One of my favorite things about this movie is that it *opens* with Skeletor already having captured Castle Greyskull. You know, the goal of *every other incarnation of the character*! This movie knew that it dodn't need to introduce the characters. It knew its audience knew He-Man's story, and set the stakes astronomically high from the get go.
Too bad the script and design failed so hard... it is a lot like Legend. When the bad guys are on screen it is an epic movie, but everything else... meh at best.
@@timf7413 nope, it was mainly due to the fact that the movie had a stupidly low budget and He Man had already ran its course by the time this came out. I loved it as a kid though.
People who didn’t know He-Man, had no clue what this movie is about. The relationship between He-Man and Skeletor is told very important, but the movie never tells us why. One scene could correct that mistake. For example Julie or Kevin could ask He-Man about the backround of situation and then He-Man could tell them and the audience who he is and why Skeletor wants him.
1:04 Frank Langella gave a brilliant performance as Skeletor. I really liked what he did with Skeletor. He made Skeletor a more realistic, darker, scarier and believable villain.
He drew off his theatrical background. The dialogue is almost Skaesperean, “I shall have restitution of loneliness, shame, and scorn. It is my destiny, it is my right!”
This movie has as many one-liners as Transformers: The Movie (1986) and all of them are delivered by Frank Langella's Skeletor. He totally encompasses what the character is about. This is his right, this is his destiny, and he deserves it. Before "Avengers: Infinity War" THIS Skeletor was the "Thanos" of this film.
This would be a horrible movie if Frank Langella hadn't just went for it with all his heart playing Skeletor, and Evil Lynn, though criminally under-used, was perfectly cast with Meg Foster.
“Evil Lynn, activate the holosphere!” I like to imagine that seeing as they’ve just arrived in Castle Greyskull that she doesn’t actually know how to switch it on and that he winds up shouting out this entire massive Shakespearean level victory speech before realising it’s not broadcasting to anyone at all.
This movie is perfectly cast. So many good memories! I loved waiting until the end of the credits when skeletor pops out of the pit and says "I'll be back"
He's also smart, real true powerful villains don't need to lift a finger. You should have to work to get the chance to fight skeletor. Skeletor has better things to do than cast spells on any rebels. If he spent all his time fighting he couldn't take over the universe. Why should a mastermind be doing grunt work? That's like asking the CEO of a company to mop floors. Just doesn't make sense.
this movie is still pretty epic...even by today's standards. It's just that the plot with the Courtney Cox and her dumb dumb boyfriend are silly and the special effects are limited by the technology of the time. A remake of this today would be ill as all effing what!
It was more limited by it's budget rather than the special effects of the time . I mean just look at how awesome Legend looked which didn't come out much later than this .
@@Shadowman820 Also, compare to the original Star Wars trilogy, which predates this. Budget is the reason they had to do the Earth subplot at all, because they couldn't afford more than the interior of Castle Greyskull for Eternia. If they had a bigger budget, the whole movie would have been set in Eternia, and been infinitely better as a result.
Easily the three best performances in the entire film. The film as a whole would've been exponentially better if they'd based the entire thing in Eternia.
@@Shadowman820 And that was a hell of a bit of magic. She had never met Julie's mom, so she had to have used both telepathy and illusion simultaneously to pull it off.
@@jonathonbartos5420 No. When the henchmen ransacked Julie's house, looking for the key, Karg found a newspaper clipping of her parents' death. And he gave that to Evil Lyn. That's how she knew what her mom looked like.
Well you know, in the Filmnation series he used his villain friends to protect him and also some sort of droids. He is surrounded by good and bad masters of the universe. He needs his neutral protectors around him.
In their place? Really I thought the sorceress won that particular argument. I think she scared the old bone face. Skeletor reacted with violence like any bully who is in a stronger position. Why did he hurt her? Because she drew blood first. She exposed his fear. I'm sure she was smiling on the inside.
The director revealed that they created these robot troopers because Mattel dictated that He-man was not allowed to kill anyone , so in order for him to fight and shoot at something they had to create these robots .
Evil Lyn is so much better than skeletor. She is the only one who ever advances skeletors cause while all the rest of his minions and skeletor bumble arround. She doesnt look away when skeletor turns into a god. And she escapes!!!
The fact that Frank Langella did not win an Academy Award for his role as Skeletor is a travesty.
That's because he uses the covid ball with dribble on it 😂 thats why he left the foundry before he melted
Blame Cannon
One of my favorite things about this movie is that it *opens* with Skeletor already having captured Castle Greyskull. You know, the goal of *every other incarnation of the character*! This movie knew that it dodn't need to introduce the characters. It knew its audience knew He-Man's story, and set the stakes astronomically high from the get go.
Too bad the script and design failed so hard... it is a lot like Legend. When the bad guys are on screen it is an epic movie, but everything else... meh at best.
FWIW it can be argued that the lack of exposition may have contributed to the film's lack of commercial success.
@@timf7413 nope, it was mainly due to the fact that the movie had a stupidly low budget and He Man had already ran its course by the time this came out. I loved it as a kid though.
People who didn’t know He-Man, had no clue what this movie is about. The relationship between He-Man and Skeletor is told very important, but the movie never tells us why. One scene could correct that mistake. For example Julie or Kevin could ask He-Man about the backround of situation and then He-Man could tell them and the audience who he is and why Skeletor wants him.
@@GetToDaChoppa-k5r This movie is absolutely one of those guilty pleasure movies to me. I know it isn't a good movie, but I still love it even today.
1:04 Frank Langella gave a brilliant performance as Skeletor. I really liked what he did with Skeletor. He made Skeletor a more realistic, darker, scarier and believable villain.
Yea he made skeletor a villian to love
Daniel Williamson A competent villain, the skeletor of the cartoon was a buffoon.
@@truthseeker3503 And not the bumbling buffoon he was in the filmation cartoon.
He drew off his theatrical background. The dialogue is almost Skaesperean, “I shall have restitution of loneliness, shame, and scorn. It is my destiny, it is my right!”
As Dracula he was a whore lol
Meg Foster's eyes are dazzling in this movie!
And she did a pretty goid job portraying evil lynn
They are her real eyes look at her bio
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This is my favorite part of Bill Conti's score. And Langella's performance was the highlight of the film. Amazing presence!
"grayskull is ours"
"NO.........MINE"
Classic entrance by him, lets you know right off the bat this is not a fool of a vilian.
I love the way his staff THUNDERS each time it touches the floor.
Meg Foster was so good in this. Just classic lines every few minutes. "Really... can you feel THIS?" "Send for the mercenaries!" 'Good journey."
and none of those lines were quoted by Meg Foster ha ha ha
I liked to have a daughter and name her Evelynn but call her Evil Lyn when she's bad!
The costumes are different from the cartoon but a lot of detail is put in them.
Wow, I loved this film as a kid, but my favourite things about it was Frank's Skeletor and the AWESOME score!
This movie has as many one-liners as Transformers: The Movie (1986) and all of them are delivered by Frank Langella's Skeletor. He totally encompasses what the character is about. This is his right, this is his destiny, and he deserves it. Before "Avengers: Infinity War" THIS Skeletor was the "Thanos" of this film.
This would be a horrible movie if Frank Langella hadn't just went for it with all his heart playing Skeletor, and Evil Lynn, though criminally under-used, was perfectly cast with Meg Foster.
01:55 Skeletor: "How sensitive you are! Can you feel.....this?" XD
“Evil Lynn, activate the holosphere!” I like to imagine that seeing as they’ve just arrived in Castle Greyskull that she doesn’t actually know how to switch it on and that he winds up shouting out this entire massive Shakespearean level victory speech before realising it’s not broadcasting to anyone at all.
LOL OMG I laughed so hard at this comment I almost rocked myself off the loo 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Meg Foster looked the type to play Evil Lyn.
1:11
Look carefully, skeletors gloves have skulls at the tips
This movie is perfectly cast. So many good memories! I loved waiting until the end of the credits when skeletor pops out of the pit and says "I'll be back"
When he zapped the Sorceress, Evil Lyn got wet.
i would have 3sums with evil lyn & she-ra all tha time 😊
I'd toss it in Evil lyn... she's hot
He's also smart, real true powerful villains don't need to lift a finger. You should have to work to get the chance to fight skeletor. Skeletor has better things to do than cast spells on any rebels. If he spent all his time fighting he couldn't take over the universe. Why should a mastermind be doing grunt work?
That's like asking the CEO of a company to mop floors. Just doesn't make sense.
"The darkness rises to embrace you"
this movie is still pretty epic...even by today's standards. It's just that the plot with the Courtney Cox and her dumb dumb boyfriend are silly and the special effects are limited by the technology of the time. A remake of this today would be ill as all effing what!
I was and still Is a great movie. Loved it as a kid and love it now.
Hip-Hop Homework please don't start a discussion about remakes. Enough with the 80s remakes please!
You cannot improve on Frank Langella's Skeletor. To try will create an abomination.
It was more limited by it's budget rather than the special effects of the time . I mean just look at how awesome Legend looked which didn't come out much later than this .
@@Shadowman820 Also, compare to the original Star Wars trilogy, which predates this. Budget is the reason they had to do the Earth subplot at all, because they couldn't afford more than the interior of Castle Greyskull for Eternia. If they had a bigger budget, the whole movie would have been set in Eternia, and been infinitely better as a result.
Easily the three best performances in the entire film. The film as a whole would've been exponentially better if they'd based the entire thing in Eternia.
Skeletor is the king of entrances. From what I've seen in todays standards, this would make them look like fucking shit.
Absolute amazing film
I just wished they had let Evil-Lyn use more magic. She barely did anything magical.
+SJYNYC Agreed! She was under-utilized in the film.
She showed her magical eyes.
z@@maldicientin she did transform into Julie's mom to get the key , that's about it .
@@Shadowman820 And that was a hell of a bit of magic. She had never met Julie's mom, so she had to have used both telepathy and illusion simultaneously to pull it off.
@@jonathonbartos5420 No. When the henchmen ransacked Julie's house, looking for the key, Karg found a newspaper clipping of her parents' death. And he gave that to Evil Lyn. That's how she knew what her mom looked like.
That castle wil be mine!!
Well you know, in the Filmnation series he used his villain friends to protect him and also some sort of droids. He is surrounded by good and bad masters of the universe. He needs his neutral protectors around him.
cant REALLY think of skeletor as evil as soon as i saw those itty bitty heeled boots he was wearing as he made his big entrance lol
Working in a call centre - is skeletor draining the life from you.
Despite all the silly costumes
They're all taking it so seriously
Well this is one of Frank Langella's favorite roles from his entire career.
She brilliant villainess evi.lin.love.her❤❤❤❤
I LOOOOVE this film!!
Great video
It was too bad that this movie didnt work out.
I love this movie
He gave it to that black robot soldier.
How long have they been at war until Skeletor takes Greyskull?
NO... MINE
Lol I was thinking that
Damn Straight!! I even thought that as a kid. He is definitely not fuckin around
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@Anynom i love this movie and this entrance. It said, this aint no Bullshit cartoon, this Skeletor is a badass mo-fo!
Why is the actress for Sorceress so old?
1:35 - Havoc Staff hits horde trooper's helmet. I think.
:D
In their place? Really I thought the sorceress won that particular argument. I think she scared the old bone face. Skeletor reacted with violence like any bully who is in a stronger position. Why did he hurt her? Because she drew blood first. She exposed his fear. I'm sure she was smiling on the inside.
Skeletors a wizard, but why so heavily protected by the black robot troopers?
The director revealed that they created these robot troopers because Mattel dictated that He-man was not allowed to kill anyone , so in order for him to fight and shoot at something they had to create these robots .
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@0:50 he missed the hit
um... he gave it to a trooper.
What the hell happens to his staff at 1:36?
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Evil Lyn is so much better than skeletor.
She is the only one who ever advances skeletors cause while all the rest of his minions and skeletor bumble arround.
She doesnt look away when skeletor turns into a god.
And she escapes!!!
pwned!
This is such a Star wars rip off! Good though!
I remember seeing this movie in the theatre when I was a mere child and even then I knew it was rubbish!
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