Masters of the Universe

Star Wars rip-off with styrofoam costumes.

Well, technically, Masters always was a Conan rip-off.
When Milius shot his (Conan) movie, some bone-headed executives ordered some toys to tie in with the movie release. Cause it was for kids, a comic adaptation. In their defense, Marvel did have a Conan comic running, except for a more adult crowd.
Anyway, movie comes out, Milius has renounced the skull-headed Tulsa Doom because too expensive, and well, not exactly kid-friendly.
A good chunk of money had already been sunk into the toys by then, and they order a rush job of a cartoon tie-in.
Hence He-Man. Fighting robotic enemies, so, no blood. There. Kids.

This movie is a hot mess. Swords and sandals in current USA (because budget), with Cylons cloned from Darth Vader. Everything looks tragically cheap: sets, costumes, visual effects, even the camera work. The acting is consistently camp, but in a bad way, and ranges from amateurish to 80s ham.
I mean, Cox always was cute, but it just is not enough. Same with Lundgren. He's buff, not cute, but same idea.

The music sounds 'inspired' by the Superman movies. Except for some Jimi Hendrix.


In a nutshell, not even a good watch with the kids.