Masters of the Universe - Good Bad Flicks
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- I have the power! In this week's episode of Good Bad Flicks I look at how to adapt a cartoon into a live action film the right way. Masters of the Universe is a cool action sci-fi film that would be a good movie on its own, even without the tie in to the famous toy line.
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I really loved Langella's performance as Skeletor.
Yep, he really gets under the skin of the character.
Totally ! He was absolutely amazing. "Now - I- am Master of the Universe !!" // I read that Langella actually said it's his favorite role ever (that he played). Great classic
I make fun of this mvie but god damn it shows that he really enjoyed it and I totatly apperciate that.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks!
Meg Foster's eyes are amazing. She looks like she could see your soul.
I know its a old post but your right. If i had eyes like hers id stare at people all day n not blink, creep them the hell out lol
It's funny Dolph Lundgren considers this his low point, when Frank Langella has said that this was his favorite role to play.
How was that his low point it wasnt like he was a big moviestar or anything.He could barely speak english his biggest role to date was in Rocky IV and he only said 3 words.Im not sayin ur lying its just funny he would say that
99% of Frank Langella movies suck ass.
I also think lately too he has come around to accepting it. I've heard of fans asking him about it lately and he seems good with it.
The only other thing that Langella is popularly known for is that Dracula movie of his.
IIRC Langella expressly stated he did it for his Kids, combined with the Freedom to 'ham it up' made it one of the more 'Fun' jobs he ever had...
as to Lundgren I think it might have been a case of teaching him that he should have better picked his roles... the fact that he was so new, and suddenly the lead, on a troubled production (over budget, no 2nd unit, studio meddling) he might have felt more of the stress at the time...
- MotU was only his 3rd film... and if you look a lot of his work after that (save Maybe Punisher '89 and Showdown in Little Tokyo) he switched to either Villains or Direct to Video 'gun porn'
8:27 "When I think evil, I don't think giant golden guy"
Xerxes dilikes this
When Skeletor pops up at the end I swear to f*** he looks like Jack Palance.
My mom saw me watching this and said "I don't remember Jack Palance being in this"
Bill Nighy as vampire from the Underworld
@@bliiblaablue um nostalgia critic joked that skeltor looked like John mcaine
LOLOLOL
Frank Langella was so amazing as Skeletor. One of the best villains ever. Seriously. So campy, yet so cool. Hats off to you, Mr. Langella.
It's cool, too, that he has always taken pride in the role; he did it for his kids and has never put the movie down in interviews
That brings back memories. I didn't enter into the contest but I remember them running ads for it all the time. I'm going to have to look up and see if they ever officially picked a winner. Cool that they at least sent you something.
Not even a mention of the most important reason to watch this movie. Evilyn's arresting eyes. Meg Foster (has the most compelling eyes in Hollywood, okay Karen Black's eyes are also interesting) is super good in this film, and indeed, has some of the best lines. "I see only a human female, it must have been she who tipped the balance against you."
In the most recent release of the film, both Frank Langella and Dolph Lundgren expressed their appreciation for the movie. One unfortunate thing is that Langella, who was in top shape at the time, pushed for a big fight scene to be included and he and Lundgren worked on it for awhile only to have it end up a much shorter fight to cut costs at the end of filming.
Yep as crazy as it sounds, that is how it went down. Thanks for the sub!
Thanks! People seem to forget just how popular He-man was back then.
I had a bunch of the action figures but never had Castle Greyskull. Always wanted it though
Thanks! Frank Langella made for an excellent Skeletor. Much more maniacal than the cartoon. (I love both though)
I remember seeing it in the theater as a kid with my dad, having the same reaction as you, "Why the different characters who weren't in the cartoon and why the hell go to Earth, when Eternia is a lot more interesting??"
"Gwildor's a drag queen. I am not surprised." Best line of the review.
the beverly hills cop music for the key bit had me in stitches.......bravo!
Thanks! I know they were hoping to do a sequel and there was so much they could have done. Oh well. I've heard they are planning a big budget reboot but somehow I think it won't be as much fun as this.
lol Pigboy. What a little legend.
I love the scene where Skeletor's army marches down the street and there is NO ONE outside. I love this movie so much.
I was watching this review and then I saw Meg Foster`s eyes...I`d give her that cosmic key in a heartbeat!
***** you should look up some photos from her old modeling days, she was radiant. Those eyes are amazing.
just watched it for the first time last night and i was Blown away, young tom paris saving the world from aliens, im 31 and i thought it was amazing. LOVED IT.
Thanks! I think he just got stuck in that "tough guy" role even though he had some good acting chops and was way more intelligent than people knew. He should have at least been in some bigger action flicks. While some of his movies weren't the best, he was always good.
Kudos for the CKY "Skeletor vs Beastman" reference.
"I can't its made of fur."
I only know this because, despite growing up in the 80s, I just finished watching this movie for the first time today. Her parents were the only people in the plane. Her mom mentions everything will be fine because her dad is a good pilot. She also grabs maps along with his keys. One can assume he has a small two person plane. So no need to warn anyone else.
lol awesome! Glad you liked it! I'm also looking forward to the new Thor
Meg Foster was perfect for Evil-Lyn. Her eyes are chilling. Great review. This brought back so many memories.
4:50 is seriously the funniest part of this whole video.
OMG!!! This is the first time in 20+ I've heard Courtney described as "The dancing in the dark girl." Thank you for that nostalgia.
Another stellar job with the review. This is the first film my parents ever bought for me..and it was on VHS..and I have cherished this film ever since. Sure it's corny, and full of cheese, but it's entertaining..and to be honest this is the only exposure I had to He-Man..other than the annoying kids yelling his name at a birthday party in Ghostbusters II..I think this film actually does some things better than the show did..namely Skeletor..he is actually intimidating. "Good Journey!"
Whoever knew Monica would inspire Final Destination.
Golam & Globus and Full Moon were the spice of my youth! Oh how I miss those two studios!
8:30 Thank goodness for MIDI.
Thank you for not complete bashing this movie , this is one of my favorite movies of all times. Just found your you tube channel, love all the videos I’ve watched so far .
HUGE PROPS for the CKY 3 reference. Trophy achievement: Best youtuber EVER!
The Variety Vendor :)
Let me tap it! I must have it ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I fell in love with Evil-Lynn when i first saw this movie...
Evil Lyn and Skeletor was the best thing about He-Man. Skeletor when he said No mine was the best when Evil Lyn said the world is now ours.
I lost my mind at the synthesizer bit. I wish I could go clubbing and when that song started bumpin through the speakers people would just clear the dance floor. I need space to truly unleash my talents.
Thanks! Always happy to hear that. :)
I LOVE that CKY beastman video refrence. Such a good song. Lol
I've become addicted to your videos, and love the random jokes that really catch me off guard.
You deserve a billion likes, and a billion - two subscribers!
Thank you!
A reboot film based on the 2003 cartoon or the DC stuff would be pretty cool.
I know I'm little late, but how have I lived without you in my life?!
The casual "Tom Paris" reference was stellar! 😉
Ha! Kudos points for the Brandon as Skeletor clip 🤣👍🏻
The soundtrack really is amazing. It's one reason why this is still a guilty pleasure for me. Also, why the sets & effects still look so good is because you're looking at what was going to be 'Superman 4' s budget.
Four of Skeletor's best men can't catch one girl, that was actually one of the more accurate aspects of the movie. Those guys went to a special school for villains. #HannaBarbarasSchoolforAspiringVillains.
pluto545 ha!
+pluto545 Yep and that is cause enough for death. lol
Skeletor should've called the Ginyu Force.
Stormtrooper aim, man, Stormtrooper aim. It's mandatory. It's in their contract.
sounds like a good day!
I loved the new villains. Blade and Saurod especially. Was great to have new toys of them.
I remember begging my dad to rent this for me, when it first came out on vhs, as I was a huge He-Man fan, & I loved it. Funny how I never thought about Orco not being in the film, until you brought it up on this video, lol. LMFAO, oh man, I used to have a wacky wall walker!!
Btw meg foster who played evil lyn did not wear lenses, her eyes are really like that.
As a kid, I thought Meg Foster in this role was alluring AF.
But her eyes really did weird me out.
Sure. And also all women are virgins and never have plastic surgery or dye their hair either.
KanishQ Quotes wow, first thing I thought was cool contacts.
KanishQ Quotes -Yes, she is known for her eyes. That is the main reason, she had gotten that role.
She was in “They Live”, as well.
Gorgeous!
I love your captions, funny music at untimely moments, and pop culture refrences. You desirve way more views.
9:07 I always thought her parents were flying a light aircraft.
Graveside scene: "It's my fault they died."
[..]
"We were all supposed to go to the beach that day. But I said I had to study because I wanted to spend the day with you. So they took the plane to Catalina instead."
It's not conclusive (and it's also five minutes of my life I'll never get back... ;-)
I still love this movie, and you rock for the Axel f theme
Love the movie. Frank Langellas performance as skeletor is awesome. Meg Foster is great as well.
Thank you! I'm slowly but surely building an audience. One of these going viral would be nice.
Good review, I loved this film (and the animated show) when I was little kid. I haven't seen it in years, after watching this review I will be buying the DVD.
This shit was dark as hell when I was a kid...awesome. Love it.
Interesting fact: In the early development stage, illustrator Ralph Mcquarrie , who made the legendary artwork that helped George Lucas sell Star Wars to the movie studio did a bunch of designs for vehicles and castles for the movie, none of which were used. They are available online. His designs for Grayskull were pretty sick!!!!!
At the time Transformers and Masters of the Universe were both really popular. As the years went by Transformers became the bigger property
Extra points for the CKY(2k?) Skeletor clip. Me and my friends ended up ruining the CKY dvds by watching them so often, some good memories
8:27 - I'm pretty sure Horus and Abbaddon would be more than happy to tell you about "big, gold evil guys."
That saurod action figure was amazing...the mouth shot sparks. Genuinely something you wouldn't see today.
My favorite cartoon, toy and movie!!!!!!!
I always figured Gwildor was from an episode of the series I had missed. Hate that they changed the look of the characters so much but at least it stars The Greatest Starfleet Pilot EVER, *Thomas Eugene Paris!*
I appreciate the support! Spread the word!
My dad took me to see this in theaters when I was seven. We saw Superman IV right after (another good bad movie). I had such a crush on Courteney Cox.
Axel F is such a good piece of music
When you showed Snookie and said Dancin in the dark video girl you won me over bro. We would b friends lol
lol thanks!
Hi, I'm Snookie...and I'm dancing in the dark...naked.
the one thing about the ending of the movie that i always find fascinating is that a year later from the last scene the two characters will be doing a back to the future 2 type of story only there prior knowledge of future events will change every thing i'd love to that as a sequel
Oh the nostalgia. Thanks for the review. Please do the guilty pleasure, “Enemy Territory”.
8:15
Did you just...?
As a 6'3 black guy I only have 3 words to say to that...
I can't even.
Lol, I'm a 6'1 black man, & I thought it was hilarious that he used audio from Roots, in that scene.
Exactly. That’s just wrong of him smh 🤦🏾♂️
That comment about Orco cloning himself so he could be able to eat more chicken had me laughing for like 10 minutes straight.
I'm so glad to see you had reviewed this. Definitely one of my favourites because of Frank Langella. I feel like he just dominated the movie. Still, a great movie overall.
He was like "Welp I'm here, might as well have some fun". Seriously he chewed the hell out of this role and is Villainous Hall of Fame worthy.
Probably one of favorites growing up. At my local video store I remember the poster at my local video rental store with the review "The STAR WARS for the 80's !" Although I'm glad that sequel didn't go through looking at MacGruder there who would've replaced Lundgren. They also used sets from Cannon's never made SPIDER-MAN along with the never made MASTERS sequel to get CYBORG made. I had read elsewhere Lundgren was early at one point supposed to do the sequel. And co-star with Jean Claude Van Damn was also to have a role in the project to boot. The two were friends ,and had always wanted to collaborate on a project together. It never happened until UNIVERSAL SOLDIER though.
Just rewatched this movie and realized her parents were on a private plane. The mom says that the dad is a good pilot when Julie begs them not to go at the end, so it looks like they were the only ones who died.
Otherwise, great video. This is one of my favorites on your channel. Love this movie and I actually think it kind of holds up decently decades later.
One thing I never noticed before, but did in this review, is that Man-at-Arms' costume, actually has a lot of its tradtional detailing in it but in black rather then his usual colors; making it look like a "stealth armor" version of the character.
This is a guilty pleasure film of mine. :)
2:37, perfect example of the amazing movie phenomenon - the recoil from laser rifle shot.
Interesting. I don't remember the comics well enough, I didn't read very many of them. When I was younger I was more into GI Joe comics.
The Opening Credits Music answers the question,
_What if: The epic and beautiful John Williams' Music... But bad and not epic?_
Perfect.
brings back memories. you da man.
Absolutely loved this review! You rock..
The 2002 animated He-Man is still the BEST adaptation IMO.
That weeb garbage was an embarassment to He Man
You should see the current He-Man show...yuck.
@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 yeah, it's pretty bad
I love the tones that the cosmic key makes!
I love that these things attached to it look kinda like these darts used in Predator 2
That synth joke had be rollin' lol
I would love a M.A.S.K. movie. Thundercats would be pretty awesome too.
Interesting side fact, He-Man was inspired by Robert E. Howard's (creator of Conan the Barbarian fame) original barbarian hero Kull the Conqueror, this included both the main villain Skeletor who was based of Kull's somewhat re-occurring enemy (until he killed him anyhow) necromancer Thulsa Doom who's head like Skeletor was a skull (a version of this villain made it into the Conan the Barbarian movie played by James Earl Jones but sadly without the Skeletor skull-face :) ). They also drew on the idea of a previous snake people of the evil snake god Set that ruled the world prior to humans (or Eternians I guess in He-Man world) which can re-appear as a current threat (and constantly shown with Skeletor's base as Snake Mountain) particularly in the He-Man reboot series of the 2000's.
Of course the He-Man series added the futuristic elements and was kid orientated unlike the pulp fiction Kull stories which had allot more violence and some nudity (though much less then the later Conan stories, Kull being written as a character who unlike his successor was uninterested in sex, but only battle, He was also somewhat more intellectually curious then Conan, but it was with the Conan stories that Howard really struck a cord with the pulp magazine audience).
They were in the same universe and time period. Conan also had Thulsa Doom for a villain, in the novels, and sometimes the comic zine.
No. Kull and Conan did share the same universe, but NOT the same time-period. Kull, an exile of Atlantis and king of Valusia, existed in a continent and kingdom that was at least a thousand years BEFORE the Hyborian world of Conan. Kull was one of Conan's predecessors and, as I recall from the original Robert E. Howard stories, was MENTIONED in Conan AND in one of the stories of Solomon Kane - AND he made an appearance in one of the stories of Bran Mak Morn. Thulsa Doom appeared in the Conan comics, from the old Marvel series of the 1980's, where he had served as an uneasy anti-hero ally to Conan and Red Sonja. In the original REH stories, he only appeared in ONE story of Kull - but, he DID have a skull-like face.
I love the little comedy bits you put in, they make the videos soooo much better!
watching this vid gave me the greatest nostalgic feeling ever.
this film was was one of my favourites as a child, right besides Willow and The Golden Child.
Seriously, goodbadflicks you have the best comedic lines ever. 5:05
6:59 hey, who invited Mr. Strickland?
SLACKER!!
Your channel is fantastic dude. Keep up the good work. Subscribed.
Thanks!
yup agree totally great channel - question - in the title of this vid theres a scene of spanking - its from a robot/terminator type film where the cyborgs have green goo inside instead of blood - saw it as a kid - could you tell me its name? i cant remember the name - my friend told me at the time it was terminator 3 (in like 93'). thanks.
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Personally, I think that the Skeletor make-up looks great.
He is certainly the best thing about the movie. Frank Langella's performance was (for a movie of this level) stelar as Skeletor. Anyone ever thinking of replaying the role should learn from him. And the makeup was great. Sometimes he really looked as if his face was a skull made of flesh, if that makes any sense.
Alexandre Martins he seems to be having fun
Why did they have to go to earth? I mean we paid for Eternia.
Budget reasons, primarily; in fact, the budget was so low Gary Goddard literally had to pay to film the finale out of his own pocket because the studio refused to give him any more money.
@Jack Storm true but Kevin Sorbo was known from the Hercules tv show, Xena was popular and Krull was supposed to be a Conan sequel.
coz they didnt do it in the Cartoon ?
Robot Chicken is hysterical!
The CKY clip was the funniest shit I have seen this year. God Bless you!
The girl from the dancing in the dark videos is at her last day of work at the ribshack.
Your commentary kills me. Hahahs
"Drop the Zero, be with the hero!"
"This bike be trippin!"
said Vanilla Ice.
Frank Langella was the best thing in He-Man! The guy just owned the role of Skeletor!
Evil Lyn is SUCH A BABE!!