Way back in the day, I had a dear friend, a rather naturally muscle-bound blonde lad a few years younger the me, who grew up on the Saturday cartoon, "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" I was just a generation or two past the fascination with the cartoon, but acquiesced as the 1987 big screen adaptation began gaining hype. He and his "of like generation" peers wanted to take in the opening premier. I went along; anything to be part of the pack. They regaled in full fan-boy He-Man cosplay; my friend had NO problems embodying the titular lead character, in this release, featuring Dolph Lundgren.
Sadly, the hype and excitement leading up to the movie just never manifest. On leaving the theater, the boredom and flatness of the film encouraged much of the cosplay gear to land in the trash barrels on exit.
Enter 2026 and the "NEW!" remake of the feature. The cobwebs and fog of my young adult memory lifted when I caught early
visuals of Nicholas Galitzine in the title role. Honestly, a splitting
image of my young friend from all those years ago! The husband and I sat down and fired it up Amazon Prime.
We could not IMAGINE how this movie went to streaming after only a few weeks!
And then the movie began...
I did not think they could possibly make a movie worse than the 1987 version, but someone must have said "Hold my beer!" and went for it. Of the 2h20m run time, I was able to pare out perhaps all of 3 minutes of any scenes worth the effort.
BTW: Dolph does have a cameo!
For your enjoyment, I offer the glory and eye candy of Nicholas Galitzine so you don't need to suffer this fools journey back to memories from early adulthood.
I could look at those thighs and eyes all day.
Yes, why I DO like movies about gladiators.
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