The He-Man and The Masters of the Universe movie from 1987 with Dolph Lundgren is always worth another look.
But when you look purely at the fantasy and sci-fi elements,Masters of the Universehas aged remarkably well.
It wasnt to be, though.
He-Mans magical steed Battle Cat is absent as is irritating floating magical imp, Orko.
The rest of Skeletors crew of baddies is made up by toy ready villains created specifically for the film.
Karg, who Bill Stout described as a little Hitler.
Stout was particularly proud of Saurod.
I took great pains to design every single aspect of Saurod, even down to his contact lenses.
However, there are some noticeable differences.
Theres more time spent on Eternia in Odells early draft, particularly during the films climax.
The noble warriors who would have joined He-Mans fight at the end all boast appropriately on-the-nose names and abilities.
Its a trade off, but audiences probably got the better end of this deal in the long run.
Gary Goddard was never shy about the Kirby connection.
The Kirby influence is there if you know where to look, though.
There are plenty of similarities if you want to look for them, whether theyre intentional or not.
Perhaps someone should have given Goddard a chance to make aNew Godsmoviein the late 1980s.
Fantasies likeMasters of the Universespark imaginations and encourage people to dream again.
Maybe we should listen to Gwildor.
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