD a couple years ago when it came out. The only thing I didn't really like when I was a kid was them not using more of the henchmen/sidekicks from the cartoon, but instead creating new ones. Gwildor was kind of lame, would have much rather had Orko but he would have probably been too difficult with the VFX technology back then especially with their budget. I think it would have been much cooler with Webstor, Trapjaw, Triclops, etc. instead of Saurod, Blade and Karg. Although now I feel like Blade was pretty cool.

I thought exactly the same thing for years. There were plenty others missing too. Merman, Jitsu, Fisto, Stratos, Mekanek, Roboto, Clawful, Ram man. Where were all those guys?

[Bane]

The real question is: where was Snout Spout?

[Bouncy X]

i saw this in theaters and despite how different it was, i still loved it. i've owned the dvd since it first came out and i'll likely get the blu if it has a nice image. some new extras would be nice but i doubt anyone involved wants to talk about it, least on actors side of things. lol

i still remember the toy commercials when they added Blade, the lizard-ish dude and the white haired guy to the masters of the universe roster.

[JSmith]

Whiplash, Cobra Khan, Rokon, Stonedar, King Randor are also missing!

I guess if they made it now, CGI could implement all the characters without any problem. I do remember the action figures and the original Masters Of The Universe action figures made all others look anorexic to say the least.

[nmcmahan52]

i saw this when i was a kid at a drive-inn with spaceballs

love it still for the cheese, gwildor ftw

[Geomancer21]

Yes, oh so much yes. don't care if it is cheesy, its good cheesy. I remember having the tune the key played stuck in my head for the longest time (ironically i can't remember it now XD )

[JSmith]

Yes, oh so much yes. don't care if it is cheesy, its good cheesy. I remember having the tune the key played stuck in my head for the longest time (ironically i can't remember it now XD )

I goes. na na na, na na na. na na na, na na na Dont you recognise it?

[nmcmahan52]

it's funny, but even from that, i can sound the tune out in my head

[thejnc]

It will suck now? Are you trying to say it didn't suck then? Because I was the target age when this film came out and thought it was crap then.

Kind of thought NBC should have aired this movie every week when they were having negotiation issues with the Friends cast. If nothing else, Courtney Cox would have caved just to make this go away.

Naw, it didn't suck back then. I loved this as a kid.

[Dr Kain]

I agree, Skeletor is totally awesome in this movie. The movie also stars a very young Courtney Cox in her pre-Friends days. I reckon with a bigger budget, this movie would have been a very famous 80's classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_u1nlmiGU8

[pedram]

The movie was pretty bad, but I hope it does well on BR and that they do the long awaited/rumoured remake.

From the Youtube video above, I can see that they were really constrained, but at the end of the day, kids want to see the characters they know and love on the big screen, not some random robots that were thrown in, or story lines that have nothing to do with the He-Man universe, or characters that are nothing like their small screen counterparts.

[JSmith]

The movie was pretty bad, but I hope it does well on BR and that they do the long awaited/rumoured remake.

From the Youtube video above, I can see that they were really constrained, but at the end of the day, kids want to see the characters they know and love on the big screen, not some random robots that were thrown in, or story lines that have nothing to do with the He-Man universe, or characters that are nothing like their small screen counterparts.

I can understand why the movie was made the way it was.

The characters/action figures had too many bright colours, after all it was the 80s. To translate that into a live action movie literally, may have resulted in disaster. CGI not being available would have limited their options further, not to mention being on a relatively low budget.

If they did do a remake, I dont think they could do the characters justice with a live action movie even now. All the original characters look like serious steroid abusers to the extreme, which is how they should look. Maybe an animation using the method Robert Zemeckis used for a Christmas Carol would work.

[thejnc]

I can understand why the movie was made the way it was.

The characters/action figures had too many bright colours, after all it was the 80s. To translate that into a live action movie literally, may have resulted in disaster. CGI not being available would have limited their options further, not to mention being on a relatively low budget.

If they did do a remake, I dont think they could do the characters justice with a live action movie even now. All the original characters look like serious steroid abusers to the extreme, which is how they should look. Maybe an animation using the method Robert Zemeckis used for a Christmas Carol would work.

Or get Disney/Pixar to buy the rights and get Brad Bird back to animation. Pixar He-Man would be awesome. Could be the first PG13 Pixar flick.

Spoiler:

I know I know, never going to happen

[JSmith]

Or get Disney/Pixar to buy the rights and get Brad Bird back to animation. Pixar He-Man would be awesome. Could be the first PG13 Pixar flick.

Spoiler:

I know I know, never going to happen

Pixar He-Man would be an excellent idea. It would be awesome if they could get the original graphic artists behind the project and the people who originally developed the characters.

[thejnc]

Pixar He-Man would be an excellent idea. It would be awesome if they could get the original graphic artists behind the project and the people who originally developed the characters.

I'm still waiting for the Disney/Pixar announcement of a Marvel movie. It has to be coming, right?