MOTU 1987 Movie

[Robzy]

I loved the movie!

one of my favourite movies

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I really have A LOT of time for this film. Sure it's got some short-comings, but it's still very entertaining.

- The story did stay pretty darn close to the source material, which was a positive step but then they took 1 trillion steps backward by setting 3 quarters of the movie on earth - Earth Should Not of Been in The Film!

That and other cost cutting decisions are explained in the DVD commentary (I don't think the DVD was released in this country yet). I think they did an excellent job with the restrictions placed on them

Exactly! in 1987 there was no way they could do Orko, so they created a new character instead. There is a DVD available in Aus, but I don't think it has the commentary on it!

The movie's budget was actually not that big (by comparison), which is why they chose to have He-man and Co come to earth... a lot cheaper than building Eternian sets. Having said that, my favourite parts of the film are the bookends (on Eternia)!

I like Dolf, he and his character should've had better writing and some worthwhile screen time - He-Man felt like a cameo character.

I agree with this one... although I think it was probably a decision reflected by Dolph Lundgren's... um... acting abilities! At least he looked like He-Man But I do agree, I think He-Man was treated the same way Optimus Prime has been treated by Michael Bay... he's the necessary, iconic character but is NOT treated like the main character in the film(s). In neither MOTU, TF1 or ROTF do we follow He-Man/Prime's story as the central story plotline. They are, of course, the heroes who rock up to save the day at the end in all 3 films, but we mainly follow the young kids and their adventures/story.

I would love to see He-Man get the Batman Begins/Iron Man treatment - make him the central character!

Frank Langella plays Skelator really well for someone who had to wear a mask for the role.

Absolutely - his performance is near flawless. One of, if not the, best Skeletors ever!

I love that the film starts with Skeletor finally achieving his goal of conquering Castle Grayskull. I also love how there's NO Prince Adam! Uggghhh... I really dislike Adam and consider it one of the worst contributions Filmation made. The "barbarian" He-man in the original comics was way more interesting than the Clark Kent in pink tights version!

And this film is also the turning point for another character... Evil-Lyn. Finally, they made her interesting - a badass witch! The 200X Evil-Lyn owes so much to her portrayal in this film! It's great!

And for those of you who may be a fan of Jack Kirby and/or his New Gods (when he wrote for DC comics), you might find this interesting.The film definitely deliberately pays homage to a classic comic series... and I love it! Skeletor as a god - bring it on!