Review of Masters of the Universe

We all grew up watching the cartoon "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" a campy 80's cartoon not particularly well-animated or voiced. Golan-Globus took it upon itself, in Uwe Boll fashion, to create a live-action film version with none other than Dolph Lundgren to play He-Man himself. I don't necessarily see Ivan Drago as a Master of the Universe, but okay, its fun. Frank Langella actually plays a major villainous part as Skeletor and is really the only bright acting spot in the film unless you also consider James Tolkan as a nosy police detective, basically his roles as Tom cruise's superior in "Top Gun" and Principal Strickland in "Back to the Future" combined. This film answers the universal question of how a sci-fi film is made badly, and the answer is by putting the main characters in peril on Earth. If the filmmakers had the budget this film could have been really amazing, instead we are giving an extremely cheesy storyline and an equally worthless supporting cast. See AVP and AVP:R for reference on how the human element can actually destroy a film. Yet there is a lot to love about this film. It is so bad it is actually entertaining for taking itself so seriously and the story, when not on Earth is average. It is campy 80's fun but well worth owning for the $5 you'll put down if you want to take the trip down memory lane.