tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post6384951582236165541..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: The Films of 1987: Masters of the UniverseJohn Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-74307567339927716672015-08-27T11:23:17.914-04:002015-08-27T11:23:17.914-04:00Pretty terrible movie. I have wondered how Dolph w...Pretty terrible movie. I have wondered how Dolph was directed in it, as he generally just isn't that bland.<br /><br />As for the fish out of water deal, I put it in the same class as Beastmaster 2. It seems pretty obvious that it's just a way to make money without having to put forth as much effort on sets and the like.<br /><br />I may have to watch it again sometime, as I really don't remember much action at all.<br /><br />But not every fish out of water movie is going to be Les Visiteurs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-25248266286375087702015-08-27T10:39:09.833-04:002015-08-27T10:39:09.833-04:00I didn't see this film until just a few years ...I didn't see this film until just a few years ago, but I think it has merit (much more than I think it got credit for upon release), and I appreciate you highlighting some of those positives in the review. I definitely think any film with Frank Langella and Meg Foster leading the baddies has some clear strengths, and Jon Cypher as Man-at-Arms is good in an interesting casting choice. The film was definitely hurt by its low budget, but it stands up as better--and more fun--than Superman IV, which, as you point out, comes from the same company and era. I am sorry they didn't have Battle Cat (though that might not have been that good on their budget), but I was fine with no Prince Adam--the "meek prince" route on the Filmation series always felt contrived to me (and was one of the more derivative parts of the cartoon), so I was okay with a He-Man who was all warrior.Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790273832065126540noreply@blogger.com