JELEINEN Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/5797.html This could be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine23 Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hmmm... my reaction was the exact opposite. Of course, I was at that age where He-Man could never be cool. He was just a weird crappy overdeveloped fruity type. GI Joe was far his superior. But when I heard the news I thought - "man, that will suck." And "John Woo has officially hit the crapper, hasn't he?" And then, "Will He-man face Skeletor at swordpoint, having a long discussion about how they are essentially the same and revolving before fighting like ballet dancers when doves are released in the background?" Ew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 Yeah, the cartoon was aimed at kids younger than I was when it came out, so I never got into it. The newer cartoons looked beautiful, but the stories were retched. Woo's done some good stuff, so I think there's hope for a new live action He-Man. Plus, I figure it can't be worse than the Dolf Lungram film that came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hmmm... my reaction was the exact opposite.Of course, I was at that age where He-Man could never be cool. He was just a weird crappy overdeveloped fruity type. GI Joe was far his superior. But when I heard the news I thought - "man, that will suck." And "John Woo has officially hit the crapper, hasn't he?" And then, "Will He-man face Skeletor at swordpoint, having a long discussion about how they are essentially the same and revolving before fighting like ballet dancers when doves are released in the background?" Ew. But then you get to see the Attack Trak blow up, and the Battle Ram blow up and Wind Raider blow up and Castle Gray Skull blow up, and Snake Mountain blow up, and the Battle Cat counts as a vehicle, so he blows up, and then Panthro blows up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the white drew carey Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 It might not be half bad if there's no crappy cross-over with modern-day Earth. Dolph may have sucked, but Frank Langella was pretty bad-ass as Skeletor, even if they made him more "wizard" than "warrior". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightbat Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 70% slow motion, 10% fanservice, 30% movie, 100% SUCKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightmareB4macross Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hey Exo, Don't forget Orko...oops, he blew up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 (edited) Hey Exo,Don't forget Orko...oops, he blew up! He doesn't blow up, he gets killed slowly while Adam watches and is unable to turn into He-Man because they took the sword away from him... see they made Teela switch faces with Evil Lynn... and... yeah... I watched a lot of He-Man... it was on right before GI Joe... and after Robotech , what's a 13 year old zit-face to do??? Edited October 5, 2004 by >EXO< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogami Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 WOW... John Woo's first "kids movie" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_breetai Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 hopefully there will be a sequal that does the "secret of the sword" stroyline.... SHE-RA!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent ONE Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 "Conan was created by Robert E. Howard, who wrote novels based on the legendary barbarian. Eventually Marvel acquired the rights to create comic book adaptions of Conan, which would lead to more than 250 issues over more than 3 series. For the He-man/Masters of the Universe fans out there, He-man was originally supposed to be Conan, but when Mattel saw the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie's violence they quickly changed Conan to He-man and thus was born an entirely different story." He-Man = Rip off of Conan, therefore: CROM laughs at your Masters of the Universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 That Crom... he laughs a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 I think that's an unconfirmed rumor. Plus, how many big buff guys with swords were out there before Conan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prowlus Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 thundarr, Blackstarr, Zandor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Hercules... Achilles... well the Greek myth not Brad Pitt. Samson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JELEINEN Posted October 5, 2004 Author Share Posted October 5, 2004 That Crom... he laughs a lot... That's because he's really a nice, fun loving guy. Too bad the Cimmerians never caught on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 (edited) I think that's an unconfirmed rumor. Plus, how many big buff guys with swords were out there before Conan? No, I think the Agent man is right. When the guys that run He-Man.org repeat the story, I think it's likely accepted as fact. According to several sources, Masters of the Universe began life as a proposed line of Conan the Barbarian toys, to tie in with the 1982 movie. These same sources report that Mattel likely changed its mind due to the R rating of the movie and the general air of 'sex and violence' associated with the character of Conan. Edit: when I woke up this morning, I never for second imagined that I'd be looking up He-Man.org. Well, here I am now posting that crap. Who knew? Edited October 5, 2004 by bsu legato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 Oh gosh. The funniest time in my NROTC 3/C summer cruise was when I was on this crappy frigate watching the original movie in the mess hall. When He-Man busted out the sword and yelled "I HAVE THE POWER!!!" all of us we ROFLOAO for about 5 min. Gosh Hollywood needs some better ideas - at least they're making a Fatal Frame movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent ONE Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 I think that's an unconfirmed rumor. Plus, how many big buff guys with swords were out there before Conan? No, I think the Agent man is right. When the guys that run He-Man.org repeat the story, I think it's likely accepted as fact. According to several sources, Masters of the Universe began life as a proposed line of Conan the Barbarian toys, to tie in with the 1982 movie. These same sources report that Mattel likely changed its mind due to the R rating of the movie and the general air of 'sex and violence' associated with the character of Conan. Edit: when I woke up this morning, I never for second imagined that I'd be looking up He-Man.org. Well, here I am now posting that crap. Who knew? Thanks for finding that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine23 Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 But Panthro was the only cool one... he had an ebonic vibe to him... waitaminute - Panthro was a thundercat. >EXO< is tricksy! Lotsa buff guys may run around with swords, but Conan is the template by which all latecomers are judged. He-Man is kiddyfied ripoff. Not to mention, you have to wonder about a guy who hangs out with a fellow named "Ram-Man". Muscular guys, all running around in little briefs. Even his Man-At-Arms had quite the YMCA-style moustache happening. I'm not saying anything... but methinks He-Man might have a flair for home decorating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 Yikes... I hate it when a typo actually makes sense, other than what you meant it to... I mean Panthor. But hell yeah, Panthro kicked mad ass with his nun-chucks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal_D Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 70% slow motion, 10% fanservice, 30% movie,100% SUCKS dont' you mean 110% sucks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightbat Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 dont' you mean 110% sucks? What's wrong with 10% fanservice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mislovrit Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 dont' you mean 110% sucks? What's wrong with 10% fanservice? 90 to 100% of it would be full male frontal nudity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Jenius Posted October 6, 2004 Share Posted October 6, 2004 I think that's an unconfirmed rumor. Plus, how many big buff guys with swords were out there before Conan? No, I think the Agent man is right. When the guys that run He-Man.org repeat the story, I think it's likely accepted as fact. According to several sources, Masters of the Universe began life as a proposed line of Conan the Barbarian toys, to tie in with the 1982 movie. These same sources report that Mattel likely changed its mind due to the R rating of the movie and the general air of 'sex and violence' associated with the character of Conan. Edit: when I woke up this morning, I never for second imagined that I'd be looking up He-Man.org. Well, here I am now posting that crap. Who knew? Thanks for finding that. I've seen He-Man.org.... but I dunno. Maybe if Hasbro.com said it, I would buy it 100%. I used to read He-Man.org. In any case, aside from the fact that they're big guys with swords running around doing things... they're quite different. I mean, I'm no He-Man fanboy, but lets wait 2 seconds before calling something a ripoff. Oh, and He-Man really sucked to begin with. When you're 5, its awesome... but now its super corny. John Woo can do nothing but good things to He-Man. Especially with Dolph Lundgren and his "What not to do.." example. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 A role in this movie could be just the thing to break his Star Trek: Voyager typecasting for Robert Duncan McNeil Cyc (who now thanks to this thread and whole John Woo thing is now remembering far, far, far, far, far too much about that movie) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent ONE Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Asside from the fact that He-Man is a sissy rip-off of Conan, even if they did do a movie, who the hell would they get to play He-Man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoryHolmes Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Asside from the fact that He-Man is a sissy rip-off of Conan, even if they did do a movie, who the hell would they get to play He-Man? The Rock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladic Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solscud007 Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 Dolph Lundgren where are you!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renato Posted October 7, 2004 Share Posted October 7, 2004 But Panthro was the only cool one... he had an ebonic vibe to him... waitaminute - Panthro was a thundercat. >EXO< is tricksy! Lotsa buff guys may run around with swords, but Conan is the template by which all latecomers are judged. He-Man is kiddyfied ripoff. Not to mention, you have to wonder about a guy who hangs out with a fellow named "Ram-Man". Muscular guys, all running around in little briefs. Even his Man-At-Arms had quite the YMCA-style moustache happening. I'm not saying anything... but methinks He-Man might have a flair for home decorating. That and when he wasn't He-man he wore a pink shirt with bright purple tights and fluffy boots. Holy Jesus. No wonder he called himself He-Man. Where else would he get his self-assurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent ONE Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Asside from the fact that He-Man is a sissy rip-off of Conan, even if they did do a movie, who the hell would they get to play He-Man? The Rock? Actually that wouldn't be so bad. I actually think the Rock is a tallented guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsu legato Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 The Rock certainly has the right skin tone, that's for sure. Why is He-Man so tanned, but Prince Adam is pasty white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blaine23 Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 The Rock certainly has the right skin tone, that's for sure. Why is He-Man so tanned, but Prince Adam is pasty white? Because in the brief moments between pointing at Castle Greyskull and shouting "I have the poweeeeeer!", Adam runs off with the Queer Eye Guys for some "me time" at a sunless tanning salon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EXO Posted October 8, 2004 Share Posted October 8, 2004 Maybe he rubs tanning lotion before the lightning hits him when he turns into He-Man... It was the age of "You look Mah-velous...." Instead of doves, Woo can use the Sorceress to fly threw the door in slo-mo in the film's finale gunfight... er... "laser" fight.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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