He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)

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"I am Adam, Prince of Eternia, defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull..."

This was a revival of the classic 80's cartoon He-man and the Masters of the Universe for the modern age, it focused on the early adventures of Prince Adam, who, having just become Eternia's most powerful... more »

"I am Adam, Prince of Eternia, defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull..."

This was a revival of the classic 80's cartoon He-man and the Masters of the Universe for the modern age, it focused on the early adventures of Prince Adam, who, having just become Eternia's most powerful guardian He-Man, had to learn how to handle his new powers, and lead his allies into battle against the evil Skeletor. With the aid of his own Evil Warrior henchmen, Skeletor schemes to blanket Eternia in chaos, and rule over the planet in dominion. Only He-Man, guided and advised by the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, stands in his way.

With the aid of his trusted friends and Masters, he vows to end Skeletor's evil and the other evils that plague Eternia including King Hiss and the Snake Men's evil. The battle is joined as Good and Evil collide in a fight for Eternia's fate!

This unique take on the retro fan favorite delighted and entertained the children of this decade as it did to those living in the 80's.

For Season Two, the series was re-named "Masters of the Universe vs The Snake Men, complete with new powers, and new adversaries, the series carried on until finally being brought down by poor scheduling and management of the toyline by Mattel.less «

• Anybody else grab the Volume 2 DVDs last week?

  I got both the Best Buy & Target sets for teh exclusives that each strope had. Can't wait untl August for Volume 3 and the series to be completed on DVD! Then I can wait for the Blu-Ray version to hit!

  I got both the Best Buy & Target sets for teh exclusives that each strope had. Can't wait untl August for Volume 3 and the series to be completed on DVD! Then I can wait for the Blu-Ray version to hit! less «

  spawnvader Last online May 20, 2009
  3 comments, last one Jun 11, 2008 + Add Comment

• How to get a replacement for Disc one of the new dvd set, here the phone number/

  he-man.org BCI Guy has passed along some official information with regards to the February 13 news entry, about the replac...more »

  he-man.org BCI Guy has passed along some official information with regards to the February 13 news entry, about the replacement discs for the Volume 1 MOTU DVD set: "The replacement disc for Mattel's He Man Volume 1, Disc One can be ordered by either sending an email to HeManDisc@gmail.com or calling 866-641-3472. Please include your name, your address, a daytime telephone number and the store name and location where you purchased your DVD. If you ddint know on disk one. episode 4 its missing an entire scene. I watched it, you see Prince Adam chained up. It goes black like it goes to a commercial whenit comes back prince adam is walking out of a cave and getting ready to battle skeltors bone monster. They forgot to put the scene in how he got loose less «

  pitbull3 Last online 1 hr, 23 mins ago
  1 comments, last one Feb 23, 2008 + Add Comment

• What?

  I thought I posted here months ago. Anyway, I'd like to say Eyyo (my own special way of saying Hello) and welcome to all who loved this show. I don't know why Cartoon Network dropped this show, and quite frankly I wanna see it back again one day.

  I thought I posted here months ago. Anyway, I'd like to say Eyyo (my own special way of saying Hello) and welcome to all who loved this show. I don't know why Cartoon Network dropped this show, and quite frankly I wanna see it back again one day.less «

  Stitch888486 Last online Apr 11, 2009
  17 comments, last one Feb 19, 2008 + Add Comment

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  10 Perfect

  All the classic characters you loved, brought back as vivid as ever. hide « show »

  I think this show was amazingly well done. The best part is that they even worked in the morality tales into the show. Not at the end like the original but its still there. He-man is definatly a great role model. Always doing the right thing. I am also pleased with how the expanded the universe so well. Actual cultures and cities aside from the palace, Grayskull and Snake mountain. You see where Buzz-Off and Stratos and all of you favorite characters come from and the people of their race. I love the fact that the characters were brought to life tenfold and this show needs to come back ASAP.
  
  I beg of you!

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  MUNKRAWK Added May 2, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  great tv show hide « show »

  history and action is great, i was waiting to see third season with hordak but well i really hope the new release of the dvd series could make third season for the fanatics like me,
  we wand the series back and we want better merchandising, distributions and cmon next timeeeeeeeeee! what i know is that outside of the states the tv show had more raiting, so give masters of the universe a chance to keep the way is was, i know the movie is coming on 2009,i just cross my fingers that you guys make a good history, style lord of the rings maybe,i dont know for me masters of the universe is like a role play game, because if u make a movie like the one of the 80s we know we will lost the series forever

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  richie278 Added Jan 28, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.4 Superb

  He-man defends Eternia from Skeletor. hide « show »

  This is one of those rare cases of a remake far surpassing the original product. It is simply far superior in every shape and form. I grew up on the original series and loved it. Then i eventually saw they were making a new He-Man series and decided to tune in. I loved it! So well written and animated. I was hooked.
  
  Years later after the cancellation I bought a "Best of" DVD of old he-man episodes. Wow i was shocked at how HORRID it was. flat acting and the same animation is reused time and time again. I was so glad I hadn't bought a more expensive box set of that. I don't know what I saw in the original series.
  
  It is a shame the series got canceled. It was just a great piece of animation and a fun show.

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  Rattrap007 Added Jan 1, 2008 All my reviews
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  5.5 Mediocre

  Why the original 80's animation of He-Man beats the 'anime' influenced incarnation hands down. hide « show »

  don't get me wrong, i loved the all-too short He-Man revival, picking up all the toys i could and gathering all the cartoon episodes i could. i'm 28, and grew up on this show; my personal "after school special". The new(er) version of the cartoon is good (the newer toy sculpts by the four horsemen are mindblowing- the the TrapJaw figure won the "best toy design of the year" from (i believe) Toyfair Magazine. so yes, i do really enjoy the new show, and especially the new (ok, now dead) toyline. there is more detail and a bit more in-depth character developement (though making background characters monochrome/gray in the show is a sign of laziness, no matter who defends it as "artistic").
  
  However, there is no way to claim that the newer series' animation is better than the original 80's show- and i mean NO comparison. first, anime is another word for "cheapest cartoon production". period. i was dismayed seeing the anime influence in the new series, with the super jumps and hyper-spinning staffs/swords... give me a break. sure, it was/is a popular trend to be "turning japanese" (song reference for those who don't know), but despite the more detailed characters and decent writing, the original wins.
  
  what many people have failed to notice or mention is how amazing the actual animation of the original show is. it appears to be almost (if not actually) roto-scoped (taking film of real people and tracing it into a cartoon for superb realism in movement). watch the original again to see what i mean. it is so incredibly fluid, especially the action scenes with jumping, tuck and rolling, and movement in general. it's like butter, baby. if it wasn't roto-scoped, i give tons of extra credit to the animation team for making it look so real. the newer version doesn't come within a mile of this quality of animation.
  
  also, another often overlooked aspect is the soundtrack. the music for the original He-Man is amazing. yes, they re-use many tracks over and over, but the mood, be it victorious or extremely brooding and dark and everything inbetween is likely the best cartoon scoring ever produced. combine the amazing animation with perfectly scored music melded into each scene (not to mention the actual cartoon characters/stories) is animation perfection. i'm not a big anime fan, nor the 'pseudo-anime' that's sprung up as of late (teen titans, etc.). all 'toons re-use cells, but most all anime is a joke. showing the same picture with subtle changes/"wooshing" marks in the background for several seconds in a row without actually *animating* anything is pathetic. static characters with a few flashing lights or 'movement' lines in the background for several seconds (over and again) is just a sad disgrace. they do it because it's cheaper that way (the less cells drawn means less time spent paying the artists, then selling it to American audiences on the tide of the Anime fad...).
  
  so, that's my opinion. like it, hate it, or be luke-warm, but i stand behind it, being an artist myself (though not a cartoon animator), and a basically life-long fan of quality 80's cartoons, before Anime's cheap trickery stole the majority's minds.
  
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  unicronism Added Mar 5, 2007 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Its better than the original one isn't it? hide « show »

  "I am Adam, Prince of Eternia, defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull..." This was a revival of the classic 80's cartoon He-man and the Masters of the Universe for the modern age, it focused on the early adventures of Prince Adam, who, having just become Eternia's most powerful guardian He-Man, had to learn how to handle his new powers, and lead his allies into battle against the evil Skeletor. With the aid of his own Evil Warrior henchmen, Skeletor schemes to blanket Eternia in chaos, and rule over the planet in dominion. Only He-Man, guided and advised by the Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, stands in his way. With the aid of his trusted friends and Masters, he vows to end Skeletor's evil and the other evils that plague Eternia including King Hiss and the Snake Men's evil. The battle is joined as Good and Evil collide in a fight for Eternia's fate! This unique take on the retro fan favorite delighted and entertained the children of this decade as it did to those living in the 80's. For Season Two, the series was re-named "Masters of the Universe vs The Snake Men , complete with new powers, and new adversaries, the series carried on until finally being brought down by poor scheduling and management of the toyline by Mattel

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  Getlin Added Jan 17, 2007 All my reviews