Really? I am used to all remotely fun and/or cool media IPs getting movies that are set in our world for no apparent reason. Fucking sucks. We want to see THEIR world!!
@@guillaumedescavernes5111 New Jersey is a state located along the northeastern seaboard of the United States of America He Man and the Masters are fortunate that they never encountered the Jersey Shore Guidos/Guidettes
They even did the same thing in the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special! The special came out in 1985 while the live action movie was released in 1987.
I have to say I watched that scene with skeletors speech twice, I found it riveting It focused almost entirely on Langella's performance, and didn't require crazy camera shots to be effective.
+ChaosWolf1982 he was absolutely amazing in this film.....Best villain performance ever. that speech right before her turns god gives me chills every time.
+V Guyver The lines were great, I'll admit, but the camera play was awful. It's just a shot of him speaking with some lightnings around him. If he were moving around, walking, or actually manipulating parts of the universe as he claimed, then that scene could have been very awesome! But he's just standing still and talking... just standing...
Ripped off Spaceballs? Masters of the Universe came out in August '87. Spaceballs came out in June '87. That would have to be a heck of a fast edit job!
I love the comments that try to yell at the critic like he's going to respond when this video was published last year and was originally uploaded 7 years ago.
It _was_ an improvement. Frank Langella turned a cheesy Saturday morning cartoon villain into a veritable Sith Lord, like the perfect mix of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
I liked the scene when Gwildor stole the tub of ribs, how Teela asks "Why is the food on little white sticks?" and Man-Ar-Arms says "They're rib bones." and Teela and Gwildor look disgusted, but Man-At-Arms continues to eat looking amused.
It's been a while since I watched the movie myself, but doesn't he say something along the lines of how his military experience taught him you can't always choose what food you have access to? Basically, "be quiet and eat, we don't have any vegetarian food right now."
This isn't the only review where he seems to have that problem. I'm beginning to think he may just have his own idea of what the term, "Anatomically Correct," means. :P
@@loneronin6813 The same thing happens in his He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special review. Apparently, Skeletor getting shot in the stomach equals getting shot in the gonads.
@@daliborjovanovic510 Yeah I've noticed that there as well. I'm thinking that either it's just not easy for him to catch or if he knows it but plays it differently for comedy. Who can say for sure?
He definitely tweaks his apparent understanding of what he's reviewing to be able to make more jokes, and it works on some of his audience bc there's always people who haven't seen the content on their own or dont pay enough attention
No need to apologize, there are NC jokes that upset me too. I'm sure all NC fans at some point end up getting offended or annoyed by his commentarty. However, most of Doug's content shouldn't be taken seriously.
***** look, im all for people making fun of the wicked witch of the west but...isnt it in bad taste since shes dead or has enough time passed, im only saying this cos even though where i live she'd likely be linched within an inch of her life if she ever stepped foot here, im told she was popular in the majority of places. ( bet you cant guess what kind of town i live in. ) lol.
I loved this film when I was a kid and that Gold skeletor terrified my younger brothers legit reduced them to tears especially the bit where he screams "KNEEL" over and over again
Considering this is the late ‘80s I’m guessing it didn’t matter to Cannon how the performances came across. My guess is Langella went over the top due to the material and it was for his young son at the time
As a child I love this movie, and as an adult I still think it stands up. If it weren’t for your dozens and dozens of spot on reviews critic, I’d walk away. But I’ll let you slide this one time.
At least Frank Langella knew what kind of schlock he was in & just ran with the madness and had a damn good time. I can see why he enjoyed being in such cheesy fare
@@joeywomer whre does the he many gay thing come from lke one on my high school pras told ms it's because ther was that who,e rumour of he man and man st arms being lovers yeah if been mocked on the intent about they gay thing
The concept of masculine gay always seemed to be under-represented in pop culture. At least in the realm of fiction. Not so much in music. Freddie Mercury for example. Orientation notwithstanding, in Taoism, that would simply be associated with yang energy. 6:20 He knew exactly what sort of movie he was in, so he was just having fun with it. It's not a "face-heel turn." It's just a "heel turn." Also notice how, unlike Zoolander, Skeletor is an ambi-turner. 10:43 aka "The Misfits of Weird Science"
Holy Fuck! I haven't laughed that long in a hard time... over the line "They look like the Thunder Cats on their way to the Rocky Horror Picture Show." Oh my fuck, did I laugh hard.
If they made a sequel, I imagine he brings his entire army to steal more KFC chicken from Earth and accidently kill the main girl's parents during the climax... okay that was dark =(
funny thing is skelators long speech. I remembered this whole speech via VHS tape as a kid. And now I watched your video, you brought back memories for me. and I repeated the entire speech. Thanks alot.
8:30 One thing I'd like to know is NOT only how no one notices Skeletor and his army invading. But HOW the hell did he even get there or send his previous henchmen when he didn't have that dimensional key thing? If he can already cross dimensions without it, then what the hell is the point of getting it in the first place? ... Oh wait, that dimensional key is the whole plot to this movie, then this movie shouldn't exist?
Can't forget about his alter ego Nicholas Locarno from Season 5 - Episode 19. I wonder if he faked his death and came up with an alternate identity to re-join Star Fleet.
I gotta say, I've been watching (binge watching more accurately) your shows... I can't believe you would have the gall, the audacity, the absence of decency, and the pinnacle of ass-holery to review some of the movies so negatively that lots of people like. Having said that, and in a totally different direction, the whole lot of you who work on these videos deserve so much kudos. The absolutely off-the-wall hilarious, yet poignant, thought provoking, light hearted, and just plain funny way you poke fun at these videos is so entertaining. Thank you so much for the time you have put into these videos. Please keep doing what you're doing, Doug and co.
If there's one thing worse than "He-Man stuck in New Jersey" in 1987 is "He-Man sidelined for Teela" in 2021, ironically by Kevin Smith, a born-and-raised New Jerseyan. Talk about irony. Now I wanna see a debate over which is worse. Because both barely show He-Man, both feel like slaps in the face and both make me feel sorry for the franchise, even though I've never been a fan then as now.
5:28 I can't believe it's fried chicken, literally. NC just glosses over that scene with Teela digging into that bucket of fried chicken. Teela: I wonder why they put the food around these white sticks? Man-at-Arms: Those are bones. Tee: You mean... we're eating an animal? MaA: It's best not to think when you're hungry. I love Man-at-Arms' practicality, but was everyone on Eternia vegan?
I'd actually like to see an alternate version of the movie, with Wildor designed to look and be Orco, Battlecat and the Sorceress as more prominent characters, Skeletor with an actual Skull head and a voice more like the original, and the characters banding together in order to fight an evil threat that could destroy Eternia!
2:55 The filmmaker's wanted to use Orco but they didn't have the BUDGET to realize this magic character - - - so they created Gwildor, whom was performed by midget actor Billy Barty. CGI was not readily available back then..
Man, I found your review more entertaining than the movie itself. Just a couple of remarks, which perhaps somebody has already pointed out, but I haven't gone through the 250+ comments: 1) the title is a reference to the original toy line (which was more like Lord of the Rings meets Star Wars), rather than to the later cartoon (which was more like Super Man on another planet) 2) Gwildor is not just Orko with a different name, but a totally new character; he was created because portraying a dwarf was easier than making a piece of cloth with eyes flying around
One night a few years ago I was watching a kid's channel. It was late and I was tired, but He-Man was on I watched it for the first time. It was a back to back kind of thing and I was only awake for the first episode. The next night I decided to stay up once again to watch it because He-Man intrigued me. I was able to stay up for both episodes, and an episode of She-Ra which was on right after. Later I found about the shows that came on afterwards like Sherlock Holmes In the 22nd Century and Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego. Later I decided to visit the channel again and watch He-Man, but when I got to the time it was usually on, it wasn't on. I waited an hour or two more, and still nothing. I was distraught as hell.
I was a He-Man fan and I appreciate Dolph Lundgren's effort despite his own lack of confidence about his acting ability at the time. If I ever meet him, I have an Etsy fan made power sword I'd like to get a photo of him holding aloft! Lol. This video was a fun watch though! Thanks!
An article in the trade publication Earnshaw's Infants' Department in June 1918 said: The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl. Pink was set for Boys until the late 40's. It became the color of girls after WW2.
Know what's weird though? If you start watching the cartoon show again, it becomes strangely addictive. There's a channel named David Murphy I believe who has all episodes with original audio and no flaws as far as I can tell. This series is like Animated X-men: it's hard to stop watching when you begin again hehe.
I tried myself about a year ago. I god bored of it really quick. She-Ra on the other hand pulled me in. Probably because it was made a bit later and the writing style had had time to smooth out in He-Man first. Oh and both are on Netflix if you have it.
That Cosmic Key has the same absurdity as Star Dreks transporter mechanism; a complete disregard for the law of the conservation of angular momentum. All of these planets must have the same rotational and orbital velocity in the SF universe!!
Does Doug Walker and the Nostalgia Critic know this movie along with the TV shows that have He-Man on the title where based on toys of their own franchise created in the early-1980's called Masters of the Universe.
Sry nostalgia critic but . . . Agree to disagree. (No hard feelings and love your other videos but this one, sry.) First off I believe the film earth setting was in California and that Julie was moving to NJ. As bad in several elements as this movie may be (being a Cannon Film) it still has nostalgic re-watch value (and obviously enough for you to make a video about it ;) ) And if you think of it, this is more Skeletors film than it is HeMan's, which makes this story more unique in the fact that he's pulling all the strings in hopes that he not only defeats HeMan finally, but makes him submit so as not to make him a saint. If that's not a crafty and excellent villain motive, I dunno what is. And who better than Langella. All that aside, I get it. Not a great film as far as filmmaking goes, but still nostalgic being the first film I remember seeing on the big screen as a kid in the 80s. PS you forgot to mention how epic the score was hahaha.
And Final Destination would have a big issue with the parents cheating death One year later mrs whatever died from a brick to the head and mr whatever died from an explosion in a hospital room
it looks like Star wars but with different costumes. storm troopers wear black, his sword reflects lasers, there's a hairy Yoda, an older Emperor etc. Even final fight ends like SW - he throws bad guy down the endless pit
*14:45* I'm not exactly an expert on He-Man, because all I've seen of him comes from this channel, but I do know a lot about Ghirahim (from LoZ SkSw) and it seems to me that he is at least as gay as He-Man. Not to mention, he is also dignified and kind of smart.
If you seen G.I. Joe cartoons after seeing the vintage toys of the 80s and 90s. How would you like a proper live action G.I. Joe movie and series with the 80s nostalgia to feature the characters, vehicles and other sets of G.I. Joe, Cobra and Dreadnoks all look like their vintage toy counterparts like the Joe fans and collectors remember as they were kids playing with the toys?
“He-Man is stuck in New Jersey” is one sentence I never expected to hear in my life.
But who's New Jersey?!? o_Ô
Even tho it’s in California
Really? I am used to all remotely fun and/or cool media IPs getting movies that are set in our world for no apparent reason. Fucking sucks. We want to see THEIR world!!
@@guillaumedescavernes5111 New Jersey is a state located along the northeastern seaboard of the United States of America
He Man and the Masters are fortunate that they never encountered the Jersey Shore Guidos/Guidettes
like I said IT'S LIKE BUCKAROO BANZAI
only gayer
Frank Langella said that playing Skeletor in this film was his favorite role ever.
Probably because they gave him the biggest pay check of his life
Can't blame him, I would too.
True true
And he did Dracula!
I think Frank Langella was the only saving grace of this movie
Was this film the one that kicked off the whole "Cartoon characters come to our universe" cliché that the Smurf movies have been milking?
Kyle Baird Yep!!!
They even did the same thing in the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special! The special came out in 1985 while the live action movie was released in 1987.
PokeMadness1996 The movies or the cartoons?
Those are the worst kind of Plot Devices
+PokeMadness1996 me too
I have to say I watched that scene with skeletors speech twice, I found it riveting It focused almost entirely on Langella's performance, and didn't require crazy camera shots to be effective.
I actually loved that Skeletor monologue towards the end...
V Guyver That speech is why Frank Langella said it was his favorite role to ever play.
ChaosWolf1982 Indeed, I often point out it is his favorite role even though you never get to see his face.
V Guyver Yeah. Say what you want about this movie. They really did have a great Skeletor.
+ChaosWolf1982 he was absolutely amazing in this film.....Best villain performance ever. that speech right before her turns god gives me chills every time.
+V Guyver The lines were great, I'll admit, but the camera play was awful. It's just a shot of him speaking with some lightnings around him. If he were moving around, walking, or actually manipulating parts of the universe as he claimed, then that scene could have been very awesome! But he's just standing still and talking... just standing...
Ripped off Spaceballs? Masters of the Universe came out in August '87. Spaceballs came out in June '87. That would have to be a heck of a fast edit job!
Yeah it was explained in Spaceballs ... copies out while they are still filming the movie :-)
+FF2Guy Well, if Spaceballs came first, so obviously Masters of the Universe "stole" the scene.
FF2Guy spaceballs was a pretty good movie
but wasn't that disguising thing evil lyn's thing in the show as well?
Roman AV Spaceballs is still a good movie today.
I love the comments that try to yell at the critic like he's going to respond when this video was published last year and was originally uploaded 7 years ago.
*Reads this comment 3 years later*
Jesus, so this video is a decade old already? Man, I feel old.
@@DarthBiomech have you tried not being old?
Now 15 yrs ago
This review was great... now I'm gonna hold my phone receiver and say... "I have my parents' permission... I HAVE PERMISSION!!!"
HE-MAN And the raiders of Kentucky Fried Chicken! lol
Did you know that the first KFC opened in Utah, not Kentucky
My favorite joke of the review!
By far the greatest flaw in this movie is that skeletor doesn't have the same voice as in the cartoon.
Myah
926jps That is actually an improvement
It _was_ an improvement. Frank Langella turned a cheesy Saturday morning cartoon villain into a veritable Sith Lord, like the perfect mix of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.
It fits for a movie. But I want to see an alternate version where the cartoon VA does this.
AT Productions but we want the original Skeletor actor in English! At least you Mexicans got the proper Skeletor voice
I liked the scene when Gwildor stole the tub of ribs, how Teela asks "Why is the food on little white sticks?" and Man-Ar-Arms says "They're rib bones." and Teela and Gwildor look disgusted, but Man-At-Arms continues to eat looking amused.
It's been a while since I watched the movie myself, but doesn't he say something along the lines of how his military experience taught him you can't always choose what food you have access to? Basically, "be quiet and eat, we don't have any vegetarian food right now."
Shots to the chest and stomach = crotch shots? Ummmm, NC, you sure you have the right prescription for your glasses?
This isn't the only review where he seems to have that problem. I'm beginning to think he may just have his own idea of what the term, "Anatomically Correct," means. :P
@@loneronin6813 The same thing happens in his He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special review. Apparently, Skeletor getting shot in the stomach equals getting shot in the gonads.
@@daliborjovanovic510 Yeah I've noticed that there as well. I'm thinking that either it's just not easy for him to catch or if he knows it but plays it differently for comedy. Who can say for sure?
He definitely tweaks his apparent understanding of what he's reviewing to be able to make more jokes, and it works on some of his audience bc there's always people who haven't seen the content on their own or dont pay enough attention
It's 7 years later and John McCain still looks the same: old
Obama jokes are hilarious, and like most jokes they shouldn't be taken completely seriously.
I'm not saying Obama's a bad president or even a bad guy. I'm just saying that it isn't bad to joke about him.
No need to apologize, there are NC jokes that upset me too. I'm sure all NC fans at some point end up getting offended or annoyed by his commentarty. However, most of Doug's content shouldn't be taken seriously.
***** look, im all for people making fun of the wicked witch of the west but...isnt it in bad taste since shes dead or has enough time passed, im only saying this cos even though where i live she'd likely be linched within an inch of her life if she ever stepped foot here, im told she was popular in the majority of places. ( bet you cant guess what kind of town i live in. ) lol.
***** I'm sure Obama sounds good on paper from Scotland. The criticism will make more sense if you live in the US for a while :D
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Skeletor was the best thing about this movie
Agreed
Frank Langella would have made a GREAT DARKSEID.
I loved this film when I was a kid and that Gold skeletor terrified my younger brothers legit reduced them to tears especially the bit where he screams "KNEEL" over and over again
Kneel before the wrath of shao Kahn no really he looks like shao kahn
I got the impression that Frank Langella and the woman playing Evil-Lyn think they are in a completely different movie.
Considering this is the late ‘80s I’m guessing it didn’t matter to Cannon how the performances came across. My guess is Langella went over the top due to the material and it was for his young son at the time
How can you look bored during Skeletors speech, its fantastic.
Like with Optimus prime speech but EVIL
As a child I love this movie, and as an adult I still think it stands up. If it weren’t for your dozens and dozens of spot on reviews critic, I’d walk away. But I’ll let you slide this one time.
And I would have gone away with it if it weren't for you pesky critics
At least Frank Langella knew what kind of schlock he was in & just ran with the madness and had a damn good time. I can see why he enjoyed being in such cheesy fare
I’m saying that when the President plays Skeletor, that means it’s NOT cheesy fare!
okay (as a gay) I didn't really think the overtones were that bad until I saw the fucking whip like I can't defend that you all saw it
TH-cam User This is old it's from season 1
R.I.P. John McCain 1936 - 2018
You all have to admit, Skeleton's,makeup in this movie is pretty freakin' phenomenal.
Somehow both more *AND* less faithful to the source material than Silent Bob's new cartoon.
This one *actually stars He-Man,* for instance...
I should have learned from this movie that if the title doesnt have he-man it means its shitty he-man show.
Funny how this and Avengers Assemble are so similar.
15:00 to 15:17 He predicted the She-Ra reboot.
Yikes lol
No yikes. We all knew how loud those undertones were. It was a running joke since the 80s.
This movie is and was awesome! Great music, great 80s vibe, Courteney Cox, Dolph Lundgren, Cannon Films... Love it!
Also GOD SKELETOR
2:58 "We're not that picky." NC, the Master of Nitpicking 2008
I'd love to see a 'Real Thoughts' on this movie, mainly to hear Doug and Rob's commentary on Frank Langella's epic scenery chewing.
What crotch shots, that was like the sides of there stomachs lol
***** The best part is he does it again for the He_man Christmas Episode with Skeletor.
Everyone assumed that skeletor's army was just a S.W.A.T. Unit showboating their new equipment
Why does Skeletor in this movie look like the the emperor from Star Wars?
I'm sure that was intentional.
Everything from this movie looks like Star Wars.
FF2Guy You're right. He-Man is like Star Wars, only gayer.
@@joeywomer whre does the he many gay thing come from lke one on my high school pras told ms it's because ther was that who,e rumour of he man and man st arms being lovers yeah if been mocked on the intent about they gay thing
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the exact look they were going for :P
The concept of masculine gay always seemed to be under-represented in pop culture. At least in the realm of fiction. Not so much in music. Freddie Mercury for example. Orientation notwithstanding, in Taoism, that would simply be associated with yang energy.
6:20 He knew exactly what sort of movie he was in, so he was just having fun with it. It's not a "face-heel turn." It's just a "heel turn." Also notice how, unlike Zoolander, Skeletor is an ambi-turner.
10:43 aka "The Misfits of Weird Science"
Fun fact: Langella only took the role because his son urged him to do. Yet, his son fell asleep during the premiere of the flick.
That sucks
Sure. It was a bad movie,
but a bad movie with
a really big heart.❤
Like every other man, my crotch is located in my stomach.
Thanks Nostalgia Critic ! #TheMoreYouKnow★
Not a political guy but RIP Senator McCain.
You have to admit, Nostalgia critic's timeline was pretty spot on though.
@@Gwyrddu well he didn't rely see John's machines death coming
I wish Mc McLane was in the 2016 election he would of been so much better then trump.
Forgot how much Doug leaned into gay jokes in the old episodes lol
It was a simpler time. 😄
Local queer here- this video is old as hell and honestly it doesn’t really bother me it’s not like he using the F slur or something like that.
Get over it
@@Jarethjr no one is asking for your approval
Peak nostalgia critic
3:07 not gay, but god I freakin love that song. It’s just so damn catchy
Frank Langella’s excellent portrayal of Skeletor was the one positive this film had going for it. I thought his make up and costume looked great also.
Especially when he says HE IS A GOD
Close to genm crazy
"Boy that neighborhood watch is really cracking down"MAN, I wish they would
R.I.P. Skelator McCain
and i say HEEEEEEYEAAAAAYEAAAAAYEAYEA! HEEEEEYEAAAAYEA! I SAID HEY! WHAT'S GOIN' ON!
Holy Fuck! I haven't laughed that long in a hard time... over the line "They look like the Thunder Cats on their way to the Rocky Horror Picture Show." Oh my fuck, did I laugh hard.
If they made a sequel, I imagine he brings his entire army to steal more KFC chicken from Earth and accidently kill the main girl's parents during the climax... okay that was dark =(
Or Maybe Skelly Face make a romance with He-Man =0 oooooooooohhhhh
6:00 Who know that both New Jersey and Illinois had palm trees.
a prince? I thought he was a queen!
Princess...
Not as clever, because gay men are sometimes referred to as queen.
Anthony Pulli They are referred to as 'queers'
Jeffrey314159 why not both?
"Talk about great balls of fire."
- Doug Walker 2015
Actually, this is a reupload, this originally came out in 2008.
funny thing is skelators long speech. I remembered this whole speech via VHS tape as a kid. And now I watched your video, you brought back memories for me. and I repeated the entire speech. Thanks alot.
I have a new drinking game take a shot when critic says gay
as well as when he says "let me make it straight"
8:30 One thing I'd like to know is NOT only how no one notices Skeletor and his army invading. But HOW the hell did he even get there or send his previous henchmen when he didn't have that dimensional key thing? If he can already cross dimensions without it, then what the hell is the point of getting it in the first place? ... Oh wait, that dimensional key is the whole plot to this movie, then this movie shouldn't exist?
Nostalgia critic: something he-man related that’s gay and good to look at.
Netflix: hold my beer
9:59 LMAO "I totally didn't see that coming"
Skeletor: I THINK NOT!
MYAAH!
3:22 actually doug that shot(s) was either on there side or on there stomach
Oh my God that's a young Tom Paris. No wonder that actor could say all those corny lines in Star Trek Voyager with a straight face.
3:44, HA.
M.Bison: "Of course."
7:15 _"Have you seen it? It's THIS large and it has LIGHTS on it."_
lol
That John Mccain joke aged well...
holding aloft my sword in front of a skull shaped building usually just got me arrested for public nudity in disneyland
What? no love for Lt. Paris from Star Trek Voyager?
Whaaaa? Who could forget Tom?
Right? I realized when I saw this movie again that Tom Paris was in this movie. And no mention of it from the Critic.
Can't forget about his alter ego Nicholas Locarno from Season 5 - Episode 19. I wonder if he faked his death and came up with an alternate identity to re-join Star Fleet.
I gotta say, I've been watching (binge watching more accurately) your shows... I can't believe you would have the gall, the audacity, the absence of decency, and the pinnacle of ass-holery to review some of the movies so negatively that lots of people like. Having said that, and in a totally different direction, the whole lot of you who work on these videos deserve so much kudos. The absolutely off-the-wall hilarious, yet poignant, thought provoking, light hearted, and just plain funny way you poke fun at these videos is so entertaining. Thank you so much for the time you have put into these videos. Please keep doing what you're doing, Doug and co.
If there's one thing worse than "He-Man stuck in New Jersey" in 1987 is "He-Man sidelined for Teela" in 2021, ironically by Kevin Smith, a born-and-raised New Jerseyan. Talk about irony. Now I wanna see a debate over which is worse. Because both barely show He-Man, both feel like slaps in the face and both make me feel sorry for the franchise, even though I've never been a fan then as now.
Grow up
5:28 I can't believe it's fried chicken, literally. NC just glosses over that scene with Teela digging into that bucket of fried chicken.
Teela: I wonder why they put the food around these white sticks?
Man-at-Arms: Those are bones.
Tee: You mean... we're eating an animal?
MaA: It's best not to think when you're hungry.
I love Man-at-Arms' practicality, but was everyone on Eternia vegan?
I'd actually like to see an alternate version of the movie, with Wildor designed to look and be Orco, Battlecat and the Sorceress as more prominent characters, Skeletor with an actual Skull head and a voice more like the original, and the characters banding together in order to fight an evil threat that could destroy Eternia!
2:55 The filmmaker's wanted to use Orco but they didn't have the BUDGET to realize this magic character - - - so they created Gwildor, whom was performed by midget actor Billy Barty. CGI was not readily available back then..
I literally read a chapter of a comic through Skeletor's big speech, looked up and said "Is he still going?"
Man, I found your review more entertaining than the movie itself. Just a couple of remarks, which perhaps somebody has already pointed out, but I haven't gone through the 250+ comments:
1) the title is a reference to the original toy line (which was more like Lord of the Rings meets Star Wars), rather than to the later cartoon (which was more like Super Man on another planet)
2) Gwildor is not just Orko with a different name, but a totally new character; he was created because portraying a dwarf was easier than making a piece of cloth with eyes flying around
Skeletor. He's like Chairless La Parka.
"By the Power of... Berries and Cream".
6:49 you always expected Tim Curry to do the "sweet transvestite" song
One night a few years ago I was watching a kid's channel. It was late and I was tired, but He-Man was on I watched it for the first time. It was a back to back kind of thing and I was only awake for the first episode. The next night I decided to stay up once again to watch it because He-Man intrigued me. I was able to stay up for both episodes, and an episode of She-Ra which was on right after. Later I found about the shows that came on afterwards like Sherlock Holmes In the 22nd Century and Where In the World is Carmen Sandiego. Later I decided to visit the channel again and watch He-Man, but when I got to the time it was usually on, it wasn't on. I waited an hour or two more, and still nothing. I was distraught as hell.
R.I.P. John McCain
"It's like Star Wars, only gayer."
Why is that line so funny? :D
"And the Raiders of the KFC!" Thanks for the good review NC. I never thought He-Man movie was so b-movie. lol
I was a He-Man fan and I appreciate Dolph Lundgren's effort despite his own lack of confidence about his acting ability at the time. If I ever meet him, I have an Etsy fan made power sword I'd like to get a photo of him holding aloft! Lol. This video was a fun watch though! Thanks!
Ripping off Spaceballs? It was released in the same month!
An article in the trade publication Earnshaw's Infants' Department in June 1918 said:
The generally accepted rule is pink for the boys, and blue for the girls. The reason is that pink, being a more decided and stronger color, is more suitable for the boy, while blue, which is more delicate and dainty, is prettier for the girl.
Pink was set for Boys until the late 40's.
It became the color of girls after WW2.
Know what's weird though? If you start watching the cartoon show again, it becomes strangely addictive. There's a channel named David Murphy I believe who has all episodes with original audio and no flaws as far as I can tell. This series is like Animated X-men: it's hard to stop watching when you begin again hehe.
I tried myself about a year ago. I god bored of it really quick. She-Ra on the other hand pulled me in. Probably because it was made a bit later and the writing style had had time to smooth out in He-Man first.
Oh and both are on Netflix if you have it.
@@cockroachcharlie5619 He man is coming back and not gay.
@@orangeslash1667 Boo! Who wants an un-gay He Man!
@@ArthurAlfred1 Really, you prefer gay-He Man????????
I spoke with Aaron Nee, one of the writer directors attached to direct the new movie on my podcast this week...
Watching this August 2018. Those McCain jokes really feel uncomfortable.
And yet much more comfortable than comments about the man made by the president
*pulls at shirt collar*
If it didn’t bother you when McCain was running for President, I don’t see why it would bother you now lol.
6:22
Imagine that happening in real life.
Fun fact: This was the first NC review I watched.
I watched this for the first time at Youmacon 2009, where Doug and crew riffed on it during a late night panel. That was a fantastic night!!!
2:56 gay love child of Yoda and Gismo Gremlin
I nearly choked on my water when you said that!
That Cosmic Key has the same absurdity as Star Dreks transporter mechanism; a complete disregard for the law of the conservation of angular momentum. All of these planets must have the same rotational and orbital velocity in the SF universe!!
It's nice to see how much NC's sense of humor has grown since this review....
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Does Doug Walker and the Nostalgia Critic know this movie along with the TV shows that have He-Man on the title where based on toys of their own franchise created in the early-1980's called Masters of the Universe.
Awkward how I'm watching this the day John McCain died...
no, Gwildor sent them to Whittier,CA. Julie was going to Jersey after her parent's plane crashed going to CATALINA.
11:00 I wouldn't necessarily say that that is *gay* overtones, but there are definitely some sort of overtones there.
Sry nostalgia critic but . . . Agree to disagree.
(No hard feelings and love your other videos but this one, sry.)
First off I believe the film earth setting was in California and that Julie was moving to NJ.
As bad in several elements as this movie may be (being a Cannon Film) it still has nostalgic re-watch value (and obviously enough for you to make a video about it ;) )
And if you think of it, this is more Skeletors film than it is HeMan's, which makes this story more unique in the fact that he's pulling all the strings in hopes that he not only defeats HeMan finally, but makes him submit so as not to make him a saint. If that's not a crafty and excellent villain motive, I dunno what is. And who better than Langella.
All that aside, I get it. Not a great film as far as filmmaking goes, but still nostalgic being the first film I remember seeing on the big screen as a kid in the 80s.
PS you forgot to mention how epic the score was hahaha.
And Final Destination would have a big issue with the parents cheating death
One year later mrs whatever died from a brick to the head and mr whatever died from an explosion in a hospital room
it looks like Star wars but with different costumes. storm troopers wear black, his sword reflects lasers, there's a hairy Yoda, an older Emperor etc. Even final fight ends like SW - he throws bad guy down the endless pit
The ending is definitely a Return of the Jedi rip-off.
10:03 - 10:14
The ironic thing is that both "Spaceballs" and "Masters Of The Universe" were released the exact same year: 1987.
*14:45* I'm not exactly an expert on He-Man, because all I've seen of him comes from this channel, but I do know a lot about Ghirahim (from LoZ SkSw) and it seems to me that he is at least as gay as He-Man. Not to mention, he is also dignified and kind of smart.
If you seen G.I. Joe cartoons after seeing the vintage toys of the 80s and 90s. How would you like a proper live action G.I. Joe movie and series with the 80s nostalgia to feature the characters, vehicles and other sets of G.I. Joe, Cobra and Dreadnoks all look like their vintage toy counterparts like the Joe fans and collectors remember as they were kids playing with the toys?
At 6:36 was that a sandstorm reference?
And Courtney Cox was also in Flash Gordon
Dolph is from Sweden. His was named Hans Lundgren but changed it to Dolph for some reason
3:50 Lord Voldermort that u