Readers, the truth is I privately and publicly take a lot of flack for not unabashedly supporting a great deal of the franchises of my (somewhat) youth.
Well, in my own defense, the original He-Man series wasn't exactly something that fell on my radar at the time. The animated He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe (1983-1985) aired in that fertile period when I was moving from high school into college, so my free time was reasonably limited to explore a great deal of broadcast entertainment. I vaguely recall catching a few episodes here or there at the fraternity house -- and maybe even a few back at home before I went away for school -- but it just didn't do much for me then, nor did the -- ahem -- somewhat lackluster 1987 theatrical interpretation starring Dolph Lundgren. Hate me if you must, but it was just far too campy for my liking. Alas, it is what it is.
And, yes, I'm well aware that there was another animated version -- I think it was attached to Netflix, though I could be wrong on that point -- and I believe I even picked that one up on DVD based entirely on the suggestion of a friend. As I recall, I watched a few episodes, still wasn't all that enamored with what went down, so I tuned that out as well. What can I say? This ultimately might wind up being the age old 'diff'rent strokes, diff'rent folks' issue, so you'll all have to pardon me if I'm still somewhat a bit skeptical with the -- ahem -- theatrical trailer that launched online today.
I couldn't say why specifically, but I'm rarely a big proponent of the whole 'fish out of water' framework when it applies to theatrical Fantasy. It could be that such characters -- what with their muscular physiques and strongly spoken commitment to some easily identifiable moral -- just don't resonate (with me) as all that authentic when propelled out of their element into some new or wacky distant land; and, as such, I can't quite get drawn in signifcantly enough to care about the people, players, and performances. Mind you: I always hold out hope that I could be wrong and wind up swept off my feet when the finished product finally appears on the silver screen ... so -- for today -- color me "curious" but not quite "cautiously optimistic" with this one. Other than a pretty spiffy backing score, this still looks a bit too splashy in spots without enough substance.
I know, I know ... "Whatever."
In any event, the trailer is below. You know you like to watch.
-- EZ
Well, in my own defense, the original He-Man series wasn't exactly something that fell on my radar at the time. The animated He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe (1983-1985) aired in that fertile period when I was moving from high school into college, so my free time was reasonably limited to explore a great deal of broadcast entertainment. I vaguely recall catching a few episodes here or there at the fraternity house -- and maybe even a few back at home before I went away for school -- but it just didn't do much for me then, nor did the -- ahem -- somewhat lackluster 1987 theatrical interpretation starring Dolph Lundgren. Hate me if you must, but it was just far too campy for my liking. Alas, it is what it is.
And, yes, I'm well aware that there was another animated version -- I think it was attached to Netflix, though I could be wrong on that point -- and I believe I even picked that one up on DVD based entirely on the suggestion of a friend. As I recall, I watched a few episodes, still wasn't all that enamored with what went down, so I tuned that out as well. What can I say? This ultimately might wind up being the age old 'diff'rent strokes, diff'rent folks' issue, so you'll all have to pardon me if I'm still somewhat a bit skeptical with the -- ahem -- theatrical trailer that launched online today.
I couldn't say why specifically, but I'm rarely a big proponent of the whole 'fish out of water' framework when it applies to theatrical Fantasy. It could be that such characters -- what with their muscular physiques and strongly spoken commitment to some easily identifiable moral -- just don't resonate (with me) as all that authentic when propelled out of their element into some new or wacky distant land; and, as such, I can't quite get drawn in signifcantly enough to care about the people, players, and performances. Mind you: I always hold out hope that I could be wrong and wind up swept off my feet when the finished product finally appears on the silver screen ... so -- for today -- color me "curious" but not quite "cautiously optimistic" with this one. Other than a pretty spiffy backing score, this still looks a bit too splashy in spots without enough substance.
I know, I know ... "Whatever."
In any event, the trailer is below. You know you like to watch.
-- EZ
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