Review: Revisiting the 1987 Masters of the Universe Film — Time Hasn't Been Kind
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A reviewer revisits the 1987 Masters of the Universe film after being charmed by the new movie, finding that the original has not aged well. The reviewer acknowledges the film was never great, even when they saw it twice in theaters as a kid, and notes it was part of the cheap sword-and-sorcery boom following Conan the Barbarian, with Dolph Lundgren's He-Man representing the last gasp of that trend.
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I knew it wasn't going to be a perfect viewing experience - heck, I knew that when I saw it in the cinema back in the day. TWICE.
But... yeah, time hasn't been kind.
I still loved the shoddy and cheapjack sword and sorcery boom that came in the wake of Conan the Barbarian, and Dolph Lundrgen's He-Man was really the last gasp
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