Masters of the Universe - Deluxe Collector's Edition [Blu-ray]

PLOT...The evil Skeletor has designs on conquering the planet Eternia, a ravaged utopia. To achieve this he needs the cosmic key which is hidden on earth, a waitress and her boyfriend discover the cosmic key and become involved in a battle between good and evil with the help of He-man the most powerful man in the universe.Masters of the universe was released in 1987 and for the time this was made its a pretty huge movie! The story itself is rather cheesy and silly but at the same time so much fun! the production value on this movie is amazing in the best possible way only the 80's could do, amazing set pieces and vehicles, the costumes and make-up is incredible for the time and even the CGI effects are so retro and cool, even though things were obviously sacrificed away from the animated version to make the live action work it still comes over great, the casting was spot on at the time I feel with Dolph Lundgren playing the perfect He-man, the rest of the cast is good too with Frank Langella playing a cheesy but fun evil Skeletor and Meg Foster is a perfect sexy Evil-Lyn. This movie is an 80's cult classic action adventure and is so much fun to go back too every once in a while. Love the old Cannon films logo at the beginning too so many good memories. make sure you add this to your collection.This metal edition book is amazing, one of the best I've seen in a long time, beautiful embossing all over the front and back and great usage of the original poster art and logo, maybe Zavvi should take a few notes.The only one little thing that bugs me is there is no movie title on the spine of the metal book.The Blu-ray quality is great, you also get the DVD included. No special features though which is a shame.The movie plays with the full original English audio, suitable for all region B UK players. Running time 106mins

As someone who grew up watching He-Man as a child and loved every minute of the series and loved the live action film, imagine my joy when I find my old copy of Masters of the Universe in the back of one of my drawers, along with a stash of other old video tapes that, like MoTU, have been watched to near death.Now imagine my utter dismay when I find out that my video player is too old and decrepit to do anything except to be used as a massive black paper weight.That dismay lasted until I realised I have an internet connection, a bit of spare money and an amazon account. I immediately looked the film up and was over joyed when I found it as a region 2 DVD with plenty of excellent ratings. I loved this film so much as a little girl; the characters, the actors (I still giggle childishly when I watch Star Trek Voyager and I really don't know why...), the story and Gwildor's attempt at communicating with the 'locals'. Skeletor still gives me the creeps, and I still retain my crush on Evil Lynn. The practical effects are fantastic and, on a creative level, inspiring.And considering the age of the film, it's been ported to DVD very well. The graphics are still as crisp as I remember, there's no wear in the footage and the DVD itself runs nice and smooth on my PS3. The DVD turned up very quickly (a day or two earlier than anticipated), so it gave me the perfect opportunity to have a retro movie marathon that night.It was a good night.If you haven't seen this film and you just want some good old fashioned 80s cheese and you like fantasy, scifi and comic book stuff (I've always found the balance between tech and magic in the MoTU universe to be fairly well balanced), then I recommend it.

I like that the movie was entertaining, I do wish though it wasn't so hard to find the right language setup

love this movie

Masters Of The Universe.Certificate: PGGenre: Fantasy/Action.Running Time 101 Minutes.US Import Region Free.Synopsis.On the planet Eternia, the dark lord Skeletor has taken over Castle Greyskull, imprisoned the Sorceress & begun draining the Sorceress' powers as he attempts to claim the powers of Greyskull.He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe & his companions: Man-at-Arms, his daughter Teela & a dwarf inventor named Gwildor finds themselves on Earth, by Gwildor's creation, the Cosmic Key, a device that can open portals that lead to anywhere in the galaxy, which Skeletor requires in his plan for universal conquest.But when the Cosmic Key is discovered by Julie Winston & her boyfriend Kevin Corrigan, both are unaware that Earth is about to become a battleground, as Skeletors vile minions arrive on Earth in pursuit of He-Man & his companions who are searching for the Cosmic Key so they can return home to Eternia & defeat Skeletor.Timelord Thoughts."I have the power", I've always wanted to say that.Despite being a box office flop upon it's 1987 original release ($17.3 million box office gross from a $22 million dollar budget) Master's Of The Universe has become a cult classic B' movie based on the cartoon & Mattel action figures the movie starring Dolph Lungdren & Frank Langella is a exciting, funny, scary, action-packed fantasy movie that's hugely entertaining despite cheesy lines of dialogue & campy performances.Dolph Lungdren certainly looks the part as He-Man (No dual role as Prince Adam here) & can easily handle the movies action & fight sequences, however his acting range is wooden as Lungdren speaks his lines instead of acting them & doesn't convey any drama or emotion during the dramatic aspects of the movie, thankfully there are only a few scenes in the movie that he's required to perform drama, but seeing Lungdren half naked, ripped & flexing his manly muscles as He-Man he certainly looks the part especially when he's kicking the bad guy's ass.Frank Langella gives a magnificent performance as the sinister Skeletor & completely steals the movie from Lungdren, Langella has said in interviews he loved playing the part & it clearly shows as he gives a brilliant performance even in the scenes were he's evilness chews the scenery & goes completely over the top & wants to rule Eternia & become the true master of the universe, Langella is simply mesmerising to watch in the role & I'd have loved to have seen him reprise Skeletor in a sequel which sadly never got made.Meg Foster oozes the right amount of bitchy wickedness as seductive sorceress Evil Lyn, Skeletors right hand warrior while Anthony De Longis looks menacing as Blade, Tony Carroll snarls frequently as Beast Man, while Pons Maar as Saurod & Robert Towers as Karg play lesser known villians but all of these characters add something fun & entertaining as Skeletors deadliest warrior's who are sent to earth to kill He-Man & his friends & retrieve the cosmic key.He-Man's loyal friends include the sexy Chelsea Field who I thought was very underused as the warrior Teela, Jon Cypher is ok as soldier leader Man-At-Arms & gives a competent enough performance but like Teela his character also feels sidelined, however the excellent Billy Barty is superb as eccentric wizardry inventor Gwildor who's a newly written character especially for this movie.The rest of the cast include Robert Duncan McNeill as musician Kevin Corrigan who mistakes the cosmic key for a synthesizer, Friends & Scream's actress Courteney Cox plays the nice girl next door in a early movie role as Kevin's girlfriend Julie Winston but her soap opera acting inexperience stands out like a sore thumb, Julie is moving away to start afresh after her parents recent tragic death while James Tolkan acts similar to the role he performed in Back To The Future (Strickland) who here plays the bumbling Detective Lubic who unwittingly becomes involved in helping He-Man in his quest to find the cosmic key.Director Gary Goddard paces the movie well & certainly knows how to cut together cool fight sequences & deliver adrenaline fuelled action scenes which pushes the PG violence in places especially the scene where He-Man is being whipped which would get a 12/PG-13 rating today, being a Cannon film produced by Yoram Globus & Menahem Golan I was surprised that the production values & set design were actually pretty good (Castle Greyskull in particular is well designed & darkly gothic design which oozes a eerie atmosphere) & look far more impressive than the other Cannon superhero movie Superman IV: The Quest For Peace which was released in the same year of this film 1987 which also bombed as bad as this movie & was the beginning of the end for Cannon financially.Overall Master's Of The Universe is a entertaining action packed 80's cheesy B' movie adventure that rightly deserves to become a cult classic, is it campy? Definitely, is the acting hammy? Occasionally but somehow it all adds to the films charm in delivering a enjoyable fun filled fantasy adventure movie that I easily recommend giving a watch.

La película esta entretenida. Trae subtítulos en español y se ve muy bien. El producto llego en buenas condiciones y antes del tiempo estimado.

Grew up watching the animated series and never watched this Dolph Lundgren version. Perfect role for him!!

Ich kann jede Rolle sprechen, so oft habe ich den gesehen. Nun endlich mal meinen Kindern gezeigt. Ergebnis: immernoch ein großartiger Film!

Un classico di altri tempi

It’s in German en English, but I kept it in original English. Good quality, enjoyed it