I'll say it: Because he was AMAZING as Skeletor. No, he wasn't the TV Skeletor, but he was a grand and operatic villain --basically Darkseid (in the truest take on Kirby's master villain we'll never see!) -- and if the movie had been better, his performance would be remembered alongside greats like Darth Vader.
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Power of Grayskull the Definitive History of He-Man now on DVD
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I recall Gahan Wilson saying decades ago in Twilight Zone magazine that the MOTU movie was a better adaptation of Kirby's Fourth World than of its toy origins.WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.Comment
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I'll say it: Because he was AMAZING as Skeletor. No, he wasn't the TV Skeletor, but he was a grand and operatic villain --basically Darkseid (in the truest take on Kirby's master villain we'll never see!) -- and if the movie had been better, his performance would be remembered alongside greats like Darth Vader.
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The documentary is very good, certainly worth watching.
And yes, Langella was great as Skeletor... the highlight of the movie.PUNY HUMANS!Comment
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36 years ago today the Masters of the Universe cartoon premiered.You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...Comment
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