Masters of the Universe: He-Man's Awfully Good Classic

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Barbie isn't the first time the toy company Mattel tried to make a movie. Children of the 80s remember Masters of the Universe. Now that Barbie has busted open the box office and set records of all kinds, Awfully Good Movies presents another Mattel toy line that had far less luck on the big screen back in 1987: Dolph Lundgren as He-Man in MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE!
Yes, from Cannon Films, the proudly cheap studio that filled up many theaters with glorified skin flicks and Chuck Norris butt-kickers in the 80s, comes the cinematic adaptation of the powerful plastic figures that became a hit animated TV series, with Ivan Drago stepping out of the ring to play the most powerful man in the universe who saves the day in the land of Eternia. However, any significant resemblance to the iconic Filmation show will stop and start at the characters, as a battle with Skeletor (Frank Langella) sends He-Man (Dolph Lundgren), Man-at-Arms and Teela (Orko or Prince Adam playsets not included) off to present day California, thanks to a “cosmic key” made by Billy Barty as a hideous looking locksmith/elf/thing(?).
So you can imagine that having He-Man in our regular old craphole world helping two human teenage lovebirds played by a pre-fame Courteney “Monica Geller” Cox and Robert Duncan “Lieutenant Tom Paris” McNeill who have lost this “cosmic key” is not the stuff which epic adventures are made of, flopping alongside OVER THE TOP and SUPERMAN IV for Cannon that same summer and eventually leading them to bankruptcy instead of legitimacy. Still, the movie that helped blast Cannon Films also has the same Awfully Good delights of their best bad movies: cheap looking effects, tough talking and gun toting cops (played here by James “Commander Stinger/Principal Strickland” Tolkan), and a delightfully campy performance from Frank Langella to offset the still-awkward acting style of Dolph Lundgren.
It’s indeed a hilariously bad masterpiece of 80s cheese, where anyone watching it will have themselves “the power”... of laughter, that is!
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@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

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@centrevezgaming4862 11 месяцев назад

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 .

@shainewhite2781 11 месяцев назад

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.

@Clownboy15 11 месяцев назад

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!

@aic8001 11 месяцев назад

Yea, they said that in the video

@Clownboy15 11 месяцев назад

@@aic8001 yeah, I wrote my comment before watching the video. But the point still stands.

@bensneb360 11 месяцев назад

Frank Langella as Skeletor in one of the best and most enjoyable villain preformances of all time

@seanpatrickcain2 11 месяцев назад

Next to Raul Julia's Bison

@LetsGetitBoah 11 месяцев назад

Yup, in a more accredited movie, his performance would be right up there with many top villains in movies.

@markpugh6808 4 месяца назад

@@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

@NotSoPhotogenic 11 месяцев назад

I love this movie! Yes, it's cheesy, but it's extremely entertaining.

@TheSuf 11 месяцев назад

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.

@orlandoruizjr3834 11 месяцев назад

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.

@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

His performance is actually great

@Poppawoody420 11 месяцев назад

I own this movie on blu-ray and I saw it in theaters. I love this movie.

@LetsGetitBoah 11 месяцев назад

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.

@doctorfeelok8575 11 месяцев назад

Frank Langella gave an amazing performance as mummified Jack Palance. And Meg Foster was very convincing as Evil Kirstie Alley.

@gregmeyer9595 11 месяцев назад

Is there an unmummified Jack Palance? 😅

@doctorfeelok8575 11 месяцев назад

@@gregmeyer9595 Sadly, no...he's likely just a decomposing bag of bones now. ☹

@thebigpat799 11 месяцев назад

Evil Kristi Alley🤣🤣🤣. I always said they look like twins.

@HomeworkRadio 11 месяцев назад

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.

@trailersic 11 месяцев назад

Easier to match different nights, than day times with different conditions,

@LordFinite 11 месяцев назад

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.

@xgray2012 11 месяцев назад

Ok.

@fredlandry6170 11 месяцев назад

You could tell Frank Langella was having fun with this role. 🤣

@Rockstar-bq5fm 11 месяцев назад

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

@YoJimBoHugabaJoe 11 месяцев назад

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

@discingaround 11 месяцев назад

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!

@UncleJackOnline 11 месяцев назад

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

@markpugh6808 4 месяца назад

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

@JaycenAmour 11 месяцев назад

I saw this in the movies as a kid and absolutely loved it lol

@Fixxxer07082 11 месяцев назад

Man, Jesse’s videos are the best! I’ve been LOL’ing all through this one while trying to get my work done. 😂😂😂

@Rockstar-bq5fm 11 месяцев назад

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

@striderreborn1467 11 месяцев назад

The 2002 Series is also called the "200X " line.

@LetsGetitBoah 11 месяцев назад

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.

@theenchiladakid1866 11 месяцев назад

Is that the one that turned he-man into a cuck?

@Rockstar-bq5fm 11 месяцев назад

@@LetsGetitBoah: King Greyskull stuck with me for years. What a great idea of a character to introduce.

@wstine79 11 месяцев назад

I love the Masters of the Universe movie as a kid. Frank Langella carried this bizzare film with his hammy performance.

@danielwilliamson6180 11 месяцев назад

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.

@juanwhitfield7626 11 месяцев назад

"I must break you, Skeletor. Because.. I HAVE THE POWWERRRR!!" 😂

@cabe3231 11 месяцев назад

Me, a few days ago: "I wish Awfully Good would do "Masters of the Universe". Joblo: "I can read your mind."

@Omar-wq9dz 11 месяцев назад

Though I’ve never seen this movie and don’t plan to, Drew Struzan’s poster is actually really incredible

@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

He made so many great posters for not great movies.

@Homeschoolsw6 11 месяцев назад

Most poster/box art from the 80s is amazing.

@tonywhits6226 11 месяцев назад

You really should watch it, just for skeletor alone it’s worth it

@reddeviluk 11 месяцев назад

You owe it to yourself to watch it.... Every movie after this will be "OK" at the very least.

@spek-27 11 месяцев назад

Drew Strewzan has made the most amazing posters for some of the worst movies.

@djpuplex 11 месяцев назад

Saw this in theaters as a kid. I remember my father yawning loadly and another father laughing with him.

@demetriusdillard2863 11 месяцев назад

Fabulous (and hilarious) retrospective of one of my all-time favorite childhood films! Thanks for sharing!

@irlandskikhpabov4345 11 месяцев назад

Man oh man did I have a huge crush on Meg Foster!!!❤ Good memories, good times.

@matthewnicholas6365 11 месяцев назад

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.

@filthymcnasty5625 11 месяцев назад

He-man's battle armor looks like a loincloth. From boxing shorts to a loincloth.

@matthewblackwood4704 11 месяцев назад

Its not the movie it should have been but dang it its a great and fun movie.

@kyliethelittlespider-mangirl94 11 месяцев назад

Totally missed this! Good job as always!

@idahomike4254 11 месяцев назад

Great job, Mr Blo! Editing, pace, humor - all captivating. Very impressive!

@Blechfuchs 11 месяцев назад

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 😆

@mmatrix3998 11 месяцев назад

After a few videos I had to subscribe. This man gets my childhood 💯

@JamesB-mg9pk 11 месяцев назад

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.

@PureEvil1138 11 месяцев назад

The movie is awesome, the bad effects are part of the charm

@manicpanic4486 11 месяцев назад

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

@simonkammeyer4334 9 месяцев назад

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.

@ImmortalRimas 11 месяцев назад

This film is a childhood classic!🤘😎🤘

@DisillusionedMillennial 11 месяцев назад

I loved this movie as a kid. Still enjoy it to this day.

@evilzzzability 11 месяцев назад

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.

@1982maxgill 11 месяцев назад

I remember going to see this at the cinema, with my Godfather! It was the first film I saw, was 5 at the time!

@1982maxgill 11 месяцев назад

First time at the cinema I mean't to say! lol

@lostboy8084 11 месяцев назад

Well now I feel old this movie was the best enjoyable movie to watch

@lonreed9743 11 месяцев назад

I love the movie. It was just good enough for 11yr old me to enjoy over and over.

@abdelali9279 11 месяцев назад

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.

@Fuel1873 10 месяцев назад

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

@evilzzzability 11 месяцев назад

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.

@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

Yeah I never found his accent hard to understand either

@lew8450 11 месяцев назад

Masters of the Universe is such a good movie... I still watch it

@thedrewdog 11 месяцев назад

Still one of the funniest movie reviewers in the game, thanks for the upload, I badly needed this.

@popunderrated 11 месяцев назад

This is a classic. I love it.

@Ironstarfish 11 месяцев назад

Loved this as a kid

@OllieNieves-gs7ef 11 месяцев назад

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

@wstine79 11 месяцев назад

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

@justinreilly6619 11 месяцев назад

Great retrospective review of this film 👍 Very good writing and editing 👏

@dbreiden83080 11 месяцев назад

Love it Dolph as He-Man Frank’s legendary performance A young Courtney Cox This movie will always be my jam..

@asgads 11 месяцев назад

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

@Forcemaster2000 11 месяцев назад

I loved Masters of the Universe in the theater! Cheap, yes, sometimes silly, yes, but still great!

@jamesmorant1406 11 месяцев назад

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

@DrewTrox 11 месяцев назад

Child me's favorite movie! I still love the designs for the costumes/props/sets.

@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

Ditto. As a 5 year old I thought this was an epic.

@DrewTrox 11 месяцев назад

@@JoBloOriginalsThere was some nightmare feul in here too

@kingbookaworld3534 11 месяцев назад

Frank Langella's Skeletor monolog when he gets the Power of the Eye is one of the greatest monologs ever filmed.

@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

He gives a legit great performance. Hams it up masterfully.

@JRAndrach 10 месяцев назад

I quote it frequently.

@deeacosta2734 11 месяцев назад

This is a great movie. Don't believe the haters.

@fatcat8033 11 месяцев назад

“Cut off my leg and shove it through my ear canal. “ 😂👌

@alanmike6883 11 месяцев назад

This Will always be one of my childhood guilty pleasures and I absolutely love Frank

@47Cartoonguy 11 месяцев назад

i appreciate the Natalie Cole reference lol

@emailchrismoll 11 месяцев назад

This movie may have its share of problems, but the cosmic key still remains my favorite MacGuffin of all time

@melijomides7317 10 месяцев назад

Best movie ever

@theinvisiblemusic 10 месяцев назад

I absolutely and unabashedly love this movie.

@rohalloran23 29 дней назад

This movie kicks ass! The jumping kick at 4:33 is the greatest strike in cinema history!

@vagabon5130 10 месяцев назад

“Hobbit with rabbies…”😂😂😂😂😂😂

@soulagent79 10 месяцев назад

Went to see it even twice in 1987.

@carlohendricks1578 10 месяцев назад

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.

@LordRae 10 месяцев назад

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.

@da90sReAlvloc 7 месяцев назад

What a great movie this was

@richardrude9087 11 месяцев назад

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

@Itsnotgoodatall 11 месяцев назад

Absolute shame it never got a sequel

@jamiepeterson5843 11 месяцев назад

It was underrated for sure and could have gone on and Frank wanted it to continue

@cyborgparrot1996 11 месяцев назад

Maybe they could make an animated sequel like they did with the 60s Batman series?

@illeagle8041 10 месяцев назад

I’ll always love the look of this movie.

@edwardosantiago3296 11 месяцев назад

16:37…..love it

@mildsoup8978 11 месяцев назад

I still think of this movie whenever I eat ribs.

@palaceofwisdom9448 11 месяцев назад

Julie knows that a plane is going to crash, but is content with her parents not being on it. Wow that's cold!

@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

It was a private plane!

@palaceofwisdom9448 11 месяцев назад

@@JoBloOriginals I didn't remember that part. I've only ever watched this movie from start to finish in the theater back in '87!

@NodDisciple1 10 месяцев назад

11:03 He also plays "Blade" in this film! XD

@natalscar 11 месяцев назад

Omg. This commentary had me dying. Better comedy I haven't heard in some time.👏

@nimblehealer199 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

Yeah this movie blew if you were a fan of the show/toys. Who the F were they even making this dumpster fire for???

@lutherheggs451 11 месяцев назад

@@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

@brorjordas1979 11 месяцев назад

Awesome movie! Lundgren, Langella...and a one yummy Meg Foster...

@Faaabfelipe 11 месяцев назад

Personally I would given the drag name ‘Bony Tyler’ lol 😂

@mikesilva3868 11 месяцев назад

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."😊

@jordansweet8054 8 месяцев назад

I love this series. It's like Cinemasins but with a sense of humor and less douchey.

@zagariasbooysen7401 11 месяцев назад

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.

@MrBryantRay1 7 месяцев назад

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!!

@dredd1981 11 месяцев назад

MOTU, made with enough competence that you can like it and enough incompetence that you can love it

@paultopfitness8661 11 месяцев назад

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!

@coreygimps 11 месяцев назад

The editing on this video is so funny 🤣

@sethmaki1333 10 месяцев назад

This was the first movie I'd ever seen in the theater.

@darkwoods1954 11 месяцев назад

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.

@shawnbell3468 11 месяцев назад

The parade at the beggining looked better than the movie, they at least had proper representation of He-Man.

@thehaunteddarkknight8309 10 месяцев назад

Great movie great review love it . Still one of the best soundtracks by bill conti

@birdzini7984 11 месяцев назад

I love this movie still! Its so bad its good.

@JoBloOriginals 11 месяцев назад

Agreed. A nostalgic fave

@birdzini7984 11 месяцев назад

@@JoBloOriginals 11 year old me loved Teela in that tight outfit :D

@megansavage7152 11 месяцев назад

I saw this at the cinema when I was 8 years old

@seereadnhear 11 месяцев назад

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.