Langella did voice acting work for destiny two as the villainous consul to the Cabal and Mentor to the Dominus ghaul voiced by Mark Kaplan and also playing perry White in superman returns with Brandon Routh .
Yeah, he could have easily disavowed this movie much like Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo did with Super Mario Bros. But he owned it! And even under all that makeup and heavy costuming he was having fun! I’ll always give him props for that!
@@seanpatrickcain2critics said he was miscast too lol he was the best thing in that movie the fact he was dying of terminal cancer at the time as well made that performance even more memorable
This movie was the first movie I ever saw in a theater. I'll never forget it. I was only 4, but I remember standing in line with my Skeletor and Beastman action figures in each hand. I still enjoy it. Frank Langella is the main reason the movie is worth checking out.
This is actually a gem of a movie. I didn’t like it when it came way back in the 80’s, but it has grown on me since. I own it on DVD and now I’m looking to get it on Blu Ray.
I don't care what anyone says, this is a decent movie for it's genre. Cannon films has a way of making really good movies that people don't give enough credit to. The special effects were great for the time, the action is fantastic, the story of is fun and engaging, the characters are memorable and look great and Langella absolutely hits it out of the ballpark. No kid watches this movie and doesn't have fun with it.
totally disagree with the notion that this movie looks cheap - the effects, sets, costumes and huge vehicles still look amazing and were so much better than anything Cannon had a right to expect. The production design is spectacular.
FWIW too I have no problem with Dolph's accent. It seems fitting that the main protagonist sounds slightly otherworldly. It gives him gravitas. His voice always went deeper in the cartoon when he transformed into He-Man anyway.
I had a mini crush on Meg Foster as Evil Lyn. She still has those piercing eyes. Frank Langella is a great Skeletor. His performance is so wonderful to watch. And that music when he first enters is epic. This movie is somewhat a guilty pleasure of mine.
i love the art direction and character design. get rid of earth, have modern great fx and they could make a straight up sequel to this. And Frank Langella has one of the all time best villain portrayals in any movie
Frank Langella’s Skellator and Raul Julia’s Bison are my two favourite bad guys of all time in not so great movies. Love both films though Funny video as well guys, had me laughing all throughout but I really do enjoy this movie despite all its flaws
I always thought the effects were pretty good, especially the practicals. The costumes and face jobs on the bad guys look great. Most of the light effects look good too. The actors for the bad guys all give really good performances. This movie doesn't deserve the hate it gets.
Masters of the Universe was one of my favorite movies as a kid. THANK YOU for bringing back rushes of warm memories playing with my He-Man toy collection. Definitely watching this again tonight!
i remember watching this in the cinema aged around 17 mebbe and enjoying it, especially the scene where He man is being hit by skeletors force lightning and draws the sword of power and shouts "I HAVE THE POWER!" and a kid in the front row jumped up and shouted "YEAHHHH!", the whole audience burst into laughter
Which is actually really lame because in the Cartoon he only becomes He Man when he does that bit he is Prince Adam otherwise in this he is just He Man all the time
loved this film as a kid and still find it entertaining today,one of the few fantasy movies where the majority of the story take place within the real world that is actually good
Masters of the Universe is a great movie. Frank Langella made the movie which he gave a brilliant performance as Skeletor. Trivia: 22:09 The after credits scene wasn't scripted and it was Gary Goddard's idea. Gary Goddard had Frank Langella brought to BOSS Studio. Gary Goddard showed Frank Langella a vat of pink liquid and that he was to get in it, and he was to pop his head out of it and say, "I'll be back!". Frank Langella agreed to do it and it was shot and done in 1 take.
I always heard there was a live action He-Man movie, but didn't know that Dolph Lundgren starred in it, now that's crazy, and yes I believe Brigitte Nielsen is a really good fit for She-Ra.
I think the closest we ever got to a great He-Man adaption was the 2002 series. Nice animation, yes it had so much stuff in it designed to sell toys but it didn’t hinder the story or characters in anyway. The characters were likeable and the story was engaging. Definitely a great show growing up as a kid
Yup, still the best series by far. It was actually decent story telling and it continued to build on it's lore as time went. It was so cool introducing King Greyskull for example.
This wasn't a low budget movie at $22 million in 1987. It was actually quite generous considering it was a Canon production. Top Gun 1986 -$15 million Aliens 1986 -$18 million Predator 1987 -$18 million Back to the Future 1985 -$15 million RoboCop 1987 -$14 million Conan TD 1984 -$20 million
genuinely love this movie ever since I saw it on the big screen as a 9yr old. May not be Citizen Kane but a lot of heart went into it and Frank Langella puts in a career defining performance.
Born in 1981, my buddies and me were just SO hyped when this movie got released here in Germany and we went out to see it at a friend’s birthday party. And still hyped for weeks and weeks afterwards as we were the only kids in school who had already watched it. Aah, those were the days … Recently it aired on a TV format called The Worst Movies of All Times, and we had loads of fun with the included drinking games 😆
Being a kid in the 80s and having all the toys and loving the cartoon, I loved this movie when it came out. I still watch it today but unfortunately it didn't age well. Also to bad Cannon took a big chunk of this movies budget to give it to Superman 4.
I loved He Man and i ****ing loved this movie when it released. It was amazing! I was about 6, my older brother took me to The State Cinema in Grays, Essex when it was still open and a wonderful cinema. Aaah memories.
I remember going to the local cinema as an 11year old boy... ive always liked the movie, kinda a guilty pleasure! And funnily enough i watched it 3 days ago as it was on tv 😂.... great timing JoBlo
This movie didn't have King Randor or Queen Marlena, or Prince Adam or Cringer/Battle Cat. He-Man doesn't say I have the power until the end of the movie.
@@Axolotl_Mischief kids who wanted to see a movie based on the toy line....Literally everything most people cry about belongs to Filmation He-Man and the Masters of the Universe...They didn't have any of the rights to do anything that was created from the show. They only had the ability to use things from the Masters of the Universe toy line that wasn't cartoon cannon
I remember feeling ripped off the first time I saw this movie in the theaters because it was nothing like the cartoon that I was a huge fan of. But because I was such a fan, I kinda forced myself to like it. Looking back at it now, I only have good memories of it
Your review of this movie was just as entertaining as the movie itself 😂 I enjoyed this movie as a kid…and your review had me laughing the entire time . Thank you for this!!
Karg always reminded me as a kid as a scaled up version of a Critter. I do love this movie because I enjoyed it as a kid but I do remember being upset it wasn't more like the cartoon. Still it works with Nostalgia to still be Awesome. Meg Foster helps.
I remember first hearing about this movie when I saw a figure for Saurad (sp?) with a sticker that read, “From the new live action movie.” Something like that anyway. But I got so excited! I found a magazine I had to buy that had pics from the movie, behind the scenes artwork, all sorts of cool details except for one: most of the movie was going to take place on Earth! I remember having DREAMS about seeing this I was so excited! Then when they arrived on Earth I was like, “Wut…” Still better than that crap Kevin Smith foisted upon us 😂
This is a great example of how studios have no idea how to adapt an IP to film. Still a fun film, but this was the version of He-Man your grandma found at the dollar store.
And this came out I was so confused because it seemed like it was picking up somewhere around the cartoon and just made no sense even though visually it's a great film it also proves that low budget film production companies should never tackle major Hollywood size budgets.
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Langella did voice acting work for destiny two as the villainous consul to the Cabal and Mentor to the Dominus ghaul voiced by Mark Kaplan and also playing perry White in superman returns with Brandon Routh .
Frank Langella has said in interviews that Skeletor is one of his favorite characters he's ever played and that it's also his son's favorite villain.
Yeah, he could have easily disavowed this movie much like Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo did with Super Mario Bros. But he owned it! And even under all that makeup and heavy costuming he was having fun! I’ll always give him props for that!
Yea, they said that in the video
@@aic8001 yeah, I wrote my comment before watching the video. But the point still stands.
Frank Langella as Skeletor in one of the best and most enjoyable villain preformances of all time
Next to Raul Julia's Bison
Yup, in a more accredited movie, his performance would be right up there with many top villains in movies.
@@seanpatrickcain2critics said he was miscast too lol he was the best thing in that movie the fact he was dying of terminal cancer at the time as well made that performance even more memorable
I love this movie!
Yes, it's cheesy, but it's extremely entertaining.
This movie was the first movie I ever saw in a theater. I'll never forget it. I was only 4, but I remember standing in line with my Skeletor and Beastman action figures in each hand. I still enjoy it. Frank Langella is the main reason the movie is worth checking out.
His performance is actually great
This is actually a gem of a movie. I didn’t like it when it came way back in the 80’s, but it has grown on me since. I own it on DVD and now I’m looking to get it on Blu Ray.
I don't care what anyone says, this is a decent movie for it's genre. Cannon films has a way of making really good movies that people don't give enough credit to. The special effects were great for the time, the action is fantastic, the story of is fun and engaging, the characters are memorable and look great and Langella absolutely hits it out of the ballpark. No kid watches this movie and doesn't have fun with it.
totally disagree with the notion that this movie looks cheap - the effects, sets, costumes and huge vehicles still look amazing and were so much better than anything Cannon had a right to expect. The production design is spectacular.
FWIW too I have no problem with Dolph's accent. It seems fitting that the main protagonist sounds slightly otherworldly. It gives him gravitas. His voice always went deeper in the cartoon when he transformed into He-Man anyway.
Yeah I never found his accent hard to understand either
I own this movie on blu-ray and I saw it in theaters. I love this movie.
Frank Langella gave an amazing performance as mummified Jack Palance. And Meg Foster was very convincing as Evil Kirstie Alley.
Is there an unmummified Jack Palance? 😅
@@gregmeyer9595 Sadly, no...he's likely just a decomposing bag of bones now. ☹
Evil Kristi Alley🤣🤣🤣. I always said they look like twins.
I had a mini crush on Meg Foster as Evil Lyn. She still has those piercing eyes. Frank Langella is a great Skeletor. His performance is so wonderful to watch. And that music when he first enters is epic. This movie is somewhat a guilty pleasure of mine.
Ok.
i love the art direction and character design. get rid of earth, have modern great fx and they could make a straight up sequel to this. And Frank Langella has one of the all time best villain portrayals in any movie
Frank Langella’s Skellator and Raul Julia’s Bison are my two favourite bad guys of all time in not so great movies. Love both films though
Funny video as well guys, had me laughing all throughout but I really do enjoy this movie despite all its flaws
I always thought the effects were pretty good, especially the practicals. The costumes and face jobs on the bad guys look great. Most of the light effects look good too. The actors for the bad guys all give really good performances. This movie doesn't deserve the hate it gets.
Masters of the Universe was one of my favorite movies as a kid. THANK YOU for bringing back rushes of warm memories playing with my He-Man toy collection. Definitely watching this again tonight!
I saw this in the movies as a kid and absolutely loved it lol
You could tell Frank Langella was having fun with this role. 🤣
Weirdly as a kid I hated the fact this was mainly set at night. Since then I've found out it was due to financial decisions.
Easier to match different nights, than day times with different conditions,
i remember watching this in the cinema aged around 17 mebbe and enjoying it, especially the scene where He man is being hit by skeletors force lightning and draws the sword of power and shouts "I HAVE THE POWER!" and a kid in the front row jumped up and shouted "YEAHHHH!", the whole audience burst into laughter
Which is actually really lame because in the Cartoon he only becomes He Man when he does that bit he is Prince Adam otherwise in this he is just He Man all the time
I loved this movie as a kid. Still enjoy it to this day.
loved this film as a kid and still find it entertaining today,one of the few fantasy movies where the majority of the story take place within the real world that is actually good
This is a great movie. Don't believe the haters.
As far as SFX, remember, they did not anticipate HD. This is literally top of my list of movies I cannot wait to hit 4K.
Masters of the Universe is a great movie. Frank Langella made the movie which he gave a brilliant performance as Skeletor. Trivia: 22:09 The after credits scene wasn't scripted and it was Gary Goddard's idea. Gary Goddard had Frank Langella brought to BOSS Studio. Gary Goddard showed Frank Langella a vat of pink liquid and that he was to get in it, and he was to pop his head out of it and say, "I'll be back!". Frank Langella agreed to do it and it was shot and done in 1 take.
Saw this in theaters as a kid. I remember my father yawning loadly and another father laughing with him.
Fabulous (and hilarious) retrospective of one of my all-time favorite childhood films! Thanks for sharing!
"I must break you, Skeletor. Because.. I HAVE THE POWWERRRR!!" 😂
Love it
Dolph as He-Man
Frank’s legendary performance
A young Courtney Cox
This movie will always be my jam..
I always heard there was a live action He-Man movie, but didn't know that Dolph Lundgren starred in it, now that's crazy, and yes I believe Brigitte Nielsen is a really good fit for She-Ra.
Though I’ve never seen this movie and don’t plan to, Drew Struzan’s poster is actually really incredible
He made so many great posters for not great movies.
Most poster/box art from the 80s is amazing.
You really should watch it, just for skeletor alone it’s worth it
You owe it to yourself to watch it.... Every movie after this will be "OK" at the very least.
Drew Strewzan has made the most amazing posters for some of the worst movies.
I love the Masters of the Universe movie as a kid. Frank Langella carried this bizzare film with his hammy performance.
Man, Jesse’s videos are the best! I’ve been LOL’ing all through this one while trying to get my work done. 😂😂😂
Me, a few days ago: "I wish Awfully Good would do "Masters of the Universe".
Joblo: "I can read your mind."
As a kid I always thought that He Man was not featured enough in his own movie! And we didn’t need to have him wearing a cloak either!
I think the closest we ever got to a great He-Man adaption was the 2002 series. Nice animation, yes it had so much stuff in it designed to sell toys but it didn’t hinder the story or characters in anyway. The characters were likeable and the story was engaging. Definitely a great show growing up as a kid
The 2002 Series is also called the "200X " line.
Yup, still the best series by far. It was actually decent story telling and it continued to build on it's lore as time went. It was so cool introducing King Greyskull for example.
Is that the one that turned he-man into a cuck?
@@LetsGetitBoah: King Greyskull stuck with me for years. What a great idea of a character to introduce.
Great job, Mr Blo! Editing, pace, humor - all captivating. Very impressive!
Omg. This commentary had me dying. Better comedy I haven't heard in some time.👏
I love this series. It's like Cinemasins but with a sense of humor and less douchey.
This wasn't a low budget movie at $22 million in 1987. It was actually quite generous considering it was a Canon production.
Top Gun 1986 -$15 million
Aliens 1986 -$18 million
Predator 1987 -$18 million
Back to the Future 1985 -$15 million
RoboCop 1987 -$14 million
Conan TD 1984 -$20 million
The movie is awesome, the bad effects are part of the charm
i appreciate the Natalie Cole reference lol
I remember going to see this at the cinema, with my Godfather! It was the first film I saw, was 5 at the time!
First time at the cinema I mean't to say! lol
I don't care what anyone says this movie was awesome it was my childhood Dolph Lundgren was great as He-man Frank Langella stole the show as Skeletor
genuinely love this movie ever since I saw it on the big screen as a 9yr old. May not be Citizen Kane but a lot of heart went into it and Frank Langella puts in a career defining performance.
Its not the movie it should have been but dang it its a great and fun movie.
Still one of the funniest movie reviewers in the game, thanks for the upload, I badly needed this.
MOTU, made with enough competence that you can like it and enough incompetence that you can love it
I loved this movie as a kid. i did see the differences between this and the show, but still loved it anyway,
Born in 1981, my buddies and me were just SO hyped when this movie got released here in Germany and we went out to see it at a friend’s birthday party.
And still hyped for weeks and weeks afterwards as we were the only kids in school who had already watched it.
Aah, those were the days …
Recently it aired on a TV format called The Worst Movies of All Times, and we had loads of fun with the included drinking games 😆
I love the movie. It was just good enough for 11yr old me to enjoy over and over.
The parade at the beggining looked better than the movie, they at least had proper representation of He-Man.
Fun movie Graphics by Kenner."He made a bomb out of soap and Paco Rabanne."Any second, Lea's gonna jump on her Big Wheel and give chase."😊
Best movie ever
After a few videos I had to subscribe. This man gets my childhood 💯
I still think of this movie whenever I eat ribs.
Being a kid in the 80s and having all the toys and loving the cartoon, I loved this movie when it came out. I still watch it today but unfortunately it didn't age well. Also to bad Cannon took a big chunk of this movies budget to give it to Superman 4.
Totally missed this! Good job as always!
Man oh man did I have a huge crush on Meg Foster!!!❤ Good memories, good times.
Frank Langella's Skeletor monolog when he gets the Power of the Eye is one of the greatest monologs ever filmed.
He gives a legit great performance. Hams it up masterfully.
I quote it frequently.
I absolutely and unabashedly love this movie.
I loved He Man and i ****ing loved this movie when it released. It was amazing!
I was about 6, my older brother took me to The State Cinema in Grays, Essex when it was still open and a wonderful cinema.
Aaah memories.
I remember going to the local cinema as an 11year old boy... ive always liked the movie, kinda a guilty pleasure! And funnily enough i watched it 3 days ago as it was on tv 😂.... great timing JoBlo
Meg Foster was awesome as Evil-Lyn mainly for her eyes. I fell for her ever since her performance in the Jeff Goldblum Sleepy Hollow movie
“Cut off my leg and shove it through my ear canal. “ 😂👌
I loved Masters of the Universe in the theater! Cheap, yes, sometimes silly, yes, but still great!
Awesome movie!
Lundgren, Langella...and a one yummy Meg Foster...
This movie didn't have King Randor or Queen Marlena, or Prince Adam or Cringer/Battle Cat. He-Man doesn't say I have the power until the end of the movie.
Yeah this movie blew if you were a fan of the show/toys. Who the F were they even making this dumpster fire for???
@@Axolotl_Mischief kids who wanted to see a movie based on the toy line....Literally everything most people cry about belongs to Filmation He-Man and the Masters of the Universe...They didn't have any of the rights to do anything that was created from the show. They only had the ability to use things from the Masters of the Universe toy line that wasn't cartoon cannon
16:37…..love it
Personally I would given the drag name ‘Bony Tyler’ lol 😂
I saw it in the movies when I was 3-4 years old. It’s one of my favorites. Frank Langella as Skeletor is fantastic
Great retrospective review of this film 👍 Very good writing and editing 👏
I saw this at the cinema when I was 8 years old
I personally enjoyed this movie from the masters of the universe franchise.
It was underrated for sure and could have gone on and Frank wanted it to continue
Maybe they could make an animated sequel like they did with the 60s Batman series?
@2:20-2:26
No. These two Netflix revivals of He-Man and She-Ra that you have mentioned are not relevant to kids, nowadays.
Well now I feel old this movie was the best enjoyable movie to watch
I watched this movie so much growing up. It's such a classic. Another one thats ingrained in my memory. Along with Big trouble in little china.
This is a classic. I love it.
I remember feeling ripped off the first time I saw this movie in the theaters because it was nothing like the cartoon that I was a huge fan of. But because I was such a fan, I kinda forced myself to like it. Looking back at it now, I only have good memories of it
I just realize that: this movie's got Courtney Cox (before she got those botox and fillers done.)
This movie kicks ass! The jumping kick at 4:33 is the greatest strike in cinema history!
Masters of the Universe is such a good movie... I still watch it
This film is a childhood classic!🤘😎🤘
Julie knows that a plane is going to crash, but is content with her parents not being on it. Wow that's cold!
It was a private plane!
@@JoBloOriginals I didn't remember that part. I've only ever watched this movie from start to finish in the theater back in '87!
Your review of this movie was just as entertaining as the movie itself 😂 I enjoyed this movie as a kid…and your review had me laughing the entire time . Thank you for this!!
This Will always be one of my childhood guilty pleasures and I absolutely love Frank
I learned quickly that my He-Man figures couldn’t bring my parents back to life. Thats why I turned to the Necronomicon
“Hobbit with rabbies…”😂😂😂😂😂😂
This was how i was introduced to He-Man. Hell till this day i love this movie. That was like in the early 90tie for me.
7 year old me was a little disappointed that the MOTU movie was slightly different from the toy line, but I still loved it.
Child me's favorite movie! I still love the designs for the costumes/props/sets.
Ditto. As a 5 year old I thought this was an epic.
@@JoBloOriginalsThere was some nightmare feul in here too
Karg always reminded me as a kid as a scaled up version of a Critter. I do love this movie because I enjoyed it as a kid but I do remember being upset it wasn't more like the cartoon. Still it works with Nostalgia to still be Awesome. Meg Foster helps.
I remember being mad that they came to Earth when I saw this in theaters.
Absolute shame it never got a sequel
I remember first hearing about this movie when I saw a figure for Saurad (sp?) with a sticker that read, “From the new live action movie.” Something like that anyway. But I got so excited! I found a magazine I had to buy that had pics from the movie, behind the scenes artwork, all sorts of cool details except for one: most of the movie was going to take place on Earth! I remember having DREAMS about seeing this I was so excited! Then when they arrived on Earth I was like, “Wut…”
Still better than that crap Kevin Smith foisted upon us 😂
Cool! Thank you for sharing this
If you miss the 80's and didn't even live through them, how am I supposed to feel? What can I say. It was real. All of it. It actually happened.
This is a great example of how studios have no idea how to adapt an IP to film. Still a fun film, but this was the version of He-Man your grandma found at the dollar store.
And this came out I was so confused because it seemed like it was picking up somewhere around the cartoon and just made no sense even though visually it's a great film it also proves that low budget film production companies should never tackle major Hollywood size budgets.